From gnelson at floridamuseum.ufl.edu Mon Feb 3 05:47:16 2020 From: gnelson at floridamuseum.ufl.edu (Nelson,Gil) Date: Mon, 3 Feb 2020 10:47:16 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Biodiversity Summit 2020: Registration and Call for Abstracts now Open In-Reply-To: <41d3f78873e54a6ba68bc89099faa318@exmbxprd01.ad.ufl.edu> References: <41d3f78873e54a6ba68bc89099faa318@exmbxprd01.ad.ufl.edu> Message-ID: <970eb3c2890043a1a0f531653aa90234@exmbxprd01.ad.ufl.edu> We are pleased to announce that registration for Biodiversity Summit 2020 opens 3 February, 12:00 a.m. at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/biodiversity-summit-2020-tickets-85264844445. For more information and to stay abreast of conference planning see: https://www.idigbio.org/content/biodiversity-summit-2020. Registration is free, but all participants must register and display credentials. iDigBio, National Museum of Natural History (NMNH) Smithsonian, GBIF, and TDWG are pleased to distribute this call for abstracts for Biodiversity Summit 2020, to be held in Alexandria, VA USA, 20-25 September 2020. This is a joint conference with three days of pre-conference meetings (20-22 September) and 3 days of plenaries and concurrent sessions. Abstracts for oral and poster presentations are being solicited for 24-25 September. Oral presentation sessions will be 15 minutes each. Please select the preferred conference theme and whether your abstract is for an oral or poster presentation within that theme. Posters may be portrait or landscape in format and cannot exceed 2 feet (61 cm) on the short side and 4 feet (122 cm) on the long side. Deadline for abstract submission is 31 March 2020. There will be no extensions. Please strive to limit your abstract submission to 3500 characters (inclusive of spaces) for the combination of title, authors, affiliations, body, and references. Available conference space coupled with the conference planning team's preference for accommodating all submitters may limit the number of accepted oral presentations for any single presenter. Oral session proposers might be requested to convert to a poster session if space proves critical. There are ten broad themes for the conference. Please be prepared to select the theme that best fits your abstract. Conference organizers will make every effort to accommodate your preferred theme. In cases where logistics make this impossible, we will strive to place your presentation into the most appropriate alternative. 1. Digitization, data mobilization, and use 2. Advances in digitization protocols, techniques, and tools 3. Uses of biodiversity data in education and outreach 4. Impacts of data science on biodiversity informatics 5. Big data and the biodiversity sciences 6. Human diversity and inclusion in the biodiversity sciences 7. Tools and techniques for data analysis and visualization 8. The future of biodiversity informatics 9. Broadening international collaboration 10. Advances in biodiversity data standards We will use Pensoft's ARPHA online publishing platform for abstract submission to Biodiversity Science and Standards (BISS) (https://biss.pensoft.net/), an innovative open access journal for the professional publishing of abstracts. Instructions for Abstract Submission using ARPHA are available at https://www.idigbio.org/wiki/images/8/8a/2020_Instructions_for_Abstract_Submission.pdf. Using BISS will allow us to publish your abstract online at a stable URL. You can see published abstract collections (https://biss.pensoft.net/collections) or look for Biodiversity Summit 2020 (https://biss.pensoft.net/collection/181/) when it comes online. You will be able to link your presentations (slides or posters) to your abstracts following the conference. Sign up for email notifications of newly published BISS content at https://pensoft.net/profile/alerts/edit. Please Note: Registration is free. But, you must register for the conference for your abstract to be reviewed. iDigBio, GBIF, NMNH, and TDWG value the diversity of views, expertise, opinions, backgrounds, and experiences reflected among our partners and the broader biodiversity sciences community. Biodiversity Summit 2020 is committed to providing a safe, productive, and welcoming environment for all conference participants. Participants will be expected to follow iDigBio's Code of Conduct: https://www.idigbio.org/content/idigbio-code-conduct. 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AIBS Public Policy Report AIBS Public Policy Report, Volume 21, Issue 3, February 3, 2020 * AIBS Recommends to Strengthen Research Environment * Research Security: Scientists Arrested as Government Increases Efforts to Protect US Security Interests * Trump Administration Issues Final WOTUS Rule * WHO Warns About Lack of R&D on Antimicrobial Resistance * Lawmakers Introduce Legislation to ?Secure American Leadership? in Science * Day One Project: Prioritize Mass Digitization of Biodiversity Collections * Participate in the 2020 AIBS Congressional Visits Day * Enhance Your Interdisciplinary and Team Science Skills * Short Takes * Job Openings at NSF BIO * Additional Members Added to PCAST * 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. ________________________________ AIBS Recommends to Strengthen Research Environment The American Institute of Biological Sciences provided recommendations for strengthening the American Research Environment to the National Science and Technology Council?s (NSTC) Joint Committee on the Research Environment (JCORE). The recommendations were in response to a Request for Information from JCORE. In a notice published in the Federal Register on November 26, 2019, JCORE requested information 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.? AIBS?s comments focused on opportunities to enhance research rigor and integrity in scientific research. AIBS called for greater support for peer review as a means of promoting scientific rigor and integrity, and expressed concerns about a potential new Executive Order mandating immediate open access to scientific articles. An excerpt reads: ?Peer- or merit- review of research is critical to evaluating research protocols, quality, and reproducibility. The peer-review process is sustained by vibrant professional societies. With additional training, which is possible via professional societies, peer reviewers can play a more integral role in evaluating the ethical dimensions of research. Given the increasingly global nature of science, there is a need for new training related to bias. Federal agencies can help to strengthen the peer-review process by supporting new research on best practices in peer-review and by providing grants and contracts to professional communities to enable them to implement best practices and to provide peer-review training to their communities.? AIBS also shared findings from its 2016 Council meeting on the peer review system and the recent report from the Biodiversity Collections Network on the Extended Specimen Network. In addition, AIBS requested that the federal government ?negotiate and support the implementation of international agreements that support the global exchange of scientific data, such as genetic sequence data, physical specimens, and digital data.? Read the full comments here: https://www.aibs.org/position-statements/20200128_aibs_response_jcore_rfi.html Research Security: Scientists Arrested as Government Increases Efforts to Protect US Security Interests Concerns about and oversight of foreign influence on research and espionage have been rising since 2018. In an August 2018 letter to more than 10,000 research institutions, NIH urged grant applicants and awardees to properly disclose all forms of support and financial interests and launched investigations into NIH-funded investigators who failed to properly disclose foreign financial support. Following this, an April 2019 editorial in BioScience alerted readers that investigations into foreign ties of researchers will likely spread to other agencies and need to be taken seriously. Lawmakers have also made enquiries about the processes and policies in place at agencies to detect and deter foreign threats to research. Legislation intended to address such threats has been introduced in Congress. In January, the chair of Harvard University's Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Dr. Charles M. Lieber, was arrested and criminally charged with making false statements to the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) about his financial relationship with the Chinese government. He is accused of concealing from Harvard, the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and DoD the financial contributions he received from Chinese funders. Dr. Lieber allegedly lied about his participation in a Chinese government-sponsored program, called the Thousand Talents Plan, that seeks to draw foreign-educated scientists to China. Foreign government talent recruitment programs, such as the Thousand Talents Plan, have been flagged by U.S. officials as a security risk. The National Science Foundation issued a strict policy last year barring NSF personnel and Intergovernmental Personnel Act (IPA) assignees from participating in such programs. According to an affidavit written by FBI Special Agent Robert Plumb, Dr. Lieber had established a research lab at China's Wuhan University of Technology (WUT), without disclosing that to Harvard. He had even entered into an agreement to become a ?strategic scientist? at WUT and was receiving financial compensation. Dr. Lieber?s research lab at Harvard focuses on nanoscience. During the period in question, he was the principal investigator on at least six DoD research grants, totaling more than $8 million, and more than $10 million in grants from NIH. ?These grants require the disclosure of significant foreign financial conflicts of interest, including financial support from foreign governments or foreign entities,? according to the U.S. attorney's Office in Massachusetts. In addition to Lieber, two more scientists were criminally charged on January 28. Zaosong Zheng, a Harvard-affiliated cancer researcher was caught leaving the country with cancer research material stolen from a laboratory at Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital in Boston. Yanqing Ye was a researcher at Boston University?s (BU) Department of Physics, Chemistry and Biomedical Engineering before returning to China last year. Ye has been accused of hiding her association with the People?s Liberation Army and carrying out orders from Chinese military officers during her time at BU. Trump Administration Issues Final WOTUS Rule The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have unveiled the final ?Navigable Waters Protection Rule,? also known as the Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule, which defines the wetlands and waterways that are protected under the Clean Water Act (CWA). The final rule is similar to the draft proposed by the Trump administration in December 2018 but includes some clarifications. The new regulation limits the number of wetlands and waterways that would receive federal protections under the CWA. Protections for streams and creeks that flow year-round or intermittently into larger downstream waters in a ?typical year? will remain intact. The rule also maintains protections for territorial seas and traditional navigable waters; some lakes, ponds, and impoundments; and wetlands adjacent to traditionally navigable waters. The new regulation removes protections for ephemeral streams that flow only after heavy rainfall or snowmelt. Ephemeral streams account for more than 18 percent of waterways nationwide, according to the U.S. Geological Survey's National Hydrology Dataset. According to critics of the rule, although such streams often remain dry, during rain fall or snowmelt pollution can be carried downstream into larger waterways. The rule also takes away protections for wetlands without surface water connections to intermittent or perennial streams, which account for 51 percent of the wetlands nationwide. ?EPA and the Army are providing much needed regulatory certainty and predictability for American farmers, landowners and businesses to support the economy and accelerate critical infrastructure projects,? said EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler. ?After decades of landowners relying on expensive attorneys to determine what water on their land may or may not fall under federal regulations, our new Navigable Waters Protection Rule strikes the proper balance between Washington and the states in managing land and water resources while protecting our nation's navigable waters, and it does so within the authority Congress provided.? Last September, the EPA repealed the 2015 rule, throwing out the prior definition of the regulation and bringing protection standards from 1986 back into effect. The new rule, which replaces the 1986 regulations, will likely be met with lawsuits from environmental groups and states. EPA?s Science Advisory Board (SAB) was still in the process of reviewing and weighing in on the proposed rule. According to a draft commentary written by a panel within the SAB, parts of the proposed rule were ?in conflict with established science.? WHO Warns About Lack of R&D on Antimicrobial Resistance Two recent reports by the World Health Organization (WHO) have found that the pipeline for new antibiotic agents is weak and that government intervention is required to address the global threat of drug-resistant microbes. ?Declining private investment and lack of innovation in the development of new antibiotics are undermining efforts to combat drug-resistant infections,? stated WHO. According to a 2019 United Nations report, 700,000 deaths occur annually as a result of antimicrobial resistant infections, and this number is estimated to rise to 10 million by 2050 if the problem is not addressed. According to the new reports, of the 60 products (50 antibiotics and 10 biologics) currently in development globally, only a few target the most critical drug-resistant microbes, while the vast majority ?bring little benefit over existing treatments.? There are, however, 252 pre-clinical candidates targeting 12 ?priority pathogens? that are currently in early stages of testing. But these will require several years before they reach patients. The reports found that research and development (R&D) for antibiotics is primarily performed by small- or medium-sized companies, while large pharmaceutical companies continue to exit the arena as a result of bankruptcies. Investments in antimicrobial treatments by major pharmaceutical companies are diminishing because of the low profitability of antibiotics, which are taken only for a short period of time compared to drugs that treat chronic conditions. ?Never has the threat of antimicrobial resistance been more immediate and the need for solutions more urgent,? says Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of WHO. ?Numerous initiatives are underway to reduce resistance, but we also need countries and the pharmaceutical industry to step up and contribute with sustainable funding and innovative new medicines.? Another report by a private sector coalition called the AMR Industry Alliance suggests that a ?concerning shortfall? in late stage R&D investment to tackle antimicrobial resistance (AMR) means that future global health needs are unlikely to be met. ?The overall investment figure is likely insufficient to deliver the tools needed to address AMR,? the report warns. ?Levels may further decrease in the coming years if governments do not take urgent action to improve antibiotic reimbursement systems and implement new incentives for development.? The Alliance urges collaboration between the public and private sectors to address the global challenge. Lawmakers Introduce Legislation to ?Secure American Leadership? in Science House Science, Space, and Technology Committee Ranking Member Frank Lucas (R-OK) has introduced legislation that would create a long-term strategy for investment in basic research and infrastructure to safeguard American scientific leadership and address climate change. The bill is cosponsored by 11 other Republican lawmakers in the House. The Securing American Leadership in Science and Technology Act (H.R. 5685) aims to tackle two challenges: competition for global scientific leadership that the US is facing from China, which has expanded public R&D funding by more than 50 percent between 2011 and 2016, and climate change. ?If China surpasses us in critical technologies like quantum information science, artificial intelligence, and advanced manufacturing it will have significant implications for our national security, for our economic competitiveness, and for our way of life,? said Lucas. ?The United States must go on the offensive to maintain our scientific and technological leadership.? The bill would double federal investments in basic research over the next ten years at the Department of Energy, the National Science Foundation, the National Institute of Standards and Technology, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The bill would also authorize investments in research infrastructure and support ?an increase in key programs to grow the American pipeline of STEM-capable workers.? Lucas said that climate change needs to be addressed ?in a way that doesn?t raise energy prices and hurt American families and businesses.? He added, ?We need to invest in research that produces next-generation technologies, ensuring America is the leader in producing cleaner and more affordable energy for the world.? Day One Project: Prioritize Mass Digitization of Biodiversity Collections A new report from the Day One Project is calling for the next Administration to make mass digitization of biodiversity collections an immediate priority. The report concludes: ?U.S. biodiversity collections are made up of nearly half a billion specimens that are irreplaceable and mostly unknown. A large-scale digitization program will illuminate these data, making them visible, accessible, and searchable. Digitization will also protect these data in perpetuity so that future researchers and citizens can answer questions not yet asked. To catalyze this mass digitization effort, the next administration should host a White House Summit on Biodiversity Digitization that (1) capitalizes on U.S. science leadership and (2) results in a coordinated digitization plan that will help secure a precious scientific resource the biodiversity holdings of our nation?for generations.? The Day One Project is one of a number of efforts underway in the lead-up to November to articulate and advance priorities for the next Administration, whether that is a second Trump term or someone else. Participate in the 2020 AIBS Congressional Visits Day Join the American Institute of Biological Sciences on April 20-22, 2020 for our annual Congressional Visits Day in Washington, DC. Meet with your members of Congress to help them understand the important role the federal government plays in supporting the biological sciences. Advocate for federal investments in biological sciences research supported by the National Science Foundation and other federal agencies. Participants will complete a communications and advocacy training program provided by AIBS that prepares them to be effective advocates for their science. AIBS also provides participants with background information and materials, as well as arranges meetings with lawmakers. Training program: In conjunction with the 2020 AIBS Congressional Visits Day, AIBS is offering its highly acclaimed Communications Boot Camp for Scientists. This professional development course will be on April 20-21. All participants who complete the course receive priority access to the Congressional Visits Day program and a certificate of completion indicating that they have successfully completed 16 hours of communications training. This professional development program provides practical instruction and interactive exercises designed to help scientists (e.g. researchers, graduate students, administrators, educators) translate scientific information for non-technical audiences and to effectively engage with decision-makers and the news media. For more information about the training program, including pricing, click here. Scientists, graduate students, educators, or other science community members who are interested in advocating for scientific research and education are encouraged to participate in this important event. Express your interest in participating in the event by registering. Registration will close on March 16, 2020. Space is limited and it may not be possible to accommodate the participation of all interested individuals. Register at: https://www.aibs.org/public-policy/congressional_visits_day.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. Early career (graduate student or post-doctoral fellow) biodiversity scientists should consider applying for the travel grants being offered by the Biodiversity Collections Network: https://bcon.aibs.org/2020/01/17/bcon-early-career-travel-awards-for-team-and-interdisciplinary-science-training/ Short Takes * The National Science Foundation?s (NSF) Biological Sciences Directorate (BIO) is soliciting applications for two permanent and two temporary Program Directors in the Division of Integrative Organismal Systems. For the Animal Behavior Program in the Behavioral Systems Cluster, NSF is seeking temporary and permanent Program Directors with a broad background in integrative organismal biology focused on behavior across levels of organization and contexts. For the Integrative Ecological Physiology (IEP) Program of the Physiological and Structural Systems Cluster, NSF is seeking temporary and permanent Program Directors whose background and expertise bridges genetics, functional genomics and physiological ecology. The deadline to submit applications for all those positions is February 13, 2020. * Two more representatives from academia have been added to the President?s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST): Hussein Tawbi, Associate Professor at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, and Theresa Mayer, Vice President for development and research at Purdue University. PCAST is tasked with providing ?policy recommendations on strengthening American leadership in science and technology, building the Workforce of the Future, and supporting foundational research and development across the country.? President Trump established the panel last October, more than two-and-a-half years into his administration. The first seven members on the panel included six industry officials and one representative from academia. Two more members from academia were added back in November: Shannon Blunt, Professor of electrical engineering at the University of Kansas, and Dorota Grejner-Brzezinska, Professor of engineering at the Ohio State University. From the Federal Register The following items appeared in the Federal Register from January 20 to 31, 2020. For more information on these or other recent items, please visit the AIBS Federal Register Resource at www.aibs.org/federal-register-resource/index.html. 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As someone who has worked with collections, your experience includes specimen preparation, documentation and care, along with significant collections management database experience. The museum's commitment to advancing knowledge of our collections is complemented by your experience in public programming. For further information, please see the following link: https://royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/about/our-work/meet-staff/employment/february-28-2020/collections-manager-and-researcher. ______________________________________________________________________________________________ Kasey Lee Senior Conservator and Acting Head of Collections Care and Conservation ROYAL BC MUSEUM Traditional Territory of the Lekwungen (Songhees and Xwsepsum Nations) 675 Belleville Street, Victoria, BC Canada V8W 9W2 T 250 896-0383 KLee at royalbcmuseum.bc.ca | royalbcmuseum.bc.ca Join us on:Facebook | Twitter | Flickr | Instagram On Feb. 14, 2020, we welcome back the family-favourite feature exhibition Wildlife Photographer of the Year. Purchase advance tickets now to see 100 of the world's most dynamic, exquisite and thought-provoking nature photos. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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More information about the course is available at: https://www.aibs.org/events/team_science_event.html *Eligibility:* - Graduate student or post-doctoral fellow. - An individual who works in a clearly articulable way to conduct or enable biodiversity-related research or education. Individuals need not be affiliated with a biodiversity collection. Individuals must be able to travel to Washington, DC, to participate in the April 27-28, 2020 training program. - Individual must pay the course registration fee of $495. For details about the award and application process go to: https://bcon.aibs.org/2020/01/17/bcon-early-career-travel-awards-for-team-and-interdisciplinary-science-training/ Jyotsna Pandey, Ph.D. Public Policy Manager American Institute of Biological Sciences 1201 New York Avenue, NW Suite 420 Washington, DC 20005 Phone: 202-628-1500 x 225 www.aibs.org Follow us on Twitter! @AIBS_Policy -- This message is confidential and should only be read by its intended recipients.? 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The registration deadline of FEBRUARY 14th is coming up fast so we would appreciate you considering this request in due haste :) Please feel free to write to us if you have further questions and if you think you might be able to contribute a talk. Many thanks! James and Matt http://www.spnhc-icomnathist2020.com/s7-2appreciating-the-little-things-in-life-molecular-technologies-driving-new-methodologies-in-specimen-preservation-and-management/ S7.2 Appreciating the little things in life: Molecular technologies driving new methodologies in specimen preservation and management Organisers: Dr James Macklin1, Dr Matthew Ryan2 1Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Ottawa, Canada, 2CABI, Egham, United Kingdom The advent of the genomic age and the technologies that drive it have made an enormous impact on biological research. One of these major impacts has been the ability to identify and study microorganisms both as individual species and in their associated communities. These organisms occupy an incredibly diverse set of habitats and substrates such as water, soil, air, and in association with living systems (plants, animals, fungi, etc.). These microbiomes are now being sampled at an unprecedented rate and there is an urgent need to preserve the environments in which these organisms live to support future study. Natural history collections have been preserving non-living baseline physical evidence for centuries: the specimen. Similarly, botanical gardens, zoos, and aquaria, and more recently germplasm and culture collections have preserved living specimens. One solution to preserving these microbiomes is biobanking using various cryotechnologies, which has become a necessity to preserve important genetic material for later use. However, other solutions to long-term preservation are also required to maintain these microorganisms in matrix. 