Computerization of the Herpetological Collection at the University of Texas, Arlington

得克萨斯大学爬虫学收藏馆， 阿灵顿包括60，000个编目标本， 350个模式标本。 这些资产的规模在2000年增加了两倍。 过去十年，特别是中央和 南美洲. 这个系列正在迅速成为 最重要的研究资源在该国的研究 热带爬行动物和两栖动物。 Jonathan坎贝尔博士，馆长 现在建议启动一个计算机数据库， 收藏的一部分。 拟议的数据库将增加 收藏标本用于研究和教学。 调查人员将有更直接的信息渠道 关于标本，和收集的增长将是 更有效地管理。 维持和改善 像这样的自然历史收藏将确保未来 一代又一代的生物学家将拥有关于 地球上生命的多样性。

The Herpetology Collection of the University of Texas, Arlington includes 60,000 catalogued specimens and approximately 350 type specimens. The holdings have tripled in size over the past decade, particularly in its representatives from central and South America. This collection is rapidly becoming one of the most important research resources in the country for studies of tropical reptiles and amphibians. Dr. Jonathan Campbell, Curator of the collection, now proposes to initiate a computer database of the collection. The proposed database will increase the availability of specimens in the collection for research and teaching. Investigators will have more immediate access to information concerning specimens, and the growth of the collection will be managed more effectively. The maintenance and improvement of natural history collections such as this will assure that future generations of biologists will have comprehensive data on the diversity of life on Earth.