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

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)类型和数字收藏的数字记录。由于一种名为拜恩斯病的疾病而退化的化石将被清理和修复。该项目将升级整个类型的收藏品，用于准备科学上新物种的原始数字。将对每个标本制作多个数字图像，并将这些图像与现场笔记本、薄片和表面剥离的其他相关数据整合在一起。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，与实验室有关的志愿者将学习管理和保护做法，以及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，该网站包含了非科学家可以使用的丰富信息。

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.