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Full job ad: https://fhsu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/CAREERS/job/Sternberg/Museum-Collections-Manager---Sternberg-Museum_R-02141 _________________________________ Curtis J. Schmidt Zoological Collections Manager Sternberg Museum of Natural History Instructor Department of Biological Sciences Fort Hays State University 3000 Sternberg Drive Hays, KS 67601 785-650-2447 (cell) ________________________________ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bwatts at brit.org Wed Feb 5 17:13:45 2020 From: bwatts at brit.org (Brandy Watts) Date: Wed, 5 Feb 2020 22:13:45 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Recommended Methods fo Digitizing 35mm negative, slide, and print material Message-ID: <4E04A820-6959-415D-8CFC-EF79E4F43A85@brit.org> Dear All, We are in the process of strategizing the best ways to scan 35mm: negatives (10,000), slides (150,000), and prints (10,000). The negatives and prints are Kodak black/white and the slides are Kodak Ektachrome (color). The prints are actually affixed to 3in x 5.5in envelopes with notes written above/ beside the prints. If you have particular methods, hardware, or resources that you recommend, please let me know. Thank you! Brandy Watts | Librarian | BRIT | 817.332.4441 x 271 |817.463.4102 direct | 817.332.4112 fax | BRIT.org | 1700 University Dr., Fort Worth, TX 76107-3400 USA | Think Before You Print -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ruthensteiner at snsb.de Thu Feb 6 05:13:30 2020 From: ruthensteiner at snsb.de (Bernhard Ruthensteiner) Date: Thu, 6 Feb 2020 11:13:30 +0100 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Recommended Methods fo Digitizing 35mm negative, slide, and print material In-Reply-To: <4E04A820-6959-415D-8CFC-EF79E4F43A85@brit.org> References: <4E04A820-6959-415D-8CFC-EF79E4F43A85@brit.org> Message-ID: <2e24b509-67c1-9d9f-5825-c4fb950578f3@snsb.de> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jpandey at aibs.org Thu Feb 6 12:38:00 2020 From: jpandey at aibs.org (Jyotsna Pandey) Date: Thu, 6 Feb 2020 12:38:00 -0500 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Develop the Skills to Become Effective Team Scientists In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: *Enabling Interdisciplinary and Team Science: A Professional Development Program from AIBS* Reports abound from professional societies, the Academies, government agencies, and researchers calling attention to the fact that science is increasingly an 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 (AIBS) is responding to this call with a new program for scientists, educators, and individuals who work with or participate in scientific teams. Team science is increasingly common in 21st century biological, life, and environmental sciences. Collaboration is no longer limited to sharing ideas with the biologist in the lab next door. The questions confronting science often require teams that may include a mix of computer and information scientists, physical and social scientists, mathematicians, ethicists, policy and management experts, as well as community stakeholders and citizen scientists. Adding to this complexity, teams span programs within organizations, cross organization boundaries to form institutional consortia, and often include international partners. This intensive, two-day, interactive, professional development course was designed by scientists and experts on collaboration and teamwork to provide participants with the knowledge and skills required to become productive and effective members of scientific teams. From its first offering the course has evolved to include a greater focus on team planning and teamwork, and less time allocated to university administration of interdisciplinary teams. Nothing teaches collaboration like practicing collaboration. This is not a course that asks you to learn in isolation. It is a microcosm of scientific collaboration, with extensive hands-on learning as part of a scientific team, with scientific case studies and examples. 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. Participants will develop and hone the skills needed to: - Explain interdisciplinary team science and characteristics of effective scientific teams - Describe how teams work - Recognize competencies and characteristics of effective team leadership - Create effective teams and team culture - Develop a shared vision, mission, plan, and key performance indicators for a scientific team - Identify and assess the right mix of competencies and people needed for a scientific team - Use team tools and processes such as quality improvement cycle and knowledge mapping - Improve team communication and trust 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. We look forward to hearing from you! 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URL: From rickart at umnh.utah.edu Thu Feb 6 14:42:18 2020 From: rickart at umnh.utah.edu (Eric Rickart) Date: Thu, 6 Feb 2020 19:42:18 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Collections Manager, Vertebrate Zoology, Natural History Museum of Utah Message-ID: *Collections Manager, Vertebrate Zoology* Regular Full-Time Salt Lake City, UT, US The Natural History Museum of Utah(UMNH)seeks a Collection Manager for its Vertebrate Zoology collections of approximately 90,000 specimens(44,000 mammals, 23,000 birds, and 23,000 reptiles and amphibians), including dry specimens (study skins & skeletal elements), fluid-preserved specimens (in ethanol), and tissues (in 95% ethanol). The collections are among the largest from the Great Basin and Colorado Plateau regions, and include important material from Mexico, Central America, Australia, southeast Asia, and Pacific Islands. This position is directly supervised by the Curator of Vertebrate Zoology. The Collection Manager will oversee all aspects of the management and utilization of the Museum?s vertebrate zoology collection including processing incoming and outgoing loans, collaborating with NHMU Collections and Research colleagues, facilitating the use of the collection by researchers, and supporting the needs of other NHMU departments including Exhibitions, School Programs, Public Programs, Outreach, Development, Marketing, and Public Relations. The Collection Manager will have primary responsibility for collection maintenance, preparation and integration of new specimens, specimen cataloging, database management, digitization projects, physical improvements, and coordinating the activities of student assistants and volunteers. Other duties include participation in institutional planning, preparation of grant proposals for collection support. The successful applicant may also lead or participate in field and collections-based research, and engage in other areas of professional development. At the Natural History Museum of Utah, we recognize that our strength and sustainability as an organization stem from diversity and inclusion. For this reason, we are committed to fostering equity, recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce that reflects the communities we serve, and empowering staff members in developing an accessible and inclusive work environment. We also place a strong emphasis on providing an exceptional experience to every guest who visits the museum or participates in any of our programs. We believe that everyone, at every level and in all departments, are a critical part of providing this level of experience. Therefore, all staff members receive ongoing training and are expected to consistently contribute to creating exceptional, memorable, and inclusive experiences for our guests, partners, and the community. RESPONSIBILITIES -Cares for the vertebrate collection on a day-to-day basis, including organizing and conserving specimens. Plans and oversees the digitization, rehousing, and movement of the collection as necessary and/or directed by the Curator(s). Assists with the development and implementation of plans and goals for the collection. Facilitates visits by outside researchers using the collection. -Responsible for collection maintenance and documentation including database management, loan processing, and collection digitization. -Plans for collection growth and improvement. Works cooperatively with other collection management staff to achieve the highest level of collection care and productivity across the Museum. -Processes incoming and outgoing specimens and/or materials including new field specimens, donations, exchanges and loans in collaboration with the Registrar. Maintains extensive knowledge concerning specimens in the collections and the organisms they represent. -Supports the planning, installation, and maintenance of temporary and permanent exhibits. Expedites the use of collection of materials for display. -Participates in public and school educational program activities of the Museum including, but not limited to, tours for the public and Museum members, training of Museum volunteers and Gallery Interpreters, engagement with Youth Development Program participants, and participation in public Museum events. -Facilitates outside research visits of scientists using the collection. -Prepares or assists in preparing permits, grant proposals, audit reports, protocols, publications and articles. -Assesses related training needs and coordinates training programs to meet those needs for collections staff, students, and volunteers. Supervises work of part-time staff, students, and volunteers. -Stays abreast of current professional standards and legal or other related changes impacting the collection and makes recommendations for improvement and compliance. -Advocates for natural history collections and effectively communicates their importance to members of the public and the scientific community. -May lead or participate in ongoing or original research related to the collection. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - Bachelor?s degree in a related field plus two years of related experience or equivalency. Demonstrated human relations and effective communication skills also required. - Applicants must demonstrate the potential ability to perform the essential functions of the job as outlined in the position description. PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS M.S. degree in biological sciences with an emphasis in vertebrate zoology (herpetology, ornithology, or mammalogy) or equivalent experience, familiarity and experience with vertebrate zoology collections and their use in research is essential. OTHER INFORMATION Position pen until filled. Submit a current resume and a cover letter describing how your experience, knowledge, and interests qualify you for this position through the University of Utah employment website: https://employment.utah.edu/salt-lake-city-ut/nhmu-collection-manager-vertebrate-zoology/45AA70BFF82E4C9A85B1982E6F0CC0B8/job/ Eric Rickart, PhD Curator of Vertebrate Zoology Natural History Museum of Utah 301 Wakara Way Salt Lake City, UT 84108 (801) 585-7759 From EWheeler at royalbcmuseum.bc.ca Sun Feb 9 15:31:21 2020 From: EWheeler at royalbcmuseum.bc.ca (Wheeler, Erica J RBCM:EX) Date: Sun, 9 Feb 2020 20:31:21 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Job Posting - Palaeontology Collections Manager and Researcher Message-ID: <1581280329709.55941@royalbcmuseum.bc.ca> Dear Colleagues, I am pleased to forward a posting for the position of Palaeontology Collections Manager and Researcher at the Royal BC Museum, in Victoria. Candidates must be eligible to work in Canada. Please follow this link for more information: https://royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/about/our-work/meet-staff/employment/february-28-2020/collections-manager-and-researcher Regards, Erica? ______________________________________________________________________________________________ Erica Wheeler PhD Head of Collections Care and Conservation | Collections Care and Conservation ROYAL BC MUSEUM Traditional Territory of the Lekwungen (Songhees and Xwsepsum Nations) 675 Belleville Street, Victoria, BC Canada V8W 9W2 T 250 480-8369 EWheeler at royalbcmuseum.bc.ca | royalbcmuseum.bc.ca From jpandey at aibs.org Mon Feb 10 09:45:20 2020 From: jpandey at aibs.org (Jyotsna Pandey) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 09:45:20 -0500 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] BCoN Early Career Travel Awards for Team and Interdisciplinary Science Training In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: The Biodiversity Collections Network (BCoN) wants to help prepare biodiversity-related scientists (broadly defined) to be successful members of the community that will build and implement the Extended Specimen Network, as well as other team science endeavors. To this end, BCoN is pleased to announce that it will provide up to four (4) travel grants for early career (graduate student or post-doctoral fellow) biodiversity scientists (broadly defined) to participate in the April 27-28, 2020 American Institute of Biological Sciences' Enabling Interdisciplinary and Team Science training course in Washington, DC. More information about the course is available at: https://www.aibs.org/events/team_science_event.html *Eligibility:* - Graduate student or post-doctoral fellow. - An individual who works in a clearly articulable way to conduct or enable biodiversity-related research or education. Individuals need not be affiliated with a biodiversity collection. Individuals must be able to travel to Washington, DC, to participate in the April 27-28, 2020 training program. - Individual must pay the course registration fee of $495. Applications will be accepted until 5:00 PM Eastern on Friday, *February 21, 2020*. For details about the award and application process go to: https://bcon.aibs.org/2020/01/17/bcon-early-career-travel-awards-for-team-and-interdisciplinary-science-training/ Jyotsna Pandey, Ph.D. Public Policy Manager American Institute of Biological Sciences 1201 New York Avenue, NW Suite 420 Washington, DC 20005 Phone: 202-628-1500 x 225 www.aibs.org Follow us on Twitter! @AIBS_Policy -- This message is confidential and should only be read by its intended recipients.? If you have received it in error, please notify the sender and delete all copies. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From AAnderson at cmnh.org Mon Feb 10 11:05:14 2020 From: AAnderson at cmnh.org (Amber Anderson) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:05:14 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Mystery fossils Message-ID: Hello, We have old loan fossil material in our VP department with no paperwork. The only clue as to their home institution is the prefix MCP FFC. 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We will walk through the Geology code table, discuss how geology relates to locality, add geology to a locality, and talk about the future of geology and "locality attributes". There will be time for questions, so bring those that you have already or add some to the chat as we go along. Be ready to learn all about the different geologic possibilities and maybe even see a dinosaur... Time permitting, we will also delve into other Arctos features that are useful for managing Paleontology and Geology collections. Presenters: Teresa Mayfield-Meyer and Nicole Ridgwell, New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science. When: Tuesday, February 11, 2020 at 3:00pm ET Where: https://idigbio.adobeconnect.com/room Can't Make It?: View archived recordings here https://arctosdb.org/learn/webinars/ 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 abentley at ku.edu Mon Feb 10 14:50:25 2020 From: abentley at ku.edu (Bentley, Andrew Charles) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:50:25 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Biodiversity Crisis - We need your input Message-ID: <53c917cb4c6045248885df4ab9c5ef84@ex13-csf-cr-13.home.ku.edu> The Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections (SPNHC) has convened a committee to consider how the collections and research community can most effectively respond to the global biodiversity crisis highlighted in the IPBES report of May 2019. Your perspective is important and we value your input. Please take a moment to fill out this short online survey which will help set direction for SPNHC: https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftiny.cc%2Fbiocrisis&data=02%7C01%7Cabentley%40ku.edu%7Cc8d2ed4f31574b930d4208d7ade75173%7C3c176536afe643f5b96636feabbe3c1a%7C0%7C0%7C637169081334449191&sdata=desCByFBRk%2B3IeifMjAXOiG0WbPWMaIG02e7yCzJ0SI%3D&reserved=0 Regards, Erica Wheeler, on behalf of the SPNHC Biodiversity Response Committee A : A : A : }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> V V V Andy Bentley Ichthyology Collection Manager University of Kansas Biodiversity Institute Dyche Hall 1345 Jayhawk Boulevard Lawrence, KS, 66045-7561 USA Tel: (785) 864-3863 Fax: (785) 864-5335 Email: abentley at ku.edu http://ichthyology.biodiversity.ku.edu A : A : A : }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> V V V -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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As a Lepidoptera collection, we'd be curious to see what the best practices are for other fluid collections. 3) We'd appreciate advice on suppliers or how to print these in house (preferably with a data matrix code): Adhesive barcodes on the outside of the glass vial or a barcode that can be placed in fluid. Thank you in advance for your help, Laurel Kaminsky Digitization Manager, McGuire Center for Lepidoptera and Biodiversity -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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One is a general question and > another two are related to working with fluid collections (caterpillars in > isopropanol). > > > 1) Does anyone know of a supplier that prints barcodes in one long > coil (one column)? Preferably laminated. Does anyone know of companies that > make barcodes that are perforated? > > > Related to fluid digitization and barcoding: > > 2) Is it best practices to put 2 copies of the barcode on one > lot/specimen? One on the outside of the vial and one in the fluid? As a > Lepidoptera collection, we?d be curious to see what the best practices are > for other fluid collections. > > 3) We?d appreciate advice on suppliers or how to print these in house > (preferably with a data matrix code): Adhesive barcodes on the outside of > the glass vial or a barcode that can be placed in fluid. > > > Thank you in advance for your help, > > Laurel Kaminsky > > Digitization Manager, McGuire Center for Lepidoptera and Biodiversity > > > _______________________________________________ > 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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My contact is Ed August Account Manager | Electronic Imaging Materials, Inc. | barcode-labels.com 20 Forge Street | Keene, NH 03431 | p: (800) 535-6987 | (603) 357-1459 | Standard Terms & Conditions They produce small circular barcode stickers that we put on the bottom of our vials (and store our vials upside down (prevents evaporation, but any bad caps could cause total drainage of ethanol)). The stickers have archival adhesive but have a shelf life prior to use of 1 year (once used, they are supposed to work forever). We also include inside the vial a human readable version of the code. Here's what they look like - scroll to the bottom to see a unit tray of vials: https://www.uaf.edu/museum/collections/ento/projects/ -Derek On Mon, Feb 10, 2020 at 10:54 AM Kaminsky,Laurel < lkaminsky at floridamuseum.ufl.edu> wrote: > Dear Friends and Colleagues, > > > I have a few questions about barcodes. One is a general question and > another two are related to working with fluid collections (caterpillars in > isopropanol). > > > 1) Does anyone know of a supplier that prints barcodes in one long > coil (one column)? Preferably laminated. Does anyone know of companies that > make barcodes that are perforated? > > > Related to fluid digitization and barcoding: > > 2) Is it best practices to put 2 copies of the barcode on one > lot/specimen? One on the outside of the vial and one in the fluid? As a > Lepidoptera collection, we?d be curious to see what the best practices are > for other fluid collections. > > 3) We?d appreciate advice on suppliers or how to print these in house > (preferably with a data matrix code): Adhesive barcodes on the outside of > the glass vial or a barcode that can be placed in fluid. > > > Thank you in advance for your help, > > Laurel Kaminsky > > Digitization Manager, McGuire Center for Lepidoptera and Biodiversity > > > _______________________________________________ > 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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As a Lepidoptera collection, we'd be curious to see what the best practices are for other fluid collections. In our vertebrate collections here at KU we are loath to place anything into the vial that may introduce contaminants that may affect the quality of longevity of the tissue and hence do not put any labels on the inside of the vials. We have been using a Brady tape labeler (https://www.bradyid.com/en-us/product/bmp21-plus) up until now using cryo safe tape medium (https://www.bradyid.com/en-us/family/cps-brus-11830) which is effective for both field and collection labelling of tubes. We have been using it for about 10 years now without any issues in cryogenic storage conditions. However, this system obviously does not lend itself to bulk printing of labels and so, more recently we have been investigating pre-printing these labels using our Specify database software reporting features and a thermal transfer printer (numerous brands available like this - https://www.bradyid.com/retired-printers/ip-printer (Datamax, Epson etc.) that will hold a roll of cryosafe medium. We have been considering these https://www.bradyid.com/en-us/family/cps-3091642 that have both a vial and cap label. 3) We'd appreciate advice on suppliers or how to print these in house (preferably with a data matrix code): Adhesive barcodes on the outside of the glass vial or a barcode that can be placed in fluid. See above. There is also the gold standard option if you can afford it :) - https://www.brookslifesciences.com/products/fluidx-cryo-consumables Hope that helps. Happy to answer any further questions you may have. Andy A : A : A : }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> V V V Andy Bentley Ichthyology Collection Manager University of Kansas Biodiversity Institute Dyche Hall 1345 Jayhawk Boulevard Lawrence, KS, 66045-7561 USA Tel: (785) 864-3863 Fax: (785) 864-5335 Email: abentley at ku.edu http://ichthyology.biodiversity.ku.edu A : A : A : }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> V V V From: Nhcoll-l On Behalf Of Kaminsky,Laurel Sent: Monday, February 10, 2020 1:54 PM To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Barcode supplier question and Barcodes for Fluid Digitization question Dear Friends and Colleagues, I have a few questions about barcodes. One is a general question and another two are related to working with fluid collections (caterpillars in isopropanol). 1) Does anyone know of a supplier that prints barcodes in one long coil (one column)? Preferably laminated. Does anyone know of companies that make barcodes that are perforated? Related to fluid digitization and barcoding: 2) Is it best practices to put 2 copies of the barcode on one lot/specimen? One on the outside of the vial and one in the fluid? As a Lepidoptera collection, we'd be curious to see what the best practices are for other fluid collections. 3) We'd appreciate advice on suppliers or how to print these in house (preferably with a data matrix code): Adhesive barcodes on the outside of the glass vial or a barcode that can be placed in fluid. Thank you in advance for your help, Laurel Kaminsky Digitization Manager, McGuire Center for Lepidoptera and Biodiversity -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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We know about BarTender software (it's what we're using now), and it isn't Mac-compatible, and Mac-compatibility is essential (one reason the thermal printer system takes up so much space is that we have a PC that literally runs only that one program, so in addition to the printer there's a full-size computer, monitor, and keyboard we would be able to get rid of if we find a Mac-compatible option). Many of the Mac-compatible options appear to be strictly for thermal transfer printers, and we want to get rid of our printer. Again, if you have experience with any systems that would let us ditch the PC and thermal transfer printer, recommendations and caveats would be appreciated. Thanks, -- Doug Yanega Dept. of Entomology Entomology Research Museum Univ. of California, Riverside, CA 92521-0314 skype: dyanega phone: (951) 827-4315 (disclaimer: opinions are mine, not UCR's) https://faculty.ucr.edu/~heraty/yanega.html "There are some enterprises in which a careful disorderliness is the true method" - Herman Melville, Moby Dick, Chap. 82 From dssikes at alaska.edu Mon Feb 10 16:32:13 2020 From: dssikes at alaska.edu (Derek Sikes) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 12:32:13 -0900 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Barcode supplier question and Barcodes for Fluid Digitization question In-Reply-To: References: <1581364435119.88637@floridamuseum.ufl.edu> Message-ID: Doug, We use BarTender on a Mac using Parallels software to emulate a PC environment. We use a freeware app that lets us print from BarTender to PDF so I can then print the PDF from within the Mac environment. Matthew Buffington was raving about 200g HP double sided gloss brochure paper. He wrote: "We use a Brother 4000 series color laser printer, and print on HP double sided gloss brochure paper, 200g. The thickest they make. Its calendared for smoothness; its archival; the ?toner? is actually polymerized to the surface of the paper, making it near impossible to scrape off. We have tested it in ethanol, PG, and water; the toner does not come off like standard toner. Finally, we are able to print at 3pt font (Helvetica) with no loss in resolution. A single black cartridge (ca. 80$ USD) will print several hundred pages of labels before replacing." We use the above for our 2D matrix code labels for pinned specimens. We order pre-made sticker barcodes for our vials (see earlier email in this thread). -Derek On Mon, Feb 10, 2020 at 12:26 PM Doug Yanega wrote: > While I can't answer Laurel's question, while we're on the topic I would > appreciate hearing from folks with experience making bar code labels "in > house" on regular paper and standard printer; for various reasons, we're > finding thermal transfer printing to be more inefficient and costly than > we would like, as well as using up a lot of space we could use for other > purposes, and we're considering finding an alternative that doesn't > require either a special medium (ours costs over 400 dollars a roll) or > a special printer. > > We know about BarTender software (it's what we're using now), and it > isn't Mac-compatible, and Mac-compatibility is essential (one reason the > thermal printer system takes up so much space is that we have a PC that > literally runs only that one program, so in addition to the printer > there's a full-size computer, monitor, and keyboard we would be able to > get rid of if we find a Mac-compatible option). Many of the > Mac-compatible options appear to be strictly for thermal transfer > printers, and we want to get rid of our printer. > > Again, if you have experience with any systems that would let us ditch > the PC and thermal transfer printer, recommendations and caveats would > be appreciated. > > Thanks, > > -- > Doug Yanega Dept. of Entomology Entomology Research Museum > Univ. of California, Riverside, CA 92521-0314 skype: dyanega > phone: (951) 827-4315 (disclaimer: opinions are mine, not UCR's) > https://faculty.ucr.edu/~heraty/yanega.html > "There are some enterprises in which a careful disorderliness > is the true method" - Herman Melville, Moby Dick, Chap. 82 > > _______________________________________________ > Nhcoll-l mailing list > Nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu > https://mailman.yale.edu/mailman/listinfo/nhcoll-l > > _______________________________________________ > NHCOLL-L is brought to you by the Society for the Preservation of > Natural History Collections (SPNHC), an international society whose > mission is to improve the preservation, conservation and management of > natural history collections to ensure their continuing value to > society. See http://www.spnhc.org for membership information. > Advertising on NH-COLL-L is inappropriate. > -- +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Derek S. Sikes, Curator of Insects Professor of Entomology University of Alaska Museum 1962 Yukon Drive Fairbanks, AK 99775-6960 dssikes at alaska.edu phone: 907-474-6278 FAX: 907-474-5469 University of Alaska Museum - search 400,276 digitized arthropod records http://arctos.database.museum/uam_ento_all +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Interested in Alaskan Entomology? Join the Alaska Entomological Society and / or sign up for the email listserv "Alaska Entomological Network" at http://www.akentsoc.org/contact_us -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From abentley at ku.edu Mon Feb 10 17:59:07 2020 From: abentley at ku.edu (Bentley, Andrew Charles) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:59:07 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Barcode supplier question and Barcodes for Fluid Digitization question In-Reply-To: References: <1581364435119.88637@floridamuseum.ufl.edu> Message-ID: <6562ca0dc8db49438b79dd0f2e7a25ff@ex13-csf-cr-13.home.ku.edu> Doug The medium we use for our thermal transfer printer (spun bound polyester) is about $270 a roll of 600 feet from Alpha Systems which we have estimated (with the cost of the ribbon) runs us about 10c per 2 inch label (4 inches wide). You could probably fit about 9 insect labels in the same space so would work out at about 1c per label. Andy ? ? A? :???????????? A? :???????????? A? : ?}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> ??? V??????????????? V??????????????? V Andy Bentley Ichthyology Collection Manager University of Kansas Biodiversity Institute Dyche Hall 1345 Jayhawk Boulevard Lawrence, KS, 66045-7561 USA Tel:?(785) 864-3863 Fax:?(785) 864-5335? Email:?abentley at ku.edu?? http://ichthyology.biodiversity.ku.edu ? ? A? :???????????? A? :???????????? A? : ?