From hfourie at ditsong.org.za Mon Dec 3 01:41:07 2018 From: hfourie at ditsong.org.za (Heidi Fourie) Date: Mon, 3 Dec 2018 08:41:07 +0200 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Subscribe Message-ID: <001901d48ad3$2cc04e40$8640eac0$@ditsong.org.za> Please resubscribe, it unsubscribed. Dr H. Fourie Karoo Palaeontology Section Department of Vertebrates Ditsong: National Museum of Natural History 012 0000040 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Team science is increasingly common in 21st century biological, life, and environmental sciences. Collaboration is no longer limited to sharing ideas with the biologist in the lab next door. The questions confronting science often require teams that may include a mix of computer and information scientists, physical and social scientists, mathematicians, ethicists, policy and management experts, as well as community stakeholders and citizen scientists. Adding to this complexity, teams span programs within organizations, cross organization boundaries to form institutional consortia, and often include international partners. This intensive, two-day, interactive, professional development course was designed by scientists and experts on collaboration and teamwork to provide participants with the knowledge and skills required to become productive and effective members of scientific teams. From its first offering the course has evolved to include a greater focus on team planning and teamwork, and less time allocated to university administration of interdisciplinary teams. Nothing teaches collaboration like practicing collaboration. This is not a course that asks you to learn in isolation. It is a microcosm of scientific collaboration, with extensive hands-on learning as part of a scientific team, with scientific case studies and examples. This course is designed for anyone involved in collaborative scientific endeavors. Team leaders will find the course especially helpful. Because participants will work on ?real-world? team science concerns, we encourage multiple members of a team to attend together. We can also customize the course and bring it to your university, department, lab, or research team. This course provides the right foundation from which your team can successfully accomplish your goals. Participants will develop and hone the skills needed to: - Explain interdisciplinary team science and characteristics of effective scientific teams - Describe how teams work - Recognize competencies and characteristics of effective team leadership - Create effective teams and team culture - Develop a shared vision, mission, plan, and key performance indicators for a scientific team - Identify and assess the right mix of competencies and people needed for a scientific team - Use team tools and processes such as quality improvement cycle and knowledge mapping - Improve team communication and trust Dates: January 14-15, 2019 Location: 1201 New York Avenue, NW, Suite 420, Washington, DC 20005 Learn more at https://www.aibs.org/events/team_science_event.html. ___________________________________________ Jyotsna Pandey, Ph.D. Public Policy Manager American Institute of Biological Sciences 1201 New York Avenue, NW Suite 420 Washington, DC 20005 Phone: 202-628-1500 x 225 www.aibs.org Follow us on Twitter! @AIBS_Policy -- This message is confidential and should only be read by its intended recipients.? 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We also show how to create and edit taxa and classifications. Finally, we troubleshoot common issues users encounter when handling Arctos taxonomy. Presenters: Mariel Campbell (Senior Collection Manager, Division of Genomic Resources, Museum of Southwestern Biology), Teresa Mayfield-Meyer (Project Manager, Divisihon of Genomic Resources, Museum of Southwestern Biology), and Phyllis Sharp (Departmental Associate, Department of Zoology, Denver Museum of Nature & Science) When: Tuesday, December 11th at 3:00 pm ET Where: https://idigbio.adobeconnect.com/room Can't Make it?: View our archived recordings here: https://arctosdb.org/learn/webinars This is the 13th in a series of webinars on Arctos brought to you by the Arctos Working Group and kindly hosted by iDigBio. 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The curators were curled up on floors, chairs, and shoes, With visions of Nobels inspired by the booze. The VPs amassed by the fume hood and ranted In hopes that their grant apps would?well, be granted. When, up from my phone, there arose such a clatter, I hit every button to see what was the matter. Away to the window I flew?okay, ambled? Threw everything open?all signals seemed scrambled. When, what to my bleary red eyes should appear, But. Nothing. Just nothing. The vista was clear. But my phone was still beeping, and I learned, in short order, That St. Entropy was detained at the border. For lack of a visa, the Saint had been grounded, His bag had been seized, his sleigh was impounded. The reindeer lacked proof of immunization, And were in quarantine holding of endless duration. The season was shaping up poorly, no doubt? No presents, no Santa, and the nog had run out. The stockings that hung by the chimney with care Were destined, it seemed, to remain empty and bare. And those visions of sugarplums in the heads of the staff Were to be nothing more than faint dreams and chaff. With a twist of my neck, and a tic ?neath my eye, I thought of the only museum trick I could try. I called every embassy and claimed with impunity That Santa had total diplomatic immunity. His bag? That?s a courier pouch with information, Crammed full with loans for a North Pole installation. Those reindeer? Protected, and being brought through For a breeding program in the national zoo. The protests from ambassador, consul, and official Soon led to action both quick and judicial? The detention of Santa was not only untoward But clearly a violation of international accord. The embassies changed every Stop sign to Go, And?for the first time?*I* said ?Ho, ho, ho.? St. Entropy joined us at last, late at night, Covered with labels and stamps, but all right. He spoke not a word?not a clean one, at least? But grabbed all of the 90 proof, and drank it. The beast. Despite the old Saint feeling aloof and, well, snooty, He was determined to fulfill holiday custom and duty. He filled all the stockings with reams of red tape And found-in-collection things of various shape. Then, thumbing his nose at protocol and form, He went to the fume hood, and up it he swarmed. He leaped to his sleigh, to his team gave a whistle Then let out a sigh and a groan most abyssal. There were no reindeer, no Donner, no Blitzen-- Every last one of them was AWOL. Just missing. And I heard him exclaim, as he stomped out of sight, too, ?Merry Christmas? Bah, humbug! They won?t leave the zoo!? *--John Simmons and Sally Shelton draw the line at practically nothing. * -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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The conference language will be English. An IPM training course will also be held the day before the conference, Monday 20 May 2019, one in Swedish (tutor Niklas Apelqvist) and the other in English (tutor Pascal Querner). Please find more information about and register for the conference on: www.raa.se/ipm2019 [cid:image001.jpg at 01D3FE7D.61F8D1A0] Ingela Chef Holmberg Utredare / Adviser Riksantikvarie?mbetet / Swedish National Heritage Board Box 1114 SE-621 22 Visby Bes?k / Visit: Artillerigatan 33A ingela.chef.holmberg at raa.se +46 (0)8-5191 8368 +46 (0)767 232787 www.raa.se twitter.com/raa_se facebook.com/riksantikvarieambetet -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Documenting these predators and prey items with high resolution photography is part of Mike?s ongoing research characterizing ecological patterns in the evolution of neotropical snake diets. Many of the dissections made proved fruitful in this respect by yielding further data on poorly known snake diets. At present, there are 459 images of snake predators (over 100 species) and their prey. The museum vouchers for these images are curated in our UMMZ research collections. Greg Schneider Division of Reptiles and Amphibians Museum of Zoology Research Museums Center 3600 Varsity Drive University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Michigan 48108 734 647 1927 ges at umich.edu [image: Description: Description: logocolor] www.ummz.lsa.umich.edu/rep_amph/index.html -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Digital products from this grant project will be made available online, including Chicago Collections Consortium?s Explore portal and Internet Archive. To learn more about CAS/PNNM?s collections, please visit our website at http://www.naturemuseum.org/the-museum/collections. -- Dawn Roberts | Director of Collections The Chicago Academy of Sciences / Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum 2430 North Cannon Drive, Chicago, IL 60614 | www.naturemuseum.org Collections Facility and Office 4001 N Ravenswood Avenue, suite 201, Chicago, IL 60613 | 773-755-5125 *The Urban Gateway to Nature and Science* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From liathappleton at gmail.com Mon Dec 10 10:57:37 2018 From: liathappleton at gmail.com (Liath Appleton) Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2018 09:57:37 -0600 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] SPNHC Connection newsletter is online Message-ID: The fall edition of the SPNHC Connection newsletter is available online. Log in at spnhc.org and go to http://www.spnhc.org/23/newsletter. The SPNHC Connection newsletter is published twice a year. It contains reports from the Society?s officers and committees, news items, and other articles of general interest to the membership. Not a member? Join us at http://www.spnhc.org/13/become-a-member Liath Appleton Collections Manager Non-Vertebrate Paleontology Lab University of Texas - Jackson School of Geosciences Bldg PRC122 - campus mail code R8500 10100 Burnet Road Austin, TX 78758 SPNHC Connection Editor (newsletter at spnhc.org) SPNHC Web Manager (webmaster at spnhc.org) www.spnhc.