Nhcoll-l -- Natural History Collections Listserver
About Nhcoll-l	English (USA)
The Natural History Collections listserver, NHCOLL-L, is a general purpose electronic forum for those with an interest in the care, management, computerization, conservation and use of natural history collections. NHCOLL-L grew out of a joint annual meeting held in 1994 by the Society of the Preservation of Natural History Collections (SPNHC) and the Association for Systematic Collections (ASC, now the Natural History Collections Alliance), as well as a project to improve the policies and practices of natural history collections sponsored by a grant to ASC from the Institute of Museum Services. SPNHC and NSC co-sponsor the NHCOLL-L listserver. Membership in NHCOLL-L is open to anyone with e-mail. NHCOLL-L is an unmoderated list, therefore we are dependent on the list members to provide only those postings that are appropriate to the subject matter, which includes topics such as collections administration, collections care, computerization, conservation, and management. Both policy and practical discussions are appropriate. While the list is sponsored by ASC and SPNHC, all individuals interested in the care of natural history collections are invited to participate. Information of all kinds is welcome, however, advertising is inappropriate. The volume of messages on NHCOLL-L varies, but generally runs between 15-30 per month. NHCOLL-L has been hosted by Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut since 1999. Prior to 1999, NHCOLL-L was hosted by the Museum of Paleontology at the University of California, Berkeley. To see the collection of prior postings to the list, visit the Nhcoll-l Archives.
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