Digitization PEN: Integrating the unique collections of southern Illinois at SIU to improve coverage of the Southeastern US Flora in SERNEC

通过这一奖项，南伊利诺伊大学标本馆将加入SERNEC主题收藏网络(TCN)。SIU的藏品估计有90,000个植物标本，主要代表了地区植物区系，包括许多具有重要历史意义的标本。在为各个基础科学领域提供各种有用数据的同时，该项目对更好地理解伊利诺伊州南部和周边地区的植物科学也是至关重要的。它还将为更多应用领域提供信息，如自然区域保护、生态系统恢复和人类活动的生态影响。在地方层面上，数字资源将被整合到SIU的课程中，用于大学赞助活动的外展活动和当地的自然娱乐公园，并向公众推广。SIU的植物标本馆将把收藏数字化，作为东南地区专业知识和收藏网络(SERNEC)的一部分，在线收集和提供标签转录、地理参考和标本成像。伊利诺伊州南部的植物区系在植物区系上与美国东南部密切相关。该项目将对标本进行预先数字化检查，然后是条形码、标签数据核实、标签转录、数字成像、图像编辑和地理参考。最后，数据将被转移到SERNEC供公众访问，并添加到iDigBio.org的国家资源中。这一奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

Through this award the Southern Illinois University (SIU) Herbarium will join the SERNEC Thematic Collections Network (TCN). The SIU collections house an estimated 90,000 specimens of plants, primarily representing the regional flora, including many historically important specimens. While providing diverse data useful to various basic scientific fields, this project be fundamental to the greater understanding of plant sciences in southern Illinois and the surrounding regions. It will also provide information for more applied fields, such as natural area conservation, ecosystem restoration, and ecological impacts of human activities. On a local level, the digital resources will be integrated into courses at SIU, used in outreach activities at university sponsored events and in a local nature recreation park, and promoted to the general public.The herbarium at SIU will digitize the collection to gather and provide label transcriptions, georeferences, and specimen imaging online as part of the Southeast Regional Network of Expertise and Collections (SERNEC). The flora of southern Illinois is closely allied to the southeastern US floristically. This project will proceed with a pre-digitization check of specimens, followed by barcoding, verification of label data, label transcription, digital imaging, image editing, and georeferencing. Finally, data will be transferred to SERNEC for public access, and added to the national resource at iDigBio.org.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.