Digitalizacja zbiorów zielnikowych – krok w dobrą stronę

Digitisation involves many types of scientific data, herbarium collections included. We know that herbaria are a source of data whose usage has changed over time but the data do not lose their value for scientists, just the contrary. When taking a decision about digitisation in a herbarium, it is very important that the data acquisition, processing and data access should be organized in a systematic way. Recognised solutions and standards help to choose adequate equipment and software and apply an effective workflow. In the Herbarium of the Institute of Dendrology PAS in Kórnik, we aimed at building a system in which high-quality graphic material is produced at relatively little cost. Here, I present our experience acquired during the first steps of digitisation, which we run as a part of the OZwRCIN project.