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URL: From neumann at snsb.de Thu Aug 8 03:01:14 2019 From: neumann at snsb.de (Dirk Neumann) Date: Thu, 8 Aug 2019 09:01:14 +0200 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] buckets for specimens In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hi Tonya, I would avoid any sorts of buckets but look into UN-rated (small) drums instead as they are stable against chemicals, usually have a rather (air)tight closure and have thicker containers walls (and thus less permeable for oxygen); there are the traditional blue drums https://s14-eu5.startpage.com/cgi-bin/serveimage?url=https%3A%2F%2Fencrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com%2Fimages%3Fq%3Dtbn%3AANd9GcThCs_aKPRn8cWFKvru5BZDh6Pqji8PdIl8fPnFnJ8EI5qPC786&sp=184902a12191821a6c926315e52d5f58&anticache=485264 and - more interesting - (small) white barrels with screw on lids and adequate caulkings https://s14-eu5.startpage.com/cgi-bin/serveimage?url=https%3A%2F%2Fencrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com%2Fimages%3Fq%3Dtbn%3AANd9GcS9zIEvp0Wm4k8-UoCJsXg-Gp-25yZoD4sQzBF7bB5gAuOiCUfj&sp=be562f3be7ba9b7e9c67e5974453ee5d&anticache=586603 We use the latter regularly in the field and for interim storage with good results, and they are surely available in Down Under as well. Hope this helps Dirk Am 08.08.2019 um 08:46 schrieb Haff, Tonya (NCMI, Crace): > > Hi all, > > I need to order some buckets for storing larger fluid-preserved > specimens in. Eventually we would like to go to stainless steel > containers, but right now that?s not an option?. Anyway, I am > wondering if polypropylene buckets are acceptable in terms of archival > quality (I realise they will eventually fail) and if not, if anyone > has a better recommendation for a relatively cheap solution? > > Thanks! > > > Tonya > > --------------------------------------------------------- > > Dr Tonya Haff > > Collections Manager > > Australian National Wildlife Collection > > National Research Collections Australia, CSIRO > > Canberra, Australia > > Phone: (+61) 02 6242 1566 (office) > > (+61) 0419 569 109 (mobile) > > I am in Thursdays and Fridays > > Please call or text my mobile for a fast reponse Monday ? 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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 wishes, Erik ?hlander vertebrate zoology and museum history ZOO Swedish Museum of Natural History PO Box 50007 SE-10405 Stockholm Sweden +46 0 8 5195 4118 +46 0 70 225 2716 erik.ahlander at nrm.se Fr?n: Nhcoll-l F?r Dirk Neumann Skickat: den 8 augusti 2019 09:01 Till: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu; Tonya.Haff at csiro.au ?mne: Re: [Nhcoll-l] buckets for specimens Hi Tonya, I would avoid any sorts of buckets but look into UN-rated (small) drums instead as they are stable against chemicals, usually have a rather (air)tight closure and have thicker containers walls (and thus less permeable for oxygen); there are the traditional blue drums https://s14-eu5.startpage.com/cgi-bin/serveimage?url=https%3A%2F%2Fencrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com%2Fimages%3Fq%3Dtbn%3AANd9GcThCs_aKPRn8cWFKvru5BZDh6Pqji8PdIl8fPnFnJ8EI5qPC786&sp=184902a12191821a6c926315e52d5f58&anticache=485264 and - more interesting - (small) white barrels with screw on lids and adequate caulkings https://s14-eu5.startpage.com/cgi-bin/serveimage?url=https%3A%2F%2Fencrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com%2Fimages%3Fq%3Dtbn%3AANd9GcS9zIEvp0Wm4k8-UoCJsXg-Gp-25yZoD4sQzBF7bB5gAuOiCUfj&sp=be562f3be7ba9b7e9c67e5974453ee5d&anticache=586603 We use the latter regularly in the field and for interim storage with good results, and they are surely available in Down Under as well. Hope this helps Dirk Am 08.08.2019 um 08:46 schrieb Haff, Tonya (NCMI, Crace): Hi all, I need to order some buckets for storing larger fluid-preserved specimens in. Eventually we would like to go to stainless steel containers, but right now that's not an option.... Anyway, I am wondering if polypropylene buckets are acceptable in terms of archival quality (I realise they will eventually fail) and if not, if anyone has a better recommendation for a relatively cheap solution? Thanks! Tonya --------------------------------------------------------- Dr Tonya Haff Collections Manager Australian National Wildlife Collection National Research Collections Australia, CSIRO Canberra, Australia Phone: (+61) 02 6242 1566 (office) (+61) 0419 569 109 (mobile) I am in Thursdays and Fridays Please call or text my mobile for a fast reponse Monday - Wednesday _______________________________________________ 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... URL: From bernhard-leopold.bock at uni-jena.de Thu Aug 8 05:08:39 2019 From: bernhard-leopold.bock at uni-jena.de (Bernhard Leopold Bock) Date: Thu, 8 Aug 2019 11:08:39 +0200 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] buckets for specimens In-Reply-To: <55682fd315df4a6e959daf46348dbc41@nrm.se> References: <55682fd315df4a6e959daf46348dbc41@nrm.se> Message-ID: <4642bq3NPkzGmRB@smtpin2.rz.uni-jena.de> Hey, we use the same buckets, some with formalin and they are good. We have some since 2000 in formalin and they?re still good. Best regards Bernd Bernhard?Bock Friedrich-Schiller-Universit?t Jena Institut f?r Zoologie und Evolutionsforschung mit Phyletischem Museum, Ernst-Haeckel-Haus und Biologiedidaktik Erbertstr. 1 07743 Jena ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?? Tel.: 03641/949 186 bernhard-leopold.bock at uni-jena.de http://www.phyletisches-museum.uni-jena.de www.instagram.com/phyletischesmuseum/ https://www.facebook.com/PhyletischesMuseum/ https://twitter.com/phylmuseum?lang=de Aktuelle Sonderausstellung: Von: Erik ?hlander Gesendet: Donnerstag, 8. August 2019 11:06 An: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Betreff: Re: [Nhcoll-l] buckets for specimens Hi, We have used the same kind of drums as Dirk has since the mid 1990s and are quite satisfied. Other sorts of plastic containers were no success. For formalin we have only experience of short term storage. But, as Dirk points out, excellent for field work. Best wishes, Erik ?hlander vertebrate zoology and museum history ZOO Swedish Museum of Natural History PO Box 50007 SE-10405 Stockholm Sweden +46 0 8 5195 4118 +46 0 70?225 2716 erik.ahlander at nrm.se Fr?n: Nhcoll-l F?r Dirk Neumann Skickat: den 8 augusti 2019 09:01 Till: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu; Tonya.Haff at csiro.au ?mne: Re: [Nhcoll-l] buckets for specimens Hi Tonya, I would avoid any sorts of buckets but look into UN-rated (small) drums instead as they are stable against chemicals, usually have a rather (air)tight closure and have thicker containers walls (and thus less permeable for oxygen); there are the traditional blue drums https://s14-eu5.startpage.com/cgi-bin/serveimage?url=https%3A%2F%2Fencrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com%2Fimages%3Fq%3Dtbn%3AANd9GcThCs_aKPRn8cWFKvru5BZDh6Pqji8PdIl8fPnFnJ8EI5qPC786&sp=184902a12191821a6c926315e52d5f58&anticache=485264 and - more interesting - (small) white barrels with screw on lids and adequate caulkings? https://s14-eu5.startpage.com/cgi-bin/serveimage?url=https%3A%2F%2Fencrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com%2Fimages%3Fq%3Dtbn%3AANd9GcS9zIEvp0Wm4k8-UoCJsXg-Gp-25yZoD4sQzBF7bB5gAuOiCUfj&sp=be562f3be7ba9b7e9c67e5974453ee5d&anticache=586603 We use the latter regularly in the field and for interim storage with good results, and they are surely available in Down Under as well. Hope this helps Dirk Am 08.08.2019 um 08:46 schrieb Haff, Tonya (NCMI, Crace): Hi all, ? I need to order some buckets for storing larger fluid-preserved specimens in. Eventually we would like to go to stainless steel containers, but right now that?s not an option?. Anyway, I am wondering if polypropylene buckets are acceptable in terms of archival quality (I realise they will eventually fail) and if not, if anyone has a better recommendation for a relatively cheap solution? ? Thanks! Tonya ? ? ? --------------------------------------------------------- Dr Tonya Haff Collections Manager Australian National Wildlife Collection National Research Collections Australia, CSIRO Canberra, Australia Phone: (+61) 02 6242 1566 (office) (+61) 0419 569 109 (mobile) ? I am in Thursdays and Fridays Please call or text my mobile for a fast reponse Monday ? 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The appointment is expected to be at the level of an associate curator, but highly qualified more junior or senior candidates will be considered. A successful candidate must have demonstrated experience publishing in excellent journals, supervising staff, managing a budget, public outreach, fundraising, and understanding of current best practices in arthropod collection stewardship. Applications will be reviewed starting August 30, 2019. Applicants can apply by going to https://carnegiemuseums.org/opportunities/search-careers/ and selecting "Curator of Insects". Please upload a single pdf that includes a cover letter summarizing your strengths, a paragraph describing your research program, a curriculum vitae, and the names and contact information for three references. Qualifications: The successful candidate will have a Ph.D., or demonstrate equivalent experience gained through other means, in some aspect of entomological research. Successful candidates will have strong record in grants, scientific publications, and public science communication, commensurate with their career stage. The curator will play a strategic role in exhibit development and collection stewardship, and therefore should be knowledgeable in the current best practices in museum collection management and have interest in and knowledge of arthropods in general. The curator will supervise a staff including two collection managers, two scientific preparators (one preparator position is vacant and to be filled by the new curator), a laboratory assistant, and a curatorial assistant. The curator is further expected to integrate their understanding of insect natural history with the three outward-facing themes of the museum: the history of life, the interconnected web of life, and the future of life. The curator is expected to collaborate with education, programming and exhibit staff to engage scholars, the public, and policy-makers towards a more sustainable place for humans in the earth's systems. CM has a strong emphasis on life at the dawn of the Anthropocene, and we seek candidates who will collaborate across disciplines in contributing to this theme in ways that suit their talent and background. CM is one of the four Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh, with a mission in original scientific research, preservation of collections, and public science education and engagement. The museum has approximately 22 million specimens and artifacts in its collections (half of this is in arthropods), has hired six new members to its curatorial staff in the past four years (a seventh is mid-search) and endowed its collection manager positions. With the museum's placement within blocks of six universities (including two major research institutions: U. of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon U.), there is ample opportunity for collaboration and application of insect natural history to fundamental and applied research questions. CM is located in the bustling Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, with easy access to shops, dining, transportation, major universities and cultural attractions. From the Visit Pittsburgh website, "Pittsburgh's affordable standard of living, top-notch health care facilities and world class cultural attractions combine to make it America's 'Most Livable City.'" For cost of living comparisons, visit: https://money.cnn.com/calculator/pf/cost-of-living/index.html. Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh is firmly committed to equal employment opportunity for all persons without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender identity or expression, age, marital status, sexual orientation, citizenship status, veteran status, non job-related disability or genetic information as those terms are defined under applicable law. Gretchen Anderson Conservator Carnegie Museum of Natural History 5800 Baum Blvd. Pittsburgh, PA 15213 Andersong at CarnegieMNH.org (412)665-2607 The information contained in this message and/or attachments is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon, this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. 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Due to retirements, we are searching for both a head curator and a collection manager to join the additional section of invertebrate zoology staff of: a second collection manager, two scientific preparators (one preparator position is vacant and to be filled by the new curator), a laboratory assistant, and a curatorial assistant. Carnegie Museums of Natural History is interested in candidates who, through their experience and collaborations, will contribute to diversity and excellence of the Carnegie Museums. The section of invertebrate zoology contains among the world's best collections of Lepidoptera and Coleoptera. A candidate with notable expertise in one of these two groups will receive especially close attention. A high-ranking candidate will have demonstrated experience supervising staff, managing budgets, public outreach, and understanding of current best practices in arthropod collection stewardship. Applications will be reviewed starting August 30, 2019. Applicants can apply by going to https://carnegiemuseums.org/opportunities/search-careers/ and selecting "Collection Manager Insects". Applicants with a strong record of research, funding and publication will be considered and performance expectations will be adjusted accordingly. Please upload a single pdf that includes a cover letter summarizing your strengths, a curriculum vitae, and the names and contact information for three references. Qualifications: The successful candidate will 1) have a Ph.D. or 2) an M.S. with extensive knowledge acquisition post-degree, or 3) demonstrated equivalent knowledge and experience overall gained through other means, in some aspect of entomological expertise related to taxonomy and phylogenetics and collection stewardship. Successful candidates will have experience in public science outreach. The collections manager will play a strategic role in collection stewardship, and therefore should be knowledgeable in the current best practices in museum collection management, grant acquisition, and have interest in and knowledge of arthropods in general. The collections manager will supervise staff in the section of invertebrate zoology, as agreed upon with the new head curator. The collection manager is further expected to integrate their understanding of insect natural history with the three outward-facing themes of the museum: the history of life, the interconnected web of life, and the future of life. CM has a strong emphasis on life at the dawn of the Anthropocene. The successful candidate will need to show the search committee that they can be successful in collaborations with education, programming and exhibit staff to engage in the museum's work towards a more sustainable place for humans in the earth's systems. CM is one of the four Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh, including Carnegie Science Center, Carnegie Museum of Art, and Andy Warhol Museum. CM has approximately 22 million specimens and artifacts in its collections (half in arthropods), has hired five new curators in the past four years (the sixth and seventh searches are underway) and endowed its collection manager positions. With the museum's placement within blocks of six universities (including two major research institutions: U. of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon U.), there is ample opportunity for collaboration and application of insect natural history to fundamental and applied research. CM is located in the bustling Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, with easy access to shops, dining, transportation, major universities and cultural attractions. From the Visit Pittsburgh website, "Pittsburgh's affordable standard of living, top-notch health care facilities and world class cultural attractions combine to make it America's 'Most Livable City.'" For cost of living comparisons, visit: https://money.cnn.com/calculator/pf/cost-of-living/index.html. Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh is firmly committed to equal employment opportunity for all persons without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender identity or expression, age, marital status, sexual orientation, citizenship status, veteran status, non job-related disability or genetic information as those terms are defined under applicable law. Gretchen Anderson Conservator Carnegie Museum of Natural History 5800 Baum Blvd. Pittsburgh, PA 15213 Andersong at CarnegieMNH.org (412)665-2607 The information contained in this message and/or attachments is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon, this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from any system and destroy any copies. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Job Ad Collection Manager INSECTS.docx Type: application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document Size: 20497 bytes Desc: Job Ad Collection Manager INSECTS.docx URL: From abentley at ku.edu Thu Aug 8 11:03:04 2019 From: abentley at ku.edu (Bentley, Andrew Charles) Date: Thu, 8 Aug 2019 15:03:04 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] buckets for specimens In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <35276a7d4fef46d2a740b48bae89ae56@ex13-ell-cr-13.home.ku.edu> Tonya Our herpetology collection has been experimenting with these in the collection for short to medium term storage. They seal fairly well, are relatively inexpensive (and light to ship) and have the added benefit of being clear so that you can see contents and fluid levels. They come in various sizes and tack fairly well: https://www.universityproducts.com/polycarbonate-storage-pails-for-wet-collections.html Hope that helps Andy A : A : A : }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> V V V Andy Bentley Ichthyology Collection Manager University of Kansas Biodiversity Institute Dyche Hall 1345 Jayhawk Boulevard Lawrence, KS, 66045-7561 USA Tel: (785) 864-3863 Fax: (785) 864-5335 Email: abentley at ku.edu http://ichthyology.biodiversity.ku.edu A : A : A : }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> V V V From: Nhcoll-l On Behalf Of Haff, Tonya (NCMI, Crace) Sent: Thursday, August 8, 2019 1:47 AM To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: [Nhcoll-l] buckets for specimens Hi all, I need to order some buckets for storing larger fluid-preserved specimens in. Eventually we would like to go to stainless steel containers, but right now that's not an option.... Anyway, I am wondering if polypropylene buckets are acceptable in terms of archival quality (I realise they will eventually fail) and if not, if anyone has a better recommendation for a relatively cheap solution? Thanks! Tonya --------------------------------------------------------- Dr Tonya Haff Collections Manager Australian National Wildlife Collection National Research Collections Australia, CSIRO Canberra, Australia Phone: (+61) 02 6242 1566 (office) (+61) 0419 569 109 (mobile) I am in Thursdays and Fridays Please call or text my mobile for a fast reponse Monday - Wednesday -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ges at umich.edu Thu Aug 8 11:23:08 2019 From: ges at umich.edu (Greg Schneider) Date: Thu, 8 Aug 2019 11:23:08 -0400 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] buckets for specimens In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: I used 8 gallon open head drums made of High density polyethylene for a while. But, the fire marshal did not allow them. If there?s a fire they melt and spill all their contents spreading the fire. Steel tanks is the only option. Greg Schneider, UMMZ Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 8, 2019, at 2:46 AM, Haff, Tonya (NCMI, Crace) wrote: > > Hi all, > > I need to order some buckets for storing larger fluid-preserved specimens in. Eventually we would like to go to stainless steel containers, but right now that?s not an option?. Anyway, I am wondering if polypropylene buckets are acceptable in terms of archival quality (I realise they will eventually fail) and if not, if anyone has a better recommendation for a relatively cheap solution? > > Thanks! > > Tonya > > > > --------------------------------------------------------- > Dr Tonya Haff > Collections Manager > Australian National Wildlife Collection > National Research Collections Australia, CSIRO > Canberra, Australia > Phone: (+61) 02 6242 1566 (office) > (+61) 0419 569 109 (mobile) > > I am in Thursdays and Fridays > Please call or text my mobile for a fast reponse Monday ? 