From ccicero at berkeley.edu Sun Mar 1 14:07:42 2020 From: ccicero at berkeley.edu (Carla Cicero) Date: Sun, 1 Mar 2020 11:07:42 -0800 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Bird Data Harmonization Workshop Message-ID: Curators/managers of ornithological collections: Please see the invitation below for a data workshop to be held at the North American Ornithological Conference in Puerto Rico. If you actively manage collection data that are published to VertNet/GBIF/iDigBio, and want to see data standardized to make them more discoverable for research and education, this workshop will be of interest to you. Please fill out the form with your intent to attend, if you have not done so already. Title: Bird Data Harmonization Workshop invitation Date and time: Tuesday, 11 August 2020 Convenors: John Bates, Carla Cicero, Town Peterson Invitees: Bird curators and collections managers Rationale: The natural history museum collections community in ornithology has made major strides in recent decades towards sharing its data resources openly to scientists and interested citizens. As a consequence, 7.69 million bird specimen records are now available and searchable online in DarwinCore format, which is a remarkable achievement. This massive storehouse of bird data is making possible many exciting scientific analyses that are teaching important new lessons about bird diversity and biology. The DarwinCore provides an ISO standard set of fields for aggregating data from diverse institutions and sources. In theory, these data can be integrated seamlessly once structured into DarwinCore fields. However, DarwinCore describes only the nature of each field and what it should contain; it does not control the values entered into those fields. Thus, aggregated data often include diverse, confusing, and near-random content in DarwinCore fields, which detracts from their utility and hinders discoverability. As one example, we recently analyzed the terms served by different natural history museums under the field PreparationType. Instead of a small number of expected terms such as ?study skin,? ?skeleton,? ?pickle,? ?wing,? etc., we found over 22,000 distinct terms including the names of people, field preparation numbers, and many other values. Inspections of other DarwinCore fields indicate a similar lack of control in data content. NAOC 2020 plans: This workshop is designed as a meeting of minds among those who work with and manage avian specimen data. We will review the overall situation, and lay out a plan to create standardized ?vocabularies? for key data fields. In 2020, we will start by working with three important fields (PreparationType, Sex, and Age) with the goal of creating a standard vocabulary for these fields. Participants will be expected to implement those three vocabularies in their respective collections databases over succeeding months, resulting in a qualitative improvement in the quality and utility of bird specimen data. Once we have a list of the participating collections, we will produce summaries of the data that each is contributing to VertNet, and we will provide summaries of the data ?situation? to each curator/collections manager in advance of the meeting, to facilitate productive discussions. Future years will involve more complex data unification/standardization challenges, such as creating a taxonomy field or fields that would offer an interpretation of bird specimen identifications under one or several global-scale authority lists for bird names. The final outcome will be the possibility of creating modern ?bird specimen inventories? ? updating data from the 1980s? such as an inventory of bird study skins by age and sex for each species, or a single searchable catalog of avian tissue resources. But that is a vision into the future; for 2020, we will work with the relatively simple fields listed above. PLEASE fill out a brief survey regarding your potential participation. -- Carla Cicero, Ph.D Staff Curator of Birds Museum of Vertebrate Zoology 3101 Valley Life Sciences Building University of California Berkeley, CA 94720-3160 TEL: (510) 642-7868 FAX: (510) 643-8238 http://mvz.berkeley.edu https://carlacicero.net http://vertnet.org https://arctosdb.org http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bird_collections http://americanornithology.org/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From emily.braker at colorado.edu Mon Mar 2 07:55:54 2020 From: emily.braker at colorado.edu (Emily M. Braker) Date: Mon, 2 Mar 2020 12:55:54 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] March 10th Webinar - Introduction to Arctos for Mammal Collections Message-ID: Please join us for an introductory webinar on using Arctos to manage Mammal Collections. Abstract: The University of Alaska Museum Mammal Collection was one of the first collections to use Arctos. Many of Arctos' primary functions were designed for the UAM Mammal Collection, and the collection has been used to test many new system features over time. This webinar will present an overview of Arctos as a collection management system for mammal collections. We will demonstrate various ways to work with specimen data in bulk and at the individual specimen level. We will follow the digital processes from accession, to data entry, cataloging, object tracking using barcodes, and loans. If time allows we will cover some advanced methods of using media, publications, permits, and projects. Though we will not be able to demonstrate the full array of available Arctos tools in this tutorial, we will introduce the fundamentals of collection management in Arctos using mammal specimen data. Presenter: Aren Gunderson (Mammal Collection Manager, University of Alaska Museum of the North) When: Tuesday, March 10, 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 http://www.colorado.edu/cumuseum/research-collections/vertebrates -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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SPNHC's membership is drawn from more than 20 countries and includes museum specialists such as curators, collections managers, conservators, preparators, and database administrators. The Society hosts annual meetings and sponsors symposia and workshops to foster the exchange of ideas and information. Member benefits also include the society's peer-reviewed journal, Collection Forum, a biannual newsletter and a wealth of content on our website at www.spnhc.org. Membership information can be found by visiting our website and clicking "Join SPNHC." -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From glewis-g at oeb.harvard.edu Mon Mar 2 10:25:07 2020 From: glewis-g at oeb.harvard.edu (Tocci (Lewis-Gentry), Genevieve E.) Date: Mon, 2 Mar 2020 15:25:07 +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: Good morning all, We have been exclusively filling out the USPS customs forms online for about a year. Our local post office sent us several notifications in warning that only the online forms would be accepted, and we are in a big enough metro area that they were very strict from the beginning. The nice thing is that while a bit more work than the paper forms it is easy to do online and print and no online account is necessary if you select the ?USPS Customs forms tool? on the top of the customs forms page https://www.usps.com/international/customs-forms.htm Best, Genevieve ================================================= Genevieve E. Tocci (she, her, hers) Senior Curatorial Technician Harvard University Herbaria 22 Divinity Ave., Cambridge, MA 02138 U.S.A. Phone: 617-495-1057 Fax: 617-495-9484 glewis-g at oeb.harvard.edu From: Nhcoll-l On Behalf Of Doug Yanega Sent: Friday, February 28, 2020 1:30 PM To: nhcoll 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 abentley at ku.edu Mon Mar 2 13:06:02 2020 From: abentley at ku.edu (Bentley, Andrew Charles) Date: Mon, 2 Mar 2020 18:06:02 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] FW: Science Policy News from AIBS In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. AIBS Public Policy Report AIBS Public Policy Report, Volume 21, Issue 5, March 2, 2020 * Interior to Propose New Rule on Open Science * NASEM Report Offers Recommendations for Increasing Women in STEMM * USDA Research, Forest Service Facing Cuts Under President?s Budget * President Proposes 27 Percent Cut to EPA * OSTP Requests Comments on Open Access Publishing * State Department Requests Input on Use of Digital Sequence Information of Genetic Resources * AIBS's 2019 Policy Accomplishments Documented in Annual Report * Participate in the 2020 AIBS Congressional Visits Day * Enhance Your Interdisciplinary and Team Science Skills * Short Takes * NSF Requests Comments on Partnerships in Ocean Science and Technology * Nominations Requested for Human Fetal Tissue Research Ethics Advisory Board * 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. ________________________________ Interior to Propose New Rule on Open Science The Department of the Interior is moving ahead with a proposed rule that would prohibit the agency from considering scientific studies in its decisions unless all of their underlying data are made public, according to a report by The Hill. In October 2018, the Interior Secretary signed an order requiring that scientific data used in policy decisions be reproducible and made publicly accessible. ?Any decision that is based on scientific conclusions that are not supported by publicly available raw data, analysis, or methodology, have not been peer reviewed, or are not readily reproducible should include an explanation of why such science is the best available information,? the order stated. Interior officials said that the policy would boost public confidence in the agency?s decision-making and increase accountability. Following that order, department officials are now in the process of formulating a formal rule governing the use of science in decision-making. The Interior proposed rule, entitled ?Promoting Open Science,? is similar to the Environmental Protection Agency?s (EPA) proposed rule ?Increasing Transparency in Regulatory Science,? that would bar EPA from using scientific studies in drafting new regulations unless the underlying data ?are publicly available in a manner sufficient for independent validation.? ?The proposed rule will ensure the Department bases its decisions on the best available science and provides the American people