The computerization of museum collection data in accessible data bases is an ongoing issue. How are the data best captured? How are these data best made available both to the academic community and to the applied user community. The megacollection that number hundred of thousands in size have support from sources such as the National Science Foundation. Valuable information resides in collections of smaller size, and regional focus. -- [log in to unmask] Don R. Reynolds Telephone 213 744 3232 Research and Collections FAX 213 744 3482 or 213 746 2999 Natural History Museum 900 Exposition Boulevard Los Angeles, California 90007