CSBR: Natural History Collections: Building a central database and curation improvements for The McGuire Center for Lepidoptera at the Florida Museum of Natural History

佛罗里达大学获得了一个奖项，以策展、收集和巩固存放在佛罗里达自然历史博物馆（FLMNH）麦奎尔鳞翅目和生物多样性中心的标本和数据。麦圭尔中心拥有世界上最大的蝴蝶和飞蛾收藏品之一，其中包括许多具有重要科学意义的标本。虽然专业收藏家开发了大部分收藏，但许多标本来自业余科学家，没有得到适当的管理或整合到收藏中。这一项目的成果将增加获取标本数据的机会，通过因特网提供这些数据，供广大科学家、教育工作者和学生使用。该项目的开展和完成是重新组织标本和将代表佛罗里达本土蝴蝶和相关生物的大部分数据数字化的重要的第一步。将开发利用该收藏品的魅力藏品的几项推广和教育活动，并将包括在STEM项目中代表性不足的少数群体和团体。FLMNH现有的项目，如暑期青少年志愿者项目，将被利用，并将包括爱好者团体，小学团体和高中学生的项目。此外，高中，本科和研究生将在研究和策展技术培训使用数字化的集合在这个项目中。更多信息可以在www.example.com上找到。

An award is made to the University of Florida to curate, digitize, and consolidate specimens and data housed at the McGuire Center of Lepidoptera and Biodiversity at the Florida Museum of Natural History (FLMNH). The McGuire Center houses one of the world's largest collections of butterflies and moths, including numerous scientifically important specimens. Although professional collectors developed much of the collection, many specimens came from amateur scientists and have not been properly curated or integrated into the collection. The results of this project will increase the accessibility of specimen data, making them available via the Internet to be utilized by a wide audience of scientists, educators and students. Undertaking and completing this project represents an important first step in reorganizing specimens and digitizing much of the data representing Florida's native butterflies and related organisms.Several outreach and educational activities using the collection's charismatic holdings will be developed and will include minorities and groups underrepresented in STEM programs. Existing programs at the FLMNH, such as the Summer Junior Volunteer Program, will be leveraged and will include programs for enthusiast groups, elementary school groups, and high school students. Additionally, high school, undergraduate, and graduate students will be trained in research and curatorial techniques using collections digitized in this project. More information may be found at: http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/mcguire/.