From jessica.bazeley at yale.edu Mon Dec 2 08:57:45 2019 From: jessica.bazeley at yale.edu (Utrup, Jessica) Date: Mon, 2 Dec 2019 13:57:45 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] NHCOLL: Brought to you by SPNHC Message-ID: NHCOLL-L is provided as a service to the collections community by the Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections (SPNHC). We depend on list members to provide only those postings that are appropriate to the subject matter, which includes topics such as collections administration, collections care, computerization, conservation, and management. Both policy and practical discussions are appropriate. Information of all kinds is welcome, however, advertising is inappropriate. Membership in SPNHC gives you access to a lively, active, and interdisciplinary global community of professionals dedicated to the care of natural history collections. SPNHC's membership is drawn from more than 20 countries and includes museum specialists such as curators, collections managers, conservators, preparators, and database administrators. The Society hosts annual meetings and sponsors symposia and workshops to foster the exchange of ideas and information. Member benefits also include the society's peer-reviewed journal, Collection Forum, a biannual newsletter and a wealth of content on our website at www.spnhc.org. Membership information can be found by visiting our website and clicking "Join SPNHC." -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jessica.bazeley at yale.edu Mon Dec 2 14:59:11 2019 From: jessica.bazeley at yale.edu (Utrup, Jessica) Date: Mon, 2 Dec 2019 19:59:11 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Three courses of practical conservation technology are offered by Simon Moore for 2020. Message-ID: The first of these is the 4-day Fluid Preservation Course at Bristol University from the 20th of January to the 23rd and guaranteed to chase away the post-Christmas and New Year blues! For this course some organic chemistry knowledge is useful but not essential (all can be explained). The second is the 3-day Taxidermy Conservation Course at the Garden Room, Clifton Museum Rotherham (near Sheffield) from the 27th to 29th of April. The third is the newish 3-day Pinned Insect / Entomology Conservation course also at the Garden Room, Clifton Museum, Rotherham from the 18th to 20th of May. This one requires some manual dexterity but you will be amazed at the results! Each course costs ?300. You will need to provide your own lunches but tea, coffee and biscuits are provided to keep brain cells and busy hands refreshed! Some of these are already partly booked but there are still spaces on all courses. For more details and booking please contact Simon Moore at: couteaufin at btinternet.com With all good wishes, Simon Simon Moore, MIScT, FLS, RScI, ACR, Conservator of Natural Sciences and Cutlery Historian www.natural-history-conservation.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From s.pye at nms.ac.uk Tue Dec 3 08:30:41 2019 From: s.pye at nms.ac.uk (Sankurie Pye) Date: Tue, 3 Dec 2019 13:30:41 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] SPNHC & ICOM NATHIST 2020- Abstract submission Message-ID: Dear all, The joint meeting of the Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections (SPNHC) and the International Council of Museums Committee for Museums and Collections of Natural History (ICOM NATHIST) will take place from the 7th ? 13th June 2020 in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. The theme for the meeting is ?The Role of Natural History Collections in Global Challenges?. Abstract Submission Now Open! We are delighted to inform you that we are now accepting abstract submissions. Submissions are invited in to many different open symposia and you can find the full list of them at http://www.spnhc-icomnathist2020.com/symposia/ Submissions will be open until 14th February 2020! Please submit at http://www.spnhc-icomnathist2020.com/abstract-submissions/ [New Logo] Sankurie Pye Curator of Invertebrates E mail: s.pye at nms.ac.uk Tel: 0131 247 4174 or 4473 Chair of SPNHC ICOM NATHIST conference 2020 Local Organising Committee http://www.spnhc-icomnathist2020.com/ Please note I work Tuesday-Thursday. National Museums Scotland, Scottish Charity, No. SC 011130 This communication is intended for the addressee(s) only. If you are not the addressee please inform the sender and delete the email from your system. The statements and opinions expressed in this message are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of National Museums Scotland. 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Within entomology collections, different approaches are used for retrospective vs. prospective digitization. This webinar will present an overview of Arctos as a collection management system for Entomology collections and demonstrate various ways to work with specimen records in bulk (including the bulk creation of new records and bulk updates to identifications). The University of Alaska Museum Insect Collection switched from a filemaker database to Arctos in 2012 and now has >350,000 catalog records online and shared with data aggregators like GBIF and iDigBio. Prior and subsequent to this transition a number of new entomology-friendly features were added to Arctos that have made management and growth of the UAM Insect Collection easier and faster. Presenter: Derek Sikes (Curator of Insects, University of Alaska Museum of the North) When: Tuesday, December 10th, 2019 at 3pm ET Where: https://idigbio.adobeconnect.com/room Can't Make It?: View archived recordings here https://arctosdb.org/learn/webinars/ Hope to see you there! Emily Braker Vertebrate Collections Manager, Zoology Section University of Colorado Museum of Natural History 265 UCB, Bruce Curtis Building Boulder, CO 80309-0218 Phone: 303-492-8466 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Lisa.Amati at nysed.gov Wed Dec 4 10:01:47 2019 From: Lisa.Amati at nysed.gov (Lisa Amati) Date: Wed, 4 Dec 2019 15:01:47 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Advertisement for technician position at the New York State Museum Message-ID: Below is an advertisement for a technician position in Paleontology at the New York State Museum. If you could please send this out, we would appreciate it. Thank you! The State Education Department's New York State Museum is seeking candidates for a Research and Collections Technician position. Under the supervision of a Museum Scientist 4, the Research and Collections Technician will perform duties in support of the curation of the Museum's paleontology collection. Details on the position and application procedures can be found at: http://www.nysed.gov/hr/employment/research-and-collections-technician-1575461713 Dr. Lisa Amati State Paleontologist of New York Curator, Invertebrate Paleontology and Paleobotany New York State Museum 222 Madison Ave. Albany, NY 12230 Confidentiality Notice This email including all attachments is confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed. This communication may contain information that is protected from disclosure under State and/or Federal law. 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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 gnelson at floridamuseum.ufl.edu Thu Dec 5 10:15:52 2019 From: gnelson at floridamuseum.ufl.edu (Nelson,Gil) Date: Thu, 5 Dec 2019 15:15:52 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Save the Date: Biodiversity Summit 2020! Message-ID: <08c5b3bac3b94713ad9c4c9766033b5f@exmbxprd01.ad.ufl.edu> Save the Date! iDigBio, National Museum of Natural History - Smithsonian (NMNH), Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF), and Biodiversity Information Standards (TDWG) are pleased to announce and invite you to Biodiversity Summit 2020, to be held 20-25 September 2020 in Alexandria, VA, USA, just outside of Washington, DC. The Summit is an international event and will serve as host to GBIF's governing board meeting, the ADBC annual summit, and TDWG's annual conference. It will also provide opportunities for all federal and non-federal natural history collections worldwide to network and share successes in biodiversity data digitization, mobilization, standards development, and access. Please follow and bookmark the above link to the conference announcement page or access it directly at https://www.idigbio.org/content/biodiversity-summit-2020. Please note: The announcement page will be updated regularly as conference planning progresses and will serve as your link to all things Biodiversity Summit 2020. All best, Gil -- Gil Nelson PhD, Director Integrated Digitized Biocollections (iDigBio) Florida Museum of Natural History University of Florida gnelson at floridamuseum.ufl.edu [FM_logo_horizontal_CMYK] Courtesy Professor Department of Biological Sciences Robert K. 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Additionally, attached are a few images you're welcome to share amongst your networks if possible. If you have any questions, comments, or concerns, please feel free to reach out to me. Thank you! Best, Alexandra For Facebook/Instagram sharing: Our friends at the Association of Academic Museums and Galleries have released their Call for Proposals for the AAMG 2020 Annual Conference to take place next June at the University of Kansas. This year's theme is Risk & Bravery: Action and Response in the Academic Museum. They invite you to submit through their online portal found at: https://www.aamg-us.org/wp/2020-annual-conference/call-for-proposals/ Submission Deadline: January 6, 2020 For Twitter sharing: Our friends at AAMG have released their CfP for their 2020 Annual Conference to take place next June at the University of Kansas. This year's theme is Risk & Bravery: Action and Response in the Academic Museum. https://www.aamg-us.org/wp/2020-annual-conference/call-for-proposals/ Submission Deadline: January 6, 2020 For Email sharing: Our friends at the Association of Academic Museums and Galleries have released their Call for Proposals for the AAMG 2020 Annual Conference to take place next June at the University of Kansas. This year's theme is Risk & Bravery: Action and Response in the Academic Museum. They invite you to submit through their online portal found at: https://www.aamg-us.org/wp/2020-annual-conference/call-for-proposals/ Submission Deadline: January 6, 2020 -- ______________________________ Alexandra Chamberlain Gallery Director and Instructor, Indiana State University Transitional Gallery Advisor, Peeler Art Center, DePauw University Vice President, Communications, Association of Academic Museums & Galleries Stay up to date with happenings for the AAMG 2020 Annual Conference to be held in Lawrence, Kansas. Follow us on Facebook , Instagram , and Twitter to stay up to date with all things AAMG! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: AAMG bus-1.