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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