Improvement of the University of Arkansas Arthropod Museum Facilities

;​R o o t E n t y F d C o m p o b j b W o r d d o c u m e n t O b j e c t P O O l 维维4 @) * +, -。/ 0 1 2 3 F Microsoft Word 6.0 Document MSWordDoc6;​阿肯色大学节肢动物博物馆（UAAM）位于奥扎克高原，距离瓦希塔高地很近。这两个地区代表了该标本中许多物种的重要地理特有区，标本数量超过65万。由于其独特的地理覆盖范围和优秀的收集和管理历史，UAAM保持着来自Ozark和Ouachita内陆高地的最重要的区域昆虫收藏。最近，随着昆虫分子系统实验室的建成，以及广泛的计算机化和与互联网数据库交换的连接，UAAM增加了其作为科学和教育资源的价值，这些新设施使博物馆能够跟上系统学的最新发展。然而，最近馆藏扩展率的增加（去年增加了10%以上）产生了对增加存储容量的迫切需求。此外，UAAM收集需要重新排列以提高存储效率和可访问性。博物馆容量的增加和硬件的升级将通过现代金属储物柜取代旧木柜和购买新柜来实现，这些新柜设计用于安全有效地储存小瓶中的酒精保存标本。重组将对博物馆工作人员和来访的科学家使用藏品的外观和易用性产生直接影响，并提高展示空间的可见度，供当地社区使用。;如果你是我，我是你，我是你，我是你，我是你，我是你。Oh +' 0 $ H l D H R:\WWUSER\TEMPLATE\NORMAL。Jethro Moorefield Jethro Moorefield @ f d @ @ f d @ Microsoft Word 6.0;E = E b b j j j j j j j j；1 # l T =；j ;怀特菲尔德阿肯色大学节肢动物博物馆（UAAM）位于奥扎克高原，距离瓦奇塔高地很近。这两个地区代表了该标本中许多物种的重要地理特有区，标本数量超过65万。由于其独特的地理覆盖范围和优秀的收集和管理历史，UAAM保持着来自Ozark和Ouachita内陆高地的最重要的区域昆虫收藏。最近，随着昆虫分子系统实验室的建成，以及广泛的计算机化和与互联网数据库交换的连接，UAAM增加了其作为科学和教育资源的价值，这些新设施使博物馆能够跟上系统学的最新发展。然而，最近馆藏扩展率的增加（去年增加了10%以上）产生了对增加存储容量的迫切需求。此外，UAAM集合需要重新排列以提高存储效率

; R o o t E n t r y F d C o m p O b j b W o r d D o c u m e n t O b j e c t P o o l d d 4 @ ) * + , - . / 0 1 2 3 F Microsoft Word 6.0 Document MSWordDoc Word.Document.6 ; 9509082 Whitfield The University of Arkansas Arthropod Museum (UAAM) is located in the Ozark Plateau, within a short distance of the Ouachita Highlands. These two regions represent important areas of geographical endemism for many of the species in the collection, represented by more than 650,000 specimens. Because of its unique geographical coverage and history of excellent collection and curation, UAAM maintains the most important regional collection of insects from the Ozark and Ouachita interior Highlands. UAAM has recently added to its value as a scientific and educational resource with completion of the Insect Molecular Systematic Laboratory, and extensive computerization and linkage with Internet for database exchange these new facilities enable the museum to keep pace with the most recent developments in systematics. However, a recent increase in the expansion rate of the collection (upwards of 10% in the last year) has created an immediate need for increased storage capacity. In addition, the UAAM collection requires rearrangement to enhance storage efficiency and accessibility. An in crease in the capacity and upgrading of the hardware of the museum will be accomplished through the replacement of old wood cabinets by modern metal storage cabinets and the purchase of new cabinets designed for the safe and efficient storage of alcohol-preserved specimens in vials. The reorganization will have an immediate impact on the appearance and ease of use of the collection by the museum staff and visiting scientists, as well as enhance the visibility of the display space for use by the local community. ; S u m m a r y I n f o r m a t i o n ( ( Oh +' 0 $ H l D h R:\WWUSER\TEMPLATE\NORMAL.DOT 9509082 Jethro Moorefield Jethro Moorefield @ f d @ @ f d @ Microsoft Word 6.0 1 ; e = e b b j j j j j j j ; 1 # l T = ; j ; j j j j ~ j j j j 0 9509082 Whitfield The University of Arkansas Arthropod Museum (UAAM) is located in the Ozark Plateau, within a short distance of the Ouachita Highlands. These two regions represent important areas of geographical endemism for many of the species in the collection, represented by more than 650,000 specimens. Because of its unique geographical coverage and history of excellent collection and curation, UAAM maintains the most important regional collection of insects from the Ozark and Ouachita interior Highlands. UAAM has recently added to its value as a scientific and educational resource with completion of the Insect Molecular Systematic Laboratory, and extensive computerization and linkage with Internet for database exchange these new facilities enable the museum to keep pace with the most recent developments in systematics. However, a recent increase in the expansion rate of the collection (upwards of 10% in the last year) has created an immediate need for increased storage capacity. In addition, the UAAM collection requires rearrangement to enhance storage effi