Renovation of Herpetological Collections at Carnegie Museum of Natural History

9710104 Censky卡内基自然历史博物馆收藏的爬行动物标本约有194,286个。在过去的五年里，收藏品的意外增长(主要是通过加入几个孤儿收藏品)导致了过度拥挤的条件和对许多标本的储存不足。NSF的支持将通过重新组织和合并部分收藏来增加空间，并购买更合适的存储单元。将购买75个不锈钢水箱，并聘请人员来整合按批次编目的标本，将加仑罐中的大蛇整合到水箱中，更换不足的罐盖，缓解水箱中的过度拥挤，并重新整理福尔马林和海龟的收藏。当所有任务完成后，不仅收藏品的过度拥挤状况将得到缓解，而且按照目前的速度，还将有大约10-15年的增长空间。更重要的是，这些藏品将得到更适当的安置，以确保其长期维护和可供科学和教育使用。

9710104 Censky The Carnegie Museum of Natural History collection of herpetofauna contains some 194,286 specimens. In the past five years, unanticipated growth in the collection (largely through accession of several orphaned collections) has resulted in overcrowded conditions and inadequate storage for many specimens. NSF support will increase space by reorganizing and consolidating parts of the collection, and to purchase more appropriate storage units. Seventy-five stainless steel tanks will be purchased and personnel hired to consolidate lot-cataloged specimens, consolidate large snakes from gallon jars into tanks, replace inadequate jar lids, alleviate overcrowding in tanks, and reorganize the formalin and turtle collections. When all tasks are completed, not only will the overcrowded condition of the collection be alleviated, but there will also be space available for about 10-15 years of growth at the present rate. More importantly, the collection will be housed more appropriately to insure its long-term maintenance and accessibility for scientific and educational purposes.