Physical Renovation of the Herpetology Collection of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University

比较动物学博物馆收集的两栖动物和爬行动物是世界上最大和最重要的系统爬行动物资源之一。其中储存的信息具有很高的科学价值。世界上一半以上的物种都有代表，包括所有科的代表。它拥有非常丰富的初级模式标本和重要的历史收藏品，这些标本在爬行动物学作为一门学科的发展和特定地区或分类类群的动物工作的发展中占有突出地位。国际科学界大量使用该馆藏，这一点可以从以下方面得到证明：大量的借阅请求、大量的主要研究出版物全部或部分基于MCZ标本，以及许多来馆藏工作的参观者。目前的项目将通过购买压缩系统和新橱柜来缓解严重的拥挤，使社区更容易获得这一重要资源。该项目是翻修爬行动物部实体设施和使该部业务现代化的三阶段计划的第二阶段的一部分。

The Museum of Comparative Zoology's collection of amphibians and reptiles is one of the world's largest and most important resources for systematic herpetology. Information stored in it is of great scientific value. More than half the world's species are represented, including representatives of all families. It is exceptionally rich in primary type specimens and important historical collections, which have figured prominently in the development of herpetology as a discipline and in the development of faunal work for particular areas or taxonomic groups. The collection is heavily used by the international scientific community, as documented by the high frequency of loan requests, by the large number of primary research publications that are based wholly or in part on MCZ specimens, and by the many visitors who come to work in the collection. The present project would relieve serious overcrowding by the purchase of a compactor system and new cabinets, making this important resource more easily accessible to the community. The project is part of the second phase of a three-phase plan to renovate the physical facilities of the Department of Herpetology and modernize the Department's operations.