Databasing the Ohio State University Acarology Collection

在Johannes S. Klompen博士的指导下，俄亥俄州立大学获得了一笔拨款，用于为俄亥俄州立大学蜱虫学（蜱虫和螨虫）收集建立一个数据库。标本标签上的数据将被捕获并输入一个可通过互联网访问的关系数据库。117,000个载玻片标本和17,000个保存在酒精中的标本代表了具有巨大经济和生态重要性的重要生物集合。在数据采集过程中，有关地点和栖息地的信息将被更新并输入到一个可访问网络的格式，允许用户使用大量的标准和搜索条件在收集中进行搜索。关于标本的信息将为这些非常小且通常鲜为人知的生物提供有用的数据。对蜱虫分布记录感兴趣的公共卫生工作者、温室中处理螨虫的推广剂以及希望将螨虫（如彩色水螨）用于教学目的的教育工作者将使用有关蜱虫和螨虫的信息。

A grant has been awarded to Ohio State University under the direction of Dr. Johannes S. Klompen to construct a database for the OSU Acarology (ticks and mites) collection. Data from specimen labels will be captured and entered into a relational database accessible via the Internet. The collection of 117,000 slide mounted specimens and 17,000 specimens preserved in alcohol represents an important collection of organisms that have great economic and ecological importance. During data capture, information on locality and habitat will be updated and entered into a web-accessible format that allows users to search through the collection using a wide number of criteria and search terms. Information on the specimens will provide useful data for these organisms that are very small and generally poorly known. Information on ticks and mites will be used by public health workers interested in distribution records of ticks, extension agents dealing with mites in greenhouses, and educators who wish to use mites (such as the colorful water mites) for teaching purposes.