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Small Collections Grant

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Curatorial works to maintain herbarium specimens at the Manokwariense Herbarium

f.pattiselanno@unipa.ac.id

Indonesia

Curate specimens

Cost (USD): 

2000

MAN

Universitas Papua

Objective:

MAN is the key herbarium in Papua, on the world’s most biodiverse island. Tropical herbaria face the challenges of high humidity and temperature, which accelerate the deterioration of paper and specimens, and facilitate the emergence of pests. Therefore, the curation and repair of specimens is an urgent and ongoing task. We aim to: 1. Improve collection management, 2. Re-mount and repair specimens, 3. Database and digitize the collection.

Timetable:

The main activities in this curation project are planned to take place over ten weeks of intensive work, followed by a longer period of data curation. Week 1-2: Preparation & Inventory: The tasks to be carried out include a systematic condition assessment of the specimens, and prioritising specimens for repair and remounting. Weeks 3-8: Conservation/Cleaning: Preventive or restorative actions on the collection, taking into account the condition and quantity of the collection to be worked on (ca. 30 specimens per day). Weeks 10-onward: Documentation & Cataloging: Develop digitization workflow, using selected families as examples for the digitization process, from photography, data transcription and inputting data into the Padme database. Week 12: Evaluation & Reporting: Reviewing the process and progress achieved and prepare the final report. Our herbarium technicians who will be working alongside 5-7 students who are taking Botany and Dendrology courses at UNIPA, and also University technical staff who are ready when there is a major task. Finally, we will seek supporting funds so that this curation activity can continue regularly and periodically.

Scoring Rubric

Reviewer's name:

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

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Year of last successful SCG application:

Has applicant applied for SCG before?:

No

Plan:

The funds obtained from this application will be used for: (1) Staff time for organizing better specimen storage; (2) Preventing further specimen damage from mold or insect infestation by systematically inspecting the collection and re-mounting damaged or fragile specimens; and (3) Sustainable availability of specimen information for taxonomy, ecology, and biodiversity studies through an online database. So far, we have had difficulty obtaining materials (acid-free herbarium sheets, capsules and suitable glue) for the maintenance of existing herbarium specimens. Our technicians will greatly benefit from the availability of proper archival quality paper, glue, and supporting materials provided by this grant to carry out curation work. Working with the Singapore Herbarium, we will acquire new storage boxes, and working together with the RBGE Herbarium, we will image and database the collection. The physical curation and re-mounting process is fundamental to this project and is demonstrably urgent. We estimate 1000 specimens need immediate attention, prior to curation and digitizing. As we have the support of SING and E for storage and digitizing, our main need for this application is staff time and mounting supplies to ensure the integrity of the collection.

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Freddy Pattiselanno

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