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Tasks include: supervising the collection technician; collecting, fixing, preserving, identifying and cataloging invertebrate specimens; monitoring and requesting purchases of supplies as needed; processing, tracking, and recalling specimen loans; fulfilling data requests, consultations for FWC researchers and Law Enforcement, and the public; creating and participating in outreach events, including internships, social media content, tours, and public presentations. Minimum Qualifications A bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with a major in one of the biological sciences and one year of professional biological experience in a field or laboratory program; or a master's degree from an accredited college or university in one of the biological sciences. Possess a valid driver license. **Preference may be given to candidates that hold a master's degree in biological sciences with a research focus on marine invertebrates, two years' experience in natural history collection work, and successfully published peer-reviewed research. Preference may also be given for those with a knowledge of local marine biodiversity including the identification of preserved marine invertebrate specimens, use of catalog database software (Specify, in particular), and knowledge of, and adherence to best-practices in the archival maintenance of dry- and wet-preserved invertebrate specimen collections. Experience collecting and analyzing DNA sequence data for systematic or taxonomic research is desirable. A resume, a cover letter, and a list of contact information for three references must also be submitted in People First as attachments. Incomplete applications will not be considered https://jobs.myflorida.com/job/SAINT-PETERSBURG-FISHERIES-&-WILDLIFE-BIO-SCIENTIST-II-77070339-FL-33701/580585600/ Paul Larson, PhD Curator of Collections Florida Biodiversity Collection SEARCH Invertebrates SEARCH Ichthyology Florida Fish and Wildlfe Conservation Commission Fish and Wildlife Research Institute 100 8th ave SE St. Petersburg, FL 33701 P 727 892 4136 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From neumann at snsb.de Thu Aug 8 14:44:27 2019 From: neumann at snsb.de (Dirk Neumann) Date: Thu, 8 Aug 2019 20:44:27 +0200 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] buckets for specimens In-Reply-To: <35276a7d4fef46d2a740b48bae89ae56@ex13-ell-cr-13.home.ku.edu> References: <35276a7d4fef46d2a740b48bae89ae56@ex13-ell-cr-13.home.ku.edu> Message-ID: ... just out of curiosity: the largest polycarbonate container, item 107-1222, 14,78'' x 15'' (roughly 37 x 38 cm ) costs 328.90 U$ (293,45 EUR). The borosilicate jar I recently purchased to accommodate our new black-tip reef shark measures 120 cm x 20 cm (approx. 47'' x 7,90'') and costs 291,00 EUR. Apparently the polycarbonate containers are more expensive then high quality borosilicate jars. Why not preferring borosilicate ? All the best Dirk Am 08.08.2019 um 17:03 schrieb Bentley, Andrew Charles: > > Tonya > > Our herpetology collection has been experimenting with these in the > collection for short to medium term storage.? They seal fairly well, > are relatively inexpensive (and light to ship) and have the added > benefit of being clear so that you can see contents and fluid levels.? > They come in various sizes and tack fairly well: > > https://www.universityproducts.com/polycarbonate-storage-pails-for-wet-collections.html > > Hope that helps > > Andy > > ? ? A? :???????????? A :???????????? A? : > ?}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> > ??? V??????????????? V??????????????? V > Andy Bentley > Ichthyology Collection Manager > University of Kansas > Biodiversity Institute > > Dyche Hall > 1345 Jayhawk Boulevard > Lawrence, KS, 66045-7561 > USA > > Tel: (785) 864-3863 > Fax: (785) 864-5335 > Email: abentley at ku.edu > > http://ichthyology.biodiversity.ku.edu > > > ? ? A? :???????????? A :???????????? A? : > ?}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> > ??? V??????????????? V??????????????? V > > *From:* Nhcoll-l *On Behalf Of > *Haff, Tonya (NCMI, Crace) > *Sent:* Thursday, August 8, 2019 1:47 AM > *To:* nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu > *Subject:* [Nhcoll-l] buckets for specimens > > Hi all, > > I need to order some buckets for storing larger fluid-preserved > specimens in. Eventually we would like to go to stainless steel > containers, but right now that?s not an option?. Anyway, I am > wondering if polypropylene buckets are acceptable in terms of archival > quality (I realise they will eventually fail) and if not, if anyone > has a better recommendation for a relatively cheap solution? > > Thanks! > > > Tonya > > --------------------------------------------------------- > > Dr Tonya Haff > > Collections Manager > > Australian National Wildlife Collection > > National Research Collections Australia, CSIRO > > Canberra, Australia > > Phone: (+61) 02 6242 1566 (office) > > (+61) 0419 569 109 (mobile) > > I am in Thursdays and Fridays > > Please call or text my mobile for a fast reponse Monday ? Wednesday > > > _______________________________________________ > 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... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Andy A : A : A : }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> V V V Andy Bentley Ichthyology Collection Manager University of Kansas Biodiversity Institute Dyche Hall 1345 Jayhawk Boulevard Lawrence, KS, 66045-7561 USA Tel: (785) 864-3863 Fax: (785) 864-5335 Email: abentley at ku.edu http://ichthyology.biodiversity.ku.edu A : A : A : }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> V V V From: Nhcoll-l On Behalf Of Dirk Neumann Sent: Thursday, August 8, 2019 1:44 PM To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] buckets for specimens ... just out of curiosity: the largest polycarbonate container, item 107-1222, 14,78'' x 15'' (roughly 37 x 38 cm ) costs 328.90 U$ (293,45 EUR). The borosilicate jar I recently purchased to accommodate our new black-tip reef shark measures 120 cm x 20 cm (approx. 47'' x 7,90'') and costs 291,00 EUR. Apparently the polycarbonate containers are more expensive then high quality borosilicate jars. Why not preferring borosilicate ? All the best Dirk Am 08.08.2019 um 17:03 schrieb Bentley, Andrew Charles: Tonya Our herpetology collection has been experimenting with these in the collection for short to medium term storage. They seal fairly well, are relatively inexpensive (and light to ship) and have the added benefit of being clear so that you can see contents and fluid levels. They come in various sizes and tack fairly well: https://www.universityproducts.com/polycarbonate-storage-pails-for-wet-collections.html Hope that helps Andy A : A : A : }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> V V V Andy Bentley Ichthyology Collection Manager University of Kansas Biodiversity Institute Dyche Hall 1345 Jayhawk Boulevard Lawrence, KS, 66045-7561 USA Tel: (785) 864-3863 Fax: (785) 864-5335 Email: abentley at ku.edu http://ichthyology.biodiversity.ku.edu A : A : A : }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> V V V From: Nhcoll-l On Behalf Of Haff, Tonya (NCMI, Crace) Sent: Thursday, August 8, 2019 1:47 AM To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: [Nhcoll-l] buckets for specimens Hi all, I need to order some buckets for storing larger fluid-preserved specimens in. Eventually we would like to go to stainless steel containers, but right now that's not an option.... Anyway, I am wondering if polypropylene buckets are acceptable in terms of archival quality (I realise they will eventually fail) and if not, if anyone has a better recommendation for a relatively cheap solution? Thanks! Tonya --------------------------------------------------------- Dr Tonya Haff Collections Manager Australian National Wildlife Collection National Research Collections Australia, CSIRO Canberra, Australia Phone: (+61) 02 6242 1566 (office) (+61) 0419 569 109 (mobile) I am in Thursdays and Fridays Please call or text my mobile for a fast reponse Monday - Wednesday _______________________________________________ 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... URL: From mte8 at cdc.gov Thu Aug 8 15:17:39 2019 From: mte8 at cdc.gov (Revelez, Marcia (CDC/DDPHSS/CSELS/DLS)) Date: Thu, 8 Aug 2019 19:17:39 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] buckets for specimens In-Reply-To: <6c50c0d95bc04ecf8bc76e848d8f7b5b@ex13-ell-cr-13.home.ku.edu> References: <35276a7d4fef46d2a740b48bae89ae56@ex13-ell-cr-13.home.ku.edu> <6c50c0d95bc04ecf8bc76e848d8f7b5b@ex13-ell-cr-13.home.ku.edu> Message-ID: Well, The Camwear/Cambro containers that Andy is referring to were first used by the Herp folks at the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History. It originates from the food industry and we purchased them from www.bigtray.com. They cost a lot less and there are a lot of sizes too (lids sold separately). For example, a 22 qt is $25 compared to University Products $328.90. I am pretty sure it's the same container. You can refer back to the March 2004 SPNHC Newsletter for details. Marcy Revelez From: Nhcoll-l On Behalf Of Bentley, Andrew Charles Sent: Thursday, August 8, 2019 2:52 PM To: neumann at snsb.de; nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] buckets for specimens Numerous reasons: 1. Shipping cost for us would be exorbitant 2. Shelving - we do not have spaces that can accommodate such large (tall) jars 3. Safety - I can only imagine how unstable one of those would be in pour part of the world. We mainly use stainless steel tanks for long term storage of large specimens. Andy A : A : A : }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> V V V Andy Bentley Ichthyology Collection Manager University of Kansas Biodiversity Institute Dyche Hall 1345 Jayhawk Boulevard Lawrence, KS, 66045-7561 USA Tel: (785) 864-3863 Fax: (785) 864-5335 Email: abentley at ku.edu http://ichthyology.biodiversity.ku.edu A : A : A : }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> V V V From: Nhcoll-l > On Behalf Of Dirk Neumann Sent: Thursday, August 8, 2019 1:44 PM To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] buckets for specimens ... just out of curiosity: the largest polycarbonate container, item 107-1222, 14,78'' x 15'' (roughly 37 x 38 cm ) costs 328.90 U$ (293,45 EUR). The borosilicate jar I recently purchased to accommodate our new black-tip reef shark measures 120 cm x 20 cm (approx. 47'' x 7,90'') and costs 291,00 EUR. Apparently the polycarbonate containers are more expensive then high quality borosilicate jars. Why not preferring borosilicate ? All the best Dirk Am 08.08.2019 um 17:03 schrieb Bentley, Andrew Charles: Tonya Our herpetology collection has been experimenting with these in the collection for short to medium term storage. They seal fairly well, are relatively inexpensive (and light to ship) and have the added benefit of being clear so that you can see contents and fluid levels. They come in various sizes and tack fairly well: https://www.universityproducts.com/polycarbonate-storage-pails-for-wet-collections.html Hope that helps Andy A : A : A : }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> V V V Andy Bentley Ichthyology Collection Manager University of Kansas Biodiversity Institute Dyche Hall 1345 Jayhawk Boulevard Lawrence, KS, 66045-7561 USA Tel: (785) 864-3863 Fax: (785) 864-5335 Email: abentley at ku.edu http://ichthyology.biodiversity.ku.edu A : A : A : }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> V V V From: Nhcoll-l On Behalf Of Haff, Tonya (NCMI, Crace) Sent: Thursday, August 8, 2019 1:47 AM To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: [Nhcoll-l] buckets for specimens Hi all, I need to order some buckets for storing larger fluid-preserved specimens in. Eventually we would like to go to stainless steel containers, but right now that's not an option.... Anyway, I am wondering if polypropylene buckets are acceptable in terms of archival quality (I realise they will eventually fail) and if not, if anyone has a better recommendation for a relatively cheap solution? Thanks! Tonya --------------------------------------------------------- Dr Tonya Haff Collections Manager Australian National Wildlife Collection National Research Collections Australia, CSIRO Canberra, Australia Phone: (+61) 02 6242 1566 (office) (+61) 0419 569 109 (mobile) I am in Thursdays and Fridays Please call or text my mobile for a fast reponse Monday - Wednesday _______________________________________________ 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... URL: From abentley at ku.edu Thu Aug 8 15:42:16 2019 From: abentley at ku.edu (Bentley, Andrew Charles) Date: Thu, 8 Aug 2019 19:42:16 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] buckets for specimens In-Reply-To: References: <35276a7d4fef46d2a740b48bae89ae56@ex13-ell-cr-13.home.ku.edu> <6c50c0d95bc04ecf8bc76e848d8f7b5b@ex13-ell-cr-13.home.ku.edu> Message-ID: WOW!! Does indeed look like the same product. How does University Products get away with that kind of markup? I will definitely share this with our herpetology folks. Andy A : A : A : }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> V V V Andy Bentley Ichthyology Collection Manager University of Kansas Biodiversity Institute Dyche Hall 1345 Jayhawk Boulevard Lawrence, KS, 66045-7561 USA Tel: (785) 864-3863 Fax: (785) 864-5335 Email: abentley at ku.edu http://ichthyology.biodiversity.ku.edu A : A : A : }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> V V V From: Revelez, Marcia (CDC/DDPHSS/CSELS/DLS) Sent: Thursday, August 8, 2019 2:18 PM To: Bentley, Andrew Charles ; neumann at snsb.de; nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: RE: [Nhcoll-l] buckets for specimens Well, The Camwear/Cambro containers that Andy is referring to were first used by the Herp folks at the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History. It originates from the food industry and we purchased them from www.bigtray.com. They cost a lot less and there are a lot of sizes too (lids sold separately). For example, a 22 qt is $25 compared to University Products $328.90. I am pretty sure it's the same container. You can refer back to the March 2004 SPNHC Newsletter for details. Marcy Revelez From: Nhcoll-l > On Behalf Of Bentley, Andrew Charles Sent: Thursday, August 8, 2019 2:52 PM To: neumann at snsb.de; nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] buckets for specimens Numerous reasons: 1. Shipping cost for us would be exorbitant 2. Shelving - we do not have spaces that can accommodate such large (tall) jars 3. Safety - I can only imagine how unstable one of those would be in pour part of the world. We mainly use stainless steel tanks for long term storage of large specimens. Andy A : A : A : }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> V V V Andy Bentley Ichthyology Collection Manager University of Kansas Biodiversity Institute Dyche Hall 1345 Jayhawk Boulevard Lawrence, KS, 66045-7561 USA Tel: (785) 864-3863 Fax: (785) 864-5335 Email: abentley at ku.edu http://ichthyology.biodiversity.ku.edu A : A : A : }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> V V V From: Nhcoll-l > On Behalf Of Dirk Neumann Sent: Thursday, August 8, 2019 1:44 PM To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] buckets for specimens ... just out of curiosity: the largest polycarbonate container, item 107-1222, 14,78'' x 15'' (roughly 37 x 38 cm ) costs 328.90 U$ (293,45 EUR). The borosilicate jar I recently purchased to accommodate our new black-tip reef shark measures 120 cm x 20 cm (approx. 