Improvement and Computerization of the Invertebrate Paleontology Collections at the CU Museum of Natural History

科罗拉多大学自然历史博物馆无脊椎动物古生物学藏品的改进和计算机化

• 批准号: 0345875
• 负责人: Dena Smith
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: University of Colorado at Boulder
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2004
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2004-08-15 至 2007-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0345875&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Improvement; Computerization; Invertebrate; Paleontology; Collections

A grant has been awarded to the University of Colorado Museum under the direction of Dr. Dena M. Smith to improve the Invertebrate Paleontology Collections and incorporate all specimen data into a secure computer database. The Invertebrate Paleontology Collections at the University of Colorado Museum currently contain 277,520 catalogued invertebrates and 11,500 plants. There are an additional 4,800 specimens that have yet to be catalogued. Although the Invertebrate Paleontology Collections have been heavily utilized in the past and contain one of the best invertebrate paleontology collections for the Rocky Mountain Region, including a sizeable and historically important fossil insect and spider collection, the Invertebrate Paleontology Collections have had little curatorial supervision for nearly 100 years. The planned improvements will improve the collections, ensure that specimens are available for study and provide the staff necessary to maintain and promote the collection.The primary goals of the project are to: 1) bring the Invertebrate Paleontology collections up to the highest curatorial standards by stabilizing and reorganizing all invertebrate specimens; 2) to prepare and identify invertebrate and plant material that has not yet been attended to; and 3) to incorporate all specimen data into a new, secure computer database. The improvements to the Invertebrate Paleontology Collections will have a major impact on the University of Colorado Museum's ability to serve the research and educational needs of both academic and public communities. Not only will specimens be properly stored, but they will also be better-organized and more accessible for research, teaching and exhibits. Creating a relational database for the collections will make it easier to manage specimens, process loans, and extract data for curatorial and research purposes. Placing the collection database online will allow a wide audience to view collection materials and gather valuable information. The online database will be especially important for producing national and international research collaborations and will also serve as a valuable tool for teachers and the public. Finally, the project will have a major impact on the University of Colorado Museum's ability to train future students and museum personnel.

在Dena M. Smith博士的指导下，已向科罗拉多大学博物馆授予了一笔赠款，以改善无脊椎动物古生物学集合，并将所有标本数据纳入安全的计算机数据库中。科罗拉多大学博物馆的无脊椎动物古生物学集合目前包含277,520份无脊椎动物和11,500种植物。 还有一个尚未分类的4,800个标本。 尽管过去已经大量使用了无脊椎动物古生物学收集，并包含了落基山地区最好的无脊椎动物古生物学收集之一，其中包括近100年来，无脊椎动物的古生物学收藏量很少。 计划的改进将改善收藏品，确保标本可用于研究，并提供维护和促进收集所需的人员。该项目的主要目标是：1）将无脊椎动物古生物学收藏品通过稳定和重新组织所有无脊椎动物标本来使无脊椎动物古生物学收集达到最高的策展标准； 2）准备和识别尚未注意的无脊椎动物和植物材料； 3）将所有标本数据纳入新的，安全的计算机数据库中。无脊椎动物古生物学收藏的改进将对科罗拉多大学博物馆满足学术和公共社区的研究和教育需求的能力产生重大影响。 标本不仅可以正确存储，而且还可以更好地组织，并且可以进行研究，教学和展览。 为收集创建关系数据库将使管理样本，处理贷款和提取数据以进行策展和研究目的更容易。 将收集数据库在线放置将使广泛的受众可以查看收集材料并收集有价值的信息。在线数据库对于制作国家和国际研究合作尤其重要，也将成为教师和公众的宝贵工具。 最后，该项目将对科罗拉多大学博物馆培训未来学生和博物馆人员的能力产生重大影响。