Improved accessibility and rapid computerization of the SDNHM entomological collection

圣地亚哥自然历史博物馆？美国收集了超过100万种保存完好的昆虫和蜘蛛，这对一个生物多样性极大且正经历着前所未有的人口增长和发展压力的两国地区来说，包含了重要的历史资料。该馆藏是该地区同类馆藏中最大的（圣地亚哥和帝国县通过墨西哥下加利福尼亚州南端），但它的库存很少，无法在线访问，并且有其他紧急需求限制了这种独一无二的资源的有用性。该项目将通过重新组织收集和用于场外数据检索的在线库存来改善总体可访问性。此外，该项目将重新安置液体保存的藏品，以便更好地长期储存，并为我们最具科学价值的材料开发一个在线图像目录。该项目将提高加州最南端和下加利福尼亚州唯一主要昆虫学收藏的实用性和可及性，这一地区被广泛认为是生物多样性的热点。收集信息的在线可用性将促进与墨西哥大学、地区保护组织和政府机构的研究人员的合作。此外，收集的拟议重组将导致大量的教育材料将与两国非营利环境教育组织共享。

The San Diego Natural History Museum?s collection of over 1 million preserved insects and spiders contains significant historical material for a binational region that is immensely biologically diverse and experiencing pressure from unprecedented population growth and development. The collection is the largest of its kind in the region (San Diego and Imperial Counties through the southern tip of Baja California in Mexico), yet it is poorly inventoried, not accessible online, and has other urgent needs that restrict the usefulness of this one-of-a-kind resource. This project will improve overall accessibility through reorganization of the collection and an online inventory for offsite data retrieval. Additionally, the project will re-house fluid-preserved collections for better long-term storage and develop an online image catalog for our most scientifically valuable material. This project will enhance the utility of and accessibility to the only major entomological collection in southernmost California and Baja California, an area widely regarded as a biodiversity hotspot. The online availability of collection information will facilitate collaborations with researchers at Mexican universities, regional conservation groups, and government agencies. Furthermore, the proposed reorganization of the collection will result in large amounts of educational material that will be shared with binational non-profit environmental-education organizations.