47'' x 7,90'') and costs 291,00 EUR. Apparently the polycarbonate containers are more expensive then high quality borosilicate jars. Why not preferring borosilicate ? All the best Dirk Am 08.08.2019 um 17:03 schrieb Bentley, Andrew Charles: Tonya Our herpetology collection has been experimenting with these in the collection for short to medium term storage. They seal fairly well, are relatively inexpensive (and light to ship) and have the added benefit of being clear so that you can see contents and fluid levels. They come in various sizes and tack fairly well: https://www.universityproducts.com/polycarbonate-storage-pails-for-wet-collections.html Hope that helps Andy A : A : A : }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> V V V Andy Bentley Ichthyology Collection Manager University of Kansas Biodiversity Institute Dyche Hall 1345 Jayhawk Boulevard Lawrence, KS, 66045-7561 USA Tel: (785) 864-3863 Fax: (785) 864-5335 Email: abentley at ku.edu http://ichthyology.biodiversity.ku.edu A : A : A : }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> V V V From: Nhcoll-l On Behalf Of Haff, Tonya (NCMI, Crace) Sent: Thursday, August 8, 2019 1:47 AM To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: [Nhcoll-l] buckets for specimens Hi all, I need to order some buckets for storing larger fluid-preserved specimens in. Eventually we would like to go to stainless steel containers, but right now that's not an option.... Anyway, I am wondering if polypropylene buckets are acceptable in terms of archival quality (I realise they will eventually fail) and if not, if anyone has a better recommendation for a relatively cheap solution? Thanks! Tonya --------------------------------------------------------- Dr Tonya Haff Collections Manager Australian National Wildlife Collection National Research Collections Australia, CSIRO Canberra, Australia Phone: (+61) 02 6242 1566 (office) (+61) 0419 569 109 (mobile) I am in Thursdays and Fridays Please call or text my mobile for a fast reponse Monday - Wednesday _______________________________________________ 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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URL: From neumann at snsb.de Thu Aug 8 16:13:43 2019 From: neumann at snsb.de (Dirk Neumann) Date: Thu, 8 Aug 2019 22:13:43 +0200 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] buckets for specimens In-Reply-To: <6c50c0d95bc04ecf8bc76e848d8f7b5b@ex13-ell-cr-13.home.ku.edu> References: <35276a7d4fef46d2a740b48bae89ae56@ex13-ell-cr-13.home.ku.edu> <6c50c0d95bc04ecf8bc76e848d8f7b5b@ex13-ell-cr-13.home.ku.edu> Message-ID: <6f7f2ea6-0cab-2a98-7f3a-0b06ac8a1d45@snsb.de> don't want to fuel this too much regarding costs, it might be worth to consider long term costs as well, such as replacement costs, increased (?) monitoring / staff time, alcohol costs to compensate evaporation losses etc.; have no experience with these polycarbonate costs, but European collections currently have to cope with the end of the life span of famous Copenhagen jars, and even though they have been a cost efficient alternative, the costs to replace them turn out to be exorbitant. What would be relevant to figure out which jars can be produced locally (instead of shipping them round the globe). Shelving tall jars vs. specimens in tanks: both have advantages and disadvantages, and tanks usually require specific areas and rarely can be accommodated in normal storage rooms. Safety: these huge polycarbonate containers will surely be damaged if they slip off shelves during an earthquake and hit the ground; in this case, it would be more reasonable to opt for the UN-rated drums, because their chemical and physical endurance has been tested? and is guaranteed - which is not the case for food containers. Best wishes Dirk Am 08.08.2019 um 20:51 schrieb Bentley, Andrew Charles: > > Numerous reasons: > > 1.Shipping cost for us would be exorbitant > > 2.Shelving ? we do not have spaces that can accommodate such large > (tall) jars > > 3.Safety ? I can only imagine how unstable one of those would be in > pour part of the world. > > We mainly use stainless steel tanks for long term storage of large > specimens. > > Andy > > ? ? A? :???????????? A :???????????? A? : > ?}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> > ??? V??????????????? V??????????????? V > Andy Bentley > Ichthyology Collection Manager > University of Kansas > Biodiversity Institute > > Dyche Hall > 1345 Jayhawk Boulevard > Lawrence, KS, 66045-7561 > USA > > Tel: (785) 864-3863 > Fax: (785) 864-5335 > Email: abentley at ku.edu > > http://ichthyology.biodiversity.ku.edu > > > ? ? A? :???????????? A :???????????? A? : > ?}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> > ??? V??????????????? V??????????????? V > > *From:*Nhcoll-l *On Behalf Of > *Dirk Neumann > *Sent:* Thursday, August 8, 2019 1:44 PM > *To:* nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu > *Subject:* Re: [Nhcoll-l] buckets for specimens > > ... just out of curiosity: > > the largest polycarbonate container, item 107-1222, 14,78'' x 15'' > (roughly 37 x 38 cm ) costs 328.90 U$ (293,45 EUR). The borosilicate > jar I recently purchased to accommodate our new black-tip reef shark > measures 120 cm x 20 cm (approx. 47'' x 7,90'') and costs 291,00 EUR. > > Apparently the polycarbonate containers are more expensive then high > quality borosilicate jars. Why not preferring borosilicate ? > > All the best > > Dirk > > Am 08.08.2019 um 17:03 schrieb Bentley, Andrew Charles: > > Tonya > > Our herpetology collection has been experimenting with these in > the collection for short to medium term storage.? They seal fairly > well, are relatively inexpensive (and light to ship) and have the > added benefit of being clear so that you can see contents and > fluid levels.? They come in various sizes and tack fairly well: > > https://www.universityproducts.com/polycarbonate-storage-pails-for-wet-collections.html > > > Hope that helps > > Andy > > ? ? A? : A? :???????????? A? : > ?}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> > ??? V??????????????? V??????????????? V > Andy Bentley > Ichthyology Collection Manager > University of Kansas > Biodiversity Institute > > Dyche Hall > 1345 Jayhawk Boulevard > Lawrence, KS, 66045-7561 > USA > > Tel: (785) 864-3863 > Fax: (785) 864-5335 > Email: abentley at ku.edu > > http://ichthyology.biodiversity.ku.edu > > > ? ? A? :???????????? A :???????????? A? : > ?}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> > ??? V??????????????? V??????????????? V > > *From:* Nhcoll-l > *On Behalf Of *Haff, > Tonya (NCMI, Crace) > *Sent:* Thursday, August 8, 2019 1:47 AM > *To:* nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu > *Subject:* [Nhcoll-l] buckets for specimens > > Hi all, > > I need to order some buckets for storing larger fluid-preserved > specimens in. Eventually we would like to go to stainless steel > containers, but right now that?s not an option?. Anyway, I am > wondering if polypropylene buckets are acceptable in terms of > archival quality (I realise they will eventually fail) and if not, > if anyone has a better recommendation for a relatively cheap > solution? > > Thanks! > > > Tonya > > --------------------------------------------------------- > > Dr Tonya Haff > > Collections Manager > > Australian National Wildlife Collection > > National Research Collections Australia, CSIRO > > Canberra, Australia > > Phone: (+61) 02 6242 1566 (office) > > (+61) 0419 569 109 (mobile) > > I am in Thursdays and Fridays > > Please call or text my mobile for a fast reponse Monday ? 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Each position will be Assistant Professor of Biology; one will be Curator of the Herbarium, and the other will be Curator of Herpetology. We seek colleagues with demonstrated commitments to (1) collecting and curating natural history specimens; (2) using specimens to address fundamental questions in biology; (3) pursuing a vigorous, externally funded research program; (4) advancing the integration of specimens into the fields of botany or herpetology, respectively; (5) achieving excellence in teaching and mentoring; and (6) diversity, equity, inclusion, student access, as well as working with a diverse community. UNM is both a research intensive university (Carnegie R1) and a minority-majority institution. It is located in Albuquerque, a city with a rich cultural heritage in a biodiverse, scenic landscape. The Department of Biology is family-friendly and comprises ~30 tenure-track faculty members ( https://biology.unm.edu/core-faculty.shtml), ~1500 undergraduate majors, a thriving graduate training program, and a vibrant portfolio of extramurally funded research. The MSB (https://msb.unm.edu/) includes eight collections, each headed by a faculty-curator, managed by a full-time collection manager, and charged with a shared mission: to collect and curate biodiversity specimens and information to advance understanding of earth's biota over time and space. MSB holds over four million specimens that contribute to >150 scientific publications annually. The Herbarium and Collection of Amphibians & Reptiles are fully digitized collections, each >100,000 specimens, and with strong traditions of supporting basic research and conservation. Applicants should submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, three representative reprints, names of three references, and four two-page statements addressing past, present, and future efforts in (1) research, (2) curation, (3) teaching, and (4) diversity and inclusion. A Ph.D. is required at the time of application, and post-doctoral experience is preferred before the start of the appointment. To apply, visit the UNM jobs website for the appropriate position: Assistant Professor and Curator of the Herbarium: https://tinyurl.com/yxmk7qgu; REQ9663 Assistant Professor and Curator of Herpetology:https://tinyurl.com/y6z44b68; REQ9664 For best consideration, apply by September 16, 2019. Questions may be directed to search committee chairs, Christopher Witt (cwitt at unm.edu) for the Curator of the Herbarium, and Joe Cook (cookjose at unm.edu) for the Curator of Herpetology. *UNM is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and Educator. 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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 6242 1566 (office) (+61) 0419 569 109 (mobile) I am in Thursdays and Fridays Please call or text my mobile for a fast reponse Monday - Wednesday -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From couteaufin at btinternet.com Mon Aug 12 04:22:21 2019 From: couteaufin at btinternet.com (Simon Moore) Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2019 09:22:21 +0100 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] acetone on bones In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hi Tonya, I have used acetone on bones before and it is quite an effective degreasing agent. That said, I would also beware of overdoing the process as it can also dissolve out more important constituents of bone as well as diffuse more deep-seated lipids throughout the bone surface (this for cetaceans). For removing surface grease I either use cotton buds dipped in acetone to remove the surface grease only. For larger bones I might immerse for up to 8 hours and then perform a turbidity test to check on the amount of lipid that?s being removed: petri dish of water on a black background then pipette some of the ?fatted? acetone - you can see at once by the visual density of the emulsion that forms, roughly how much fat has been removed. With all good wishes, Simon. Simon Moore MIScT, RSci, FLS, ACR Conservator of Natural Sciences and Cutlery Historian, www.natural-history-conservation.com > On 12 Aug 2019, at 04:00, Haff, Tonya (NCMI, Crace) wrote: > > Hello all, > > Just a quick question to confer on what people think about applying acetone to bones to clean them up a bit? We have some researchers who would like to apply this technique to some bird bones we sent them. In general I do not want chemicals applied to our bones, but I?m wondering what the consensus is on acetone? > > Cheers, > > Tonya > > --------------------------------------------------------- > Dr Tonya Haff > Collections Manager > Australian National Wildlife Collection > National Research Collections Australia, CSIRO > Canberra, Australia > Phone: (+61) 02 6242 1566 (office) > (+61) 0419 569 109 (mobile) > > I am in Thursdays and Fridays > Please call or text my mobile for a fast reponse Monday ? 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You can leave them for a week for every step in the bath and there will be no damage at all. Degreasing bones is the most important step for proper conservation. So I recommend you do this on every fresh made skeleton. Older fat is more difficult to dissolve, but still better than not doing anything. Fat in bones becomes acid and subsequently damages the structure. Hope this helps. Cheers from Bern. -- Fabian Neisskenwirth Pr?paration Naturwissenschaftlicher Pr?parator +41 (0)31 350 72 35 NATURHISTORISCHES MUSEUM BERN Bernastrasse 15, CH???3005 Bern www.nmbe.ch Eine Institution der Burgergemeinde Bern Von: Nhcoll-l [mailto:nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu] Im Auftrag von Haff, Tonya (NCMI, Crace) Gesendet: Montag, 12. August 2019 05:01 An: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Betreff: [Nhcoll-l] acetone on bones Hello all, Just a quick question to confer on what people think about applying acetone to bones to clean them up a bit? We have some researchers who would like to apply this technique to some bird bones we sent them. In general I do not want chemicals applied to our bones, but I?m wondering what the consensus is on acetone? Cheers, Tonya --------------------------------------------------------- Dr Tonya Haff Collections Manager Australian National Wildlife Collection National Research Collections Australia, CSIRO Canberra, Australia Phone: (+61) 02 6242 1566 (office) (+61) 0419 569 109 (mobile) I am in Thursdays and Fridays Please call or text my mobile for a fast reponse Monday ? Wednesday -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From troberts at nhm.org Mon Aug 12 17:48:25 2019 From: troberts at nhm.org (Trina Roberts) Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2019 14:48:25 -0700 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Library materials available from NHMLA Message-ID: Dear colleagues, Apologies for cross-posting. The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County recently began a multi-year reorganization of its research library, with the goal of focusing our resources on the needs of our own staff and researchers. In more than a century of existence, the library collection has grown to include many items that are now outside our evolving collecting scope or that have been rendered unnecessary to our institution by new technologies, new knowledge, or new editions. However, we recognize that items that no longer belong in our collection could become a valued part of yours. As we withdraw these items from the collection, we therefore hope to find institutions for whose scope they are more suitable. Items we are withdrawing include serials, books, maps, and other resources, from humanities and social sciences disciplines as well as natural and physical sciences. 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URL: From nathaliedjanchekar at therooms.ca Tue Aug 13 10:41:21 2019 From: nathaliedjanchekar at therooms.ca (DjanChekar, Nathalie) Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2019 14:41:21 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] buckets for specimens In-Reply-To: <6c50c0d95bc04ecf8bc76e848d8f7b5b@ex13-ell-cr-13.home.ku.edu> References: <35276a7d4fef46d2a740b48bae89ae56@ex13-ell-cr-13.home.ku.edu> <6c50c0d95bc04ecf8bc76e848d8f7b5b@ex13-ell-cr-13.home.ku.edu> Message-ID: <907FE9579D3A3E4788D8C6D6CD6D62084671DEF3@STJH2275.PSNL.CA> A tangent on this topic... For the first time, we recently purchased stainless steel tanks for the storage of several large specimens. To optimize space and cost, we would like to store several specimens (not necessarily of the same taxa) per tank. The questions that we're struggling with are: - Should we be concerned with several specimens "sharing" preservative? If so, how can we isolate them from one another? - Should we be concerned about compression? If so, how do we prevent it? - Some specimens are fragile, with loose parts, how do we protect them and keep everything together, including labels? Thanks for your sharing your expertise and experience! Nathalie Nathalie Djan-Ch?kar - Natural History Collections Manager (709) 757-8082 (W) | nathaliedjanchekar at therooms.ca Provincial Museum Division The Rooms Corporation of Newfoundland and Labrador From: Nhcoll-l [mailto:nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu] On Behalf Of Bentley, Andrew Charles Sent: August-08-19 4:22 PM To: neumann at snsb.de; nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] buckets for specimens Numerous reasons: 1. Shipping cost for us would be exorbitant 2. Shelving - we do not have spaces that can accommodate such large (tall) jars 3. Safety - I can only imagine how unstable one of those would be in pour part of the world. We mainly use stainless steel tanks for long term storage of large specimens. Andy A : A : A : }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> V V V Andy Bentley Ichthyology Collection Manager University of Kansas Biodiversity Institute Dyche Hall 1345 Jayhawk Boulevard Lawrence, KS, 66045-7561 USA Tel: (785) 864-3863 Fax: (785) 864-5335 Email: abentley at ku.edu http://ichthyology.biodiversity.ku.edu A : A : A : }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> V V V From: Nhcoll-l On Behalf Of Dirk Neumann Sent: Thursday, August 8, 2019 1:44 PM To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] buckets for specimens ... just out of curiosity: the largest polycarbonate container, item 107-1222, 14,78'' x 15'' (roughly 37 x 38 cm ) costs 328.90 U$ (293,45 EUR). The borosilicate jar I recently purchased to accommodate our new black-tip reef shark measures 120 cm x 20 cm (approx. 