[Rockhounds] What do seek in on-line museum collections?

[Alan Goldstein]

At the Falls of the Ohio State Park, we’ve been digitizing our collection for a few years. The next step is developing a web site devoted to public access. Our collections are infinitesimal compared to the Smithsonian but contain a good variety of Silurian and Devonian fossils, along with a few minerals, diverse prehistoric artifacts, and lots of flat documents (article clippings, historical photos, maps, etc.).

The goal is to have a website with access to our images and data for students, scientists & historians and the curious public.

What search fields you would look for to help you identify a fossil or other items? Have you seen the ‘ideal’ museum collections website? What is it?

Alan Goldstein

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Subject: [Rockhounds] Smithsonian to Digitize 1.2 Million Fossils

What’s Next for the 1.2 Million Prehistoric Fossils Now at Smithsonian
Digitization will soon allow researchers around the globe to access
the latest specimens in the National Fossil Collection
Abigail Eisenstadt, Smithsonian Magazine, October 19th, 2021
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The National Fossil Collection
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More fossil articles in Smithsonian Magazine
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Yours,

Paul H.

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