Digitization, Curation, Georeferencing and Research of Fish: Fauna of Indiana

Abstract

Several surveys were conducted on freshwater fish in the Blue River and its tributaries by students of IUS under the supervision of Dr. Claude D. Baker and Dr. Bill J. Forsyth between 1973-1997. This impressive collection, containing over 60 species of fish, has been housed in the Life Sciences building for over 40 years, yet except for one publication this data has not been analyzed or shared with the public until now. We are currently cataloging, digitizing, geo-referencing and researching this fish collection. We are also documenting all relevant documents such as time, date, coordinates of collection for public outreach.