47'' x 7,90'') and costs 291,00 EUR. Apparently the polycarbonate containers are more expensive then high quality borosilicate jars. Why not preferring borosilicate ? All the best Dirk Am 08.08.2019 um 17:03 schrieb Bentley, Andrew Charles: Tonya Our herpetology collection has been experimenting with these in the collection for short to medium term storage. They seal fairly well, are relatively inexpensive (and light to ship) and have the added benefit of being clear so that you can see contents and fluid levels. They come in various sizes and tack fairly well: https://www.universityproducts.com/polycarbonate-storage-pails-for-wet-collections.html Hope that helps Andy A : A : A : }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> V V V Andy Bentley Ichthyology Collection Manager University of Kansas Biodiversity Institute Dyche Hall 1345 Jayhawk Boulevard Lawrence, KS, 66045-7561 USA Tel: (785) 864-3863 Fax: (785) 864-5335 Email: abentley at ku.edu http://ichthyology.biodiversity.ku.edu A : A : A : }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> V V V From: Nhcoll-l On Behalf Of Haff, Tonya (NCMI, Crace) Sent: Thursday, August 8, 2019 1:47 AM To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: [Nhcoll-l] buckets for specimens Hi all, I need to order some buckets for storing larger fluid-preserved specimens in. Eventually we would like to go to stainless steel containers, but right now that's not an option.... Anyway, I am wondering if polypropylene buckets are acceptable in terms of archival quality (I realise they will eventually fail) and if not, if anyone has a better recommendation for a relatively cheap solution? Thanks! Tonya --------------------------------------------------------- Dr Tonya Haff Collections Manager Australian National Wildlife Collection National Research Collections Australia, CSIRO Canberra, Australia Phone: (+61) 02 6242 1566 (office) (+61) 0419 569 109 (mobile) I am in Thursdays and Fridays Please call or text my mobile for a fast reponse Monday - Wednesday _______________________________________________ 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... URL: -------------- next part -------------- ?This email and any attached files are intended for the sole use of the primary and copied addressee(s) and may contain privileged and/or confidential information. Any distribution, use or copying by any means of this information is strictly prohibited. If you received this email in error, please delete it immediately and notify the sender.? From tlabedz1 at unl.edu Tue Aug 13 11:09:50 2019 From: tlabedz1 at unl.edu (Thomas Labedz) Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2019 15:09:50 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] buckets for specimens In-Reply-To: <907FE9579D3A3E4788D8C6D6CD6D62084671DEF3@STJH2275.PSNL.CA> References: <35276a7d4fef46d2a740b48bae89ae56@ex13-ell-cr-13.home.ku.edu> <6c50c0d95bc04ecf8bc76e848d8f7b5b@ex13-ell-cr-13.home.ku.edu> <907FE9579D3A3E4788D8C6D6CD6D62084671DEF3@STJH2275.PSNL.CA> Message-ID: An option that may work within your tank is one I sometimes utilize within a jar, polyethylene plastic sleeves. Each sleeve holds the specimen, its label, and is perforated to share the preservative of the jar. See attached photo. This would not be suitable if you are preserving the specimens as environmental DNA vouchers where you definitely would not want preservative sharing. The poly sleeve would have to be robust enough to match the size of the specimen when being handled. Another option might be to custom cut and perforated sheets of acrylic to slide into the tank to separate specimens, similar to what aquarium hobbyists use to separate living fish within a single tank. Thomas E. Labedz, Collections Manager Division of Zoology and Division of Botany University of Nebraska State Museum From: Nhcoll-l On Behalf Of DjanChekar, Nathalie Sent: Tuesday, August 13, 2019 9:41 AM To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] buckets for specimens A tangent on this topic... For the first time, we recently purchased stainless steel tanks for the storage of several large specimens. To optimize space and cost, we would like to store several specimens (not necessarily of the same taxa) per tank. The questions that we're struggling with are: - Should we be concerned with several specimens "sharing" preservative? If so, how can we isolate them from one another? - Should we be concerned about compression? If so, how do we prevent it? - Some specimens are fragile, with loose parts, how do we protect them and keep everything together, including labels? Thanks for your sharing your expertise and experience! Nathalie Nathalie Djan-Ch?kar - Natural History Collections Manager (709) 757-8082 (W) | nathaliedjanchekar at therooms.ca Provincial Museum Division The Rooms Corporation of Newfoundland and Labrador From: Nhcoll-l [mailto:nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu] On Behalf Of Bentley, Andrew Charles Sent: August-08-19 4:22 PM To: neumann at snsb.de; nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] buckets for specimens Numerous reasons: 1. Shipping cost for us would be exorbitant 2. Shelving - we do not have spaces that can accommodate such large (tall) jars 3. Safety - I can only imagine how unstable one of those would be in pour part of the world. We mainly use stainless steel tanks for long term storage of large specimens. Andy A : A : A : }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> V V V Andy Bentley Ichthyology Collection Manager University of Kansas Biodiversity Institute Dyche Hall 1345 Jayhawk Boulevard Lawrence, KS, 66045-7561 USA Tel: (785) 864-3863 Fax: (785) 864-5335 Email: abentley at ku.edu http://ichthyology.biodiversity.ku.edu A : A : A : }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> V V V From: Nhcoll-l > On Behalf Of Dirk Neumann Sent: Thursday, August 8, 2019 1:44 PM To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] buckets for specimens ... just out of curiosity: the largest polycarbonate container, item 107-1222, 14,78'' x 15'' (roughly 37 x 38 cm ) costs 328.90 U$ (293,45 EUR). The borosilicate jar I recently purchased to accommodate our new black-tip reef shark measures 120 cm x 20 cm (approx. 47'' x 7,90'') and costs 291,00 EUR. Apparently the polycarbonate containers are more expensive then high quality borosilicate jars. Why not preferring borosilicate ? All the best Dirk Am 08.08.2019 um 17:03 schrieb Bentley, Andrew Charles: Tonya Our herpetology collection has been experimenting with these in the collection for short to medium term storage. They seal fairly well, are relatively inexpensive (and light to ship) and have the added benefit of being clear so that you can see contents and fluid levels. They come in various sizes and tack fairly well: https://www.universityproducts.com/polycarbonate-storage-pails-for-wet-collections.html Hope that helps Andy A : A : A : }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> V V V Andy Bentley Ichthyology Collection Manager University of Kansas Biodiversity Institute Dyche Hall 1345 Jayhawk Boulevard Lawrence, KS, 66045-7561 USA Tel: (785) 864-3863 Fax: (785) 864-5335 Email: abentley at ku.edu http://ichthyology.biodiversity.ku.edu A : A : A : }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> V V V From: Nhcoll-l On Behalf Of Haff, Tonya (NCMI, Crace) Sent: Thursday, August 8, 2019 1:47 AM To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: [Nhcoll-l] buckets for specimens Hi all, I need to order some buckets for storing larger fluid-preserved specimens in. Eventually we would like to go to stainless steel containers, but right now that's not an option.... Anyway, I am wondering if polypropylene buckets are acceptable in terms of archival quality (I realise they will eventually fail) and if not, if anyone has a better recommendation for a relatively cheap solution? Thanks! Tonya --------------------------------------------------------- Dr Tonya Haff Collections Manager Australian National Wildlife Collection National Research Collections Australia, CSIRO Canberra, Australia Phone: (+61) 02 6242 1566 (office) (+61) 0419 569 109 (mobile) I am in Thursdays and Fridays Please call or text my mobile for a fast reponse Monday - Wednesday _______________________________________________ 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... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: IMG_6912.JPG Type: image/jpeg Size: 2983543 bytes Desc: IMG_6912.JPG URL: From abentley at ku.edu Tue Aug 13 12:16:59 2019 From: abentley at ku.edu (Bentley, Andrew Charles) Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2019 16:16:59 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] buckets for specimens In-Reply-To: <907FE9579D3A3E4788D8C6D6CD6D62084671DEF3@STJH2275.PSNL.CA> References: <35276a7d4fef46d2a740b48bae89ae56@ex13-ell-cr-13.home.ku.edu> <6c50c0d95bc04ecf8bc76e848d8f7b5b@ex13-ell-cr-13.home.ku.edu> <907FE9579D3A3E4788D8C6D6CD6D62084671DEF3@STJH2275.PSNL.CA> Message-ID: <2b12e64f23f14fa5bf1a07d6c8be740b@ex13-csf-cr-13.home.ku.edu> Nathalie I agree with Tom. Unless you have any desires to remove DNA from any of the specimens post preservation then there is no worry with "sharing" preservative. Here at KU we use the stainless steel tanks and do not label specimens. Instead we just tie a tag to the specimen with the catalog number (and tissue number if appropriate). We try not to overfill tanks (more than about 75%) to avoid overcrowding and damage to specimens through compression. I also think that Tom's bag technique could be used to keep multiple parts of specimens together or lots of specimens as in fishes. Andy A : A : A : }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> V V V Andy Bentley Ichthyology Collection Manager University of Kansas Biodiversity Institute Dyche Hall 1345 Jayhawk Boulevard Lawrence, KS, 66045-7561 USA Tel: (785) 864-3863 Fax: (785) 864-5335 Email: abentley at ku.edu http://ichthyology.biodiversity.ku.edu A : A : A : }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> V V V From: Nhcoll-l On Behalf Of DjanChekar, Nathalie Sent: Tuesday, August 13, 2019 9:41 AM To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] buckets for specimens A tangent on this topic... For the first time, we recently purchased stainless steel tanks for the storage of several large specimens. To optimize space and cost, we would like to store several specimens (not necessarily of the same taxa) per tank. The questions that we're struggling with are: - Should we be concerned with several specimens "sharing" preservative? If so, how can we isolate them from one another? - Should we be concerned about compression? If so, how do we prevent it? - Some specimens are fragile, with loose parts, how do we protect them and keep everything together, including labels? Thanks for your sharing your expertise and experience! Nathalie Nathalie Djan-Ch?kar - Natural History Collections Manager (709) 757-8082 (W) | nathaliedjanchekar at therooms.ca Provincial Museum Division The Rooms Corporation of Newfoundland and Labrador From: Nhcoll-l [mailto:nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu] On Behalf Of Bentley, Andrew Charles Sent: August-08-19 4:22 PM To: neumann at snsb.de; nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] buckets for specimens Numerous reasons: 1. Shipping cost for us would be exorbitant 2. Shelving - we do not have spaces that can accommodate such large (tall) jars 3. Safety - I can only imagine how unstable one of those would be in pour part of the world. We mainly use stainless steel tanks for long term storage of large specimens. Andy A : A : A : }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> V V V Andy Bentley Ichthyology Collection Manager University of Kansas Biodiversity Institute Dyche Hall 1345 Jayhawk Boulevard Lawrence, KS, 66045-7561 USA Tel: (785) 864-3863 Fax: (785) 864-5335 Email: abentley at ku.edu http://ichthyology.biodiversity.ku.edu A : A : A : }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> V V V From: Nhcoll-l > On Behalf Of Dirk Neumann Sent: Thursday, August 8, 2019 1:44 PM To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] buckets for specimens ... just out of curiosity: the largest polycarbonate container, item 107-1222, 14,78'' x 15'' (roughly 37 x 38 cm ) costs 328.90 U$ (293,45 EUR). The borosilicate jar I recently purchased to accommodate our new black-tip reef shark measures 120 cm x 20 cm (approx. 47'' x 7,90'') and costs 291,00 EUR. Apparently the polycarbonate containers are more expensive then high quality borosilicate jars. Why not preferring borosilicate ? All the best Dirk Am 08.08.2019 um 17:03 schrieb Bentley, Andrew Charles: Tonya Our herpetology collection has been experimenting with these in the collection for short to medium term storage. They seal fairly well, are relatively inexpensive (and light to ship) and have the added benefit of being clear so that you can see contents and fluid levels. They come in various sizes and tack fairly well: https://www.universityproducts.com/polycarbonate-storage-pails-for-wet-collections.html Hope that helps Andy A : A : A : }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> V V V Andy Bentley Ichthyology Collection Manager University of Kansas Biodiversity Institute Dyche Hall 1345 Jayhawk Boulevard Lawrence, KS, 66045-7561 USA Tel: (785) 864-3863 Fax: (785) 864-5335 Email: abentley at ku.edu http://ichthyology.biodiversity.ku.edu A : A : A : }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> V V V From: Nhcoll-l On Behalf Of Haff, Tonya (NCMI, Crace) Sent: Thursday, August 8, 2019 1:47 AM To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: [Nhcoll-l] buckets for specimens Hi all, I need to order some buckets for storing larger fluid-preserved specimens in. Eventually we would like to go to stainless steel containers, but right now that's not an option.... Anyway, I am wondering if polypropylene buckets are acceptable in terms of archival quality (I realise they will eventually fail) and if not, if anyone has a better recommendation for a relatively cheap solution? Thanks! Tonya --------------------------------------------------------- Dr Tonya Haff Collections Manager Australian National Wildlife Collection National Research Collections Australia, CSIRO Canberra, Australia Phone: (+61) 02 6242 1566 (office) (+61) 0419 569 109 (mobile) I am in Thursdays and Fridays Please call or text my mobile for a fast reponse Monday - Wednesday _______________________________________________ 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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URL: From simmons.johne at gmail.com Tue Aug 13 13:48:10 2019 From: simmons.johne at gmail.com (John E Simmons) Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2019 13:48:10 -0400 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] buckets for specimens In-Reply-To: <2b12e64f23f14fa5bf1a07d6c8be740b@ex13-csf-cr-13.home.ku.edu> References: <35276a7d4fef46d2a740b48bae89ae56@ex13-ell-cr-13.home.ku.edu> <6c50c0d95bc04ecf8bc76e848d8f7b5b@ex13-ell-cr-13.home.ku.edu> <907FE9579D3A3E4788D8C6D6CD6D62084671DEF3@STJH2275.PSNL.CA> <2b12e64f23f14fa5bf1a07d6c8be740b@ex13-csf-cr-13.home.ku.edu> Message-ID: I concur with the excellent suggestions and comments from Tom and Andy. I have seen Tom's system using the polyethyene sleeves--it works very well. If you have large specimens in tanks, you can put them in nylon mesh bags to keep the separated--the mesh will still allow the preservative to circulate around the specimens, and you can easily see which specimens are in the bags. --John John E. Simmons Writer and Museum Consultant Museologica *and* Associate Curator of Collections Earth and Mineral Science Museum & Art Gallery Penn State University *and* Investigador Asociado, Departamento de Ornitologia Museo de Historia Natural, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima On Tue, Aug 13, 2019 at 12:17 PM Bentley, Andrew Charles wrote: > Nathalie > > > > I agree with Tom. Unless you have any desires to remove DNA from any of > the specimens post preservation then there is no worry with ?sharing? > preservative. Here at KU we use the stainless steel tanks and do not label > specimens. Instead we just tie a tag to the specimen with the catalog > number (and tissue number if appropriate). We try not to overfill tanks > (more than about 75%) to avoid overcrowding and damage to specimens through > compression. I also think that Tom?s bag technique could be used to keep > multiple parts of specimens together or lots of specimens as in fishes. > > > > Andy > > A : A : A : > }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> > V V V > Andy Bentley > Ichthyology Collection Manager > University of Kansas > Biodiversity Institute > > Dyche Hall > 1345 Jayhawk Boulevard > Lawrence, KS, 66045-7561 > USA > > Tel: (785) 864-3863 > Fax: (785) 864-5335 > Email: abentley at ku.edu > > http://ichthyology.biodiversity.ku.edu > > A : A : A : > }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> > V V V > > > > *From:* Nhcoll-l *On Behalf Of *DjanChekar, > Nathalie > *Sent:* Tuesday, August 13, 2019 9:41 AM > *To:* nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu > *Subject:* Re: [Nhcoll-l] buckets for specimens > > > > A tangent on this topic? > > For the first time, we recently purchased stainless steel tanks for the > storage of several large specimens. To optimize space and cost, we would > like to store several specimens (not necessarily of the same taxa) per > tank. The questions that we?re struggling with are: > > - Should we be concerned with several specimens ?sharing? > preservative? If so, how can we isolate them from one another? > > - Should we be concerned about compression? If so, how do we > prevent it? > > - Some specimens are fragile, with loose parts, how do we > protect them and keep everything together, including labels? > > Thanks for your sharing your expertise and experience! > > Nathalie > > > > *Nathalie Djan-Ch?kar* - Natural History Collections Manager > > (709) 757-8082 (W) | nathaliedjanchekar at therooms.ca > > > > Provincial Museum Division > > The Rooms Corporation of Newfoundland and Labrador > > > > *From:* Nhcoll-l [mailto:nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu > ] *On Behalf Of *Bentley, Andrew > Charles > *Sent:* August-08-19 4:22 PM > *To:* neumann at snsb.de; nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu > *Subject:* Re: [Nhcoll-l] buckets for specimens > > > > Numerous reasons: > > > > 1. Shipping cost for us would be exorbitant > > 2. Shelving ? we do not have spaces that can accommodate such large > (tall) jars > > 3. Safety ? I can only imagine how unstable one of those would be > in pour part of the world. > > > > We mainly use stainless steel tanks for long term storage of large > specimens. > > > > Andy > > A : A : A : > }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> > V V V > Andy Bentley > Ichthyology Collection Manager > University of Kansas > Biodiversity Institute > > Dyche Hall > 1345 Jayhawk Boulevard > Lawrence, KS, 66045-7561 > USA > > Tel: (785) 864-3863 > Fax: (785) 864-5335 > Email: abentley at ku.edu > > http://ichthyology.biodiversity.ku.edu > > A : A : A : > }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> > V V V > > > > *From:* Nhcoll-l *On Behalf Of *Dirk > Neumann > *Sent:* Thursday, August 8, 2019 1:44 PM > *To:* nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu > *Subject:* Re: [Nhcoll-l] buckets for specimens > > > > ... just out of curiosity: > > > > the largest polycarbonate container, item 107-1222, 14,78'' x 15'' > (roughly 37 x 38 cm ) costs 328.90 U$ (293,45 EUR). The borosilicate jar I > recently purchased to accommodate our new black-tip reef shark measures 120 > cm x 20 cm (approx. 