We are pleased to announce the launch of the Paleontology Portal Collection 
Management Module. This site is intended as a central resource on collection 
management for anyone who has an interest in fossil collections, from museum and 
lab professionals, to avocational collectors, to school and university students. 
If you are responsible for a fossil collection in an institution, have a private 
collection, are thinking about a career in paleontology, or just are interested 
in what museums do with all those fossils, this site is for you.

This 
site is divided into four sections describing the main activities in managing a 
fossil collection. The functions of each activity are explained with detailed 
information, samples of documents and forms from museums, and links that you can 
follow to access to resources on other sites. You can explore further within 
each section, or move on to the next section. For a brief overview of the main 
activities you can view the case study showing a fossil specimen that is being 
processed into a museum collection. You can also jump directly to a compilation 
of many of the site’s tools and resources.

The Collection Management 
Module will eventually be accessible via the main Paleontology Portal site 
(www.paleoportal.org) or directly via the following URL:
http://collections.paleo.amnh.org/

We gratefully acknowledge the support of the National Science Foundation for 
the creation of this site, our colleagues at a number of museums for providing 
sample documentation, and Rachael Perkins Arenstein for writing, assembling and 
editing content.

Dr Christopher A. Norris
Director of Collections 
& Archives
Division of Paleontology
American Museum of Natural 
History

Dr John J. Flynn
Dean, Richard Gilder Graduate School
& 
Frick Curator of Fossil Mammals
American Museum of Natural History
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