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This page collects the operational documents that explain how IFML captures, names, documents, and publishes forestry media and supporting resources.

Scanning Protocols v1.1

Standard operating procedures for high-fidelity scanning and related capture workflows for IFML materials.

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Metadata Standards v1.1

Naming conventions, metadata fields, and data structure guidance for published IFML records.

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The Iowa Forestry Media Library digitizes Midwest forestry specimens at up to 2400 DPI and publishes the scans, datasets, and SOPs on Zenodo under open licenses.

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