with enough information to thoughtfully and substantively evaluate the data, methodology and analysis used by the Department to inform its decisions,? said Interior spokesperson Conner Swanson. Interior has yet to release the text of the proposed rule. Critics of the proposal say that if finalized it will restrict the use of scientific findings, such as research that is based on confidential health information, in decision-making at Interior. ?This rule is part of a pattern by agencies in this administration to sideline science,? said Andrew Rosenberg, Director of the Union of Concerned Scientists' Center for Science and Democracy, according to E&E News. NASEM Report Offers Recommendations for Increasing Women in STEMM A new report from the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine offers recommendations for actions to increase the representation of women in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, and Medicine (STEMM) fields. The report notes that culture change driven by systemic actions by higher education institutions, funding agencies, and lawmakers are required. The committee authoring the report included two past presidents of the American Institute of Biological Sciences: Dr. Rita Colwell who chaired the panel and Dr. May Berenbaum who served on the committee. The report, Promising Practices for Addressing the Underrepresentation of Women in Science, Engineering, and Medicine, will be shared with the public during a public briefing on March 19, 2020. ?Colleges and universities should implement promising strategies and practices that can support improved recruitment, retention, and advancement of women in STEMM, as evidenced by research and real-world success stories, using an iterative approach that accounts for institutional context,? according to a National Academies press release. ?Leaders at federal agencies, policymakers in Congress, scientific and professional societies, and the White House can all play a powerful role in promoting transparency and accountability and in supporting and rewarding evidence-based actions to promote greater equity and diversity in the STEMM enterprise,? said Dr. Rita Colwell. According to the news release for the report: ?The report offers institutions practical strategies to support recruitment, retention, and advancement of women in STEMM?such as ways to expand networks of job candidates, guidance on how to write job advertisements and conduct interviews inclusively, strategies to mitigate bias in hiring and promotion decisions, resources that support the work-life needs of STEMM professionals and students, and approaches to more effectively and inclusively approach STEMM educational practices.? USDA Research, Forest Service Facing Cuts Under President?s Budget Under the President?s Budget Request, which was released on February 10, 2020, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) would operate at $23.4 billion in fiscal year (FY) 2021, $3.8 billion below the level enacted by Congress for FY 2020. The proposed budget for research, education, and economics at USDA is $3.2 billion, 4.4 percent below the FY 2020 level. The Agricultural Research Service (ARS) conducts intramural research in the areas of natural and biological science. It would receive $1.4 billion in FY 2021, $189 million below FY 2020. Funding for seven out of eight research areas within ARS would decrease, resulting in an overall budget of $1.2 billion (-$46 million). Research on livestock protection would increase by 3.4 percent. Research in support of environmental stewardship would receive $229 million (-$3 million). The request includes an increase of $35 million for new precision agriculture initiatives related to automation and data management; artificial intelligence innovations for agricultural production; long-term agroecosystems research; and management of excess water and erosion. The budget would provide a $15 million increase to an overall funding of $81 million for the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility (NBAF), which replaces the Plum Island Animal Disease Center. This includes $23 million for operations and maintenance of the NBAF, which is a biocontainment facility for the study of foreign, emerging, and zoonotic animal diseases that pose a threat to United States animal agriculture and public health. The National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), which partners with academic institutions to conduct research, education, and extension activities, would receive a small boost of 4 percent, bringing its budget to $1.6 billion in FY 2021. Within NIFA, the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) would receive $600 million (+41 percent) for competitive extramural research grants. Lower priority research programs such as Animal Health and Disease Research (-$4 million), Aquaculture Research (-$2 million), and Sun Grants (-$3 million) would be eliminated. Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education, and Extension is slated to receive flat funding of $37 million in FY 2021. The Expanded Food and Nutrition Education program would be reduced by $1 million to $69 million and other higher education programs would also be slashed by 21 percent. The Budget provides $9.5 million to relocate NIFA outside the National Capital Region. USDA Forest Service would receive $5.3 billion (-2.8 percent) in FY 2021. Funding for Forest Service (USFS) research would decrease by 18 percent to $250 million. Research funding has generally been limited since FY 2010, when program funding hit a high of $312 million. The trend has reversed in recent years with Congress allocating $300 million in FY 2019 and $305 million in FY 2020. The FY 2021 request for USFS prioritizes investments in risk-based wildland fire management and in improving forest conditions. The plan prioritizes research that identifies practical strategies and tactics to improve forest and rangeland condition, supports community economic development, and helps save lives and protect property from wildfires. The plan describes four priority research areas that align with and inform agency land management priorities: applied science to support shared stewardship and improve forest conditions; forest inventory and trend analysis; wood product and market innovations; and enhanced prediction, planning, decision support, impact assessment, and recovery guidance for the wildland fire system. The request would shutter the Pacific Southwest Research Station (-$18.5 million) and the International Institute of Tropical Forestry (-$2.5 million) to streamline the agency?s research portfolio and reduce administrative overhead. Remaining priority research from these stations would be transferred to the Pacific Northwest and Southern Research Stations. Lower priority research areas such as recreation research (-$8.5 million) and wildlife and fish research (-$22.5 million) would be eliminated. An overall $8 million reduction is proposed for other Forest Service R&D programs, including forest and grassland health, forest soils, air quality, hydrology, silviculture, forest ecology, and applied science to improve forest conditions, forest inventory and trend analysis, and wood product and market innovations. The budget provides $78.4 million (+$1.4 million) for Forest Inventory and Analysis to maintain the continuous forest census covering all 50 States, which provides critical information for forest management planning. The plan proposes $2.4 billion (+$58.8 million) for Wildland Fire Management; $2 billion (+$47.6 million) for the management of National Forest System lands; $453.2 million (-$1.9 million) for Capital Improvement and Maintenance; and $217.4 million (-$129.5 million) for State and Private Forestry. The Wildfire Suppression Cap Adjustment for FY 2021 would be $2.04 billion, an increase of $90 million from FY 2020. President Proposes 27 Percent Cut to EPA The budget for the Environmental Protection Agency would be slashed by $2.4 billion or 27 percent in FY 2021 if the President has his way. Overall the regulatory agency would receive $6.6 billion. The Administration proposed drastic cuts to EPA?s budget in FY 2018, FY 2019, and FY 2020 as well. These were rejected by Congress. The budget prioritizes support for core programs and infrastructure for a ?cleaner healthier environment,? collaborations with state, tribal and federal partners, and creating ?consistency and certainty for the regulated community? by removing redundant regulations, modernizing the permitting process. Under the budget request, the number of full-time-equivalent staff positions would decrease from 14,172 in FY 2020 to 12,610 in FY 2021. Scientific research within EPA is slated for a 32 percent cut. EPA Science and Technology, which supports research used to identify and mitigate environmental problems, would receive $485 million. Funding for research and development programs would be slashed by 43 percent. Within the Office of Research and Development, funding for research on sustainable and healthy communities would decline to $70.9 million (-53 percent). Support would be targeted to research on efforts to achieve the Administrator?s priorities of revitalizing land and preventing contamination, providing clean and safe water, improving air quality, and ensuring the safety of chemicals in the marketplace. The plan provides additional funding in FY 2021 for research to advance implementation of the PFAS (Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances) Action Plan, research associated with food waste reduction, and research related to lead issues. Funds would also support technical assistance for states, tribes, and local communities on ecological and human health risk assessment. The Safe and Sustainable Water Resources account would receive $78.9 million (-29 percent) and prioritize research in areas PFAS, lead exposure, nutrients, harmful algal blooms, watersheds and water infrastructure. Research on chemical safety and sustainability would be cut by 30 percent, with funding directed towards developing tools that accelerate data-driven chemical evaluations, support sustainable innovation of chemicals, and enable EPA and states to make environmentally sound decisions. The air and energy research budget would be reduced by 65 percent. The budget for the Atmospheric Protection Program would be slashed by 86 percent. The Greenhouse Gas Reporting program would be