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

比较动物学博物馆收藏的两栖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。存储在其中的信息具有很大的科学价值。世界上一半以上的物种都有代表，包括所有科的代表。它特别丰富的原始模式标本和重要的历史收藏品，在作为一门学科的爬行学的发展和在特定地区或分类群的区系工作的发展中发挥了突出的作用。国际科学界大量使用这些藏品，借阅申请的频率很高，大量主要研究出版物完全或部分以MCZ标本为基础，以及前来藏品工作的许多访问者。目前的项目将通过购买压路机系统和新的机柜来缓解严重的过度拥挤，使社区更容易接触到这一重要资源。该项目是翻新爬行动物学系实物设施和使该系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.