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Content and Context:Improving Access to
Biodiversity Field Books
Carolyn Sheffield
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Smithsonian Field Books• Estimated 6,000
items• Housed in many
different units, departments, divisions across institution
• “Hidden” collections
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Smithsonian Field Books• Estimated 6,000
8,000 items• Housed in many
different units, departments, divisions across institution
• “Hidden” collections
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Field Book Project• National Museum of Natural History &
Smithsonian Institution Archives• Starting with SI field books, – Cataloging– Conserving– Digitizing
• Creating one online location for accessing field book content
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Field Book Project• National Museum of Natural History &
Smithsonian Institution Archives• Starting with SI field books, – Cataloging– Conserving– Digitizing
• Creating one online location for accessing field book content
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David Griffiths, Texas and Mexico 1905
Griffiths’ notes on Tunas Tunas, US National Herbarium
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Martin Gorman, Alaska 1902
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Joseph Rock, Siam, Burma, Assam 1920-21
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How are we going to make these easier to find?
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NCD CollectionCollectionId: NCDC78Title: Frederick Coville, field books, 1890-1924Owner: EACO9Creator: EACP173Description: The collection consists of Coville's field notes from botanical collecting and observation efforts in …
MODS Item MODSid: MODSI1281Collection: NCDC78Title: Field notes, Death Valley Expedition, 1891Dates: 1891.05.10-1891.07.30Creator: EACP173Expedition: EACE 0017Abstract: This item contains narrative notes and lists of botanical specimens collected or observed during Coville's research in Death Valley . …
EAC PersonPersonId: EACP173Name: Coville, Frederick (Frederick Vernon), 1867-1937Dates: 1867-1937Biographical history: Frederick Vernon Coville, botanist and blueberry breeder, was born in New York and educated…
EAC ExpeditionExpId: EACE0017Name: Death Valley Expedition Dates: 1890-1891Description: The Death Valley Expedition was the first biological survey to …
EAC OrganizationOrgId: EACO9Name: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Botany
Existing Standards for Access
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StatusCataloging• 6,263 field books• 519 collections• 899 authority filesConservation and Preservation• 291 field booksDigitization• 194 field books
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What’s next?
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But field books from that expedition are also in my collections…
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EAC records and SNAC
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EAC records and SNAC
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Future Goals
• Move Registry online• Accept content from beyond SI• Submit records to SNAC
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Project Team and FundingPrincipal InvestigatorsRusty RussellAnne Van Camp
Project StaffCarolyn SheffieldSonoe NakasoneLesley ParillaEmily Hunter
Project Advisors & SupportRicc FerranteTammy PetersSarah StaudermanNora LockshinKirsten TyreeJanelle Batkin-HallKira Cherrix
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Website:http://mnh.si.edu/rc/fieldbooks/
Blog: http://nmnh.typepad.com/fieldbooks/
Flickr: http://tinyurl.com/fbpflickr
Contact: Carolyn Sheffield, [email protected]
Thank you