The database of 9,888 mammal specimens in the Biodiversity Research Collection has now been published for all the research world to see. Our data are now available through the VertNet data portal and also through the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, a.k.a. GBIF and the iDigBio data portal. Publishing our data in these portals enhances the value of our collection, providing data on species occurrences and indicating the availability of specimens for loans to researchers. The database can be continually updated as new specimens are accessioned and as new information is gathered. As we continue to update the mammal database we are also working to complete and publish databases of our fishes, amphibians and reptiles, and birds.