47'' x 7,90'') and costs 291,00 EUR. > > > > Apparently the polycarbonate containers are more expensive then high > quality borosilicate jars. Why not preferring borosilicate ? > > > > All the best > > Dirk > > > > > > > > Am 08.08.2019 um 17:03 schrieb Bentley, Andrew Charles: > > Tonya > > > > Our herpetology collection has been experimenting with these in the > collection for short to medium term storage. They seal fairly well, are > relatively inexpensive (and light to ship) and have the added benefit of > being clear so that you can see contents and fluid levels. They come in > various sizes and tack fairly well: > > > > > https://www.universityproducts.com/polycarbonate-storage-pails-for-wet-collections.html > > > > > Hope that helps > > > > Andy > > A : A : A : > }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> > V V V > Andy Bentley > Ichthyology Collection Manager > University of Kansas > Biodiversity Institute > > Dyche Hall > 1345 Jayhawk Boulevard > Lawrence, KS, 66045-7561 > USA > > Tel: (785) 864-3863 > Fax: (785) 864-5335 > Email: abentley at ku.edu > > http://ichthyology.biodiversity.ku.edu > > A : A : A : > }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> > V V V > > > > *From:* Nhcoll-l > *On Behalf Of *Haff, Tonya (NCMI, > Crace) > *Sent:* Thursday, August 8, 2019 1:47 AM > *To:* nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu > *Subject:* [Nhcoll-l] buckets for specimens > > > > Hi all, > > > > I need to order some buckets for storing larger fluid-preserved specimens > in. Eventually we would like to go to stainless steel containers, but right > now that?s not an option?. Anyway, I am wondering if polypropylene buckets > are acceptable in terms of archival quality (I realise they will eventually > fail) and if not, if anyone has a better recommendation for a relatively > cheap solution? > > > > Thanks! > > > Tonya > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------- > > Dr Tonya Haff > > Collections Manager > > Australian National Wildlife Collection > > National Research Collections Australia, CSIRO > > Canberra, Australia > > Phone: (+61) 02 6242 1566 (office) > > (+61) 0419 569 109 (mobile) > > > > I am in Thursdays and Fridays > > Please call or text my mobile for a fast reponse Monday ? Wednesday > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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/ > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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: From gregory.watkins-colwell at yale.edu Tue Aug 13 14:47:56 2019 From: gregory.watkins-colwell at yale.edu (Watkins-Colwell, Gregory) Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2019 18:47:56 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] buckets for specimens In-Reply-To: References: <35276a7d4fef46d2a740b48bae89ae56@ex13-ell-cr-13.home.ku.edu> <6c50c0d95bc04ecf8bc76e848d8f7b5b@ex13-ell-cr-13.home.ku.edu> <907FE9579D3A3E4788D8C6D6CD6D62084671DEF3@STJH2275.PSNL.CA> <2b12e64f23f14fa5bf1a07d6c8be740b@ex13-csf-cr-13.home.ku.edu> Message-ID: I use the mesh bag system here and connect a ?jar label? to the bag to facilitate finding the right bag when needed. The added benefit is that the bag itself can help keep things moist if the fluid level should ever fall below a specimen (which shouldn?t happen, but COULD). It?s not quite the same as wrapping it in cheese cloth, but it has a similar effect (short term) in emergency. Greg **************** Gregory J. Watkins-Colwell Collection Manager, Herpetology and Ichthyology Division of Vertebrate Zoology Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History 170 Whitney Avenue, Box 208118 New Haven, CT 06520 USA Main Office: 203-432-3791; West Campus: 203-737-7568; Fax 203-432-9277 ****************** From: Nhcoll-l On Behalf Of John E Simmons Sent: 13 August, 2019 1:48 PM To: Bentley, Andrew Charles Cc: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] buckets for specimens I concur with the excellent suggestions and comments from Tom and Andy. I have seen Tom's system using the polyethyene sleeves--it works very well. If you have large specimens in tanks, you can put them in nylon mesh bags to keep the separated--the mesh will still allow the preservative to circulate around the specimens, and you can easily see which specimens are in the bags. --John John E. Simmons Writer and Museum Consultant Museologica and Associate Curator of Collections Earth and Mineral Science Museum & Art Gallery Penn State University and Investigador Asociado, Departamento de Ornitologia Museo de Historia Natural, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima On Tue, Aug 13, 2019 at 12:17 PM Bentley, Andrew Charles > wrote: Nathalie I agree with Tom. Unless you have any desires to remove DNA from any of the specimens post preservation then there is no worry with ?sharing? preservative. Here at KU we use the stainless steel tanks and do not label specimens. Instead we just tie a tag to the specimen with the catalog number (and tissue number if appropriate). We try not to overfill tanks (more than about 75%) to avoid overcrowding and damage to specimens through compression. I also think that Tom?s bag technique could be used to keep multiple parts of specimens together or lots of specimens as in fishes. Andy A : A : A : }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> V V V Andy Bentley Ichthyology Collection Manager University of Kansas Biodiversity Institute Dyche Hall 1345 Jayhawk Boulevard Lawrence, KS, 66045-7561 USA Tel: (785) 864-3863 Fax: (785) 864-5335 Email: abentley at ku.edu http://ichthyology.biodiversity.ku.edu A : A : A : }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> V V V From: Nhcoll-l > On Behalf Of DjanChekar, Nathalie Sent: Tuesday, August 13, 2019 9:41 AM To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] buckets for specimens A tangent on this topic? For the first time, we recently purchased stainless steel tanks for the storage of several large specimens. To optimize space and cost, we would like to store several specimens (not necessarily of the same taxa) per tank. The questions that we?re struggling with are: - Should we be concerned with several specimens ?sharing? preservative? If so, how can we isolate them from one another? - Should we be concerned about compression? If so, how do we prevent it? - Some specimens are fragile, with loose parts, how do we protect them and keep everything together, including labels? Thanks for your sharing your expertise and experience! Nathalie Nathalie Djan-Ch?kar - Natural History Collections Manager (709) 757-8082 (W) | nathaliedjanchekar at therooms.ca Provincial Museum Division The Rooms Corporation of Newfoundland and Labrador From: Nhcoll-l [mailto:nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu] On Behalf Of Bentley, Andrew Charles Sent: August-08-19 4:22 PM To: neumann at snsb.de; nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] buckets for specimens Numerous reasons: 1. Shipping cost for us would be exorbitant 2. Shelving ? we do not have spaces that can accommodate such large (tall) jars 3. Safety ? I can only imagine how unstable one of those would be in pour part of the world. We mainly use stainless steel tanks for long term storage of large specimens. Andy A : A : A : }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> V V V Andy Bentley Ichthyology Collection Manager University of Kansas Biodiversity Institute Dyche Hall 1345 Jayhawk Boulevard Lawrence, KS, 66045-7561 USA Tel: (785) 864-3863 Fax: (785) 864-5335 Email: abentley at ku.edu http://ichthyology.biodiversity.ku.edu A : A : A : }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> V V V From: Nhcoll-l > On Behalf Of Dirk Neumann Sent: Thursday, August 8, 2019 1:44 PM To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] buckets for specimens ... just out of curiosity: the largest polycarbonate container, item 107-1222, 14,78'' x 15'' (roughly 37 x 38 cm ) costs 328.90 U$ (293,45 EUR). The borosilicate jar I recently purchased to accommodate our new black-tip reef shark measures 120 cm x 20 cm (approx. 47'' x 7,90'') and costs 291,00 EUR. Apparently the polycarbonate containers are more expensive then high quality borosilicate jars. Why not preferring borosilicate ? All the best Dirk Am 08.08.2019 um 17:03 schrieb Bentley, Andrew Charles: Tonya Our herpetology collection has been experimenting with these in the collection for short to medium term storage. They seal fairly well, are relatively inexpensive (and light to ship) and have the added benefit of being clear so that you can see contents and fluid levels. They come in various sizes and tack fairly well: https://www.universityproducts.com/polycarbonate-storage-pails-for-wet-collections.html Hope that helps Andy A : A : A : }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> V V V Andy Bentley Ichthyology Collection Manager University of Kansas Biodiversity Institute Dyche Hall 1345 Jayhawk Boulevard Lawrence, KS, 66045-7561 USA Tel: (785) 864-3863 Fax: (785) 864-5335 Email: abentley at ku.edu http://ichthyology.biodiversity.ku.edu A : A : A : }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> V V V From: Nhcoll-l On Behalf Of Haff, Tonya (NCMI, Crace) Sent: Thursday, August 8, 2019 1:47 AM To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: [Nhcoll-l] buckets for specimens Hi all, I need to order some buckets for storing larger fluid-preserved specimens in. Eventually we would like to go to stainless steel containers, but right now that?s not an option?. Anyway, I am wondering if polypropylene buckets are acceptable in terms of archival quality (I realise they will eventually fail) and if not, if anyone has a better recommendation for a relatively cheap solution? Thanks! Tonya --------------------------------------------------------- Dr Tonya Haff Collections Manager Australian National Wildlife Collection National Research Collections Australia, CSIRO Canberra, Australia Phone: (+61) 02 6242 1566 (office) (+61) 0419 569 109 (mobile) I am in Thursdays and Fridays Please call or text my mobile for a fast reponse Monday ? Wednesday _______________________________________________ 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/ _______________________________________________ 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: From simmons.johne at gmail.com Tue Aug 13 15:36:36 2019 From: simmons.johne at gmail.com (John E Simmons) Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2019 15:36:36 -0400 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] buckets for specimens In-Reply-To: References: <35276a7d4fef46d2a740b48bae89ae56@ex13-ell-cr-13.home.ku.edu> <6c50c0d95bc04ecf8bc76e848d8f7b5b@ex13-ell-cr-13.home.ku.edu> <907FE9579D3A3E4788D8C6D6CD6D62084671DEF3@STJH2275.PSNL.CA> <2b12e64f23f14fa5bf1a07d6c8be740b@ex13-csf-cr-13.home.ku.edu> Message-ID: Greg, what material are your mesh bags made of? Thanks, John E. Simmons Writer and Museum Consultant Museologica *and* Associate Curator of Collections Earth and Mineral Science Museum & Art Gallery Penn State University *and* Investigador Asociado, Departamento de Ornitologia Museo de Historia Natural, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima On Tue, Aug 13, 2019 at 2:48 PM Watkins-Colwell, Gregory < gregory.watkins-colwell at yale.edu> wrote: > I use the mesh bag system here and connect a ?jar label? to the bag to > facilitate finding the right bag when needed. The added benefit is that > the bag itself can help keep things moist if the fluid level should ever > fall below a specimen (which shouldn?t happen, but COULD). It?s not quite > the same as wrapping it in cheese cloth, but it has a similar effect (short > term) in emergency. > > > > Greg > > > > > > **************** > > Gregory J. Watkins-Colwell > > Collection Manager, Herpetology and Ichthyology > > Division of Vertebrate Zoology > > Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History > > 170 Whitney Avenue, Box 208118 > > New Haven, CT 06520 > > USA > > Main Office: 203-432-3791; West Campus: 203-737-7568; Fax 203-432-9277 > > > > ****************** > > > > *From:* Nhcoll-l * On Behalf Of *John > E Simmons > *Sent:* 13 August, 2019 1:48 PM > *To:* Bentley, Andrew Charles > *Cc:* nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu > *Subject:* Re: [Nhcoll-l] buckets for specimens > > > > I concur with the excellent suggestions and comments from Tom and Andy. I > have seen Tom's system using the polyethyene sleeves--it works very well. > > > > If you have large specimens in tanks, you can put them in nylon mesh bags > to keep the separated--the mesh will still allow the preservative to > circulate around the specimens, and you can easily see which specimens are > in the bags. > > > > --John > > > John E. Simmons > Writer and Museum Consultant > > Museologica > *and* > Associate Curator of Collections > Earth and Mineral Science Museum & Art Gallery > Penn State University > *and* > Investigador Asociado, Departamento de Ornitologia > Museo de Historia Natural, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima > > > > > > On Tue, Aug 13, 2019 at 12:17 PM Bentley, Andrew Charles > wrote: > > Nathalie > > > > I agree with Tom. Unless you have any desires to remove DNA from any of > the specimens post preservation then there is no worry with ?sharing? > preservative. Here at KU we use the stainless steel tanks and do not label > specimens. Instead we just tie a tag to the specimen with the catalog > number (and tissue number if appropriate). We try not to overfill tanks > (more than about 75%) to avoid overcrowding and damage to specimens through > compression. I also think that Tom?s bag technique could be used to keep > multiple parts of specimens together or lots of specimens as in fishes. > > > > Andy > > A : A : A : > }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> > V V V > Andy Bentley > Ichthyology Collection Manager > University of Kansas > Biodiversity Institute > > Dyche Hall > 1345 Jayhawk Boulevard > Lawrence, KS, 66045-7561 > USA > > Tel: (785) 864-3863 > Fax: (785) 864-5335 > Email: abentley at ku.edu > > http://ichthyology.biodiversity.ku.edu > > > A : A : A : > }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> > V V V > > > > *From:* Nhcoll-l *On Behalf Of *DjanChekar, > Nathalie > *Sent:* Tuesday, August 13, 2019 9:41 AM > *To:* nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu > *Subject:* Re: [Nhcoll-l] buckets for specimens > > > > A tangent on this topic? > > For the first time, we recently purchased stainless steel tanks for the > storage of several large specimens. To optimize space and cost, we would > like to store several specimens (not necessarily of the same taxa) per > tank. The questions that we?re struggling with are: > > - Should we be concerned with several specimens ?sharing? > preservative? If so, how can we isolate them from one another? > > - Should we be concerned about compression? If so, how do we > prevent it? > > - Some specimens are fragile, with loose parts, how do we > protect them and keep everything together, including labels? > > Thanks for your sharing your expertise and experience! > > Nathalie > > > > *Nathalie Djan-Ch?kar* - Natural History Collections Manager > > (709) 757-8082 (W) | nathaliedjanchekar at therooms.ca > > > > Provincial Museum Division > > The Rooms Corporation of Newfoundland and Labrador > > > > *From:* Nhcoll-l [mailto:nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu > ] *On Behalf Of *Bentley, Andrew > Charles > *Sent:* August-08-19 4:22 PM > *To:* neumann at snsb.de; nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu > *Subject:* Re: [Nhcoll-l] buckets for specimens > > > > Numerous reasons: > > > > 1. Shipping cost for us would be exorbitant > > 2. Shelving ? we do not have spaces that can accommodate such large > (tall) jars > > 3. Safety ? I can only imagine how unstable one of those would be > in pour part of the world. > > > > We mainly use stainless steel tanks for long term storage of large > specimens. > > > > Andy > > A : A : A : > }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> > V V V > Andy Bentley > Ichthyology Collection Manager > University of Kansas > Biodiversity Institute > > Dyche Hall > 1345 Jayhawk Boulevard > Lawrence, KS, 66045-7561 > USA > > Tel: (785) 864-3863 > Fax: (785) 864-5335 > Email: abentley at ku.edu > > http://ichthyology.biodiversity.ku.edu > > > A : A : A : > }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> > V V V > > > > *From:* Nhcoll-l *On Behalf Of *Dirk > Neumann > *Sent:* Thursday, August 8, 2019 1:44 PM > *To:* nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu > *Subject:* Re: [Nhcoll-l] buckets for specimens > > > > ... just out of curiosity: > > > > the largest polycarbonate container, item 107-1222, 14,78'' x 15'' > (roughly 37 x 38 cm ) costs 328.90 U$ (293,45 EUR). The borosilicate jar I > recently purchased to accommodate our new black-tip reef shark measures 120 > cm x 20 cm (approx. 47'' x 7,90'') and costs 291,00 EUR. > > > > Apparently the polycarbonate containers are more expensive then high > quality borosilicate jars. Why not preferring borosilicate ? > > > > All the best > > Dirk > > > > > > > > Am 08.08.2019 um 17:03 schrieb Bentley, Andrew Charles: > > Tonya > > > > Our herpetology collection has been experimenting with these in the > collection for short to medium term storage. They seal fairly well, are > relatively inexpensive (and light to ship) and have the added benefit of > being clear so that you can see contents and fluid levels. They come in > various sizes and tack fairly well: > > > > > https://www.universityproducts.com/polycarbonate-storage-pails-for-wet-collections.html > > > > > Hope that helps > > > > Andy > > A : A : A : > }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> > V V V > Andy Bentley > Ichthyology Collection Manager > University of Kansas > Biodiversity Institute > > Dyche Hall > 1345 Jayhawk Boulevard > Lawrence, KS, 66045-7561 > USA > > Tel: (785) 864-3863 > Fax: (785) 864-5335 > Email: abentley at ku.edu > > http://ichthyology.biodiversity.ku.edu > > > A : A : A : > }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> > V V V > > > > *From:* Nhcoll-l > *On Behalf Of *Haff, Tonya (NCMI, > Crace) > *Sent:* Thursday, August 8, 2019 1:47 AM > *To:* nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu > *Subject:* [Nhcoll-l] buckets for specimens > > > > Hi all, > > > > I need to order some buckets for storing larger fluid-preserved specimens > in. Eventually we would like to go to stainless steel containers, but right > now that?s not an option?. Anyway, I am wondering if polypropylene buckets > are acceptable in terms of archival quality (I realise they will eventually > fail) and if not, if anyone has a better recommendation for a relatively > cheap solution? > > > > Thanks! > > > Tonya > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------- > > Dr Tonya Haff > > Collections Manager > > Australian National Wildlife Collection > > National Research Collections Australia, CSIRO > > Canberra, Australia > > Phone: (+61) 02 6242 1566 (office) > > (+61) 0419 569 109 (mobile) > > > > I am in Thursdays and Fridays > > Please call or text my mobile for a fast reponse Monday ? Wednesday > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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/ > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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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We seek colleagues with demonstrated commitments to (1) collecting and curating natural history specimens; (2) using specimens to address fundamental questions in biology; (3) pursuing a vigorous, externally funded research program; (4) advancing the integration of specimens into the fields of botany or herpetology, respectively; (5) achieving excellence in teaching and mentoring; and (6) diversity, equity, inclusion, student access, as well as working with a diverse community. UNM is both a research intensive university (Carnegie R1) and a minority-majority institution. It is located in Albuquerque, a city with a rich cultural heritage in a biodiverse, scenic landscape. The Department of Biology is family-friendly and comprises ~30 tenure-track faculty members (https://biology.unm.edu/core-faculty.shtml), ~1500 undergraduate majors, a thriving graduate training program, and a vibrant portfolio of extramurally funded research. The MSB (https://msb.unm.edu/) includes eight collections, each headed by a faculty-curator, managed by a full-time collection manager, and charged with a shared mission: to collect and curate biodiversity specimens and information to advance understanding of earth's biota over time and space. MSB holds over four million specimens that contribute to >150 scientific publications annually. The Herbarium and Collection of Amphibians & Reptiles are fully digitized collections, each >100,000 specimens, and with strong traditions of supporting basic research and conservation. Applicants should submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, three representative reprints, names of three references, and four two-page statements addressing past, present, and future efforts in (1) research, (2) curation, (3) teaching, and (4) diversity and inclusion. A Ph.D. is required at the time of application, and post-doctoral experience is preferred before the start of the appointment. 