retained, but other climate-related programs would be eliminated. Water Quality Research and Support Grants, a congressionally directed competitive grant program to support water quality research, would be eliminated. Congress provided $23.7 million in funding for this program in FY 2020, an increase of $3.7 million from FY 2019. Other eliminated programs include; Global Change Research (-$19.3 million), which develops scientific information that allows policy makers, stakeholders, and society to respond to climate change; Science to Achieve Results (STAR) Research Grants (-$28.6 million), which fund research grants and graduate fellowships in environmental science and engineering; WaterSense (-$4.5 million), which aims to reduce water-use; the National Estuary program (-$29.8 million), which is focused on restoring estuaries and coastal ecosystems; and Environmental Education (-$8.6 million), which supports environmental education to promote public engagement. OSTP Requests Comments on Open Access Publishing The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) and the National Science and Technology Council's (NSTC) Subcommittee on Open Science (SOS) are requesting recommendations on approaches for ensuring broad public access to the peer-reviewed scholarly publications, data, and code that result from federally funded scientific research. This is part of ongoing efforts to explore opportunities to increase access to unclassified published research, digital scientific data, and code supported by the U.S. Government. This request for information follows a December 2019 news report that OSTP was considering an Executive Order that would require journal articles resulting from federally funded research be made freely available immediately upon publishing. In response, a coalition of 60 scientific societies, including AIBS, expressed their concerns in a letter to OSTP that this policy could jeopardize the sustainability of professional societies and the scientific and technical journals they publish. In the following weeks, OSTP Director Kelvin Droegemeier held several meetings with publishers, academics, and other stakeholders. And now the White House has issued a notice soliciting public input on its effort to improve public access to federally funded research. Comments can be submitted on or before 11:59 PM Eastern Time on March 16, 2020. More information, including submission instructions, can be found at https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2020-02-19/html/2020-03189.htm. State Department Requests Input on Use of Digital Sequence Information of Genetic Resources The Department of State is accepting comments from the public, academia, industry, and other stakeholders for an ongoing process under the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) concerning the use of ?digital sequence information (DSI) on genetic resources,? also known as genetic sequence data (GSD). Comments are due on or before April 30, 2020. The department will also hold a public meeting and information session to discuss these issues on March 12, 2020. More information is available at: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2020-02-20/html/2020-03423.htm. AIBS recently hosted a webinar on the CBD?s Nagoya Protocol, a multilateral treaty that sets up a legal framework for using genetic resources. Patrick Reilly, from the U.S. Department of State, offered a short history of how the Protocol was developed, what it actually says, the difference between monetary and non-monetary benefit sharing, and the role of the U.S. government. A recording of the webinar is available at: https://www.aibs.org/events/webinar/nagoya-protocol.html. AIBS?s 2019 Policy Accomplishments Documented in Annual Report The AIBS Public Policy Office has released its annual report for 2019. Read about our achievements in science policy. Highlights include: * Called on the Office of Science and Technology Policy to coordinate a government-wide initiative to build the Extended Specimen Network. * Expressed support for the National Science Foundation?s Graduate Research Fellowship Program. * Helped 167 scientists become advocates for science. * Facilitated 127 meetings between scientists and policymakers. * Urged lawmakers to pass appropriations and end a partial government shutdown. * Helped increase spending caps on discretionary spending and secure suspension of budget sequestration. * Recognized for advocacy on behalf of scientific collections with an award. * Worked with the community to oppose a rule narrowing the definition of the ?Waters of the United States.? * Endorsed legislation to improve scientific educational infrastructure in rural schools. * Supported legislation safeguarding federally funded research from growing threats from foreign interference, cyberattacks, theft, and espionage. * Urged the Administration to consider a wide range of stakeholder perspectives as well as impacts on collaborative science when developing policies and procedures that address foreign influence on research. * Opposed devastating budget cuts to the University of Alaska system. Read the 2019 Public Policy Office Annual Report: https://www.aibs.org/public-policy/resources/PPO_2019_Annual_Report.pdf 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. Short Takes * The National Science Foundation, on behalf of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), is requesting input on opportunities and constraints to building and sustaining partnerships in ocean science and technology. Public input will inform OSTP as it works with the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), federal agencies, and other stakeholders to identify opportunities to build and sustain partnerships in ocean science and technology. Comments should be submitted via email to oceansummit at ostp.eop.gov on or before March 19, 2020. For more information, go to: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2020-02-18/html/2020-03071.htm. * The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced the establishment of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Human Fetal Tissue Research Ethics Advisory Board for fiscal year 2020 and is seeking nominations of individuals to serve on it. The Ethics Board will advise the HHS secretary on the ethics of research involving human fetal tissue proposed in NIH grant and cooperative agreement applications and R&D contract proposals. Their recommendations will address whether the Secretary should withhold funds or not withhold funds from a proposed project because of ethical considerations. Nominations are currently being accepted until 5:00 PM EST on March 20, 2020. Submission instructions can be found at: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2020-02-20/html/2020-03302.htm. From the Federal Register The following items appeared in the Federal Register from February 17 to 28, 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. Week Ending 28 February 2020 Commerce * National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Hydrographic Services Review Panel Meeting * Ocean Exploration Advisory Board Health and Human Services * Meeting of the Secretary's Advisory Committee on Human Research Protections * Solicitation of Nominations for Appointment to the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC) Interior * Notice of the March 11, 2020, Meeting of the National Park System Advisory Board Week Ending 21 February 2020 Energy * Advancing the Bioeconomy Workshop Health and Human Services * HHS Notice of Committee Establishment, Notice of Intent To Convene, and Call for Nominations for the NIH Human Fetal Tissue Research Ethics Advisory Board for Fiscal Year 2020 * Meeting of the Tick-Borne Disease Working Group * National Human Genome Research Institute; Notice of Proposed Reorganization National Aeronautics and Space Administration * NASA Advisory Council; Science Committee; Meeting National Science Foundation * Advisory Committee for Environmental Research and Education; Notice of Meeting * Request for Information--Partnerships in Ocean Science and Technology * Sunshine Act Meetings; National Science Board Office of Science and Technology Policy * Request for Information: Public Access to Peer-Reviewed Scholarly Publications, Data and Code Resulting From Federally Funded Research State * Notice of Public Meeting Concerning the Use of Digital Sequence Information of Genetic Resources ________________________________ * Give your society or organization a voice in public policy. 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Please try refreshing the page." It took us a while to figure out that the "error" was the use of accents - ironic given that the form is specifically for shipping internationally. *Laura Eklund, MA JD*Collections Manager Department of Anthropology California Academy of Sciences T 415.379.5383 leklund at calacademy.org www.calacademy.org 55 Music Concourse Drive Golden Gate Park San Francisco, CA 94118 The entire Anthropology collection database is available online: http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/anthropology/collections/index.asp On Mon, Mar 2, 2020 at 7:25 AM Tocci (Lewis-Gentry), Genevieve E. < glewis-g at oeb.harvard.edu> wrote: > Good morning all, > > > > We have been exclusively filling out the USPS customs forms online for > about a year. Our local post office sent us several notifications in > warning that only the online forms would be accepted, and we are in a big > enough metro area that they were very strict from the beginning. > > > > The nice thing is that while a bit more work than the paper forms it is > easy to do online and print and no online account is necessary if you > select the ?USPS Customs forms tool? on the top of the customs forms page > https://www.usps.com/international/customs-forms.htm > > > > Best, > > Genevieve > > > > ================================================= > Genevieve E. Tocci (she, her, hers) > Senior Curatorial Technician > Harvard University Herbaria > 22 Divinity Ave., Cambridge, MA 02138 U.S.A. > Phone: 617-495-1057 Fax: 617-495-9484 > glewis-g at oeb.harvard.edu > > > > *From:* Nhcoll-l * On Behalf Of *Doug > Yanega > *Sent:* Friday, February 28, 2020 1:30 PM > *To:* nhcoll > *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 > > _______________________________________________ > 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 Fabian.Neisskenwirth