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From emily.braker at colorado.edu Mon Dec 10 11:22:08 2018 From: emily.braker at colorado.edu (Emily M. Braker) Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2018 16:22:08 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] TOMORROW - Dec 11 - Arctos Taxonomy Webinar Message-ID: Please join us Tuesday, December 11th for a webinar on Arctos Taxonomy. Abstract: This webinar will provide an overview of how the Arctos data model understands taxonomic classification, as well as how users manage shared taxonomy-related tables. Arctos taxonomy aims to control hierarchical species classification using both local and external sources. The model also maintains species' common names and relationships between taxa. To illustrate how this resource is used by collections, we demonstrate how to search for taxa and how taxonomy relates to specimen identifications. We also show how to create and edit taxa and classifications. Finally, we troubleshoot common issues users encounter when handling Arctos taxonomy. Presenters: Mariel Campbell (Senior Collection Manager, Division of Genomic Resources, Museum of Southwestern Biology), Teresa Mayfield-Meyer (Project Manager, Divisihon of Genomic Resources, Museum of Southwestern Biology), and Phyllis Sharp (Departmental Associate, Department of Zoology, Denver Museum of Nature & Science) When: Tuesday, December 11th at 3:00 pm ET Where: https://idigbio.adobeconnect.com/room Can't Make it?: View our archived recordings here: https://arctosdb.org/learn/webinars This is the 13th in a series of webinars on Arctos brought to you by the Arctos Working Group and kindly hosted by iDigBio. Emily Braker Vertebrate Collections Manager, Zoology Section University of Colorado Museum of Natural History 265 UCB, Bruce Curtis Building Boulder, CO 80309-0218 Phone: 303-492-8466 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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AIBS Public Policy Report AIBS Public Policy Report, Volume 19, Issue 25, December 10, 2018 * Congress Extends Stopgap Funding by Two Weeks * Administration Releases Dire National Climate Report * White House Unveils Strategy for STEM Education * NSF Seeks Community Input on Fundamental Biological Research * Call for Applications: 2019 Emerging Public Policy Leadership Award * Enhance your Interdisciplinary and Team Science Skills * Short Takes * Representative Lucas (R-OK) Selected as Ranking Member on House Science Panel * Representative Granger (R-TX) to be Next Top Republican Appropriator * NSF: Higher Education R&D Increased by 4.7 Percent in FY 2017 * Senate Panel Advances President's USDA Research Nominee * New Chief Named for USDA Conservation Agency * From the Federal Register * Become an Advocate for Science: Join the AIBS Legislative Action Center ________________________________ The AIBS Public Policy Report is distributed broadly by email every two weeks to the AIBS membership. Any interested party may self-subscribe to receive these free reports by email or RSS news feed, by going to www.aibs.org/public-policy-reports. With proper attribution to AIBS, all material from these reports may be reproduced or forwarded. AIBS staff appreciates receiving copies of materials used. If you have questions, comments, or suggestions, please contact the AIBS Director of Public Policy, Robert Gropp, at 202-628-1500 x 250. ________________________________ Congress Extends Stopgap Funding by Two Weeks A partial government shutdown has been averted for another two weeks, until December 21, after Congress passed a second stopgap funding bill on December 6, 2018, to fund some parts of the federal government. The bill funds at fiscal year (FY) 2018 levels federal agencies for which fiscal year (FY) 2019 appropriations have not yet been signed into law, including the Department of Interior, Environmental Protection Agency, and the National Science Foundation. Congress had approved several FY 2019 funding bills before going into recess prior to the midterm elections and had passed a continuing resolution to fund the remaining agencies at FY 2018 levels until December 7. Lawmakers planned to complete work on FY 2019 appropriations during the lame-duck session but negotiations over funding President Trump's U.S.-Mexico border wall and the death of former President George H.W. Bush kept lawmakers from reaching a deal on the spending bills. The second stopgap measure has delayed the chance of a partial government shutdown to later in the month. The President has been pushing for $5 billion in funding for the border wall but Democratic lawmakers have so far agreed to allocate only $1.6 billion. "Somebody will have to blink," said Senate Appropriations Chairman Richard Shelby (R-AL). House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) has suggested passing six of the seven remaining spending bills that have bipartisan support, while extending current level funding for Homeland Security, which includes funding for the border wall, through the end of FY 2019. E&E News has reported that there is some bipartisan support for this proposal, but lawmakers are concerned that President Trump could simply veto any spending bill that Congress approves if the border wall does not get funded. Administration Releases Dire National Climate Report The second volume of the Fourth U.S. National Climate Assessment Report has been released. The document summarizes key climate science findings and highlights the impacts of climate change on communities as well as the U.S. economy. Actions to reduce risks, including global action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, are identified. The first volume, released in October 2017, presented the assessment of the physical science that is the foundation for the second volume. The assessment recognizes that climate change will adversely impact more Americans, particularly low-income communities, cause significant financial losses, damage infrastructure, and debilitate social systems. "The impacts of climate change are already being felt in communities across the country," the report states. "More frequent and intense extreme weather and climate-related events, as well as changes in average climate conditions, are expected to continue to damage infrastructure, ecosystems, and social systems that provide essential benefits to communities." The report warns that "sea level rise might reshape the U.S. population distribution" by causing millions of Americans to move away from the coast. The report also discusses how the effects of climate change on regions outside the United States could impact the United States. "The impacts of climate change, variability, and extreme events outside the United States are affecting and are virtually certain to increasingly affect U.S. trade and economy, including import and export prices and businesses with overseas operations and supply chains," states the report. The study notes that climate change could shrink the economy by as much as 10 percent by the end of the century and significantly decrease agricultural yields. Among some of the potential economic impacts, the report predicts $141 billion in heat-related deaths, $118 billion in coastal property damage, and $32 billion in infrastructure development costs. "Extreme weather events are expected to be more intense and more frequent in a warming world," said David Reidmiller, Director of the National Climate Assessment of the U.S. Global Change Research Program. He added that climate change will impact air quality and destroy fisheries and other ecosystems. President Trump has rejected the findings of the assessment. "I don't believe it," he responded when asked about the report's findings that climate change could adversely impact the economy. "Right now, we're at the cleanest we've ever been," he added. "If we're clean and every other place on Earth is dirty, that's not so good." Some Republican lawmakers acknowledged the impact of human activity on climate change but considered the report "alarmist." Senator Ben Sasse (R-NE) said, "It's clear that it's changing, and it's clear that humans are a contributing factor," but added that "it's going to need to be a conversation, again, that doesn't start with alarmism but that starts with some discussion of the magnitude of the challenge, the global elements to it, and how the U.S. shouldn't just do this as a feel-good measure." Other Republican lawmakers agreed with President Trump's stance that the climate will stop warming on its own. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) said, "We know that our climate is changing...Our climate always changes, and we see those ebb and flows through time." Acting Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler accused the Obama Administration of influencing the report and suggested that the Trump Administration could seek to control the models used for the next study. "Going forward, I think we need to take a look at the modeling that's used for the next assessment...The drafting of this report was drafted at the direction of the Obama administration," he said. "And I don't know this for a fact - I wouldn't be surprised if the Obama administration told the report's authors to take a look at the worst-case scenario for this report." The National Climate Assessment report is congressionally mandated to be prepared every four years by scientists from 13 federal agencies. The fourth installment was written by more than 300 authors, including Federal and State government scientists as well as scientists from the private sector. White House Unveils Strategy for STEM Education The White House has released a five-year strategic plan for STEM education, which defines the federal government's role in advancing STEM education through collaborations with state and local stakeholders, the education community, and industry. The plan identifies several goals, including building foundations for a STEM-literate citizenry, training a STEM workforce for the future, increasing diversity and inclusion, engaging students in interdisciplinary activities, and building computational literacy. In response, the National Science Foundation (NSF) has announced that it will be partnering with other federal agencies, including the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), to support NSF INCLUDES National Network, a program aimed at diversifying the STEM workforce. NSF INCLUDES was launched in 2016 as one of the "10 Big Ideas for Future NSF Investment." NSF will be supporting the White House strategy by committing $10 million to its Data Science Corps, which will provide basic training courses in data science and also expects to fund 200 industry and other non-academic internships of up to $55,000 for graduate students in FY 2019 and FY 2020 through the NSF INTERN program. NASA has announced that it will work with the NSF INCLUDES community to broaden participation in STEM careers and elevate its Advisory Council Ad Hoc Task Force on STEM education to the status of a permanent, standing committee. NSF Seeks Community Input on Fundamental Biological Research The National Science Foundation's (NSF) Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO) is requesting input from the community on fundamental biological research questions and topics, specifically on the idea of creating "Integration Institutes for Cross-cutting Biology" to integrate diverse sub-disciplines of biology and support collaborative teams of researchers. NSF seeks ideas that span multiple levels of organization in living systems and require expertise from diverse biological subdisciplines. The deadline for submissions is March 1, 2019. The Request for Information is available here: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2019/nsf19027/nsf19027.jsp Call for Applications: 2019 Emerging Public Policy Leadership Award Are you a science graduate student looking to make a difference in science policy and funding? The American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS) is now accepting applications for the 2019 AIBS Emerging Public Policy Leadership Award. This award recognizes graduate students in the biological sciences who are demonstrating an interest and aptitude for working at the intersection of science and policy. Recipients of the AIBS Emerging Public Policy Leadership Award receive: * A trip to Washington, DC, to participate in the AIBS Congressional Visits Day, an annual event where scientists meet with lawmakers to advocate for federal investment in the biological sciences, with a primary focus on the National Science Foundation. The event will be held on March 18-20, 2019. Domestic travel and hotel expenses are paid for the winners. * Policy and communications training, including information on the legislative process and trends in federal science funding, and how to engage with policymakers and the news media. * Meetings with lawmakers to discuss the importance of federal investment in the biological sciences. * A one-year AIBS membership, including a subscription to the journal BioScience and a copy of "Communicating Science: A Primer for Working with the Media." The 2019 award is open to U.S. citizens and U.S. permanent residents enrolled in a graduate degree program in the biological sciences, science education, or a closely allied field. Applicants should have a demonstrated interest in and commitment to science policy and/or science education policy. Prior recipients, including Honorable Mentions, are not eligible for the award. Applications are due by 05:00 PM Eastern Time on January 14, 2019. The application guidelines can be downloaded at http://www.aibs.org/public-policy/eppla.html. Enhance your Interdisciplinary and Team Science Skills Reports abound from professional societies, the Academies, government agencies, and researchers calling attention to the fact that science is increasingly an interdisciplinary, transdisciplinary, inter-institutional, and international endeavor. In short, science has become a "team sport." There is a real and present need to better prepare scientists for success in this new collaborative environment. The American Institute of Biological Sciences is responding to this call with a new program for scientists, educators, and individuals who work with or participate in scientific teams. Team science is increasingly common in 21st century biological, life, and environmental sciences. Collaboration is no longer limited to sharing ideas with the biologist in the lab next door. The questions confronting science often require teams that may include a mix of computer and information scientists, physical and social scientists, mathematicians, ethicists, policy and management experts, as well as community stakeholders and citizen scientists. Adding to this complexity, teams span programs within organizations, cross organization boundaries to form institutional consortia, and often include international partners. This intensive, two-day, interactive, professional development course was designed by scientists and experts on collaboration and teamwork to provide participants with the knowledge and skills required to become productive and effective members of scientific teams. From its first offering the course has evolved to include a greater focus on team planning and teamwork, and less time allocated to university administration of interdisciplinary teams. Nothing teaches collaboration like practicing collaboration. This is not a course that asks you to learn in isolation. It is a microcosm of scientific collaboration, with extensive hands-on learning as part of a scientific team, with scientific case studies and examples. This course is designed for anyone involved in collaborative scientific endeavors. Team leaders will find the course especially helpful. Because participants will work on "real-world" team science concerns, we encourage multiple members of a team to attend together. We can also customize the course and bring it to your university, department, lab, or research team. This course provides the right foundation from which your team can successfully accomplish your goals. The program will be held on January 14-15, 2019 in Washington DC. Learn more at https://www.aibs.org/events/team_science_event.html. Short Takes * Representative Frank Lucas (R-OK) will serve as Ranking Member of the House Science Committee next year. "As the Democrats retake control of the House, I look forward to leading my Republican colleagues in holding the new majority accountable and promoting a conservative agenda," he said. Representative Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX) is expected to serve as the Chair of the committee. * Representative Kay Granger (R-TX) won GOP support to serve as the top Republican on the House Appropriations Committee. She will likely serve alongside Representative Nita Lowey (D-NY), who is expected to be the next Chair and the first woman to lead the panel. * Funding for research and development (R&D) conducted by higher education institutions in the United States reached $75.3 billion in fiscal year (FY) 2017, an increase of 4.7 percent from FY 2016, according to the Higher Education Research and Development (HERD) Survey conducted by the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics within the National Science Foundation (NSF). In FY 2017, the federal government provided the highest share of this funding at 53.5 percent. According to the survey results two-thirds of the $3.4 billion growth in R&D spending for FY 2017 resulted from increases in the life sciences subfields of biological and biomedical sciences (+ $664 million) and health sciences (+ $1.6 million). * The Senate Agriculture Committee has approved Dr. Scott Hutchins to be the next Undersecretary for Research, Economics, and Education at the Department of Agriculture (USDA). The White House nominated Dr. Hutchins, who has a background in entomology and insect management, to lead USDA's research efforts back in July 2018. * Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue has announced that Matt Lohr, a former lawmaker from Virginia and former state agriculture commissioner, will be leading the Natural Resources Conservation Service at the USDA. 