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虫类动物约有194,286个标本。在过去五年中，由于藏品的意外增长（主要是由于一些孤儿藏品的加入），导致许多标本的条件过度拥挤和储存不足。美国国家科学基金会的支持将通过重组和整合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，并雇用人员来整合大量分类的标本，将加仑罐中的大型蛇整合到水箱中，更换不足的瓶盖，缓解水箱中的过度拥挤，并重新整理福尔马林和海龟收藏。当所有任务完成后，不仅可以缓解馆藏拥挤的状况，而且按照目前的增长速度，还有大约10-15年的空间可供使用。更重要的是，这些藏品将被更适当地安置，以确保其长期维护和科学和教育目的的可访问性。

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.