Document Type
Article
Publication Title
Science & Technology Libraries
Publication Date
2006
Keywords
digital libraries, leaf, Yale, Peabody Museum
Abstract
This article describes a digitization project inspired by the innovative leaf morphology classification work of a faculty member in the Geology and Geophysics Department and the Peabody Museum at Yale University. We began our initiative by scanning the Flora Fossilis Arctica, a 7-volume fossil leaf identification tool covering various geological areas, published between 1868 and 1883. This classic paleobotany resource was digitized, creating tiff, pdf, and searchable pdf files. We are now converting the searchable pdf files into ASCII text, enhancing the raw data with metadata elements, placing this material on the web for searching and display; and linking this material to an existing set of preserved leaf plates, a locally created index of annotated article clippings, an online leaf morphology tutorial, and the published online literature. Many decisions must be made in terms of host platforms, mark-up standards, search and linking options, and preservation documentation. This article will outline our decision process as we explore the post-digitization dataset handling, which may prove instructive for others attempting to create and link locally digitized materials.
DOI
10.1300/J122v26n03_09
Recommended Citation
Stern, D. (2006). Yale Leaf Morphology Digitization and Network Project. Science & Technology Libraries, 26(3–4), 137–155. https://doi.org/10.1300/J122v26n03_09
Comments
Original article found at "Yale Leaf Morphology Digitization and Network Project" Science and Technology Libraries 26 (3/4): 137-155 (2006).