Whole-drawer imaging is shown to be an effective tool for rapid digitisation of large insect collections. On-line, Whole-drawer images facilitate more effective collection management, virtual curation, and public engagement. The Whole-drawer imaging experience at the Australian National Insect Collection is discussed, with an explanation of workflow and examples of benefits.

Looking for a document in a stack of papers is a difficult job. If the “strata” of the drawer contents is known, then locating will be much easier. Strata Drawer is a camera-enhanced cabinet used for storage. This cabinet has a single, deep drawer equipped with a camera, a depth-sensor and a computer. When a user places an object in the drawer and closes it, a photograph is automatically taken,...

Drawing artists and non-drawers are like any adult both experts at face recognition. Yet, artists have a richer learning experience with faces: they were trained in rapid sketching of faces. Zhou, Cheng, Zhang and Wong (2011) found that drawing experts showed less holistic processing (HP) for face recognition than non-drawers. Using a computational model of face recognition that did not impleme...