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mossworm.bsky.social
Here is the new homepage of iDigBio, in case I missed something: idigbio.gbif.us
Integrated Digitized Biocollections (iDigBio)
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May 10, 2026 at 7:32 PM
mattbuys.bsky.social
We welcomed Eric McKenzie to the National Forest Fungarium at @bioeconomyscience.bsky.social. BioCollections increasingly rely on the knowledge/generosity of retired experts to keep collection-based science thriving. With Eric is Pam Taylor, NZFRIM Collection's Manager. #Mycology #Biocollections 🧪
September 4, 2026 at 1:42 AM
ggbnoutreach.bsky.social
GBIF is organising a webinar on improving data quality for biocollections on June 11, 2026, 11:00 AM–12:00 PM EDT
Register here: events.zoom.us/ev/Aqhr9vH7e...
Improving Data Quality: A Data Quality Toolkit for Biocollections
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June 2, 2026 at 8:11 AM
beckettws.bsky.social
Apply to be Director of Biocollections at Arizona State University! We are recruiting senior faculty at the Associate or Full Professor levels to lead our excellent natural history collections and the NEON Biorepository

biokic.asu.edu

#evobio #phylogenetics #comparative #taxonomy #systematics
Home page | Biodiversity Knowledge Integration Center
biokic.asu.edu
December 13, 2024 at 10:56 PM
coleopterasam.bsky.social
What a week in Phoenix!! And I can't believe I have just a few more weeks left at the ASU Biocollections. Thank you for all the good times, my dear collections 🥰.
November 16, 2024 at 4:28 PM
mossworm.bsky.social
Just in case anyone on here still has images or other stuff hosted on the digital collections portal iDigBio, make sure you have your own copies. Servers are shutting down permanently on August 31st 2026.
idigbio.gbif.us/post/2026/me...
URGENT: ACT NOW to ensure your images and other media are not lost forever! - Integrated Digitized Biocollections (iDigBio)
Making data and images of millions of biological specimens available on the web.
idigbio.gbif.us
July 31, 2026 at 8:03 PM
isabetabug.bsky.social
*Be my new work supervisor!*
Arizona State University is hiring a new Director of the ASU Biocollections with a concurrent appointment as a tenured associate or full professor.
*I'd really love for this person to be an entomologist so ento friends, please share!*
apply.interfolio.com/159166
Photograph of an open cabinet with insect specimen drawers. One door is closed and has close up images of beetle specimens. There is a "NEON Biorepository" label on the door.
December 30, 2024 at 5:49 PM
kstsosie.bsky.social
INTERNATIONAL SURVEY ON TREE OF LIFE
My PhD student Jocelyn Cheé-Santiago (Binnizá) is leading an online survey on scientific practices re: biodiversity, biocollections, conservation. If you work in these areas, we'd appreciate your insights. 10-15 mins. Details
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September 22, 2025 at 5:24 PM
kstsosie.bsky.social
NOW HIRING a Director of the ASU Biocollections with a concurrent appointment as a tenured associate or full professor. The anticipated start date for this position is July 1, 2025. Please see the link for more details. Application deadline: Jan 3rd: apply.interfolio.com/159166
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December 9, 2024 at 7:09 PM
lhliow.bsky.social
Arizona State University (ASU) is seeking a Director of their Biocollections with a concurrent appointment as a tenured associate or full professor. apply.interfolio.com/159166 Collections are precious, for all of us, good folks, apply!
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December 17, 2024 at 7:16 AM
shellygaynor.bsky.social
Big update to our R package gatoRs has been accepted by CRAN!

Check out our update here: github.com/nataliepatte...

And here: cran.r-project.org/web/packages...
gatoRs: Geographic and Taxonomic Occurrence R-Based Scrubbing
Streamlines downloading and cleaning biodiversity data from Integrated Digitized Biocollections (iDigBio) and the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
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July 2, 2026 at 3:02 PM
beckettws.bsky.social
The biocollections at ASU is looking to hire a new director! It's a unique opportunity to lead top-notch natural history collections and the long-term biorepository for the National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON). DM me for questions and please share widely apply.interfolio.com/159166
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December 4, 2024 at 9:50 PM
mattbuys.bsky.social
Just updated @bioeconomyscience.bsky.social's National Forestry Herbarium data on GBIF! 🌿
Fresh records for researchers, conservationists & biodiversity enthusiasts. Explore the richness of our collections to unlock new insights and create impact.
#BioCollections #GBIF #Herbarium #BiodiversityData
August 4, 2025 at 2:07 AM
mattbuys.bsky.social
Yeah! New @bioeconomyscience.bsky.social logo, which compliments our Brahms database for #BioCollections perfectly. 🎉🧪
September 2, 2025 at 10:13 PM
kstsosie.bsky.social
We will host our Summer 2024 workshop on the theme “Our Data Relations: Kinship, Stewardship, Sovereignty in Biodiversity and Biocollections” to take place on the lands of the Salt-River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community in AZ week of June 3-7. Please apply: t.ly/kx0D1
February 9, 2024 at 4:30 PM
beckettws.bsky.social
The ASU Biocollections is hiring a new vertebrate collections manager! Please share widely and apply to join our awesome team!

