Renovation of Coleoptera Holdings and Computerization of Records in the Cornell University Insect Collection

康奈尔大学昆虫标本馆是 全国最古老、最大的系统性 昆虫学 鞘翅目博物馆馆长詹姆斯·利勃海尔博士建议 馆藏重组和改进计划。 标本将被重新组织到分类顺序和过时的 存储设备将被替换。 模式标本将 转移到更安全的存储和计算机化的数据库， 类型将被执行。 建议的收集改进将有重大意义， 对康奈尔大学教学和研究的影响。 访问 调查人员将有更好的机会获得收集， 将为其他研究人员的贷款提供便利。 本科 研究生也会参与到 计划，增加他们的专业发展， 昆虫学家和博物馆科学家

The Cornell University Insect Collections are among the country's oldest and largest repositories for systematic entomology. Dr. James Liebherr, Curator of Coleoptera, proposes a program of collection reorganization and improvement. Specimens will be reorganized into taxonomic order and outdated storage equipment will be replaced. Type specimens will be removed to more secure storage and a computerized database of types will be implemented. The proposed collection improvement will have a significant effect on teaching and research at Cornell. Visiting investigators will have improved access to the collections, and loans to other researchers will be facilitated. Undergraduate and graduate students will be involved in the improvement program, adding to their professional development as entomologists and museum scientists.