[Nhcoll-l] SCNet Monthly Webinar: 30 April 2015

[Gil Nelson]

SCNet is pleased to host Hilary Swain, Director of the Archbold 
Biological Station for its April webinar.  The is open to everyone, no 
registration, no cost. Any common internet browser will work. Here is a 
link to the SCNet announcement, followed by a copy of the announcement. 
SCNet (Small Collections Network), iDigBio and the Organization of 
Biological Field Stations (OBFS) are working closely together to explore 
methods for mobilizing field station data for use scientists and the 
general public.

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*30 April 2015*
**3:00-4:00 p.m. EDT**
***Virtual meeting place:* https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__idigbio.adobeconnect.com_scnet-2A-2A&d=AwICaQ&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=CLFZJ3fvGSmDp7xK1dNZfh6uGV_h-8NVlo3fXNoRNzI&m=BypxiNR8_Qj-D_HbdPkstwpBCBl7QmmPa1thmM6ELkI&s=3DmAKHA2y3K6sDkvlUtKY5Lw5ciD5EZa3POv4CbPPt8&e= 
***Biological Field Stations as Repositories of Biodiversity Data***
***Presenter: Hilary Swain, Executive Director,Archbold Biological 
Station <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.archbold-2Dstation.org_&d=AwICaQ&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=CLFZJ3fvGSmDp7xK1dNZfh6uGV_h-8NVlo3fXNoRNzI&m=BypxiNR8_Qj-D_HbdPkstwpBCBl7QmmPa1thmM6ELkI&s=Dpzsis05Or8UihfRMmQxNrKf2yVgHXEbbhKcqpZoYzk&e= >***
Field stations throughout N. America, linked by the Organization of 
Biological Field Stations, provide a network of people, natural 
observatories, and collection data. In a recent survey, 86% of 48 
respondents supported on-site collections. Here we present a case study 
of one of the largest such collections, at Archbold Biological Station 
ABS, a renowned not-for-profit in Florida. ABS has a broad scientific 
research, education and conservation mission but is not formally 
affiliated with any university or museum. As a component of its 
long-term research, ABS curates a diverse, multi-taxon, specimen-based, 
research Collection used by staff scientists and other investigators. 
The Collection is a unique, irreplaceable record of regional 
biodiversity, with an emphasis on the Florida scrub habitat including 
threatened and endangered species, and non-natives. After 75 years of 
growth, the Collection includes ~270,000 specimens identified to species 
including arthropods (95%) plants, bryophytes, mammals, birds, fish, and 
herptiles, representing ~10,392 species. In the last five years the 
Collection has contributed to numerous research projects, descriptions 
of 12 new species, made hundreds of loans, been accessed on-site by 110 
investigators, and resulted in 58 publications. ABS has made available 
on-line ~10,000 specimens of plants and arthropods, and has databased 
the vertebrates, plants, and bryophytes. Remaining specimen data are not 
yet accessible online via www-based portals. Archbold is partnering with 
iDigBio, seeking support to database, image and migrate specimen data to 
the internet. We describe how such projects at field stations will 
advance biological research, promote benefits to conservation, and 
increase educational outreach.

-- 
Gil Nelson, PhD
Assistant Professor/Research
iDigBio Steering Committee
Integrated Digitized Biocollections
Institute for Digital Information and Scientific Communication
College of Communication and Information

Courtesy Professor
Department of Biological Sciences
Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium
Florida State University
gnelson at bio.fsu.edu
Twitter: @idiggilnelson

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