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1、Click to edit Master title style,Click to edit Master text styles,Second level,Third level,Fourth level,Fifth level,*,Index Herbariorum,An Overview,Barbara M.Thiers,Biodiversity Collections Index Kick-Off Meeting,U.S.Natural History Museum,28-29 Jan 2021,Historical Milestones,1935:,Compilation of a
2、list of herbaria and the collectors represented in them was identified as the highest priority for the newly created International Commission for Plant Taxonomy;project centered at the University of Utrecht.First list of standard abbreviations of herbarium names published in 1937,updated in 1939.,19
3、50:,Funding provided by IAPT to expand the previously published lists to a more comprehensive index;first edition published in 1952;succeeded by editions 2-5(1954-1964),all compiled in Utrecht.,1974:,Edition 6 published as a collaboration between Utrecht and Patricia Holmgren,then Director of the NY
4、BG Herbarium;by the time of edition 7 in 1981,the project was managed entirely by Holmgren and staff;IAPT continued to publish the volumes.The last hardcover edition(ed.8)was published in 1990.,1987:,Creation of the IH database system;text for volume 8 was generated directly from the database.From t
5、he date of creation of the database(approx.1987)all updates have been entered into the database system.,Ca 1997:,The database became searchable on line.,2004:,Index Herbariorum incorporated into the institutional specimen management database system with increased functionality.,Statistics,Number of
6、herbaria:3373,Number of staff:10,368,New herbaria added since Jan 2004:105,New staff added since Jan 2004:1189,Records for existing herbaria,staff modified:no exact count,probably an avg.of 200 per year.,Number of inactive herbaria:about 800,Data Gathering,Up to 1990:Printed questionnaires mailed to
7、 herbaria for initial inclusion,updates,Beginning with ed.8,regional editors volunteered to coordinate data gathering in their region,Since 2004,updating has been more passive(changes made as editor learns of them),Process for inclusion,update of records,Email inquiry sent to Dr.Patricia Holmgren,He
8、rbarium is evaluated for meeting minimum criteria:,Public institution,At least 10,000 specimens,Demonstrate activity in terms of number of loans,visitors,annual accessions,Applicant suggests for acronym,suggested acronym checked against existing ones,modified as needed,Information added to database,
9、Uses of Index Herbariorum,:,Address book for the worlds herbaria and systematic botanists and mycologists who are associated with these institutions.Used by many institutions to generate letter headings,address labels,envelopes,Systematic botany and mycology journals require the use of IH acronym in
10、 the citation of voucher specimens,Many major herbaria consider listing in IH as a requirement for sending specimens on loan,entering in to exchange agreements,Collecting permits for National Parks require listing of an IH acronym to indicate place of deposition of specimens,Journals use it as a sou
11、rce of individuals to solicit for manuscript,grant proposal review,Used as source of information on trends in systematic research,Index Herbariorum Challenges,10,000 specimen minimum rule,Changing,combining acronyms,re-use of acronyms,Special“politicalrequests,e.g.,listing multiple people as corresp
12、ondent,or insistence that titular head be correspondent when there is someone else who actually fills that role,Staff associated with multiple herbaria;staff associated with an herbarium,but with non-institutional address information,Street address vs.physical address,Too many updates,not enough updates!,“Advocate role for Index Herbariorum,
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