CSBR: Natural History Collections: Securing the BRY and OGDF Vascular Plant Collections Though Increased Storage Capacity and Web-based Data Availability

CSBR：自然历史馆藏：通过增加存储容量和基于 Web 的数据可用性来保护 BRY 和 OGDF 维管植物馆藏

• 批准号: 1203616
• 负责人: Leigh Johnson
• 金额: $ 34.1万
• 依托单位: Brigham Young University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2012
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2012-05-01 至 2015-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1203616&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: CSBR; Natural; History; Collections; Securing

The Brigham Young University Herbarium is the largest herbarium in the Intermountain west in size (560,000 specimens), species representation, and geographic breadth. Increased storage capacity has become an urgent priority for the herbarium given normal growth rates and the acquisition of 36,000 specimens by gift and adoption of a regionally important collection orphaned by the Forest Service. This project will address immediate needs and long term growth by installing compact storage with 113 double-wide herbarium cabinets. This project will also provide the means to capture digital images of specimens and to database collection data associated with each specimen, both of which will be made available on-line for public accessibility. In total, 84,000 specimens will be imaged and databased, resulting in a 620% increase in databased specimens and 17% of the total collection being online by the project termination.The BYU herbarium is frequently used by government agencies and land managers, for scholarly research, and for public outreach and education. By providing physical accessibility to the orphaned collection and online accessibility to collection data and images, this project will enhance the value and usefulness of this resource by all patrons. Accomplishing this project will provide training to student curators in a mentored-learning environment that emphasizes curatorial practices and the value of specimen-based data. Online accessibility includes tools for exploring biodiversity in several ways. A museum exhibit focusing on collection-based research will be constructed that includes a computer kiosk for exploring plant diversity and the role and application of biological collections in contemporary life.

杨百翰大学标本馆是西部山间地区最大的标本馆，在大小(560,000个标本)、物种代表性和地理广度上都是最大的。鉴于正常的生长速度，以及通过捐赠和采用林业局孤儿的具有区域重要性的标本，获得36000个标本，增加储存能力已成为该标本馆的当务之急。该项目将通过安装带有113个双宽标本柜的紧凑型存储设备来满足当前需求和长期增长。该项目还将提供获取标本的数字图像和与每个标本有关的数据库收集数据的手段，这两者都将在网上提供，供公众查阅。总共有84,000个标本将被成像和建立数据库，导致数据库中的标本增加了620%，到项目结束时，在线标本收藏的比例达到17%。比亚迪大学标本馆经常被政府机构和土地管理人员使用，用于学术研究，以及公共宣传和教育。通过提供对孤立收藏的实物访问和对收集数据和图像的在线访问，该项目将提高所有赞助人对这一资源的价值和用处。完成这一项目将在一个强调策展实践和基于标本的数据价值的指导学习环境中为学生策展人提供培训。在线可访问性包括以多种方式探索生物多样性的工具。将建造一个以收藏为基础的研究的博物馆展览，其中包括一个用于探索植物多样性以及生物收藏在当代生活中的作用和应用的电脑亭。