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 1239648 bytes Desc: not available URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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The University of Alaska Museum Insect Collection switched from a filemaker database to Arctos in 2012 and now has >350,000 catalog records online and shared with data aggregators like GBIF and iDigBio. Prior and subsequent to this transition a number of new entomology-friendly features were added to Arctos that have made management and growth of the UAM Insect Collection easier and faster. Presenter: Derek Sikes (Curator of Insects, University of Alaska Museum of the North) When: Tuesday, December 10th, 2019 at 3pm ET Where: https://idigbio.adobeconnect.com/room Can't Make It?: View archived recordings here https://arctosdb.org/learn/webinars/ Hope to see you there! Emily Braker Vertebrate Collections Manager, Zoology Section University of Colorado Museum of Natural History 265 UCB, Bruce Curtis Building Boulder, CO 80309-0218 Phone: 303-492-8466 Emily Braker Vertebrate Collections Manager, Zoology Section University of Colorado Museum of Natural History 265 UCB, Bruce Curtis Building Boulder, CO 80309-0218 Phone: 303-492-8466 http://www.colorado.edu/cumuseum/research-collections/vertebrates -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From abentley at ku.edu Mon Dec 9 12:51:35 2019 From: abentley at ku.edu (Bentley, Andrew Charles) Date: Mon, 9 Dec 2019 17:51:35 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] FW: Science Policy News from AIBS In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <9fe288cbc8f545029e695fe311b00fea@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 25, December 9, 2019 * Societies Urge Lawmakers to Complete FY 2020 Appropriations * Elsevier Signs Open Access Deal with U.S. Institution * Journal Editors Criticize EPA Transparency Rule * OSTP Requests Input on American Research Environment * Graduate Students: Apply for the 2020 Emerging Public Policy Leadership Award * Enhance Your Interdisciplinary and Team Science Skills * Short Takes * President?s DOE Nominee Confirmed * Comment Period Extended for Proposed Rule on Graduate Student ?Nonemployee Status? * Lawmaker Highlights NOAA Grant in Government ?Overspending? Report * ?Climate Emergency? is Oxford?s Word of the Year * From the Federal Register ________________________________ 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. ________________________________ Societies Urge Lawmakers to Complete FY 2020 Appropriations On December 4, 2019, 162 organizations, including the American Institute of Biological Sciences, sent a letter to Congressional leaders urging them to complete work on fiscal year (FY) 2020 appropriations. Government agencies, including the National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health, have been operating under FY 2019 funding levels since FY 2020 began on October 1, 2019. The letter reads, in part: ?Federal investments provide the lifeblood for research, discovery and innovation in the United States, driving one of the most powerful engines for American prosperity and global leadership. At least two dozen federal agencies fund defense and nondefense R&D. Failing to complete work on the appropriations bills that fuel this engine in a timely manner impedes our ability to address fundamental challenges such as chronic and infectious diseases, food and energy security, cybersecurity and natural disasters?all of which require advancements in science and technology fostered through federal investments.? Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Richard Shelby (R-AL) and House Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Nita Lowey (D-NY) have reached an agreement on topline spending numbers for each of the twelve appropriations bills. Appropriations subcommittees in the House and Senate are still negotiating details of the individual bills with the objective of completing all 12 bills before December 20, 2019 in order to avoid a government shutdown. However, continuing disagreements over border wall funding are likely to prevent some or all bills from being passed before the current stopgap funding expires, in which case Congress will have to pass another continuing resolution. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) has suggested packaging bills into two or three ?minibuses? since the President has said that he would not sign an ?omnibus? or a package containing all 12 spending bills. Elsevier Signs Open Access Deal with U.S. Institution Elsevier, which now describes itself as an ?information analytics business,? has inked an open-access agreement with Carnegie Mellon University (CMU), the first U.S. institution to enter such an agreement with Elsevier. The ?transformative agreement? was announced on November 22, 2019. The agreement allows researchers at CMU to both publish open-access articles in any Elsevier journal and access paywalled Elsevier articles by paying one flat fee. Previously, publishing and accessing open-access articles involved two separate payment mechanisms. CMU was engaged in negotiations for an open-access deal with Elsevier for the past year, since its license with the publisher expired on December 31, 2018. Elsevier has engaged in open-access negotiations with other research institutions but agreement costs have been a major source of contention. Earlier this year, open-access negotiations between Elsevier and the University of California system (UC) failed after disagreements over costs, with UC eventually deciding to end its subscription to Elsevier journals. In April 2019, a consortium of Norwegian universities and research institutions successfully reached a ?read and publish? deal with Elsevier after agreeing to a 3 percent increase in its subscription costs. The previous agreement only covered access to Elsevier journals and did not include open-access publishing. The new deal covers the open-access publishing costs of 90 percent of articles published in Elsevier journals by consortium members but excludes around 400 journals owned by academic associations as well as some third-party journals, according to a report by Inside Higher Ed. The CMU agreement, the cost of which is currently unknown, covers open-access publishing costs of 100 percent of articles published in Elsevier journals by CMU researchers. Such ?read and publish? transformative agreements could lead to more open-access publications and eventually eliminate paywalls altogether, according to advocates of the open-access model. Many publishers, however, warn that such agreements may negatively impact the sustainability of scientific journals. Nevertheless, many publishers, including Wiley and Springer Nature, have struck such agreements over the last few years. Weeks after the CMU-Elsevier deal was made, Oxford University Press (OUP) also announced an open-access agreement with Iowa State University. The ?read and publish? deal, which is OUP?s first outside of Europe, provides Iowa State researchers access to over 300 OUP journals with an open-access publishing option and more than 60 fully open-access journals. Articles published by Iowa State researchers in an OUP journal will immediately become open-access. Journal Editors Criticize EPA Transparency Rule In a joint statement, the editors of six major scientific journals have expressed concerns about the Environmental Protection Agency?s (EPA) proposed rule ?Strengthening Transparency in Regulatory Science,? which would bar the use of scientific studies in crafting regulations unless the underlying data ?are publicly available in a manner sufficient for independent validation.? In the statement released on November 26, 2019, the editors of Science, Nature, PLOS, Cell Press, the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, and The Lancet wrote: ?We urge the EPA to continue to adopt an approach that ensures the data used in decision-making are the best available, which will at times require consideration of peer-reviewed scientific data, not all of which may be open to all members of the public. The most relevant science, vetted through peer review, should inform public policy. Anything less will harm decision-making that claims to protect our health.? The editors had previously issued a similar statement in April 2018 when the rule was first proposed. They warned that the proposed rule could become ?a mechanism for suppressing the use of relevant scientific evidence in policy-making, including public health regulations.? The statement is a response to recent reports that the EPA is preparing to propose a supplemental addition to the proposed rule that would widen the scope of the original proposal by requiring scientists to disclose all raw data before the agency could consider the study?s findings in formulating regulations. It was also reported by the New York Times that EPA was considering applying the transparency requirement retroactively to regulations already in place. The editors urged EPA to reject the notion of retroactively applying the proposed requirements to studies used by the agency in the past and warned that ?foundational science from years past ? research on air quality and asthma, for example, or water quality and human health ? could be deemed by the EPA to be insufficient for informing our most significant public-health issues.? EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler has indicated that the agency intends to issue the final rule in 2020. OSTP Requests Input on American Research Environment The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) has requested information from the public on the American Research Environment. In a notice published in the Federal Register on November 26, 2019, OSTP has requested input on behalf of the National Science and Technology Council?s (NSTC's) Joint Committee on the Research Environment (JCORE) on ?actions that Federal agencies can take, working in partnership with private industry, academic institutions, and non-profit/philanthropic organizations, to maximize the quality and effectiveness of the American research environment.? Comments should be submitted on or before 11:59 PM Easter time on December 23, 2019. Details of the Request for Information and instructions for submitting comments are available at https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2019-11-26/html/2019-25604.htm Graduate Students: Apply for the 2020 Emerging Public Policy Leadership Award Are you a science graduate student looking to make a difference in science policy and funding? The American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS) is now accepting applications for the 2020 AIBS Emerging Public Policy Leadership Award. This award recognizes graduate students in the biological sciences who are demonstrating an interest and aptitude for working at the intersection of science and policy. Recipients of the AIBS Emerging Public Policy Leadership Award receive: * A trip to Washington, DC, to participate in the AIBS Congressional Visits Day, an annual event where scientists meet with lawmakers to advocate for federal investment in the biological sciences, with a primary focus on the National Science Foundation. The event will be held in the spring of 2020 (likely in March or April). Domestic travel and hotel expenses are paid for the winners. * Policy and communications training, including information on the legislative process and trends in federal science funding, and how to engage with policymakers and the news media. * Meetings with lawmakers to discuss the importance of federal investment in the biological sciences. * A one-year AIBS membership, including a subscription to the journal BioScience and a copy of ?Communicating Science: A Primer for Working with the Media.? The 2020 award is open to U.S. citizens and U.S. permanent residents enrolled in a graduate degree program in the biological sciences, science education, or a closely allied field. Applicants should have a demonstrated interest in and commitment to science policy and/or science education policy. Prior recipients, including Honorable Mentions, are not eligible for the award. Applications are due by 05:00 PM Eastern Time on January 15, 2020. The application guidelines can be downloaded at http://www.aibs.org/public-policy/eppla.html. Enhance Your Interdisciplinary and Team Science Skills Reports abound from professional societies, the Academies, government agencies, and researchers calling attention to the fact that science is increasingly an interdisciplinary, transdisciplinary, inter-institutional, and international endeavor. In short, science has become a ?team sport.? There is a real and present need to better prepare scientists for success in this new collaborative environment. The American Institute of Biological Sciences is responding to this call with a new program for scientists, educators, and individuals who work with or participate in scientific teams. Team science is increasingly common in 21st century biological, life, and environmental sciences. Collaboration is no longer limited to sharing ideas with the biologist in the lab next door. The questions confronting science often require teams that may include a mix of computer and information scientists, physical and social scientists, mathematicians, ethicists, policy and management experts, as well as community stakeholders and citizen scientists. Adding to this complexity, teams span programs within organizations, cross organization