Computerization of the Herpetological Collection at the University of Texas, Arlington

位于阿灵顿的德克萨斯大学爬虫学收藏馆包括6万个已编目的标本和大约350个类型标本。在过去10年里，这些公司的持股规模增加了两倍，尤其是在中南美洲的代表公司。该收藏正迅速成为该国研究热带爬行动物和两栖动物最重要的研究资源之一。收藏馆长乔纳森·坎贝尔博士现在提议建立一个收藏的计算机数据库。拟议的数据库将增加研究和教学收集标本的可用性。调查人员将能更直接地获得有关标本的信息，并能更有效地管理标本的增长。诸如此类的自然历史收藏品的维护和改进将确保后代的生物学家将拥有关于地球上生命多样性的全面数据。

The Herpetology Collection of the University of Texas, Arlington includes 60,000 catalogued specimens and approximately 350 type specimens. The holdings have tripled in size over the past decade, particularly in its representatives from central and South America. This collection is rapidly becoming one of the most important research resources in the country for studies of tropical reptiles and amphibians. Dr. Jonathan Campbell, Curator of the collection, now proposes to initiate a computer database of the collection. The proposed database will increase the availability of specimens in the collection for research and teaching. Investigators will have more immediate access to information concerning specimens, and the growth of the collection will be managed more effectively. The maintenance and improvement of natural history collections such as this will assure that future generations of biologists will have comprehensive data on the diversity of life on Earth.