MRI: Acquisition of Imaging Stations and Server Space for the Digitization and Online Access of Research Specimens

MRI：获取影像站和服务器空间，用于研究标本的数字化和在线访问。Shelley A. James （PI）和Shepherd Meyers（共同PI）自然科学系、檀香山主教博物馆、夏威夷主教博物馆、夏威夷州立自然和文化历史博物馆获得10万美元的奖励，用于购买和实施三套综合研究仪器：显微镜成像站（立体和复合显微镜、数码相机、自动蒙太奇软件）；植物标本室成像站（高分辨率数码相机，低紫外线和热照明）；以及用于数据存储和在线访问的服务器（4tb硬盘空间，备份系统）。该仪器对夏威夷群岛和太平洋地区动植物的研究和文献记录至关重要，包括分类描述和修订、生物多样性评估、入侵物种检测和研究收集数字化。标本数字化将避免因过度处理和运输而对藏品造成的损害，并通过可搜索的在线数据库，显著增加地方、国家和国际科学界和公众对藏品的可访问性。受资助的影像站将为实习生、学生和访问研究人员（包括夏威夷、太平洋岛屿和女性科学家）提供培训机会。图像将用于基于网络的信息传播、在线识别密钥以及其他科学和教育产品，以促进对夏威夷和太平洋的自然生态系统、濒危物种管理以及预防和根除入侵物种的更好理解。

MRI: Acquisition of imaging stations and server space for the digitization and online access of research specimens.Shelley A. James (PI) and Shepherd Meyers (Co-PI)Department of Natural Sciences, Bishop Museum, Honolulu, HawaiiBishop Museum, the Hawaii State Museum of Natural and Cultural History, was awarded $100,000 for the purchase and implementation of three integrated sets of research instrumentation: microscope imaging station (stereo and compound microscope, digital camera, auto-montage software); herbarium imaging station (high resolution digital camera, low UV and heat lighting); and a server for data storage and online access (4-TB hard drive space, backup system). The instrumentation is critical to the study and documentation of the plants and animals of the Hawaiian Islands and Pacific region, including taxonomic description and revision, biodiversity assessment, invasive species detection, and collections digitization for research. Specimen digitization will avoid damage of collections from excessive handling and shipping, and significantly increase the accessibility of the collections to local, national, and international scientific communities and the general public through searchable online databases. The funded imaging stations will provide training opportunities for interns, students, and visiting researchers including Hawaiian, Pacific Island, and female scientists. Images will be used in web-based information dissemination, online identification keys, and other scientific and educational products to promote a greater understanding of the natural ecosystems, management of endangered species, and the prevention and eradication of invasive species in Hawaii and the Pacific.