Small Collections Grant
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Revitalization and expansion of the Glen N. Montz Herbarium at Southeastern Louisiana University
United States
Database, Digitally image, Conserve, Other
Cost (USD):
2000
SELU
Southeastern Louisiana University
Objective:
- Most importantly, alphabetize the entire collection of 16,326 vascular plant specimens.
- Check each specimen for damage from pests or improper handling.
- Create a local herbarium database.
- Update low-resolution specimen photographs featured on the public database, SERNEC.
- Expand herbarium to house fungal specimens and microscope slide collection of spores and pollen.
Timetable:
- December 2021: Begin alphabetizing and accessioning existing collection in local database.
- January 2022: Purchase necessary materials and equipment. Begin spring 2022 semester and seek undergraduate volunteers. Host mycology course and begin accessioning fungal collections.
- February 2022: Key out newly classified and unidentified specimens and continue building fungal and microscope slide collection.
- March 2022: Continue maintaining existing collection and processing new specimens.
- April 2022: Update public databases with revised information and photographs.
- May 2022: Integrate graduate student’s pollen collection from thesis project to herbarium.
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.
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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.
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Curating specimens (e.g., updating families, species identification, identifying types) – up to 20 points.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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The project will yield durable benefits (specimens, digitized metadata, databases, websites) – up to 15 points.
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The project involves outreach/mentoring and broad dissemination – up to 15 points.
This proposal scores:
/40
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Plan:
- Bring in graduate research assistant and undergraduate student volunteers to aid in collection alphabetization.
- Remove any pests by freezing affected specimens, cleaning collection cabinets, applying pesticides where necessary, and sealing heavily damaged specimens in airtight plastic bags.
- Create a local Excel database for specimen data and photographs during the alphabetization process.
- Purchase materials needed for presses, acid-free cardstock for mounting, and a camera for digitizing existing and incoming specimens.
- Host a mycology course and use student field collections to begin fungal and microscope slide collection.
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Expand herbarium to house fungal specimens and microscope slide collection of spores and pollen
"Other" target:
Demetra Kandalepas
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