Support for Computerization of the Field Museum Malacology Collection: Pulmonate Land Snails

9616372 Bieler菲尔德自然历史博物馆（FMNH）的近期肺状腹足动物（陆生蜗牛）收藏品包含约350万个标本，约208，000个干壳和酒精批次。FMNH的陆生蜗牛收集是世界上最全面的，特别是美国东部的物种。 这些收藏品构成了生态、环境、系统和其他研究的独特资源。这些藏品，包括许多主要类型的藏品，以及其他机构的“孤儿”历史藏品，从未被清点过，许多信息仍然无法获得。 美国国家科学基金会的资金将提供计算机编目人员，设备和用品的重新安置和扩大肺螺收集。该项目的成果将包括：标本计数、某些标签信息的更新、问题批次的重新安置、新标签的制作和分发、标本和标签的档案储存、以前“隐藏”的类型材料的分离、更新和扩大的收集安排、权威领域的进一步发展，以及在FMNH的万维网网站上展示数据、数据模型和权威文件。 该项目由NSF，USGS生物资源部和菲尔德博物馆之间的合作伙伴关系资助，该奖项与工作人员时间，数据库系统的硬件和软件以及额外的供应相匹配。

9616372 Bieler The collections of Recent pulmonate gastropods (land snails) at the Field Museum of Natural History (FMNH) contain about 3.5 million specimens in about 208,000 dry shell and alcoholic lots. FMNH's land snail collection is one of the most comprehensive in the world, especially for the eastern U.S. species. These collections comprise a unique resource for ecological, environmental, systematic and other studies. The holdings, including many primary types, and "orphaned" historic collections from other institutions, have never been inventoried, and much of the information has remained inaccessible. NSF funding will provide computer cataloging staff, and equipment and supplies for re-housing and expanding the pulmonate snail collection. Results of the project will include: counting of specimens, updates of certain label information, re-housing of problem lots, production and distribution of new labels, archival storage of specimens and labels, separation of previously 'hidden' type material, updated and expanded collection arrangement, further development of authority fields, and presentation of the data, data model and authority files on FMNH's World Wide Web site. The project is funded by a partnership among the NSF, the USGS Biological Resources Division, and the Field Museum, which is matching the award with staff time, hardware and software for the database system, and additional supplies.