Post on 19-Dec-2015
PIC Team
Principal Investigators• Evelyn Daniel
ILS Professor
• Peter WhiteDirector, NC Botanical Garden
• Jim MasseyCurator, UNC Herbarium
• Jane GreenbergILS Professor
Staff Members• Michelle Fox
PIC Project Coordinator
• Peter BuchILS Grad Student
• Justin (Gus) DopkeILS Grad Student
• Mary JamesEcology Grad Student
PIC Partners
• Priscilla Dennison, Lead Science Teacher, McDougle Middle School
• Jake Lehrer, Librarian, Carrboro Branch Library
• Carolyn White, Library Media SpecialistMcDougle Middle School
Partnership
NC Botanical Garden
McDougle Middle School
Orange County Public Library
UNC Herbarium
School of Information and Library Science
PIC Advisory Board
• Debbie Berry
Science Teacher, McDougle
• Gregory Georges
Photographer
• Stephanie Haas
ILS Professor, UNC
• Jim Hardin (retired)
NCSU Herbarium Curator
• Gail Jones
School of Education Prof., UNC
• Anne Lindsey
Laurel Hill Press
• Gean McBane
Media Specialist, Stanback
• Jim Murphy
BOTNET Consultant
PIC Advisory Board
• Barbara PedersenScience Teacher, Guy B. Phillips
• Deborah PedersenInfo. Resource Specialist
• Milo PyneReg. Vegetation Ecologist
• Fiona RaeScience Teacher, McDougle
• Brenda Stephens
Librarian, Orange County
• Vin Steponaitis
Archaeology Professor, UNC
• Wendy Weiher
Rare Plant Initiative
NCWFPS
Vision
• To connect the research community and the general public.
• To nurture the interest and enthusiasm of the public in the study of trees, plants, and natural history.
Location Focus
• Generally, the Southeastern United States
• More specifically, the state of North Carolina
A Herbarium is …
• A museum collection of plant specimens with associated label and research data.
• Herbaria are the fundamental documentation of plant diversity.
The UNC Herbarium
• Founded in 1908
• Includes 660,000 labeled museum specimens of plants, algae, fungi and fossils
• Largest collection in the Southeast
• Ranked 3rd among university collections by NSF
Objectives and Tasks for PIC
1. Demonstrate a successful cooperation between the university, the public school system, and the public library
Objectives and Tasks
2. Create and test an interactive Plant Information Center for the general public, libraries, and public schools.
PIC Features
• Search
• Images
• Glossary
• Ask an Expert
• FAQs
• Lesson Plans
• Prize Specimens
• Links
• Bibliographies
Objectives and Tasks
3. To develop educational experiences using primary research materials from the herbarium for 6th grade students.
Objectives and Tasks
4. Test the usefulness of digital images of herbarium specimens for plant identification and for inspiring the public and public school children with the aims and methods of professional botanical science.
Research / Evaluation
• Image access and use
• Metadata effectiveness
• Electronic access to subject expertise.