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Small Collections Grant

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Digitization and online availability of Herbarium SPFR records (DB/FFCLRP-USP, Brazil)

groppo@ffclrp.usp.br

Brasil

Database, Process backlog, Ship, Conserve

Cost (USD): 

2000

SPFR

University of São Paulo

Objective:

The objectives of this proposal are:
- to accelerate the digitization of the SPFR Herbarium collection – from 2,000 to 6,000 digitalized records
- make the records available on an online platform
- organize the collection for assembly and correct packaging of the exsiccates (nearly 5,000 numbers waiting to the mounted)
- Return of loans.

Timetable:

(bimonthly)

1st - Organization of material for returning loans; repayment of loans; collection organization
2nd - beginning of digitization of specimens; making records available online; collection organization
3rd - digitization of specimens; making records available online; collection organization
4th - digitization of specimens; making records available online; collection organization
5th - digitization of specimens; making records available online; collection organization
6th - digitization of specimens; making records available online; organization of the collection. Final report

Scoring Rubric

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Collection Improvement (max. 120 points)

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  • Facilitating access to the physical collections by digitization (e.g., data entry, setting up database structure with an outline of the platform to be used, purchasing equipment, and imaging specimens) – up to 30 points.

  • Enhancing physical collections by improving the conservation status of specimens in the herbarium (e.g., better folders, protecting covers, mounting paper, labeling, etc.) – up to 30 points.

  • Curating specimens (e.g., updating families, species identification, identifying types) – up to 20 points.

  • Increasing our understanding of the flora or funga by making new herbarium specimens available, such as processing of backlog or collecting and mounting of new specimens from understudied sites – up to 20 points.

  • Securing collections by distribution of duplicates (or orphan collections) to other regional or international herbaria or shipping endangered collections to another herbarium – up to 20 points.

This proposal scores:

/120

Methods & Funding (max. 40 points)

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  • Match between the proposed budget and methods for the aims described – up to 10 points.

  • Perceived need, the extent to which the project will benefit from IAPT funding: e.g., due to active floristic work or contribution to poorly collected sites, due to threatened conditions of collections, and for the degree of involvement of others (outreach and education). We give more points for herbaria in low- and middle-income countries – up to 20 points.

  • Sharing duplicate specimens with other herbaria – up to 10 points.

This proposal scores:

/40

Broader Impacts (max. 40 points)

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  • Degree of regional importance of the collection or the taxonomic importance of the targeted collection – up to 10 points.

  • The project will yield durable benefits (specimens, digitized metadata, databases, websites) – up to 15 points.

  • The project involves outreach/mentoring and broad dissemination – up to 15 points.

This proposal scores:

/40

Proposal

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Plan:

How do you plan to meet these objective/s? (1500 characters max.)
One of the main challenges in maintaining the SPFR Herbarium is the lack of trained personnel in managing scientific collections, as the Herbarium does not have a staff member for this task. Thus, the Herbarium is maintained by undergraduate scholarship students, who after a certain period of time leave the collection management.
Thus, to achieve the proposed objectives, the objective is to offer funds so that people can be trained in managing collections, including the assembly and organization of materials. About 5,000 numbers are still waiting to be sorted and assembled. A part of this material will be assembled by undergraduate scholarship students supported by CNPq ("National Research Council, Brazil") funding and the other will be funded by the IAPT grant.
The digitization of 4,000 numbers will be performed by personnel supported by the IAPT budget, using an Excel spreadsheet (Microsoft). Afterwards, the records will be made available on the SpeciesLink Platform, where the SPFR Herbarium already has about 2500 online records (see https://specieslink.net/col/SPFR/) . Thus, the number of online registrations is expected to increase from 2500 to 6500 at least.
Finally, there are materials from other Herbaria that are on loan to SPFR, such as from ALCB, BHCB, HUEFS, RB, SP SPF, UEC Herbarium that need to be returned. The IAPT budget would be used to fund staff to organize this material for return, make invoi

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Milton Groppo Jr

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