Renovation of Mammal Collections, Museum of Natural History,The University of Kansas

堪萨斯大学自然历史博物馆的哺乳动物藏品在美国大学中排名第二，在北美排名第四。该收藏目前包括近142,000个已编目的标本，范围遍及世界各地，其中北美和中美洲的哺乳动物数量最多。由于拥挤和随之而来的标本组织问题，以及缺乏最新的标本清单，这些标本的使用和安全受到阻碍。此外，大约10%的标本保存在陈旧的木箱中，需要经常监测，以确保标本免受害虫侵害。该项目将为以下方面提供支持：1)购买额外的箱子以取代陈旧的木箱，并减轻过度拥挤和虫害造成的损害；2)雇用额外的人员来重复收集并加速正在进行的将标本数据捕获到计算机文件中；3)购买和安装新的试样制备设备。这些改进将使哺乳动物收藏开始解决空间、组织和标本安全等现有问题。

The collection of mammals at the University of Kansas Museum of Natural History is the second largest at any U.S. university and the fourth largest in North America. The collection now consists of nearly 142,000 catalogued specimens and is world-wide in scope, with greatest strength in mammals of North and Central America. Use and safety of the collection are hampered by crowding and attendant problems of specimen organization, as well as lack of an up-to-date inventory of specimens. In addition, approximately 10% of the collection is stored in antiquated wooden cases that require frequent monitoring to insure that the specimens are protected from pests. This project will provide support to: 1) purchase additional cases to replaced the antiquated wooden cases and to alleviate overcrowding and damage from pests; 2) hire additional personnel to recurate the collection and accelerate the ongoing capture of specimen data onto computer files; and 3) purchase and install new equipment for specimen preparation. These enhancements will allow the mammal collection to begin to address the existing problems of space, organization and specimen safety.