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Cheers, Tonya --------------------------------------------------------- Dr Tonya Haff Collections Manager Australian National Wildlife Collection National Research Collections Australia, CSIRO Canberra, Australia Phone: (+61) 02 62421566 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From couteaufin at btinternet.com Thu Dec 13 03:57:17 2018 From: couteaufin at btinternet.com (Simon Moore) Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2018 08:57:17 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Small herps in ETOH In-Reply-To: <48f20fce50ef4a6eac2cef533f3a124f@exch3-mel.nexus.csiro.au> References: <48f20fce50ef4a6eac2cef533f3a124f@exch3-mel.nexus.csiro.au> Message-ID: <0579F36F-19FC-43E9-ADCD-429C9D02D0CC@btinternet.com> Hi Tonya, You should be OK to inject the specimens with formalin. Might need to take them down a short hydration ladder to water, then fix overnight (and inject) before taking them back up again into preserving EtOH. I always maintain a few small tanks for 'intermediate alcohols' for this purpose as it helps to reduce the effect of syneresis (osmotic shrivelling). With all good wishes, Simon. Simon Moore MIScT, RSci, FLS, ACR Conservator of Natural Sciences and Cutlery Historian, www.natural-history-conservation.com > On 13 Dec 2018, at 03:56, wrote: > > Hi all, > > We were recently donated a few salvaged small snakes and lizards (largest is probably ~30 g) that have been chucked directly in alcohol (the lizards 95%, the snake 70%). Normally, I would prep herps in formalin first, and then step into ETOH. Do any of you have recommendations for how best to deal with these specimens to ensure they preserve well long term? Is it too late, or not smart, to fix them in formalin now? The very small lizards (skinks) seem fine, and have been in their jars for a few years with almost no slippage. The snake has only recently been placed into 70% alcohol. > > Thanks for your help! > > Cheers, > > Tonya > > --------------------------------------------------------- > Dr Tonya Haff > Collections Manager > Australian National Wildlife Collection > National Research Collections Australia, CSIRO > Canberra, Australia > Phone: (+61) 02 62421566 > > _______________________________________________ > Nhcoll-l mailing list > Nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu > https://mailman.yale.edu/mailman/listinfo/nhcoll-l > > _______________________________________________ > NHCOLL-L is brought to you by the Society for the Preservation of > Natural History Collections (SPNHC), an international society whose > mission is to improve the preservation, conservation and management of > natural history collections to ensure their continuing value to > society. See http://www.spnhc.org for membership information. > Advertising on NH-COLL-L is inappropriate. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: PastedGraphic-8.tiff Type: image/tiff Size: 170810 bytes Desc: not available URL: From Julian.Carter at museumwales.ac.uk Thu Dec 13 05:05:08 2018 From: Julian.Carter at museumwales.ac.uk (Julian Carter) Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2018 10:05:08 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Small herps in ETOH In-Reply-To: <0579F36F-19FC-43E9-ADCD-429C9D02D0CC@btinternet.com> References: <48f20fce50ef4a6eac2cef533f3a124f@exch3-mel.nexus.csiro.au> <0579F36F-19FC-43E9-ADCD-429C9D02D0CC@btinternet.com> Message-ID: <01f6c6916dbe4389b6da57072605b15d@EXCH2013-01.nmgw.ac.uk> Hi Tonya, I'd simply move to 70% ethanol to balance preservation versus dehydration effects. I don't see any value taking the specimens back to aqueous formaldehyde ('formalin') once they have been preserved in this way. Ethanol can be treated as a 'pseudofixative' due to the way it dehydrates tissues and subsequently alter protein arrangements. All the best Jules Prif Gadwraethydd, Gwyddorau Naturiol Principal Conservator Natural Sciences julian.carter at amgueddfacymru.ac.uk julian.carter at museumwales.ac.uk https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Julian_Carter 029 20573230 07870448074 From: Nhcoll-l [mailto:nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu] On Behalf Of Simon Moore Sent: 13 December 2018 08:57 To: Tonya.Haff at csiro.au Cc: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] Small herps in ETOH Hi Tonya, You should be OK to inject the specimens with formalin. Might need to take them down a short hydration ladder to water, then fix overnight (and inject) before taking them back up again into preserving EtOH. I always maintain a few small tanks for 'intermediate alcohols' for this purpose as it helps to reduce the effect of syneresis (osmotic shrivelling). With all good wishes, Simon. Simon Moore MIScT, RSci, FLS, ACR Conservator of Natural Sciences and Cutlery Historian, [cid:image001.png at 01D492CB.5397CA20] www.natural-history-conservation.com On 13 Dec 2018, at 03:56, > > wrote: Hi all, We were recently donated a few salvaged small snakes and lizards (largest is probably ~30 g) that have been chucked directly in alcohol (the lizards 95%, the snake 70%). Normally, I would prep herps in formalin first, and then step into ETOH. Do any of you have recommendations for how best to deal with these specimens to ensure they preserve well long term? Is it too late, or not smart, to fix them in formalin now? The very small lizards (skinks) seem fine, and have been in their jars for a few years with almost no slippage. The snake has only recently been placed into 70% alcohol. Thanks for your help! Cheers, Tonya --------------------------------------------------------- Dr Tonya Haff Collections Manager Australian National Wildlife Collection National Research Collections Australia, CSIRO Canberra, Australia Phone: (+61) 02 62421566 _______________________________________________ Nhcoll-l mailing list Nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu https://mailman.yale.edu/mailman/listinfo/nhcoll-l _______________________________________________ NHCOLL-L is brought to you by the Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections (SPNHC), an international society whose mission is to improve the preservation, conservation and management of natural history collections to ensure their continuing value to society. See http://www.spnhc.org for membership information. Advertising on NH-COLL-L is inappropriate. YMWADIAD Rydym yn croesawu gohebiaeth yn Gymraeg a Saesneg, ac yn sicrhau y byddwn yn cyfathrebu ? chi yn eich iaith ddewisol, boed yn Gymraeg, Saesneg neu?r ddwy, dim ond i chi ein hysbysu. Ni fydd gohebu yn Gymraeg yn peri oedi. Mae pob neges e-bost a anfonir at neu gan Amgueddfa Cymru yn cael ei sganio gan systemau diogelwch awtomatig. Sganiwyd y neges hon am firysau cyn ei hanfon, ond dylech hefyd wirio bod y neges, a phob atodiad ynddi, yn rhydd o firysau cyn ei defnyddio. Nid ydym yn derbyn cyfrifoldeb am unrhyw golled neu ddifrod o ganlyniad i agor y neges neu unrhyw atodiadau. Gall y neges hon ac unrhyw ffeiliau a atodir ynddi gynnwys gwybodaeth gyfrinachol a fwriadwyd ar gyfer y derbynnydd yn unig. Os ydych chi wedi derbyn y neges trwy gamgymeriad, hysbyswch ni a dileu?r neges. Safbwyntiau personol yr awdur a fynegir yn y neges hon, ac nid ydynt o reidrwydd yn cynrychioli safbwyntiau Amgueddfa Cymru. 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All our larger snake specimens collected prior to 1900 had lengthwise cuts in the belly to allow alcohol more direct access to alcohol. Alcohol does not move into the tissues as well as formalin which can penetrate ? to ? inch from either the surface or where ever you inject. Some recent workers prepping small specimens (Anolis for example) bypass the formalin steps entirely by using alcohol and keeping the specimens in refrigerators for a period of time which slows down decomposition and allows time for alcohol to work. I am told the specimens hold up very well. Stephen P. Rogers (Mr.) Collection Manager of Section of Birds and Section of Amphibians and Reptiles Carnegie Museum of Natural History 4400 Forbes Avenue Pittsburgh PA 15213-4080 Phone: 412-622-3255 or 3258 Email: rogerss at CarnegieMNH.org http://www.carnegiemnh.org/birds/index.html http://www.carnegiemnh.org/herps/index.html ************************************************** The views, opinions, and judgments expressed in this message are solely those of the author. The message contents have not been reviewed or approved by Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh *************************************************** From: Nhcoll-l On Behalf Of Julian Carter Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2018 5:05 AM To: 'Simon Moore' ; Tonya.Haff at csiro.au Cc: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] Small herps in ETOH Hi Tonya, I'd simply move to 70% ethanol to balance preservation versus dehydration effects. I don't see any value taking the specimens back to aqueous formaldehyde ('formalin') once they have been preserved in this way. Ethanol can be treated as a 'pseudofixative' due to the way it dehydrates tissues and subsequently alter protein arrangements. All the best Jules Prif Gadwraethydd, Gwyddorau Naturiol Principal Conservator Natural Sciences julian.carter at amgueddfacymru.ac.uk julian.carter at museumwales.ac.uk https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Julian_Carter 029 20573230 07870448074 From: Nhcoll-l [mailto:nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu] On Behalf Of Simon Moore Sent: 13 December 2018 08:57 To: Tonya.Haff at csiro.au Cc: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] Small herps in ETOH Hi Tonya, You should be OK to inject the specimens with formalin. Might need to take them down a short hydration ladder to water, then fix overnight (and inject) before taking them back up again into preserving EtOH. I always maintain a few small tanks for 'intermediate alcohols' for this purpose as it helps to reduce the effect of syneresis (osmotic shrivelling). With all good wishes, Simon. Simon Moore MIScT, RSci, FLS, ACR Conservator of Natural Sciences and Cutlery Historian, [cid:image001.png at 01D492AD.6B695650] www.natural-history-conservation.com On 13 Dec 2018, at 03:56, > > wrote: Hi all, We were recently donated a few salvaged small snakes and lizards (largest is probably ~30 g) that have been chucked directly in alcohol (the lizards 95%, the snake 70%). Normally, I would prep herps in formalin first, and then step into ETOH. Do any of you have recommendations for how best to deal with these specimens to ensure they preserve well long term? Is it too late, or not smart, to