iDigBio

Archive-It Partner Since: Sep, 2021

Organization Type: Colleges & Universities

Organization URL: https://www.idigbio.org/   

Description:

iDigBio is the central coordinating unit for the United States’ national effort to digitize natural history collections, including biological and paleontological specimens that represent species occurrences dating back centuries. iDigBio is a collaborative project based at the University of Florida, Florida State University, and Arizona State University that has been continuously funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) since 2011. iDigBio’s primary goal is to catalyze excellence in digitization, mobilization, and usage of data about the biodiversity specimens curated in U.S. biodiversity collections for research and education.