Citation Smith, G.F., Willis, C.K. & Mössmer, M. 1999. Southern African herbarium needs assessment. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 6. SABONET, Pretoria. Published by The Project Coordinator Southern African Botanical Diversity Network c/o National Botanical Institute Private Bag X101 Pretoria 0001 SOUTH AFRICA Tel.: (27) 12 804 3200 Fax: (27) 12 804 3211 E-mail: [email protected] from whom copies of reports in this series are available on request. ISBN 1-919795-45-6 © SABONET. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means without the permission of the copyright holder. The SABONET Project Coordinator (address above) would appreciate receiving a copy of any publication that uses this report as a source. Cover: Collage of southern African herbaria. (Photographs: C.K. Willis and G.F. Smith.) Cover design by Antworks Layout & Design, P.O. Box 12868, Hatfield, Pretoria. Text design and layout by Antworks Layout & Design, P.O. Box 12868, Hatfield, Pretoria. Printed in 1999 in the Republic of South Africa by Business Print Centre, Pretoria. This report is a product of the Southern African Botanical Diversity Network (SABONET) and was made possible through support provided by the Global Environment Facility (GEF)/United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)/World Conservation Union—Regional Office for southern Africa (IUCN ROSA) (Plot no. 14818 Lebatlane Road, Gaborone West, Extension 6, Gaborone, Botswana), under the terms of Grant No. 590-0283-A-00-5950. The opinions expressed herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of USAID, the GEF/UNDP, the SABONET Steering Committee or the SABONET National Working Groups. CONTENTS AT A GLANCE Acknowledgements . xii Foreword . xiii Abbreviations and acronyms . xiv Executive summary. xv Introduction . 1 Methodology. 5 Results and recommendations . 8 References . 54 Appendix 1. SABONET/NBI needs assessment questionnaire . 61 Appendix 2. Participating institutions . 65 Appendix 3. Taxon holdings per herbarium . 71 Appendix 4. Journals, magazines, newsletters and reports . 75 Appendix 5. Equipment costs per herbarium . 77 Appendix 6. Staffing information per herbarium . 81 Appendix 7. Computerisation of collections per herbarium . 85 Southern African Herbarium Needs Assessment iii iv Southern African Herbarium Needs Assessment TABLE OF CONTENTS Acknowledgements . xii Foreword . xiii Abbreviations and acronyms . xiv Executive summary. xv Introduction . 111 Methodology. 555 Notes on specific herbaria .............................................................6 Results and recommendations . 888 Taxon holdings ..............................................................................8 Summary............................................................................................................................................ 8 Library and literature needs ........................................................10 Background ..................................................................................................................................... 10 Summary and recommendations .................................................................................................. 12 Access to botanical literature ..................................................................................................................... 12 Serial works and journals ........................................................................................................................... 12 Awareness of recent publications .............................................................................................................. 14 Cataloguing ................................................................................................................................................ 14 SABONET support ..................................................................................................................................... 14 Collaboration .............................................................................................................................................. 15 Angola .............................................................................................................................................. 15 Luanda Herbarium (LUAI) .......................................................................................................................... 15 Botswana ......................................................................................................................................... 15 National Herbarium (GAB), Peter Smith Herbarium (PSUB) and University of Botswana Herbarium (UCBG) ..................................................................................................................................... 15 Lesotho ............................................................................................................................................ 16 Maseru Herbarium (MASE) and National University of Lesotho Herbarium (ROML) ............................... 16 Malawi .............................................................................................................................................. 16 National Herbarium (MAL) ......................................................................................................................... 16 Mozambique .................................................................................................................................... 16 INIA Herbarium (LMA) ................................................................................................................................ 16 Eduardo Mondlane University Herbarium (LMU) ....................................................................................... 16 Namibia ............................................................................................................................................ 16 National Herbarium (WIND) ....................................................................................................................... 16 South Africa ..................................................................................................................................... 17 A.P. Goossens Herbarium (PUC)............................................................................................................... 17 Bolus Herbarium (BOL) .............................................................................................................................. 17 C.E. Moss Herbarium (J) ............................................................................................................................ 17 Compton Herbarium (NBG & SAM) ........................................................................................................... 17 Donald Killick Herbarium (CPF) ................................................................................................................. 17 Geo Potts Herbarium (BLFU) ..................................................................................................................... 18 Goegap Nature Reserve Herbarium .......................................................................................................... 18 Southern African Herbarium Needs Assessment v Herbarium of the Botany Department, University of Stellenbosch (STEU) ............................................... 18 Herbarium of the Faculty of Forestry, Saasveld (SAAS) ...........................................................................18 Herbarium of the Rand Afrikaans University (JRAU) ................................................................................. 18 Hermanus Herbarium (HER) ...................................................................................................................... 18 H.G.W.J. Schweickerdt Herbarium (PRU) ................................................................................................. 18 Johannesburg Botanic Garden Herbarium (JBG) ...................................................................................... 19 McGregor Museum Herbarium (KMG) ....................................................................................................... 19 Mpumalanga Regional Herbarium (LYD/MPUM) ....................................................................................... 19 Natal Herbarium (NH)................................................................................................................................. 19 Natal University Herbarium (NU) ............................................................................................................... 19 National Herbarium (PRE) ......................................................................................................................... 19 National Museum Herbarium (NMB) .......................................................................................................... 20 Roodeplaat Herbarium (ROO) ................................................................................................................... 20 Selmar Schonland Herbarium (GRA)......................................................................................................... 20 Southern Cape Herbarium (SCHG—proposed acronym) ......................................................................... 20 Towoomba-ADC