Rationale, Justification, Administration

• “A herbarium without a library simply cannot function.”
  • Fosberg, F.R. and M.-H. Sachet. 1965. Manual for tropical herbaria. Regnum Vegetabile, vol. 39. International Bureau for Plant Taxonomy and Nomenclature, Utrecht, Netherlands. p.83.
• Nomenclature is rooted in historical documents, discourse, and conclusions.
• Plant identification heavily relies on keys, descriptions, and illustrations.
• Botanical research regularly requires use of monographs, revisions, and floras.
• The Florida Statutes states that the Florida Museum of Natural History shall build a library to support its programs.
• Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) provides grants for library-related projects. Agencies such as United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) provide grants to small institutions in foreign countries to assist in building libraries.
• The UF Herbarium has a coordination of collection development agreement with the UF Libraries.

Cataloging and Inventory Control

• Cataloging standards :
  –MARC records
  –Online Computer Library Center (OCLC)
  –International Standard Book Number (ISBN)
  –International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
  –Library of Congress Control Number (LCCN)
• Classification schemes :
  –Dewey Decimal
  –Library of Congress
  –hybrid or custom.
  -Using cutter codes in classification.
• Cataloging software :
  • library collection management (capterra list)
    –integrated library system (ILS)
    —tracks items, orders, bills and patrons
    —includes Online Public Access Catalog (OPAC)
  • vs.
  • citation management (EndNote, Reference Manager and ProCite)