The IU Herbarium staff must yet finish an ambitious workload in order to meet the goal of complete herbarium digitization six months from now. Eric Knox, director of the IU Herbarium, is confident that the quality control work and georeferencing—which is now focused on the states outside Indiana—will be done on time. Georeferencing the IU Herbarium's specimens from elsewhere in the world will then complete the digitization project.

Director Eric Knox instructs Maggie Vincent on how to affix a label to a pressed plant specimen sheet.
Director Eric Knox (left) instructs Maggie Vincent on how to affix a label to a specimen sheet. Photo by Emily Sterneman

The IU Herbarium Digitization Project has been funded by the Indiana University's Department of Biology, College of Arts and Sciences, Vice Provost for Research, Vice President for Research, IU Libraries, and University Information Technology Services.

The work has been accomplished by more than 75 undergraduate curatorial assistants—with special thanks to Associate Curator Paul Rockrock, and Senior Curatorial Assistants Tanner Mayfield, Daniel Layton, Maggie Vincent, and Laura White.