Digitization, Rectification, and Re-curation of the Georgia Southern University Herpetology Collection

国家科学基金会授予佐治亚州南部大学数字化和重新管理佐治亚州南部大学？萨凡纳科学博物馆爬行动物收藏。这一收藏是佐治亚州和南卡罗来纳州沿海生物多样性的宝贵历史记录。收集的约35,000件标本的地点数据将被数字化，收集工作将完全重新编排。所有样品将从旧的存储介质中取出，进行检查，单独标记，并放置在适当的存储容器和介质中。将交叉核对所有纸质和在线数据记录的准确性，并通过HerpNet等在线元搜索门户共享数据库。这些改进将极大地增加收藏品的使用和曝光，从而加强其对科学界的价值。加强收藏还将增加教学和推广的机会。该项目将通过提供一个可供教学使用的大型、可搜索的自然历史数据数据库来充实研究生和本科生的课程。此外，该项目将与对收集、数据挖掘和推广感兴趣的成员进行更广泛的合作。最后，这些工作的完成将允许更多的人访问当地学校，进行爬行学演讲，并将爬行学资源整合到大学现有的推广计划中。

A National Science Foundation grant has been awarded to Georgia Southern University to digitize and re-curate the Georgia Southern University ? Savannah Science Museum Herpetology Collection. This collection is a valuable historical record of the biological diversity of coastal Georgia and South Carolina. The locality data from the collection of approximately 35,000 specimens will be digitized and the collection completely re-curated. All specimenswill be removed from old storage media, inspected, individually tagged,and placed in proper storage containers and media. All paper and onlinedata records will be cross-checked for accuracy, and the database shared via an online meta-search portal such as Herpnet. These improvements will dramatically increase the use and exposure of the collection such that its value to the scientific community will be strengthened. Enhancement of the collection will also improve instructional and outreach opportunities. The project will augment the graduate and undergraduate curriculum by providing a large, searchable database of natural history data for use in teaching. In addition, the project will generate broader collaborative efforts with constituents who have interests in collections, data mining, and outreach. Finally, completion of these efforts will allow for more visitations to local schools for presentations on herpetology, and the integration of herpetological resources into existing outreach programs available at the University.