[Nhcoll-l] global unique identifiers and natural history collections

[CSTURMJR at pitt.edu]

Curtis,

One problem that comes to mind is CMNH as an identifier.
I have seen this used for:
Carnegie Museum of Natural History ( my preference!)
Cleveland Museum of Natural History
Cincinnati Museum of Natural History

It could also be used for:
Colorado (University) Museum of Natural History
Canadian Museum of Natural History.

Thus, one would have to standardize museum acronyms.

> <font face="Default Sans Serif,Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"
> size="2"><div>Forgive my ignorance, as I'm new to the collections world,
> but could someone please provide more detail about what you are talking
> about exactly? What is wrong with the use of museum acronyms followed by
> numbers? Or...am I missing something? Aren't these "global unique
> identifiers"? What are the drawbacks to using these in the traditional
> manner? Also, how feasible would it be for all the collections to
> essentially renumber their entire collections to participate in this new
> system? Please help me understand what this discussion is
> about.</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks!</div><div><br></div><div>Curtis<br><br>______________________________<br><br>Curtis
> J. Schmidt<br>Zoological Collections Manager<br>Sternberg Museum of
> Natural History<br>Fort Hays State University <br>3000 Sternberg
> Drive<br>Hays, KS  67601<br>(785) 628-5504 (collections)<br>(785) 650-2447
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