Support for Curatorial Upgrading of Mollusk Collection, Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History

洛杉矶县博物馆的软体动物收藏 自然历史包含超过400，000个批次和1，100个类型， 是美国西部最大的此类收藏。S. 这些 标本可能是世界上最好的代表 太平洋东部的软体动物。 James姆克林博士，策展人 负责收集，监督其大幅增长 在过去的十年里，他现在建议完成 东太平洋腹足类的计算机化和管理 未来两年 数据录入将完成， 约97，000件拍品，以及大量私人收藏 阿拉斯加的标本将被纳入收藏。 姆克林博士的策展项目将有一个重大的 对研究界的影响。 在此访问标本 重要的收藏品将得到大幅改善， 结合阿拉斯加的材料将改善收集的 覆盖东太平洋。 参考收藏，如 这是研究进化、生态学 地理学、全球变化和许多其他学科。 的 这些收藏品的持续增长和维护是 对未来的生物学研究至关重要。

The Mollusc Collection of the Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History contains more than 400,000 lots and 1,100 types, and is the largest such collection in the western U. S. These specimens are probably the world's best representation of the molluscs of the eastern Pacific. Dr. James McLean, Curator in charge of the collection, has overseen its substantial growth during the past ten years, and he now proposes to complete computerization and curation of the Eastern Pacific gastropods in the next two years. Data entry will be completed for approximately 97,000 lots, and a significant private collection of Alaskan specimens will be integrated into the collection. Dr. McLean's curatorial project will have a significant impact on the research community. Access to specimens in this important collection will be improved substantially, and incorporating the Alaskan material will improve the collection's coverage of the Eastern Pacific. Reference collections such as this are critical resources for research in evolution, ecology, biogeography, global change, and many other disciplines. The continued growth and maintenance of these collections is essential for future generations of biological research.