Databasing
Collection Management Systems
2013 iDigBio comparison of some available products
Specify Collections Consortium
Biodiversity Data Standards
Darwin Core Quick Reference Guide
Data Cleanup
Data Cleaning with OpenRefine (video by Biodiversity Data Science)
Public Outreach
Supplies
Tabling
Sheet protectors – Mylar at Talas; Polypropylene at University Products
Packing tape, Weights, Counter, Glue, Pens, Ink pad, Sterile material, mounting paper, cut in quarters, Rack cards
Open House
Information cards
Specimen risers
Content resources
Mertz Library/Archives
BHL
Wikimedia (for The Hand Lens must be creative commons)
Imaging
NYBG Suggested Herbarium Imaging Equipment
PDF Software: Open, Read & Edit PDFs | FineReader PDF
BardecodeFiler Desktop App – bardecode.com
GitHub – NYBG-Herbarium/Rename-Image-Files
Bulk Rename Utility – Free File Renaming Software
Digitization Resources – The William & Lynda Steere Herbarium
Digitization Resources – iDigBio
Digitization | The Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections
Georeferencing
Training Presentations
NYBG Georeferencing 2025 Part 1
NYBG Georeferencing 2025 Part 2
NYBG Georeferencing 2025 Part 3
Helpful Resources
Useful Links for Georeferencing
Georeferencing Best Practices (2023)
Georeferencing Quick Reference Guide (2021)
Georeferencing Quick Reference Guide (2012)
iDigBio Georeferencing Working Group Train the Trainers Workshop (with videos)