CSBR: Natural History Collections: Integration of a Collection of Reptiles and Fishes into the LSU Museum of Natural Science.

路易斯安那州立大学自然科学博物馆（LSUMNS）是美国最大和最活跃的研究型自然历史博物馆之一。LSUMNS以其对生物多样性的记录和对前沿研究的支持而享誉国际。这种声誉使lsums成为路易斯安那州首屈一指的公共机构，用于记录该州和地区生物多样性的标本沉积。为了实现这一目标，大学已经投资了设施来容纳和保护藏品。博物馆最近收购了4万多只两栖动物、爬行动物和鱼类标本，正是利用了这项投资。该项目为LSUMNS翻新空间的利用提供资金，允许将所有脊椎动物收藏品整合在同一栋建筑中，并配备现代化的标本存储设施，为子孙后代保留这个生物多样性库。即将纳入的标本包括世界上最大的海龟收藏之一，以及在2010年石油泄漏之前收集的大量墨西哥湾鱼类。计划是将标本数字化，并将这些数据整合到在线资源中，使这些收藏品可供国内和国际研究人员使用。通过与博物馆现有项目的合作，来自不同背景的本科生和研究生将获得拓展和教育机会。学生将接受现代数字化方法、策展方法和使用社交媒体进行公共宣传的培训。该项目的目标是将最近获得的鱼类、爬行动物和两栖动物标本纳入路易斯安那州立大学自然科学博物馆的收藏中。收集的两栖动物和爬行动物来自杜兰大学。路易斯安那州立大学为收藏提供了额外的空间，并承诺提供收藏经理的支持，帮助将这些重要的标本整合到博物馆的收藏中。计划是安装移动压实机架，新的储罐和架子，以充分和有效地将标本整合到翻新的空间中。高密度的存储系统也将为未来的收藏增长提供空间。研究者还计划对这些标本进行数字化，以增加它们对社区的可访问性。将通过“iDigBio”（www.idigbio.org）在线共享和提供数字化的收集数据。该项目将与路易斯安那州立大学博物馆现有的教育和推广项目合作，进行公众推广和本科生和研究生的培训。

The Louisiana State University Museum of Natural Science (LSUMNS) is one of the largest and most active research oriented natural history museums in the United States. The LSUMNS is reputed internationally for its documentation of biodiversity and its support of cutting edge research. This reputation has made LSUMNS the premier public institution in Louisiana for the deposition of specimens documenting the biodiversity of the state and region. To accomplish this the university has invested in facilities to house and secure the collections. A recent acquisition of over 40,000 amphibian, reptile and fish specimens by the museum takes advantage of this investment. This project funds the utilization of renovated space at LSUMNS, allowing for the consolidation of all vertebrate collections in the same building with modern facilities for specimen storage, preserving this biodiversity repository for posterity. The specimens to be incorporated include one of the largest collections of turtles in the world, and a large number of Gulf of Mexico fishes collected prior to the 2010 oil spill. Plans are to digitize specimens and integrate these data into online resources, making these collections available to national and international researchers. Outreach and educational opportunities will engage undergraduate and graduate students from diverse backgrounds through collaboration with existing programs at the museum. Students will be trained in modern digitization methods, curatorial methods and the use of social media for public outreach. The goal of this project is to incorporate a recently acquired collection of fishes, reptile and amphibian specimens into the collections of the LSU Museum of Natural Science. The amphibian and reptile collection were acquired from Tulane University. LSU has provided additional space to house the collections and has committed to the support of a collections manager to help integrate these important specimens into the museum's collections. Plans are to install mobile compactor shelving, new storage tanks and racks to fully and efficiently integrate the specimens into the renovated space. The high-density storage system will also provide room for future growth of the collection. The investigator also plans on digitization of these specimens to increase their accessibility to the community. The digitized collections data will be shared with and made available online through iDigBio (www.idigbio.org). The project will collaborate with existing education and outreach programs at the LSU Museum for public outreach and in the training of undergraduate and graduate students.