Renovation of Mammal Collections, Museum of Natural History,The University of Kansas

堪萨斯大学自然历史博物馆收藏的哺乳动物数量在美国大学中排名第二，在北美排名第四。该收藏品现在包括近142，000个编目标本，范围遍及世界各地，其中北美洲和中美洲的哺乳动物最多。由于标本组织的拥挤和随之而来的问题，以及缺乏最新的标本库存，阻碍了标本的使用和安全。此外，大约10%的收藏品储存在陈旧的木箱中，需要经常进行监测，以确保标本免受害虫的侵害。该项目将提供支持：1）购买更多的箱子，以取代过时的木箱，并减轻过度拥挤和虫害造成的损害; 2）雇用更多的人员重新收集标本，并加快正在进行的将标本数据录入计算机文件的工作;以及3）购买和安装新的标本制备设备。这些改进将使哺乳动物收集开始，以解决现有的空间，组织和标本安全问题。

The collection of mammals at the University of Kansas Museum of Natural History is the second largest at any U.S. university and the fourth largest in North America. The collection now consists of nearly 142,000 catalogued specimens and is world-wide in scope, with greatest strength in mammals of North and Central America. Use and safety of the collection are hampered by crowding and attendant problems of specimen organization, as well as lack of an up-to-date inventory of specimens. In addition, approximately 10% of the collection is stored in antiquated wooden cases that require frequent monitoring to insure that the specimens are protected from pests. This project will provide support to: 1) purchase additional cases to replaced the antiquated wooden cases and to alleviate overcrowding and damage from pests; 2) hire additional personnel to recurate the collection and accelerate the ongoing capture of specimen data onto computer files; and 3) purchase and install new equipment for specimen preparation. These enhancements will allow the mammal collection to begin to address the existing problems of space, organization and specimen safety.