NMNH - NEON Workshop: Curation of Biological Specimens, Physical Samples and Associated Data

向史密森学会国家自然历史博物馆提供了资金，以便在2008年5月与国家生态观测站网络(NEON)董事会一起举办一次关于藏品问题的讲习班。讲习班将加强对作为霓虹灯组成部分的系统学重要性的关注，并促进关于霓虹灯数据研究用途的讨论和规划。此外，讲习班将促进生态学家和系统学家之间就从霓虹灯领域开发最佳可能的收藏品进行交流。这种交流应该最大限度地发挥霓虹灯的智力效益，加强研究社区内的重要联系，使其能够利用霓虹灯资源促进生态知识的发展。具体地说，研讨会将讨论从霓虹灯？S 20个领域中收集的最能服务于霓虹灯？S的目标，以及将作为相关标本和数据保存库的合作机构的标准、方法、协议和责任。讲习班参与者将举行会议，以解决各种问题，包括需要开发和测试清单方法；标本、凭单和数据标准的细节；关于收集设施需求的细节；分类支持和副分类学家培训的需要；以及开发电子虚拟类型收集。需要考虑的长期问题包括所有权、长期护理和许可问题。拟议的研讨会将通过简短的讲座和相关的分组讨论来处理所有这些考虑因素，最终形成书面建议和向NEON董事会提交的最终报告。

Funds are provided to The Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History to conduct a workshop with the National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) Board of Directors in May 2008 on collections-related issues. The workshop will strengthen the focus on the importance of systematics as a component of NEON, and foster discussion and planning on research uses of NEON data. Additionally, the workshop will foster interchange among ecologists and systematists regarding the best possible collections to develop from NEON domains. This interchange should maximize the intellectual benefit of NEON, reinforcing the important connections within the research community and enable it to use NEON resources to advance ecological knowledge.Specifically, the workshop will address the kinds of collections to be made from NEON?s 20 domains that will best serve NEON?s aims, and the standards, methods, protocols, and responsibilities for partnering institutions that will serve as repositories for associated specimens and data. The workshop participants will conduct sessions to resolve issues including the need to develop and test inventory methods; details of standards for specimens, vouchers, and data; details regarding collections facility needs; need for taxonomic support and training of parataxonomists; and, development of an electronic virtual type collection. Long-term issues needing consideration included issues of ownership, long-term care, and permitting. The proposed workshop will address all of these considerations through brief lectures and related breakout discussions, resulting in written recommendations and a final report to the NEON Board of Directors.