Rehousing and Reorganizing Mammals of the Oklahoma State University Collection of Vertebrates

该项目将资助更换俄克拉荷马州立大学脊椎动物收藏（OSU COV）中受损和变质的哺乳动物柜。购买新橱柜将使PI能够将超过13250个哺乳动物标本（代表现存29个目中的26个）转移到一个地方。到目前为止，标本被存放在三个不同的地方，有六种不同设计的橱柜，从现代钢柜到秘书用品柜，再到由名誉馆长Bryan P. Glass和他的学生在1940- 50年代手工制作的橱柜。不仅标本没有得到充分保护，而且橱柜设计和尺寸的多样性导致2009年分配给新冠病毒的新装修空间使用效率低下。新橱柜将缓解目前不良的存储条件，提高新装修空间的利用率，并允许周到和稳定的扩展研究和教学。骨材料将被安置在无尘柜中，易碎的鞣制皮革将被移到类似于易碎的大型纺织品的定制柜中。该项目还促进了标本的重组，以反映当前的分类。存储条件和组织的改善将促进与俄勒冈州立大学艺术系项目的合作，增加俄克拉何马州北部公众的可及性，并加强与工程、建筑、技术和教育学院K-12项目的合作。PI将在该奖项的支持下提供策展实践的多学科课程。除了参加课程的学生外，该项目还将为一名博士和三名本科生提供直接支持，并将为每学期约五名本科生提供现有的实习经验。

This project will fund replacement of damaged and deteriorated cabinets for mammals in the Oklahoma State University Collection of Vertebrates (OSU COV). Purchase of new cabinets will allow the PI to move more than 13,250 specimens of mammals, representing 26 of 29 extant orders, into a single location. Specimens have heretofore been stored in three different locations in six different designs of cabinets, ranging from modern steel cases to secretarial supply cabinets and cabinets hand made by Curator Emeritus Bryan P. Glass and his students during 1940-1950s. Not only have specimens been inadequately protected, but the diversity of cabinet designs and dimensions results in inefficient use of newly renovated space allocated to COV in 2009. New cabinets will alleviate currently poor storage conditions, improve use of newly renovated space, and allow thoughtful and steady expansion for research and teaching. Osteological material will be housed in dust-free cabinets, and fragile tanned hides will be moved into custom cabinets similar to those for large, fragile textiles. This project also facilitates reorganization of specimens to reflect current taxonomy. The resulting improvements in storage conditions and organization will facilitate collaborations with Art Department programs at OSU, increase accessibility to the public of northern Oklahoma, and enhance collaboration with K-12 programs in the Colleges of Engineering, Architecture, and Technology and Education. The PI will offer a multidisciplinary course in curatorial practices supported by this award. In addition to students enrolled in the course, the project will provide direct support to one doctoral and three undergraduate students and will supplement existing practicum experiences for approximately five undergraduates per semester.