at ruhrmuseum.de Tue Mar 3 04:08:40 2020 From: Fabian.Neisskenwirth at ruhrmuseum.de (Neisskenwirth, Fabian) Date: Tue, 3 Mar 2020 09:08:40 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Question about jar grease in fluid collections In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <88238fc288964a7e9f6457bd9d01b3ff@SRVBK13DB02.stadt.essen.de> Dear Esther, Sorry for the late answer. It seems that there is no real study about the effects of Vaseline sealing?s? It all comes from experience. So here I can share mine. For the projects I was working on in Bern (about 4000 Jars) I used the Vaseline you asked about, its medical quality, like Joachim suggested. I use heated stoppers to close the jars (at around 70-90 ?C, depending on the size), so after cooling down they build up a little vacuum in the jar that helps for a much better sealing. The Vaseline spreads evenly on all the surface of the grounding on the stopper so it?s very easy to see if its seal is tight. If the stopper is not fitting, don?t use it? it?s never going to make a good seal, specially on old Jars. This is why I don?t use Alrisol, it does not spread with heat, and yes, it is pretty expensive. But if you close the jars without heat it makes a great sealing, like Dirk said. And has a much better adhesion that pure Vaseline, finally it was developed exactly for this purpose. So I would rather point out that it depends on the sealing method you are using. Hope this helps you. Greeting from Essen, -- Fabian Neisskenwirth Naturwissentschaftlicher Pr?parator MA Student Restaurierung und Konservierung von Kulturgut +49 (0) 201 24681 470 Stiftung Ruhr Museum Fritz-Schupp-Allee 15 45141 Essen www.ruhrmuseum.de Von: Nhcoll-l [mailto:nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu] Im Auftrag von Esther Dondorp Gesendet: Donnerstag, 27. Februar 2020 15:32 An: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Betreff: [Nhcoll-l] Question about jar grease in fluid collections 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 camswift at pacbell.net Wed Mar 4 09:43:17 2020 From: camswift at pacbell.net (Camm Swift) Date: Wed, 4 Mar 2020 14:43:17 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Nhcoll-l Digest, Vol 93, Issue 5 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <2103968332.2923706.1583332997731@mail.yahoo.com> Grease on ground jar stoppers:? Years ago (1960s) my recollection is that ground jar stoppers worked best left uncoated, at least if they were older ones that were ground with some precision.? Trouble was usually associated with inadvertent mixing the jars and stoppers such that the fitting was imprecise thereby allowing evaporation (and necesitating some kind of fix).?? Newer productions may not be fitted with as much precision if not designed for fluid use. On Thursday, February 27, 2020, 12:09:48 PM EST, nhcoll-l-request at mailman.yale.edu wrote: Send Nhcoll-l mailing list submissions to ??? nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit ??? https://mailman.yale.edu/mailman/listinfo/nhcoll-l or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to ??? nhcoll-l-request at mailman.yale.edu You can reach the person managing the list at ??? nhcoll-l-owner at mailman.yale.edu When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of Nhcoll-l digest..." Today's Topics: ? 1. Question about jar grease in fluid collections (Esther Dondorp) ? 2. Re: Question about jar grease in fluid collections (Dirk Neumann) ? 3. Re: Question about jar grease in fluid collections (Simon Moore) ? 4. Re: Question about jar grease in fluid collections (Callomon,Paul) ? 5. Re: Question about jar grease in fluid collections ? ? ? (Lazo-Wasem, Eric) ? 6. Re: Question about jar grease in fluid collections ? ? ? (Trimble, Jennifer Winifred) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2020 15:32:00 +0100 From: Esther Dondorp To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Question about jar grease in fluid collections Message-ID: ??? Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" 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: ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2020 15:47:10 +0100 From: Dirk Neumann To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] Question about jar grease in fluid collections Message-ID: <52369542-df01-4878-9c80-011dcefbbf5a at snsb.de> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"; Format="flowed" 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 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. ------------------------------ Message: 4 Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2020 15:47:15 +0000 From: "Callomon,Paul" To: Esther Dondorp , ??? "nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu" Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] Question about jar grease in fluid collections Message-ID: ??? ??? Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" 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: ------------------------------ Message: 5 Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2020 17:07:15 +0000 From: "Lazo-Wasem, Eric" To: "nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu" Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] Question about jar grease in fluid collections Message-ID: ??? ??? Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" 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: ------------------------------ Message: 6 Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2020 17:09:29 +0000 From: "Trimble, Jennifer Winifred" To: "Lazo-Wasem, Eric" , ??? "nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu" Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] Question about jar grease in fluid collections Message-ID: ??? ??? Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" 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! 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URL: From A.J.van_Dam at lumc.nl Wed Mar 4 10:31:45 2020 From: A.J.van_Dam at lumc.nl (A.J.van_Dam at lumc.nl) Date: Wed, 4 Mar 2020 15:31:45 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Nhcoll-l Digest, Vol 93, Issue 5 In-Reply-To: <2103968332.2923706.1583332997731@mail.yahoo.com> References: <2103968332.2923706.1583332997731@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <705C57C690072245B6FA6EC6459D6670C05B39DA@mail-mb04.lumcnet.prod.intern> Dear all, The long-term problem with ground stopper jars is that, due to small temperature fluctuations leading to different expansion-contraction cycles of stopper and jar, the stoppers gradually will sink deeper into the neck of the jar, get stuck, and eventually the neck of the jar might crack. Using a suitable grease (such as soft white paraffin) will at least slow down this process and also prevent fluid to escape by capillary flow between the ground surfaces. When a stopper is already sunk in so far that it cannot be removed, the Universal Stopper Jar Opener produced by Alcomon Company can remove the stopper without the risk of damaging the stopper jar and/or specimen. Kind regards, Dries Andries J. van Dam | curator-conservator Anatomical Museum | Directorate of education | Leiden University Medical Center | Building 3 (V3-32) P.O.Box 9600 | 2300 RC Leiden | The Netherlands Visiting address: Hippocratespad 21 | Tel: +31 (0)71 52 68356 | E-mail: A.J.van_Dam at lumc.nl Website: https://www.lumc.nl/onderwijs/faciliteiten/anatomisch-museum Scientific associate | Natural History Museum London | http://www.nhm.ac.uk From: Nhcoll-l On Behalf Of Camm Swift Sent: woensdag 4 maart 2020 15:43 To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] Nhcoll-l Digest, Vol 93, Issue 5 Grease on ground jar stoppers: Years ago (1960s) my recollection is that ground jar stoppers worked best left uncoated, at least if they were older ones that were ground with some precision. Trouble was usually associated with inadvertent mixing the jars and stoppers such that the fitting was imprecise thereby allowing evaporation (and necesitating some kind of fix). Newer productions may not be fitted with as much precision if not designed for fluid use. On Thursday, February 27, 2020, 12:09:48 PM EST, nhcoll-l-request at mailman.yale.edu > wrote: Send Nhcoll-l mailing list submissions to nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit https://mailman.yale.edu/mailman/listinfo/nhcoll-l or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to nhcoll-l-request at mailman.yale.edu You can reach the person managing the list at nhcoll-l-owner at mailman.yale.edu When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of Nhcoll-l digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Question about jar grease in fluid collections (Esther Dondorp) 2. Re: Question about jar grease in fluid collections (Dirk Neumann) 3. Re: Question about jar grease in fluid collections (Simon Moore) 4. Re: Question about jar grease in fluid collections (Callomon,Paul) 5. Re: Question about jar grease in fluid collections (Lazo-Wasem, Eric) 6. Re: Question about jar grease in fluid collections (Trimble, Jennifer Winifred) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2020 15:32:00 +0100 From: Esther Dondorp > To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Question about jar grease in fluid collections Message-ID: > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" 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! 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URL: ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2020 15:47:10 +0100 From: Dirk Neumann > To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] Question about jar grease in fluid collections Message-ID: <52369542-df01-4878-9c80-011dcefbbf5a at snsb.de> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"; Format="flowed" 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 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. ------------------------------ Message: 4 Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2020 15:47:15 +0000 From: "Callomon,Paul" > To: Esther Dondorp >, "nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu" > Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] Question about jar grease in fluid collections Message-ID: > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" 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: ------------------------------ Message: 5 Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2020 17:07:15 +0000 From: "Lazo-Wasem, Eric" > To: "nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu" > Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] Question about jar grease in fluid collections Message-ID: > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" 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: ------------------------------ Message: 6 Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2020 17:09:29 +0000 From: "Trimble, Jennifer Winifred" > To: "Lazo-Wasem, Eric" >, "nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu" > Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] Question about jar grease in fluid collections Message-ID: > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" 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! 