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The Society for Herbarium CuratorsThe Society of Herbarium Curators (SHC) is a forum for discussion, action and support for herbaria. The SHC is an umbrella organization aiming to unite herbaria across the nation and around the world. The purpose of the society shall be to promote and expand the role of herbaria in botanical research, teaching, and service to the community at large, to provide a forum for discussion and action on all issues confronting herbaria, and to extend its efforts and interject its influence toward the protection and preservation of endangered herbaria. The Society publishes an annual newsletter, The Vasculum, and is closely affiliated with the SouthEast Regional Network of Expertise and Collections (SERNEC). ___________________________________________________________
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The Curator's Toolbox1. Creating a Virtual Herbarium 2.Specimen Identification Services 4. Herbarium Issues-Insecticides 5. Links to Herbaria Curation Methods 6. Herbarium Networks and Other Digital Herbaria 7. How to Make Interactive Keys 8. Collaborative Mapping Projects 11. Monitoring Temperature and Relative Humidity 12. Collections Manager Salary Survey 13. How Do I Mail Herbarium Specimens? 14. Herbarium Funding and Universities 15. Digital Plant Images as Specimens 16. Imaging Equipment, Vendors, and Specifications More tools coming soon!!! Listserv SubscriptionsHerbaria -Join the [Herbaria] Listserv! SouthEast Regional Network of Expertise and Collections -Join the [SERNEC] Listserv! Society of Herbarium Curators -Join the [SHC-General] Listserv! Links1. ASB- Association of Southeastern Biologists 2. SABS- Southern Appalachian Botanical Society 3. SAIN- Southern Appalachian Information Node 4. SERNEC- SouthEast Regional Network of Expertise and Collections 5. Index Herbariorum- New York Botanical Garden 6. ICBN- International Code of Botanical Nomenclature 7. ASPT- American Society of Plant Taxonomists 8. SPNHC- Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections 9. NSCA- Natural Science Collections Alliance 10. BSA- Botanical Society of America |
