1) How are Earth Science Collections curated and organized? I said
mainly defined by taxonomy, geographical origin, Storage and
Stratigraphic age (based on the Synthesys classifications) Are there any
more?
I agree with Jiri that this is enough!
Just to give a comparison with Andreas' list, our collections are organised and curated not only by systematic, but they cover all of the keywords above:
Level 1:
Amber
Amphibians, Fishes, Reptiles
Palaeobotany
Paleozoic and Triassic Invertebrates
Jurassic and Cretaceous Invertebrates
Tertiary and Quaternary Invertebates
Quaternary mammals
Tertiary mammals
Level 2:
Each collection is then organised by locality, stratigraphy, systematics, or a mixture of them, resp.
2) What is the minimum information that would be required in World
collections catalogue for the discoverability of Earth Science
collections and for a research to locate particular collections of
interest.
Not sure, if you mean discoverability of the collection itself, or of the museums objects that are housed in the respective collection. I assume that you mean discoverability of the objects:
- Taxon
name (no higher taxon name needed)
- Repository number
- Stratigraphy
- Geography
- Housing institution
- Curator / contact address
3) What descriptive information should be considered mandatory or
desirable for each Collection?
- Name and address of institution
- Responsible curator / contact person
- Stratigraphic focus
- Systematic focus
- Geographic focus
All the best and stay healthy!
Michael