Lighthouses for biodiversity: prospects and challenges for zoological university museum in Indonesia
| Autor: | Rahman Rasyidi, Ganjar Cahyadi, Dikdik Permadi |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Environmental Engineering
010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences Biodiversity lcsh:QR1-502 Library science computer.software_genre 01 natural sciences Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering lcsh:Microbiology lcsh:Physiology 03 medical and health sciences lcsh:Zoology Collection management lcsh:QL1-991 030304 developmental biology 0105 earth and related environmental sciences Desk 0303 health sciences lcsh:QP1-981 Visitor pattern language.human_language Outreach Indonesian Work (electrical) language computer Data integration |
| Zdroj: | BIO Web of Conferences, Vol 19, p 00003 (2020) |
| ISSN: | 2117-4458 |
| Popis: | University museums have been offering a great opportunity to study thematic collections. In zoology, it has been aiding the university biologist to keep safe extensive biodiversity collections from academic expeditions. When appropriately managed, this opens an opportunity for display, research, teaching, and outreach, especially for regions that may not have easy access to government-managed museums. However, Indonesian university museums have been positioned in a confusing situation in which university museums have limited opportunities to serve the main roles of museums. We use Museum Zoologi Sekolah Ilmu dan Teknologi Hayati, Institut Teknologi Bandung (MZSITH-ITB) as a study case. In this paper, we tried to explore the current roles of university museums being served and explore the prospects and challenges for university museums. Concurrent triangulation approach from desk evaluation, visitor analysis, and a semi-structured interview was conducted to see the current roles of MZSITH-ITB and prospects and challenges in the future. In conclusion, clear general procedures to standardize the collection management are urgently needed, so university museums can have a degree of independence to collect and study objects and collections. This can allow easier data integration and specimen sharing in which the museums can work together to shed some light on Indonesian biodiversity. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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