1. Online access to specimen images and associated literature:
A productive partnership between the
Oregon State University Herbarium and Library
Aaron Liston
Oregon State University

2. Why the Library?
A central university resource.
Long history with electronic catalogs.
Established data standards.
Strong commitment to the digital revolution.

4. Why Herbarium Type Specimens?
Information rich images.
Direct association with non-copyrighted literature.
Metadata available.

5. W. Gardiner. 1848. Native plants of Forfarshire.

23. Commercial vs. open source software.
Issues to consider:
Commercial vs. open source software.
Librarians vs. computer scientists.
Local vs. national/international partnerships.
1. Cost, control,

24. CONTENTdm
Advantages:
Commercial product used by a large number of institutions.
Powerful and flexible.
Cost effective when development & support time considered.
Compliant with established and emerging data sharing standards.

25. CONTENTdm
Advantages:
Commercial product used by a large number of institutions.
Powerful and flexible.
Cost effective when development & support time considered.
Compliant with established and emerging data sharing standards.
Disadvantage: Not a relational database

26. Library
Advantages:
Familiar with copyright, access control issues, and curation.
Interested in expanding their mission.

27. Library
Advantages:
Familiar with copyright, access control issues, and curation.
Interested in expanding their mission.
Disadvantages:
Inexperience with cross-disciplinary activities.
Uneasy with off-site data curation.

30. Local vs. National / International Efforts
Advantages:
Complementary (eggs in separate baskets)
Institutional identity.
The local can have “added value”, e.g. associated literature, biographic information.

31. Local vs. National / International Efforts
Advantages:
Complementary (eggs in separate baskets)
Institutional identity.
The local can have “added value”, e.g. associated literature, biographic information.
Disadvantage:
Inefficiency.

32. Acknowledgements OSU Valley Library OSU Herbarium
Michael Boock Katie Mitchell
May Chau
Terry Reese
Philip Vu Diana Wageman
Funding
NSF BRC Research Experience for Undergraduates
Oregon State University Research Office