}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> ??? V??????????????? V??????????????? V -----Original Message----- From: Nhcoll-l On Behalf Of Doug Yanega Sent: Monday, February 10, 2020 3:27 PM To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] Barcode supplier question and Barcodes for Fluid Digitization question While I can't answer Laurel's question, while we're on the topic I would appreciate hearing from folks with experience making bar code labels "in house" on regular paper and standard printer; for various reasons, we're finding thermal transfer printing to be more inefficient and costly than we would like, as well as using up a lot of space we could use for other purposes, and we're considering finding an alternative that doesn't require either a special medium (ours costs over 400 dollars a roll) or a special printer. We know about BarTender software (it's what we're using now), and it isn't Mac-compatible, and Mac-compatibility is essential (one reason the thermal printer system takes up so much space is that we have a PC that literally runs only that one program, so in addition to the printer there's a full-size computer, monitor, and keyboard we would be able to get rid of if we find a Mac-compatible option). Many of the Mac-compatible options appear to be strictly for thermal transfer printers, and we want to get rid of our printer. Again, if you have experience with any systems that would let us ditch the PC and thermal transfer printer, recommendations and caveats would be appreciated. Thanks, -- Doug Yanega Dept. of Entomology Entomology Research Museum Univ. of California, Riverside, CA 92521-0314 skype: dyanega phone: (951) 827-4315 (disclaimer: opinions are mine, not UCR's) https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https:%2F%2Ffaculty.ucr.edu%2F~heraty%2Fyanega.html&data=02%7C01%7Cabentley%40ku.edu%7Cc834c6ea3eaf406be06308d7ae6feefc%7C3c176536afe643f5b96636feabbe3c1a%7C0%7C0%7C637169668093795254&sdata=zXx2ZxWgo%2BeOC3xBRyG31f9U0Kr7T%2FoNWDaxjGJkLNY%3D&reserved=0 "There are some enterprises in which a careful disorderliness is the true method" - Herman Melville, Moby Dick, Chap. 82 _______________________________________________ Nhcoll-l mailing list Nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmailman.yale.edu%2Fmailman%2Flistinfo%2Fnhcoll-l&data=02%7C01%7Cabentley%40ku.edu%7Cc834c6ea3eaf406be06308d7ae6feefc%7C3c176536afe643f5b96636feabbe3c1a%7C0%7C0%7C637169668093795254&sdata=GWKcMQpIzkk2dITq7V9fhhwIb8eY9b4slL6O7jd%2F%2Fjc%3D&reserved=0 _______________________________________________ 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 https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.spnhc.org&data=02%7C01%7Cabentley%40ku.edu%7Cc834c6ea3eaf406be06308d7ae6feefc%7C3c176536afe643f5b96636feabbe3c1a%7C0%7C0%7C637169668093795254&sdata=%2FpFtG0mXPms9QwYkayBc2PlEgUmYA7XRuDTqnz9nkao%3D&reserved=0 for membership information. Advertising on NH-COLL-L is inappropriate. From neumann at snsb.de Tue Feb 11 02:24:41 2020 From: neumann at snsb.de (Dirk Neumann) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:24:41 +0100 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Biodiversity Crisis - We need your input In-Reply-To: <53c917cb4c6045248885df4ab9c5ef84@ex13-csf-cr-13.home.ku.edu> References: <53c917cb4c6045248885df4ab9c5ef84@ex13-csf-cr-13.home.ku.edu> Message-ID: <285850cc-3f32-2d9b-adc9-0dea12988ab1@snsb.de> Dear all, this call is of utmost importance and I can only urge all to participate in this survey. All should be aware that: - the 2020 Biodiversity targets largely failed, this year the post-2020 Biodiversity targets will be negotiated, including the 2030/2050 Sustainable Development Goals - the post-2020 discussion puts huge pressure on the discussion to include Digital Sequence Information (DSI) under the Nagoya Protocol to deliver the monetary benefits some Developing countries anticipated under 2020 BioDiv-Targets & the NP to materialise. -? non-monetary benefits (as provided by us) are categorised as "nice-to-have", but not really relevant There are two main reasons for this: 1. The contracting Parties (both, NP-Parties and parties of the Biodiversity 2020 Framework) failed to measure "results" and "contributions". Government representatives confirmed this three weeks ago in an official meeting (don't want to give further details here). As a results, especially the contributions of Biodiversity Research remained invisible during the last 10 years (besides accelerated research & increased contributions, e.g. through large scale barcoding projects worldwide) 2. We could have visualised our contributions (and raised our profile), but failed to do so, because we were unaware of the political dimensions our research has on the international political level. The figures and results of this questionnaire are highly relevant - to inform the current political debate, and for us to raise our profile. So please participate and contribute broadly. With best wishes Dirk Am 10.02.2020 um 20:50 schrieb Bentley, Andrew Charles: > > The Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections > (SPNHC) has convened a committee to consider how the collections and > research community can most effectively respond to the global > biodiversity crisis highlighted in the IPBES report of May 2019. > > Your perspective is important and we value your input.? Please take a > moment to fill out this short online survey which will help set > direction for SPNHC: > > https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftiny.cc%2Fbiocrisis&data=02%7C01%7Cabentley%40ku.edu%7Cc8d2ed4f31574b930d4208d7ade75173%7C3c176536afe643f5b96636feabbe3c1a%7C0%7C0%7C637169081334449191&sdata=desCByFBRk%2B3IeifMjAXOiG0WbPWMaIG02e7yCzJ0SI%3D&reserved=0 > > Regards, > > Erica Wheeler, on behalf of the SPNHC Biodiversity Response Committee > > ? ? A? :???????????? A? :???????????? A? : > ?}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> > ??? V??????????????? V??????????????? V > Andy Bentley > Ichthyology Collection Manager > University of Kansas > Biodiversity Institute > > Dyche Hall > 1345 Jayhawk Boulevard > Lawrence, KS, 66045-7561 > USA > > Tel: (785) 864-3863 > Fax: (785) 864-5335 > Email: abentley at ku.edu > > http://ichthyology.biodiversity.ku.edu > > > A? :???????????? A? :???????????? A? : > ?}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> > ??? V??????????????? V??????????????? V > > > _______________________________________________ > 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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I think all of us in the community understand that you can't promote effective assessment or management of biodiversity if you don't know what the organisms are, or where they live, and while I don't doubt for a minute that the people in SPNHC are fully aware of this fundamental need, I do have to wonder why it does not appear anywhere in the survey, when it seems to me that it should be an integral part of the discussion. After all, it's not like this work has been completed, or is anywhere even close to complete - there isn't a natural history collection in the world that has all of its holdings databased, online, AND fully reviewed for accuracy (both accuracy of data, *and* accuracy of identification). Is this not one of the highest priorities we in the collections community need to address in terms of the biodiversity crisis? How useful are our millions upon millions of specimens if we don't know whether we can trust the data, or trust the IDs? 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Prepare to relate your collection?s compelling vision to stakeholders and discuss long-term goals and strategies with administrators. The ?Strategic Planning for Herbaria? course will occur on Fridays from 2:00?3:00 Eastern Daylight Time from April 3?May 15, 2020. We anticipate that the course will require 3?5 hours of work per week, including the 1 hour in-class. The goal is to produce a short (5?10 pages) strategic plan for each represented herbarium. Each plan will address vision, mission, stakeholders, strategies, goals, objectives, evaluation, and sustainability, among other things. The process is at least as valuable as the product, and you might find that the exercises benefit your herbarium in unexpected ways. This is our fourth year offering this course. The course will be capped at 15 participants to ensure adequate opportunities to participate in discussions. We are looking for creative, committed participants who can help us to continue building momentum for this as an annual event. If multiple individuals from an herbarium are interested in participating in the course, we ask that one formally apply and the others participate in the out-of-class exercises and brainstorming sessions. To apply, please fill out this short Google Form (https://forms.gle/VwBabtb3fPc1UUfNA ) by February 28. Admission decisions will be made shortly thereafter. With best regards, Austin Mast (Past-President, Society of Herbarium Curators) and David Jennings (Project Manager, iDigBio) Austin Mast ? Professor ? Department of Biological Science ? 319 Stadium Drive ? Florida State University ? Tallahassee, FL 32306-4295 ? U.S.A. ? (850) 645-1500 ? amast at bio.fsu.edu ? he/him -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From abentley at ku.edu Tue Feb 11 16:44:44 2020 From: abentley at ku.edu (Bentley, Andrew Charles) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 21:44:44 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Albert P Blair field notes Message-ID: Hey Ichthyology peeps I am trying to track down Albert P Blair's field notes if they exist. He did work in Oklahoma in the 1940-70's and most of his collection ended up in the Tulsa collection which is now orphaned. Half of the collection came to KU but the data is somewhat sketchy and I would like to be able to augment and clean it up with the help of these field notes if they exist. Any help much appreciated in tracking these down. Thanks Andy A : A : A : }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> V V V Andy Bentley Ichthyology Collection Manager University of Kansas Biodiversity Institute Dyche Hall 1345 Jayhawk Boulevard Lawrence, KS, 66045-7561 USA Tel: (785) 864-3863 Fax: (785) 864-5335 Email: abentley at ku.edu http://ichthyology.biodiversity.ku.edu A : A : A : }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> V V V -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From abentley at ku.edu Tue Feb 11 17:22:04 2020 From: abentley at ku.edu (Bentley, Andrew Charles) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 22:22:04 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Biodiversity Crisis - We need your input In-Reply-To: <30ba12df-2cd9-31e6-7a14-64d548457d65@ucr.edu> References: <30ba12df-2cd9-31e6-7a14-64d548457d65@ucr.edu> Message-ID: Hi Doug Both very valid points. The taxonomic impediment is however somewhat outside of the scope of what SPNHC as a collections organization can tackle. I see this more as a research-based problem that is beyond our purview. Granted, we can advocate for the increase in taxonomic expertize as it relates to identifying materials in collections to address the biodiversity crisis but funding such an endeavor is outside of our scope of work. Digitization and data cleanup is foremost in everyone's mind and at the heart of SPNHC's mission at the moment and a number of recently released papers have highlighted this - BCoN, etc. It will also be a central tenant of the soon to be released National Academy and IWGSC reports. I guess we were trying to explore OTHER ways in which SPNHC could tackle this crisis beyond the existing measures - not to say that this is not something that needs to continue to be at the bleeding edge of what we do. Thanks for your input and we will definitely keep this in mind when collating results for dissemination. Andy A : A : A : }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> V V V Andy Bentley Ichthyology Collection Manager University of Kansas Biodiversity Institute Dyche Hall 1345 Jayhawk Boulevard Lawrence, KS, 66045-7561 USA Tel: (785) 864-3863 Fax: (785) 864-5335 Email: abentley at ku.edu http://ichthyology.biodiversity.ku.edu A : A : A : }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> V V V From: Nhcoll-l On Behalf Of Doug Yanega Sent: Tuesday, February 11, 2020 12:19 PM To: nhcoll ; ECN-L at LISTSERV.UNL.EDU Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] Biodiversity Crisis - We need your input "We have developed a short online survey that we hope will capture the information we need to formulate a meaningful response. https://tiny.cc/biocrisis" Having just completed this survey, I'll note that among the agenda items we're asked to prioritize, two of them ask about the need for funding or leading conservation efforts, but none of them ask about the need for funding or leading curatorial efforts, such as training and supporting taxonomists to provide identifications for natural history collections, or capturing and mobilizing specimen data. I think all of us in the community understand that you can't promote effective assessment or management of biodiversity if you don't know what the organisms are, or where they live, and while I don't doubt for a minute that the people in SPNHC are fully aware of this fundamental need, I do have to wonder why it does not appear anywhere in the survey, when it seems to me that it should be an integral part of the discussion. After all, it's not like this work has been completed, or is anywhere even close to complete - there isn't a natural history collection in the world that has all of its holdings databased, online, AND fully reviewed for accuracy (both accuracy of data, and accuracy of identification). Is this not one of the highest priorities we in the collections community need to address in terms of the biodiversity crisis? How useful are our millions upon millions of specimens if we don't know whether we can trust the data, or trust the IDs? I'm not really looking for a public response, but I do want to encourage people taking the survey to make use of the comments towards the end to give feedback, and expand upon the very limited selection of agenda items in the survey, if you agree with me that there are some fundamental things missing. Sincerely, -- Doug Yanega Dept. of Entomology Entomology Research Museum Univ. of California, Riverside, CA 92521-0314 skype: dyanega phone: (951) 827-4315 (disclaimer: opinions are mine, not UCR's) https://faculty.ucr.edu/~heraty/yanega.html "There are some enterprises in which a careful disorderliness is the true method" - Herman Melville, Moby Dick, Chap. 82 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From peterar at berkeley.edu Tue Feb 11 17:43:34 2020 From: peterar at berkeley.edu (Peter A Rauch) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 14:43:34 -0800 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Biodiversity Crisis - We need your input In-Reply-To: References: <30ba12df-2cd9-31e6-7a14-64d548457d65@ucr.edu> Message-ID: Andy, Can you be more explicit about the scope of the term "taxonomic impediment" in the context of your response and Doug's comment. I had a similar feeling about the questionnaire as Doug (and some others have) expressed. The intro to the questionnaire asks: "Are there ways we can focus our individual and collective efforts to effectively harness our resources and knowledge to address the biodiversity crisis? How should the natural history collections community and SPNHC respond to this call to action?" One of the questions asks: "Are there other actions you think SPNHC can and should take to address the biodiversity crisis?" How does Doug's commentary (about "taxonomic impediments"?) not respond in a SPNHC-y way to those questions? It's not to be picky, but to better understand what sideboards SPNHC (e.g., you, the questionnaire) is putting on the collections services world view that SPNCH is prepared / able to contemplate programmatically. Peter On Tue, Feb 11, 2020 at 2:22 PM Bentley, Andrew Charles wrote: > Hi Doug > > > > Both very valid points. The taxonomic impediment is however somewhat > outside of the scope of what SPNHC as a collections organization can > tackle. I see this more as a research-based problem that is beyond our > purview. Granted, we can advocate for the increase in taxonomic expertize > as it relates to identifying materials in collections to address the > biodiversity crisis but funding such an endeavor is outside of our scope of > work. > > > > Digitization and data cleanup is foremost in everyone?s mind and at the > heart of SPNHC?s mission at the moment and a number of recently released > papers have highlighted this ? BCoN, etc. It will also be a central tenant > of the soon to be released National Academy and IWGSC reports. I guess we > were trying to explore OTHER ways in which SPNHC could tackle this crisis > beyond the existing measures ? not to say that this is not something that > needs to continue to be at the bleeding edge of what we do. > > > > Thanks for your input and we will definitely keep this in mind when > collating results for dissemination. > > > > Andy > > A : A : A : > }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> > V V V > Andy Bentley > Ichthyology Collection Manager > University of Kansas > Biodiversity Institute > > Dyche Hall > 1345 Jayhawk Boulevard > Lawrence, KS, 66045-7561 > USA > > Tel: (785) 864-3863 > Fax: (785) 864-5335 > Email: abentley at ku.edu > > http://ichthyology.biodiversity.ku.edu > > A : A : A : > }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> > V V V > > > > *From:* Nhcoll-l *On Behalf Of *Doug > Yanega > *Sent:* Tuesday, February 11, 2020 12:19 PM > *To:* nhcoll ; ECN-L at LISTSERV.UNL.EDU > *Subject:* Re: [Nhcoll-l] Biodiversity Crisis - We need your input > > > > "We have developed a short online survey that we hope will capture the > information we need to formulate a meaningful response. > > https://tiny.cc/biocrisis" > > > Having just completed this survey, I'll note that among the agenda items > we're asked to prioritize, two of them ask about the need for funding or > leading conservation efforts, but none of them ask about the need for > funding or leading *curatorial* efforts, such as training and supporting > taxonomists to provide identifications for natural history collections, or > capturing and mobilizing specimen data. > > I think all of us in the community understand that you can't promote > effective assessment or management of biodiversity if you don't know what > the organisms are, or where they live, and while I don't doubt for a minute > that the people in SPNHC are fully aware of this fundamental need, I do > have to wonder why it does not appear anywhere in the survey, when it seems > to me that it should be an integral part of the discussion. After all, it's > not like this work has been completed, or is anywhere even close to > complete - there isn't a natural history collection in the world that has > all of its holdings databased, online, AND fully reviewed for accuracy > (both accuracy of data, *and* accuracy of identification). Is this not > one of the highest priorities we in the collections community need to > address in terms of the biodiversity crisis? How useful are our millions > upon millions of specimens if we don't know whether we can trust the data, > or trust the IDs? > > I'm not really looking for a public response, but I do want to encourage > people taking the survey to make use of the comments towards the end to > give feedback, and expand upon the very limited selection of agenda items > in the survey, if you agree with me that there are some fundamental things > missing. > > Sincerely, > > -- > > Doug Yanega Dept. of Entomology Entomology Research Museum > > Univ. of California, Riverside, CA 92521-0314 skype: dyanega > > phone: (951) 827-4315 (disclaimer: opinions are mine, not UCR's) > > https://faculty.ucr.edu/~heraty/yanega.html > > "There are some enterprises in which a careful disorderliness > > is the true method" - Herman Melville, Moby Dick, Chap. 82 > > _______________________________________________ > Nhcoll-l mailing list > Nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu > https://mailman.yale.edu/mailman/listinfo/nhcoll-l > > _______________________________________________ > NHCOLL-L is brought to you by the Society for the Preservation of > Natural History Collections (SPNHC), an international society whose > mission is to improve the preservation, conservation and management of > natural history collections to ensure their continuing value to > society. See http://www.spnhc.org for membership information. > Advertising on NH-COLL-L is inappropriate. > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From abentley at ku.edu Tue Feb 11 17:58:56 2020 From: abentley at ku.edu (Bentley, Andrew Charles) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 22:58:56 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Biodiversity Crisis - We need your input In-Reply-To: References: <30ba12df-2cd9-31e6-7a14-64d548457d65@ucr.edu> Message-ID: <243d4de1e89545cf9cbaa2955fe284b7@ex13-csf-cr-13.home.ku.edu> Peter My comments were addressing the reasoning behind why these two items were not expressly voiced in the survey (because one is already being extensively tackled and one is outside of our scope) and not meant to indicate that these two issues were not important in any way. These are exactly the issues that we hoped people would raise in their responses.? FYI ? I do not have rights to post to ECN-L so these responses will not appear there. Feel free to forward. Thanks Andy A : A : A : }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> V V V Andy Bentley Ichthyology Collection Manager University of Kansas Biodiversity Institute Dyche Hall 1345 Jayhawk Boulevard Lawrence, KS, 66045-7561 USA Tel: (785) 864-3863 Fax: (785) 864-5335 Email: abentley at ku.edu http://ichthyology.biodiversity.ku.edu A : A : A : }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> V V V From: Nhcoll-l On Behalf Of Peter A Rauch Sent: Tuesday, February 11, 2020 4:44 PM To: nhcoll ; ECN-L at LISTSERV.UNL.EDU Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] Biodiversity Crisis - We need your input Andy, Can you be more explicit about the scope of the term "taxonomic impediment" in the context of your response and Doug's comment. I had a similar feeling about the questionnaire as Doug (and some others have) expressed. The intro to the questionnaire asks: "Are there ways we can focus our individual and collective efforts to effectively harness our resources and knowledge to address the biodiversity crisis? How should the natural history collections community and SPNHC respond to this call to action?" One of the questions asks: "Are there other actions you think SPNHC can and should take to address the biodiversity crisis?" How does Doug's commentary (about "taxonomic impediments"?) not respond in a SPNHC-y way to those questions? It's not to be picky, but to better understand what sideboards SPNHC (e.g., you, the questionnaire) is putting on the collections services world view that SPNCH is prepared / able to contemplate programmatically. Peter On Tue, Feb 11, 2020 at 2:22 PM Bentley, Andrew Charles > wrote: Hi Doug Both very valid points. The taxonomic impediment is however somewhat outside of the scope of what SPNHC as a collections organization can tackle. I see this more as a research-based problem that is beyond our purview. Granted, we can advocate for the increase in taxonomic expertize as it relates to identifying materials in collections to address the biodiversity crisis but funding such an endeavor is outside of our scope of work. Digitization and data cleanup is foremost in everyone?s mind and at the heart of SPNHC?s mission at the moment and a number of recently released papers have highlighted this ? BCoN, etc. It will also be a central tenant of the soon to be released National Academy and IWGSC reports. I guess we were trying to explore OTHER ways in which SPNHC could tackle this crisis beyond the existing measures ? not to say that this is not something that needs to continue to be at the bleeding edge of what we do. Thanks for your input and we will definitely keep this in mind when collating results for dissemination. Andy A : A : A : }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> V V V Andy Bentley Ichthyology Collection Manager University of Kansas Biodiversity Institute Dyche Hall 1345 Jayhawk Boulevard Lawrence, KS, 66045-7561 USA Tel: (785) 864-3863 Fax: (785) 864-5335 Email: abentley at ku.edu http://ichthyology.biodiversity.ku.edu A : A : A : }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> V V V From: Nhcoll-l > On Behalf Of Doug Yanega Sent: Tuesday, February 11, 2020 12:19 PM To: nhcoll >; ECN-L at LISTSERV.UNL.EDU Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] Biodiversity Crisis - We need your input "We have developed a short online survey that we hope will capture the information we need to formulate a meaningful response. https://tiny.cc/biocrisis" Having just completed this survey, I'll note that among the agenda items we're asked to prioritize, two of them ask about the need for funding or leading conservation efforts, but none of them ask about the need for funding or leading curatorial efforts, such as training and supporting taxonomists to provide identifications for natural history collections, or capturing and mobilizing specimen data. I think all of us in the community understand that you can't promote effective assessment or management of biodiversity if you don't know what the organisms are, or where they live, and while I don't doubt for a minute that the people in SPNHC are fully aware of this fundamental need, I do have to wonder why it does not appear anywhere in the survey, when it seems to me that it should be an integral part of the discussion. After all, it's not like this work has been completed, or is anywhere even close to complete - there isn't a natural history collection in the world that has all of its holdings databased, online, AND fully reviewed for accuracy (both accuracy of data, and accuracy of identification). Is this not one of the highest priorities we in the collections community need to address in terms of the biodiversity crisis? How useful are our millions upon millions of specimens if we don't know whether we can trust the data, or trust the IDs? I'm not really looking for a public response, but I do want to encourage people taking the survey to make use of the comments towards the end to give feedback, and expand upon the very limited selection of agenda items in the survey, if you agree with me that there are some fundamental things missing. Sincerely, -- Doug Yanega Dept. of Entomology Entomology Research Museum Univ. of California, Riverside, CA 92521-0314 skype: dyanega phone: (951) 827-4315 (disclaimer: opinions are mine, not UCR's) https://faculty.ucr.edu/~heraty/yanega.html "There are some enterprises in which a careful disorderliness is the true method" - Herman Melville, Moby Dick, Chap. 82 _______________________________________________ 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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Registration is open: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/4th-annual-digital-data-in-biodiversity-research-conference-tickets-86931098255 The conference wiki, which includes plenary and keynote speakers, a draft agenda, a list of Wednesday workshops and events, and lodging options is available at: https://www.idigbio.org/wiki/index.php/4th_Annual_Digital_Data_Conference,_Indiana_University It will be continuously updated, so keep an eye on it. Abstract submission is also open for oral and poster presentations and discussion sessions. To submit an abstract: The link to submit can be found in your registration confirmation email from Eventbrite. Abstract Deadline: 24 April 2020 General registration Deadline: 22 May 2020 Themes for oral presentations and posters might include: * machine learning and artificial intelligence * harnessing the data revolution * published or publishable biodiversity research and data using digitized specimen information, * methods and protocols for enhancing discovery with digitized specimen data, * systematics and the use of digital specimen data, * ongoing research projects that utilize digital data, * gaps and deficiencies in currently available digital data that hinder effective use, * user critiques of digital data, aggregators, and data providers, * pipelines that integrate digitization, data use, and research, * standards and practices for depositing and documenting open access digital datasets, * the role and relevance of "Big Data" in biodiversity research, * use of digitized biodiversity specimen data within ecological research and practice, * the relative importance of vouchers vs. observations as digital data, * managing digital biodiversity specimen data in support of research pipelines, * analyzing and visualizing specimen-based and related digital data, * digital biodiversity specimen data in education and outreach. The planning team for the 2019 conference includes: from IU Kimberly Cook, Jennifer Laherty, Jess Miller-Camp, Rob Montoya, Gary Motz, and Angie Raymond, and from iDigBio David Blackburn, Jill Goodwin, and Gil Nelson. For further information or to ensure that you are on the conference email list, please contact Jill Goodwin (jvgoodwin at fsu.edu) or Gil Nelson (gnelson at floridmuseum.ufl.edu) at iDigBio. