From Plant Press, Vol. 5, No. 4 from October 2002.
The Type Imaging Project continues to make progress and has now completed a total of 22,910 specimen images (up from the 10,000th previously reported in Plant Press 5(2): 6. 2002). The project has been designed to create a high resolution digital image of each specimen in the United States National Herbarium's Type Register. Types chosen for the project are currently selected in one of three ways. Firstly, all type specimens being sent on loan are being digitized prior to shipment. Secondly, special projects or requests made by staff and visitors are considered. Thirdly, entire families are chosen for digitizing. Future plans include providing close-ups of critical features and three-dimensional views of bulky fruits and other large parts. A list of digitized type material is available by visiting <http://rathbun.si.edu/botany/types/>.
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