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Alison Vaughan
As the Digital Collections Advisor at MEL, I’m responsible for ensuring that our herbarium specimen data is as well-managed and fit-for-purpose as possible. I maintain and develop our Specify collections management system and have helped other Australian herbaria implement Specify for their collections.
I also have a strong interest in botanical history (particularly the contribution of women to botany) and am passionate about making natural history collections more accessible – and better appreciated – through social history and storytelling.
Alison's work profile
Alison works in the following sector(s): Collections Institution
Alison's primary institution is: Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria
Alison's position is: Digital Collections Advisor
Alison's work in taxonomy
Alison has the following roles: Specimen preparation, Research, Collection Management, Information Management, Editing publishing and reviewing
Alison's skills are in Biodiversity informatics
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Alison is happy to be contacted for the following reasons:
Contact from others in the taxonomy community regarding taxonomy-related issues
Contact from members of the public for advice in areas of expertise (but not for identifications)
Contact from members of the public for identifications in areas of expertise
Contact re potential citizen science projects that could contribute to taxonomic research
Contact by prospective students and others who could benefit from mentorship
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