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Morrill Hall will be open normal hours Saturday, April 26. However, there will be no parking available in the normal spaces outside the museum due to the Husker Games occurring at Memorial Stadium. The east side ADA parking will be available, but guests using those spaces will be required to pay the UNL parking and transit services game day parking fee. Parking will return to normal on Sunday, April 27.

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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/.