fix them in formalin now? The very small lizards (skinks) seem fine, and have been in their jars for a few years with almost no slippage. The snake has only recently been placed into 70% alcohol. Thanks for your help! Cheers, Tonya --------------------------------------------------------- Dr Tonya Haff Collections Manager Australian National Wildlife Collection National Research Collections Australia, CSIRO Canberra, Australia Phone: (+61) 02 62421566 _______________________________________________ Nhcoll-l mailing list Nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu https://mailman.yale.edu/mailman/listinfo/nhcoll-l _______________________________________________ NHCOLL-L is brought to you by the Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections (SPNHC), an international society whose mission is to improve the preservation, conservation and management of natural history collections to ensure their continuing value to society. See http://www.spnhc.org for membership information. Advertising on NH-COLL-L is inappropriate. YMWADIAD Rydym yn croesawu gohebiaeth yn Gymraeg a Saesneg, ac yn sicrhau y byddwn yn cyfathrebu ? chi yn eich iaith ddewisol, boed yn Gymraeg, Saesneg neu'r ddwy, dim ond i chi ein hysbysu. Ni fydd gohebu yn Gymraeg yn peri oedi. Mae pob neges e-bost a anfonir at neu gan Amgueddfa Cymru yn cael ei sganio gan systemau diogelwch awtomatig. Sganiwyd y neges hon am firysau cyn ei hanfon, ond dylech hefyd wirio bod y neges, a phob atodiad ynddi, yn rhydd o firysau cyn ei defnyddio. Nid ydym yn derbyn cyfrifoldeb am unrhyw golled neu ddifrod o ganlyniad i agor y neges neu unrhyw atodiadau. Gall y neges hon ac unrhyw ffeiliau a atodir ynddi gynnwys gwybodaeth gyfrinachol a fwriadwyd ar gyfer y derbynnydd yn unig. Os ydych chi wedi derbyn y neges trwy gamgymeriad, hysbyswch ni a dileu'r neges. Safbwyntiau personol yr awdur a fynegir yn y neges hon, ac nid ydynt o reidrwydd yn cynrychioli safbwyntiau Amgueddfa Cymru. 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As a reminder, Nhcoll is not open for advertising by individuals; however, if you would like to have your courses appear in this compendium, please feel free to submit your offerings to jeff.stephenson at dmns.org, and we'll see that you get in. Thank you >From Museum Study, LLC The Interpretive Exhibit Planners Toolbox course begins Jan 7 on MuseumStudy.com Guidelines and tools for planning and managing interpretive exhibit projects. Join instructor John Veverka for this 4 week course designed for medium to small museums that may be doing most of their interpretive exhibits "in house". It provides a strategy to help them develop cost effective and "successful" interpretive exhibits (Provoke, Relate, Reveal) based on interpretive objectives and interpretive theme development and illustration. For more information visit our website: http://www.museumstudy.com/courses/course-list/the-interpretive-exhibit-planners-toolbox/ Preservation Principles for Cultural Property course begins Feb 4 on MuseumStudy.com Preservation Principles for Cultural Institutions is a foundation course for collection care taught by Carnegie Museum of Natural History Conservator Gretchen Anderson. If you are not already familiar with preservation principles you should take this course before taking any other collection care subject. These principles are also applied in Collection Management and Facilities Management courses ranging from Integrated Pest Management to Keeping Historic Houses & Museums Clean to Emergency Preparedness and Assessing Risk to Cultural Property. 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I am curious what others use as a light regime for fluid specimens. How long and under what lightstrength (lux) do you exhibit an alchol specimen to make sure it does not fade too much? Many thanks, Esther Dondorp collections manager 071-751 9313 - esther.dondorp at naturalis.nl - www.naturalis.nl Vondellaan 55, 2332 AA Leiden Postbus 9517, 2300 RA Leiden -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From neumann at snsb.de Mon Dec 17 06:09:33 2018 From: neumann at snsb.de (Dirk Neumann) Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2018 12:09:33 +0100 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] lighting guidelines for fluid preserved specimens in exhibitions In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hi Esther, to preserve the (living) colouration of specimens usually requires specific preservatives (which usually are not allowed to be used on exhibition anyway); what is still recognisable in preserved specimens is mostly the pigmentation pattern. Melanophores can be easily damaged by UV radiation, so the question is not so much how much lux would be appropriate (or not), but how high the UV radiation inside the gallery would be. Usually, light levels should be kept as low as possible, a rough estimate is "150 lux or less". If you have lamps that emit UV light, UV filters should be considered. Also (even faint) sunlight exposure should be avoided as best as possible (but you surely considered this). Hope this helps, best wishes to Leiden Dirk Am 17.12.2018 um 11:42 schrieb Esther Dondorp: > Dear all, > > For our new exhibitions we have some fluid preserved (ethanol) > specimens that will be on display for the public. For dry mounted > specimens we have lighting guidelines but for fluid preserved > specimens it is thought that there are no restrictions because ethanol > does fade the colors anyway. I think that light can decolorate a fluid > specimen too so that we need some standards for them aswell. > > I am curious what others use as a light regime for fluid specimens. > How long and under what lightstrength (lux) do you exhibit an alchol > specimen to make sure it does not fade too much? > > > Many thanks, > > > Esther Dondorp > collections manager > > > > > > > _071-751 9313 - > _esther.dondorp at naturalis.nl - > www.naturalis.nl > _Vondellaan 55, 2332 AA Leiden > _Postbus 9517, 2300 RA Leiden > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Nhcoll-l mailing list > Nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu > https://mailman.yale.edu/mailman/listinfo/nhcoll-l > > _______________________________________________ > NHCOLL-L is brought to you by the Society for the Preservation of > Natural History Collections (SPNHC), an international society whose > mission is to improve the preservation, conservation and management of > natural history collections to ensure their continuing value to > society. 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All the best, Bethany Palumbo, Conservator, Life Collections Oxford University Museum of Natural History Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3PW Please note I only work Monday-Wednesday 01865 272950 | bethany.palumbo at oum.ox.ac.uk | www.oum.ox.ac.uk Follow us on Twitter @morethanadodo and read our blog www.morethanadodo.com GROW YOUR MIND in Oxford University?s Gardens, Libraries and Museums www.mindgrowing.org From: Nhcoll-l [mailto:nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu] On Behalf Of Dirk Neumann Sent: 17 December 2018 11:10 To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] lighting guidelines for fluid preserved specimens in exhibitions Hi Esther, to preserve the (living) colouration of specimens usually requires specific preservatives (which usually are not allowed to be used on exhibition anyway); what is still recognisable in preserved specimens is mostly the pigmentation pattern. Melanophores can be easily damaged by UV radiation, so the question is not so much how much lux would be appropriate (or not), but how high the UV radiation inside the gallery would be. Usually, light levels should be kept as low as possible, a rough estimate is "150 lux or less". If you have lamps that emit UV light, UV filters should be considered. Also (even faint) sunlight exposure should be avoided as best as possible (but you surely considered this). Hope this helps, best wishes to Leiden Dirk Am 17.12.2018 um 11:42 schrieb Esther Dondorp: Dear all, For our new exhibitions we have some fluid preserved (ethanol) specimens that will be on display for the public. For dry mounted specimens we have lighting guidelines but for fluid preserved specimens it is thought that there are no restrictions because ethanol does fade the colors anyway. I think that light can decolorate a fluid specimen too so that we need some standards for them aswell. I am curious what others use as a light regime for fluid specimens. How long and under what lightstrength (lux) do you exhibit an alchol specimen to make sure it does not fade too much? Many thanks, Esther Dondorp collections manager [https://06ecba7b-a-deac235a-s-sites.googlegroups.com/a/naturalis.nl/signatures/home/logo-new.png] 071-751 9313 - esther.dondorp at naturalis.nl - www.naturalis.nl Vondellaan 55, 2332 AA Leiden Postbus 9517, 2300 RA Leiden _______________________________________________ Nhcoll-l mailing list Nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu https://mailman.yale.edu/mailman/listinfo/nhcoll-l _______________________________________________ NHCOLL-L is brought to you by the Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections (SPNHC), an international society whose mission is to improve the preservation, conservation and management of natural history collections to ensure their continuing value to society. See http://www.spnhc.org for membership information. Advertising on NH-COLL-L is inappropriate. -- Dirk Neumann Tel: 089 / 8107-111 Fax: 089 / 8107-300 *new email: neumann(a)snsb.de* Postanschrift: Staatliche Naturwissenschaftliche Sammlungen Bayerns Zoologische Staatssammlung M?nchen Dirk Neumann, Sektion Ichthyologie / DNA-Storage M?nchhausenstr. 