Managing the 19 Million Specimen Resource of the NMNH/NSF Antarctic Marine Invertebrate Collection to Meet the Needs of 21st Century Research, Resource Management and Education

USAP收集了近1900万份标本，是目前南极海洋无脊椎动物分类学知识的基础，也是美国极地研究基础设施的一部分。需要提供支持，以实现普遍农业援助方案馆藏管理的现代化，加强相关数据，并加快数据输入，以开发这一宝贵资源的巨大潜力。自1963年以来，史密森学会一直是美国南极计划（USAP）期间收集的无脊椎动物标本和相关数据的国家存档和分发中心。对南极海洋无脊椎动物现代信息的需求日益增加，需要对收集的信息进行专业管理、策展和维护。要求提供支持，将普遍审计计划收集的数据和相关数据转变为现代资源，主要是基于网络的，便于广大和不同的受众（例如，公众、政策制定者、保护团体），并使其成为学者的有用工具。该项目将是史密森尼即将举行的国际极地年（IPY）泛机构活动的一部分。该网站将促进和加速为教育目的交流信息、进行各种科学分析、绘制分类群分布图、进行生物地理学研究，并向决策者提供对生物保护有用的关键信息。该网站将与NMNH教育方案和海洋门户网站连接，该网站目前是正在进行的7 200万美元海洋倡议的一部分（http：//www.mnh.si.edu/ocean/）。该网址还将与国家科学基金会的海洋生物资源和活动以及海洋生物地理信息系统（http：//www.example.com）、南极海洋生物普查的数据组成部分（http：//www.caml.aq/）联接。www.iobis.org将鼓励广大科学界通过拟议的南极馆长驻地计划使用USAP的收藏品。这些专家将向NMNH-IZ数据库提供专门信息，同时充实南极无脊椎动物网站。将实施一项工作研究计划，以培训本科生和研究生，包括代表性不足的群体，在现代收集管理实践和收集为基础的研究。所有USAP标本将继续提供给合格的研究人员在正式的贷款协议下现场或场外。从新的南极研究倡议、类型、凭证，包括CAML条形码凭证和Palmer LTER样本中获取具有科学价值的标本，将继续是一个优先事项。从几个大型和有价值的南极收藏品（棘皮动物，甲壳类动物和纽形动物）从30年以上逾期贷款现在不活跃或已故的分类学家的标本，将被检索。

The USAP collection with its nearly 19 million specimens is the basis of current taxonomic knowledge of Antarctic marine invertebrates, and is part of the U.S. Polar research infrastructure. Support is needed to modernize collection management of the USAP holdings, enhance associated data, and expedite data entry to develop the tremendous potential of this valuable resource. Since 1963 the Smithsonian Institution has served as the national archiving and distribution center for invertebrate specimens and associated data collected during the United States Antarctic Program (USAP). The increased demand for modern information on Antarctic marine invertebrates requires professional management, curation, and maintenance of the collection. Support is requested to transform the USAP collection and associated data into a modern resource, primarily web-based, easily available to a vast and diverse audience (e.g., general public, policy makers, conservation groups) as well as making it a useful tool for scholars. This project will be part of the upcoming International Polar Year (IPY) pan-institutional activities of the Smithsonian. The web site will facilitate and accelerate the sharing of information for educational purposes, a variety of scientific analyses, mapping of taxa distributions, biogeographical studies, and provide policy makers with key information useful for biological conservation. The site will be linked to NMNH education programs, and the Ocean Web Portal currently part of the ongoing $72-million Ocean Initiative (http://www.mnh.si.edu/ocean/). The site will also be linked to NSF OPP resources and activities; and the Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS) (http://www.iobis.org), the data component of the Census of Antarctic Marine Life (CAML) (http://www.caml.aq/). The scientific community at large will be encouraged to use the USAP collection through a proposed Antarctic Curator-in-Residence program. These experts will provide specialized information to the NMNH-IZ database, while simultaneously populating the Antarctic Invertebrate Web Site. A work study program will be implemented to train undergraduate and graduate students, including underrepresented groups, in modern collection management practices and collections-based research. All USAP specimens will continue to be accessible to qualified researchers on- or off-site under formal loan agreements. Acquisition of scientifically valuable specimens from new Antarctic research initiatives, types, vouchers, including CAML bar-coding vouchers and the Palmer LTER samples, will continue to be a priority. Specimens from several large and valuable Antarctic collections (echinoderms, crustaceans and nemerteans) from 30+ years overdue loans to now inactive or deceased taxonomists, will be retrieved.