Thank you for this talk Sylvia. The mention of what is the role of the Digitisation coordinator is exactly what is my role in my organisation (CSIRO) with ~15 million specimens across flora & fauna. It is such a needed role I find in very large collections with wide digitisation goals

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Thanks Nicole, hope you will add your insight to the conversation after the talks!

The importance of communication / social skills...so hard to measure, but so important!

From Sylvia to all: Thanks Nicole, hope you will add your insight to the conversation after the talks!

Kira/Jackie: Do you want to type a response to the question in the Q&A (since it is specific to SI) ? Or wait until the end?

We can do either! We can respond in the Q&A directly, but it might be helpful as a jumping point to talking about things that influence prioritization?

Sounds good to me 👍

Nicole Fisher did a lightning talk yesterday in room 3 that highlighted this topic as well. I encourage everyone to view it. Thanks, Nicole!

Some years ago, there was a iDigBio working group looking at what the Role of a ‘Biodiversity Informatics Manager’ was, as it was seen as such an important role needed in ‘Data Management’.:https://www.idigbio.org/wiki/index.php/Biodiversity_Informatics_ManagementIn the same way a “Digitisation Co-ordinator/Manager” is now seen as an important role needed in ‘Digitisation Management’

Thanks, Nicole. We should re-ignite this working group and include digitization coordination.

That specimen is collected by the amazing George Vernon Hudson!

Great talk, Alyson! So nice to see the NHMU in this session. 🙂

Thanks, for helping it get started Linsay!

Indeed Alyson. All of these talks are outstanding. Learning a lot!!

I believe it is the Natural History Museum of London’s 5 millionth digitised specimen

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Fantastic!

well spotted Siobhan! That was indeed our 5 millionth digitised specimen :)

Thanks Helen, it's a particular specimen I love 'cause it's collected by my favourite NZ entomologist at my favourite NZ park - Otari Wilton bush.

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"The rat is always right" - BF Skinner

Art students make great digitizers!

+1 for keeping those "twelve people" who didn't run away screaming; those volunteers are the best :)

I got my start transcribing field books and botany labels with the Smithsonian Transcription Centre.

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Great discussion! Thanks to all of you.

Terrific slate of talks and discussion – thank you all!

Thank you all for a great session!

Thanks everyone!

kitty!

+1 cat

Thank you for great presentations!

Thanks to everyone for an awesome conference!

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Yes!!

Thank you!

thank you!