21 81247 M?nchen Besuchen Sie unsere Sammlung: http://www.zsm.mwn.de/sektion/ichthyologie-home/ --------- Dirk Neumann Tel: +49-89-8107-111 Fax: +49-89-8107-300 *new email: neumann(a)snsb.de* postal address: Bavarian Natural History Collections The Bavarian State Collection of Zoology Dirk Neumann, Section Ichthyology / DNA-Storage Muenchhausenstr. 21 81247 Munich (Germany) Visit our section at: http://www.zsm.mwn.de/sektion/ichthyologie-home/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Best, --------------------- Catarina Teixeira Conserva??o de Cole??es Cient?ficas I Conservation of Scientific Collections E-mail: cteixeirasilva at museus.ulisboa.pt Tel. +351 210443544 / 919087321 ________________________________ Museu Nacional de Hist?ria Natural e da Ci?ncia Universidade de Lisboa Rua da Escola Polit?cnica, 56/58, 1250-102, Lisboa? www.museus.ulisboa.pt ________________________________ De: Nhcoll-l em nome de Dirk Neumann Enviado: segunda-feira, 17 de dezembro de 2018 10:09 Para: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Assunto: Re: [Nhcoll-l] lighting guidelines for fluid preserved specimens in exhibitions Hi Esther, to preserve the (living) colouration of specimens usually requires specific preservatives (which usually are not allowed to be used on exhibition anyway); what is still recognisable in preserved specimens is mostly the pigmentation pattern. Melanophores can be easily damaged by UV radiation, so the question is not so much how much lux would be appropriate (or not), but how high the UV radiation inside the gallery would be. Usually, light levels should be kept as low as possible, a rough estimate is "150 lux or less". If you have lamps that emit UV light, UV filters should be considered. Also (even faint) sunlight exposure should be avoided as best as possible (but you surely considered this). Hope this helps, best wishes to Leiden Dirk Am 17.12.2018 um 11:42 schrieb Esther Dondorp: Dear all, For our new exhibitions we have some fluid preserved (ethanol) specimens that will be on display for the public. For dry mounted specimens we have lighting guidelines but for fluid preserved specimens it is thought that there are no restrictions because ethanol does fade the colors anyway. I think that light can decolorate a fluid specimen too so that we need some standards for them aswell. I am curious what others use as a light regime for fluid specimens. How long and under what lightstrength (lux) do you exhibit an alchol specimen to make sure it does not fade too much? Many thanks, Esther Dondorp collections manager [https://06ecba7b-a-deac235a-s-sites.googlegroups.com/a/naturalis.nl/signatures/home/logo-new.png] 071-751 9313 - esther.dondorp at naturalis.nl - www.naturalis.nl Vondellaan 55, 2332 AA Leiden Postbus 9517, 2300 RA Leiden _______________________________________________ Nhcoll-l mailing list Nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu https://mailman.yale.edu/mailman/listinfo/nhcoll-l _______________________________________________ NHCOLL-L is brought to you by the Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections (SPNHC), an international society whose mission is to improve the preservation, conservation and management of natural history collections to ensure their continuing value to society. See http://www.spnhc.org for membership information. 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Fluid specimens will suffer fading and there is the potential of initiating other chemical reactions that may affect the specimen through the initiation of free radicals etc. Thus repeating the advice already given avoid daylight and remove UV, and I???d suggest using a good quality LED system which have tight wavebands and produce less heat. 150 lux is a generalised value balancing the needs of seeing a specimen/object to those attempting to protect its long term stability and condition. Understanding these parameters better with respect to fluid collections is indeed an important research question and one raised at the recent fluid symposium in Paris the other week. All the best Jules Prif Gadwraethydd, Gwyddorau Naturiol Principal Conservator Natural Sciences julian.carter at amgueddfacymru.ac.uk julian.carter at museumwales.ac.uk https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Julian_Carter 029 20573230 07870448074 From: Nhcoll-l [mailto:nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu] On Behalf Of Bethany Palumbo Sent: 17 December 2018 11:32 To: neumann at snsb.de; nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] lighting guidelines for fluid preserved specimens in exhibitions Hi Esther, I would simply continue to follow the guidelines on lighting regardless of the type of display, be it dry or in fluid. I???m curious to know if there exists any research comparing the fading rates of fluid specimens in comparison to dry specimens? One for you Dirk! All the best, Bethany Palumbo, Conservator, Life Collections Oxford University Museum of Natural History Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3PW Please note I only work Monday-Wednesday 01865 272950 | bethany.palumbo at oum.ox.ac.uk | www.oum.ox.ac.uk Follow us on Twitter @morethanadodo and read our blog www.morethanadodo.com GROW YOUR MIND in Oxford University???s Gardens, Libraries and Museums www.mindgrowing.org From: Nhcoll-l [mailto:nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu] On Behalf Of Dirk Neumann Sent: 17 December 2018 11:10 To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] lighting guidelines for fluid preserved specimens in exhibitions Hi Esther, to preserve the (living) colouration of specimens usually requires specific preservatives (which usually are not allowed to be used on exhibition anyway); what is still recognisable in preserved specimens is mostly the pigmentation pattern. Melanophores can be easily damaged by UV radiation, so the question is not so much how much lux would be appropriate (or not), but how high the UV radiation inside the gallery would be. Usually, light levels should be kept as low as possible, a rough estimate is "150 lux or less". If you have lamps that emit UV light, UV filters should be considered. Also (even faint) sunlight exposure should be avoided as best as possible (but you surely considered this). Hope this helps, best wishes to Leiden Dirk Am 17.12.2018 um 11:42 schrieb Esther Dondorp: Dear all, For our new exhibitions we have some fluid preserved (ethanol) specimens that will be on display for the public. For dry mounted specimens we have lighting guidelines but for fluid preserved specimens it is thought that there are no restrictions because ethanol does fade the colors anyway. I think that light can decolorate a fluid specimen too so that we need some standards for them aswell. I am curious what others use as a light regime for fluid specimens. How long and under what lightstrength (lux) do you exhibit an alchol specimen to make sure it does not fade too much? Many thanks, Esther Dondorp collections manager [Image removed by sender.] 071-751 9313 - esther.dondorp at naturalis.nl - www.naturalis.nl Vondellaan 55, 2332 AA Leiden Postbus 9517, 2300 RA Leiden _______________________________________________ Nhcoll-l mailing list Nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu https://mailman.yale.edu/mailman/listinfo/nhcoll-l _______________________________________________ NHCOLL-L is brought to you by the Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections (SPNHC), an international society whose mission is to improve the preservation, conservation and management of natural history collections to ensure their continuing value to society. See http://www.spnhc.org for membership information. 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The collection presently includes roughly 4.2 million pinned insects plus 8.4 million specimens or lots in alcohol or on microscope slides. In addition, there are over 17,000 partly sorted ?bulk samples? from traps or leaf-litter extractions. The collection receives heavy use by Field Museum scientists and US and international research visitors and borrowers as well as extensive educational use. Applications should be submitted by February 1, 2019. Applicants should include a CV, which includes names and contact information for three references, as well as a cover letter that further explains their qualifications and experience that make them uniquely qualified for this position, as well as their vision for the position. Duties and Responsibilities: The Collection Manager reports to the Head of Zoological collections and will supervise a staff managing day-to day activities in the insect collection. The Collection Manager will work jointly with curators to set long and short-term priorities for management of the Insect collections. The Collection Manager will also interact with other collections areas, research scientists, exhibits, and education staff. The Collection Manager will have opportunities to seek funding for collections improvements and specimen-based research projects. The successful candidate will be evaluated on their ability to promote, study, build, care for, and ensure accessibility to the great wealth of specimens in the collection. - Managing digitization efforts; including transcription of label data, imaging specimens, georeferencing, species inventory, and development and evaluation of workflows and standards to ensure best practices - Oversight of incorporating new material into the collection, preparing, sorting, and identifying specimens - Tracking and reporting metrics of collection use and growth - Managing the insects collection budget - Coordinating an active loan program and on-site use of the collection by researchers - Support for the museum?s public programming and promoting the mission of the museum and its fundraising goals - Training, mentorship, and supervision of staff, interns, and volunteers in the collection Qualifications: PhD (with an emphasis in Entomology) with collections experience is preferred, or equivalent combination of education and experience, e.g., Masters in Biology (with an emphasis in Entomology) with at least 3 year's collections experience, A well-versed background in Entomology is required, including familiarity with other Entomology collections and research, Knowledge of taxonomic principles and Entomology collection management, Strong organizational skills necessary to keep collection accessibleAmple experience with collection databases, imaging systems, and data aggregators is required, as well as a strong history of managing digitization projects, Working knowledge of international and domestic regulations for shipment of specimens and requirements for packing loans, Strong history of building and managing a diverse team of staff, interns, and volunteers; Training, mentorship, and supervision of staff, interns, and volunteers in their collection-related duties, Developing grant proposals for collections projects in collaboration with curators Incorporating new material into a collection, including preparing, sorting and identifying newly collected material, labeling and integration of specimens -- Caleb D. 