Digitize, share, connect – data from natural history collections go mobile
Did you know that all the natural history collections in the world possess around 3 to 4 billion objects? But how do researchers gain access to these precious historical data?
Although time-consuming and expensive, the digitization of natural history collections opens up a variety of possibilities for academia: by pooling them in global databases and offering free access for everyone, researchers can gain new insights.
The latest story on Explora explains how changes in biodiversity can be traced thanks to digitized historical collection data and what influences they have on future forecasts. ETH Library also serves research as a digitization partner.
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