[Taxacom] December 10 Webinar – Introduction to Entomology Collections in Arctos

[Derek Sikes]

*Please join us December 10th for an introductory webinar on using Arctos
for Entomology Collections*

*Abstract:* Due to the high number of specimens, most entomology
collections require specialized database tools that allow bulk updates and
record creation. Within entomology collections, different approaches are
used for retrospective vs. prospective digitization. This webinar will
present an overview of Arctos as a collection management system for
Entomology collections and demonstrate various ways to work with specimen
records in bulk (including the bulk creation of new records and bulk
updates to identifications). The University of Alaska Museum Insect
Collection switched from a filemaker database to Arctos in 2012 and now has
>350,000 catalog records online and shared with data aggregators like GBIF
and iDigBio. Prior and subsequent to this transition a number of new
entomology-friendly features were added to Arctos that have made management
and growth of the UAM Insect Collection easier and faster.

*Presenter:* Derek Sikes (Curator of Insects, Professor of entomology,
University of Alaska Museum of the North)

*When:* Tuesday, December 10th, 2019 at 3pm ET

*Where:* https://idigbio.adobeconnect.com/room

*Can’t Make It?*: View archived recordings here
https://arctosdb.org/learn/webinars/

-Derek
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Derek S. Sikes, Curator of Insects
Professor of Entomology
University of Alaska Museum
1962 Yukon Drive
Fairbanks, AK   99775-6960

dssikes at alaska.edu

phone: 907-474-6278
FAX: 907-474-5469

University of Alaska Museum  -  search 400,276 digitized arthropod records
http://arctos.database.museum/uam_ento_all
<http://www.uaf.edu/museum/collections/ento/>
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