Plant Information Center

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Plant Information Center

• Welcome

2
Research and Dissemination

1. Project goals
2. Student involvement
3. Publications
4. Usability study-2
5. Future research

3
Student Projects

• Original Design and Idea
• Jim Murphy
• Database
• Peter Buch
• Sheila Denn
• Elizabeth Palena Hall
• Leaf Key Creation
• Brenda Wichmann

• Website Design
• Dee Dee Dockendorf
• Molly Luby
• Serena Fenton
• Digital Imaging
• Steve Seiberling
• Mary James
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Liz Hubbe
• Joe Williams

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Student Projects

• Initial Usability Study
• Gus Dopke
• Amy Carlson
• Second Usability Study
• Kris Bullard
• Margaret A Deyoung
• Young-Sook Jung
• Megan Oakleaf
• Wayne Stone

• Contributory Module
• Holly Harmes
• Miscellaneous Activities
• Ron Brown
• Metadata
• Kirstin Martin
• Christie Silbajoris

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Publications

• Greenberg, J. (2001). Metadata Applications for
  the Plant Information Center (PIC) A Web-based
  Scientific Learning Center, Interactive Learning
  Environments, 9(3) 291-313.
• Dopke, J., Carlson, A., Usability Test of the
  PIC Website, WebNet 2001.
• Daniel, Evelyn, Peter White, Jane Greenberg and
  James Massey, The Plant Information Center,
  First Monday Peer Reviewed Journal on the
  Internet.  Vol.5, No.6 (June 5th, 2000).
• Greenberg, J., Daniel, E., Massey, J. and White,
  P.  The Plant Information Center (PIC) A
  Web-based Learning Center for Botanical Study,
  WebNet 2000.

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Masters Papers

• Elizabeth Palena Hall The Plant Information
  Center Database Interface
• Holly Harmes Development of an Input Form to
  Capture Author-Generated Metadata for a Botanical
  Image Collection"
• Scott Hanrath Cataloging of Images
• Emily Warmoth Ask the Expert
• Gus Dopke Collaboration in the PIC Project

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Usability Study-2

• Usability a measure of the effectiveness,
  efficiency, and
• satisfaction with which specific users can
  achieve goals in
• a particular environment.
• Research question
• Method
• Procedures
• Results
• Website improved from previous study

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Future Research

• Website modification/re-design
• More usability studies
• Different classes of users
• Evaluation Task

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Card Sorting Task
10
Illinois-North Carolina Collaborative
Environment for Botanical Resources

• Collaboration between UIUC and UNC
• Byran Heidorn, Assistant Professor at UIUC
• Major Goals
• Creation of polyclave keys.
• Testing of keys.
• Community involvement documenting plant habitats.

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PIC Advisory Board

• Debbie Berry
• Lead Science Teacher, Stanback
• Gregory Georges
• Photographer
• Stephanie Haas
• ILS Professor, UNC
• Jim Hardin
• Herbarium Curator (retired)
• North Carolina State University
• Gail Jones
• School of Education Prof., UNC

• Deborah Pedersen
• Information Resource Specialist
• Learn-NC, UNC School of Education
• Barbara Pedersen
• Science Teacher, Guy B.
• Phillips
• Milo Pyne
• Reg. Vegetation Ecologist
• Anne Lindsey
• Laurel Hill Press

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PIC Advisory Board

• Gean McBane
• Media Specialist, Stanback
• Jim Murphy
• BOTNET Consultant
• Fiona Rae
• Science Teacher,
• McDougle

• Brenda Stephens
• Librarian,
• Orange County Public Library
• Vin Steponaitis
• Archaeology Professor, UNC
• Wendy Weiher
• Rare Plant Initiative
• NCWFPS

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PIC Partners

• Priscilla Dennison, Lead Science Teacher,
  McDougle Middle School.
• Jake Lehrer, Librarian, Carrboro Branch Library,
  McDougle Middle School.
• Carolyn White, Library Media Specialist, McDougle
  Middle School.