Computerization of the Ornithology Collections at the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University

在Scott Edwards博士的指导下，哈佛大学比较动物学博物馆（MCZ）获得了一笔赠款，用于完成其鸟类学收藏的计算机化。根据标本数量，该收藏在世界上排名第五，在北美排名第四。一些具有特殊历史价值的标本可以追溯到18世纪末和19世纪初。近50%的藏品，包括15.7万份皮肤和骨骼记录，将通过该项目实现计算机化。这些数据将立即通过ORNIS和GBIF在线搜索引擎提供给公众。美国自然历史博物馆将与哈佛自然历史博物馆合作，为初中和高中教师举办为期两天的教师培训讲习班，并将制作一份教育工作者指南，说明如何访问美国自然历史博物馆的藏品，并将它们用作教学工具。

A grant has been awarded to the Museum of Comparative Zoology (MCZ) at Harvard University under the direction of Dr. Scott Edwards to complete computerization of its ornithology collection. The collection is ranked fifth in the world, ranked by number of specimens, and fourth in North America. Some specimens with special historical value date back to the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Nearly 50% of the collection, consisting of 157,000 skin and skeleton records, will be computerized through this project. The data will be made immediately accessible to the public through the ORNIS and GBIF online search engines. The MCZ will conduct a two-day teacher training workshop for middle and high school teachers in collaboration with the Harvard Museum of Natural History and will create an educator's guide that will elucidate how to access the MCZ collections and use them as a teaching tool.