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If I am a great experimentalist ? meaning I can work really well in the lab with the instruments and the reactions, and you are a really excellent theoretician ? meaning you are really good at modeling complex phenomena, what a perfect pair we would make! Together we could think of an interesting question to answer ? and we could do things better and faster than either of us could do alone. What time savings! What savings to our resources and the environment! What a great new friendship! Best regards, -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bellamy Specialist - iWYZE Office: 75 Helen Joseph Street, JHB web: https://www.iwyze.co.za Car: https://www.iwyze.co.za/products/car-insurance Quotes: https://www.iwyze.co.za/products/car-general-car-insurance Life: https://www.iwyze.co.za/products/life-insurance ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jyotsna Pandey jpandey at aibs.org Mon Dec 3 10:38:35 EST 2018 Previous message (by thread): [Nhcoll-l] Subscribe Next message (by thread): [Nhcoll-l] Develop the Skills to Become Effective Team Scientists Messages sorted by: [ date ] [ thread ] [ subject ] [ author ] Enabling Interdisciplinary and Team Science: A Professional Development Program from AIBS Reports abound from professional societies, the Academies, government agencies, and researchers calling attention to the fact that science is increasingly an inter-disciplinary, transdisciplinary, inter-institutional, and international endeavor. In short, science has become a ?team sport.? There is a real and present need to better prepare scientists for success in this new collaborative environment. The American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS) is responding to this call with a new program for scientists, educators, and individuals who work with or participate in scientific teams. Team science is increasingly common in 21st century biological, life, and environmental sciences. Collaboration is no longer limited to sharing ideas with the biologist in the lab next door. The questions confronting science often require teams that may include a mix of computer and information scientists, physical and social scientists, mathematicians, ethicists, policy and management experts, as well as community stakeholders and citizen scientists. Adding to this complexity, teams span programs within organizations, cross organization boundaries to form institutional consortia, and often include international partners. This intensive, two-day, interactive, professional development course was designed by scientists and experts on collaboration and teamwork to provide participants with the knowledge and skills required to become productive and effective members of scientific teams. From its first offering the course has evolved to include a greater focus on team planning and teamwork, and less time allocated to university administration of interdisciplinary teams. Nothing teaches collaboration like practicing collaboration. This is not a course that asks you to learn in isolation. It is a microcosm of scientific collaboration, with extensive hands-on learning as part of a scientific team, with scientific case studies and examples. This course is designed for anyone involved in collaborative scientific endeavors. Team leaders will find the course especially helpful. Because participants will work on ?real-world? team science concerns, we encourage multiple members of a team to attend together. We can also customize the course and bring it to your university, department, lab, or research team. This course provides the right foundation from which your team can successfully accomplish your goals. Participants will develop and hone the skills needed to: - Explain interdisciplinary team science and characteristics of effective scientific teams - Describe how teams work - Recognize competencies and characteristics of effective team leadership - Create effective teams and team culture - Develop a shared vision, mission, plan, and key performance indicators for a scientific team - Identify and assess the right mix of competencies and people needed for a scientific team - Use team tools and processes such as quality improvement cycle and knowledge mapping - Improve team communication and trust Dates: January 14-15, 2019 Location: 1201 New York Avenue, NW, Suite 420, Washington, DC 20005 Learn more at https://www.aibs.org/events/team_science_event.html. ___________________________________________ Jyotsna Pandey, Ph.D. Public Policy Manager American Institute of Biological Sciences 1201 New York Avenue, NW Suite 420 Washington, DC 20005 Phone: 202-628-1500 x 225 www.aibs.org Follow us on Twitter! @AIBS_Policy -- -- -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Haas Professor, Wildlife Ecology Dept. of Fish & Wildlife Conservation 112 Cheatham Hall (MC 0321) 310 West Campus Drive, Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA 24061 cahaas at vt.edu 540-231-9269 http://www.fishwild.vt.edu/faculty/haas.htm > Begin forwarded message: > > From: "Karpanty, Sarah" > Subject: Please share-Posting for Collegiate Assistant Professor of Wildlife Conservation and Collection Curation > Date: December 14, 2018 at 11:51:33 AM EST > To: "nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu" > Cc: "Haas, Carola" > > Dear NHCOLL-listserv manager- > I very much would appreciate you sharing this posting with your listserv if possible. > > Thank you, > Sarah > > > Collegiate Assistant Professor of Wildlife Conservation and Collection Curation > <>Description > The? Department of Fish and Wildlife Conservation at Virginia Tech seeks to fill a? collegiate faculty position in wildlife conservation and collections curation at the assistant professor level. This is an academic year (9-month) non-tenure-track position that offers a clear promotion path through the professor level with up to seven-year renewable appointments. Collegiate faculty members have a primary commitment to the instructional mission of the department, and successful candidates should give evidence of potential to take a lead role in promoting teaching excellence and enhancing curricula. The successful candidate will organize, coordinate, and/or teach undergraduate courses, including courses that are part of our new? Pathways minor in Biodiversity Conservation, manage and curate the departments biological specimens collection, and develop undergraduate or graduate courses in their area of expertise. Research expertise within wildlife conservation is open, but preference will be given to candidates who have experience with modern field equipment and techniques, collection curation, and an interest in utilizing biological collections in their research. Anticipated start is August 2019. <> <> Applications should include a cover letter, curriculum vitae, transcripts, and the names, addresses, phone numbers, email addresses of three professional references, and a three-page written statement that reflects the individual?s philosophy of how s/he will integrate teaching, student-focused research, outreach, and diversity/inclusion. All application materials must be submitted electronically, using the online system at? www.jobs.vt.edu , referring to posting No. TR0180199. See this link to the posting as well, http://listings.jobs.vt.edu/postings/92687 . Review of candidate files will begin on 12 February 2019, and continue until a suitable candidate is identified. Direct nominations and inquiries to Dr. Sarah Karpanty (540-231-4586 or karpanty at vt.edu ). > Virginia Tech does not discriminate against employees, students, or applicants on the basis of age, color, disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, genetic information, veteran status, or any other basis protected by law. 