Small Collections Grant
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Herbarium of Karachay-Cirkassian State University named after U.D. Aliyeva
Russia
Digitally image, Process backlog
Cost (USD):
2000
KCSU
Karachay-Circassian State University named after U.D. Aliyeva
Objective:
Systematic fees began in 2015, then a herbarium was created in 2017 at the Karachay-Cirkassian State University named after U.D. Aliyev. In total, about 20 thousand specimens of higher vascular plants of the North Caucasus were collected. More than half of the herbarium is identified, but samples were not mounted.
A room was allocated for storing samples and metal cabinets (10 pieces) were purchased, a freezer and a computer were purchased. Scanners, paper, standard labels needed.
The goal is to mount and digitize herbarium specimens.
Timetable:
Determination of 2000 samples and their comparison to clarify the species - April-November.
Assignment of a unique number (barcode) to the herbarium specimen - the same 2000
Mounting of 2 thousand herbarium specimens with all labels (April-June);
Digitization (July-November) with subsequent insertion - the same 2000 herbarium specimens.
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.
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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:
1. Production of standard labels - 25,000 pieces (university funds) and then writing information about the name (determination of 2,000 samples according to Grossheim, 1949; Kosenko, 1970; Galushko, 1978; Zernov et al., 2015, USSR Flora in XXX volumes, as well as a comparison of some taxonomically complex samples by email with those stored in the leading herbariums of the world, to clarify the species), the place of collection of the plant, the date and name of the collector on standard labels for 2 thousand samples collected within Karachaevo-Circassian Republic, sticking;
2. Mounting 2000 pieces - sewing on the sample and gluing some parts of the plant;
3. Production of 25,000 barcodes and assignment of a unique number (barcode) to the herbarium specimen - the same 2,000;
4. Purchase of an A3 format scanner and digitization of a herbarium specimen - the same 2.000;
5. The incubation of the herbarium specimen according to a conditional serial number - the index of Dell Torre and Garms (according to the compendium of A. Engler's system) - the same 2.000 herbarium specimens.
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Olga Demina
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