ownerInstitutionCode
Contents
Darwin Core
Term name
Definition
The name (or acronym) in use by the institution having ownership of the object(s) or information referred to in the record.
Apple Core
Recommendation
As Applicable
Guidelines
Use the registered Index Herbariorum (IH) code for the institution. If your institution does not have a registered code, it is required that you obtain one at the IH weblink below. Note that in some of the larger historical collections, there are legal reasons why integrated collections must be kept separate. Keep this in mind, when retrieving the institution code. For example, the Harvard University Herbaria contains six legal entities, all of which have their own acronyms, see examples # 3-8 below
Controlled vocabulary
Use standardized institution codes such as:
- Herbarium codes, Index Herbariorum (IH):
http://sweetgum.nybg.org/science/ih/
- Scientific Collections codes, Global Registry of Scientific Collections:
http://scicoll.org/grscicoll.html
Usage examples
Usage examples
| Example # | Insitution Name | ownerInstitutionCode | collectionCode |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The New York Botanical Garden | NY | |
| 2 | Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin-Dahlem, Freie Universität Berlin | B | |
| 3 | Harvard University Herbaria- Grey Herbarium | GH | |
| 4 | Harvard University Herbaria- Farlow Herbarium | FH | |
| 5 | Harvard University Herbaria- Arnold Arboretum | A | |
| 6 | Harvard University Herbaria- Oakes Ames Orchid Herbarium | AMES | |
| 7 | Harvard University Herbaria- Economic Herbarium of Oakes Ames | ECON | |
| 8 | Harvard University Herbaria- New England Botanical Club Herbarium | NEBC |
Other resources
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