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SUMMARY:Rethinking the museum specimen in the digital age
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Mason Heberling\, Carnegie Museum of Natural History \nNatural history collections are receiving unprecedented attention due to recently developed tools\, new perspectives\, and perhaps most notably\, their increased accessibility through widespread digitization. With nearly 390 million plant specimens collected by thousands of botanists over nearly five centuries in museums worldwide\, herbaria (collections of preserved dead plants) comprise an enormous resource for understanding the world around us. These collections were historically established and maintained primarily for taxonomic study (the classification and naming of life) and related uses. Though their longstanding functions remain relevant\, museum specimens are increasingly being used in novel and unanticipated ways by a diverse array of disciplines. Mason Heberling will discuss the past\, present\, and future of herbarium specimen use\, highlighting examples from his latest research on invasive species and climate change. In addition to maximizing our use of existing collections\, an open re-evaluation of the very collection event itself is needed to ensure we are effectively documenting our rapidly changing world. The use of digital observations and community science platforms\, such as iNaturalist\, provide a powerful approach to enhance the research value of specimens. As we enter the Anthropocene\, a new geological epoch marked by global environmental changes\, herbaria have likewise entered a new era with enhanced scientific\, educational\, and societal relevance.
URL:https://carnegiemnh.org/event/rethinking-the-museum-specimen-in-the-digital-age/
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SUMMARY:Scientists Live: Mason Heberling
DESCRIPTION:Postdoctoral Research Fellow\, Mason Heberling\, will do a broadcast on Facebook Live to share the importance and power of museum specimen digitization! Botanists at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History have recently embarked on a three-year project to digitize nearly 190\,000 plant specimens collected in the region. This effort is part of the Mid-Atlantic Megalopolis Project (mamdigitization.org)\, a network of thirteen herbaria spanning the densely populated urban corridor from Washington\, D.C. to New York City to achieve a greater understanding of our urban areas\, including the unique industrial and environmental history of the greater Pittsburgh area. How have the plants of Pittsburgh changed over the past century? In this interactive broadcast\, Mason will introduce the plant collection at the museum (>0.5 million specimens strong\, dating back the 1800s)\, the uses of these specimens to understanding the world around us\, and the value of digitization and making specimens freely accessible to scientists\, students\, and the public. Each specimen has an important scientific and cultural story to tell. \nThe broadcast will begin at 10:30 a.m. and will include a question and answer segment. \nTune in at facebook.com/carnegiemnh. A recording will be posted later for those unable to watch live.
URL:https://carnegiemnh.org/event/scientists-live-mason-heberling/
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