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Photographs entered into the competition must depict a person, such as a scientist, researcher, technician, collections curator, or student, engaging in biological research. The research may occur outside, in a lab, with a natural history collection, at a field station, on a computer, in a classroom, or anywhere else research is done. The First Place Winner will have his/her winning photo featured on the cover of *BioScience* and will receive $250 along with a one-year membership in AIBS, including a subscription to *BioScience*. The Second and Third Place Winners will have his/her winning photo printed inside the journal and will receive a one-year membership in AIBS, including a subscription to *BioScience*. The winning photo from the 2018 contest was featured on the cover of the May 2019 issue of *BioScience*. Submissions must be received by 11:59:59 p.m. Eastern Time on September 30, 2019. For more information or to enter the contest, visit https://www.aibs.org/public-programs/photocontest.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.? If you have received it in error, please notify the sender and delete all copies. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From abentley at ku.edu Mon Aug 19 11:06:51 2019 From: abentley at ku.edu (Bentley, Andrew Charles) Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2019 15:06:51 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] FW: Science Policy News from AIBS In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <1938e6f1841e4bd1bd2c2ee755e2e581@ex13-csf-cr-13.home.ku.edu> Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. AIBS Public Policy Report AIBS Public Policy Report, Volume 20, Issue 17, August 19, 2019 * Trump Administration Overhauls Protections for Endangered Species * IG Report: Relocation of USDA Science Agencies May Have Broken Law * Higher-Ed Groups Caution FBI About Monitoring Chinese Scientists * Analysis: Regions Within U.S. Have Surpassed 2 Degrees Celsius Increase * CDC Climate Scientist to File Whistleblower Complaint * Learn to Communicate and Influence Like a Pro: AIBS Communications Boot Camp for Scientists * Enter the 2019 Faces of Biology Photo Contest * Short Takes * BioScience Interviews Assistant Director of NSF BIO * NSF Announces Competition for Future Management of NEON * EPA Seeks ?Pool? of Experts to Advise Clean Air Panel * Natural History Museum of Utah Seeks Executive Director * 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. ________________________________ Trump Administration Overhauls Protections for Endangered Species The Departments of the Interior and Commerce have unveiled significant changes to the regulations that implement the Endangered Species Act (ESA), altering how the law will be enforced in the future. The revisions will make it easier for regulators to delist species from the endangered species list and remove automatic protections for threatened species. ?The revisions finalized with this rulemaking fit squarely within the President?s mandate of easing the regulatory burden on the American public, without sacrificing our species? protection and recovery goals,? said Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross. ?These changes were subject to a robust, transparent public process, during which we received significant public input that helped us finalize these rules.? ESA was enacted in 1973 with the goal of preventing plants and animals from becoming extinct. The law is credited with successfully saving the gray whale, the grizzly bear, and the bald eagle. The Trump Administration first proposed in July 2018 changes to the enforcement of the ESA that would make it harder to provide protections for certain species. The rule changes were finalized by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) on August 12, 2019. The new regulations apply to sections of the ESA that deal with adding or removing species from the protected list and designating critical habitats. The new rules tighten the definition of ?foreseeable future? for making crucial ESA decisions. This refers to the policy that requires regulators to consider whether a species is in danger of extinction or is at risk of becoming endangered within the ?foreseeable future? when making a listing decision. Under the new policy, foreseeable future ?extends only so far into the future as the [USFWS and NMFS] can reasonably determine that both the future threats and the species? responses to those threats are likely.? Regulators will now have significant discretion in determining what foreseeable future means on a case-by-case basis. ?We'll look out in the future only so far as we can reliably predict and not speculate,? said Gary Frazer, Assistant Director for ecological services at USFWS. The new regulations will for the first time allow regulators to estimate financial costs of providing protections to species when making listing decisions. Under current rules, listing decisions are only be based on science, ?without reference to possible economic or other impacts of determination.? Frazer said that results of the economic analyses will be disclosed to the public, and will not violate the provision that economic costs not be weighed. ?Nothing in here in my view is a radical change for how we have been consulting and listing species for the last decade or so,? he said. The revisions also change how regulators can designate ?critical habitats?, which are areas crucial for species recovery. Until now, these areas were sometimes still considered ?critical? when not occupied by the species in question. The new rules allow officials to designate unoccupied areas ?critical habitat? only when the occupied areas are inadequate for the conservation of the species or if inclusion of unoccupied areas would improve conservation efficiency. Additionally, the new policy limits the ability of regulators to take climate change into consideration when making listing decisions. It also rescinds the ?blanket rule? under section 4(d) of the ESA, which had automatically given threatened species the same protections as endangered species. These revisions apply to future listing decisions and go into effect 30 days after being published in the Federal Register. The new rules do not apply to species currently protected under the ESA. Criticism of the new rules from environmental groups was swift, with many pointing to a recent UN report that warned that more than one million species of plants and animals worldwide face global extinction due to human development and climate change. Critics contend that the new policy could accelerate the extinction of many species and allow industries to develop on critical ecological habitats. ?These changes tip the scales way in favor of industry,? said Brett Hartl, Government Affairs Director for the Center for Biological Diversity, according to Nature. ?They threaten to undermine the last 40 years of progress.? The attorneys general of California and Massachusetts, along with the conservation group, Defenders of Wildlife, have announced plans to challenge the regulation in courts. Last year, attorneys general from 10 states endorsed comments criticizing the proposed revisions to ESA regulations. Democratic lawmakers have said that they will block the revisions. ?We need to consider stopping these regulations by any means, including the Congressional Review Act,? said Senator Tom Udall (D-NM), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior and Environment. The Congressional Review Act allows lawmakers 60 legislative days to review rules issued by federal agencies and vote on whether to overturn the regulation. IG Report: Relocation of USDA Science Agencies May Have Broken Law According to a report released on August 5, 2019 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture?s (USDA) Office of Inspector General (IG), the decision to relocate two of the department?s science agencies outside the Washington, DC region may have violated the fiscal year (FY) 2018 omnibus appropriations act. USDA had first unveiled the proposal to relocate the agencies on August 9, 2018. In June 2019, Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue announced that the two USDA research agencies, the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) and Economic Research Service (ERS), will relocate from Washington, DC to the Kansas City region by September 30, 2019 to improve efficiencies and bring federal scientists closer to stakeholders. The FY 2018 spending law required USDA to receive approval from Congress before spending any funds on agency relocations. According to the federal watchdog, although USDA has the legal authority to move the agencies, it may have broken the law by not obtaining budgetary approval from Congress prior to allocating funding towards the relocation. USDA allocated $340,000 from appropriations to hire Ernst & Young to assist with the relocations ? a move not approved by Congress. The report says that this may have also violated the Antideficiency Act, which prevents federal employees from involving the government ?in a contract or obligation for the payment of money before an appropriation is made.? House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) and Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), who requested the IG review, said that USDA must halt the relocation until Congress approves funding for it. The IG report also advised USDA to seek approval from a congressional committee before continuing with the move. USDA?s Office of the General Counsel argued that the department is not required to receive permission from Congress for the relocation because the committee approval provisions of the spending law are unconstitutional. ?To say the department was out of step with budgetary requirements disregards the authority given to the executive branch by the U.S. Constitution,? said a USDA spokesperson. ?Since the inspector general affirms the department has the legal authority and we do not agree with the unconstitutional budgetary provision, this case is closed.? In response, the IG stated that those committee approval provisions have been included in appropriations laws since 2015 and USDA has previously considered them binding, according to a report in Politico. The IG report was released a few days after acting White House Chief of Staff and White House Office of Management and Budget Director, Mick Mulvaney, revealed a significant motivation behind the plans to relocate several hundred USDA and Bureau of Land Management jobs outside Washington. During a speech to South Carolina?s Republican Party, Mulvaney said that the relocations aimed to ?drain the swamp? by reducing the federal workforce. ?Now, it's nearly impossible to fire a federal worker. I know that because a lot of them work for me, and I've tried. And you can't do it,? said Mulvaney. ?By simply saying to people, 'You know what, we're going to take you outside the bubble, outside the Beltway, outside this liberal haven of Washington, D.C., and move you out to the real part of the country,' and they quit. What a wonderful way to sort of streamline government and do what we haven't been able to do for a long time.? In response, J. David Cox, President of the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), which represents NIFA and ERS employees, said, ?The administration?s decision to transfer hundreds of USDA jobs from DC isn?t about helping federal employees do their jobs better or delivering better services to the American taxpayer?Their goal is to drive out hard-working and dedicated civil servants and silence the parts of the agencies? research that the administration views as inconvenient.? Meanwhile, USDA and AFGE have reached a deal that includes provisions on pay incentives, telework, and temporary housing to ease the transition for employees planning to relocate. USDA has agreed to extend the deadline for staff to decide whether they plan to relocate to Kansas City from July 15 to September 27. Higher-Ed Groups Caution FBI About Monitoring Chinese Scientists Twenty-two higher education associations and rights groups released a statement on August 12, 2019 cautioning against an effort by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and other government officials to monitor certain Chinese scientists working at American universities. The statement cites an NPR report that intelligence agencies are encouraging U.S. research universities to monitor students and visiting scholars from Chinese state-affiliated research institutions. The statement reads in part, ?This move seemingly stems from growing suspicion that the Chinese government is engaged in espionage of American higher education, with the aim of stealing data and intellectual property. However, this is an area where the government must tread carefully.? The statement acknowledges that concerns over certain incidents involving Chinese espionage are valid but ?calls to monitor individuals solely based on their country of origin violate norms of due process and should raise alarms in a democracy.? The groups warn that the FBI investigation could hamper ?future recruitment of talented foreign students and scholars? and ?impede the training of new scientists, as well as damage ongoing projects? if ?not conducted with care.? Among the signatories are the American Association of University Professors (AAUP), the Association for the Study of Higher Education, and the Association of American Colleges and Universities. Apprehensions about academic espionage have been on the rise among lawmakers and federal agencies. Last year, enquiries from Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) led to investigations into allegations of foreign influence at NIH. Earlier this year, Senator Grassley also asked the National Science Foundation about its processes to detect and deter foreign threats to federally-funded research. Lawmakers have introduced legislation that intends to tackle issues of foreign influence on science and academic espionage without hampering scientific collaboration. More than 100 academic and science organizations, including AIBS, have expressed support for the measure. Analysis: Regions Within U.S. Have Surpassed 2 Degrees Celsius Increase A recent analysis by Washington Post reporters finds that several regions within the United States are nearing or have already surpassed the 2-degree Celsius temperature increase mark, a commonly agreed upon critical threshold among climate scientists. According to the analysis of more than a century of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) temperature data across the 48 contiguous U.S. states (Lower 48) and 3,107 counties, 71 counties have already hit the 2-degree Celsius mark. Alaska is the fastest-warming state in the country, but among the Lower 48, Rhode Island is the first whose average temperature rise has gone past the 2 degrees Celsius mark. Other northeastern states, such as New Jersey, Connecticut, Maine, and Massachusetts are approaching 2 degrees Celsius average increases. Higher temperatures during the winter season have made New Jersey and Rhode Island the fastest warming of the Lower 48 states. The report suggests that warming has occurred in an uneven fashion with some regions exhibiting more than 2 degrees Celsius of warming, while others showing no temperature increases or even temperature decreases between 1895 to 2018. The Lower 48 states have shown an average warming of about 1 degree Celsius, a statistic that ?obscures the severity of some of the nation?s temperature spikes.? According to the Post, these regional temperature changes are already having major impacts. For example, agriculture in the northeast is under pressure from shifting seasons and rising populations of insects, such as ticks and agricultural pests. ?In any one geographic location, 2 degrees Celsius may not represent global cataclysmic change, but it can threaten ecosystems, change landscapes and upend livelihoods and cultures,? according to the report. CDC Climate Scientist to File Whistleblower Complaint The former chief of the Climate and Health Program (CHP) at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), George Luber, plans to file a whistleblower complaint. According to E&E News, Luber alleges that the CDC sidelined him because he expressed concerns about the agency moving funds from climate change programs to other programs. The CHP was established in 2009 under the National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH) at CDC. Shortly after President Trump?s inauguration, CDC canceled a conference on climate change, which was later revived by private funding. Luber had raised concerns about the incident when it happened. In 2017, CHP was merged with the asthma program at NCEH during a reorganization that intended to ?streamline critical activities and allow greater collaboration between subject matter experts.? Luber warned that the merger would cause the $10 million allocated by Congress for the climate program to be used for asthma work. In 2018, Luber was appointed the acting chief of the Asthma and Community Health Branch for a brief period before he was placed on administrative leave due to ?troubling allegations? of improper timekeeping and failing to get approval for teaching a class at Emory University. Luber is currently still employed by the CDC and holds his official title, but he is not allowed at his former office unsupervised and works from home five days a week. Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER), a watchdog group that is handling Luber?s case, said that he has been ?gagged, reassigned, had his program dismantled, and has been subjected to a welter of seemingly farcical charges.? PEER staff counsel Kevin Bell said that Luber was ?one of the world's leading experts of the public health impacts of climate change? and has been essentially ?gagged at the agency.? PEER will be filing a whistleblower complaint on Luber?s behalf. Learn to Communicate and Influence Like a Pro: AIBS Communications Boot Camp for Scientists The American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS) is offering a professional development program designed to enhance the communication skills of scientists, particularly those interested in communicating with decision-makers and the news media. The program is an excellent way to develop new communication skills and identify effective methods for broadening the impact of research and education programs. The AIBS Communications Training Boot Camp for Scientists expands on AIBS?s highly successful media and science policy training workshops. The Boot Camp meets the needs of everyone from graduate students to senior researchers and program administrators to newly elected professional society leaders. The Boot Camp is an intensive, two-day, hands-on training program that will be held in Washington, DC on October 7-8, 2019. Participants will learn: * How to translate scientific findings for non-technical audiences * How to tell a resonant story that informs decision-makers * How to prepare for and participate in a news interview * How to prepare for and engage in a meeting with a decision-maker * How to protect your scientific reputation * How to identify and define the audience you need to reach * What decision-makers want to hear from a scientist * What reporters are looking for in an interview * How to leverage social media * How the nation?s science policy is developed and implemented Participants will also have the opportunity for formal and informal discussions with science policy and communications experts working in Washington, DC. AIBS Individual Members and individuals nominated to participate by an AIBS Member Society/Organization receive a $55 discount on registration. Learn more about the program and register now at https://www.aibs.org/public-policy/communications_boot_camp.html. Enter the 2019 Faces of Biology Photo Contest Enter the Faces of Biology Photo Contest for your chance to win $250 and to have your photo appear on the cover of the journal BioScience. The competition, sponsored by the American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS), recognizes scientists who use imagery to communicate aspects of biological research to the public and policymakers. The theme of the contest is ?Faces of Biology.? Photographs entered into the competition must depict a person, such as a scientist, researcher, technician, collections curator, or student, engaging in biological research. The research may occur outside, in a lab, with a natural history collection, at a field station, on a computer, in a classroom, or anywhere else research is done. The First Place Winner will have his/her winning photo featured on the cover of BioScience and will receive $250 along with a one-year membership in AIBS, including a subscription to BioScience. The Second and Third Place Winners will have his/her winning photo printed inside the journal and will receive a one-year membership in AIBS, including a subscription to BioScience. The winning photo from the 2018 contest was featured on the cover of the May 2019 issue of BioScience. Submissions must be received by 11:59:59 p.m. Eastern Time on September 30, 2019. For more information or to enter the contest, visit http://www.aibs.org/public-programs/photocontest.html. Short Takes * An interview with Dr. Joanne S. Tornow, Assistant Director for the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO), has been published in the August 2019 issue of BioScience. James M. Verdier, Senior Editor for BioScience, interviewed Dr. Tornow about BIO?s current operations and future plans. The article entitled, ?Joanne S. Tornow: Advancing Opportunities for Convergence,? is available at https://doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biz068. An audio version of this conversation can be found as a part of AIBS? podcast series, BioScience Talks, available at http://bioscience-talks.aibs.org/advancing-opportunities-for-convergence-at-nsf-bio. * The National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) is now fully operational, making 179 environmental data products freely accessible. The Division of Biological Infrastructure (DBI) in the Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO) at the National Science Foundation (NSF) has announced an open competition for the future management of NEON operations and maintenance. The solicitation is expected to result in an initial award of a five-year Cooperative Agreement with the possibility of a five-year extension for the management of NEON, which is expected to start in 2021. For more information visit https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2019/nsf19080/nsf19080.jsp. * The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is seeking nominations for a ?pool? of experts to advise the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) on the ongoing ozone and particulate matter reviews. In July 2019, EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler had rejected requests from CASAC members to reinstate panels of experts that had previously provided subject matter expertise in toxicology, dosimetry and risk modeling. Wheeler instead agreed to create a ?pool of scientific consultants? who can be called upon as needed by the committee. The experts ?will review science and policy assessments, and related documents, and will make themselves available, as requested, to provide feedback,? according to the solicitation, which did not specify the number of experts that will be selected. Administrator Wheeler will make the final decision of which experts to make available to the panel. Nominations will be accepted through August 21, 2019: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2019/08/07/2019-16913/request-for-nominations-of-consultants-to-support-the-clean-air-scientific-advisory-committee-casac. * The Natural History Museum of Utah (NHMU) is seeking applications and nominations for its Executive Director position. As the designated state museum of natural history, NHMU serves rural and urban communities across the state through its exhibits, educational programs, citizen science, and broad outreach activities. To read more about the position and submit your application, visit https://ww2.kittlemansearch.com/Jobs. From the Federal Register The following items appeared in the Federal Register from August 5 to 16, 2019. For more information on these or other recent items, please visit the AIBS Federal Register Resource at www.aibs.org/federal-register-resource/index.html. 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For a collection risk assessment we want to estimate the Net Present Value of extending the life of a fluid preserved collection by reducing room temperature slightly (a few ?C or ?F), hence reducing thermal degradation (all combined chemical processes other than evaporation of preservative). To achieve this, we want an understanding of approximately how long we should expect a fluid-preserved specimen to retain its usefulness for about half (50%) of its current uses (however you construe that statement; perhaps considering teaching, display, morphological measurements, x-ray radiography, dissection, stomach contents, parasites, etc.) We understand that often it may be more that difficulty in use increases rather than a subset of uses simply disappear but we ask you to respond to the question as posed as well as you can. 1. You might say 100, 300, 500, 1000 years, or other approximate number of years. It is that kind of ballpark estimate we are looking for. 2. We will assume normal room temperatures, generally 20?C to 25?C 90% of the time, and ask you to provide a response to override that assumption if your experience base is much different. 3. Indicate the fluid preservative you are considering (e.g., 70% ethanol; 50%isopropanol; other). If you have extensive experience with more than one preservative solution, then please respond first for ethanol or isopropanol. If you want to respond to a second or third preservative solution then send separate responses for each. 4. The taxonomic group(s) you are considering in formulating your response. Again that can be as general as ?fish? or ?herps? or more specific - however you feel most comfortable responding. 5. Indicate the experience perspective (research, collection management, education, etc.) you are reporting from. 6. Approximate (years or decades) length of experience you are drawing upon. You could number your responses (1-6) or respond directly in the following table: 1 Estimated life (years): 2 Taxonomic groups considered: 3 Preservative solution: 4 Typical storage temperature: 20?C to 25?C 90% of the time, or: 5 Experience perspective: 6 Length of experience: ? years or ? decades We will report back to this distribution list the results of this survey, and our understanding of their implications, by mid September. Please reply off list to survey20190815 at protectheritage.com Thank you for your help, Rob -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From Frank.Tillack at mfn.berlin Wed Aug 21 04:50:45 2019 From: Frank.Tillack at mfn.berlin (Tillack, Frank) Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2019 08:50:45 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Seeking opinions on longevity of fluid preserved collections In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <01643BAA7944D54EA1DA4B44D8575B9F01DCF6658A@mfn-ex-3.naturkundemuseum-berlin.de> 1 Estimated life (years): 300 2 Taxonomic groups considered: Amphibians and Reptiles 3 Preservative solution: 70% ethanol 4 Typical storage temperature: unregulated for more than 250 year, 16-18?C for the last 10 years 5 Experience perspective: Collection management 6 Length of experience: See number 4 We will report back to this distribution list the results of this survey, and our understanding of their implications, by Kind regards, Frank -------------------------------- Museum f?r Naturkunde Leibniz-Institut f?r Evolutions- und Biodiversit?tsforschung Frank Tillack Collection Manager Herpetology Invalidenstr. 43 10115 Berlin Tel.: +49 (0)30 889140 8539 Fax.: +49 (0)30 889140 8868 Email: frank.tillack at mfn.berlin www.museumfuernaturkunde.berlin [cid:image001.jpg at 01D44688.45EF1520] Datenschutzhinweis: Die ?bermittelten Informationen sind ausschlie?lich f?r den Adressaten bestimmt und k?nnen vertraulichen Inhalts sein. Jegliche Pr?fung, Weiterleitung, Verbreitung oder anderweitige Verwendung sowie jegliche Ma?nahmen, die sich auf den Inhalt dieser Informationen beziehen, sind unbefugten Empf?ngern untersagt. Wenn Sie diese Mitteilung irrt?mlich erhalten haben, informieren Sie bitte den Absender und l?schen Sie die Informationen aus Ihrem System. Von: Nhcoll-l > Im Auftrag von Robert Waller Gesendet: Dienstag, 20. August 2019 18:00 An: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Betreff: [Nhcoll-l] Seeking opinions on longevity of fluid preserved collections We are asking for your response to a short 1-3 minute, 6 question survey regarding fluid preservation. Data will immediately be rendered anonymous and will only be presented in statistical compilations. For a collection risk assessment we want to estimate the Net Present Value of extending the life of a fluid preserved collection by reducing room temperature slightly (a few ?C or ?F), hence reducing thermal degradation (all combined chemical processes other than evaporation of preservative). To achieve this, we want an understanding of approximately how long we should expect a fluid-preserved specimen to retain its usefulness for about half (50%) of its current uses (however you construe that statement; perhaps considering teaching, display, morphological measurements, x-ray radiography, dissection, stomach contents, parasites, etc.) We understand that often it may be more that difficulty in use increases rather than a subset of uses simply disappear but we ask you to respond to the question as posed as well as you can. 1) You might say 100, 300, 500, 1000 years, or other approximate number of years. It is that kind of ballpark estimate we are looking for. 2) We will assume normal room temperatures, generally 20?C to 25?C 90% of the time, and ask you to provide a response to override that assumption if your experience base is much different. 3) Indicate the fluid preservative you are considering (e.g., 70% ethanol; 50%isopropanol; other). If you have extensive experience with more than one preservative solution, then please respond first for ethanol or isopropanol. If you want to respond to a second or third preservative solution then send separate responses for each. 4) The taxonomic group(s) you are considering in formulating your response. Again that can be as general as ?fish? or ?herps? or more specific ? however you feel most comfortable responding. 5) Indicate the experience perspective (research, collection management, education, etc.) you are reporting from. 6) Approximate (years or decades) length of experience you are drawing upon. You could number your responses (1-6) or respond directly in the following table: 1 Estimated life (years): 2 Taxonomic groups considered: 3 Preservative solution: 4 Typical storage temperature: 20?C to 25?C 90% of the time, or: 5 Experience perspective: 6 Length of experience: ? years or ? decades We will report back to this distribution list the results of this survey, and our understanding of their implications, by mid September. Please reply off list to survey20190815 at protectheritage.com Thank you for your help, Rob -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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University faculty, scientists, curators, staff, students, and national and international scholars use the collections extensively for research, formal and informal education, and service. The collection manager is responsible for all collection operations and reports to the curator-in-charge. A complete application will include a letter of application addressing qualifications, a CV, a statement of collection management philosophy, names and contact information for three references, and representative publications (optional). For additional information please contact: Dr. Rafe Brown, rafe at ku.edu (785-864-3403). EO/AA employer. Application review begins 15 September 2019. The full job posting and application portal is available at employment.ku.edu/staff/15112BR. Duties: 1. Collections and data management and conservation (40%) 2. Collection strategic development, improvement and acquisition (25%) 3. Collection service (15%) 4. Supervision, training and mentoring (10%) 5. Professional development (5%) 6. Other duties as appropriate (5%) Required qualifications: * Master's degree or Ph.D. in evolutionary biology, zoology, or related field from an accredited university, or a bachelor's degree plus 5 years experience working with museum collections in a position with similar responsibilities. * Demonstrated knowledge of systematics, taxonomy and classification of amphibians and reptiles. * Demonstrated knowledge of and experience with care and management of natural history collections, with a special emphasis on fluid-preserved collections, dry skeletal and cleared-and-stained preparations, and use and management of genetic resources. * Demonstrated knowledge of and experience with biodiversity informatics and collection data, including relational databases (e.g., Specify), web-based applications, and distributed networks. Preferred qualifications: * Expertise in one or more taxa that constitute collection strengths and programmatic priorities * Field experience collecting herpetological specimens * Experience handling cryogenically stored tissue samples. Lori Schlenker KU Biodiversity Institute Dyche Hall, 1345 Jayhawk Blvd. Lawrence, KS 66045 (785) 864-2343 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bethanypalumbo at gmail.com Sun Aug 25 07:49:31 2019 From: bethanypalumbo at gmail.com (Bethany Palumbo) Date: Sun, 25 Aug 2019 12:49:31 +0100 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] REMINDER: Nominations for the SPNHC Elections are now open! Message-ID: Dear all, *A gentle reminder to please send me your nominations for the SPNHC Elections 2019 before the deadline of August 31st. Further details on the 3 roles up for grabs:* *We are looking for a new President-Elect:* The President is the chief executive officer of the Society and presides at meetings of Council and Business Meetings of the general membership. This role is a 6 year commitment, with 2 years as President-Elect, 2 years as President and 2 years as Past President. Further details on this role can be found here: http://www.spnhc.org/media/assets/1517254270_Presiden tLM2018Format.pdf *We are looking for a Secretary:* The Secretary role serves to assist the President, answer all general correspondence directed to the society, hold responsibility for the minutes of all meetings of Council and the Business Meeting of the general membership and be a positive representative for the society. This role is a 2-year commitment. Further details on this role can be found here: http://www.spnhc.com/media/assets/SecretaryLM2013.pdf *We are looking for 2 new Members-at-Large:* The role of Member-at-Large is to represent the general membership in the conduct of society business and you will be asked to perform additional tasks by the President. These will include assisting with administrate duties and/or additional projects to further the work of the society. The position of Member-at-Large is a 3-year commitment. Further details on this role can be found here: http://www.spnhc .org/media/assets/1517251059_Member-at-LargeLM2018Format.pdf *Members can also self-nominate so if you are enthusiastic, committed and inspired to make a difference to the SPNHC then get involved! * I will contact those nominated after the deadline has passed. 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Brandy Watts | Librarian | BRIT | 817.332.4441 x 271 |817.463.4102 direct | 817.332.4112 fax | BRIT.org | 1700 University Dr., Fort Worth, TX 76107-3400 USA | Think Before You Print -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From eric.lazo-wasem at yale.edu Mon Aug 26 11:59:09 2019 From: eric.lazo-wasem at yale.edu (Lazo-Wasem, Eric) Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2019 15:59:09 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Recommendation Request: Microscope Slide Scanner In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: We have recently completed a project to scan nearly 50K slides using a microscope based slide scanning system. Ours uses an Olympus BX-51 microscope fitted with a control stage by Objective Imaging using surveyor software. The camera is a Q-Imaging Fast 1394. Key for imaging old slides (ours date to 1850s) that are often unstained is having Differential Intereference Contrast lenses. We also have lenses for reflected light so as to take images of fragments on various slide media (ex. soft corals pieces glued to a cardboard slide). Objects are scanned as tiles, stitched on the fly to create a single focus plane. Each tile area can be scanned up to about 150 different depths of focus, with the result 150 planes of stitched images at different focal points. We render these in Helicon Focus to create an extended focus image. Stacks can be saved and viewed as a zoom-thru image like a microsope, although most of our images were flatted and viewed as ?zoom into? images similar to google maps. The proof is in the pudding, so to speak. See examples on our Virtual Microscopy Website. Contact me for details if this is of interest. https://virtualmicroscopy.peabody.yale.edu/ Eric A. Lazo-Wasem Senior Collections Manager Peabody Museum of Natural History Yale University 170 Whitney Ave. New Haven, CT 06520 203 432-3784 From: Nhcoll-l On Behalf Of Brandy Watts Sent: Monday, August 26, 2019 10:44 AM To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Recommendation Request: Microscope Slide Scanner Dear All, We are looking into possibly purchasing a microscope slide scanner and have found prices ranging from $30,000 - $125,000 (Zeiss). We welcome any recommendations regarding microscope slide scanners that you?ve worked with. We would prefer to scan in-house as opposed to sending out. Thank you! Brandy Watts | Librarian | BRIT | 817.332.4441 x 271 |817.463.4102 direct | 817.332.4112 fax | BRIT.org | 1700 University Dr., Fort Worth, TX 76107-3400 USA | Think Before You Print -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mbprondzinski at ua.edu Mon Aug 26 12:02:19 2019 From: mbprondzinski at ua.edu (Prondzinski, Mary Beth) Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2019 16:02:19 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Recommendation Request: Microscope Slide Scanner In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <935295ce691d467dad3d5af8927298cb@ua.edu> Very cool! From: Nhcoll-l On Behalf Of Lazo-Wasem, Eric Sent: Monday, August 26, 2019 10:59 AM To: Brandy Watts ; nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] Recommendation Request: Microscope Slide Scanner We have recently completed a project to scan nearly 50K slides using a microscope based slide scanning system. Ours uses an Olympus BX-51 microscope fitted with a control stage by Objective Imaging using surveyor software. The camera is a Q-Imaging Fast 1394. Key for imaging old slides (ours date to 1850s) that are often unstained is having Differential Intereference Contrast lenses. We also have lenses for reflected light so as to take images of fragments on various slide media (ex. soft corals pieces glued to a cardboard slide). Objects are scanned as tiles, stitched on the fly to create a single focus plane. Each tile area can be scanned up to about 150 different depths of focus, with the result 150 planes of stitched images at different focal points. We render these in Helicon Focus to create an extended focus image. Stacks can be saved and viewed as a zoom-thru image like a microsope, although most of our images were flatted and viewed as ?zoom into? images similar to google maps. The proof is in the pudding, so to speak. See examples on our Virtual Microscopy Website. Contact me for details if this is of interest. https://virtualmicroscopy.peabody.yale.edu/ Eric A. 