asu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/ASUStaffCare...

biokic.asu.edu

#evobio
Research Specialist - Vertebrate Collections Manager
Department Statement: The School of Life Sciences (SOLS) has provided a vital hub for creative excellence at Arizona State University, with more than 670 faculty, graduate students, postdoctoral fello...
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February 4, 2025 at 12:10 AM
mattbuys.bsky.social
New webpage now live for the National Forestry Herbarium at @bioeconomyscience.bsky.social. Explore our database of #BioCollections held in our care. Visit nzfri.scionresearch.com
April 21, 2026 at 3:53 AM
isabetabug.bsky.social
Behind the scenes shot of me taking pictures of my colleagues and the students at the ASU Biocollections. We are building our digital assets for our website and social media!

📷 picture cred: Evan Waite🪲
Woman standing on a stool in an entomology archival space. She is pointing a camera towards a young lady who is holding container with pinned insects and who stands between open metal cabinets of insect drawers.
February 12, 2025 at 3:51 PM
fossilsndcoffee.bsky.social
Putting US mollusk collections on the map

New pub on the project Mobilizing Millions of Marine Mollusks of the Eastern Seaboard, about why support for and digitization of mollusk collections matters

Not mine but PRI & Marvelous Mollusks exhibit are discussed🦑

www.researchgate.net/publication/...
(PDF) Putting U.S. mollusk collections on the map: collaborative digitization and innovation
PDF | Among biocollections, mollusks are a particularly powerful resource for a wide range of studies, including biogeography, conservation, ecology,... | Find, read and cite all the research you need...
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October 31, 2025 at 1:19 AM
mattbuys.bsky.social
Great to host Dr Alexander Schmidt‑Lebuhn ( #CSIRO) at the National Forestry Herbarium @bioeconomyscience.bsky.social. His🌿expertise helped confirm, or not, Senecio madagascariensis (fireweed/Madagascar ragwort) specimens, an emerging weed and biosecurity concern in NZ.🧪 #BioCollections #Biosecurity
Dr Alexander Schmidt‑Lebuhn (CSIRO)
April 22, 2026 at 1:24 AM
mattbuys.bsky.social
My new favourite from #NationalForestryHerbarium. Echium plantagineum, commonly known as Paterson's curse, indigenous to Eurasia and northern Africa. Earliest collection in NZ from 1893. Farmers hate them, bee keepers love them. #BioCollections
November 27, 2024 at 12:00 AM
botsocamerica.bsky.social
Botany 2026 is almost here, and iDigBio will be there!

Since 2011, iDigBio has advanced digitization and open data for the biodiversity community, and as their grant nears its end, they're not done yet.

Learn more: idigbio.org/we-moved

🌵 Find iDigBio at Booth #430 at #Botany2026!
The iDigBio logo on a white background, featuring four petal-shaped icons arranged like a four-leaf clover: a blue leaf, a green scaled shell, an orange spiral shell, and a yellow striped teardrop. Below the icon, green text reads "iDigBio" with the tagline "Integrated Digitized Biocollections."
July 27, 2026 at 7:02 PM
asubiocollections.bsky.social
Hi all! This is the Bluesky account for the ASU Biocollections.
We consist of the ASU Natural History Collections & NEON Biorepository.
Our collections of insects, lichens, plants, mammals, reptiles and amphibians, shells, fossil plants, a cryo facility, & more are available for research & education
The scene is of two rows and columns of wooden drawers. We are looking down from above at two drawers that are pulled out. The open drawers are filled with trays of shells and data labels. A women holds a shell from the drawer in her hand for individual inspection and discussion.
February 25, 2025 at 9:18 PM
botsocamerica.bsky.social
🍃 iDigBio has served the biodiversity collections community & NSF since 2011, advancing digitization & open data. Visit their booth 430 at #Botany2026! As their grant nears its final chapter, they remain active via webinars & preserved data access.

Learn More: www.idigbio.org/we-moved

#Botany2026
The iDigBio logo, featuring four petal-shaped icons arranged like a four-leaf clover — a blue leaf, a green scaled shell, an orange spiral shell, and a yellow striped teardrop — above the green text "iDigBio" and the tagline "Integrated Digitized Biocollections."
July 10, 2026 at 1:03 PM
mattbuys.bsky.social
Ellwood et al. (2026) call for national centres to coordinate biocollections in the U.S. In NZ, we may already be there. With the @bioeconomyscience.bsky.social, the question shifts not whether to coordinate, but whether to serve as the backbone of a national collections system. #BioCollections
From Knowledge to Action: Next Steps for the Natural Science Collections Community
Abstract. Following decades of increasing collaboration and organization, the United States natural science collections community is uniting around the cre
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May 19, 2026 at 11:50 PM