boundaries to form institutional consortia, and often include international partners. This intensive, two-day, interactive, professional development course was designed by scientists and experts on collaboration and teamwork to provide participants with the knowledge and skills required to become productive and effective members of scientific teams. From its first offering the course has evolved to include a greater focus on team planning and teamwork, and less time allocated to university administration of interdisciplinary teams. Nothing teaches collaboration like practicing collaboration. This is not a course that asks you to learn in isolation. It is a microcosm of scientific collaboration, with extensive hands-on learning as part of a scientific team, with scientific case studies and examples. The Enabling Interdisciplinary and Team Science course is designed for anyone involved in collaborative scientific endeavors. Team leaders will find the course especially helpful. Because participants will work on ?real-world? team science concerns, we encourage multiple members of a team to attend together. We can also customize the course and bring it to your university, department, lab, or research team. This course provides the right foundation from which your team can successfully accomplish your goals. The next program will be held on April 27-28, 2020 in Washington, DC. Learn more at https://www.aibs.org/events/team_science_event.html. Short Takes * The Senate voted 70-15 on December 2, 2019 to confirm Mr. Dan Brouillette to be the next Secretary of Energy. President Trump nominated Brouillette to lead the Department of Energy in October after Secretary Rick Perry announced his resignation. Brouillette has served as Deputy Secretary of Energy since August 2017. Previously, he served as the Senior Vice President and head of public policy for USAA, a provider of financial services to the military community, and as Vice President of the Ford Motor Company. Mr. Brouillette has also served as Chief of Staff to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce and Assistant Secretary of Energy for Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs. * The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ? the federal agency that enforces U.S. labor laws ? has extended by 30 days the deadline to submit comments on their proposed rule stating that graduate students are not ?employees? with a right to unionize. If implemented, the proposed rule would weaken unionization efforts by graduate students at private universities. NLRB is now accepting comments until January 15, 2020. Instructions for submitting comments are available at https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2019-12-04/html/2019-26177.htm. * Senator James Lankford (R-OK) has released a report, entitled ?Federal Fumbles,? highlighting examples of what he considers wasteful government funding. Among the cited examples is a $1.7 million research grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to study Steller sea lions in Russia. The report argues that it is ?nonsensical? that NOAA awarded the money to a consulting firm in Alaska that works directly with the Russian government. According to North Pacific Wildlife Consulting?s website, they ?provide assistance to the Russian and U.S. governments and their affiliates in addressing important questions pertaining to marine mammals, sea birds, and commercial fisheries under their jurisdiction.? This is Lankford?s fifth report targeting government ?overspending.? Similar reports have been published by various members of Congress in the past, for example, former Senators Tom Coburn (R-OK) and Jeff Flake (R-AZ) published the ?Wastebook? and Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) regularly publishes the ?Waste Report.? * The Oxford English Dictionary has chosen ?climate emergency? as 2019?s Word of the Year as a result of ?heightened public awareness of climate science? and ?demonstrable escalation in the language people are using to articulate information and ideas concerning the climate.? Oxford defines ?climate emergency? as ?a situation in which urgent action is required to reduce or halt climate change and avoid potentially irreversible environmental damage resulting from it.? Oxford cited in its announcement the recent BioScience Viewpoint article published by a worldwide coalition of more than 11,000 scientists representing 153 countries warning that the planet ?clearly and unequivocally faces a climate emergency.? 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The 2020 annual meeting/conference is a joint meeting of the Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections (SPNHC) and the International Council of Museums Committee for Museums and Collections of Natural History (ICOM NATHIST), to be held in Edinburgh, Scotland, June 7-13, 2020. Any SPNHC member who works in fields related to the management and preservation/conservation of natural history collections may apply; we especially encourage students and emerging professionals. APPLICATION DEADLINE: February 14, 2020, COB (close of business your local time) Applicants must be members of the Society. Applicants from the institution(s) hosting the meeting are not eligible. Members who have received a Travel Grant within the last five (5) years are not eligible. 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As a reminder, Nhcoll is not open for advertising by individuals; however, if you would like to have your courses appear in this compendium, please feel free to submit your offerings to jeff.stephenson at dmns.org, and we'll see that you get in. Thank you >From Museum Study, LLC Preservation Principles for Cultural Property course begins Jan 6 on MuseumStudy.com Preservation Principles for Cultural Institutions is a foundation course for collection care taught by Carnegie Museum of Natural History Conservator Gretchen Anderson. If you are not already familiar with preservation principles you should take this course before taking any other collection care subject. These principles are also applied in Collection Management and Facilities Management courses ranging from Integrated Pest Management to Keeping Historic Houses & Museums Clean to Emergency Preparedness and Assessing Risk to Cultural Property. For more information visit our website: http://bit.ly/38bZ2cq The Interpretive Exhibit Planners Toolbox course begins Jan 6 on MuseumStudy.com Guidelines and tools for planning and managing interpretive exhibit projects. Join instructor John Veverka for this 4 week course designed for medium to small museums that may be doing most of their interpretive exhibits "in house". It provides a strategy to help them develop cost effective and "successful" interpretive exhibits (Provoke, Relate, Reveal) based on interpretive objectives and interpretive theme development and illustration. For more information visit our website: http://bit.ly/2LthV0L Managing Previously Unmanaged Collections online course begins Feb 3 on MuseumStudy.com Join instructor Angela Kipp for the 4 week online course Managing Previously Unmanaged Collections. Working with a previously unmanaged collection is one of the most challenging and rewarding projects in the career of a museum professional. Challenging because of the variety of issues like leaking roofs, missing documentation and the question as to whether there is actually a floor underneath those piles of objects. Rewarding because of the variety of new discoveries and the skills that are learned, along with the satisfying feeling of getting things done. The process of securing the collection and making it accessible needs the mindset of a collections manager as well as the one of a project manager. This 4 week course helps you to get a grip on your unmanaged collection by developing a plan to tackle it, defining achievable goals by creating logical exits and finding ways to keep the project going even if you are limited in time, staff and money. For more information visit our website: http://bit.ly/2PlGWvW Grants for Museums and Historic Sites course begins Feb 3 on MuseumStudy.com Identifying and winning grants from foundations and governments is a mix of art and science. Join Instructor Sarah Sutton author of Is Your Museum Grant-Ready? for this 4 week long online course, which is designed for professionals either learning or reviewing their skills in raising money through grants. Philanthropy keeps changing, and so does grantmaking. Everyone on the team must contribute to raising money to do good work; those with grant-preparation skills are very valuable to the institution. For more information visit our website: http://bit.ly/2Nb6q1a -- Brad Bredehoft CEO Museum Study, LLC www.MuseumStudy.com JEFF STEPHENSON COLLECTIONS MANAGER, ZOOLOGY DEPARTMENT [DMNS 2 Line RGB small.jpg] jeff.stephenson at dmns.org W 303.370.8319 F 303.331.6492 2001 Colorado Blvd., Denver CO 80205 preserve, present, inspire, explore www.dmns.org The Denver Museum of Nature & Science salutes the citizens of metro Denver for helping fund arts, culture and science through their support of the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District (SCFD). -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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We will also appreciate it if you can circulate this link to other people you may know who may answer it for other collections. This survey is an activity of the Working Group 2 of the EU MOBILISE Cost Action. You can take a look at what the cost action is about at:https://www.mobilise-action.eu. The MOBILISE Cost Action is under the umbrella of DiSSCo, the Distributed System of Scientific Collections, which is an EU research infrastructure for natural science collections (https://www.dissco.eu). This survey is being sent to Botanical Gardens and Natural History Museums around the world for research purposes. Its results will help to take a picture of the current state of georeferencing of natural history collections. Results will be presented at a MOBILISE workshop which will take place in Warsaw, Poland, in February 2020. The survey is anonymous but, we will happily send the results to you if you opt for it in the survey. We very much appreciate and thank you in advance for your time, Sincerely, Arnald Marcer [1], Quentin Groom [2], Elspeth Haston [3] and Francesc Uribe [4] [1] CREAF, Spain [2] Meise Botanic Garden, Belgium [3] Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, UK [4] Museu de Ci?ncies Naturals de Barcelona, Spain --------------- Legal note: Please be informed that your personal data (only name and work email in this survey) are protected under European and Spanish regulations on personal data protection (Regulation (EU) 2016/679, of 27 April 2016, on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation) and Ley Org?nica 3/2018, de 5 de diciembre, de Protecci?n de Datos Personales y garant?a de los derechos digitales). The CENTRE DE RECERCA ECOL?GICA I APLICACIONS FORESTALS (CREAF) is liable for data handling. Your contact data have been collected from two public access databases: Botanic Gardens Conservation International (http://www.bgci.org), GRSciColl: The Global Registry of Scientific Collections (https://www.gbif.org/grscicoll); or provided by CETAF (https://cetaf.org). The sole aim of handling these data is to send you a single email asking for participation in this survey conducted by CREAF [Survey on georeferencing activities at institutions holding Natural History Collections]. Additionally, if you give your consent and provide your contact data in the corresponding question in the survey, we will use it to send you back the results of the survey when finished. These data will be kept only for the duration of this particular survey. They will not be handled to third parties except if bound by a compulsory legal obligation. At any moment, you may ask for access to your personal data, for modification, opposition, cancelation, portability and to be forgotten. For these matters, you only need to send an email to dpo at creaf.uab.cat. You may also claim your rights in front of the Catalan Data Protection Authority. In answering this survey I agree with CREAF's privacy policy (http://www.creaf.cat/privacy-policy). ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jkbraun at ou.edu Wed Dec 11 15:54:01 2019 From: jkbraun at ou.edu (Braun, Janet K.) Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2019 20:54:01 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] =?windows-1252?q?Position_Openings=97Sam_Noble_Oklaho?= =?windows-1252?q?ma_Museum_of_Natural_History?= Message-ID: The Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History has position openings for: Public Programs Coordinator To apply, click here or search jobs.ou.edu for job number 193665 Front Desk Manager To apply, click here or search jobs.ou.edu for job number 193928 Dr. Janet K. 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The fluid doesn't have to be kept separate - the real issue is when there is either a) an animal its associated organ that has been dissected out or b) marsupials with pouch young that may fall out and get mixed up in the future. I would like to be able to put them in separate plastic bags or something of that nature, all in the one jar. Any thoughts or suggestions would be appreciated! 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... 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I would like to be able to put them in separate plastic bags or > something of that nature, all in the one jar. Any thoughts or suggestions > would be appreciated! > > > > 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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Karen Karen Roberts, PhD Collection Manager, Vertebrates Museum Victoria, GPO Box 666, Melbourne VIC 3001, Australia Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday p: +61 3 8341 7449 m: +61 401 373 388 e: karoberts at museum.vic.gov.au web: http://museumvictoria.com.au/ From: Nhcoll-l [mailto:nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu] On Behalf Of Helen Kairo Sent: Thursday, 12 December 2019 12:35 PM To: Haff, Tonya (NCMI, Crace) Cc: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] separating animals out in ETOH I use mesh bags. They seem to hold up well in alcohol and are clear enough to see the label. It also makes animals easy to remove, and you can put in larger labels. On Wed, Dec 11, 2019 at 5:14 PM Haff, Tonya (NCMI, Crace) > wrote: Hi all, I think this came up recently, but I can?t find the thread. I?m looking for a way to keep individuals separate in one larger jar of ETOH (for various reasons it is sometimes easier than putting them each in their own jar). The fluid doesn?t have to be kept separate ? the real issue is when there is either a) an animal its associated organ that has been dissected out or b) marsupials with pouch young that may fall out and get mixed up in the future. I would like to be able to put them in separate plastic bags or something of that nature, all in the one jar. Any thoughts or suggestions would be appreciated! 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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Paul Callomon Collection Manager, Malacology and General Invertebrates ________________________________ Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University, Philadelphia callomon at ansp.org Tel 215-405-5096 - Fax 215-299-1170 ________________________________ From: Nhcoll-l on behalf of Haff, Tonya (NCMI, Crace) Sent: Wednesday, December 11, 2019 8:14 PM To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: [Nhcoll-l] separating animals out in ETOH External. Hi all, I think this came up recently, but I can?t find the thread. I?m looking for a way to keep individuals separate in one larger jar of ETOH (for various reasons it is sometimes easier than putting them each in their own jar). The fluid doesn?t have to be kept separate ? the real issue is when there is either a) an animal its associated organ that has been dissected out or b) marsupials with pouch young that may fall out and get mixed up in the future. I would like to be able to put them in separate plastic bags or something of that nature, all in the one jar. Any thoughts or suggestions would be appreciated! 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 prc44 at drexel.edu Wed Dec 11 22:35:32 2019 From: prc44 at drexel.edu (Callomon,Paul) Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2019 03:35:32 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] separating animals out in ETOH In-Reply-To: <9c1ecf3000c34383aa2013d1a5a9027a@Bandit.mv.vic.gov.au> References: , <9c1ecf3000c34383aa2013d1a5a9027a@Bandit.mv.vic.gov.au> Message-ID: We have had mixed experiences with plastics submerged in ethanol over long periods, which is why we use glass and cotton. Some plastics behave weirdly after a couple of decades in fluid... Paul Callomon Collection Manager, Malacology and General Invertebrates ________________________________ Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University, Philadelphia callomon at ansp.org Tel 215-405-5096 - Fax 215-299-1170 ________________________________ From: Nhcoll-l on behalf of Karen Roberts Sent: Wednesday, December 11, 2019 9:52 PM To: Haff, Tonya (NCMI, Crace) Cc: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] separating animals out in ETOH External. Hi Tonya, In those instances we use plastic snap lock bags, either to contain the specimen plus parts, or just the parts (e.g. loose pouch young). We sometimes do that to collate loose labels as well. Usually we make small holes in the bags to allow ethanol to go through, but you still need to take care to ensure small parts can?t fall out. It?s easier to get the air bubbles out with the holes in the bags. In cases where the parts are too small to risk it, we just seal them up or put them in a vial within the container (usually a jar rather than a drum though). And everything gets a label inside as well of course. Karen Karen Roberts, PhD Collection Manager, Vertebrates Museum Victoria, GPO Box 666, Melbourne VIC 3001, Australia Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday p: +61 3 8341 7449 m: +61 401 373 388 e: karoberts at museum.vic.gov.au web: http://museumvictoria.com.au/ From: Nhcoll-l [mailto:nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu] On Behalf Of Helen Kairo Sent: Thursday, 12 December 2019 12:35 PM To: Haff, Tonya (NCMI, Crace) Cc: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] separating animals out in ETOH I use mesh bags. They seem to hold up well in alcohol and are clear enough to see the label. It also makes animals easy to remove, and you can put in larger labels. On Wed, Dec 11, 2019 at 5:14 PM Haff, Tonya (NCMI, Crace) > wrote: Hi all, I think this came up recently, but I can?t find the thread. I?m looking for a way to keep individuals separate in one larger jar of ETOH (for various reasons it is sometimes easier than putting them each in their own jar). The fluid doesn?t have to be kept separate ? the real issue is when there is either a) an animal its associated organ that has been dissected out or b) marsupials with pouch young that may fall out and get mixed up in the future. I would like to be able to put them in separate plastic bags or something of that nature, all in the one jar. Any thoughts or suggestions would be appreciated! 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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It could disintegrate in the EtOH over the year or leave traces of softeners and other chemicals that are not meant to be preserved on the specimen. My advice would be to invest in more Jars and preserve the separately, you could store them togheter in one place so you still can find the easier. I have had horrible experiences with mixed jars, there is always some issue, especially when trying to find certain specimens. If one of the Specimens shows any problem it will affect the other ones to, like leaching of lipids, and so on. Besides if you have different sizes, the bigger ones tend to press on the smaller ones, causing deformations on the specimens. So my advice, don't use mixed jars and don't use plastic bags. The smaller veils and cotton are definitely much better, but usually just on smaller specimens. Good luck, Von: Nhcoll-l [mailto:nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu] Im Auftrag von Haff, Tonya (NCMI, Crace) Gesendet: Donnerstag, 12. Dezember 2019 02:14 An: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Betreff: [Nhcoll-l] separating animals out in ETOH Hi all, I think this came up recently, but I can't find the thread. I'm looking for a way to keep individuals separate in one larger jar of ETOH (for various reasons it is sometimes easier than putting them each in their own jar). The fluid doesn't have to be kept separate - the real issue is when there is either a) an animal its associated organ that has been dissected out or b) marsupials with pouch young that may fall out and get mixed up in the future. I would like to be able to put them in separate plastic bags or something of that nature, all in the one jar. Any thoughts or suggestions would be appreciated! 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 Tonya.Haff at csiro.au Thu Dec 12 15:04:00 2019 From: Tonya.Haff at csiro.au (Haff, Tonya (NCMI, Crace)) Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2019 20:04:00 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] separating animals out in ETOH In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Thanks everyone for your responses - as usual I have learned a lot, and I think I understand how to proceed. Thanks again! Tonya From: Nhcoll-l On Behalf Of Haff, Tonya (NCMI, Crace) Sent: Thursday, 12 December 2019 12:14 PM To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: [ExternalEmail] [Nhcoll-l] separating animals out in ETOH Hi all, I think this came up recently, but I can't find the thread. I'm looking for a way to keep individuals separate in one larger jar of ETOH (for various reasons it is sometimes easier than putting them each in their own jar). The fluid doesn't have to be kept separate - the real issue is when there is either a) an animal its associated organ that has been dissected out or b) marsupials with pouch young that may fall out and get mixed up in the future. I would like to be able to put them in separate plastic bags or something of that nature, all in the one jar. Any thoughts or suggestions would be appreciated! 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 talia.karim at colorado.edu Thu Dec 12 16:11:56 2019 From: talia.karim at colorado.edu (Talia S. Karim) Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2019 21:11:56 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Georeferencing for paleo collections workshop announcement Message-ID: <195F4010-CE53-42DE-BF97-7F6DE7724F84@colorado.edu> The iDigBio Paleo Digitization Working Group is now accepting applications to attend a workshop focused on georeferencing for paleo collections, to be held in Salt Lake City April 27-29, 2020. This workshop is sponsored by iDigBio and funding for travel to Salt Lake City may be available. To apply, please fill out this application by Friday, January 10, 2020. About the workshop: As the paleo collections community wraps up several TCNs we recognize that a significant amount of digitization work remains to be done and that georeferencing is one of the next big roadblocks. Across all collection types, there are major issues with the quality of georeference data currently available on biodiversity data aggregators such as iDigBio and GBIF. For paleo collections, there are additional issues related to applying existing georeferencing workflows in the paleontological context, as well as to sharing georeference data publicly. This workshop will take advantage of the momentum catalyzed by ADBC funding in the paleontological collections community to address critical issues related to georeferencing workflows and georeferencing data quality. We will bring representatives from the paleo TCNs/PENs together with participants representing perspectives external to the existing ADBC community, to: 1. Address the lack and poor quality of specimen georeference data shared on biodiversity aggregators, e.g. the iDigBio Portal, by determining recommendations for the paleo collections community on best practices and workflows for generating and sharing this data. 2. Identify technical barriers to implementing these recommendations and discuss a strategy for communicating them to standards organizations, aggregators, collection management software solutions, and georeferencing software tools. 