Small Collections Grant
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Cataloging, digitalization, and obtaining images from the collection of the Herbarium of the Department of Biology, FFCLRP-USP (Herbarium SPFR)
Brazil
Database, Digitally image, Process backlog, Conserve
Cost (USD):
2000
SPFR
Universidade de São Paulo
Objective:
- accelerate the digitization of the SPFR Herbarium collection – from c. 11,000 to 16,000 digitized records;
- make records available on the Specieslink online platform
- photograph at least 2,000 materials and make these records available online on the Specieslink platform
- check the collection periodically for pests such as beetle larvae and moths.
- package the material for incorporation
- Return of loans.
- organize the collection for assembly and correct packaging of exsiccates
- train students in scientific collection management activities and curation activities
Timetable:
1st - Organization of material for returning loans; repayment of loans; collection organization; taking photos of the specimens. Purchase of drying oven
2nd - digitization of specimens; making records available online; collection organization; taking photos of the specimens
3rd - digitization of specimens; making records available online; collection organization; taking photos of the specimens
4th - digitization of specimens; making records available online; collection organization; taking photos of the specimens
5th - digitization of specimens; making records available online; collection organization; taking photos of the specimens
6th - digitization of specimens; making records available online; organization of the collection. taking photos of the specimens. 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.
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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:
The SPFR Herbarium was founded in 1985 and indexed in the Index herbariorum in 1988.Most collections come from the Northeast of the state of São Paulo, but recent collections from the states of Minas Gerais, Bahia, and Espírito Santo, as well as the Brazilian Amazon, have been more common recently. The Herbarium also has a good amount of test materials for phytochemical studies. The Herbarium also has 18 type materials, including holotypes (5), isotypes (6) and paratypes (7). The Herbarium is being computerized, with records made available on the Specieslink online platform (https://specieslink.net/col/SPFR/). Currently 11000 records (exsicatas) are online, with 992 images (data from March 2024). This number of registrations was only 4790 in March 2023, that is, there was an increase of 6210 online registrations in one year. Currently around 61% of the collection (total: 18,000 records) is available online.
A 150 L Drying Oven for drying plants is requested since the material must be dehydrated as soon as possible after being pressed (price: US$ 1000,00). Currently the collection has an old drying oven with restricted use due to constant breakages. Other US$ 1000,00 of the funding is requested to finance students for the task of photographing, digitizing, and making the specimens available online (US$ 1000.00). *- estimated prices originally in Brazilian Real (RS$), and then converted to US dollar, quotation US $1.00 dollar = RS$5.01, March, 30th, 2024).
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Dry collected materials
"Other" target:
Milton Groppo Jr
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