Implementation of a relational database for the Sternberg Museum paleontology collection

为斯滕伯格博物馆古生物学藏品实施关系数据库

• 批准号: 1559733
• 负责人: Laura Wilson
• 金额: $ 19.76万
• 依托单位: Fort Hays State University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2016
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2016-09-01 至 2020-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1559733&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Implementation; relational; database; Sternberg; Museum

Fort Hays State University's Sternberg Museum of Natural History (FHSM) is awarded a grant to digitized, image, curate, and archive paleontology specimen data into a centralized and publically accessible database. FHSM serves as a major public fossil repository and educational institution. The paleontology collection represents over 100 years of fossil collecting and includes vertebrate and invertebrate holdings that are critical for understanding past life in the Great Plains. The specimens are used extensively in research and as the basis for educational programs and exhibits. Many specimens within the collection have been donated by local landowners and need to be fully curated and integrated into the collection. Additionally, the collection lacks a digital database and no specimen data are available online. This project will digitally preserve irreplaceable data and make specimen data (including images) available online for the first time. The digitization and sharing of these data will provide researchers, educators, students, and the general public with easy access to the collection, benefitting a broad audience. Funding ensures that digital records of FHSM specimens are properly achieved and easily accessible for research and educational uses. Project goals include transcribing hand-written records, building a relational database with online platform, integrating data and metadata into existing research databases, curating backlogged specimens, 2D and 3D imaging of fossil specimens, and developing educational resources. All paleontology specimens and specimen data will be digitized and databased into CollectiveAccess data management system, which is being adopted to house collection data. The application of modern collection management standards will enable researchers and educators from around the world access to specimen data. The Sternberg Museum provides science education for a large, yet rural, region, making online access to material imperative to the educational mission of the Museum. This project will also employ multiple Fort Hays State University graduate and undergraduate students over a three-year period. These students will be trained in curatorial and research techniques using the specimens digitized during the course of this project. Overall, this project will greatly enhance the significance of the FHSM paleontology collection by improving organization, accessibility, and research and education potential. Additional information about the paleontology collection at the Sternberg Museum can be found at http://sternberg.fhsu.edu/research-collections/collections/paleontology/.

Fort Hays州立大学的斯滕贝格自然历史博物馆（FHSM）获得了一笔赠款，用于将古生物学标本数据数字化、图像化、策划和存档到一个集中的、可通过计算机访问的数据库中。FHSM是一个主要的公共化石储存库和教育机构。古生物学收藏代表了100多年的化石收集，包括脊椎动物和无脊椎动物的藏品，这些藏品对于了解大平原过去的生活至关重要。这些标本被广泛用于研究，并作为教育计划和展览的基础。收藏中的许多标本都是由当地土地所有者捐赠的，需要进行充分的策划和整合。此外，该收藏缺乏数字数据库，也没有在线标本数据。 该项目将以数字方式保存不可替代的数据，并首次在网上提供标本数据（包括图像）。这些数据的数字化和共享将为研究人员，教育工作者，学生和公众提供轻松访问收集，使广大受众受益。资金确保FHSM标本的数字记录正确实现，并易于用于研究和教育用途。项目目标包括转录手写记录，建立具有在线平台的关系数据库，将数据和元数据整合到现有的研究数据库中，管理积压的标本，化石标本的2D和3D成像，以及开发教育资源。所有的古生物标本和标本数据将被数字化并数据库化到CollectiveAccess数据管理系统中，该系统正在被用于存储收集数据。现代标本管理标准的应用将使世界各地的研究人员和教育工作者能够获得标本数据。斯滕贝格博物馆为一个大的，但农村地区提供科学教育，使在线访问材料的教育使命的博物馆势在必行。该项目还将在三年内雇用多名海斯堡州立大学的研究生和本科生。这些学生将在该项目过程中使用数字化标本进行策展和研究技术培训。总体而言，该项目将通过改善组织，可访问性以及研究和教育潜力，大大提高FHSM古生物学收藏的重要性。关于斯滕贝格博物馆古生物学收藏的更多信息可以在http://sternberg.fhsu.edu/research-collections/collections/paleontology/上找到。