Renovation of Coleoptera Holdings and Computerization of Records in the Cornell University Insect Collection

康奈尔大学昆虫收藏是美国最古老、规模最大的系统昆虫学资料库之一。鞘翅目馆长詹姆斯·利勃海尔博士提出了一项藏品重组和改进计划。标本将按分类顺序重新整理，过时的储存设备将被替换。模式标本将移至更安全的储存处，并将建立一个计算机化的模式数据库。拟议的收集改进将对康奈尔大学的教学和研究产生重大影响。来访的研究人员将能更好地获得这些藏品，并为其他研究人员的借阅提供便利。本科生和研究生将参与改进计划，增加他们作为昆虫学家和博物馆科学家的专业发展。

The Cornell University Insect Collections are among the country's oldest and largest repositories for systematic entomology. Dr. James Liebherr, Curator of Coleoptera, proposes a program of collection reorganization and improvement. Specimens will be reorganized into taxonomic order and outdated storage equipment will be replaced. Type specimens will be removed to more secure storage and a computerized database of types will be implemented. The proposed collection improvement will have a significant effect on teaching and research at Cornell. Visiting investigators will have improved access to the collections, and loans to other researchers will be facilitated. Undergraduate and graduate students will be involved in the improvement program, adding to their professional development as entomologists and museum scientists.