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Sincerely, KAREN MORTON Collections Manager Perot Museum of Nature and Science P 214.756.5722 | karen.morton at perotmuseum.org 2201 N. Field Street, Dallas, TX 75201 P 214.428.5555 | F 214.428.5892| perotmuseum.org [Perot Museum Facebook][Perot Museum Twitter][Join the Perot Museum] [/Users/meridith/Library/Containers/com.microsoft.Outlook/Data/Library/Caches/Signatures/signature_1161528628] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.gif Type: image/gif Size: 1121 bytes Desc: image001.gif URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image002.gif Type: image/gif Size: 1167 bytes Desc: image002.gif URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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We?d love to be able to process > them like every other donation, but we have already had one person break > out in a rash just from the initial hand-over. Does anyone have any > recommendations on how to care for these fossils without endangering > staff? Should we just bag them up as is, label the outside of the > packaging, and put warning signs for future reference (with the specimen > AND in the database records)? The bones have not been cleaned up and > clumps of dirt and roots are still mixed in with them. > > > > Any advice will be greatly appreciated. > > > > Thank you in advance. > > > > Sincerely, > > > > *KAREN MORTON* > > Collections Manager > > *Perot Museum of Nature and Science* > > *P* 214.756.5722 | karen.morton at perotmuseum.org > > > > 2201 N. Field Street, Dallas, TX 75201 > > *P* 214.428.5555 | *F* 214.428.5892| perotmuseum.org > > > > > [image: Perot Museum Facebook] [image: > Perot Museum Twitter] [image: Join the > Perot Museum] > > > > > > [image: > /Users/meridith/Library/Containers/com.microsoft.Outlook/Data/Library/Caches/Signatures/signature_1161528628] > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Nhcoll-l mailing list > Nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu > https://mailman.yale.edu/mailman/listinfo/nhcoll-l > > _______________________________________________ > NHCOLL-L is brought to you by the Society for the Preservation of > Natural History Collections (SPNHC), an international society whose > mission is to improve the preservation, conservation and management of > natural history collections to ensure their continuing value to > society. 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It would be important to do this part under a fume hood, so that the vapors wouldn't be inhaled. The quick evaporation rate of the alcohol should minimize the risk of damage to the specimens. If spraying the matrix will make it 'muddy' and possibly stain or destabilize the fossils, you could choose to remove the matrix and roots first before alcohol treatment. Bagging the specimens may incur risk of them developing mold, sprouting new growth from the roots, etc. if the specimens and matrix contain moisture. Perhaps you weren't planning on prepping and stabilizing these specimens for curation in the near term anyway, but urushiol can remain potent for years. I'm not aware if there may be testing materials to determine if the oil has been successfully removed from your specimens after treatment. Good luck, Michelle Pinsdorf Michelle Pinsdorf Vertebrate Fossil Preparator Department of Paleobiology t 202.633.1356 pinsdorfm at si.edu SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION NATIONAL MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY Facebook | Twitter | Instagram From: Nhcoll-l On Behalf Of Karen Morton Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2018 4:13 PM To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Mastodon challenge Dear List Members, We recently received a collection of mastodon bones that were eroding out of a hillside. It turns out the area they were collected from was completely surrounded with poison ivy. We'd love to be able to process them like every other donation, but we have already had one person break out in a rash just from the initial hand-over. Does anyone have any recommendations on how to care for these fossils without endangering staff? Should we just bag them up as is, label the outside of the packaging, and put warning signs for future reference (with the specimen AND in the database records)? The bones have not been cleaned up and clumps of dirt and roots are still mixed in with them. Any advice will be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance. Sincerely, KAREN MORTON Collections Manager Perot Museum of Nature and Science P 214.756.5722 | karen.morton at perotmuseum.org 2201 N. Field Street, Dallas, TX 75201 P 214.428.5555 | F 214.428.5892| perotmuseum.org [Perot Museum Facebook][Perot Museum Twitter][Join the Perot Museum] [/Users/meridith/Library/Containers/com.microsoft.Outlook/Data/Library/Caches/Signatures/signature_1161528628] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.gif Type: image/gif Size: 1121 bytes Desc: image001.gif URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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There are few sources on the web describing the oxidisation process even though this plant is not common in Europe, there might be more resources on the web in if you use an English based web-domain for the search (which don't show up here). Might be worth to share your results in case your treatment is successful. Best wishes Dirk Am 21.12.2018 um 13:52 schrieb Pinsdorf, Michelle: > > Hello Karen, > > Assuming that your mastodon specimens are sub-fossil (or at least > highly porous), they will be affected by soaking or large-volume > applications of water. Since the poison ivy would only have come in > contact with the surface of the specimens anyway, a drenching wouldn?t > be needed. > > Urushiol oil is soluble in ethanol, so an idea would be getting some > in a spray bottle and spritzing the surface of your specimens with > that, after matrix removal but prior to the application of adhesives > or stabilizers that would seal the oil in place on the specimen > surface. Acetone or rubbing alcohol may work as well. It would be > important to do this part under a fume hood, so that the vapors > wouldn?t be inhaled. The quick evaporation rate of the alcohol should > minimize the risk of damage to the specimens. If spraying the matrix > will make it ?muddy? and possibly stain or destabilize the fossils, > you could choose to remove the matrix and roots first before alcohol > treatment. > > Bagging the specimens may incur risk of them developing mold, > sprouting new growth from the roots, etc. if the specimens and matrix > contain moisture. Perhaps you weren?t planning on prepping and > stabilizing these specimens for curation in the near term anyway, but > urushiol can remain potent for years. I?m not aware if there may be > testing materials to determine if the oil has been successfully > removed from your specimens after treatment. > > Good luck, > > Michelle Pinsdorf > > *Michelle Pinsdorf* > > Vertebrate Fossil Preparator > > Department of Paleobiology > > *t*202.633.1356pinsdorfm at si.edu > > SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION > > NATIONAL MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY > > Facebook | Twitter > | Instagram > > > *From:* Nhcoll-l *On Behalf Of > *Karen Morton > *Sent:* Thursday, December 20, 2018 4:13 PM > *To:* nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu > *Subject:* [Nhcoll-l] Mastodon challenge > > Dear List Members, > > We recently received a collection of mastodon bones that were eroding > out of a hillside.? It turns out the area they were collected from was > completely surrounded with poison ivy.? We?d love to be able to > process them like every other donation, but we have already had one > person break out in a rash just from the initial hand-over. Does > anyone have any recommendations on how to care for these fossils > without endangering staff?? Should we just bag them up as is, label > the outside of the packaging, and put warning signs for future > reference (with the specimen AND in the database records)?? The bones > have not been cleaned up and clumps of dirt and roots are still mixed > in with them. > > Any advice will be greatly appreciated. > > Thank you in advance. > > Sincerely, > > *KAREN MORTON* > > Collections Manager > > *Perot Museum of Nature and Science*** > > *P*214.756.5722 | karen.morton at perotmuseum.org > > > 2201 N. Field Street, Dallas, TX 75201 > > *P*214.428.5555|*F*214.428.5892| perotmuseum.org > > > Perot Museum Facebook Perot > Museum Twitter Join the Perot Museum > > > /Users/meridith/Library/Containers/com.microsoft.Outlook/Data/Library/Caches/Signatures/signature_1161528628// > > ** > > > _______________________________________________ > Nhcoll-l mailing list > Nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu > https://mailman.yale.edu/mailman/listinfo/nhcoll-l > > _______________________________________________ > NHCOLL-L is brought to you by the Society for the Preservation of > Natural History Collections (SPNHC), an international society whose > mission is to improve the preservation, conservation and management of > natural history collections to ensure their continuing value to > society. 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When: January 8, 2019 at 3pm ET Where: https://idigbio.adobeconnect.com/room Presenters: Carla Cicero (Staff Curator of Birds, Museum of Vertebrate Zoology), Angela Linn (Senior Collections Manager, Ethnology & History), and Beth Wommack (Curator and Collections Manager of Vertebrates, University of Wyoming Museum of Vertebrates) Abstract: Arctos currently serves ca. 775,000 media records with associated metadata including photos, documents, audio and video recordings, and CT scans. This webinar will provide an overview of how the Arctos data model manages media and makes them available for users. We will cover the types of media in Arctos, different ways of searching media, the process for creating media, and how to relate media to other Arctos data including specimens, collecting events, agents, projects, taxonomy, transactions, and other media. We also will show how Arctos tools are used to tag keywords in media records (e.g., catalog ledgers) to aid in finding. 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