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Systematics Thiers, Barbara [1]. Harnessing Botanical Collections Data for Addressing National Challenges. At this session we will be discussing the future of biodiversity collections, specifically the direction that future funding programs might take. The goal of this effort is to develop a stakeholder vision of how to maximize the value of biodiversity collections data for collections management, research and education. Some of the questions to be addressed in this discussion session include: •What more can be done to make data derived from collections more widely available/known to potential users outside of systematics and ecology? •NSF has left the door open to considering a new initiative that would consider physical as well as digital collections. What are the pros and cons of effectively combining the Collections in Support of Biodiversity Research (CSBR) and ADBC programs? •What are some specific activities that were not included in the NIBA plan or the ADBC program that should be included in a new plan/funding program? •For the NIBA Goals that have not yet been fully attained (i.e., governance structure, data robust link between data source and research product, sustainability, training programs), which are most important to address in a new plan?
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1 - The New York Botanical Garden, 2900 Southern Blvd., Bronx, NY, 10458, United States
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Presentation Type: Discussion Session
Session: D6, Harnessing Botanical Collections Data for Addressing National Challenges
Location: 103/Mayo Civic Center
Date: Monday, July 23rd, 2018
Time: 7:00 PM
Number: D6001
Abstract ID:1337
Candidate for Awards:None |
