Digital images are an important part of documenting field work and species occurrences. These images may be of animals, habitats, landscapes, or people/camps. As such, they add value to specimens, observations, and collecting events. Just like specimens, digital images taken during the course of research should be accompanied by good data and archived for future use. Researchers should contact the appropriate Staff Curator to make arrangements for transferring digital images and data to the museum.
It is the responsibility of the photographer to sort and label images prior to donation. The photographer should only donate images that are of unique value as an observation or that are related to a specimen or collecting trip. If multiple images are taken of the same site or subject, the photographer should choose the most informative or highest quality image(s) for donation.
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