GSA Annual Meeting in Seattle, Washington, USA - 2017

Session No. 310
Wednesday, 25 October 2017: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Room 3A (Washington State Convention Center)

T121. Natural History Museums in the 21st Century—Programming for the Future While Preserving the Past I

GSA Geoscience Education Division; Paleontological Society; GSA Geoinformatics Division
Lisa D. White, Caroline A.E. Stromberg, Gregory P. Wilson and Elizabeth A. Nesbitt, Advocates
 
8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
8:15 AM
DOING MORE BETTER, WHEN WE WERE ALREADY DOING (ALMOST) EVERYTHING PRETTY WELL: NATURAL  HISTORY AND GEOSCIENCE MUSEUMS IN THE 21ST CENTURY (Invited Presentation)
ALLMON, Warren D., Paleontological Research Institution, 1259 Trumansburg Road, Ithaca, NY 14850, wda1@cornell.edu
8:30 AM
DIGITIZING FOSSILS TO ENHANCE MACROEVOLUTIONARY RESEARCH: THE PALEONICHES AND CRETACEOUS WORLD THEMATIC COLLECTION NETWORKS
LIEBERMAN, Bruce S., Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66045, KIMMIG, Julien, Biodiversity Institute, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66045 and SAUPE, Erin E., Department of Earth Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX1 3AN, United Kingdom, blieber@ku.edu
8:45 AM
ADVANCING THE DIGITIZATION OF BIODIVERSITY COLLECTIONS (ADBC) AND IDIGBIO: MODELS FOR MOBILIZING DIGITAL DATA FOR RESEARCH AND EDUCATION IN THE GEOSCIENCES
NELSON, Gil, iDigBio, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306, MACFADDEN, Bruce, Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida, SW 34th Street and Hull Road, Gainesville, FL 32611 and PHILLIPS, Molly, Florida Museum of Natural History, iDigBio, University of Florida, SW 34th Street and Hull Road, Gainesville, FL 32611, gnelson@bio.fsu.edu
9:00 AM
IDIGPALEO: EDUCATION AND OUTREACH USING DIGITIZED MUSEUM SPECIMENS
BUTTS, Susan H., Peabody Museum of Natural History, Yale University, 170 Whitney Avenue, New Haven, CT 06520-8118, KARIM, Talia S., University of Colorado Museum of Natural History, University of Colorado, 265 UCB, Boulder, CO 80309 and NORRIS, Christopher A., Peabody Museum of Natural History, Yale University, 170 Whitney Avenue, P.O. Box 208118, New Haven, CT 06520-8118, Susan.Butts@yale.edu
Handouts
  • iDigPaleo GSA 2017.pdf (2.8 MB)
  • 9:15 AM
    THE EPANDDA PROJECT: LINKING THE PALEOBIOLOGY DATABASE, IDIGBIO, AND IDIGPALEO FOR BIOLOGICAL AND PALEONTOLOGICAL RESEARCH, COLLECTIONS MANAGEMENT, AND OUTREACH
    SESSA, Jocelyn A., Department of Invertebrate Paleontology, The Academy of Natural Sciences, 1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia, PA 19103, BUTTS, Susan, Division of Invertebrate Paleontology, Peabody Museum of Natural History, Yale University, 170 Whitney Avenue, P.O. Box 208118, New Haven, CT 208118, KARIM, Talia S., University of Colorado Museum of Natural History, University of Colorado, 265 UCB, Boulder, CO 80309, NELSON, Gil, iDigBio, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306, NORRIS, Christopher A., Peabody Museum of Natural History, Yale University, 170 Whitney Avenue, P.O. Box 208118, New Haven, CT 06520-8118, SERRATOS, Danielle J., Museum of Geology, South Dakota School of Mines & Technology, Rapid City, SD 57701, SMITH, Dena, Sedimentary Geology and Paleobiology, National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA 22230 and UHEN, Mark D., Atmospheric, Oceanic and Earth Sciences, George Mason University, 4400 University Drive, Fairfax, VA 22030, jsessa@drexel.edu
    9:30 AM
    USING DIGITIZED DATA TO IDENTIFY NEW RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES IN MUSEUM DRAWERS
    HOLROYD, Patricia A., Museum of Paleontology, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, pholroyd@berkeley.edu
     
