Portal Documentation

Specimen Imaging Documentation (2010)
A set of documents describing the imaging technology and workflows used by the Consortium for imaging specimens at regional herbaria. Included are the scripts used during the workflow and complete instructions for assembling the customized equipment and accessory components we have developed.


Presentation given at 2010 PNW Herbaria Meeting (Powerpoint, 6 MB)
This presentation provides details on our current 2010-2013 collaborative NSF grant. Under this grant, we are partnering with numerous herbaria in the region to image and database their collections. The technology and methods we are using are described in general terms here.


Presentation given at Botany 2008 (Powerpoint, 1.5 MB)
The following presentation provides an overview of the PNW Herbaria portal, including technical aspects of the portal design and future directions.