Ecology and evolutionary biology, like other scientific fields, are experiencing an
exponential growth of academic manuscripts. As domain knowledge accumulates, scientists …

Herbaria contain the treasure of millions of specimens that have been preserved for several
years for scientific studies. To increase the rate of scientific discoveries, digitization of these …

Digital extraction of label data from natural history specimens along with more efficient
procedures of data entry and processing is essential for improving documentation and …

The world is firmly cemented in a notitian age (Latin: notitia, meaning data)–drowning in
data, yet thirsty for information and the synthesis of knowledge into understanding. As …

Premise Among the slowest steps in the digitization of natural history collections is
converting imaged labels into digital text. We present here a working solution to overcome …

A key limiting factor in organising and using information from physical specimens curated in
natural science collections is making that information computable, with institutional …

This report reviews the current state-of-the-art applied approaches on automated tools,
services and workflows for extracting information from images of natural history specimens …

Digitalized natural history collections serve as vital ecological and evolutionary research
resources. Specimen retrieval based on morphological features allows for the rapid …

We compare different approaches to transcribing natural history data and summarise the
advantages and disadvantages of each approach using six case studies from four different …

Specimen associated biodiversity data are sought after for biological, environmental,
climate, and conservation sciences. A rate shift is required for the extraction of data from …