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 76350 bytes Desc: image001.jpg URL: From Rehan.Scharenguivel at austmus.gov.au Tue Feb 11 22:34:24 2020 From: Rehan.Scharenguivel at austmus.gov.au (Rehan Scharenguivel) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 03:34:24 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Risk Assessment/Methodology Message-ID: Hi Everyone, I am looking into completing a risk assessment for our institution. I am really interested in learning where the biggest risks to the collections are and hopefully using this information to prioritise funding. I have been reading about "The ABC Method" by Michalski. I wondered if anyone had any experience using it and what problems they faced? I am always curious how these models translate into Natural Science collections and changes to the methodologies people have to make. Also, I am interested in hearing suggestion of any other models people may have tried or heard about. Waller's CPRAM model appears very good but it will be too intensive for me to undertake but if anyone knew of any other risk assessment methodologies that have successfully be used in Natural Science collections I would be really excited to hear about them. 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S5.2 Storage Techniques for Art, Science, and History Collections (STASH): Storage Tips STASH Flash Symposium The SPNHC Storage Tips symposium will include a "lightning round" session, with short (5-10 minute) presentations on storage techniques or tips for natural history collections. We are looking for additional contributions that cover innovative storage techniques, tips, or solutions for any of the following: Zoological specimens Botanical specimens Geological specimens Vertebrate and Invertebrate Paleontological specimens Paleobotany specimens Ethnography and archaeology Please refer to the symposium description (S5.2) on the conference website for further information http://www.spnhc-icomnathist2020.com/s5-2storage-techniques-for-art-science-and-history-collections-stash-storage-tips-stash-flash-symposium/ Feel free to contact me (abraczi1 at msu.edu) if there are questions. 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Please join us on Thursday, February 27 when Patrick Reilly, from the U.S. Department of State, conducts a webinar on the Protocol; offering a short history of how the Protocol was developed, what it actually says (and what it doesn't), the difference between monetary and non-monetary benefit sharing, and how the U.S. government can help. Following the presentation, Patrick will be taking questions from our members. *Life Finds A Way: An Overview of the Nagoya Protocol from the U.S. Government* Location: Online Cost: Free and Open to the Public Presented by: The American Institute of Biological Sciences Thursday, February 27, 2020 1:30 - 2:30 PM Eastern Standard Time Presenter: Mr. Patrick Reilly, U.S. Department of State Registration is free, but required. For more information about the program and speakers and to register for the webinar, please visit: https://www.aibs.org/events/webinar/nagoya-protocol.html. 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If you are so generous in giving your time to stake the survey could you please also add your institution in the comments section, so I get an idea of which institutions participated. Poll link: https://strawpoll.com/ky23sfck Many thanks! Randy -- Randy Singer, Ph.D. (Twitter - @Randchovy) Assistant Research Scientist/Collection Manager of Fishes University of Michigan Museum of Zoology 3600 Varsity Dr., Ann Arbor, MI 48108 Office: (734) 936-3754 https://lsa.umich.edu/ummz/fishes.html http://randchovy.wixsite.com/randalsinger [image: Related image] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From alprice at illinois.edu Thu Feb 13 16:16:08 2020 From: alprice at illinois.edu (Stodola, Alison Price) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 21:16:08 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] free archival collection boxes available Message-ID: The Illinois Natural History Survey has a number of white, archival grade paper boxes available for a short time. Interested parties would need to cover shipping costs. The boxes were used to house dry mollusk shells but are no longer suitable for the cabinet sizes that we use. The measurements are an estimate of overall size-there may be minimal variation in each box size due to changes in vendor over the years. The boxes are all roughly 1 ?" tall and outer dimensions are: 2" x 4", 4" x 4", 4" x 8", 8" x 8", and 8" x 16". Images can be seen at https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fXB1ujsD7uvZro6ImXFH7d4kuwKt3aKB/view In most sizes, there are hundreds of boxes available. If specific details are needed, please contact Alison Stodola (alprice at illinos.edu) or Rachel Vinsel (rvinsel2 at illinois.edu). ------ Alison Stodola Assistant Aquatic Biologist Illinois Natural History Survey Prairie Research Institute University of Illinois 217.300.0969 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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When biologists think of natural history collections, most tend to think of taxonomy and systematics, yet many are unaware of the uses of biological collections beyond those traditional fields. These studies span the breadth of the tree of life and address broad subjects from comparative genomics to bioengineering and climate change to historical pathogen dynamics, among many, many more. We envision this symposium as a way to showcase the often-unrealized opportunities and non-traditional avenues of research that our collections make possible to the entire scientific community, and emphasize some of the interdisciplinary ways our collections are being or could be used. The program includes two keynote talks by senior speakers and seven additional talks by early-career speakers. Our keynote speakers are Rob Guralnick and Pamela Soltis from the Florida Museum of Natural History. Additional details on our speakers and their topics is found here . Following the symposium, a reception and collection tours will be held at the Research Museums Center (just five miles south of the UofM Central Campus). Free parking is available, but transportation will be provided to and from the Research Museums Center. Please indicate if you will need transportation during the registration process. *Register now for ECSS 2020! * *NOTE *? A related workshop on speciation-based delimitation is scheduled for Friday, March 13, 2020. Please contact Lacey Knowles for more information. Thank you! *ECSS 2020 Committee* Jenna Crowe-Riddell Sonal Gupta Hern?n L?pez-Fern?ndez, chair Benjamin Nicholas Teresa Pegan Brad Ruhfel Cody Thompson Taylor West *Image credit: Mammal Images Library by L.L. Master -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Andy A : A : A : }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> V V V Andy Bentley Ichthyology Collection Manager University of Kansas Biodiversity Institute Dyche Hall 1345 Jayhawk Boulevard Lawrence, KS, 66045-7561 USA Tel: (785) 864-3863 Fax: (785) 864-5335 Email: abentley at ku.edu http://ichthyology.biodiversity.ku.edu A : A : A : }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> V V V From: American Institute of Biological Sciences Sent: Thursday, February 13, 2020 12:30 PM To: Bentley, Andrew Charles Subject: Webinar: Life Finds A Way: An Overview of the Nagoya Protocol from the U.S. Government [https://gallery.mailchimp.com/a2886d199362c2554974f78af/images/header.1.1.png] Dear AIBS Member, The Nagoya Protocol is a multilateral treaty that sets up a legal framework for utilizing genetic resources. It should be a part of every researcher's thinking, from how to conduct research, to manage collections, and how to work with partners. Even for researchers based in the United States, familiarity with the Protocol, and what it requires, is important as provider countries may have rules/regulations/laws that carry obligations that apply to samples even after they have left the country, such as restrictions on use, third party transfer, and tracking of any shared benefits. Please join us on Thursday, February 27 when Patrick Reilly, from the U.S. Department of State, conducts a webinar on the Protocol; offering a short history of how the Protocol was developed, what it actually says (and what it doesn't), the difference between monetary and non-monetary benefit sharing, and how the U.S. government can help. Following the presentation, Patrick will be taking questions from our members. Life Finds A Way: An Overview of the Nagoya Protocol from the U.S. Government Location: Online Cost: Free and Open to the Public Presented by: The American Institute of Biological Sciences Thursday, February 27, 2020 1:30 - 2:30 PM Eastern Standard Time Presenter: Mr. Patrick Reilly, U.S. Department of State Registration is free, but required. For more information about the program and speakers and to register for the webinar, please visit: https://www.aibs.org/events/webinar/nagoya-protocol.html. [Twitter] [LinkedIn] [Website] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From neumann at snsb.de Fri Feb 14 10:25:15 2020 From: neumann at snsb.de (Dirk Neumann) Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 16:25:15 +0100 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] FW: Webinar: Life Finds A Way: An Overview of the Nagoya Protocol from the U.S. Government In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <8e4eb9aa-7fdc-2d3b-ea04-915196ce5a61@snsb.de> ... we will also have a half day (practical) symposium during the SPNHC conference in Edinburgh on this topic - with specific focus on management needs and workflows at Natural History Collections: http://www.spnhc-icomnathist2020.com/s3-1/ The webinar seems to have a slight focus on the internation seed treaty (ITPGRFA), WHO related items (e.g. Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Framework) and marine Genetic resources (= Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction ABNJ or Biodiversity Beyond National Borders BBNB). If SPNHC members participate in this webinar, it would be good if they could forward a brief summary to the co-chairs Legs & Regs committee (Stephanie Carson or me). It would be good to have the (official) US perspective on necessary requirements of US users. As third party transfer is explicitly mentioned, this might be relevant for US-based GGBN-members. With best wishes Dirk Am 14.02.2020 um 15:21 schrieb Bentley, Andrew Charles: > Webinar: Life Finds A Way: An Overview of the Nagoya Protocol from the > U.S. Government > > May be of interest to some. > > Andy > > ? ? A? :???????????? A? :???????????? A? : > ?}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> > ??? V??????????????? V??????????????? V > Andy Bentley > Ichthyology Collection Manager > University of Kansas > Biodiversity Institute > > Dyche Hall > 1345 Jayhawk Boulevard > Lawrence, KS, 66045-7561 > USA > > Tel: (785) 864-3863 > Fax: (785) 864-5335 > Email: abentley at ku.edu > > http://ichthyology.biodiversity.ku.edu > > > ? A? :???????????? A? :???????????? A? : > ?}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> > ??? V??????????????? V??????????????? V > > *From:*American Institute of Biological Sciences > *Sent:* Thursday, February 13, 2020 12:30 PM > *To:* Bentley, Andrew Charles > *Subject:* Webinar: Life Finds A Way: An Overview of the Nagoya > Protocol from the U.S. Government > > > > > > Dear AIBS Member, > > The Nagoya Protocol is a multilateral treaty that sets up a legal > framework for utilizing genetic resources. It should be a part of > every researcher's thinking, from how to conduct research, to manage > collections, and how to work with partners. Even for researchers based > in the United States, familiarity with the Protocol, and what it > requires, is important as provider countries may have > rules/regulations/laws that carry obligations that apply to samples > even after they have left the country, such as restrictions on use, > third party transfer, and tracking of any shared benefits. > > Please join us on Thursday, February 27 when Patrick Reilly, from the > U.S. Department of State, conducts a webinar on the Protocol; offering > a short history of how the Protocol was developed, what it actually > says (and what it doesn't), the difference between monetary and > non-monetary benefit sharing, and how the U.S. government can help. > Following the presentation, Patrick will be taking questions from our > members. > > *Life Finds A Way: An Overview of the Nagoya Protocol from the U.S. > Government* > > Location: Online > Cost: Free and Open to the Public > > Presented by: The American Institute of Biological Sciences > Thursday, February 27, 2020 > 1:30 - 2:30 PM Eastern Standard Time > Presenter: Mr. Patrick Reilly, U.S. Department of State > > Registration is free, but required.? For more information about the > program and speakers and to register for the webinar, please visit: > https://www.aibs.org/events/webinar/nagoya-protocol.html > . > > Twitter > > > > > LinkedIn > > > > > Website > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Nhcoll-l mailing list > Nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu > https://mailman.yale.edu/mailman/listinfo/nhcoll-l > > _______________________________________________ > NHCOLL-L is brought to you by the Society for the Preservation of > Natural History Collections (SPNHC), an international society whose > mission is to improve the preservation, conservation and management of > natural history collections to ensure their continuing value to > society. See http://www.spnhc.org for membership information. > Advertising on NH-COLL-L is inappropriate. -- Dirk Neumann Tel: 089 / 8107-111 Fax: 089 / 8107-300 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 neumann(a)snsb.de postal address: Bavarian Natural History Collections The Bavarian State Collection of Zoology Dirk Neumann, Section Ichthyology / DNA-Storage Muenchhausenstr. 21 81247 Munich (Germany) Visit our section at: http://www.zsm.mwn.de/sektion/ichthyologie-home/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Could you please update the post with the following link? http://utah.peopleadmin.com/postings/103164 Eric Rickart, PhD Curator of Vertebrate Zoology Natural History Museum of Utah 301 Wakara Way Salt Lake City, UT 84108 (801) 585-7759 ________________________________________ *Collections Manager, Vertebrate Zoology* Regular Full-Time Salt Lake City, UT, US The Natural History Museum of Utah(UMNH)seeks a Collection Manager for its Vertebrate Zoology collections of approximately 90,000 specimens(44,000 mammals, 23,000 birds, and 23,000 reptiles and amphibians), including dry specimens (study skins & skeletal elements), fluid-preserved specimens (in ethanol), and tissues (in 95% ethanol). The collections are among the largest from the Great Basin and Colorado Plateau regions, and include important material from Mexico, Central America, Australia, southeast Asia, and Pacific Islands. This position is directly supervised by the Curator of Vertebrate Zoology. The Collection Manager will oversee all aspects of the management and utilization of the Museum?s vertebrate zoology collection including processing incoming and outgoing loans, collaborating with NHMU Collections and Research colleagues, facilitating the use of the collection by researchers, and supporting the needs of other NHMU departments including Exhibitions, School Programs, Public Programs, Outreach, Development, Marketing, and Public Relations. The Collection Manager will have primary responsibility for collection maintenance, preparation and integration of new specimens, specimen cataloging, database management, digitization projects, physical improvements, and coordinating the activities of student assistants and volunteers. Other duties include participation in institutional planning, preparation of grant proposals for collection support. The successful applicant may also lead or participate in field and collections-based research, and engage in other areas of professional development. At the Natural History Museum of Utah, we recognize that our strength and sustainability as an organization stem from diversity and inclusion. For this reason, we are committed to fostering equity, recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce that reflects the communities we serve, and empowering staff members in developing an accessible and inclusive work environment. We also place a strong emphasis on providing an exceptional experience to every guest who visits the museum or participates in any of our programs. We believe that everyone, at every level and in all departments, are a critical part of providing this level of experience. Therefore, all staff members receive ongoing training and are expected to consistently contribute to creating exceptional, memorable, and inclusive experiences for our guests, partners, and the community. RESPONSIBILITIES -Cares for the vertebrate collection on a day-to-day basis, including organizing and conserving specimens. Plans and oversees the digitization, rehousing, and movement of the collection as necessary and/or directed by the Curator(s). Assists with the development and implementation of plans and goals for the collection. Facilitates visits by outside researchers using the collection. -Responsible for collection maintenance and documentation including database management, loan processing, and collection digitization. -Plans for collection growth and improvement. Works cooperatively with other collection management staff to achieve the highest level of collection care and productivity across the Museum. -Processes incoming and outgoing specimens and/or materials including new field specimens, donations, exchanges and loans in collaboration with the Registrar. Maintains extensive knowledge concerning specimens in the collections and the organisms they represent. -Supports the planning, installation, and maintenance of temporary and permanent exhibits. Expedites the use of collection of materials for display. -Participates in public and school educational program activities of the Museum including, but not limited to, tours for the public and Museum members, training of Museum volunteers and Gallery Interpreters, engagement with Youth Development Program participants, and participation in public Museum events. -Facilitates outside research visits of scientists using the collection. -Prepares or assists in preparing permits, grant proposals, audit reports, protocols, publications and articles. -Assesses related training needs and coordinates training programs to meet those needs for collections staff, students, and volunteers. Supervises work of part-time staff, students, and volunteers. -Stays abreast of current professional standards and legal or other related changes impacting the collection and makes recommendations for improvement and compliance. -Advocates for natural history collections and effectively communicates their importance to members of the public and the scientific community. -May lead or participate in ongoing or original research related to the collection. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - Bachelor?s degree in a related field plus two years of related experience or equivalency. Demonstrated human relations and effective communication skills also required. - Applicants must demonstrate the potential ability to perform the essential functions of the job as outlined in the position description. PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS M.S. degree in biological sciences with an emphasis in vertebrate zoology (herpetology, ornithology, or mammalogy) or equivalent experience, familiarity and experience with vertebrate zoology collections and their use in research is essential. OTHER INFORMATION Position pen until filled. Submit a current resume and a cover letter describing how your experience, knowledge, and interests qualify you for this position through the University of Utah employment website: https://employment.utah.edu/salt-lake-city-ut/nhmu-collection-manager-vertebrate-zoology/45AA70BFF82E4C9A85B1982E6F0CC0B8/job/ Eric Rickart, PhD Curator of Vertebrate Zoology Natural History Museum of Utah 301 Wakara Way Salt Lake City, UT 84108 (801) 585-7759 From arblaser at umich.edu Mon Feb 17 09:30:27 2020 From: arblaser at umich.edu (Andrea Blaser) Date: Mon, 17 Feb 2020 09:30:27 -0500 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Labeling Latex Casts Message-ID: Hello all, Our division recently accepted a large donation of primate and human ancestor endocasts, made mostly in the 1980's. Most of them are made from a very thin, latex-like material stuffed with cotton, and in many cases the latex is covered with a metallic gold paint which has started to flake and peel. Having nothing similar to these in our collections currently, we're looking for ways to label the objects that won't further damage them or react to the latex or paint. We've received one recommendation to use printed labels adhered with Jade 403N and 5% Methylcellulose in deionized water but given the nature of these casts we are unsure. Any recommendations for labelling [or not!] objects of this sort would be greatly appreciated! Best, Andrea Blaser Collections Manager University of Michigan Museum of Anthropological Archaeology Research Museums Center 3600 Varsity Drive Ann Arbor, MI 48108 arblaser at umich.edu www.lsa.umich.edu/ummaa -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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ACR Geological Conservator/ Preparator National Museums Scotland National Museums Collection Centre 242 West Granton Road Edinburgh EH5 1JA +44 (0) 131 247 4254 v.carrio at nms.ac.uk http://www.nms.ac.uk Note: My normal working days are Mondays to Thursdays From: Nhcoll-l [mailto:nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu] On Behalf Of Andrea Blaser Sent: 17 February 2020 14:30 To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Labeling Latex Casts Hello all, Our division recently accepted a large donation of primate and human ancestor endocasts, made mostly in the 1980's. Most of them are made from a very thin, latex-like material stuffed with cotton, and in many cases the latex is covered with a metallic gold paint which has started to flake and peel. Having nothing similar to these in our collections currently, we're looking for ways to label the objects that won't further damage them or react to the latex or paint. We've received one recommendation to use printed labels adhered with Jade 403N and 5% Methylcellulose in deionized water but given the nature of these casts we are unsure. Any recommendations for labelling [or not!] objects of this sort would be greatly appreciated! Best, Andrea Blaser Collections Manager University of Michigan Museum of Anthropological Archaeology Research Museums Center 3600 Varsity Drive Ann Arbor, MI 48108 arblaser at umich.edu www.lsa.umich.edu/ummaa 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. This message is subject to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). 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Alison ------ Alison Stodola Assistant Aquatic Biologist Illinois Natural History Survey Prairie Research Institute University of Illinois 217.300.0969 From: Stodola, Alison Price Sent: Thursday, February 13, 2020 3:16 PM To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: free archival collection boxes available The Illinois Natural History Survey has a number of white, archival grade paper boxes available for a short time. Interested parties would need to cover shipping costs. The boxes were used to house dry mollusk shells but are no longer suitable for the cabinet sizes that we use. The measurements are an estimate of overall size-there may be minimal variation in each box size due to changes in vendor over the years. The boxes are all roughly 1 ?" tall and outer dimensions are: 2" x 4", 4" x 4", 4" x 8", 8" x 8", and 8" x 16". Images can be seen at https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fXB1ujsD7uvZro6ImXFH7d4kuwKt3aKB/view In most sizes, there are hundreds of boxes available. If specific details are needed, please contact Alison Stodola (alprice at illinois.edu) or Rachel Vinsel (rvinsel2 at illinois.edu). ------ Alison Stodola Assistant Aquatic Biologist Illinois Natural History Survey Prairie Research Institute University of Illinois 217.300.0969 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jtrimble at oeb.harvard.edu Tue Feb 18 10:58:25 2020 From: jtrimble at oeb.harvard.edu (Trimble, Jeremiah) Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2020 15:58:25 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Sagamore Hill Taxidermy Message-ID: Hello All, I am wondering if anyone has any dioramas of mounted birds (in particular) that are associated with "Sagamore Hill Taxidermy" and if anyone knows anything about that group, where they operated and when they operated? Any help would be much appreciated! Best, Jeremiah Trimble Ornithology - Museum of Comparative Zoology Harvard University -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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AIBS Public Policy Report AIBS Public Policy Report, Volume 21, Issue 4, February 18, 2020 * President?s Budget Cuts Science * President Proposes Cuts at NSF * NIH Slated for 7 percent Budget Cut * President Slashes USGS Funding by 24 percent * DOE Science Budget to Shrink by 17 percent * Societies Urge CEQ to Extend Comment Period on NEPA Update * Webinar: An Overview of the Nagoya Protocol from the U.S. Government * Participate in the 2020 AIBS Congressional Visits Day * Enhance Your Interdisciplinary and Team Science Skills * Short Takes * Registration Now Open for Biodiversity Summit 2020 * Public Meeting on Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction * NASEM Soliciting Nominations for Study on Long-Term Environmental Trends in the Gulf of Mexico * Registration Open: 4th Digital Data in Biodiversity Research Conference * 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. ________________________________ President?s Budget Cuts Science The White House released the President?s Budget Request for fiscal year (FY) 2021 on February 10, 2020. The budget proposes large cuts for science for the fourth consecutive year. The $4.8 trillion budget framework calls for cuts to most federal agencies, including the National Science Foundation (NSF), the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The proposal would provide $1.3 trillion for discretionary programs, including $590 billion for non-defense spending ? the source for most scientific research programs. Last year, Congress reached a bipartisan budget deal to raise the overall federal spending caps by $320 billion over FY 2020 and 2021. The agreement set the caps for defense and nondefense discretionary spending in FY 2021 at $741 billion and $635 billion, respectively. While the President?s request of $741 billion for defense spending is in line with the budget deal, the request for nondefense discretionary spending falls $45 billion below the cap. The Administration has proposed increased investments in technologies that will be ?at the forefront of shaping future economies,? including artificial intelligence, quantum information sciences, advanced manufacturing, and biotechnology. The budget describes these technologies as ?Industries of the Future.? However, overall federal investments in R&D would decrease by 8.8 percent in FY 2021 to $142.2 billion. Some key items related to science in the budget request include: * NSF would receive $7.7 billion, a 6.5 percent cut relative to the FY 2020 enacted level. The Research and Related Activities account within NSF, which includes the Biological Sciences Directorate, would be cut 7.8 percent to $6.2 billion. * NIH?s budget would be slashed by 7.2 percent to $38.7 billion in FY 2021. * NASA is among the few science agencies slated for a boost in funding. Overall, the space agency would receive $25.2 billion (+11.6 percent), but its Science account will shrink by 11 percent to $6.3 billion. NASA?s Earth Science program, which includes climate research, would be cut by 10 percent. * The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) would take a 29 percent hit, shrinking its budget to $738 million in FY 2021. * The Department of Energy Office of Science would receive $5.8 billion in FY 2021, a 16.6 percent cut from FY 2020. Funding for Biological and Environmental Research would be slashed by 31 percent to $517 million. The President has once again called for terminating the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E), a proposal repeatedly rejected by Congress in the past. Support for the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy would shrink by 74 percent. * A $12.8 billion (-16 percent) budget is proposed for the Department of the Interior. The National Park Service would be funded at $2.8 billion, 17 percent below FY 2020, with $327 million (-4.4 percent) targeted to natural and cultural resource stewardship. The Bureau of Land Management would be trimmed by more than 10 percent to $1.2 billion, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service would receive $1.4 billion (-16 percent). The department?s science agency, the USGS, would see its budget slashed by nearly 24 percent. The Administration has once again proposed restructuring its 7 mission areas into 5 mission areas. Under the proposed structure, the new Ecosystems mission area would receive a nearly 50 percent budget cut. The proposal would terminate the Cooperative Research Units and reduce funding for climate research. * EPA is slated for a 26.5 percent budget cut in FY 2021. Overall, the agency would receive $6.6 billion, with $485 million targeted to science and technology (-32 percent). * Funding for the Agricultural Research Service within the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) would be slashed by 12 percent. On the upside, the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) would receive a boost of 3 percent, with the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) slated for a 41 percent increase to $600 million. * NOAA?s budget would shrink by 14 percent to $4.6 billion. The Administration has again proposed eliminating the National Sea Grant College Program. * The budget request for Smithsonian Institution has not yet been released. Congressional leaders on both sides of the aisle have rejected the President?s proposal and have said that they will adhere to the budget agreement on spending caps that was reached last year. ?We're going to write our bills according to the agreement that we have with the administration,? said House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA). Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) also indicated that he would stick with the agreed upon spending caps. ?What we will be looking at is trying once again to have a relatively regular appropriations process since we have agreed on what the cap is supposed to be for this year,? said McConnell. President Proposes Cuts at NSF The President has proposed a 6.5 percent cut to the National Science Foundation (NSF) in fiscal year (FY) 2021. The science agency is slated to receive $7.7 billion, which is $537 million below the FY 2020 level enacted by Congress. According to the budget proposal, NSF will continue to invest in its Big Ideas and Convergence Accelerator, providing support for ?bold inquiries into the frontiers of science and engineering? in order ?to break down the silos of conventional scientific research funded by NSF to embrace the cross-disciplinary and dynamic nature of the science of the future.? Among the research-focused Big Ideas, Understanding the Rules of Life (URoL), Navigating the New Arctic (NNA), and Windows on the Universe would each receive flat funding of $30 million relative to FY 2019. The agency would allocate $45 million each to Harnessing the Data Revolution (HDR) (+50 percent) and the Future of Work at the Human Technology Frontier (+50 percent). Quantum Leap (QL): Leading the Next Quantum Revolution, would receive $50 million, which is a 67 percent increase relative to FY 2019. NSF INCLUDES, which supports education and career pathways to help broaden participation in science and engineering and build a diverse and skilled American workforce, would receive $18.9 million (-6 percent). Growing Convergence Research at NSF would receive a 3.8 percent cut, while Mid-scale Research Infrastructure would receive a boost of 63 percent compared to FY 2019. For the Convergence Accelerator, the agency would provide a 60 percent boost compared to FY 2019 for a total of $70 million. Research would be cut by 7.8 percent. The Research and Related Activities account would receive $6.2 billion, $524 million below FY 2020. Most research directorates across the agency would lose funding relative to FY 2019: * Biological Sciences Directorate (BIO): $705 million (-10.1 percent) * Geological Sciences Directorate (GEO): $836.6 million (-13.7 percent) * Computer and Information Science and Engineering Directorate (CISE): $1.06 billion (+7.8 percent) * Engineering Directorate (ENG): $909.8 million (-8.2 percent) * Mathematical and Physical Sciences Directorate (MPS): $1.4 billion (-2.8 percent) * Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences Directorate (SBE): $246.8 million (-9 percent) * Office of International Science and Engineering: $44 million (-10.2 percent) * Office of Polar Programs: $420 million (-14.1 percent) * Integrative Activities: $539 million (-1.6 percent) * U.S. Arctic Research Commission: $1.6 million (+8.1 percent) Within BIO, which provides about 67 percent of federal funding for fundamental non-medical biological research at academic institutions, funding cuts would be allocated to its five divisions accordingly (relative to FY 2019): * Molecular and Cellular Biosciences: $130.9 million (-9.5 percent) * Integrative Organismal Systems: $175.8 million (-9.5 percent) * Environmental Biology: $150.3 million (-2.2 percent) * Biological Infrastructure (DBI): $158 million (-12.6 percent) * Emerging Frontiers: $89.9 million (-18.5 percent) The ?bioeconomy? has been recognized as a research priority by the White House Office of Science and Technology. The BIO directorate would increase investments to support the bioeconomy to $96 million (+6.7 percent compared to FY 2019) through research funding programs in synthetic biology, genomics, bioinformatics, and biotechnology, and training fellowships to build the U.S. workforce. Other research directorates within NSF will work together with BIO to make investments in the bioeconomy, including CISE ($4.75 million), ENG ($96 million), and MPS ($25 million). Other major BIO investments include stewardship for URoL, Advanced Manufacturing, Artificial Intelligence, Quantum Information Sciences (QIS), and Understanding the Brain (UtB), which includes the BRAIN initiative. URoL would support multi-disciplinary, team science approaches towards a predictive understanding of how complex traits of an organism emerge from the interaction of its genetic makeup with the environment. In collaboration with the Engineering Directorate, BIO would support Advanced Manufacturing through investments in synthetic biology. Investments in Artificial Intelligence through the Division of Biological Infrastructure would focus on applying machine learning and genetic algorithms in biological research to solve problems such as genome sequence alignment, predicting species range distributions, and predicting protein structure. The directorate would also increase funding for QIS through investments in fundamental research in biophysics to understand quantum phenomena within living systems. The National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON)would receive a total of $65 million in FY 2021 through DBI, a decrease of 12 percent from FY 2019. The Education and Human Resources Directorate (EHR) would operate at $931million, one percent below FY 2020. Within EHR, the Division of Undergraduate Education would see their budget cut by nearly 11 percent, while the Division of Graduate Education would receive an 11 percent boost compared to FY 2019. NSF?s investments in the STEM professional workforce would fall by 8.4 percent relative to FY 2019 to $430 million. EHR would allocate $9 million for bioeconomy through research and workforce development programs. Support for Major Research Equipment and Facilities Construction (MREFC) would decrease by 5.5 percent to $230 million compared to FY 2020. Agency Operations and Award Management would receive a 2.6 percent boost, while the National Science Board would lose 6.4 percent compared to FY 2020. The NSF Innovation Corps, which improves researchers? access to resources that help transfer knowledge to downstream technological applications, would receive $31.4 million, a decrease of 4 percent from FY 2019. Cross-cutting programs would receive funding cuts all across the board. The Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) network would receive $28 million, nearly 16 percent below FY 2019. The Research Experiences for Undergraduates program would be slashed by 19.2 percent compared to FY 2019. Support for Faculty early career development programs or CAREER grants would be slashed by 30.2 percent compared to FY 2019. NSF Graduate Research Fellowships would be cut by 3.3 percent compared to FY 2019 to $275 million in FY 2021, while support for NSF?s Research Traineeship program would increase to $62 million (+14.4 percent). NIH Slated for 7 percent Budget Cut The President has proposed a $38.7 billion budget for the National Institutes of Health in fiscal year (FY) 2021. This translates to a $3 billion or 7 percent cut in the agency?s funding compared to FY 2020. The NIH budget request includes a $50 million initiative to use artificial intelligence (AI) to develop a better understanding of the causes of chronic diseases and to identify early treatments. This plan is in line with the Administration?s ?Industries of the Future? effort, which supports using and developing AI across sectors. The budget would provide $50 million for the Childhood Cancer Data Initiative that plans ?to build a connected data infrastructure to enable childhood cancer data sharing from multiple sources; to identify opportunities to employ that data better for patients, clinicians, and researchers; and to develop and enhance tools and methods to extract knowledge from the data to directly address challenges in caring for children with cancer.? This 10-year, $500 million initiative proposed by the President doing his 2019 State of Union address is now in its second year. Another priority for NIH in FY 2021 would be research on tickborne diseases. The proposal includes $44 million in additional funding to accelerate NIH?s priorities outlined in its Strategic Plan for Tickborne Disease Research published in 2019. The budget for NIH also includes $404 million in funding made available through the 21st Century Cures Act. NIH will continue to support research on opioid addiction and influenza vaccines. The plan also provides $16 million for the NIH-sponsored Centers for AIDS Research. The leading biomedical research agency in the world would receive budget cuts across the board. All NIH centers are slated for budget reductions: * National Cancer Institute (NCI): -8.7 percent * National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: -9 percent * National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke: -8.2 percent * National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases: -7.3 percent * National Institute of General Medical Sciences: -9 percent * National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: -9.1 percent * National Institute of Mental Health: -9.7 percent * National Human Genome Research Institute: -8.9 percent * National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering: -8.9 percent * National Library of Medicine: -9 percent The proposal would also cut the Office of the Director?s budget by 8.2 percent. The buildings and facilities account for NIH would see a boost of 50 percent to $300 million, with the increased targeted to renovations and repairs at NCI?s Frederick, Maryland, facility. The Administration once again proposes replacing the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), an independent agency in the Department of Health and Human Services, with the National Institute for Research on Safety and Quality (NIRSQ) under NIH. The AHRQ received $445 million from Congress in FY 2020, but the budget would provide only $355 million (-20 percent) for NIRSQ in FY 2021. Congress has repeatedly rejected the Administration?s efforts to move AHRQ under NIH. President Slashes USGS Funding by 24 percent Under President Trump?s budget request for fiscal year (FY) 2021, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) would be funded at $971.2 million, a 24 percent cut from the FY 2020 level enacted by Congress. The budget once again proposes to consolidate the agency?s seven mission areas into five new mission areas to ?better address stakeholder priorities.? The five new mission areas would be: Ecosystems, Energy and Mineral Resources, Natural Hazards, Water Resources, and Core Science Systems. Programs formerly under the Environmental Health area would be moved into the Ecosystems mission area and programs formerly under Land Resources would be transferred to Ecosystems and Core Science Systems. Under the new structure, the Ecosystems mission area would receive $127 million in FY 2021, nearly 50 percent below FY 2020 enacted levels. The plan restructures the Ecosystems account to include programs formerly under Land Resources and Environmental Health mission areas, specifically the National and Regional Climate Adaptation Science Centers, significant portions of Land Change Science, Toxic Substance Hydrology, and Contaminant Biology. Other mission areas are also slated for budget cuts. Water Resources would be slashed by nearly 23 percent; Natural Hazards would be reduced by 19 percent; and Core Science Systems is facing a 14 percent reduction. Energy and Mineral Resources, however, is looking at a small increase of 1.3 percent. The Science Support accounts at USGS would receive a small cut of 2.7 percent and the Facilities account would be slashed by nearly 30 percent. The plan proposes reductions for several research programs, including species-specific research, research on contaminants, harmful algal blooms, White-nose syndrome, Coral disease, Asian Carp, habitat research, and water use and quality research. Environmental Health Research as well as research on the Everglades, California Bay Delta, Chesapeake Bay, and Arctic ecosystems would be zeroed out. Drastic cuts have again been proposed to climate research. The National and Regional Climate Adaptation Science Centers, responsible for developing the science and tools to address the effects of climate change on land, water, wildlife, fish, ecosystems, and communities, have been slated for a 64 percent budget cut. Congress provided a $13 million increase to the program last year. The request once again proposed the elimination of the Cooperative Research Units (CRUs), which are located on 40 university campuses in 38 states. The CRUs allow USGS to leverage research and technical expertise affiliated with these universities to conduct research, provide technical assistance, and develop scientific workforces through graduate education and mentoring programs. Congress has rejected the Administrations repeated attempts the shutter this program in the past and provided CRUs with a more than $5 million increase in FY 2020. DOE Science Budget to Shrink by 17 percent The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) would receive $35.4 billion in FY 2021, an 8.1 percent decrease from the FY 2020 enacted level of $38.5 billion. Within this request, $5.8 billion (-17 percent) would be directed toward the Office of Science. The Office of Science supports both scientific research and design, development, construction, and operation of scientific user facilities. Approximately 23,000 researchers located at over 300 institutions and the 17 DOE national laboratories are supported by grants from the Office of Science. The budget for the Office of Science includes $475 million for exascale computing, $237 million for quantum information sciences (QIS), and $125 million for AI and machine learning, to support the Administration?s ?Industries of the Future? initiative. Funding for Biological and Environmental Research (BER) would be slashed by 31 percent from the FY 2020 level to $517 million, with funds directed to support ?fundamental research to understand complex biological, biogeochemical, and physical principles of natural systems at scales extending from the genome of microbes and plants to the environmental and ecological processes at the scale of the planet Earth.? The FY 2021 request for Biological Systems Science prioritizes core research areas of genomic sciences, including foundational genomics that supports secure biosystems design research to modify microorganisms and plants with specific beneficial traits for renewable bioenergy, bioproduct and biomaterials production; new computational bioscience tools; and the four Bioenergy Research Centers. Overall, Biological Systems Science would receive $339 million, a decrease of 16.2 percent. The budget for Genomic Science would shrink by 9.7 percent, with the Bioenergy Research Centers slated for a flat budget of $100 million. The Biomolecular Characterization and Imaging Science account would receive a 45 percent cut and Biological Systems Facilities and Infrastructure would receive a 22 percent cut. The budget would shrink for all three BER scientific user facilities, namely the Joint Genome Institute (-22 percent), the Atmospheric Radiation Measurement Research Facility (-22 percent), and the Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory (-3.3 percent). Earth and Environmental Systems Sciences would receive $177.6 million (-49 percent) in FY 2021, with funding reduced substantially for all accounts including atmospheric systems research (-66 percent), environmental system science (-75.5 percent), earth and environmental systems modeling (-61 percent), and facilities and infrastructure (-16.6 percent). Environmental system science supports the study of terrestrial ecosystems, including the Arctic. Advanced scientific computing research would receive $988 million, a small boost of 0.8 percent, with $439 million targeted to the development of exascale computing. The budget for basic energy sciences would be slashed by 12.5 percent to $1.9 billion, with funding directed towards highest priority early-stage fundamental research, operation and maintenance of scientific user facilities, and facility upgrades. The request would continue to support the Energy Frontier Research Centers, two Energy Innovation Hubs, and five research centers for nanoscale science, among others. High priority research areas include QIS, next-generation microelectronics, artificial intelligence, exascale computing, critical materials, polymer upcycling, and next-generation biology. Under next-generation biology, the agency would support the development of bio-inspired, biohybrid, and biomimetic systems. Science Laboratories Infrastructure is slated to receive $174 million, a decrease of 42 percent, with the funds directed towards three new construction projects: the Princeton Plasma Innovation Center at Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL), the Critical Infrastructure Recovery and Renewal project at PPPL, and the Ames Infrastructure Modernization project at Ames Laboratory, and fifteen ongoing construction projects. Workforce development for teachers and scientists would be cut by $7.5 million to $20.5 million, with funds targeted towards programs that place qualified students in STEM learning opportunities at Department of Energy laboratories as well as the National Science Bowl competition. Societies Urge CEQ to Extend Comment Period on NEPA Update Thirteen scientific societies, including the American Institute of Biological Sciences, have urged the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) to extend the comment period for the proposed changes for implementing the procedural provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). NEPA is a landmark law that requires proper environmental assessment prior to undertaking any major federal project that significantly affects the environment, such as airports, buildings, military complexes, and highways. ?The proposed changes to NEPA's implementation guidelines are widely viewed as a regulatory overhaul to this landmark environmental law. This rule represents a significant shift in policy and the development of new language, interpretations, requirements, and procedures that will affect fish, wildlife, and forests. Narrowing the scope of environmental review for federal actions will have far-reaching implications for natural resources, including wildlife, fish, aquatic animals, forests, and ecosystems on which we all depend.? The current deadline to submit comments on the proposed update is March 10, 2020. The societies have requested a minimum of a 120-day comment period to appropriately review the proposed rule changes. Read the letter: https://www.aibs.org/position-statements/20200211_ceq_nepa_update_comments.html Webinar: An Overview of the Nagoya Protocol from the U.S. Government The Nagoya Protocol is a multilateral treaty that sets up a legal framework for utilizing genetic resources. It should be a part of every researcher's thinking, from how to conduct research, to manage collections, and how to work with partners. Even for researchers based in the United States, familiarity with the Protocol, and what it requires, is important as provider countries may have rules/regulations/laws that carry obligations that apply to samples even after they have left the country, such as restrictions on use, third party transfer, and tracking of any shared benefits. Please join us on Thursday, February 27 when Patrick Reilly, from the U.S. Department of State, conducts a webinar on the Protocol; offering a short history of how the Protocol was developed, what it actually says (and what it doesn't), the difference between monetary and non-monetary benefit sharing, and how the U.S. government can help. Following the presentation, Patrick will be taking questions from webinar participants. Life Finds A Way: An Overview of the Nagoya Protocol from the U.S. Government Location: Online Cost: Free and Open to the Public Presented by: The American Institute of Biological Sciences Thursday, February 27, 2020 1:30 - 2:30 PM Eastern Standard Time Presenter: Mr. Patrick Reilly, U.S. Department of State Registration is free, but required. For more information about the program and speakers and to register for the webinar, please visit: https://www.aibs.org/events/webinar/nagoya-protocol.html. Participate in the 2020 AIBS Congressional Visits Day Join the American Institute of Biological Sciences on April 20-22, 2020 for our annual Congressional Visits Day in Washington, DC. Meet with your members of Congress to help them understand the important role the federal government plays in supporting the biological sciences. Advocate for federal investments in biological sciences research supported by the National Science Foundation and other federal agencies. Participants will complete a communications and advocacy training program provided by AIBS that prepares them to be effective advocates for their science. AIBS also provides participants with background information and materials, as well as arranges meetings with lawmakers. Training program: In conjunction with the 2020 AIBS Congressional Visits Day, AIBS is offering its highly acclaimed Communications Boot Camp for Scientists. This professional development course will be on April 20-21. All participants who complete the course receive priority access to the Congressional Visits Day program and a certificate of completion indicating that they have successfully completed 16 hours of communications training. This professional development program provides practical instruction and interactive exercises designed to help scientists (e.g. researchers, graduate students, administrators, educators) translate scientific information for non-technical audiences and to effectively engage with decision-makers and the news media. For more information about the training program, including pricing, click here. Scientists, graduate students, educators, or other science community members who are interested in advocating for scientific research and education are encouraged to participate in this important event. Express your interest in participating in the event by registering. Registration will close on March 16, 2020. Space is limited and it may not be possible to accommodate the participation of all interested individuals. Register at: https://www.aibs.org/public-policy/congressional_visits_day.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. Early career (graduate student or post-doctoral fellow) biodiversity scientists should consider applying for the travel grants being offered by the Biodiversity Collections Network: https://bcon.aibs.org/2020/01/17/bcon-early-career-travel-awards-for-team-and-interdisciplinary-science-training/ Short Takes * iDigBio, National Museum of Natural History (NMNH), Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF), and Biodiversity Information Standards (TDWG) have opened registration for the Biodiversity Summit 2020 to be held September 20-25, 2020 in Alexandria, Virginia. Register at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/biodiversity-summit-2020-tickets-85264844445. Registration is free, but all participants must register and display credentials. Deadline for abstract submission is March 31, 2020. For more information visit: https://www.idigbio.org/content/biodiversity-summit-2020. * The Department of State is holding an information session regarding upcoming United Nations negotiations concerning marine biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction. The public meeting will be held on February 25, 2020, 2:00-3:00 PM at the Harry S. Truman Main State Building, Room 3940, 2201 C Street NW, Washington, DC 20520. If you are interested in attending, please send your name, organization, email address, and phone number, as well as any requests for reasonable accommodation, to Elana Mendelson at Katz-MinkEH at state.gov. More information is available here: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2020-02-03/html/2020-01931.htm * The Gulf Research Program of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine is soliciting nominations for experts to serve on the committee of a new study, Long-Term Environmental Trends in the Gulf of Mexico. This consensus study will assess the cumulative effects of multiple restoration projects; discuss potential impacts from both acute events and long-term changes; and consider synergistic and antagonistic effects across multi-decadal restoration activities and recommend adaptive management strategies. Approximately 8-10 volunteer experts will be selected from fields including, but not limited to: ecosystem restoration and function; restoration monitoring and evaluation; ecosystem services; geomorphology; coastal processes; land use planning; natural resource management and policy; stakeholder engagement; data management, synthesis, and modeling. Deadline to submit nominations is March 6, 2020. Submit your nominations at: https://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/5430808/Nominations-Environmental-Trends-Study. * Indiana University (IU), iDigBio, and the Natural Science Collections Alliance (NSCA) will hold the 4th annual Digital Data in Biodiversity Research Conference on June 1-3, 2020 at Indiana University in Bloomington, IN. The theme for the conference is ?Harnessing the Data Revolution and Amplifying Collections with Biodiversity Information Science.? Registration as well as abstract submission for oral and poster presentations is now open: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/4th-annual-digital-data-in-biodiversity-research-conference-tickets-86931098255. The conference wiki, which includes plenary and keynote speakers, a draft agenda, a list of workshops and events, and lodging options is available at: https://www.idigbio.org/wiki/index.php/4th_Annual_Digital_Data_Conference,_Indiana_University. 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This list is provided by the Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections Professional Development Committee as a monthly service for Nhcoll subscribers. Please contact the course providers or instructors for more information or questions. 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 Evaluating Interpretive Exhibits course begins Mar 2 on MuseumStudy.com Exhibits are one of the most expensive of interpretive media we use, and yet one of the media that we often really don't know if "it works". We judge exhibits by their appearance rather than by their success in accomplishing meaningful objectives. We like to ask -if you spend $10,000 on your exhibits, how will you determine if you're receiving $10,000 in benefits from those exhibits? That's usually when we get the "deer in the headlights" stare. Join professional interpreter John Ververka for this 4 week online course. It is the goal of this course to give you some simple tools for doing evaluations of, or critiquing exhibits. Some tools for critiquing existing exhibits - to see if they are accomplishing their objectives and may be in need of rehabilitation, and some for pre-post testing evaluation of exhibits first being designed to see if they are accomplishing their objectives prior to final construction so they can be "fixed" to be more effective. For more information visit our website: http://bit.ly/2RE9BgG Social Relevance: Environmental Sustainability in Museums course begins March 2 on MuseumStudy.com Any museum can contribute to improving conditions in its own neighborhood, city, country and the world. Together these efforts build capacity for continued change, and they build greater positive impact. Going forward what will your change be? The public discussion of the environment and climate change is an important opportunity for museums to connect more deeply with their communities. It is also an opportunity to protect and strengthen their institutions. Join Instructor Sarah Sutton author of Environmental Sustainability at Historic Sites and Museums, The Green Nonprofit, and Co-author of The Green Museum for this course which will be a survey of the practical aspects of interpretation and public programming, operational changes, building construction, and community engagement in service to the message of how changes in our museum work can deepen museums' connections to communities while strengthening mission fulfillment. For more information visit our website: http://bit.ly/2V3bQtP Managing Museum Volunteers course begins March 2 on MuseumStudy.com The Managing Museum Volunteers course will focus on strategies for running a successful volunteer program that adapts to the needs of the museum. 