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Darwin Core Verbatim label example
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The following are examples of use of the Darwin Core verbatimLabel term.

  1. For a label affixed to a pinned insect specimen, the verbatimLabel would contain:

    ILL: Union Co. Wolf Lake by Powder Plant Bridge. 1 March 1975 Coll. S. Ketzler, S. Herbert

    Monotoma longicollis 4 ♂ Det TC McElrath 2018

    INHS Insect Collection 456782

    With comment "verbatimLabel derived from human transcription" added in occurrenceRemarks.

  2. When using Optical Character Recognition (OCR) techniques against an herbarium sheet, the verbatimLabel would contain:

    0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 cm copyright reserved The New York Botanical Garden

    NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN

    NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES OF PHILADELPHIA EXPLORATION OF BERMUDA NO. 355 Cymbalaria Cymbalaria (L.) Wettst Roadside wall, The Crawl. STEWARDSON BROWN }COLLECTORS AUG. 31-SEPT. 20, 1905 N.L. BRITTON

    NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN 00499439

    With comment “verbatimLabel derived from unadulterated OCR output” added in occurrenceRemarks.

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