A collaboration in creating digital natural history collections: A case study of Alberta native bees

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dc.contributor.authorAlexander, Rob
dc.contributor.authorRuddock, Kathryn
dc.contributor.authorSummers, Mindi
dc.date.accessioned2021-10-26T19:35:45Z
dc.date.available2021-10-26T19:35:45Z
dc.date.issued2021-10-16
dc.description.abstractAt the University of Calgary, a collaboration among staff and students in the Department of Biological Sciences, Department of Mechanical Engineering, and Libraries and Cultural Resources, sought to explore how we could make our Biological Sciences natural history collections (invertebrate, vertebrate, and herbarium) accessible to a range of diverse stakeholders interested in biodiversity conservation. Using native bees as a case study, we digitized over 230 species of bee, producing 368 public records that includes three photographs of each bee specimen: lateral, anterior, and dorsal, along with associated metadata. This work involved the launch of a biodiversity website and digital collections where these photographs and student-created natural history illustrations are now available as open educational resources. Our digitization work is continuing for bees as well as other insect groups, and we are currently expanding our digitization capabilities to create 3D models. These 3D models will be annotated for students in biology and engineering courses, and used to train both students and citizen scientists in insect identification. Our collaboration has generated campus-wide interest in bees, with recent collaborations with the Office of Sustainability leading to the University of Calgary becoming a BeeUniversity and the start of the Calgary pollinator Count citizen-science initiative.en_US
dc.identifier.citationAlexander, R., Ruddock, K., & Summers, M. (2021, October 15-16). A collaboration in creating digital natural history collections: A case study of Alberta native bees [Presentation]. The Entomological Society of Alberta Annual Meeting, Alberta, Canada.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/114075
dc.identifier.urihttps://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/39360
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisher.departmentBiological Sciencesen_US
dc.publisher.facultyLibraries and Cultural Resourcesen_US
dc.publisher.facultyScienceen_US
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen_US
dc.rightsUnless otherwise indicated, this material is protected by copyright and has been made available with authorization from the copyright owner. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.en_US
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0en_US
dc.subjectinvertebratesen_US
dc.subjectbeesen_US
dc.subjectexperiential learningen_US
dc.subjectdigital collectionsen_US
dc.subjectdigitizationen_US
dc.titleA collaboration in creating digital natural history collections: A case study of Alberta native beesen_US
dc.typeconference paperen_US
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