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How can you protect the collection in your care from this very real and very serious threat? Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is a holistic approach, using low-toxicity strategies to manage the threat. This online course explores the foundation of knowledge needed to solve pest problems in a myriad of situations that might be encountered in cultural institutions. For more information visit http://bit.ly/2tpndV0 Assessing Risk to Cultural Property 1 course begins April 6 on MuseumStudy.com Assessing risks to cultural property, including but not limited to Museum, Library, and Archive collections, is becoming a fundamental ability for collection care professionals. Join instructor Robert Waller for the first in a series of online courses on Risk to Cultural Property. This introductory course provides a firm foundation on which to build an understanding of risk-based approaches to cultural property protection. 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An exploded image would be extremely helpful, but anything, photos, sketches, of the skull at a different angle would be of use. If anyone has any leads, we would be very grateful. Truth Muller Student manager of Marine Wet Collections George B. Dorr Museum of Natural History 105 Eden St. Bar Harbor, ME 04609 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jpandey at aibs.org Wed Feb 19 14:27:04 2020 From: jpandey at aibs.org (Jyotsna Pandey) Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2020 14:27:04 -0500 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Travel Awards for Team Science Training: Deadline Approaching In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: *BCoN Early Career Travel Awards for Team and Interdisciplinary Science Training* The Biodiversity Collections Network (BCoN) wants to help prepare biodiversity-related scientists (broadly defined) to be successful members of the community that will build and implement the Extended Specimen Network, as well as other team science endeavors. To this end, BCoN is pleased to announce that it will provide up to four (4) travel grants for early career (graduate student or post-doctoral fellow) biodiversity scientists (broadly defined) to participate in the April 27-28, 2020 American Institute of Biological Sciences' Enabling Interdisciplinary and Team Science training course in Washington, DC. More information about the course is available at: https://www.aibs.org/events/team_science_event.html *Eligibility:* - Graduate student or post-doctoral fellow. - An individual who works in a clearly articulable way to conduct or enable biodiversity-related research or education. Individuals need not be affiliated with a biodiversity collection. Individuals must be able to travel to Washington, DC, to participate in the April 27-28, 2020 training program. - Individual must pay the course registration fee of $495. Applications will be accepted until 5:00 PM Eastern on Friday, *February 21, 2020*. For details about the award and application process go to: https://bcon.aibs.org/2020/01/17/bcon-early-career-travel-awards-for-team-and-interdisciplinary-science-training/ Jyotsna Pandey, Ph.D. Public Policy Manager American Institute of Biological Sciences 1201 New York Avenue, NW Suite 420 Washington, DC 20005 Phone: 202-628-1500 x 225 www.aibs.org Follow us on Twitter! @AIBS_Policy -- This message is confidential and should only be read by its intended recipients.? If you have received it in error, please notify the sender and delete all copies. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From AndrewS at tepapa.govt.nz Wed Feb 19 14:55:22 2020 From: AndrewS at tepapa.govt.nz (Andrew Stewart) Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2020 19:55:22 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Mola mola reference images? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hi Truth, The best I can suggest is the 1980 publication by James Tyler: Osteology, phylogeny, and higher classification of the fishes of the order Plectognathi (Tetraodontiformes). NOAA Tech Rept NMFS Circular 434. It?s all left lateral illustrations, I don?t know where you could fine more 3D images. Good luck Andrew Stewart >><<<)o> Assistant Curator NE (Fishes) Museum of New Zealand 04 381 7314 027 7339363 From: Nhcoll-l [mailto:nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu] On Behalf Of Truth Muller Sent: Thursday, 20 February 2020 8:21 AM To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Mola mola reference images? Hello all, I am currently working on a group skeleton articulation project at College of the Atlantic for the Dorr Museum of Natural History. We are attempting to assemble the skeleton of a Mola mola that washed up at our college's offshore research station last year, and we've run into some difficulty: We can't find good reference images for the skull. Internet searches have turned up a few sketches of the skull in profile, but we can find nothing about bones inside the skull. An exploded image would be extremely helpful, but anything, photos, sketches, of the skull at a different angle would be of use. If anyone has any leads, we would be very grateful. Truth Muller Student manager of Marine Wet Collections George B. Dorr Museum of Natural History 105 Eden St. Bar Harbor, ME 04609 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From abentley at ku.edu Wed Feb 19 15:13:00 2020 From: abentley at ku.edu (Bentley, Andrew Charles) Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2020 20:13:00 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Mola mola reference images? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <13b266be5ec540a4bcb51a0a666c757e@ex13-csf-cr-13.home.ku.edu> Truth Not sure if this is of any help: http://www.digitalfishlibrary.org/library/ViewSpecies.php?id=93 Andy A : A : A : }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> V V V Andy Bentley Ichthyology Collection Manager University of Kansas Biodiversity Institute Dyche Hall 1345 Jayhawk Boulevard Lawrence, KS, 66045-7561 USA Tel: (785) 864-3863 Fax: (785) 864-5335 Email: abentley at ku.edu http://ichthyology.biodiversity.ku.edu A : A : A : }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> V V V From: Nhcoll-l On Behalf Of Truth Muller Sent: Wednesday, February 19, 2020 1:21 PM To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Mola mola reference images? Hello all, I am currently working on a group skeleton articulation project at College of the Atlantic for the Dorr Museum of Natural History. We are attempting to assemble the skeleton of a Mola mola that washed up at our college's offshore research station last year, and we've run into some difficulty: We can't find good reference images for the skull. Internet searches have turned up a few sketches of the skull in profile, but we can find nothing about bones inside the skull. An exploded image would be extremely helpful, but anything, photos, sketches, of the skull at a different angle would be of use. If anyone has any leads, we would be very grateful. Truth Muller Student manager of Marine Wet Collections George B. Dorr Museum of Natural History 105 Eden St. Bar Harbor, ME 04609 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From aswann at mdirss.org Wed Feb 19 16:26:49 2020 From: aswann at mdirss.org (Anne Swann) Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2020 16:26:49 -0500 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Mola mola reference images? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: You might check out the Smithsonian Collections. A quick query indicates they have several dry specimens and at least one skeleton. I didn't do a deep dive. https://collections.nmnh.si.edu/search/fishes/ You could maybe contact them for a photo of the skull. Or go on a road trip. Harvard's MCZ only has wet specimens. I can't think of any other big collectins that would store dry specimens besides the Smithsonian. Also... some Australian and New Zealand museums have specimens. On Wed, Feb 19, 2020 at 2:22 PM Truth Muller wrote: > Hello all, > > I am currently working on a group skeleton articulation project at College > of the Atlantic for the Dorr Museum of Natural History. We are attempting > to assemble the skeleton of a *Mola mola* that washed up at our college's > offshore research station last year, and we've run into some difficulty: We > can't find good reference images for the skull. Internet searches have > turned up a few sketches of the skull in profile, but we can find nothing > about bones inside the skull. An exploded image would be extremely helpful, > but anything, photos, sketches, of the skull at a different angle would be > of use. If anyone has any leads, we would be very grateful. > > Truth Muller > Student manager of Marine Wet Collections > George B. Dorr Museum of Natural History > 105 Eden St. > Bar Harbor, ME 04609 > > _______________________________________________ > 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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Small shoulder box, acid-free, photos attached. I do apologize for the quality of the photos. These really are very, very nice for those medium-small vertebrate skeletons! Thank you very much, Jeff 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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I can't think of any other big > collectins that would store dry specimens besides the Smithsonian. Also... > some Australian and New Zealand museums have specimens. > > > > > > On Wed, Feb 19, 2020 at 2:22 PM Truth Muller wrote: > >> Hello all, >> >> I am currently working on a group skeleton articulation project at College >> of the Atlantic for the Dorr Museum of Natural History. We are attempting >> to assemble the skeleton of a *Mola mola* that washed up at our college's >> offshore research station last year, and we've run into some difficulty: We >> can't find good reference images for the skull. Internet searches have >> turned up a few sketches of the skull in profile, but we can find nothing >> about bones inside the skull. An exploded image would be extremely helpful, >> but anything, photos, sketches, of the skull at a different angle would be >> of use. If anyone has any leads, we would be very grateful. >> >> Truth Muller >> Student manager of Marine Wet Collections >> George B. Dorr Museum of Natural History >> 105 Eden St. >> Bar Harbor, ME 04609 >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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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Desert, ME 04660 > 207.288.5011.3405 -- Bernhard Bock Friedrich-Schiller-Universit?t Jena Institut f?r Zoologie und Evolutionsforschung mit Phyletischem Museum, Ernst-Haeckel-Haus und Biologiedidaktik Erbertstr. 1 07743 Jena Tel.: 03641/949 186 bernhard-leopold.bock at uni-jena.de From TYLERJ at si.edu Wed Feb 19 21:39:54 2020 From: TYLERJ at si.edu (Tyler, James) Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2020 02:39:54 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Mola Message-ID: Dear Ms Muller - Andrew Stewart has referred you to my 1980 publication for lateral views of the skeleton of representatives of the three genera of Molidae, but if you look therein you will also find dorsal and ventral views of the skull and of other internal features. But you mention your desire for an "exploded" view of the internal features, and for this I presume that you would like to view micro CT scans of molid skulls. I am working on molid anatomy as part of a team of ichthyologists under the leadership of Dr. Kate Bemis at the Smithsonian Institution, and we have a large monograph on molid morphology and ontogeny soon to be in press. Dr. Bemis has CT scanned some of her molid material, so by copy of this message I am referring your query to her because she knows far more about this than do I. I wanted to include Dr. Stewart in the addresses but could not figure out how to do that, so I hope you will contact him and let him know of my response and referral to Dr. Bemis, I will be seeing Dr. Bemis this weekend when her team of molid researchers will be gathered together at the Virginia Institute of Marine Sciences to make some last dissections of molid specimens before concluding our present manuscript. Best wishes and my hopes for your success in showing how molids are put together - Jim Tyler -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Please join us on Thursday, February 27 when Patrick Reilly, from the U.S. Department of State, conducts a webinar on the Protocol; offering a short history of how the Protocol was developed, what it actually says (and what it doesn't), the difference between monetary and non-monetary benefit sharing, and how the U.S. government can help. Following the presentation, Patrick will be taking questions from webinar participants. *Life Finds A Way: An Overview of the Nagoya Protocol from the U.S. Government* Location: Online Cost: Free and Open to the Public Presented by: The American Institute of Biological Sciences Thursday, February 27, 2020 1:30 - 2:30 PM Eastern Standard Time Presenter: Mr. Patrick Reilly, U.S. Department of State Registration is free, but required. For more information about the program and speakers and to register for the webinar, please visit: https://www.aibs.org/events/webinar/nagoya-protocol.html. 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Cheers, Jeff 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... Name: image001.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 2894 bytes Desc: image001.jpg URL: From Jay.Cordeiro at umb.edu Thu Feb 20 17:08:34 2020 From: Jay.Cordeiro at umb.edu (Jay R Cordeiro) Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2020 22:08:34 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Northeast Natural History & Supply archival box supplier In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hi folks Northeast Natural History & Supply offers 100% archival specimen boxes that are custom-manufactured, rigid, unbuffered, and acid-free with neutral pH. They come pre-assembled (not flat and self-folding), overwrapped, and are constructed of glazed white corrugated cardboard. Trays align neatly in straight rows to facilitate long-term storage and preservation. Trays can be lined with plastazote or ethafoam, unbleached cotton, or polyester batting for use with delicate specimens. Lids are optionally available for better protection from ambient environment damage and use in layered storage. Manufacturing capability includes virtually ANY SIZE you want including matching the existing size dimensions of boxes you already have. Contact information for samples or quotes is below. Jay Cordeiro Northeast Natural History & Supply PO Box 361 West Dennis, MA 02670 j.cordeiro at nenaturalhistory.com ________________________________ From: Nhcoll-l on behalf of Jeff Stephenson Sent: Wednesday, February 19, 2020 1:33 PM To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: [Nhcoll-l] help with finding a box vendor [EXTERNAL SENDER] Hello, Several years ago we joined a number of museums to order a small shoulder box to get a great discount. Unfortunately, over the years the vendor?s name was dropped from our resource lists and we now find ourselves really wanting more. If anyone remembers from whom we purchased these boxes, could you please contact me (info below)? Small shoulder box, acid-free, photos attached. I do apologize for the quality of the photos. These really are very, very nice for those medium-small vertebrate skeletons! Thank you very much, Jeff 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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I'm pleased to announce that the Director of Education & Engagement position is posted. It will remain live until March 6 or until it is filled. Here is a link to the UI site. Liz Crooks | Director Pentacrest Museums 10 Macbride Hall | Iowa City, IA 52242 p. 319.335.1313 | e. liz-crooks at uiowa.edu mnh.uiowa.edu oldcap.uiowa.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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This work will uncover new untold stories behind these "hidden" collections, enabling the Museum team to communicate to the public the nature of working behind the scenes, the thrill of new discoveries, and the specific challenges of zoological collections. Our goal is to ensure that the collections are both appropriately stored and made physically and intellectually accessible: to researchers, students, stakeholders and audiences in Cambridge and worldwide. You will have experience working with museum collections, good oral and written communication skills, demonstrable IT proficiency and good manual dexterity for object handling. Fixed-term: The funds for this post are available for up to 12 months. Closing date for applications is the 15th March. For more information and to apply, see here: http://www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/25337/ I'm happy to answer any informal enquiries regarding the role on MWL34 at cam.ac.uk Mathew Lowe Collections Manager University Museum of Zoology, Cambridge Downing Street, Cambridge, CB2 3EJ Tel: 01223 763 086 Internal Dept Tel: 1833 MoZ_Landscape_Blue copy 1 To access the collections database: www.museum.zoo.cam.ac.uk/collection/online For research access to the collections: http://www.museum.zoo.cam.ac.uk/collections-research/research Follow us via: https://www.facebook.com/ZoologyMuseumCambridge https://twitter.com/ZoologyMuseum https://twitter.com/MigratoryMatt -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Review of the documentation should result in the association of permits, database records, and correspondence with specific tissue samples. This review is being led by Smithsonian staff from the National Museum of Natural History (NMNH) and the National Zoological Park (NZP). Project leaders are seeking a contractor to perform the following tasks (see Statement of Work for details): * Inventory of frozen samples * Rehousing * Application of barcode labels to frozen vials * Compare paper documentation with electronic files, making note of sample entries that do not contain essential information * Revise and enhance the database or spreadsheet with additional information from the review process, including but not limited to CITES listing, source of tissue, presence of documents, and other information * Organize paper and/or electronic documentation by schema provided * Identify USFWS declaration forms (3-177s) in each project file * Identify collecting permits in each project file * Create surrogates of paper documentation as directed * May require review of associated documentation and files * May be required to contact other organizations for information * Will be required to interact with SI staff and provide information and findings orally and in writing. Desirable skills: * Ability to use Excel and pivot tables * Strong organizational and communication skills * Ability to use Access and FileMaker Pro * Familiarity with biological nomenclature or taxonomy * Experience with frozen tissue samples and/or DNA * Experience with wildlife regulations and museum registration is a plus Work will be performed primarily at the Museum Support Center in Suitland, MD. Regular work must be performed between 7:00 AM ? 7:00 PM, Monday ? Friday. Work cannot be performed on federal holidays or whenever the federal government shuts down (such as weather emergencies). Proposals will be accepted until 5:00 PM EDT, Friday, March 13, 2020. Proposals will be reviewed on the basis of best value for the money. Send proposals to Chris Huddleston via e-mail at huddlestonc at si.edu. Follow the format set forth in section VIII of the RFQ (below) "Information to be submitted with quotes." There are no benefits, tax or social security withholding associated with this contract. The contractor and any sub-contractors must pass a background investigation before work can begin. Smithsonian Institution Request for Quote (RFQ) Technical or Professional, Non-personal Services This Request for Quote (RFQ) is issued by the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution (SI), for technical professional, non-personal services to provide Biorepository support services in accordance with the Statement of Work (SOW). The Smithsonian Institution anticipates making one award for this RFQ. The prospective contractor MUST be registered in the Federal System for Award Management (SAM.gov) and provide a DUNS number and the name under which the SAM registration was submitted with the quote to be considered. There is NO fee to register in SAM. I. Submitting YOUR Quote Price quotes may be submitted by electronic mail (email) only. Quotes are due by 5 PM EDT, on Friday, March 13, 2020, at: Attn: Chris Huddleston Email to: huddlestonc at si.edu II. Description of Required Services The National Museum of Natural History Biorepository has a requirement for Support Services at the Museum Support Center in Suitland, MD. There are physical demands to the contract (see details in Statement of Work). A firm fixed price, requirements type award is contemplated. The award will be for up to one basic year and three up to one-year options (dependent upon future funding). III. EVALUATION The SI plans to award based on best value to the SI considering the following factors. The SI plans to award without discussions, however, does reserve the right to conduct discussions if later determined by the Contracting Officer to be necessary. All of the following factors are of equal importance. Evaluation factors are: A. Technical Approach. Offeror shall include a technical approach narrative that details the Offeror?s approach toward performing the required services under this requirement, clearly demonstrating the Offeror?s understanding of and capability to meet all Government requirements and goals. This narrative should include the following specifics: a. Include a brief summary of your training and experience working with museum collections. b. Include a brief summary of your training and experience working with frozen tissue samples and/or DNA. c. Include a brief summary of your training and experience working with import/export permits, such USFWS 3-177 or CITES. B. Past Performance: Provide a list of the company?s and/or if applicable, subcontractor?s references for the past three years or are currently in process that provides similar product or services in size, scope and complexity as requested in the RFQ. Past performance references are to include but not limited to the following: Agency Name, address Contract number Contract type Period of performance Total contract value Contract work (a brief description of the purpose of the contract) Contracting Officer Name or contact name (if not government), telephone number and e-mail address. C. Price. Provide a firm fixed price for each deliverable for the basic year plus all the option years. Evaluation of price shall be based on all years quoted. IV. INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS Prospective contractors are required to have General Liability Insurance for $1,000,000. The SI must be listed as additional insured for the General Liability insurance. Proof of insurance must be submitted with quotes. Independent contractors under this RFQ may request to purchase insurance through the Smithsonian Institution Commercial General Liability for contractors if selected for an award. If you would like to purchase your insurance through the Smithsonian Institution policy, please indicate this information on your quote. V. DUNS NUMBER A DUNS number is a unique nine-digit identification number available for each physical location of your business and is needed to register in the System for Award Management (SAM), formerly the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) system (see Section VI of this RFQ). DUNS numbers are provided through Dun and Bradstreet (D&B) at no charge when you contact D&B via toll free telephone call to 1-866-705-5711, or on the internet at http://fedgov.dnb.com/webform. Non-U.S. (international) vendors may also contact D&B via email at help at dnb.com. Indicate that you are requesting a DUNS number to assist with eligibility for U.S. Government contracts. New DUNS numbers for U.S. vendors will be active and available for SAM registration within 1-2 business days of request; international vendors DUNS will be active and available normally within 2-5 days of request. VI. System for Award Management (SAM) registration (formerly CCR) It is a requirement that current and prospective recipients of contract and purchase orders awarded by the SI must complete registration and maintain an active record in the System for Award Management (SAM). The SAM requires a one-time business registration, with annual updates, and allows vendors to control the accuracy of the business information they enter. The financial data you enter, which includes the electronic funds transfer (EFT) data collected by SAM, will assist the SI in paying your invoices and complying with the Federal Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996. You may complete or update your information in SAM online at http://sam.gov. Questions regarding the process may be directed to the Federal Service Desk online at www.fsd.gov or via toll free call to 1-888-606-8220. There is no charge for registering in SAM. For vendors who were registered in CCR prior to July 30, 2012, this means: * All information in CCR was transferred to SAM and available for viewing and updating on July 30, 2012; * Vendors will not have to re-register in SAM if their CCR was active and valid on July 30, 2012, however, * They will have to set up a SAM user ID. Once this is done, the vendors will have access to all their information and may edit it as needed, * They may set up an ID when they are notified by the SAM that it is time to renew registration. * Vendors who attempted to access their information by going to the current CCR website on and after July 30, 2012, should have been automatically redirected to SAM. For vendors who were not registered in CCR prior to July 30, 2012, this means: * Vendors will need to obtain a DUNs number (see Part V. above) in order to register in SAM. * Beginning on July 30, 2012, they must be directed to http://sam.gov to complete registration in SAM. * The registration process via SAM has been changed for SAM, and is reported to be streamlined and much easier than the CCR process. If yours is the acceptable price quote and you are selected for award, your organization's valid and active registration with SAM must be verifiable by SI staff administering this procurement prior to contract or purchase order award, and at the time any modifications or amendments to awards might be required. VII. LEGISLATIVE and/or administrative Requirements A. Background Investigations If a contractor employee assigned to the SI under this contract will have an association with SI that will be greater than thirty (30) days, determined either at time of contract award or anytime during contract performance, and will need access to staff-only areas of SI controlled facilities and leased spaces, the employee shall be required to receive an SI Credential. Contractor employees who require an SI Credential shall be required to undergo and pass an appropriate background investigation and complete security awareness training before an SI Credential is issued. Employees whose associations with the SI will be less than 30 days shall not receive a background investigation or SI Credential, however, they must be escorted by Credentialed personnel at all times when in staff-only areas of SI facilities. If relevant to this RFQ, a form OCon 520, Background Investigations and Credentials for Contractors? Personnel, is included. The following actions shall be required to be completed by the SI Contracting Officer?s Technical Representative (COTR) and successful vendor: The COTR shall provide an OF-306, Declaration for Federal Employment form, for each of the Contractor?s employees who will be assigned to the SI for 30 days or longer. The OF-306 forms must be completed by each person and returned by the Contractor to the COTR, or other designated SI employee, within ten (10) workdays from receipt of the forms by the Contractor. VIII. Information to be Submitted with Quotes Quotes submitted must include the following information to be deemed responsive to this Request for Quote and accepted by the SI: 1. Project Title 2. Business name, name under which SAM registration was completed, address, telephone number, and DUNS number 3. Business point of contact name, telephone number and email address 4. Pricing. Ensure that base year on all nine (9) deliverables and option year pricing is included. Use the grid below this section as a guide. 5. Past Performance information should include the contract number, contact person with telephone number and other relevant information for at least 3 recent relevant contracts for the same or similar goods and/or services. 6. Certificates or other documentation confirming appropriate types and levels of insurance required are in effect, and other certificates and documentation requested. 7. Cite the date through which pricing submitted is valid. Deliverable Pricing Grid No. Deliverable Est. % work remaining Est. time per unit Pricing Unit Price per Unit 1 Evaluation <1% Variable Per freezer 2 Inventory <1% Variable Per freezer 3 Recordkeeping <1% Variable Per freezer 4 Data Capture 40% 2-3 hours Per 81 samples 5 Permit Matching <1% Variable Per animal 6 Labeling 40% 2 hours Per 81 samples 7 Rehousing 15% 8 hours Per 81 samples 8 Reporting 5% 2 hours Per month 9 Emergency Response 1% 2-3 hours Per occurrence Attachment(s): * Statement of Work for Biorepository support services, February 21, 2020 * Form SI-147A, Smithsonian Institution Purchase Order Terms and Conditions * Form SI-147B, Smithsonian Institution Privacy and Security Clause STATEMENT OF WORK February 21, 2020 The contractor shall provide the following support services to the National Museum of Natural History (NMNH) Biorepository. Each item below is a DELIVERABLE: 1. Evaluation. Evaluate contents of boxes (as designated by COTR) of frozen samples as to the rough quantity, size, vial or other container type and labeling method(s) used. Samples must be kept in a frozen state throughout the process. 1. Inventory. If box contents are housed in appropriate containers, then the contractor shall inventory the contents into an Excel spreadsheet (format to be approved by COTR). The following is to be recorded in the inventory: All information on the label, position in the box, box name, rack name, freezer shelf, and freezer. Samples must be kept in a frozen state throughout the process. 1. Recordkeeping. If box contents are not housed in appropriate containers, then the contractor shall record the issues briefly, box name and new location information in another Excel spreadsheet (format to be approved by COTR) and move the box to a hold-up freezer for further processing at a later time. Samples must be kept in a frozen state throughout the process. 1. Data Capture. The contractor shall then query a FileMaker database using generated inventory to obtain data, such genus, species, sample types and other suitable information in consultation with the COTR. The query results will be exported from the database and added to the inventory by the contractor. The added data shall be clean and in compliance with NMNH Division of Mammals data standards. The COTR will deliver this inventory on a regular basis to a committee, who will decide whether or not to retain the materials. 1. Permit Matching. The contractor will then locate permits and related files for each item to be retained using existing finding aids and/or indices. These permits and other files are in both electronic and paper formats. The contractor will create a single PDF file for each permit (one permit could cover many items), which could include the scanning of documents. These PDFs shall receive a unique file name and that name shall be recorded in the inventory. Items for which a valid permit cannot be readily located shall be moved to a quarantine freezer for later processing and/or research into the permits. 1. Labeling. Items in proper containers, desired for retention and having valid permits shall then be labeled with Biorepository numbers by the contractor and moved into the Biorepository?s FreezerPro system and a permanent storage location. The contractor shall record the assigned Biorepository number on the inventory for cataloging purposes. This process could involve interactions with other museum staff to resolve arising questions on the inventory. 1. Rehousing. As necessary, the contractor shall rehouse/sub-sample desirable materials (as designated by and in consultation with, the COTR) into appropriate containers and follow procedure from step 4. 1. Reporting. The contractor shall provide a 1 to 2-page status report monthly describing activities to the COTR and Pan-Smithsonian Cryo Initiative Coordinator. The contractor shall meet monthly with the COTR to review the acceptability of the inventory, exported data, re-housing, permits and general progress. A final status report (1-3 pages) at the end of each contract period shall also be delivered to the COTR documenting the process and the lessons learned from the inventory, permit review and considerations for similar projects. 1. Emergency Response. On-call for emergencies at least one week per month. During this on-call period, the contractor shall be the primary contact person for the Rees Scientific Centron and shall respond appropriately as needed to any emergency messages. Responses could include the need to come to the Biorepository and move collections from a failing freezer to a back-up freezer at any point in a 24-hour period. During this on call week the contractor is also responsible for an evening check of conditions via Citrix/ReesWeb or phone and is to notify the Biorepository staff of any anomalies immediately. Physical Demands: The work varies from sedentary to standing for prolonged periods; some lifting, twisting and bending, up to 50 pounds (sometimes above the head), and movement of samples, racks, small vials, or other storage units may be required; the use of mechanical equipment (such as a lift) may also be necessary. Collections are stored and used at cold temperatures ranging from plus 4?C to minus 196?C, so personal protective equipment such as insulated gloves and aprons, laboratory coats, face shield, closed-toed shoes and gloves is required. Good manual dexterity is required as objects and labels are small and difficult to handle. A background investigation of the contractor and any sub-contractors must be completed before work can begin. The Contractor shall be paid via deliverables and may submit invoices on a monthly basis. This work (except emergencies) is to be accomplished during normal working hours, 7 AM to 7 PM, Monday-Friday, except federal holidays or other shutdowns (such as weather emergencies). Chris Huddleston Biorepository Manager Collections Program Museum Support Center 4210 Silver Hill Road Suitland, MD 20746 huddlestonc at si.edu SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION NATIONAL MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY The National Museum of Natural History (NMNH) complies with all U.S. export and sanctions laws, as well as fish, wildlife and other regulations applicable to the importation and exportation of specimens and research materials. Please consider the country of origin and nature of any specimen, sample, object or material shipped to NMNH, and if applicable, ensure that it is properly licensed and otherwise compliant with U.S. law prior to shipment. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Even for researchers based in the United States, familiarity with the Protocol, and what it requires, is important as provider countries may have rules/regulations/laws that carry obligations that apply to samples even after they have left the country, such as restrictions on use, third party transfer, and tracking of any shared benefits. Please join us on Thursday, February 27 when Patrick Reilly, from the U.S. Department of State, conducts a webinar on the Protocol; offering a short history of how the Protocol was developed, what it actually says (and what it doesn't), the difference between monetary and non-monetary benefit sharing, and how the U.S. government can help. Following the presentation, Patrick will be taking questions from webinar participants. *Life Finds A Way: An Overview of the Nagoya Protocol from the U.S. Government* Location: Online Cost: Free and Open to the Public Presented by: The American Institute of Biological Sciences Thursday, February 27, 2020 1:30 - 2:30 PM Eastern Standard Time Presenter: Mr. Patrick Reilly, U.S. Department of State Registration is free, but required. For more information about the program and speakers and to register for the webinar, please visit: https://www.aibs.org/events/webinar/nagoya-protocol.html. Jyotsna Pandey, Ph.D. Public Policy Manager American Institute of Biological Sciences 1201 New York Avenue, NW Suite 420 Washington, DC 20005 Phone: 202-628-1500 x 225 www.aibs.org Follow us on Twitter! @AIBS_Policy -- This message is confidential and should only be read by its intended recipients.? 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Specimens: RANGIFER TARANDUS CARIBOU SHOULDER MOUNT ALCES ALCES MOOSE SHOULDER MOUNT BUBALUS BUBALUS WATER BUFFALO 'LEGACY PREP' FULL MOUNT ORYX LEUCORYX ARABIAN ORYX 'LEGACY PREP' FULL MOUNT AEPYCEROS MELAMPUS IMPALA 'LEGACY PREP' FULL MOUNT BOS GRUNNIENS YAK 'LEGACY PREP' FULL MOUNT Ashley Quinn, Collections Manager GEORGIA COLLEGE William P. Wall Museum of Natural History Campus Box 081 Milledgeville, GA 31061 Office: 478-445-2395 ashley.quinn at gcsu.edu www.gcsu.edu/nhm [GC_Logo (1)smaller] Think Independently. Lead Creatively. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image002.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 4868 bytes Desc: image002.jpg URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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We changed around 2000 to a silicon-free vacuum joint grease called Alsirol with good results. It is produced from a small company in Bamberg, Germany and formerly was also distributed (at least in Germany) via VWR, FisherScientific apparently is also offering it https://www.fishersci.de/shop/products/joint-grease-1/10130201 But you can also contact and order directly http://www.poellath-labor.de/ The containers are rather small (only 50 ml), but Alsirol is very economic and you only need little to produce a proper closure (too much in fact even is disadvantageous). As it is very greasy and stable, it is possible to build it up on uneven flanges or battery jars. Hope this helps, with best wishes Dirk Am 27.02.2020 um 15:32 schrieb Esther Dondorp: > Dear all, > > Just a short question - we always use vaseline?to seal gound?jar > stoppers, now that we cannot use our old supplier anymore the support > department ordered the commercial vaseline?petroleum jelly likethis > > one. I was wondering if we can use it or that it has additional > additives that can effect?the balance inside the jar. Is there an acid > free or other alternative? Wondering what other people use! > > Many thanks, > > > > > Esther Dondorp > Senior Collectiebeheerder > > > > > > > _+31717519313 - - > _esther.dondorp at naturalis.nl - > www.naturalis.nl > _Darwinweg 2, 2333 CR Leiden > _Postbus 9517, 2300 RA Leiden > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Nhcoll-l mailing list > Nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu > https://mailman.yale.edu/mailman/listinfo/nhcoll-l > > _______________________________________________ > NHCOLL-L is brought to you by the Society for the Preservation of > Natural History Collections (SPNHC), an international society whose > mission is to improve the preservation, conservation and management of > natural history collections to ensure their continuing value to > society. See http://www.spnhc.org for membership information. > Advertising on NH-COLL-L is inappropriate. -- Dirk Neumann Tel: 089 / 8107-111 Fax: 089 / 8107-300 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 neumann(a)snsb.de postal address: Bavarian Natural History Collections The Bavarian State Collection of Zoology Dirk Neumann, Section Ichthyology / DNA-Storage Muenchhausenstr. 21 81247 Munich (Germany) Visit our section at: http://www.zsm.mwn.de/sektion/ichthyologie-home/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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To that end you only need a small amount of any of the greasy sealants - too much and they gradually flow down into the jar and the lid can ?float? on the excess sealant. With all good wishes, Simon. Simon Moore MIScT, RSci, FLS, ACR Conservator of Natural Sciences and Cutlery Historian, www.natural-history-conservation.com > On 27 Feb 2020, at 14:47, Dirk Neumann wrote: > > Hi Esther, > > vaseline has few disadvantages > 1. it tends to flow inside the jar (especially if you need to close uneven battery jars etc. with increased amounts of vaseline to produce a proper seal) > 2. it tends to attract additional moisture evaporating from inside the jar (turning the jelly glossy - usually a good indicator when it slowly starts running) > 3. it sometimes may get backed (might be linked with low RH values inside storage). > > We changed around 2000 to a silicon-free vacuum joint grease called Alsirol with good results. It is produced from a small company in Bamberg, Germany and formerly was also distributed (at least in Germany) via VWR, FisherScientific apparently is also offering it > https://www.fishersci.de/shop/products/joint-grease-1/10130201 > > But you can also contact and order directly http://www.poellath-labor.de/ > > The containers are rather small (only 50 ml), but Alsirol is very economic and you only need little to produce a proper closure (too much in fact even is disadvantageous). As it is very greasy and stable, it is possible to build it up on uneven flanges or battery jars. > > Hope this helps, with best wishes > Dirk > > Am 27.02.2020 um 15:32 schrieb Esther Dondorp: >> Dear all, >> >> Just a short question - we always use vaseline to seal gound jar stoppers, now that we cannot use our old supplier anymore the support department ordered the commercial vaseline petroleum jelly like this one. I was wondering if we can use it or that it has additional additives that can effect the balance inside the jar. Is there an acid free or other alternative? Wondering what other people use! >> >> Many thanks, >> >> >> >> >> Esther Dondorp >> Senior Collectiebeheerder >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> +31717519313 - - >> esther.dondorp at naturalis.nl - www.naturalis.nl >> Darwinweg 2, 2333 CR Leiden >> Postbus 9517, 2300 RA Leiden >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Nhcoll-l mailing list >> >> Nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu >> https://mailman.yale.edu/mailman/listinfo/nhcoll-l >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> NHCOLL-L is brought to you by the Society for the Preservation of >> Natural History Collections (SPNHC), an international society whose >> mission is to improve the preservation, conservation and management of >> natural history collections to ensure their continuing value to >> society. See >> http://www.spnhc.org >> for membership information. >> Advertising on NH-COLL-L is inappropriate. >> > > > -- > > > > Dirk Neumann > > Tel: 089 / 8107-111 > Fax: 089 / 8107-300 > 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 > neumann(a)snsb.de > > postal address: > > Bavarian Natural History Collections > The Bavarian State Collection of Zoology > Dirk Neumann, Section Ichthyology / DNA-Storage > Muenchhausenstr. 21 > 81247 Munich (Germany) > > Visit our section at: > http://www.zsm.mwn.de/sektion/ichthyologie-home/ > > > _______________________________________________ > Nhcoll-l mailing list > Nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu > https://mailman.yale.edu/mailman/listinfo/nhcoll-l > > _______________________________________________ > NHCOLL-L is brought to you by the Society for the Preservation of > Natural History Collections (SPNHC), an international society whose > mission is to improve the preservation, conservation and management of > natural history collections to ensure their continuing value to > society. See http://www.spnhc.org for membership information. > Advertising on NH-COLL-L is inappropriate. From prc44 at drexel.edu Thu Feb 27 10:47:15 2020 From: prc44 at drexel.edu (Callomon,Paul) Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2020 15:47:15 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Question about jar grease in fluid collections In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: I use vacuum grease, which is more stable than Vaseline and apparently insoluble in ethanol, water or formaldehyde. Dow-Corning make it. PC Paul Callomon Collection Manager, Malacology and General Invertebrates ________________________________ Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University, Philadelphia 1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia PA 19103-1195, USA prc44 at drexel.edu Tel 215-405-5096 - Fax 215-299-1170 From: Nhcoll-l On Behalf Of Esther Dondorp Sent: Thursday, February 27, 2020 9:32 AM To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Question about jar grease in fluid collections External. Dear all, Just a short question - we always use vaseline to seal gound jar stoppers, now that we cannot use our old supplier anymore the support department ordered the commercial vaseline petroleum jelly like this one. I was wondering if we can use it or that it has additional additives that can effect the balance inside the jar. Is there an acid free or other alternative? Wondering what other people use! Many thanks, Esther Dondorp Senior Collectiebeheerder [https://06ecba7b-a-deac235a-s-sites.googlegroups.com/a/naturalis.nl/signatures/home/logo-new.png] +31717519313 - - esther.dondorp at naturalis.nl - www.naturalis.nl Darwinweg 2, 2333 CR Leiden Postbus 9517, 2300 RA Leiden [https://06ecba7b-a-deac235a-s-sites.googlegroups.com/a/naturalis.nl/signatures/home/schildpad.gif] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Lazo-Wasem, Senior Collections Manager Division of Invertebrate Zoology Peabody Museum of Natural History Yale University 170 Whitney Avenue New Haven, CT 06520 ________________________________ From: Nhcoll-l on behalf of Callomon,Paul Sent: Thursday, February 27, 2020 10:47 AM To: Esther Dondorp ; nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] Question about jar grease in fluid collections I use vacuum grease, which is more stable than Vaseline and apparently insoluble in ethanol, water or formaldehyde. Dow-Corning make it. PC Paul Callomon Collection Manager, Malacology and General Invertebrates ________________________________ Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University, Philadelphia 1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia PA 19103-1195, USA prc44 at drexel.edu Tel 215-405-5096 - Fax 215-299-1170 From: Nhcoll-l On Behalf Of Esther Dondorp Sent: Thursday, February 27, 2020 9:32 AM To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Question about jar grease in fluid collections External. Dear all, Just a short question - we always use vaseline to seal gound jar stoppers, now that we cannot use our old supplier anymore the support department ordered the commercial vaseline petroleum jelly like this one. I was wondering if we can use it or that it has additional additives that can effect the balance inside the jar. Is there an acid free or other alternative? Wondering what other people use! Many thanks, Esther Dondorp Senior Collectiebeheerder [https://06ecba7b-a-deac235a-s-sites.googlegroups.com/a/naturalis.nl/signatures/home/logo-new.png] +31717519313 - - esther.dondorp at naturalis.nl - www.naturalis.nl Darwinweg 2, 2333 CR Leiden Postbus 9517, 2300 RA Leiden [https://06ecba7b-a-deac235a-s-sites.googlegroups.com/a/naturalis.nl/signatures/home/schildpad.gif] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jwtrimble at oeb.harvard.edu Thu Feb 27 12:09:29 2020 From: jwtrimble at oeb.harvard.edu (Trimble, Jennifer Winifred) Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2020 17:09:29 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Question about jar grease in fluid collections In-Reply-To: References: , Message-ID: This is what we use too. Best, Jennifer From: Nhcoll-l On Behalf Of Lazo-Wasem, Eric Sent: Thursday, February 27, 2020 12:07 PM To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] Question about jar grease in fluid collections BTW - If you use vacuum grease (what we have used for 40 years) it can be quite difficult to clean off of the glass surfaces should the need arise. For those times when one wishes to clean the jar completely and reseal, I have found mineral oil is helpful, followed by a scrubbing with "Alconox." Eric A. Lazo-Wasem, Senior Collections Manager Division of Invertebrate Zoology Peabody Museum of Natural History Yale University 170 Whitney Avenue New Haven, CT 06520 ________________________________ From: Nhcoll-l > on behalf of Callomon,Paul > Sent: Thursday, February 27, 2020 10:47 AM To: Esther Dondorp >; nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu > Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] Question about jar grease in fluid collections I use vacuum grease, which is more stable than Vaseline and apparently insoluble in ethanol, water or formaldehyde. Dow-Corning make it. PC Paul Callomon Collection Manager, Malacology and General Invertebrates ________________________________ Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University, Philadelphia 1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia PA 19103-1195, USA prc44 at drexel.edu Tel 215-405-5096 - Fax 215-299-1170 From: Nhcoll-l > On Behalf Of Esther Dondorp Sent: Thursday, February 27, 2020 9:32 AM To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Question about jar grease in fluid collections External. Dear all, Just a short question - we always use vaseline to seal gound jar stoppers, now that we cannot use our old supplier anymore the support department ordered the commercial vaseline petroleum jelly like this one. I was wondering if we can use it or that it has additional additives that can effect the balance inside the jar. Is there an acid free or other alternative? Wondering what other people use! Many thanks, Esther Dondorp Senior Collectiebeheerder [https://06ecba7b-a-deac235a-s-sites.googlegroups.com/a/naturalis.nl/signatures/home/logo-new.png] +31717519313 - - esther.dondorp at naturalis.nl - www.naturalis.nl Darwinweg 2, 2333 CR Leiden Postbus 9517, 2300 RA Leiden [https://06ecba7b-a-deac235a-s-sites.googlegroups.com/a/naturalis.nl/signatures/home/schildpad.gif] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: DOWgrease2.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 1792331 bytes Desc: DOWgrease2.jpg URL: From lelkin at amnh.org Thu Feb 27 13:02:37 2020 From: lelkin at amnh.org (Lisa Elkin) Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2020 18:02:37 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Save on shipping! New Preventive Conservation volume available at SPNHC ICOM NATHIST conference Message-ID: The Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections, the American Institute for Conservation, the Smithsonian Institution, and the GWU Museum Studies program have collaborated on a new book entitled Preventive Conservation: Collection Storage. The volume discusses all aspects of collection storage, from planning and assessment, through building design and facilities management, to storage furniture and specimen housing. For more information on the book and its contents please visit https://spnhc.biowikifarm.net/wiki/Collection_Storage We understand that shipping oversees to receive the volume can be cost prohibitive. To help save costs we have worked with the hosts of the upcoming SPNHC ICOM NATHIST conference in Edinburgh to provide free shipping for conference attendees. Once you have pre-registered for the conference, you will receive an acknowledgement of registration that will provide an option to purchase a copy of the volume in advance to collect when arrive at the conference. This will allow you to save significantly on shipping charges. We hope this helps. Enjoy the conference! Lisa Elkin Chief Registrar and Director of Conservation, American Museum of Natural History Co-Editor, Preventive Conservation: Collection Storage -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From joachim.haendel at zns.uni-halle.de Fri Feb 28 01:06:27 2020 From: joachim.haendel at zns.uni-halle.de (Joachim Haendel) Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2020 07:06:27 +0100 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Question about jar grease in fluid collections In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <5E58ADE3.4364.46DACC2A@joachim.haendel.zns.uni-halle.de> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From neumann at snsb.de Fri Feb 28 02:30:28 2020 From: neumann at snsb.de (Dirk Neumann) Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2020 08:30:28 +0100 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Question about jar grease in fluid collections In-Reply-To: <49571D20-65C4-4A1F-B81B-A9DDBD8D7270@btinternet.com> References: <52369542-df01-4878-9c80-011dcefbbf5a@snsb.de> <49571D20-65C4-4A1F-B81B-A9DDBD8D7270@btinternet.com> Message-ID: Dear Simon, dear all, well yes, surely more expensive in the first place, but pays off in the long run as it makes a good seal and reduces monitoring and maintenance needs. Alsirol can easily be wiped off with toilet paper if you need to replace the seal (while old vaseline usually require cleaning under hot water with a good fat-dissolving detergent). No backing for nearly 20 years in our collections, even though very sceptical in the beginning because of the small 50 ml jars. By replacing the vaseline, we were able the tackle the frequent need to open (oxygen influx) top up (altering the reached chemical equilibrium of the holding fluid) and renew seals on the (large) historic and uneven battery jars in our collection (containing oily sharks and rays). A lot of advantages, I am quite happy with it, but of course there are other alternatives with similar good results, but I would always prefer silicone-free grease. There surely are high-quality silicone greases, but the cons outweigh the pros. For example, silicones in general tend to harden over time, they are not a good oxygen barrier and it usually needs special chemical cleaners to remove the silicone film again (those who ever glued own aquarium tanks know the pain ...). With best wishes Dirk Am 27.02.2020 um 16:33 schrieb Simon Moore: > Thanks Dirk, > > I have also had problems with older versions of Vaseline (1970s) where the dehydrating effect of IMS / IDA alcohols produced little tiny coagulated ?pills? of vaseline in the sealed area, whereas Paraffin soft white (a similar product) was fine and didn?t do this. The Alsirol I have used to good effect thus far for at least 7 years but some say it?s quite expensive at E33 per 50ml tub; however, as Dirk suggested, you do only need a thin smear to seal a jar effectively. To that end you only need a small amount of any of the greasy sealants - too much and they gradually flow down into the jar and the lid can ?float? on the excess sealant. > > With all good wishes, Simon. > > Simon Moore MIScT, RSci, FLS, ACR > Conservator of Natural Sciences and Cutlery Historian, > > > www.natural-history-conservation.com > > > > >> On 27 Feb 2020, at 14:47, Dirk Neumann wrote: >> >> Hi Esther, >> >> vaseline has few disadvantages >> 1. it tends to flow inside the jar (especially if you need to close uneven battery jars etc. with increased amounts of vaseline to produce a proper seal) >> 2. it tends to attract additional moisture evaporating from inside the jar (turning the jelly glossy - usually a good indicator when it slowly starts running) >> 3. it sometimes may get backed (might be linked with low RH values inside storage). >> >> We changed around 2000 to a silicon-free vacuum joint grease called Alsirol with good results. It is produced from a small company in Bamberg, Germany and formerly was also distributed (at least in Germany) via VWR, FisherScientific apparently is also offering it >> https://www.fishersci.de/shop/products/joint-grease-1/10130201 >> >> But you can also contact and order directly http://www.poellath-labor.de/ >> >> The containers are rather small (only 50 ml), but Alsirol is very economic and you only need little to produce a proper closure (too much in fact even is disadvantageous). As it is very greasy and stable, it is possible to build it up on uneven flanges or battery jars. >> >> Hope this helps, with best wishes >> Dirk >> >> Am 27.02.2020 um 15:32 schrieb Esther Dondorp: >>> Dear all, >>> >>> Just a short question - we always use vaseline to seal gound jar stoppers, now that we cannot use our old supplier anymore the support department ordered the commercial vaseline petroleum jelly like this one. I was wondering if we can use it or that it has additional additives that can effect the balance inside the jar. Is there an acid free or other alternative? Wondering what other people use! >>> >>> Many thanks, >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Esther Dondorp >>> Senior Collectiebeheerder >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> +31717519313 - - >>> esther.dondorp at naturalis.nl - www.naturalis.nl >>> Darwinweg 2, 2333 CR Leiden >>> Postbus 9517, 2300 RA Leiden >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Nhcoll-l mailing list >>> >>> Nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu >>> https://mailman.yale.edu/mailman/listinfo/nhcoll-l >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> NHCOLL-L is brought to you by the Society for the Preservation of >>> Natural History Collections (SPNHC), an international society whose >>> mission is to improve the preservation, conservation and management of >>> natural history collections to ensure their continuing value to >>> society. See >>> http://www.spnhc.org >>> for membership information. >>> Advertising on NH-COLL-L is inappropriate. >>> >> >> -- >> >> >> >> Dirk Neumann >> >> Tel: 089 / 8107-111 >> Fax: 089 / 8107-300 >> 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 >> neumann(a)snsb.de >> >> postal address: >> >> Bavarian Natural History Collections >> The Bavarian State Collection of Zoology >> Dirk Neumann, Section Ichthyology / DNA-Storage >> Muenchhausenstr. 21 >> 81247 Munich (Germany) >> >> Visit our section at: >> http://www.zsm.mwn.de/sektion/ichthyologie-home/ >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Nhcoll-l mailing list >> Nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu >> https://mailman.yale.edu/mailman/listinfo/nhcoll-l >> >> _______________________________________________ >> NHCOLL-L is brought to you by the Society for the Preservation of >> Natural History Collections (SPNHC), an international society whose >> mission is to improve the preservation, conservation and management of >> natural history collections to ensure their continuing value to >> society. 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Message-ID: A meeting of interest to SPNHC members interested in the future of the use of DSI: (from the federal register website: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/02/20/2020-03423/notice-of-public-meeting-concerning-the-use-of-digital-sequence-information-of-genetic-resources): Concerning the Use of Digital Sequence Information of Genetic Resources In order to inform U.S. Government policy and international engagement, the U.S. Department of State (DOS) invites submission of comments from the public, academia, industry, and other stakeholders for an ongoing process under the Convention on Biological Diversity concerning the use of "digital sequence information (DSI) on genetic resources," also known as genetic sequence data (GSD). The Department will hold a public meeting and information session to discuss these issues, on March 12, 2020. The meeting will take place Thursday, March 12, 2020 at 10:00 p.m. EST and last for up to two hours. Electronic comments are due on or before April 30, 2020. The meeting will be held at the U.S. State Department's Harry S. Truman Building, 2201 C Street NW, Room 1498, Washington, DC 20520. Please use the 21st Street entrance, and plan to arrive at least twenty minutes prior to the start of the meeting to allow for ID verification and escorting requirements. For those that cannot attend but would like their voice to be heard on the matter, it is possible to submit comments. One electronic submission per person by the April 30 deadline is welcome, with no more than 10 pages of single-spaced text including relevant examples, with no more than one page per example. Submissions should be made via the internet at www.regulations.gov and entering docket number [DOS-2020-0005]. Note that relevant comments submitted to regulations.gov will be posted without editing and will be available to the public; therefore, business-confidential information should be clearly identified as such and submitted by email. The public is required to file submissions electronically rather than by facsimile or mail. More information, including links to supplementary documents, can be found on the website referenced above. I encourage all interested SPNHC members to participate! Dr. Barbara M. Thiers Vice President Patricia K. Holmgren Director of the William and Lynda Steere Herbarium Curator of Bryophytes Editor, Index Herbariorum President, Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections New York Botanical Garden Bronx, NY 10458-5126 bthiers at nybg.org 718-817-8626 Download: The World's Herbaria 2019 (Index Herbariorum annual report) Index Herbariorum Registration Form Index Herbariorum Registration Form Example -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From neumann at snsb.de Fri Feb 28 10:47:05 2020 From: neumann at snsb.de (Dirk Neumann) Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2020 16:47:05 +0100 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] U.S. State Department Public Consultation, "Concerning the Use of Digital Sequence Information of Genetic Resources" 12 March 2020. In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: ... just to add few more details & background that might be helpful for preparation: The submitted views on DSI of SPNHC can be found here: https://www.cbd.int/abs/DSI-views/2019/SPNHC-DSI.pdf Further relevant submissions that might be helpful an have raised concerns from the perspective of taxonomists/biologists (e.g.? CETAF, joint submission of NHM London/Kew/RBG Edinburgh, iBOL & DNFS/Leibniz/VBIO) can be found here: https://www.cbd.int/dsi-gr/2019-2020/submissions/ Also included on this website is the submission of the US: https://www.cbd.int/abs/DSI-views/2019/US-DSI.pdf The meeting of the Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group on DSi will take place in Montreal from 17-20 March; details on this meeting can be found here : https://www.cbd.int/meetings/DSI-AHTEG-2020-01 The co-chairs of the L&R committee would appreciate a brief note if you plan to attend this meeting. With best wishes Dirk Neumann & Stephanie Carson Am 28.02.2020 um 16:21 schrieb Thiers, Barbara: > > A meeting of interest to SPNHC members interested in the future of the > use of DSI: > > ** > > (from the federal register website: > https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/02/20/2020-03423/notice-of-public-meeting-concerning-the-use-of-digital-sequence-information-of-genetic-resources): > > ** > > *Concerning the Use of Digital Sequence Information of Genetic Resources* > > In order to inform U.S. Government policy and international > engagement, the U.S. Department of State (DOS) invites submission of > comments from the public, academia, industry, and other stakeholders > for an ongoing process under the Convention on Biological Diversity > concerning the use of ?digital sequence information (DSI) on genetic > resources,? also known as genetic sequence data (GSD). The Department > will hold a public meeting and information session to discuss these > issues, on March 12, 2020. > > The meeting will take place Thursday, March 12, 2020 at 10:00 p.m. EST > and last for up to two hours. Electronic comments are due on or before > April 30, 2020. > > The meeting will be held at the U.S. State Department's Harry S. > Truman Building, 2201 C Street NW, Room 1498, Washington, DC 20520. > Please use the 21st Street entrance, and plan to arrive at least > twenty minutes prior to the start of the meeting to allow for ID > verification and escorting requirements. > > For those that cannot attend but would like their voice to be heard on > the matter, it is possible to submit comments.? One electronic > submission per person by the April 30 deadline is welcome, with no > more than 10 pages of single-spaced text including relevant examples, > with no more than one page per example. Submissions should be made via > the internet at /www.regulations.gov / and > entering docket number [DOS-2020-0005]. Note that relevant comments > submitted to /regulations.gov/ will be posted without editing and will > be available to the public; therefore, business-confidential > information should be clearly identified as such and submitted by > email. The public is required to file submissions electronically > rather than by facsimile or mail. > > More information, including links to supplementary documents, can be > found on the website referenced above. > > I encourage all interested SPNHC members to participate! > > Dr. Barbara M. Thiers > > Vice President > > Patricia K. Holmgren Director of the William and Lynda Steere Herbarium > > Curator of Bryophytes > > Editor, /Index Herbariorum/ > > President, Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections > > New York Botanical Garden > > Bronx, NY 10458-5126 > > bthiers at nybg.org > > 718-817-8626 > > Download: > > The World?s Herbaria 2019 > > (Index Herbariorum annual report) > > Index Herbariorum Registration Form > Index > Herbariorum Registration Form Example > __ > > > _______________________________________________ > Nhcoll-l mailing list > Nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu > https://mailman.yale.edu/mailman/listinfo/nhcoll-l > > _______________________________________________ > NHCOLL-L is brought to you by the Society for the Preservation of > Natural History Collections (SPNHC), an international society whose > mission is to improve the preservation, conservation and management of > natural history collections to ensure their continuing value to > society. 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It's possible that these rejected shipments reflect some genuine changes in the regulations, but these days it seems like it could just as easily be that the personnel processing our shipments are mistakenly rejecting the shipments because THEY are confused. If the former, we would expect that we are not the only US institution having difficulty shipping internationally. So, I have two essential questions: (1) Has anyone else experienced similar rejections of shipments recently? (2) Is anyone aware *definitively* of the correct new forms and procedures, *especially* if the forms must be filled out online? Thanks in advance, -- Doug Yanega Dept. of Entomology Entomology Research Museum Univ. of California, Riverside, CA 92521-0314 skype: dyanega phone: (951) 827-4315 (disclaimer: opinions are mine, not UCR's) https://faculty.ucr.edu/~heraty/yanega.html "There are some enterprises in which a careful disorderliness is the true method" - Herman Melville, Moby Dick, Chap. 82 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From abentley at ku.edu Fri Feb 28 15:39:49 2020 From: abentley at ku.edu (Bentley, Andrew Charles) Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2020 20:39:49 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] new US Customs regulations? In-Reply-To: <0a2d23f2-8ce5-cdf6-805f-a781c856a0db@ucr.edu> References: <0a2d23f2-8ce5-cdf6-805f-a781c856a0db@ucr.edu> Message-ID: <015AB0DC-2A28-43A1-B2E6-324ED2BC0F4C@ku.edu> Doug Are these issues on the US end or the international end? Are they related to customs or something else? Do you have any info on the forms ? names, codes, etc.? If on the international end I would assume that the rules are different for each country. Are there specific countries that are proving to be problematic? Andy A : A : A : }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> V V V Andy Bentley Ichthyology Collection Manager University of Kansas Biodiversity Institute Dyche Hall 1345 Jayhawk Boulevard Lawrence, KS, 66045-7561 USA Tel: (785) 864-3863 Fax: (785) 864-5335 Email: abentley at ku.edu http://ichthyology.biodiversity.ku.edu SPNHC Past President http://www.spnhc.org : : A : A : A : }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> V V V From: Nhcoll-l on behalf of Doug Yanega Date: Friday, February 28, 2020 at 1:30 PM To: "nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu" Subject: [Nhcoll-l] new US Customs regulations? Hi, all. We have been having some serious problems trying to send specimens to overseas destinations in the past two months, and I'm wondering whether anyone else is having similar difficulties, and/or knows exactly how to comply with the new policies. We have gotten packages returned with comments that we were using outdated forms, and we went to the Post Office and got what were ostensibly the new forms. Just today we got back a package with what we had thought was a correct form, but it had been stamped to indicate that they will not accept forms that are handwritten, and instead ONLY digital Customs forms will be accepted. It's possible that these rejected shipments reflect some genuine changes in the regulations, but these days it seems like it could just as easily be that the personnel processing our shipments are mistakenly rejecting the shipments because THEY are confused. If the former, we would expect that we are not the only US institution having difficulty shipping internationally. So, I have two essential questions: (1) Has anyone else experienced similar rejections of shipments recently? (2) Is anyone aware *definitively* of the correct new forms and procedures, especially if the forms must be filled out online? Thanks in advance, -- Doug Yanega Dept. of Entomology Entomology Research Museum Univ. of California, Riverside, CA 92521-0314 skype: dyanega phone: (951) 827-4315 (disclaimer: opinions are mine, not UCR's) https://faculty.ucr.edu/~heraty/yanega.html "There are some enterprises in which a careful disorderliness is the true method" - Herman Melville, Moby Dick, Chap. 82 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dyanega at ucr.edu Fri Feb 28 16:24:58 2020 From: dyanega at ucr.edu (Doug Yanega) Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2020 13:24:58 -0800 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] new US Customs regulations? In-Reply-To: <015AB0DC-2A28-43A1-B2E6-324ED2BC0F4C@ku.edu> References: <0a2d23f2-8ce5-cdf6-805f-a781c856a0db@ucr.edu> <015AB0DC-2A28-43A1-B2E6-324ED2BC0F4C@ku.edu> Message-ID: On 2/28/20 12:39 PM, Bentley, Andrew Charles wrote: > > Doug > > Are these issues on the US end or the international end?? Are they > related to customs or something else?? Do you have any info on the > forms ? names, codes, etc.? > > If on the international end I would assume that the rules are > different for each country.? Are there specific countries that are > proving to be problematic? > It's strictly between us (or our university mailing office) and the USPS, as it's the USPS that has been rejecting our attempted shipments. We had been using form 2976-A and the small green form, and when those were rejected we tracked down the new form. But today, even with the 2976-R form provided by USPS, they just returned one of those. Apparently, the regs changed some time back, but not all USPS offices griped about it, as people reported to me privately that they'd started getting rejects almost a year ago, so maybe our local agents were just cutting us slack until recently. The proper form and filing procedure appears to be linked here: https://www.usps.com/international/customs-forms.htm It's going to mean a bit more frustration to prepare shipments this way, given (1) yet another *$%@$ website that you can't use at all unless you create a user account and password to go with the 50 other accounts and passwords you have to navigate every day, and (2) the requirements of the online form, according to what Deb Trock told me: "Another thing that took us a while to figure out is that on the very first page of the on-line form it will ask you for the weight of the package, which you will need to have before you start the form.? Then a couple of pages later it will ask you for the weight of the contents.? If you put down the same weight that you had entered on the first page, it will reject your form because the weight of the contents is added to the weight of the box and packaging for the total weight.? We usually just put the total weight of the wrapped package on the first page and then subtract a pound for the box and wrapping when it asks for the weight of the contents a few pages later." Frustrating, but not as bad as having packages actually returned to us for re-shipping, so we'll just have to accommodate. Peace, -- Doug Yanega Dept. of Entomology Entomology Research Museum Univ. of California, Riverside, CA 92521-0314 skype: dyanega phone: (951) 827-4315 (disclaimer: opinions are mine, not UCR's) https://faculty.ucr.edu/~heraty/yanega.html "There are some enterprises in which a careful disorderliness is the true method" - Herman Melville, Moby Dick, Chap. 82 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From troberts at nhm.org Fri Feb 28 16:50:43 2020 From: troberts at nhm.org (Trina Roberts) Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2020 13:50:43 -0800 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] new US Customs regulations? In-Reply-To: <0a2d23f2-8ce5-cdf6-805f-a781c856a0db@ucr.edu> References: <0a2d23f2-8ce5-cdf6-805f-a781c856a0db@ucr.edu> Message-ID: Hi Doug and all, We (NHM Los Angeles County, that is) have been having some difficulties, and quite a bit of confusion, with international shipments lately, but all with USFWS, not US Customs or USPS. That seems to be due to personnel changes in the local (Torrance) office. If that sounds like it's at all related to what you're seeing, we should talk further. --Trina -- Trina E. Roberts, Ph.D. Associate VP, Collections Natural History Museums of Los Angeles County 213-763-3330 troberts at nhm.org she, her, hers On Fri, Feb 28, 2020 at 10:30 AM Doug Yanega wrote: > Hi, all. We have been having some serious problems trying to send > specimens to overseas destinations in the past two months, and I'm > wondering whether anyone else is having similar difficulties, and/or knows > exactly how to comply with the new policies. > > We have gotten packages returned with comments that we were using outdated > forms, and we went to the Post Office and got what were ostensibly the new > forms. Just today we got back a package with what we had thought was a > correct form, but it had been stamped to indicate that they will not accept > forms that are handwritten, and instead ONLY digital Customs forms will be > accepted. > > It's possible that these rejected shipments reflect some genuine changes > in the regulations, but these days it seems like it could just as easily be > that the personnel processing our shipments are mistakenly rejecting the > shipments because THEY are confused. > > If the former, we would expect that we are not the only US institution > having difficulty shipping internationally. So, I have two essential > questions: > > (1) Has anyone else experienced similar rejections of shipments recently? > > (2) Is anyone aware *definitively* of the correct new forms and > procedures, *especially* if the forms must be filled out online? > > Thanks in advance, > > -- > Doug Yanega Dept. of Entomology Entomology Research Museum > Univ. of California, Riverside, CA 92521-0314 skype: dyanega > phone: (951) 827-4315 (disclaimer: opinions are mine, not UCR's) > https://faculty.ucr.edu/~heraty/yanega.html > "There are some enterprises in which a careful disorderliness > is the true method" - Herman Melville, Moby Dick, Chap. 82 > > _______________________________________________ > Nhcoll-l mailing list > Nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu > https://mailman.yale.edu/mailman/listinfo/nhcoll-l > > _______________________________________________ > NHCOLL-L is brought to you by the Society for the Preservation of > Natural History Collections (SPNHC), an international society whose > mission is to improve the preservation, conservation and management of > natural history collections to ensure their continuing value to > society. See http://www.spnhc.org for membership information. > Advertising on NH-COLL-L is inappropriate. > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From neumann at snsb.de Fri Feb 28 17:08:05 2020 From: neumann at snsb.de (Dirk Neumann) Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2020 23:08:05 +0100 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] new US Customs regulations? In-Reply-To: References: <0a2d23f2-8ce5-cdf6-805f-a781c856a0db@ucr.edu> <015AB0DC-2A28-43A1-B2E6-324ED2BC0F4C@ku.edu> Message-ID: <9372e65a-0da0-ef52-e15b-f2a0d6475572@snsb.de> Hi Doug, any easy way to test if this is a courier related problem or a true regulations based one is if you take a rejected consignment with all the original paperwork, forms, documentation, etc. you issued, and try to ship this with a different company (e.g. FedEx, UPS, whatever). We have similar problems with parcels to Switzerland, but not because of regulations, recent amendment or customs, but because the hub of the German national postal service responsible to hand those parcels over to Swiss customs refuse to do so. We took the returned parcel, with all rejecting stamps and notes field by Deutsche Post - glued a new airwaybill on top and launched it again with FedEx. It was delivered at the destination in two working days. Once you know this, you can explore alternatives. If several institutions in your State or area face the same problem with one local courier or hub, it might be worth teaming up and to approach? responsible managers or supervisors jointly. We had a workshop uniting major couriers, ministry representatives, veterinarians and aviation authorities with good results. Such informal meetings usually are very rare, and sometimes it needs others to offer a floor to discuss problems. Maybe this helps With best wishes Dirk Am 28.02.2020 um 22:24 schrieb Doug Yanega: > On 2/28/20 12:39 PM, Bentley, Andrew Charles wrote: >> >> Doug >> >> Are these issues on the US end or the international end?? Are they >> related to customs or something else?? Do you have any info on the >> forms ? names, codes, etc.? >> >> If on the international end I would assume that the rules are >> different for each country.? Are there specific countries that are >> proving to be problematic? >> > It's strictly between us (or our university mailing office) and the > USPS, as it's the USPS that has been rejecting our attempted > shipments. We had been using form 2976-A and the small green form, and > when those were rejected we tracked down the new form. But today, even > with the 2976-R form provided by USPS, they just returned one of > those. Apparently, the regs changed some time back, but not all USPS > offices griped about it, as people reported to me privately that > they'd started getting rejects almost a year ago, so maybe our local > agents were just cutting us slack until recently. > > The proper form and filing procedure appears to be linked here: > https://www.usps.com/international/customs-forms.htm > > It's going to mean a bit more frustration to prepare shipments this > way, given (1) yet another *$%@$ website that you can't use at all > unless you create a user account and password to go with the 50 other > accounts and passwords you have to navigate every day, and (2) the > requirements of the online form, according to what Deb Trock told me: > > "Another thing that took us a while to figure out is that on the very > first page of the on-line form it will ask you for the weight of the > package, which you will need to have before you start the form.? Then > a couple of pages later it will ask you for the weight of the > contents.? If you put down the same weight that you had entered on the > first page, it will reject your form because the weight of the > contents is added to the weight of the box and packaging for the total > weight.? We usually just put the total weight of the wrapped package > on the first page and then subtract a pound for the box and wrapping > when it asks for the weight of the contents a few pages later." > > Frustrating, but not as bad as having packages actually returned to us > for re-shipping, so we'll just have to accommodate. > > Peace, > > -- > Doug Yanega Dept. of Entomology Entomology Research Museum > Univ. of California, Riverside, CA 92521-0314 skype: dyanega > phone: (951) 827-4315 (disclaimer: opinions are mine, not UCR's) > https://faculty.ucr.edu/~heraty/yanega.html > "There are some enterprises in which a careful disorderliness > is the true method" - Herman Melville, Moby Dick, Chap. 82 > > _______________________________________________ > Nhcoll-l mailing list > Nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu > https://mailman.yale.edu/mailman/listinfo/nhcoll-l > > _______________________________________________ > NHCOLL-L is brought to you by the Society for the Preservation of > Natural History Collections (SPNHC), an international society whose > mission is to improve the preservation, conservation and management of > natural history collections to ensure their continuing value to > society. See http://www.spnhc.org for membership information. > Advertising on NH-COLL-L is inappropriate. -- Dirk Neumann Tel: 089 / 8107-111 Fax: 089 / 8107-300 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 neumann(a)snsb.de postal address: Bavarian Natural History Collections The Bavarian State Collection of Zoology Dirk Neumann, Section Ichthyology / DNA-Storage Muenchhausenstr. 21 81247 Munich (Germany) Visit our section at: http://www.zsm.mwn.de/sektion/ichthyologie-home/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Nominations should include a CV and supporting letter and should be sent to Michael Nachman, Director MVZ (mnachman at berkeley.edu), by May 1, 2020. We encourage nominations of individuals from diverse backgrounds and underrepresented groups in science. Thank you Michael Nachman Director, Museum of Vertebrate Zoology Professor, Department of Integrative Biology 3101 Valley Life Sciences Building University of California, Berkeley Berkeley, CA 94720-3160 (510) 642-1792 mnachman at berkeley.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From halford at sfu.ca Fri Feb 28 18:23:53 2020 From: halford at sfu.ca (Steve Halford) Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2020 15:23:53 -0800 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Fwd: FW: Question about jar grease in fluid collections In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hi Jennifer, Silicon based lubricants like the one in your photo should not be used on any ground glass fittings. As we learned in the 1970's, over time the silicon fuses the glass surfaces together. Stopcocks won't turn and glass jars won't open. Best, Steve. Steve Halford (halford at sfu.ca) Museum Technician (Retired) Department of Biological Sciences Simon Fraser University On Thu, Feb 27, 2020 at 9:09 AM Steve Halford wrote: > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Nhcoll-lOn Behalf OfTrimble, Jennifer Winifred > *Sent:* Thursday, February 27, 2020 9:09:29 AM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time > (US & Canada) > *To:* Lazo-Wasem, Eric; nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu > *Subject:* Re: [Nhcoll-l] Question about jar grease in fluid collections > > This is what we use too. > > Best, > > Jennifer > > > > *From:* Nhcoll-l * On Behalf Of *Lazo-Wasem, > Eric > *Sent:* Thursday, February 27, 2020 12:07 PM > *To:* nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu > *Subject:* Re: [Nhcoll-l] Question about jar grease in fluid collections > > > > BTW - If you use vacuum grease (what we have used for 40 years) it can be > quite difficult to clean off of the glass surfaces should the need arise. > For those times when one wishes to clean the jar completely and reseal, I > have found mineral oil is helpful, followed by a scrubbing with "Alconox." > > > > > > > > Eric A. Lazo-Wasem, Senior Collections Manager > > Division of Invertebrate Zoology > > Peabody Museum of Natural History > > Yale University > > 170 Whitney Avenue > > New Haven, CT 06520 > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* Nhcoll-l on behalf of > Callomon,Paul > *Sent:* Thursday, February 27, 2020 10:47 AM > *To:* Esther Dondorp ; > nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu > *Subject:* Re: [Nhcoll-l] Question about jar grease in fluid collections > > > > I use vacuum grease, which is more stable than Vaseline and apparently > insoluble in ethanol, water or formaldehyde. Dow-Corning make it. > > > > PC > > > > > > *Paul Callomon* > *Collection Manager, Malacology and General Invertebrates* > ------------------------------ > > *Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University, Philadelphia* > > 1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia PA 19103-1195, USA > *prc44 at drexel.edu Tel 215-405-5096 - Fax 215-299-1170* > > > > > > > > *From:* Nhcoll-l *On Behalf Of *Esther > Dondorp > *Sent:* Thursday, February 27, 2020 9:32 AM > *To:* nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu > *Subject:* [Nhcoll-l] Question about jar grease in fluid collections > > > > *External.* > > Dear all, > > > > Just a short question - we always use vaseline to seal gound jar stoppers, > now that we cannot use our old supplier anymore the support department > ordered the commercial vaseline petroleum jelly like this > > one. I was wondering if we can use it or that it has additional additives > that can effect the balance inside the jar. Is there an acid free or other > alternative? Wondering what other people use! > > > > Many thanks, > > > > > > > > > Esther Dondorp > > Senior Collectiebeheerder > > > > > > > > +31717519313 - - > > esther.dondorp at naturalis.nl - www.naturalis.nl > > > Darwinweg 2, 2333 CR Leiden > > Postbus 9517, 2300 RA Leiden > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: