Digitization, Rectification, and Re-curation of the Georgia Southern University Herpetology Collection

国家科学基金会授予格鲁吉亚南方大学一笔赠款，用于资助和重新管理格鲁吉亚南方大学？萨凡纳科学博物馆爬虫学收藏。这一系列是沿海格鲁吉亚和南卡罗来纳州生物多样性的宝贵历史记录。收集的大约35 000个标本的地点数据将被数字化，并对收集的标本进行完全重新管理。 将所有存储介质从旧存储介质中取出，检查，单独标记，并放置在适当的存储容器和介质中。所有纸质和在线数据记录都将进行交叉检查，以确保准确性，并通过在线元搜索门户网站（如Herpnet）共享数据库。这些改进将大大增加馆藏的使用和曝光，从而加强其对科学界的价值。加强收集也将改善教学和外联机会。该项目将通过提供一个用于教学的大型可搜索的自然历史数据库来增加研究生和本科生的课程。此外，该项目将与对收集、数据挖掘和推广感兴趣的成员开展更广泛的合作。最后，这些努力的完成将允许更多的访问当地学校介绍爬虫学，并将爬虫学资源整合到现有的推广计划在大学。

A National Science Foundation grant has been awarded to Georgia Southern University to digitize and re-curate the Georgia Southern University ? Savannah Science Museum Herpetology Collection. This collection is a valuable historical record of the biological diversity of coastal Georgia and South Carolina. The locality data from the collection of approximately 35,000 specimens will be digitized and the collection completely re-curated. All specimenswill be removed from old storage media, inspected, individually tagged,and placed in proper storage containers and media. All paper and onlinedata records will be cross-checked for accuracy, and the database shared via an online meta-search portal such as Herpnet. These improvements will dramatically increase the use and exposure of the collection such that its value to the scientific community will be strengthened. Enhancement of the collection will also improve instructional and outreach opportunities. The project will augment the graduate and undergraduate curriculum by providing a large, searchable database of natural history data for use in teaching. In addition, the project will generate broader collaborative efforts with constituents who have interests in collections, data mining, and outreach. Finally, completion of these efforts will allow for more visitations to local schools for presentations on herpetology, and the integration of herpetological resources into existing outreach programs available at the University.