A New Storage Facility for the Bishop Museum Systematic Anthropology Collections

主教博物馆位于夏威夷的檀香山， 系统人类学收藏品约有17万件， 标本 这些对知识的进步都是有意义的 夏威夷和太平洋的自然和文化历史。 它们构成了理解 太平洋人民的过去和现在，这一资源被用来 世界各地的科学家，以及当地的学术界 社区 对夏威夷人来说， 了解他们的文化背景， 收藏品提供了传统的文献资料， 就会丢失 为了改善对这些信息的存储和访问， 主教博物馆建造了一座新的四层楼高的建筑， 建设，并将转移到它的集合。这个国家 科学基金会赠款将提供资金购买一个 压实机存储系统 压实机包括可移动的存储 装置（精心设计，以尽量减少对材料的损坏）， 被博物馆广泛采用， 有效利用空间。 这个系统不仅能安全地 现有的主教博物馆人类学收藏，但将 也为未来的增长提供了空间。 这个项目之所以重要，有几个原因。 一是 协助保存具有重要科学意义的 无可替代的人类学资料 其次将 为研究人员和感兴趣的公众提供便利。

The Bishop Museum is located in Honolulu, Hawaii and its systematic anthropological collections comprise some 170,000 specimens. These are significant to the advancement of knowledge of the natural and cultural history of Hawaii and the Pacific. They constitute a historic baseline for the understanding of Pacific peoples past and present, and this resource is used by scientists around the world, as well as by the local academic community. For the people of Hawaii it offers an important source of information about their cultural backgrounds, and the collections provide documentation of traditions which otherwise would have been lost. To improve storage and access to these materials the Bishop Museum has constructed a new four-story building and will transfer the collections to it. This National Science Foundation grant will provide funds to purchase a compactor storage system. Compactors consist of moveable storage units (carefully designed to minimize damage to materials) which have been widely adopted by museums because they make extremely efficient use of space. Not only will this system safely house the existing Bishop Museum anthropological collection but will also provide room for future growth. This project is important for several reasons. First, it will assist in the preservation of scientifically important and irreplaceable anthropological materials. Secondly, it will facilitate access by both researchers and the interested public.