2015
DOI: 10.1590/2175-7860201566404
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Hard Copy to Digital: Flora Neotropica and the World Flora Online

Abstract: One of the greatest challenges in achieving the goals of the World Flora Online (WFO) will be to make available the huge amount of botanical information that is not yet available digitally. The New York Botanical Garden is using the Flora Neotropica monograph series as a model for digitization. We describe our efforts at digitizing Flora Neotropica monographs and why digitization of hardcopy descriptions must be a priority for the WFO project. Key words: Electronic monographs, open access, Flora Neotropica, mo… Show more

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“…Approximately 3,900,000 specimens are not yet digitized and their inclusion in eFloraMEX represents a challenge that should be addressed by a specific project. To this end, previous experiences with large-scale specimen digitization, for example that of the New York Botanical Garden Herbarium, should be applied (Thomas & Tulig 2015, Thiers et al 2016.…”
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“…Approximately 3,900,000 specimens are not yet digitized and their inclusion in eFloraMEX represents a challenge that should be addressed by a specific project. To this end, previous experiences with large-scale specimen digitization, for example that of the New York Botanical Garden Herbarium, should be applied (Thomas & Tulig 2015, Thiers et al 2016.…”
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confidence: 99%