Digitisation of natural history collections: criteria for prioritisation

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Digitisation of natural history collections : criteria for prioritisation. / Ahl, Louise Isager; Bellucci, Luca; Brewer, Philippa; Gagnier, Pierre-Yves; Hardy, Helen M.; Haston, Elspeth; Livermore, Laurence; De Smedt, Sofie; Enghoff, Henrik.

I: Research Ideas and Outcomes, Bind 9, e114548, 2023.

Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt

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Ahl, LI, Bellucci, L, Brewer, P, Gagnier, P-Y, Hardy, HM, Haston, E, Livermore, L, De Smedt, S & Enghoff, H 2023, 'Digitisation of natural history collections: criteria for prioritisation', Research Ideas and Outcomes, bind 9, e114548. https://doi.org/10.3897/rio.9.e114548

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Ahl, L. I., Bellucci, L., Brewer, P., Gagnier, P-Y., Hardy, H. M., Haston, E., Livermore, L., De Smedt, S., & Enghoff, H. (2023). Digitisation of natural history collections: criteria for prioritisation. Research Ideas and Outcomes, 9, [e114548]. https://doi.org/10.3897/rio.9.e114548

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Ahl LI, Bellucci L, Brewer P, Gagnier P-Y, Hardy HM, Haston E o.a. Digitisation of natural history collections: criteria for prioritisation. Research Ideas and Outcomes. 2023;9. e114548. https://doi.org/10.3897/rio.9.e114548

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Ahl, Louise Isager ; Bellucci, Luca ; Brewer, Philippa ; Gagnier, Pierre-Yves ; Hardy, Helen M. ; Haston, Elspeth ; Livermore, Laurence ; De Smedt, Sofie ; Enghoff, Henrik. / Digitisation of natural history collections : criteria for prioritisation. I: Research Ideas and Outcomes. 2023 ; Bind 9.

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