{"id":{"repo_id":"utc","oai_identifier":"oai:scholar.utc.edu:theses-2187"},"canonical_url":"https://search.dev.ndltd.org/etd/utc/oai:scholar.utc.edu:theses-2187","repository":{"repo_id":"utc","name":"University of Tennessee - Chattanooga","base_url":"https://scholar.utc.edu/do/oai/"},"display":{"title":"Increasing accessibility and enhancing value of two university small vertebrate collections through digitization and online database publication","abstract":"Natural history collections (NHCs) are widely considered to be an exceptionally valuable resource and a critical foundation for research. Of the thousands of collections maintained today, the majority are considered small with a local or taxonomic focus. Collaboration among smaller NHCs through online publication contributes a largely underutilized resource for collections-based research. Past digitization efforts have resulted in the mobilization of collections data that enhance their preexisting value without significant additional costs. With this project I digitized and published the mammal collection (2,525 records) and, separately, the ornithology collection (403 records). Upon publication these records are the only mammal and bird datasets from the state of Tennessee uploaded to the Consortium of Vertebrate Collections on Symbiota. Online accessibility of these collections increase their utility and provides feedback regarding the quality, usage, and distribution of our datasets to inform future management decisions and collection goals.","abstract_html":"Natural history collections (NHCs) are widely considered to be an exceptionally valuable resource and a critical foundation for research. Of the thousands of collections maintained today, the majority are considered small with a local or taxonomic focus. Collaboration among smaller NHCs through online publication contributes a largely underutilized resource for collections-based research. Past digitization efforts have resulted in the mobilization of collections data that enhance their preexisting value without significant additional costs. With this project I digitized and published the mammal collection (2,525 records) and, separately, the ornithology collection (403 records). Upon publication these records are the only mammal and bird datasets from the state of Tennessee uploaded to the Consortium of Vertebrate Collections on Symbiota. Online accessibility of these collections increase their utility and provides feedback regarding the quality, usage, and distribution of our datasets to inform future management decisions and collection goals.","abstract_has_math":false,"creators":["Smotherman, Chloe"],"institution":"University of Tennessee at Chattanooga","degree_name":null,"degree_level":null,"degree_discipline":null,"degree_department":null,"school":null,"contributors":["Gaudin, Timothy J.","Aborn, David; Shaw, Joey","College of Arts and Sciences"],"advisors":[],"committee_chairs":[],"committee_members":[],"year":null,"date_issued":"","date_published":null,"updated_at":"2026-07-24T05:47:28Z","subjects":["Natural history--Catalogs and collections--Tennessee","Vertebrates--Type specimens--Digitization"],"languages":["English","eng"],"rights":[],"rights_urls":["http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/"],"identifier_entries":[]},"links":{"outbound_url":"https://scholar.utc.edu/theses/1007","outbound_label":"Repository record","outbound_source":"dc:identifier"},"metadata_groups":[{"id":"people","label":"People","entries":[{"key":"dc:contributor","label":"Contributor","values":["Gaudin, Timothy J.","Aborn, David; Shaw, Joey","College of Arts and Sciences"]},{"key":"dc:creator","label":"Author","values":["Smotherman, Chloe"]}]},{"id":"academic_context","label":"Academic Context","entries":[{"key":"dc:date","label":"Dc Date","values":["2025-05-01T07:00:00Z"]},{"key":"dc:publisher","label":"Institution","values":["University of Tennessee at Chattanooga","Chattanooga (Tenn.)"]},{"key":"dc:relation","label":"Dc Relation","values":["Masters Theses and Doctoral Dissertations"]},{"key":"dc:type","label":"Dc Type","values":["Masters theses","Text"]}]},{"id":"subjects_keywords","label":"Subjects and Keywords","entries":[{"key":"dc:subject","label":"Dc Subject","values":["Natural history--Catalogs and collections--Tennessee","Vertebrates--Type specimens--Digitization"]}]},{"id":"language_rights","label":"Language and Rights","entries":[{"key":"dc:language","label":"Dc Language","values":["English","eng"]},{"key":"dc:rights","label":"Dc Rights","values":["http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/"]}]},{"id":"identifiers","label":"Identifiers","entries":[{"key":"dc:identifier","label":"Identifier","values":["https://scholar.utc.edu/theses/1007"]}]},{"id":"additional","label":"Additional Metadata","entries":[{"key":"dc:description","label":"Description","values":["Dept. of Biological and Environmental Sciences","M. S.; A thesis submitted to the faculty of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the degree of Master of Science."]},{"key":"dc:description.abstract","label":"Abstract","values":["Natural history collections (NHCs) are widely considered to be an exceptionally valuable resource and a critical foundation for research. Of the thousands of collections maintained today, the majority are considered small with a local or taxonomic focus. Collaboration among smaller NHCs through online publication contributes a largely underutilized resource for collections-based research. Past digitization efforts have resulted in the mobilization of collections data that enhance their preexisting value without significant additional costs. With this project I digitized and published the mammal collection (2,525 records) and, separately, the ornithology collection (403 records). Upon publication these records are the only mammal and bird datasets from the state of Tennessee uploaded to the Consortium of Vertebrate Collections on Symbiota. Online accessibility of these collections increase their utility and provides feedback regarding the quality, usage, and distribution of our datasets to inform future management decisions and collection goals."]},{"key":"dc:title","label":"Title","values":["Increasing accessibility and enhancing value of two university small vertebrate collections through digitization and online database publication"]}]}],"canonical_facts":{"dc:contributor":["Gaudin, Timothy J.","Aborn, David; Shaw, Joey","College of Arts and Sciences"],"dc:creator":["Smotherman, Chloe"],"dc:date":["2025-05-01T07:00:00Z"],"dc:description":["Dept. of Biological and Environmental Sciences","M. S.; A thesis submitted to the faculty of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the degree of Master of Science."],"dc:description.abstract":["Natural history collections (NHCs) are widely considered to be an exceptionally valuable resource and a critical foundation for research. Of the thousands of collections maintained today, the majority are considered small with a local or taxonomic focus. Collaboration among smaller NHCs through online publication contributes a largely underutilized resource for collections-based research. Past digitization efforts have resulted in the mobilization of collections data that enhance their preexisting value without significant additional costs. With this project I digitized and published the mammal collection (2,525 records) and, separately, the ornithology collection (403 records). Upon publication these records are the only mammal and bird datasets from the state of Tennessee uploaded to the Consortium of Vertebrate Collections on Symbiota. Online accessibility of these collections increase their utility and provides feedback regarding the quality, usage, and distribution of our datasets to inform future management decisions and collection goals."],"dc:identifier":["https://scholar.utc.edu/theses/1007"],"dc:language":["English","eng"],"dc:publisher":["University of Tennessee at Chattanooga","Chattanooga (Tenn.)"],"dc:relation":["Masters Theses and Doctoral Dissertations"],"dc:rights":["http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/"],"dc:subject":["Natural history--Catalogs and collections--Tennessee","Vertebrates--Type specimens--Digitization"],"dc:title":["Increasing accessibility and enhancing value of two university small vertebrate collections through digitization and online database publication"],"dc:type":["Masters theses","Text"]},"updated_at":"2026-07-24T05:47:28Z"}