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URL: From bzimkus at oeb.harvard.edu Thu Mar 5 09:44:28 2020 From: bzimkus at oeb.harvard.edu (Zimkus, Breda Marie) Date: Thu, 5 Mar 2020 14:44:28 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] U.S. State Department Public Consultation, "Concerning the Use of Digital Sequence Information of Genetic Resources" 12 March 2020. Message-ID: Dear All, Thanks to Barbara for sharing information about the upcoming public meeting being hosted by the U.S. State Department. Please note that the time included in the federal register notice was incorrectly published as 10pm EST, but the meeting is at 10:00 am. ? 12:00 pm. I have just learned that they will also be offering a dial-in option for public participation (technology willing) given concerns regarding the coronavirus: Call in (U.S. toll-free #): 888-684-8852 Call in (international tool): 215-446-0155 Access code: 9980402 Mr. Patrick Murphy, the U.S. Focal Point for the Nagoya Protocol, informed me that you do not have to register to call in. Also, they would still welcome electronic comments (until April 30th) if you participate via phone. He also suggested that groups that have previously submitted electronic comments to the CBD can send comments to the U.S. State Department concerning a recent publication published by ABS Capacity Development Initiative: http://www.abs-initiative.info/countries-and-regions/africa/south-africa/1st-global-dialogue-on-digital-sequence-information-on-genetic-resources/ (download the report under Related Downloads) Specifically, there are five different models presented on pages 16-20, and he suggested that comments address the feasibility of each option. Best, Breda --- Breda M. Zimkus, Ph.D. Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University 26 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA 02138; Tel: 617-496-4656 -- 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 Thu Mar 5 11:26:59 2020 From: neumann at snsb.de (Dirk Neumann) Date: Thu, 5 Mar 2020 17:26:59 +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: Hi Breda, hi all, sadly there are more models; while the Pretoria meeting seemed to have been productive, the results presented in the report shouldn't be overrated - it is one of many studies. There seems to be some sort of consent that bilateral systems will hardly work. The worrying bit is the discussed introduction of subscription models. In parallel, introduction of similar subscription models were discussed for the seed treaty (ITPGRFA), but finally failed and are unlikely to be picked up in the next two years. Similar discussions (introduction of multilateral benefit sharing systems) is currently discussed in BBNJ negotiations. So there is some pressure to create such cash-cow systems, there are promises that basic research / taxonomy should be spared out are because of their importance for the first two objectives of the CBD (and post-2020 Biodiversity goals), but scepticism is indicated. Therefore, I can only second that it would be good if SPNHC members would raise their concerns in this hearing. With best wishes Dirk Am 05.03.2020 um 15:44 schrieb Zimkus, Breda Marie: > > Dear All, > > Thanks to Barbara for sharing information about the upcoming public > meeting being hosted by the U.S. State Department. Please note that > the time included in the federal register notice was incorrectly > published as 10pm EST, but *the meeting is at 10:00 am. ? 12:00 pm.* > > I have just learned that they will also be offering a dial-in option > for public participation (technology willing) given concerns regarding > the coronavirus: > > Call in (U.S. toll-free #):?888-684-8852 > > Call in (international tool):?215-446-0155 > > Access code: 9980402 > > Mr. Patrick Murphy, the U.S. Focal Point for the Nagoya Protocol, > informed me that you do not have to register to call in. Also, they > would still welcome electronic comments (until April 30^th ) if you > participate via phone. He also suggested that groups that have > previously submitted electronic comments to the CBD can send comments > to the U.S. State Department concerning a recent publication published > by ABS Capacity Development Initiative: > > http://www.abs-initiative.info/countries-and-regions/africa/south-africa/1st-global-dialogue-on-digital-sequence-information-on-genetic-resources/ > > > (download the report under Related Downloads) > > Specifically, there are five different models presented on pages > 16-20, and he suggested that comments address the feasibility of each > option. > > Best, > > Breda > > --- > > Breda M. Zimkus, Ph.D. > Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University > 26 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA 02138; Tel: 617-496-4656 > > -- > > 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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Delegates can be reassured that the Scottish and UK Governments along with international colleagues and the World Health Organisation have been working in close collaboration to monitor the situation in China and around the world. The Scottish and UK?s public health measures are world-leading and are always well prepared for situations such as these. The organisers of the Conference, along with representatives of SPNHC and ICOM, will adhere to the advice of the Scottish and UK Government and World Health Organisation and will update delegates should the situation evolve. Attendees from outside the UK should make themselves aware of advice from the UK Government, keep up to date, and follow the advice. Health Protection Scotland - https://www.hps.scot.nhs.uk/a-to-z-of-topics/covid-19/ UK Government Foreign & Commonwealth Office - https://www.gov.uk/government/topical-events/coronavirus-covid-19-uk-government-response If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact the conference team by email at naturalhistory2020 at in-conference.org.uk We will continue to monitor the situation and will provide further updates if the situation changes. ? Thank you and we look forward to welcoming you to?Edinburgh. SPNHC and ICOM NATHIST 2020 Local Organising Committee 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 bthiers at nybg.org Thu Mar 5 14:20:06 2020 From: bthiers at nybg.org (Thiers, Barbara) Date: Thu, 5 Mar 2020 19:20:06 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] corona virus and museums Message-ID: Dan Sullivan of cuseum (https://cuseum.com) shared this with me today -- perhaps it will be useful to SPNHC members: With the ever growing concerns around Coronavirus and its ripple effect on the global economy, many museums and attractions are wondering how they will be impacted. We shared a blog piece yesterday titled "How Museums and Attractions are Preparing and Responding to Coronavrius." It has proven to be a useful tool in gathering information and putting plans together for hundreds of organizations in the cultural space. Several other museum associations including American Alliance of Museums and Museum Computer Network have shared this with their audiences, as the more information they have the more prepared they can be. If you think this resource will be of interest to your community feel free to share it. Let me know if you have any questions at all! 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 tamar.danufsky at humboldt.edu Fri Mar 6 19:02:38 2020 From: tamar.danufsky at humboldt.edu (Tamar Danufsky) Date: Fri, 6 Mar 2020 16:02:38 -0800 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] display case materials recommendations Message-ID: Greetings, We are planning a custom built, free-standing display case for a California Condor specimen. The case will have a wooden base and either glass or plexiglass top. Are there recommendations for the best types of wood to house specimens that will minimize harmful off-gassing? The builder is considering cedar or redwood, but if there are better alternatives we are not committed to anything in particular right now. Also, are there any recommendations about wood stains or sealers? thanks so much! Tamar ****************************************************** Tamar Danufsky Museum Curator and Marine Wildlife Care Center Coordinator Wildlife Department Humboldt State University Arcata, CA 95521 phone (707)826-4034 fax (707)826-4060 www.humboldt.edu/wildmuseum www.humboldt.edu/mwcc -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From soledad.esteban at transmittingscience.org Mon Mar 9 05:37:54 2020 From: soledad.esteban at transmittingscience.org (Soledad De Esteban Trivigno) Date: Mon, 9 Mar 2020 10:37:54 +0100 (CET) Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Course Communicating Science Effectively, May 18-22, Barcelona (Spain). Message-ID: <2144905330.35706.1583746674058@email.ionos.es> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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If time allows we will cover some advanced methods of using media, publications, permits, and projects. Though we will not be able to demonstrate the full array of available Arctos tools in this tutorial, we will introduce the fundamentals of collection management in Arctos using mammal specimen data. Presenter: Aren Gunderson (Mammal Collection Manager, University of Alaska Museum of the North) When: Tuesday, March 10, 2020 at 3:00 pm 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 bzimkus at oeb.harvard.edu Mon Mar 9 15:28:23 2020 From: bzimkus at oeb.harvard.edu (Zimkus, Breda Marie) Date: Mon, 9 Mar 2020 19:28:23 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] =?utf-8?q?Postponement_of_=E2=80=9CPublic_Meeting_Con?