A Workshop: Management Guidelines and Computerization Standards for Invertebrate Paleontology, the Smithsonian Institution

Allmon无脊椎动物古生物学收藏是美国最大的系统学收藏之一，为地球上的生命历史提供了大部分的经验证据。为了充分利用这些藏品，无脊椎古生物学界需要在藏品管理方面采用一套全面的标准和优先顺序指导方针，包括藏品的管理、保护、收藏、清理、孤儿和濒危藏品的库存和处置、风险管理、藏品获取、业余收藏者的作用以及不同类型藏品的相对价值。在所有这些领域，改进和增加收集的优先事项必须与现有资源以及法律和道德责任相平衡。本提案寻求资金支持无脊椎古生物学研讨会，其目标是：1)区分与收藏管理相关的问题和关键问题，并提出解决这些问题的指导方针；2)鼓励和促进美国收藏的计算机化；3)为计算机记录捕获和管理开发一个通用数据模型和一套通用数据标准。该研讨会将于1996年6月6日至15日在史密森学会与北美古生物学大会联合举行。本次研讨会明确讨论了纯粹研究和应用研究的数据存储、计算机化和管理方面的一个重要问题。讲习班的成果将以编辑过的一册出版。

9632403 Allmon Invertebrate paleontological collections are among the largest of US systematics collections and provide most of the empirical evidence for the history of life on earth. In order to fully utilize these collections, the invertebrate paleontological community needs to adopt a set of comprehensive guidelines for standards and prioritization in collections management, including curation, conservation, accession, deaccession, inventory and disposition of orphaned and endangered collections, risk management, collections access, the role of amateur collectors, and the relative value of different types of collections. In all these areas, the priorities of collection improvement and growth must be balanced against available resources as well as legal and ethical responsibilities. This proposal seeks funds to support an invertebrate paleontology workshop, the goals of which are 1) to discriminate problems and key issues related to collection curation and propose guidelines for their resolution, 2) to encourage and facilitate computerization of US collections, and 3) develop a common data model and set of common data standards for computerized record capture and management. The workshop will be held June 6-15, 1996 in association with the North American Paleontological Convention at the Smithsonian Institution. This workshop clearly addresses an important issue regarding data storage, computerization and management for both pure and applied research. The results of the workshop will be published in an edited volume.