3. Disseminate the findings of this workshop widely, both within the paleo collections community (including to collectors) and as a resource discoverable by other domains. Findings will include a ?toolkit? to share the recommendations on best practices and workflows determined by this workshop. 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Not *A Tale of Two Cities* or *Great Expectorations*? *A Christmas Carol* suited my night?s aspirations. Not a creature was stirring in holly-tree or thicket (Though, out toward the hearth, I did hear a cricket). When, out on the drive, there arose such commotion I sprang to my feet (pure poetry in motion) And away to the window I flew like The Flash, Tore open the shutters, and threw up the sash. The moon on the breast of the newly plowed snow Reminded me that my car was buried below. When, what to my watering eyes should appear, But a Victorian sleigh and eight steampunk reindeer. More rapid than vultures the coursers they flew As if food, glorious food, had just come into view. But? the little old driver? he looked just like Scrooge! What was the meaning of this subterfuge? And then in a twinkling (he moved fast for a geezer) Standing in front of me was old Ebenezer. ?What?s the meaning of this?? I sputtered, afright. Eb said ?You?re due for some visits tonight. Your museum is in for a strange trip?stand fast!? And then I saw the spectre of Museums Past. Such lovely old places! And oh, so attractive! No bells, no whistles, and no interactives! The light was all golden. The cases were glass. So much to see, and so much room to pass. There were labels aplenty, all tidy and neat. You had to admit: it all looked very sweet. But, before I could dwell on this scene, oh, so pleasant, It was replaced by the ghost of Museums Present. The exhibits were spacious, but the objects were few (and down in the caf?, there was coffee to brew). The labels I saw I could not comprehend But at least they were worded so not to offend. There were directors, vice directors, vice-vice directors galore, But the collection care staffing was, well, very poor. ?Where are the specimens?? I asked with concern As to old Ebenezer I slowly did turn. He just shook his head, then picked up a hatchet ?They all have to go,? he said, ?Sorry ?bout that, Cratchit.? The image then changed, and I was feeling quite numb. It was the much-dreaded specter of Museums Yet to Come. The hallways were vast, the floors were all sparkling, And visitors paid for both admission and parking. It was all automated: there was no need for staff. Just a couple of robots (they were named Riff and Raff). The things on exhibit all seemed newly minted As well they should?they were all 3D printed. A lone curator appeared, with a face oh, so grim: The museum had just pink-slipped poor old Tiny Tim! Something had to be done in this bleak house, indeed, Hard times or not, the museum was in need. Was this really the future, with exhibitions so dull, Trapped in a boring, intellectual lull? We mustn?t forget what museums are at heart-- Sharing objects with people is our greatest of arts. This old curiosity shop could not come to an end! So? I called on the Santaphone to our mutual friend. St Entropy answered my plea like an ace And, being all magic, showed up at our place Within seconds of hearing the chimes of the call, Bringing with him, not some of our memories, but all! He brought back dioramas, and returned the text, And all the collections and curators next. The ledgers, the labels, the tags, and the cases Were all instantly back in their long-standing places. The heart of the museum was restored in the clinch. (I might have read Dickens, but the Saint read *The Grinch*). And being a Saint, he gave Scrooge a ride, To wherever it is that old Scrooges abide. They sprang to the sleigh and both gave a whistle As together they flew like the down of a thistle. I heard them exclaim (as is worth recollection) ?The key to the future is to use the collection!? And they and their dear deer called out as they flew, ?Merry Christmas to all?and to all museums, too!? *John Simmons and Sally Shelton wish all two of our supporters the happiest of holiday seasons on this occasion, the thirtieth of these poems. * *See what you?ve encouraged?* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jbandjb at live.com Fri Dec 13 13:44:07 2019 From: jbandjb at live.com (James and Judy Bryant) Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2019 18:44:07 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Its that time of year again... In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Brilliant! Rest assured you have at least 3 supporters! James Bryant SOJOURN Science - Nature - Education Santa Fe, NM https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-bryant-0598a940/ On Dec 13, 2019, at 6:28 AM, John E Simmons > wrote: In Which St. Entropy Becomes Confounded by Literary Conjunctions ?Twas the night before Christmas, with nothing crepusculous Except for a few daring, tiny Mus musculus. Throughout the museum, from basement to attic, All was quiet and peaceful, with no hint of static. The stockings were stuffed in the chimney with care In hopes of impeding incoming cold air. The curators were nestled all snug, just like chickens, As I settled down with my copy of Dickens. Not A Tale of Two Cities or Great Expectorations? A Christmas Carol suited my night?s aspirations. Not a creature was stirring in holly-tree or thicket (Though, out toward the hearth, I did hear a cricket). When, out on the drive, there arose such commotion I sprang to my feet (pure poetry in motion) And away to the window I flew like The Flash, Tore open the shutters, and threw up the sash. The moon on the breast of the newly plowed snow Reminded me that my car was buried below. When, what to my watering eyes should appear, But a Victorian sleigh and eight steampunk reindeer. More rapid than vultures the coursers they flew As if food, glorious food, had just come into view. But? the little old driver? he looked just like Scrooge! What was the meaning of this subterfuge? And then in a twinkling (he moved fast for a geezer) Standing in front of me was old Ebenezer. ?What?s the meaning of this?? I sputtered, afright. Eb said ?You?re due for some visits tonight. Your museum is in for a strange trip?stand fast!? And then I saw the spectre of Museums Past. Such lovely old places! And oh, so attractive! No bells, no whistles, and no interactives! The light was all golden. The cases were glass. So much to see, and so much room to pass. There were labels aplenty, all tidy and neat. You had to admit: it all looked very sweet. But, before I could dwell on this scene, oh, so pleasant, It was replaced by the ghost of Museums Present. The exhibits were spacious, but the objects were few (and down in the caf?, there was coffee to brew). The labels I saw I could not comprehend But at least they were worded so not to offend. There were directors, vice directors, vice-vice directors galore, But the collection care staffing was, well, very poor. ?Where are the specimens?? I asked with concern As to old Ebenezer I slowly did turn. He just shook his head, then picked up a hatchet ?They all have to go,? he said, ?Sorry ?bout that, Cratchit.? The image then changed, and I was feeling quite numb. It was the much-dreaded specter of Museums Yet to Come. The hallways were vast, the floors were all sparkling, And visitors paid for both admission and parking. It was all automated: there was no need for staff. Just a couple of robots (they were named Riff and Raff). The things on exhibit all seemed newly minted As well they should?they were all 3D printed. A lone curator appeared, with a face oh, so grim: The museum had just pink-slipped poor old Tiny Tim! Something had to be done in this bleak house, indeed, Hard times or not, the museum was in need. Was this really the future, with exhibitions so dull, Trapped in a boring, intellectual lull? We mustn?t forget what museums are at heart-- Sharing objects with people is our greatest of arts. This old curiosity shop could not come to an end! So? I called on the Santaphone to our mutual friend. St Entropy answered my plea like an ace And, being all magic, showed up at our place Within seconds of hearing the chimes of the call, Bringing with him, not some of our memories, but all! He brought back dioramas, and returned the text, And all the collections and curators next. The ledgers, the labels, the tags, and the cases Were all instantly back in their long-standing places. The heart of the museum was restored in the clinch. (I might have read Dickens, but the Saint read The Grinch). And being a Saint, he gave Scrooge a ride, To wherever it is that old Scrooges abide. They sprang to the sleigh and both gave a whistle As together they flew like the down of a thistle. I heard them exclaim (as is worth recollection) ?The key to the future is to use the collection!? And they and their dear deer called out as they flew, ?Merry Christmas to all?and to all museums, too!? John Simmons and Sally Shelton wish all two of our supporters the happiest of holiday seasons on this occasion, the thirtieth of these poems. See what you?ve encouraged? _______________________________________________ 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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Rest assured you have at least 3 supporters! > > James Bryant > SOJOURN Science - Nature - Education > Santa Fe, NM > https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-bryant-0598a940/ > > > On Dec 13, 2019, at 6:28 AM, John E Simmons > wrote: > > *In Which St. Entropy Becomes Confounded by Literary Conjunctions* > > > ?Twas the night before Christmas, with nothing crepusculous > Except for a few daring, tiny *Mus musculus*. > Throughout the museum, from basement to attic, > All was quiet and peaceful, with no hint of static. > The stockings were stuffed in the chimney with care > In hopes of impeding incoming cold air. > The curators were nestled all snug, just like chickens, > As I settled down with my copy of Dickens. > Not *A Tale of Two Cities* or *Great Expectorations*? > *A Christmas Carol* suited my night?s aspirations. > Not a creature was stirring in holly-tree or thicket > (Though, out toward the hearth, I did hear a cricket). > When, out on the drive, there arose such commotion > I sprang to my feet (pure poetry in motion) > And away to the window I flew like The Flash, > Tore open the shutters, and threw up the sash. > The moon on the breast of the newly plowed snow > Reminded me that my car was buried below. > When, what to my watering eyes should appear, > But a Victorian sleigh and eight steampunk reindeer. > More rapid than vultures the coursers they flew > As if food, glorious food, had just come into view. > But? the little old driver? he looked just like Scrooge! > What was the meaning of this subterfuge? > And then in a twinkling (he moved fast for a geezer) > Standing in front of me was old Ebenezer. > ?What?s the meaning of this?? I sputtered, afright. > Eb said ?You?re due for some visits tonight. > Your museum is in for a strange trip?stand fast!? > And then I saw the spectre of Museums Past. > Such lovely old places! And oh, so attractive! > No bells, no whistles, and no interactives! > The light was all golden. The cases were glass. > So much to see, and so much room to pass. > There were labels aplenty, all tidy and neat. > You had to admit: it all looked very sweet. > But, before I could dwell on this scene, oh, so pleasant, > It was replaced by the ghost of Museums Present. > The exhibits were spacious, but the objects were few > (and down in the caf?, there was coffee to brew). > The labels I saw I could not comprehend > But at least they were worded so not to offend. > There were directors, vice directors, vice-vice directors galore, > But the collection care