Collection Revitalization: The Michigan State University Museum Collection of Recent Mammals

密歇根州立大学哺乳动物博物馆收藏了国内和国际上重要的南美和中美洲哺乳动物，以及来自美国的大量材料。美国国家科学基金会的支持将提升馆藏的物理条件。三年资助期内的主要目标是：(1)将标本转移到适当的储存容器；(2)提高对馆藏某些关键部分的标本鉴定；（三）为鞣制兽皮提供适当的贮存设施，对积压的盐渍标本进行鞣制的；(4)通过增加适当配备的工作台面来升级策展和研究设施。

The Michigan State University Musuem mammal collection contains nationally and internationally significant holdings of South and Central American mammals, as well as extensive material from the United States. NSF support will upgrade the physical condition of the collection. The primary objectives during the three year funding period are: (1) transferring specimens to proper storage containers; (2) upgrading specimen identifications in certain key portions of the collection; (3) providing proper storage facilities for tanned hides and tanning a backlog of salted specimens; and (4) upgrading curatorial and research facilities by adding a properly outfitted work surface.