[NHCOLL-L:3257] Survey of American ichthyological and herpetological collections

[Chris Wolfe]

Apologies for the cross posting...

Survey of American ichthyological and herpetological collections

The American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists (ASIH)  
Collections Committee is conducting an on-line survey of American  
ichthyological and herpetological collections.  This online survey  
will provide valuable data that will enhance long-term support and  
maintenance of collections.  Based on previous surveys by Poss &  
Collette (1995) and Collette & Lachner (1976) of ichthyological  
collections, this survey captures general collection information, as  
well as more specific information on collection and data management  
policies (e.g., availability of electronic catalogs).  This survey  
addresses a need for detailed information about ichthyological and  
herpetological collections, while other ongoing initiatives, such as  
the Legacy Infrastructure Network for Natural Environments (LINNE),  
seek to more broadly identify existing collections for inclusion into  
an accessible network for the scientific community. Results from the  
survey will be summarized and submitted for publication in Copeia and  
will be also be available from the main ASIH website, including an  
improved index to collections.

PLEASE TAKE A MOMENT TO COMPLETE THE SURVEY:

http://chelydra.unm.edu/asihsurvey


If you have any questions, please contact any of the following:



J. Tom Giermakowski, Museum of Southwestern Biology, tomas at unm.edu

Nelson Rios, Tulane University Museum of Natural History,  
nelson at museum.tulane.edu

Christina Wolfe, Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History,  
cwolfe at ou.edu
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