staffing was, well, very poor. > ?Where are the specimens?? I asked with concern > As to old Ebenezer I slowly did turn. > He just shook his head, then picked up a hatchet > ?They all have to go,? he said, ?Sorry ?bout that, Cratchit.? > The image then changed, and I was feeling quite numb. > It was the much-dreaded specter of Museums Yet to Come. > The hallways were vast, the floors were all sparkling, > And visitors paid for both admission and parking. > It was all automated: there was no need for staff. > Just a couple of robots (they were named Riff and Raff). > The things on exhibit all seemed newly minted > As well they should?they were all 3D printed. > A lone curator appeared, with a face oh, so grim: > The museum had just pink-slipped poor old Tiny Tim! > Something had to be done in this bleak house, indeed, > Hard times or not, the museum was in need. > Was this really the future, with exhibitions so dull, > Trapped in a boring, intellectual lull? > We mustn?t forget what museums are at heart-- > Sharing objects with people is our greatest of arts. > This old curiosity shop could not come to an end! > So? I called on the Santaphone to our mutual friend. > St Entropy answered my plea like an ace > And, being all magic, showed up at our place > Within seconds of hearing the chimes of the call, > Bringing with him, not some of our memories, but all! > He brought back dioramas, and returned the text, > And all the collections and curators next. > The ledgers, the labels, the tags, and the cases > Were all instantly back in their long-standing places. > The heart of the museum was restored in the clinch. > (I might have read Dickens, but the Saint read *The Grinch*). > And being a Saint, he gave Scrooge a ride, > To wherever it is that old Scrooges abide. > They sprang to the sleigh and both gave a whistle > As together they flew like the down of a thistle. > I heard them exclaim (as is worth recollection) > ?The key to the future is to use the collection!? > And they and their dear deer called out as they flew, > ?Merry Christmas to all?and to all museums, too!? > > > *John Simmons and Sally Shelton wish all two of our supporters the > happiest of holiday seasons on this occasion, the thirtieth of these > poems. * > *See what you?ve encouraged?* > > > _______________________________________________ > 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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Best, Diego Barroso Database Analyst The Department of Plant Biology, Ecology, and Evolution at Oklahoma State University in Stillwater (http://plantbio.okstate.edu) seeks a full-time Database Analyst to begin February 2020 with annual renewals contingent on satisfactory performance through August 2023. The Data Analyst will serve as Data Manager for the NSF-funded herbarium digitization project ?American Crossroads: Digitizing the Vascular Flora of the South-Central United States? (https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1902085). This manager will maintain the project?s centralized database, oversee data synchronization with project portals and repositories, serve as the system administrator for the centralized web portal, provide overall quality control of images and crowdsourced data, ensure that workflows and data management protocols meet project standards for data preservation and data quality, work with contracted technical developers, and conduct training workshops on data management. The manager will work closely with the project?s Technical Innovator and Project Manager (at the lead institution, Botanical Research Institute of Texas) on data-related tasks and will report to Dr. Mark Fishbein at Oklahoma State University. The project is an inter-institutional collaboration (TORCH: Texas Oklahoma Regional Consortium of Herbaria) among Oklahoma State University, Botanical Research Institute of Texas, University of Texas at Austin, University of Oklahoma, and Texas A&M University. Specific responsibilities include: 1) manage user accounts; 2) assist the Project Manager in creating workflow documentation; 3) monitor and ensure data and image quality; 4) provide workflow training (online and in person) to project participants; 5) provide technical support to project participants; 6) assist with importing existing specimen data and images into the TORCH web portal; 7) integrate data and images with external aggregators (e.g., iDigBio, GBIF, JSTOR); 8) assist the Project Manager in generating reports; 9) travel to participating herbaria for training sessions and to periodic meetings of senior project personnel. Required competencies: written and oral communication, problem solving, organization, working on teams with different skill levels and learning curves, working with team members from diverse backgrounds and social groups. Desired skills: data management; SQL; data cleaning (OpenRefine, etc); scripting (e.g., Python, PHP); Linux; Darwin Core and related data standards; cross-walking data between different standards; image processing software (e.g., Adobe Lightroom); familiar with tools for syncing files (e.g., rsync, Dropbox); georeferencing. Minimum Qualifications: B.S. in Computer Science, Museum Science, or related field, plus one year of experience in data management for natural history collections. Desired qualifications: M.S. in Computer Science, Museum Science, or related field All applications should be submitted online at jobs.okstate.edu referencing requisition number req7612. Include 1) cover letter, 2) r?sum? or curriculum vitae, 3) names and contact information for three references, 4) transcripts. Candidates from groups underrepresented in science and academia are especially encouraged to apply. Review of applications will begin January 3, 2020 and continue until position is filled, contingent upon availability of funding. Contact information: Mark Fishbein, mark.fishbein at okstate.edu, 405-744-4757. Oklahoma State University, as an equal opportunity employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding non-discrimination and affirmative action. Oklahoma State University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all individuals and does not discriminate based on race, religion, age, sex, color, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, disability, or veteran status with regard to employment, educational programs and activities, and/or admissions. For more information, visit https:///eeo.okstate.edu. From cjohnson at amnh.org Mon Dec 16 09:43:09 2019 From: cjohnson at amnh.org (Christine Johnson) Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2019 14:43:09 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Its that time of year again... In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Always fantastic. Thank you for sharing. Chris From: Nhcoll-l On Behalf Of James and Judy Bryant Sent: Friday, December 13, 2019 1:44 PM To: John E Simmons Cc: NHColl Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] Its that time of year again... EXTERNAL SENDER Brilliant! Rest assured you have at least 3 supporters! James Bryant SOJOURN Science - Nature - Education Santa Fe, NM https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-bryant-0598a940/ On Dec 13, 2019, at 6:28 AM, John E Simmons > wrote: In Which St. Entropy Becomes Confounded by Literary Conjunctions ?Twas the night before Christmas, with nothing crepusculous Except for a few daring, tiny Mus musculus. Throughout the museum, from basement to attic, All was quiet and peaceful, with no hint of static. The stockings were stuffed in the chimney with care In hopes of impeding incoming cold air. The curators were nestled all snug, just like chickens, As I settled down with my copy of Dickens. Not A Tale of Two Cities or Great Expectorations? A Christmas Carol suited my night?s aspirations. Not a creature was stirring in holly-tree or thicket (Though, out toward the hearth, I did hear a cricket). When, out on the drive, there arose such commotion I sprang to my feet (pure poetry in motion) And away to the window I flew like The Flash, Tore open the shutters, and threw up the sash. The moon on the breast of the newly plowed snow Reminded me that my car was buried below. When, what to my watering eyes should appear, But a Victorian sleigh and eight steampunk reindeer. More rapid than vultures the coursers they flew As if food, glorious food, had just come into view. But? the little old driver? he looked just like Scrooge! What was the meaning of this subterfuge? And then in a twinkling (he moved fast for a geezer) Standing in front of me was old Ebenezer. ?What?s the meaning of this?? I sputtered, afright. Eb said ?You?re due for some visits tonight. Your museum is in for a strange trip?stand fast!? And then I saw the spectre of Museums Past. Such lovely old places! And oh, so attractive! No bells, no whistles, and no interactives! The light was all golden. The cases were glass. So much to see, and so much room to pass. There were labels aplenty, all tidy and neat. You had to admit: it all looked very sweet. But, before I could dwell on this scene, oh, so pleasant, It was replaced by the ghost of Museums Present. The exhibits were spacious, but the objects were few (and down in the caf?, there was coffee to brew). The labels I saw I could not comprehend But at least they were worded so not to offend. There were directors, vice directors, vice-vice directors galore, But the collection care staffing was, well, very poor. ?Where are the specimens?? I asked with concern As to old Ebenezer I slowly did turn. He just shook his head, then picked up a hatchet ?They all have to go,? he said, ?Sorry ?bout that, Cratchit.? The image then changed, and I was feeling quite numb. It was the much-dreaded specter of Museums Yet to Come. The hallways were vast, the floors were all sparkling, And visitors paid for both admission and parking. It was all automated: there was no need for staff. Just a couple of robots (they were named Riff and Raff). The things on exhibit all seemed newly minted As well they should?they were all 3D printed. A lone curator appeared, with a face oh, so grim: The museum had just pink-slipped poor old Tiny Tim! Something had to be done in this bleak house, indeed, Hard times or not, the museum was in need. Was this really the future, with exhibitions so dull, Trapped in a boring, intellectual lull? We mustn?t forget what museums are at heart-- Sharing objects with people is our greatest of arts. This old curiosity shop could not come to an end! So? I called on the Santaphone to our mutual friend. St Entropy answered my plea like an ace And, being all magic, showed up at our place Within seconds of hearing the chimes of the call, Bringing with him, not some of our memories, but all! He brought back dioramas, and returned the text, And all the collections and curators next. The ledgers, the labels, the tags, and the cases Were all instantly back in their long-standing places. The heart of the museum was restored in the clinch. (I might have read Dickens, but the Saint read The Grinch). And being a Saint, he gave Scrooge a ride, To wherever it is that old Scrooges abide. They sprang to the sleigh and both gave a whistle As together they flew like the down of a thistle. I heard them exclaim (as is worth recollection) ?The key to the future is to use the collection!? And they and their dear deer called out as they flew, ?Merry Christmas to all?and to all museums, too!? 