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 _________________________________________________________________ Stay up to date on your PC, the Web, and your mobile phone with Windows Live http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/119462413/direct/01/ ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).