1. Database & Website ‘Buffet’ 1.ASU Lichen Herbarium Database 2.ASU Lichen Herbarium Website 3.ABLS Lichen Exchange 4.The Species Analyst (Kansas) 5.Collections Query Website

2. ASU Lichen Herbarium Database MS Access Front-end SQL Server Back-end 57,933 specimen records, ~ 90,000 estimated 216 type collections, 2459 exsiccati collections 7390 localities, most with coordinates collection dates from 1836 to present special collections from Europe and USA

5. Herbarium Database Outputs

9. http://www.speciesanalyst.net

10. Collections Query Website SIMPLE & EASY to use Audience: taxonomists Integration of fundamentally similar collections databases Preserve the identities of database owners Provide security for sensitive data

16. Images of Herbarium Specimens

17. Future Directions for Collections Query Mapping tool (prototype almost complete) More flexible queries (SQL vs. XPath, XQuery & XML) Different web applications for different audiences using the same set of query tools (JavaBeans) Thinking about scalability and interdisciplinary connectivity during design Integrate a universal taxonomy database to facilitate resolution of synonyms & higher order taxonomy Integrate character databases for ‘virtual floras’ Integrate a spatial thesaurus