Levels of Representation and Data Infrastructures in Entomo-3D: An applied research approach to addressing metadata curation issues to support preservation and access of 3D data

This paper employs an action-based research approach to address the question of how to create a sustainable workflow to support long term access, interoperability, and reuse of 3D data. This is applied research, stemming from the Entomo-3D collaboration between Virginia Tech University Libraries and the Virginia Tech Department of Entomology to digitize a university insect pollinator collection. The paper will describe infrastructure to support data management and transformation, as well as new challenges that have emerged from this effort.