Conservation, Digitization, and Georeferencing of the Non-Vertebrate Paleontology Type and Figured Collection of the Texas Natural Science Center at the University of Texas

德克萨斯大学德克萨斯自然科学中心非脊椎动物古生物学类型和图形收藏的保护、数字化和地理参考

• 批准号: 0646468
• 负责人: Ann Molineux
• 金额: $ 27.37万
• 依托单位: University of Texas at Austin
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2007
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2007-06-01 至 2010-11-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0646468&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Conservation; Digitization; Georeferencing; Non; Vertebrate

A grant has been awarded to the University of Texas at Austin under the direction of Dr. Ann Molineux to conserve, re-house, and produce digital records of the Non-vertebrate Paleontology Laboratory (NPL) type and figured collections. Fossils that are degenerating due to a condition known as Bynes Disease will be cleaned and repaired. The project will upgrade housing of the entire type collection used in preparing the original figures for species new to science. Multiple digital images will be made of each specimen, and these will be integrated with other relevant data from field notebooks, thin sections, and surface peels. A graduate student and two undergraduates will assist with project activities, gaining knowledge and experience in specimen conservation techniques, digital imaging, and georeferencing. In addition, volunteers associated with the laboratory will learn about curation and conservation practices, as well as assisting in digital imaging and other aspects of data dissemination for the collection. The project will be publicized on the internet, including a website called PaleoPortal, which contains a wealth of information usable by the nonscientist.

在Ann Molineux博士的指导下，德克萨斯大学奥斯汀分校获得了一笔赠款，用于保存、重新安置和制作非脊椎动物古生物学实验室（NPL）类型和图形收藏的数字记录。由于拜恩斯病而退化的化石将被清理和修复。 该项目将升级用于为科学新物种准备原始数字的整个类型集合的房屋。 每个标本将制作多个数字图像，这些图像将与来自野外笔记本、薄切片和表面剥离的其他相关数据相结合。 一名研究生和两名本科生将协助项目活动，获得标本保护技术，数字成像和地理参考方面的知识和经验。 此外，与实验室相关的志愿者将学习策展和保护实践，并协助数字成像和收集数据传播的其他方面。 该项目将在互联网上公布，包括一个名为PaleoPortal的网站，其中包含大量非科学家可用的信息。