    9:45 AM
    Break
    10:00 AM
    DIGITIZATION OF MILLIONS OF MARINE INVERTEBRATE FOSSILS THROUGH THE EASTERN PACIFIC INVERTEBRATE COMMUNITIES OF THE CENOZOIC (EPICC) THEMATIC COLLECTIONS NETWORK (TCN)
    MARSHALL, Charles R.1, CLITES, Erica C.2, BONUSO, Nicole3, DAVIS, Edward4, DIETL, Gregory P.5, DRUCKENMILLER, Patrick6, ENG, Ron7, ESTES-SMARGIASSI, Kathryn8, FINNEGAN, Seth1, GARCIA, Christine9, DUGGAN-HAAS, Don10, HENDY, Austin J.W.8, HOLLIS, Kathy11, HOLROYD, Patricia A.2, LEGLER, Sara7, LITTLE, Holly11, NESBITT, Elizabeth A.7, ROSS, Robert M.10, SKIBINSKI, Leslie10, ROOPNARINE, Peter D.9, VENDETTI, Jann12 and WHITE, Lisa D.2, (1)Department of Integrative Biology and Museum of Paleontology, University of California, Berkeley, Valley Life Sciences Building, Berkeley, CA 94720-4780, (2)Museum of Paleontology, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, (3)Geological Sciences, California State University, Fullerton, 800 N. State College Blvd, Fullerton, CA 92831; John D. Cooper Center, Santa Ana, CA 92701, (4)Department of Geological Sciences, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403, (5)Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853; Paleontological Research Institution, 1259 Trumansburg Road, Ithaca, NY 14850, (6)University of Alaska Museum, University of Alaska Fairbanks, 907 Yukon Dr., Fairbanks, AK 99775, (7)University of Washington, Burke Museum, P.O. Box 353010, Seattle, WA 98195, (8)Invertebrate Paleontology, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, 900 Exposition Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90007, (9)Department of Invertebrate Zoology and Geology, California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, CA 94118, (10)Paleontological Research Institution, 1259 Trumansburg Road, Ithaca, NY 14850, (11)Department of Paleobiology, Smithsonian Institution - National Museum of Natural History, 10th & Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20560, (12)Malacology, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, 900 Exposition Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90007, crmarshall@berkeley.edu
    10:15 AM
    MORPHOSOURCE: AIDING IN CURATION OF 3D DATA ON MUSEUM SPECIMENS
    BOYER, Doug M.1, GUNNELL, Gregg F.2, MCGEARY, Timothy3, RYAN, Timothy4 and WINCHESTER, Julie M.1, (1)Department of Evolutionary Anthropology, Duke University, Box 90383, 130 Science Drive, Biological Sciences Building, Durham, NC 27708, (2)Division of Fossil Primates, Duke Lemur Center, Duke University, Durham, NC 27705, (3)Duke University Library Information Technology Services, Duke University, box 90196, Bostock Library, Durham, NC 27708, (4)Anthropology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, douglasmb@gmail.com
    10:30 AM
    IDIGFOSSILS: ENGAGING K-12 STUDENTS IN INTEGRATED STEM VIA 3D DIGITIZATION, 3D PRINTING AND PALEONTOLOGY
    GRANT, Claudia and ZIEGLER, Michael J., Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, cgrant@flmnh.ufl.edu
    10:45 AM
    THE FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY PROGRAMS MIXING NEW TECHNOLOGY WITH OLD COLLECTIONS
    MAYER, Paul S., Gantz Family Collections Center, Field Museum of Natural History, 1400 South Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60605-2496, pmayer@fieldmuseum.org
    Handouts
  • 310-10_1045_Mayerps (1).pptx (15.8 MB)
  • 11:00 AM
    REIMAGINING INVERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY AT THE NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY: EMBRACING THE FUTURE WHILE CURATING THE PAST
    HENDY, Austin J.W.1, ESTES-SMARGIASSI, Kathryn1, VENDETTI, Jann2 and WALKER, Lindsay J.1, (1)Invertebrate Paleontology, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, 900 Exposition Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90007, (2)Malacology, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, 900 Exposition Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90007, ahendy@nhm.org
    11:15 AM
    NEST SCRAPE BEHAVIOR IN LARGE THEROPODS: FROM COLORADO OUTCROP TO DUTCH SHOWCASE: VISITORS EXPERIENCE ANCIENT DINOSAUR DISPLAY BEHAVIOR FROM FOSSIL EVIDENCE
    BREITHAUPT, Brent H.1, SCHULP, Anne2, MATTHEWS, Neffra A.3, LOCKLEY, Martin4, MCCREA, Richard T.5, BUCKLEY, Lisa G.5, GIERLINSKI, Gerard6, XING, Lida7, VEGTER, Matthijs8, BROUWER, Onne8, HOUCK, Karen J.9, CART, Ken10, LIM, Jong Deock11, KIM, Kyung Soo12, KONG, Dal Yong13 and SURMIK, Dawid14, (1)Bureau of Land Management, Wyoming State Office, Cheyenne, WY 82009, (2)Naturalis Biodiversity Center, Darwinweg 2, 2333CR, Leiden, Netherlands, (3)National Operations Center, Bureau of Land Management, Denver, CO 80225, (4)University of Colorado Denver, Dinosaur Trackers Research Group, Denver, CO 80217, (5)Peace River Paleontology Research Centre, Box 1348, Tumbler Ridge, AB V0C 2W0, Canada, (6)Polish Geological Institute, Warsaw, Poland, (7)School of the Earth Sciences and Resources, China University of Geosciences, Beijing, China, (8)Naturalis Biodiversity Center, Leiden, Netherlands, (9)Dinosaur Tracks Museum, Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences, Campus Box 172, P. O. Box 173364, Denver, CO 80217-3364, (10)3072 Bison Ave., Grand Junction, CO 81504, (11)Natural Heritage Center, National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage, Daejeon, Korea, Republic of (South), (12)Department of Science Education, Chinju National University of Education, Jinju, Korea, Republic of (South), (13)Natural Heritage Center, Cultural Heritage Administration, 396-1, Mannyeon-dong, Seo-gu, Daejeon, 302-834, (14)Department of Paleontology and Stratigraphy, University of Silesia, Sosnowiec, Poland, bbreitha@blm.gov
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