A Workshop: Management Guidelines and Computerization Standards for Invertebrate Paleontology, the Smithsonian Institution

9632403个阿尔蒙无脊椎动物古生物收藏是美国最大的系统学收藏之一，为地球生命历史提供了大部分经验证据。为了充分利用这些藏品，无脊椎动物古生物界需要在藏品管理中通过一套全面的标准和优先次序的指导方针，包括管理、保存、加入、解除加入、盘存和处置孤儿和濒危藏品、风险管理、藏品获取、业余收藏家的作用以及不同类型藏品的相对价值。在所有这些领域，必须在改善和增长收集工作的优先事项与现有资源以及法律和道德责任之间取得平衡。该提案寻求资金支持无脊椎动物古生物学研讨会，其目标是1)区分与收藏管理有关的问题和关键问题，并提出解决这些问题的指导方针；2)鼓励和促进美国收藏的计算机化；3)为计算机化的记录捕获和管理开发共同的数据模型和一套共同的数据标准。研讨会将于1996年6月6日至15日在史密森学会举行，与北美古生物大会有关。该讲习班明确讨论了关于纯研究和应用研究的数据存储、计算机化和管理的一个重要问题。讲习班的结果将以编辑后的卷出版。

9632403 Allmon Invertebrate paleontological collections are among the largest of US systematics collections and provide most of the empirical evidence for the history of life on earth. In order to fully utilize these collections, the invertebrate paleontological community needs to adopt a set of comprehensive guidelines for standards and prioritization in collections management, including curation, conservation, accession, deaccession, inventory and disposition of orphaned and endangered collections, risk management, collections access, the role of amateur collectors, and the relative value of different types of collections. In all these areas, the priorities of collection improvement and growth must be balanced against available resources as well as legal and ethical responsibilities. This proposal seeks funds to support an invertebrate paleontology workshop, the goals of which are 1) to discriminate problems and key issues related to collection curation and propose guidelines for their resolution, 2) to encourage and facilitate computerization of US collections, and 3) develop a common data model and set of common data standards for computerized record capture and management. The workshop will be held June 6-15, 1996 in association with the North American Paleontological Convention at the Smithsonian Institution. This workshop clearly addresses an important issue regarding data storage, computerization and management for both pure and applied research. The results of the workshop will be published in an edited volume.