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URL: From neumann at snsb.de Wed Dec 18 09:24:02 2019 From: neumann at snsb.de (Dirk Neumann) Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2019 15:24:02 +0100 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] production slot for large stopper jars planned for summer 2020 Message-ID: <60e7f3ba-5ccd-73ee-f4d7-100ae38b7160@snsb.de> Dear all, St?lzle Oberglas Vienna announced last week that they plan to produce large stopper jars for summer 2020. The jars should be available in North America via the Stoelzle branch in New York, shipping costs may not be too extensive, as jars may be supplied via regular sea freight to the US branch from Europe. Sizes & prices as forwarded by Antonia Karamat / St?lzle are: 200x400mm => 137,5 EURO / jar 200x600mm => 137,5 Euro/ jar 240x600mm => 333,5 Euro/ jar 240x700mm => 333,5 Euro/ jar In the past, production of jars required a threshold of 200 orders per jar/size, which normally can be reached easily, if few collections team up (as we did the recent years). If these tall and wide borosilicate jars would be appealing for your collection, please contact & arrange with Antonia Karamat directly. STOELZLE-OBERGLAS GmbH Keisslergasse 26-28 A-1140 Vienna Phone:? +43 1 41565 751 Mobile: +43 664 504 84 96 Fax: +43 1 41565 780 E-Mail:Antonia.Karamat at stoelzle.com Happy holidays and all the best for 2020 Dirk -- 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 karsten.goedderz at cetaf.org Thu Dec 19 07:33:21 2019 From: karsten.goedderz at cetaf.org (karsten.goedderz at cetaf.org) Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2019 13:33:21 +0100 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] CETAF E-SCORE Award for Excellence in Research Based on Natural Science Collections - First Edition 2020 Message-ID: <005101d5b668$7fa82e40$7ef88ac0$@cetaf.org> Dear all, CETAF is launching a new initiative to reward early-career researchers, within the fields of taxonomy, biodiversity and geodiversity science, who base their research on natural science collections. E-SCORE - Excellence in Scientific Collections-based Research, is a celebration of the new generation of scientists who have shown dedication to the use of collections that help document, describe and understand life on earth, and the processes that have shaped it. The award also celebrates the United Nations endorsed International Day for Biological Diversity, which falls annually on the 22nd of May to commemorate the 1992 adoption of the Convention on Biological Diversity. CETAF will award E-SCORE for the first time in 2020 to mark the end of the UN International Decade of Biodiversity. The foundations of E-SCORE are the natural-scientific collections that are hosted, preserved and curated in research organisations across the European Community and in associated countries with CETAF member institutions. The research staff of these institutions explore and document diversity in nature. The knowledge they collectively build provides a foundation on which policies and initiatives for nature conservation and the protection of natural resources are based. By awarding E-SCORE, CETAF wishes to highlight the significance of collections-based research in the fight against biodiversity loss and climate change. FEATURES The prize will be given annually and consists of three parts: * A cash prize of 1,000 ?; * Financial support (up to 1,000 ?) to facilitate a scientific visit of the Award Winner to one of the CETAF institutes ; * An invitation to the next CETAF Governing Board meeting for a (virtual) presentation of the winning research. For more information, including eligibility criteria and the application form, go to the CETAF website . Please spread this announcement widely in your networks and encourage all deserving young researchers to participate! Karsten G?dderz Project Coordinator CETAF, AISBL +32 (0) 2 627 42 50 karsten.goedderz at cetaf.org CONSORTIUM OF EUROPEAN TAXONOMIC FACILITIES c/o Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences rue Vautier, 29 1000, Brussels. Belgium www.cetaf.org Exploring and documenting diversity in nature Disclaimer: The information contained in this e-mail message it is privileged, confidential, and protected from disclosure. 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We will hold the workshop at the *California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco from 12-14 March, 2020.* We have a fantastic line-up of speakers, hands-on demonstrations, and panel discussions, including a keynote talk by genomicist Dr. Ed Green, who was the first to sequence the complete Neanderthal genome. Admission to the Cal Academy public exhibits and NightLife event (21+) on Thursday 12th is included in the workshop registration. Please follow the link below to see the full schedule and to register. Feel free to contact me directly if you have any questions. https://www.calacademy.org/imls-museum-genomics-workshop-2020 We hope to see you there! -- Kim Ballare, PhD Post-Doctoral Scholar, Paleogenomics Lab University of California, Santa Cruz lab website: https://pgl.soe.ucsc.edu/ e-mail: kballare at ucsc.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From c.kamcke at 3landesmuseen.de Fri Dec 20 05:45:21 2019 From: c.kamcke at 3landesmuseen.de (Kamcke, Claudia) Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2019 10:45:21 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Job offer for a taxidermist in Braunschweig, Germany Message-ID: <2ca831c3b7f947a4b1a89049a660bf97@3landesmuseen.de> Dear all, we have a job offer for a taxidermist in Braunschweig, Germany. Please spread the word and sorry for cross postings! Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays all! Claudia [3LM_Logo_4C_regular] The State Natural History Museum of the 3Landesmuseen in Braunschweig is offering a permanent full-time position (39.8 hrs/week). Zoological taxidermist/preparator, specializing in mammals (m/f/d) Responsibilities: The position is based in the vertebrate collection and exhibit of the State Natural History Museum (SNHM) and includes the following specific tasks: ? independent planning and realization of zoological taxidermy and conservational work for specific scientific problems and exhibition projects ? independent planning, realization and documentation of complex conservation and restoration of unique historical specimen and type specimen ? monitoring of and care for the collections and exhibits, especially of the dioramas, also including object loans, and with attention to preventative conservation and Integrated Pest Management ? digitization of the collection, participation in the setup and maintenance of the database ? participation in installation and de-installation of exhibitions ? participation in emergency planning ? passing on knowledge in training and further education ? preparation and execution of activities in education, exhibitions and public relations Qualifications Required education and experience: ? degree or vocational training in zoological taxidermy/preparation, preparation technician or equivalent. Applications are also accepted if degree is only earned in 2020. ? thorough and comprehensive knowledge of and practical experience in all established preservation and preparation methods and techniques for vertebrates ? expert knowledge of and practical experiences in the restoration and repair of historical, often contaminated, specimen ? expert knowledge of anatomy and morphology of vertebrates ? general knowledge of taxonomy and vertebrate systematics ? thorough expert knowledge of and practical experience in handling natural history collections, including their scientific use, conservational standards, laws and regulations ? thorough knowledge of workplace safety regulations ? good foreign language skills, especially German and English ? familiarity with database systems ? knowledge of and experience in handling optical equipment (microscopes, scanners, photo- and digitization stations) ? valid driver?s license ? physical fitness as well as above-average craftsmanship Preferred qualifications: ? creativity, flexibility, open-mindedness, initiative, and independence ? excellent communication skills and ability to work in a team ? high sense of responsibility and reliability ? preparedness for interdisciplinary cooperation ? preparedness to work on weekends and holidays ? preparedness to attend conferences and further training We are: The 3Landesmuseen are Lower Saxony?s largest national museum group, located in Braunschweig, comprised of the Braunschweig State Museum, the Herzog Anton Ulrich Museum and the State Natural History Museum run by the federal state of Lower Saxony. With almost 270 years of history, the State Natural History Museum is considered one of the oldest natural history museums world-wide. It is responsible for keeping approximately 500,000 specimen, some of which date back to the 17th century. Through scientific research and topical exhibitions, the museum attracts about 70,000 visitors a year. We offer: ? a full-time position and salary according to pay grade 9 TV-L, depending on personal qualifications. Employees covered by collective agreements are also entitled to a yearly bonus (paid on December 1, so-called ?Christmas allowance?) as well as a company pension scheme ? a challenging and varied occupation in a dedicated team ? professional and personal advancement by encouraging personal strengths and further education ? a future-proof position and flexible working hours Severely disabled applicants will be given preference in cases of equal qualifications. In an effort to further equal opportunities, the 3Landesmuseen want to encourage applications by the underrepresented gender in this pay grade. Therefore, applications by men are particularly welcome. Applications from all nationalities are welcome. We are looking forward to work documentation of mounted specimen. We prefer applications by e-mail and ask for a consolidated pdf-file not exceeding 5 MB in size. We would like to point out, that application documents sent in by mail cannot be returned. The documents will be destroyed according to data protection regulations after the conclusion of the application procedure. Please direct your enquiries to Ms. Claudia Kamcke (Tel: +49 531 1225 3300) after January 23, 2020. Please send your applications with compelling documents (CV, certificates) as well as a detailed description of your practical experience to 3Landesmuseen, z. H. Frau Andrea Fleischmann, Museumstra?e 1, 38100 Braunschweig, Tel. +49 531-1225-4300, E-Mail: a.fleischmann at 3landesmuseen.de Application deadline is Febuary 15, 2020. [Eine Institution des Landes Niedersachsen] [Logo Land Niedersachsen_ohne Schriftzug] Claudia Kamcke 3Landesmuseen Staatliches Naturhistorisches Museum Abteilung Wirbellose Tiere, Zoologische Sammlungen, Bibliothek Gau?stra?e 22 D-38106 Braunschweig Tel: + 49 (0)5 31. 12 25 - 33 00 www.naturhistorisches-museum.de www.facebook.com/StaatlichesNaturhistorischesMuseum Bitte denken Sie an die Umwelt, bevor Sie diese E-Mail ausdrucken. [NEU-3LM+SNHM+ILN_Logo_RGB klein] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image004.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 7098 bytes Desc: image004.jpg URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Name: 2019-12-20_Taxidermist SNHM_job_posting_engl.