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The collection has been described by Professor James Secord (University of Cambridge), Professor Charles Withers and Geographer Royal for Scotland as \"Perhaps the most important scientific collection still in private hands.\" You will be aware that Sir Charles Lyell was widely recognised in his day as one of the world?s foremost scientists and is regarded as one of the founders of modern geology and earth sciences. Largely unpublished, this substantial and almost entirely complete collection of notebooks provides evidence of Lyell\'s influential thinking and the development of his ideas on a wide range of scientific and social topics including geology, evolution, climate change, slavery, educational reform and the role of women in science. Lyell was a colourful speaker having a broad influence on the general public and on fellow scientists, including Charles Darwin. Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections could help with the University?s efforts to save these notebooks. If you were able to share news of our campaign and our web address: https://www.ed.ac.uk/giving/save-lyell-notebooks with your members, or tweet using #SaveLyellNotebooks perhaps on your website and through your mailing lists, we would be very grateful. We?re confident that if enough relevant people learn about this exciting opportunity we can get enough support to succeed. And of course we?d be delighted to add your name to our online list of prominent supporters and endorsers. If we are successful in saving Lyell?s notebooks we plan on making them fully and freely accessible; physically in our centre for research collections and in UK and international exhibitions, but also digitally and online; so that everyone can benefit from this unique and remarkable geological and natural history archive. Please do get in touch to discuss further or ask any questions. 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More information about the course is available at https://www.aibs.org/public-policy/communications_boot_camp.html Eligibility: - Graduate student, post-doctoral fellow, or employed less than 3 years. - An individual who works in a clearly articulable way to conduct or enable biodiversity-related research or education. - Individuals need not be affiliated with a biodiversity collection. - Individuals must be able to travel to Washington, DC, to participate in the October 7-8, 2019 training program. - Must pay the course registration fee. For details about the award and application process go to: https://bcon.aibs.org/2019/08/19/bcon-travel-awards-for-communications-training/ 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.? If you have received it in error, please notify the sender and delete all copies. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From troberts at nhm.org Fri Aug 30 19:37:06 2019 From: troberts at nhm.org (Trina Roberts) Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2019 16:37:06 -0700 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Job: Collections Manager, Invertebrate Paleontology, Natural History Museum of LA County Message-ID: *Collections Manager, Invertebrate Paleontology*Regular Full-Time Los Angeles, CA, US The Natural History Museum of LA County (NHMLA) seeks a Collections Manager of Invertebrate Paleontology. NHMLA?s invertebrate paleontology collection consists of approximately 450,000 lots and about 6-7 million fossil specimens that span the Phanerozoic, but with strengths in Cretaceous and Cenozoic mollusks, fossil insects, and the fossil record of western North America. Under the direct supervision of the Curator of Invertebrate Paleontology, the Collections Manager will oversee the day-to-day operations of the invertebrate paleontology collection, including processing incoming and outgoing loans and accessions, maintaining and improving specimen records in NHMLA?s EMu database, conserving and organizing specimens, improving and enhancing the collection through physical improvements and digitization projects, facilitating the use of the collection by researchers, and supporting the needs of other NHMLA departments including Exhibitions, Education and Programming, and Marketing and Communications. NHMLA is especially interested in candidates whose background and experience have prepared them to contribute to our commitment to engage and include culturally diverse audiences in museums and in science. RESPONSIBILITIES: - Cares for the Invertebrate Paleontology collection on a day-?to-?day basis, including organizing and conserving of specimens. Plans and oversees the digitization, re?housing, and movement of the collection as necessary and/or directed by the Curator or VP Research & Collections. Assists with the development and implementation of plans for collection growth and improvement. Works cooperatively with other collection management and conservation staff to achieve the highest level of collection care and productivity across organizational units. - Provides documentation for the collection, including cataloging, entering/updating database records, inventorying, enhancing documentation through digitization, and researching specimen and/or material information. - Processes all incoming and outgoing specimens and/or materials including purchases, donations, exchanges and loans. Maintains extensive knowledge concerning the organisms and specimens in the Invertebrate Paleontology collection. Serves as liaison to donors and lenders between Invertebrate Paleontology and the Registrar?s Office. - Supports the Curator in the acquisition of new specimens and/or materials for the collection through purchase, donation, exchange, and field collection. - Facilitates visits by researchers using the collection. - Supports the planning, installation and maintenance of temporary and permanent exhibits. Expedites the use of collection materials for display. - Participates in education and other public program activities of the Museum including but not limited to tours for the public and Museum members, and training of Museum Docents and Gallery Interpreters. Handles inquiries from the public and researchers. Conducts collection and lab tours as requested. - Stays current with the research field related to the collection including trends and techniques in collections management, collection-based research, conservation, digitization, biodiversity informatics, and documentation. - May lead or participate in ongoing or original research related to the collection. - Initiates and/or assists with identifying potential funding sources and writing proposals seeking grant funding for the collection. - Trains, supervises, and manages collections personnel, including students and volunteers. - Advocates for natural history collections and effectively communicates their importance to members of the public and the scientific community. REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS: - Master?s degree with specialization in invertebrate paleontology, museum studies, or a related field and at least two years of technical experience in the collection, organization, care and/or conservation of natural history specimens/collections; or a bachelor?s degree in an applicable field and 5 years collection experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience. - Working knowledge of invertebrate taxonomy, geology, and the organization and management of invertebrate paleontology collections. - Database and Informatics Experience: Experience with database software typically used in natural history collections; working knowledge of common principles of biodiversity informatics and external data repositories such as GBIF and iDigBio. - Communication: Demonstrated excellence in oral and written communication. - Writing Skills: Ability to write reports, grants, professional correspondence, and procedure manuals. - Presentation Skills: Ability to effectively present information to and respond to questions from groups of managers, scientists, and the general public. - Computer Experience: Experience using a personal computer and with typical word processing, spreadsheet, email, calendar, and other software (PC and/or Macintosh). DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS: - Experience supervising a large and diverse team of staff, volunteers, and students OTHER INFORMATION: - Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. This is a full-time, regular, exempt position with excellent benefits. The job will start on or after January 2, 2020. - The primary location for this job is at NHM?s Invertebrate Paleontology Collections & Research facility in Carson, CA. Travel to the central NHM location in Exposition Park in Los Angeles will sometimes be required. - Applicants and employees are invited to identify reasonable accommodations that can be made to assist them to perform the essential functions of the position they seek or occupy. The incumbent must be able to perform this job safely, with reasonable accommodation if necessary, without endangering the health or safety of him/herself or others. - The application deadline is September 30, 2019. Submit a current CV, a cover letter describing how your experience, knowledge, and interest qualify you for this position, and the names and contact information of three professional references through the Museum?s employment site at https://nhm.org/careers-our-museums/careers-natural-history-museum or https://workforcenow.adp.com/mascsr/default/mdf/recruitment/recruitment.html?cid=2fc0a355-012e-4bef-9c85-724ae074a06a&jobId=89220 The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Please contact jobs at nhm.org for any application inquiries. -- Trina E. Roberts, Ph.D. Associate VP, Collections Natural History Museums of Los Angeles County 213-763-3330 troberts at nhm.org she, her, hers -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From troberts at nhm.org Fri Aug 30 19:41:23 2019 From: troberts at nhm.org (Trina Roberts) Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2019 16:41:23 -0700 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Job: Collections Manager, Mammalogy, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County Message-ID: *Collections Manager, Mammalogy* Regular Full-Time Los Angeles, CA, US The Natural History Museum of LA County (NHMLA) seeks a Collections Manager of Mammalogy. NHMLA?s mammalogy collection consists of approximately 98,000 specimens, including skins, skulls, skeletons, fluid-preserved specimens, tanned hides, and frozen tissues of terrestrial and marine mammals. The staff of the mammalogy department includes two curators and two full-time collections managers; this position is directly supervised by the Curator of Terrestrial Mammals. The Collections Manager will oversee the day-to-day operations of the mammalogy collection, including processing incoming and outgoing loans, preparation and integration of new specimens, maintaining and improving specimen records in NHMLA?s EMu database, conserving and organizing specimens, managing physical improvements and digitization projects, facilitating the use of the collection by researchers, and supporting the needs of other NHMLA departments including Exhibitions, Education and Programming, and Marketing and Communications. The Collections Manager will also train and supervise volunteers, students, and other personnel, and collaborate with other departments to manage shared space and facilities. NHMLA is especially interested in candidates whose background and experience have prepared them to contribute to our commitment to engage and include culturally diverse audiences in museums and in science. RESPONSIBILITIES: - Cares for the Mammalogy collection on a day-?to-?day basis, including organizing and conserving specimens. Plans and oversees the digitization, re?housing, and movement of the collection as necessary and/or directed by the Curator(s). Assists with the development and implementation of plans for collection growth and improvement. Works cooperatively with other collection management and conservation staff to achieve the highest level of collection care and productivity across organizational units. - Provides documentation for the collection, including cataloging, entering/updating database records, inventorying, enhancing documentation through digitization, and researching specimen and/or material information. - Processes all incoming and outgoing specimens and/or materials including new field specimens, donations, exchanges and loans. Maintains extensive knowledge concerning the organisms and specimens in the collection. Serves as the liaison to donors and lenders between Mammalogy and the Registrar?s Office. - Supports the Curator(s) in the acquisition of new specimens and/or materials for the collection through donation, exchange, field collection, and salvage. - Facilitates visits by researchers using the collection. - Supports the planning, installation and maintenance of temporary and permanent exhibits. Expedites the use of collection materials for display. - Participates in education and other public program activities of the Museum including but not limited to tours for the public and Museum members, training of Museum Docents and Gallery Interpreters, and participation in public museum events. Handles inquiries from the public and researchers. - Stays current with the research field related to the collection including trends and techniques in collections management, collection-based research, conservation, digitization, biodiversity informatics, and documentation. - Trains, supervises, and manages collections personnel, including students and volunteers. - May lead or participate in ongoing or original research related to the collection. - Initiates and/or assists with identifying potential funding sources and writing proposals seeking grant funding for the collection. - Advocates for natural history collections and effectively communicates their importance to members of the public and the scientific community. REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS: - Master?s degree with specialization in mammalogy, museum studies, or a related field and at least two years of technical experience in the collection, organization, care and/or conservation of natural history specimens/collections; or a bachelor?s degree in an applicable field and 5 years collection experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience. - Working knowledge of mammalian taxonomy, common mammalian specimen preparations, and the organization and management of mammalogy collections. - Database and Informatics Experience: Experience with database software typically used in natural history collections; working knowledge of common principles of biodiversity informatics and external data repositories such as GBIF and iDigBio. - Communication: Demonstrated excellence in oral and written communication. - Writing Skills: Ability to write reports, grants, professional correspondence, and procedure manuals. - Presentation Skills: Ability to effectively present information to and respond to questions from groups of managers, scientists, and the general public. - Computer Experience: Experience using a personal computer and with typical word processing, spreadsheet, email, calendar, and other software (PC and/or Macintosh). DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS: - Experience supervising a diverse team of staff, volunteers, and students. - Working knowledge of international, federal, and state regulations governing the collection and use of mammal specimens by museums. - Experience with typical methods used for field collection and processing of mammals. OTHER INFORMATION - Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. This is a full-time, regular, exempt position with excellent benefits. - The primary location for this job is at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, in Exposition Park in Los Angeles. Some offsite travel will be required, including to the large mammal collection facility in Vernon, CA. - Applicants and employees are invited to identify reasonable accommodations that can be made to assist them to perform the essential functions of the position they seek or occupy. The incumbent must be able to perform this job safely, with reasonable accommodation if necessary, without endangering the health or safety of him/herself or others. - The application deadline is September 30, 2019. Submit a current CV, a cover letter describing how your experience, knowledge, and interest qualify you for this position, and the names and contact information of three professional references through the Museum?s employment site at https://nhm.org/careers-our-museums/careers-natural-history-museum or https://workforcenow.adp.com/mascsr/default/mdf/recruitment/recruitment.html?cid=2fc0a355-012e-4bef-9c85-724ae074a06a&jobId=296475 The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Please contact jobs at nhm.org for any application inquiries. -- Trina E. 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