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There will be no museum parking at Morrill Hall on Saturday, September 13 due to the Nebraska home football game. ADA spots will be open, but subject to UNL Parking and Transit game day fee. Morrill Hall and the Curious Curator Cafe will operate normal hours. Thank you, and Go Big Red.

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Computerization and Mapping of Collections

The Bessey Herbarium is engaged in an ongoing effort to improve access to its specimens by documenting them in a searchable electronic catalog. Related long-range goals include mapping specimen localities (i.e., where the specimens were collected), enabling online access by the public to the catalog and maps, and creating a digital library of images of plants, both from specimens and from the field.

To manage our specimen data we are currently using Specify, a software application, database, and network interface designed for research biological collections. Specify is a product of the Specify Software Project, Biodiversity Research Center, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas (USA). The project is funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation. Website: https://www.sustain.specifysoftware.org/.