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 87803 bytes Desc: 2019-12-20_Taxidermist SNHM_job_posting_engl.pdf URL: From cwthomp at umich.edu Sun Dec 22 14:44:15 2019 From: cwthomp at umich.edu (Cody Thompson) Date: Sun, 22 Dec 2019 14:44:15 -0500 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Call for Nominations | 16th Annual Early Career Scientists Symposium | University of Michigan In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: *CALL FOR NOMINATIONS* *16TH ANNUAL EARLY CAREER SCIENTISTS SYMPOSIUM* *-Natural History Collections: Drivers of Innovation-* The Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Michigan invites nominations of outstanding scientists early in their careers to participate in an exciting symposium about innovative and unconventional uses of biological collections across scientific disciplines. The symposium events will take place from 13-15 March 2020, on the campus of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. Eight early career scientists will be selected to present their work and generate intriguing discussions at the 2020 ECSS symposium. In addition, two keynote speakers will be featured in the symposium. We welcome nominations of early career scientists who study and utilize natural history collections in new and potentially unexpected ways. We envision this symposium as a way to showcase the often-unrealized opportunities and non-traditional avenues of research that museum collections make possible to the entire scientific community, and emphasize some of the interdisciplinary ways in which collections are being or could be used. We hope to foster a broader understanding and expanded use of the incomparable resource that is a biological collection. This symposium aims to highlight the work of up-and-coming scientists whose research interests span a breadth of disciplines in collections work including but not limited to: comparative genomics, bioengineering, climate change, historical pathogen dynamics, and many, many more. We both advocate for and champion diversity and strongly encourage the nomination of members from groups traditionally underrepresented in science. Early career scientists are considered senior graduate students (who stand to receive their Ph.D. within one year), postdoctoral researchers, and first- or second-year faculty. Research scientists with non-academic positions also are eligible if they are considered "early career" by the timeline established by the previous criteria. A colleague or advisor must provide the nomination. Nomination materials must include a brief letter of recommendation addressing the nominee?s scientific promise and ability to give a compelling talk, nominee?s curriculum vitae, and a brief abstract of the proposed presentation (< 200 words, written by the nominee). Nominations should be sent electronically as a single PDF file to ecss-2020 at umich.edu using the subject line format, ?nominee?s Last Name, First Name ECSS 2020 Nomination?. Review of nominations will begin on *January 7, 2020*. Selected participants will be contacted in mid-January and will have all expenses covered (registration, travel, and accommodation). An official announcement of the slate of speakers will be issued soon thereafter. Information about Early Career Scientist Symposia held in past years can be found at http://sites.lsa.umich.edu/ecss/. For more information, please contact Linda Garcia at garciall at umich.edu. 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Rhue *Collection Manager, Vertebrate Paleontology* *YALE PEABODY MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY* PO Box 208118, New Haven, CT 06520-8118 COURIER-DELIVERIES 170 Whitney Avenue, New Haven, CT 06511 P +1 (203) 432-3748 peabody.yale.edu ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Fox, Marilyn Date: Fri, Dec 6, 2019 at 12:16 PM Subject: [Preplist] Museum Preparator 2 To: Preplist: the Vertebrate Paleontology Preparators' mailing list < preplist at lists.fas.harvard.edu> The Yale Peabody Museum is pleased to announce that we have one open position for a Museum Preparator 2 to assist with preparation of specimens and objects for exhibit in our newly renovated halls. The salary range is in the mid-50?s and this is a 3-year term position for this project. Please read the Required Education and Experience section a bit loosely. While HR has required a degree in a scientific field for the job classification, we will be looking closely at relevant job experience. Please feel free to include examples of your skill sets in your portfolio. http://bit.ly/YaleCareers-59164BR If you are interested in the position, please apply, we would like to fill this position as soon as possible. Please let me know when you have applied for the position at: marilyn.fox at yale.edu 26-Nov-2019 *Preparator* Peabody Museum - Vertebrate Paleontology 59164BR *University Job Title* Museum Preparator 2 *Bargaining Unit* None - Not included in the union (Yale Union Group) *Time Type* Full time *Duration Type* Fixed *If Fixed Duration, Period* 3 years from date of hire *If Fixed Duration, is continuation possible?* Yes *Other Fixed Duration Date* 01-Jan-2023 *Compensation Grade* Administration & Operations *Compensation Grade Profile* Supervisor; Senior Associate (21) *Work Location* Central Campus *Worksite Address* 170 Whitney Avenue New Haven, CT 06511 *Work Week* Standard (M-F equal number of hours per day) *Searchable Job Family* Museum/Curatorial *Total # of hours to be worked:* 37.5 *Position Focus:* Reporting jointly to the Supervisor of the Vertebrate Paleontology Fossil Preparation Lab and the Assistant Director of Exhibitions, the Preparator will prepare, mold and cast, stabilize and repair specimens as part of the renovation of the Museum. Under the guidance of the Lab Supervisor, but with significant initiative, the position will be responsible for selecting the most appropriate tools and techniques to safely reveal relevant information and safeguard the long-term well-being of the specimen. Where needed, the Preparator will reconstruct specimens to maintain their integrity, using appropriate materials and techniques. The position will be responsible for documenting preparation histories for individual specimens, including photography of specimens; creating and updating records the Museum?s collection management database EMu; and, under the guidance of the Lab Supervisor, making exhibition-quality molds and casts of fossils. The Preparator will be required to understand and use Safety Data Sheets and select appropriate personal protective equipment and environmental controls. They will assist in transporting large specimens throughout the department (including West Campus), which will require that they can drive and safely move heavy and delicate specimens. They may be responsible for supervision and training of durational and casual staff, student workers and volunteers in fossil preparation laboratories at both the Peabody Museum and West Campus sites, and for monitoring and reporting on progress against project goals. *Please provide a PDF portfolio with application.* *Essential Duties* 1. Leads the production, installation and maintenance of museum exhibits and dioramas. Works with director and curators in planning and designing installations. Prepares scale drawings and models. 2. Performs historical research and makes recommendations to curators regarding items to be used in exhibits as well as regarding displays and mounts to be fabricated for the exhibit. 3. Responsible for the care and maintenance of permanent exhibits. 4. Designs and fabricates mounts, molds, mats and frames for items or materials contained in a museum collection. Prepares items for display. 5. Oversees staff and outside contractors involved in exhibit, conservation, and repair projects. 6. May perform other duties as assigned. *Required Education and Experience* Bachelor?s Degree in a scientific field and five years preparatory experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience. *Required Skill/Ability 1:* Proven ability to prepare delicate and complex fossil specimens, operate preparation tools, such as: microscopes, air-scribes, hand tools, air abrasive, and other specialized matrix removal devices. Ability to select the correct tool and personal protection equipment (PPE) for the task. *Required Skill/Ability 2:* Demonstrated knowledge of the basic anatomy of the vertebrate skeleton, including ability to anticipate detailed morphological features hidden by matrix. Ability to research literature and comparative material to accurately recreate missing portions of fossil specimens. May require photogrammetry or surface scanning and printing of 3D reconstructions. *Required Skill/Ability 3:* Demonstrated ability with molding and casting techniques and materials. Ability to paint exhibit-quality casts of fossil specimens. Demonstrated ability to draw and sculpt accurate reconstructions. *Required Skill/Ability 4:* Critical thinking ability and ability with written and oral communication. Ability to use digital cameras, prepare preparation records using a PC or Mac, and willingness to learn to enter technical information into the Museum?s relational database, EMu. *Required Skill/Ability 5:* Demonstrated awareness of preventive conservation and archival methods and materials, archival adhesives and consolidants and their uses. *Preferred Education, Experience and Skills:* Experience in, and understanding of, the methods used to safely prepare, stabilize and exhibit fossil materials. Ability to adapt techniques and knowledge to unique situations involving fossil specimens. Welding and armature creation experience a plus. *Physical Requirements* Ability to safely move heavy and delicate objects. *Weekend Hours Required?* *Evening Hours Required?* Occasional *Drug Screen* No *Health Screening* No *Background Check Requirements* All candidates for employment will be subject to pre-employment background screening for this position, which may include motor vehicle, DOT certification, drug testing and credit checks based on the position description and job requirements. All offers are contingent upon the successful completion of the background check. Please visit www.yale.edu/hronline/careers/screening/faqs.html for additional information on the background check requirements and process. *Posting Disclaimer* The intent of this job description is to provide a representative summary of the essential functions that will be required of the position and should not be construed as a declaration of specific duties and responsibilities of the particular position. Employees will be assigned specific job-related duties through their hiring departments. *Affirmative Action Statement:* Yale University considers applicants for employment without regard to, and does not discriminate on the basis of, an individual?s sex, race, color, religion, age, disability, status as a veteran, or national or ethnic origin; nor does Yale discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity or expression. Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 protects people from sex discrimination in educational programs and activities at institutions that receive federal financial assistance. Questions regarding Title IX may be referred to the University?s Title IX Coordinator, at TitleIX at yale.edu, or to the U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights, 8th Floor, Five Post Office Square, Boston MA 02109-3921. Telephone: 617.289.0111, Fax: 617.289.0150, TDD: 800.877.8339, or Email: ocr.boston at ed.gov. *Note* Yale University is a tobacco-free campus Marilyn Fox (marilyn.fox at yale.edu) Chief Preparator, Division of Vertebrate Paleontology Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History 170 Whitney Avenue New Haven CT USA 06511 (mailing address) P O Box 208118 New Haven CT USA 06520-8118 (http://www.peabody.yale.edu) 1-203-432-3747 _______________________________________________ Preplist mailing list Preplist at lists.fas.harvard.edu https://lists.fas.harvard.edu/mailman/listinfo/preplist -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jbandjb at live.com Sun Dec 29 12:31:38 2019 From: jbandjb at live.com (James and Judy Bryant) Date: Sun, 29 Dec 2019 17:31:38 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] envisioning a future Message-ID: Obviously, we have a shared interest in developments at the Smithsonian. NMAH-SI Director Anthea Hartig and her team are apparently doing some serious visioning for their branch of the Institution. Here's a link to a survey they're conducting, should you care to provide some input. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/DKJMXCK James Bryant SOJOURN Science - Nature - Education Santa Fe, NM https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-bryant-0598a940/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jgillette at musnaz.org Tue Dec 31 15:22:02 2019 From: jgillette at musnaz.org (Janet Gillette) Date: Tue, 31 Dec 2019 20:22:02 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Museum of Northern Arizona Paleontology Collections Open for Research and Loans Message-ID: Dear Colleagues, The Museum of Northern Arizona (MNA) is proud to announce the reopening of our paleontology collections. New storage cabinets, purchased under the auspices of an Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Museums for America grant, have been installed and the collections are again available for on-site research and loans. For further information contact Janet Whitmore Gillette at jgillette at musnaz.org Cheers, Janet Janet Whitmore Gillette Natural Science Collections Manager Museum of Northern Arizona 3101 N. Fort Valley Road Flagstaff, AZ 86001 (928) 774-5211 ext. 265 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: