Support for Compactors for the LACM Invertebrates Collection

南加州大学的艾伦汉考克 基金会（AHF）的多毛类动物收集捐赠给洛杉矶 洛杉矶县自然历史博物馆（LACM），1988年。 的 收藏是美国西部同类收藏中最大的 美国和第二大的国家，保持最 东太平洋多毛类动物的数量 但它的覆盖面却很广。 在此之后 收购，LACM聘请了一个多毛类动物收集经理， 1988年，任总经理。 沿着一个小湿收集 海绵、扁形动物、纽形动物和被囊动物捐赠给 LACM在1992年由南加州大学，多毛类动物收集和工作人员是 仍然住在南加州大学校园里， 条件 作为对这些收藏品的承诺的一部分， 人员，LACM目前正在建设办公室/研究 为多毛类动物工作人员提供空间，并完全改造一个 宽敞的一楼客房， 多毛类动物和其他动物的压实机和轨道 无脊椎动物收藏 利用这个收藏空间 压实机，该地区的存储容量可以充分减少， 使多毛类动物得以大量繁殖 这个项目 将支持所有压实机的购买和安装 专为这个空间设计的轨道、车厢和架子。 %%% 这种类型的收藏品非常重要，不仅因为 资源的主要研究工作，但也广泛 一系列其他活动。 例如，标本及其 目录是环境影响的基本资源 考核 这些收藏品也提供了宝贵的展品 和教育机会，并呼吁各级 应用程序.

The University of Southern California's (USC) Allan Hancock Foundation (AHF) polychaete collection was donated to the Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History (LACM) in 1988. The collection is the largest of its kind in the western United States and second largest in the country, maintaining the most extensive holdings in eastern Pacific polychaetes in the world, yet is cosmopolitan in its total coverage. Following this acquisition, the LACM hired a polychaete collection manager in 1988 and a curator in 1990. Along with a small wet collection of sponges, platyhelminths, nemerteans, and tunicates donated to LACM in 1992 by USC, the polychaete collection and staff are still housed on the USC campus under extremely crowded conditions. As part of its commitment to these collections and personnel, the LACM is presently constructing office/research space for the polychaete staff, and completely remodelling an expansive ground floor room to specifically accommodate compactors and rails for the polychaete and miscellaneous invertebrates collections. With this collection space utilizing compactors, the areas storage capacity can be fully minimized, allowing ample growth of the polychaete collection. This project will support the purchase and installation of all compactor rails, carriages, and shelves designed for this space. %%% Collections of this sort are fundamentally important not only as resources for primary research endeavors but also for a broad spectrum of other activities. For example, specimens and their catalogues are essential resources for environmental impact assessment. As well these collections provide valuable exhibit and educational opportunities with appeal to all levels of application.