Improvements in the Curation of the University of Alaska Frozen Tissue Collection

该项目将进一步整合阿拉斯加大学（UA）博物馆哺乳动物收藏和阿拉斯加冷冻组织收藏，通过建立永久和更有效的人员结构，将其纳入联邦和州的监测和库存计划。该项目将增加这些藏品的价值和可及性，并进一步使它们成为区域科学基础设施的重要组成部分。目前，阿拉斯加各地正在进行许多关于野生哺乳动物的实地研究和生存监测项目。虽然UA博物馆利用了几个绝佳的存档机会（例如埃克森瓦尔迪兹号海洋哺乳动物），但大量正在进行的项目并没有保存自然史收藏品中的材料。具体来说，该项目将把阿拉斯加冷冻组织收集经理的兼职职位升级为全职职位。博物馆已经同意用国家资金继续这个新职位，从而确保长期努力保存这些重要材料。这个新职位将通过与阿拉斯加渔猎部、国家海洋渔业局、美国鱼类和野生动物管理局、国家公园管理局、美国农业部森林管理局、土地管理局和北坡野生动物管理局协调收集组织和骨骼材料，大大扩大阿拉斯加冷冻组织收集。额外的人员配置将允许当前的收集经理(1)监督数据库的验证，(2)将数据库从x-base迁移到结构化查询语言，(3)将数据库迁移到自己的专用服务器上，以及(4)收集和归档相关文档（例如，现场笔记，出版物，报告）。最后，该项目将为这种大型低温收集提供额外的冷冻空间和更安全的备份程序。

This project will further integrate the University of Alaska (UA) Museum Mammal Collection and AlaskaFrozen Tissue Collection into Federal and state monitoring and inventorying initiatives by developing apermanent and more efficient personnel structure. This project will increase the value and accessibility of these collections and further establish them as important components of the regional scientific infrastructure. Presently there are many field studies and subsistence-monitoring projects on wild mammals underway throughout Alaska. While the UA Museum has capitalized on several excellent opportunities to archive (e.g.), Exxon Valdez marine mammals), a substantial number of ongoing projects do not result in the preservation of material in natural history collections.Specifically, the project will upgrade a half-time position to full-time status as Manager of the Alaska Frozen Tissue Collection. The Museum has agreed to continue the new position with state funds and thus ensure a long-term effort to archive these important materials. The new position will expand the Alaska Frozen Tissue Collection significantly by coordinating efforts to collect tissues and skeletal material with the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, National Marine Fisheries Service and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National Park Service, USDA Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, and North Slope Borough Division of Wildlife Management.Additional staffing will allow the current Collection Manager to (1) oversee the verification the database, (2) migrate the database from x-base to Structured Query Language, (3) move the database onto its own dedicated server, and (4) assemble and archive related documentation (e.g., field notes, publications, reports). Finally, this project will provide additional freezer space and more secure back-up procedures for this large cryogenic collection.