Computerization and Integration of Exceptional Invertebrate Fossil Research Collections: Florida Museum of Natural History

在道格拉斯博士的指导下，佛罗里达大学获得了一笔赠款。琼斯整合，策划，并收集875,000无脊椎动物化石标本，使数据从总共约2,500,000标本可在线用于研究和教育。佛罗里达大学的佛罗里达自然历史博物馆（FLMNH）拥有美国十大无脊椎动物化石收藏之一，在拥有大型无脊椎动物化石收藏的机构中，每年的研究贷款活动排名第五。将被整合的标本来自杜兰大学、南佛罗里达大学、南极始新世标本馆以及保利软体动物和珊瑚化石标本馆。 目前无脊椎动物古生物学网站的大多数访问者是学生，教育工作者和化石爱好者，他们为科学项目，学期论文，化石照片和其他材料寻找信息。 该项目将大大增加公众可获得的数据量。 从收集的材料将被添加到一个正在进行的外联计划称为博物馆的移动，专为6-12年级。

A grant has been awarded to the University of Florida under the direction of Dr. Douglas S. Jones to integrate, curate, and digitize 875,000 invertebrate fossil specimens, making data from a total of approximately 2,500,000 specimens available online for research and education. The Florida Museum of Natural History (FLMNH) at the University of Florida holds one of the ten largest invertebrate fossil collections in the United States and is ranked fifth in annual research loan activity among institutions housing large invertebrate fossil collections. The specimens that will be integrated have been donated from Tulane University, the University of South Florida, the Antarctic Eocene Collection, and the Paulay Collection of fossil molluscs and corals. Most visitors to the current invertebrate paleontology website are students, educators, and fossil enthusiasts searching for information for science projects, term papers, photographs of fossils, and other material. The project will greatly expand the amount of data available to the public. Material from the collection will be added to an ongoing outreach program called Museum on the Move, designed for grades 6-12.