= =?utf-8?q?cerning_the_Use_of_Digital_Sequence_Information_of_Genetic_Reso?= =?utf-8?b?dXJjZXPigJ0=?= Message-ID: Colleagues, Not surprisingly, due to the current and evolving situation involving coronavirus the State Department is postponing the ?Public Meeting Concerning the Use of Digital Sequence Information of Genetic Resources? scheduled for Thursday, March 12. They are currently working to reschedule the meeting for mid-April and will conduct it entirely over the phone (with no in-person option). Once they have the logistics confirmed, they will send out the updated information to everyone who registered for the March meeting. They will also be extending the deadline for submission of electronic comments. Best, Breda --- Breda M. 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Consistency in frequency of issues and publication dates ? Only high-quality articles are published ? There is a wide breadth of subjects covered which are relevant to everyone who works with geological collections ? Detailed guidance is available for authors and reviewers ? Maximum transparency on the publication process including acceptance and/or rejection of manuscripts ? Faster turn around time from manuscript submission to publication In order to facilitate this, we are seeking additional voluntary roles on the editorial team. We are looking for 1-2 production assistants and 2-4 editorial assistants. Each individual would be expected to volunteer up to 60 hours of their time per year, although this may not be evenly distributed throughout the year. If you are interested in applying, please send a CV and examples of how you meet the person specification to journal at geocurator.org by 14th March 2020. The expected start date for the roles (particularly the production assistant role) is 1st April 2020. The role descriptions are set out at the end of this email. A charitable organisation such as the GCG depends entirely on volunteers who are willing to share their time, knowledge and skills for the benefit of the geological collections community. Whilst these roles are, at times, challenging, there is also satisfaction in furthering the shared vision of our group: Geological collections thriving for science and society. If you are interested in being part of this, we look forward to hearing from you. Copies of the journal (including recent freely available issues) are available at https://www.geocurator.org/journal/ Many best wishes, Pip journal at geocurator.org Pip Brewer Department of Earth Sciences Natural History Museum (NHMUK) Cromwell Road SW7 5BD London United Kingdom ASSOCIATE EDITOR (2-4 positions) Job description ? Solicit manuscripts for the Geological Curator in collaboration with the editor ? Answer questions about submissions ? Correspond with authors, providing encouragement and advice as necessary ? Liaise with the editor and provide practical and critical feedback on submissions ? Ensure through-flow of high-quality and innovative manuscripts ? Help authors move through the various stages of the submission, review and final versions of a manuscript in a timely manner, ensuring critical deadlines are met ? Contribute to documents facilitating the processes of submission, review and editing of manuscripts and contribute to discussions and provide advice regarding overall scope and direction of the journal Person specification ? Currently works, or has worked, for at least 5 years in a position where they are/were responsible for a geological collection ? At least 2-3 papers as first author in reputable peer-reviewed journals ? Experience of reviewing and/or editing scientific manuscripts ? High standard of written English ? Ability to comprehend and summarise complex information in a timely fashion ? Ability to work as part of a team ? Ability to communicate effectively via email ? Ability to contribute up to 60 hours per year (this is negotiable and may change and may not be evenly distributed throughout the year). Please specify areas of expertise including, but not limited, to the following: ? Collections management ? Museum management ? Palaeontology ? Mineralogy ? Public engagement (including exhibitions) ? Citizen Science ? Conservation ? Digitisation PRODUCTION ASSISTANT (1-2 positions) Job description ? Copy edit all accepted revised manuscripts ? Liaise with authors, Associate Editors and Editor regarding changes in content and style at copy editing stage ? Ensure all components of manuscripts meet journal style ? Format journal issues and produce final version for publishing ? Liaise with Editor to facilitate addition of advertisements etc into final version ? Help develop journal style manual ? Liaise with printers and binders to print final issues ? Liaise with Editor, Finance Officer and Secretary to ensure publication and distribution of individual journal issues ? Work with Editor, Finance Officer and Secretary to ensure journal remains in budget and meets deadlines ? Keep statistics and produce reports as required ? Provide advice on potential stylistic changes to journal Person specification ? Experience with and access* to desktop publishing software** of sufficient quality to match current content and production values ? Extensive experience and high degree of proficiency in using Microsoft Office suite, particularly Word and Excel ? Familiarity with scientific publications ? High standard of written English ? Ability to comprehend and summarise complex information in a timely fashion ? Ability to work as part of a team ? Ability to communicate effectively via email ? Ability to work to, sometimes tight, deadlines ? Ability to contribute up to 60 hours per year (this is negotiable and may change and may not be evenly distributed throughout the year). *Please note that if you don?t currently have access to relevant software you are still invited to apply, but please do mention this in your application **Please state which software you have experience with -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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ABCD and BioCASe quite different than Darwin Core and IPT in scope and function. Curious? Note about 100 institutions worldwide use ABCD and BioCASe to share their biocollections data. Find out more, join us for this Darwin Core Hour. Note this webinar is targeted at data managers, but is also designed for those without deep IT knowledge. Presenter: J?rg Holetschek, Biodiversity Data Networks Coordinator, Botanic Garden & Botanical Museum Berlin-Dahlem (BGBM), joined by colleagues Gabi Dr?ge, and David Fichtm?ller. Moderators: The Darwin Core Hour Team See you tomorrow! The Darwin Core Hour Team PS. Past Darwin Core Hour Webinars Submit your question Contribute an answer - please share your expertise and experience! See questions-answered-so-far on the Darwin Core Q & A site -- -- Upcoming iDigBio Events https://www.idigbio.org/calendar -- Deborah Paul, iDigBio Digitization and Workforce Development Manager iDigBio -- Steering Committee Member SPNHC Liaison, Member-At-Large and Member International Relations Committee ICEDIG External Advisory Board Member https://icedig.eu/ Vice Chair, Biodiversity Information Standards Organisation (TDWG)(2019-2021) Managing Editor, Biodiversity Information Science and Standards (BISS) https://biss.pensoft.net/board/ Institute for Digital Information, 234 LSB Florida State University Tallahassee, Florida 32306 850-644-6366 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From john.reiss at humboldt.edu Tue Mar 10 11:20:37 2020 From: john.reiss at humboldt.edu (John O Reiss) Date: Tue, 10 Mar 2020 08:20:37 -0700 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Humboldt State Univ. Visiting Professor - Mammalogy Instructor and Collections Manager Message-ID: Hi all- We have a visiting faculty position available for next year (2020-21) to teach our Mammalogy course and manage the HSU Vertebrate Museum. Deadline for first review of applications is 15 March. For more info please see: https://hraps.humboldt.edu/sites/default/files/vacancy_announcements/2021-10_biol_mammalogy_visiting_vacancyannoucement_final.pdf My apologies for the late posting - I thought it had already been posted! John Reiss Professor of Zoology Humboldt State University 1 Harpst St. Arcata, CA 95521 USA Office: Sci A 454A Office Hours Spring 2020: Wed 11-12, Thu 3-5, Fri 11-12 (or by appt.) Campus Phone: (707) 826-4156 FAX: (707) 826-3562 Email: jor1 at humboldt.edu Web: http://users.humboldt.edu/jreiss A little knowledge, a pebble from the shingle, A drop from the oceans: who would have dreamed this infinitely little too much? - Robinson Jeffers, "Science" -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bbisho13 at utk.edu Tue Mar 10 13:54:09 2020 From: bbisho13 at utk.edu (Bishop, Wade) Date: Tue, 10 Mar 2020 17:54:09 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Data Fitness for Use Study Message-ID: Dear Researchers, Greetings! You are being invited to take part in a study to determine how users determine fitness for use of data. You are being invited to take part in this research study because you are a critical agent as a user of data. Your participation is completely voluntary and responses will be kept confidential. The research is being conducted by researchers at the University of Tennessee. If you choose to participate, you will follow the link: Data Fitness for Use The survey landing page will have more details. I know your time is valuable, but by taking around 15 minutes to participate in this study, you will provide the field with preliminary data to improve an understanding of fitness for use to improve data organization, access, and use. By participating, you will help determine the most vital aspects of data that inform whether or not data is fit for your research purposes. There are not foreseeable risks greater than those encountered in everyday life involved with participating in this research. You will be asked to describe how you discover and evaluate data from a recent search. You will then be prompted through a series of questions about the findability, accessibility, interoperability, reusability, and some other factors of the data and its discovery and use. Your responses will be linked by a unique identifier for any analysis and no direct identifiers will be collected; however, all findings will be reported in the aggregate and any indirect identifiers will be removed prior to analysis. I greatly appreciate your contribution to the study. Thank you. Sincerely, Bradley Wade Bishop, PhD Associate Professor 1345 Circle Park Dr. Room 454 Communications Bldg. Knoxville, TN 37996 865-974-2775 wade.bishop at utk.edu CONTACT INFORMATION If you have questions at any time about the study or you experience problems, you may contact Bradley Wade Bishop wade.bishop at utk.edu or 865-974-2775 (office). If you have any questions or concerns regarding your rights as a subject in this study, you may also contact the Office of Research Compliance Officer at (865) 974-7697. _____________________________________________________________________________ IRB NUMBER: UTK IRB-17-03977-XM IRB APPROVAL DATE: 02/18/2020 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From aferguson at fieldmuseum.org Tue Mar 10 14:53:29 2020 From: aferguson at fieldmuseum.org (Adam Ferguson) Date: Tue, 10 Mar 2020 13:53:29 -0500 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Job Posting to Nhcoll Message-ID: Dear Webmaster: I am hoping to have the below job description for a Collection Manager of Herpetology at the Field Museum posted onto the Nhcoll listserv. Hopefully this is possible and I am going about it the right way but please let me know if you need anything else from me or if I should do something else. Thank you in advance for your help with this. All the best, Adam Field Museum- Collection Manager, HerpetologyChicago, IL The Field Museum is hiring a Collection Manager to manage its world-class Herpetology collections. The Field Museum houses one of the world?s largest collections of zoological specimens. The 306,000-specimen Amphibian and Reptile Collection is comprised of over 286,688 catalog entries. The collection is a major research resource for the national and international scientific communities. Containing unique material of special historical and ecological significance, the collection is world-class in size as well as taxonomic and geographic scope. The bulk of the collection (98%) is stored in 70% ethanol and contained in over 30,000 jars and 97 steel tanks. The skeletal collection contains over 7,600 skeletons and 1,700 cleared and stained preparations. There are also over 20,000 specimens with genetic resources stored in our cryogenic facility. Applications must include Cover Letter and CV to be considered. Review of applications will begin on April 10th, 2020. Duties and Responsibilities The Collection Manager reports to the Head of Zoological collections and will supervise a staff managing day-to-day activities in the Herpetology collection. The Collection Manager will work jointly with curators to set long and short-term priorities for the Herpetology collections. The Collection Manager will also interact with other collections areas, research scientists, exhibitions developers, and education staff. The Collection Manager will have opportunities to seek funding for collections improvements and specimen-based research projects. The successful candidate will be evaluated on the ability to promote, study, build, care for, and ensure accessibility to the great wealth of specimens in the collection. Responsibilities include: - Managing digitization tasks including imaging specimens, georeferencing, species inventory, and development and evaluation of workflows and standards to ensure best practices; - Incorporating new material into the collection, preparing, sorting, identifying, and cataloging specimens; - Tracking and reporting metrics of collection use and growth; - Managing the herpetology collection budget; - Coordinating an active loan program and on-site use of the collection by researchers; - Participating in the museum?s public programming and promoting the mission of the museum and its fundraising goals; - Training, mentorship, and supervision of staff, interns, and volunteers in the collection. Qualifications - PhD (with an emphasis in Herpetology) with collections experience is preferred, or equivalent combination of education and experience, e.g., Masters in Biology (with an emphasis in Herpetology) with at least 3 year's collections experience; - A well-versed background in Herpetology is required, including familiarity with other Herpetology collections and research; - Knowledge of taxonomic principles and Herpetology collection management; - Strong organizational skills necessary to keep collection accessible; - Ample experience with collection databases, imaging systems, and data aggregators is required, as well as a strong history of managing digitization projects; - Working knowledge of international and domestic regulations for shipment of specimens and requirements for packing loans; - Strong history of building and managing a diverse team of staff, interns, and volunteers. https://careers.hireology.com/fieldmuseumtrial/378844/description -- *Adam W. Ferguson, Ph.D.* Negaunee Collection Manager of Mammals, Field Museum 1400 S. Lake Shore Dr. Chicago, IL 60605 fieldmuseum.org 312.665.7749 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From aferguson at fieldmuseum.org Tue Mar 10 16:14:44 2020 From: aferguson at fieldmuseum.org (Adam Ferguson) Date: Tue, 10 Mar 2020 15:14:44 -0500 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] =?utf-8?q?Job_Posting_=E2=80=93_Field_Museum=2C_Colle?= =?utf-8?q?ction_Manager_of_Herpetology?= Message-ID: Field Museum- Collection Manager, Herpetology Chicago, IL The Field Museum is hiring a Collection Manager to manage its world-class Herpetology collections. The Field Museum houses one of the world?s largest collections of zoological specimens. The 306,000-specimen Amphibian and Reptile Collection is comprised of over 286,688 catalog entries. The collection is a major research resource for the national and international scientific communities. Containing unique material of special historical and ecological significance, the collection is world-class in size as well as taxonomic and geographic scope. The bulk of the collection (98%) is stored in 70% ethanol and contained in over 30,000 jars and 97 steel tanks. The skeletal collection contains over 7,600 skeletons and 1,700 cleared and stained preparations. There are also over 20,000 specimens with genetic resources stored in our cryogenic facility. Applications must include Cover Letter and CV to be considered. Review of applications will begin on April 10th, 2020. Duties and Responsibilities The Collection Manager reports to the Head of Zoological collections and will supervise a staff managing day-to-day activities in the Herpetology collection. The Collection Manager will work jointly with curators to set long and short-term priorities for the Herpetology collections. The Collection Manager will also interact with other collections areas, research scientists, exhibitions developers, and education staff. The Collection Manager will have opportunities to seek funding for collections improvements and specimen-based research projects. The successful candidate will be evaluated on the ability to promote, study, build, care for, and ensure accessibility to the great wealth of specimens in the collection. Responsibilities include: - Managing digitization tasks including imaging specimens, georeferencing, species inventory, and development and evaluation of workflows and standards to ensure best practices; - Incorporating new material into the collection, preparing, sorting, identifying, and cataloging specimens; - Tracking and reporting metrics of collection use and growth; - Managing the herpetology collection budget; - Coordinating an active loan program and on-site use of the collection by researchers; - Participating in the museum?s public programming and promoting the mission of the museum and its fundraising goals; - Training, mentorship, and supervision of staff, interns, and volunteers in the collection. Qualifications - PhD (with an emphasis in Herpetology) with collections experience is preferred, or equivalent combination of education and experience, e.g., Masters in Biology (with an emphasis in Herpetology) with at least 3 year's collections experience; - A well-versed background in Herpetology is required, including familiarity with other Herpetology collections and research; - Knowledge of taxonomic principles and Herpetology collection management; - Strong organizational skills necessary to keep collection accessible; - Ample experience with collection databases, imaging systems, and data aggregators is required, as well as a strong history of managing digitization projects; - Working knowledge of international and domestic regulations for shipment of specimens and requirements for packing loans; - Strong history of building and managing a diverse team of staff, interns, and volunteers. https://careers.hireology.com/fieldmuseumtrial/378844/description -- *Adam W. 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In her long tenure as the curation management head for the department, Barb oversaw extensive growth of the collections, vastly increased usage, two major moves and reorganizations, an NSF-supported collections improvement grant, and one whole-scale renovation of the department offices and facilities. In 2011, Barb was a founding member of the AMNH Collections Managers group who meet monthly to share ideas and solutions regarding collections management issues. The group was founded when recently appointed collection managers approached Barb to ask for her advice and mentoring. As a seasoned collection manager Barb offered support, a sympathetic ear and good advice. She was a much loved member of the group and she will be sorely missed. Barb was also an active participant in the wider collections community for many years and served as Treasurer to the Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections from 2006 until 2012. She was responsible for the financial and membership management of the Society and oversaw the transition to an online membership database which had a significant impact on the success of the Society." 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... 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In her long tenure as the curation > management head for the department, Barb oversaw extensive growth of > the collections, vastly increased usage, two major moves and > reorganizations, an NSF-supported collections improvement grant, and > one whole-scale renovation of the department offices and facilities. > > In 2011, Barb was a founding member of the AMNH Collections Managers > group who meet monthly to share ideas and solutions regarding > collections management issues. The group was founded when recently > appointed collection managers approached Barb to ask for her advice > and mentoring. As a seasoned collection manager Barb offered support, > a sympathetic ear and good advice. She was a much loved member of the > group and she will be sorely missed. > > Barb was also an active participant in the wider collections community > for many years and served as Treasurer to the Society for the > Preservation of Natural History Collections from 2006 until 2012. She > was responsible for the financial and membership management of the > Society and oversaw the transition to an online membership database > which had a significant impact on the success of the Society.? > > 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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Barbara was a wonderful person to work with. Jean-Marc From: Nhcoll-l [mailto:nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu] On Behalf Of Dirk Neumann Sent: March 11, 2020 11:09 AM To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] Barbara Brown This indeed is very sad news. Barb will be greatly missed. Am 11.03.2020 um 16:07 schrieb Thiers, Barbara: I am sorry to report that long time SPNHC member Barbara Brown has passed away. I copy below from a message that was sent to the AMNH staff about her passing. We will plan a longer tribute for the newsletter and for the meeting in Edinburgh. "I have some very sad news to share. Barbara Brown, Curatorial Associate in the Department of Ichthyology passed away. Barb began at the Museum over 35 years ago. In her long tenure as the curation management head for the department, Barb oversaw extensive growth of the collections, vastly increased usage, two major moves and reorganizations, an NSF-supported collections improvement grant, and one whole-scale renovation of the department offices and facilities. In 2011, Barb was a founding member of the AMNH Collections Managers group who meet monthly to share ideas and solutions regarding collections management issues. The group was founded when recently appointed collection managers approached Barb to ask for her advice and mentoring. As a seasoned collection manager Barb offered support, a sympathetic ear and good advice. She was a much loved member of the group and she will be sorely missed. Barb was also an active participant in the wider collections community for many years and served as Treasurer to the Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections from 2006 until 2012. She was responsible for the financial and membership management of the Society and oversaw the transition to an online membership database which had a significant impact on the success of the Society." 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. See http://www.spnhc.org for membership information. 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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 SPNHC Past President http://www.spnhc.org : : A : A : A : }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> V V V From: Nhcoll-l on behalf of Barbara Thiers Date: Wednesday, March 11, 2020 at 10:07 AM To: "nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu" Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Barbara Brown I am sorry to report that long time SPNHC member Barbara Brown has passed away. I copy below from a message that was sent to the AMNH staff about her passing. We will plan a longer tribute for the newsletter and for the meeting in Edinburgh. ?I have some very sad news to share. Barbara Brown, Curatorial Associate in the Department of Ichthyology passed away. Barb began at the Museum over 35 years ago. In her long tenure as the curation management head for the department, Barb oversaw extensive growth of the collections, vastly increased usage, two major moves and reorganizations, an NSF-supported collections improvement grant, and one whole-scale renovation of the department offices and facilities. In 2011, Barb was a founding member of the AMNH Collections Managers group who meet monthly to share ideas and solutions regarding collections management issues. The group was founded when recently appointed collection managers approached Barb to ask for her advice and mentoring. As a seasoned collection manager Barb offered support, a sympathetic ear and good advice. She was a much loved member of the group and she will be sorely missed. Barb was also an active participant in the wider collections community for many years and served as Treasurer to the Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections from 2006 until 2012. She was responsible for the financial and membership management of the Society and oversaw the transition to an online membership database which had a significant impact on the success of the Society.? 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... 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Thanks in Advance, all the best Bernd Bernhard?Bock Friedrich-Schiller-Universit?t Jena Institut f?r Zoologie und Evolutionsforschung mit Phyletischem Museum, Ernst-Haeckel-Haus und Biologiedidaktik Erbertstr. 1 07743 Jena ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?? Tel.: 03641/949 186 bernhard-leopold.bock at uni-jena.de http://www.phyletisches-museum.uni-jena.de www.instagram.com/phyletischesmuseum/ https://www.facebook.com/PhyletischesMuseum/ https://twitter.com/phylmuseum?lang=de Aktuelle Sonderausstellung: -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: 9D3BD1901A7E41CF909B05C667F430BA[5185266].jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 11034 bytes Desc: not available URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Simon Moore MIScT, RSci, FLS, ACR Conservator of Natural Sciences and Cutlery Historian, www.natural-history-conservation.com > On 12 Mar 2020, at 10:34, Bernhard Leopold Bock wrote: > > Dear All, > > we are moving our wet-collection to a new place soon. I wanna take the chance to check alle the labels and specimens. For that purpose we are on the search for new labels (or Maybe Keep ours) We use the Resistall coated paper #36, which is to be said no longer recommended because of it?s Acid release. > > We would like to know what you are using, and if you can recommend the Tyvek Tags for a wet Collection. > Another Question is, what is best used to preserve historic labels, ours are in a good condition, but a lot are falling off and they are not sealed or anything. > > Thanks in Advance, > all the best Bernd > > Bernhard Bock > Friedrich-Schiller-Universit?t Jena > Institut f?r Zoologie und Evolutionsforschung > mit Phyletischem Museum, Ernst-Haeckel-Haus > und Biologiedidaktik > Erbertstr. 1 > 07743 Jena > > Tel.: 03641/949 186 > bernhard-leopold.bock at uni-jena.de > http://www.phyletisches-museum.uni-jena.de > www.instagram.com/phyletischesmuseum/ > https://www.facebook.com/PhyletischesMuseum/ > https://twitter.com/phylmuseum?lang=de > > Aktuelle Sonderausstellung: > <9D3BD1901A7E41CF909B05C667F430BA[5185266].jpg> > > > <9D3BD1901A7E41CF909B05C667F430BA[5185266].jpg>_______________________________________________ > 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 rabeler at umich.edu Thu Mar 12 09:29:14 2020 From: rabeler at umich.edu (Richard Rabeler) Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2020 09:29:14 -0400 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Collections and Covid-19 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Colleagues: We are actively discussing plans for our research museum collections at the University of Michigan Research Museums Center over the next month or so, especially as it relates to students, volunteers, and visitors. While I have seen comments on AAMG-L about how people associated with public galleries are being impacted, I don't recall seeing the same from the collections community. I suspect some of you, esp. in university collections, have been faced with class cancellations and restrictions on travel and possibly visitors and you are likely having similar conversations. Out of curiosity, how are you planning to handle activities in your collections? 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Best, Chris Christine Johnson, Ph.D. Curatorial Associate American Museum of Natural History Division of Invertebrate Zoology Central Park West at 79th Street New York, NY 10024 (212)769-5605 cjohnson at amnh.org IMLS Coral Rehousing Project Entomologica Americana Journal of Negative Results - EEB From: Nhcoll-l On Behalf Of Richard Rabeler Sent: Thursday, March 12, 2020 9:29 AM To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Collections and Covid-19 EXTERNAL SENDER Colleagues: We are actively discussing plans for our research museum collections at the University of Michigan Research Museums Center over the next month or so, especially as it relates to students, volunteers, and visitors. While I have seen comments on AAMG-L about how people associated with public galleries are being impacted, I don't recall seeing the same from the collections community. I suspect some of you, esp. in university collections, have been faced with class cancellations and restrictions on travel and possibly visitors and you are likely having similar conversations. Out of curiosity, how are you planning to handle activities in your collections? Sincerely, Rich Rabeler, Senior Collection Manager University of Michigan Herbarium -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From katrina.menard at uconn.edu Thu Mar 12 09:32:00 2020 From: katrina.menard at uconn.edu (Menard, Katrina) Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2020 13:32:00 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Collections and Covid-19 In-Reply-To: References: , Message-ID: We?re trying to figure this out as well at UConn. We just found out campus will be shut down as well this weekend. We?ll let you know what happens here. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dr. Katrina Menard Collection Manager, Invertebrates Ecology & Evolutionary Biology University of Connecticut Unit 3043, 75 N. Eagleville Rd. Storrs, CT 06269-3043 email: katrina.menard at uconn.edu Zootaxa Section Editor: Miroidea ________________________________ From: Nhcoll-l on behalf of Richard Rabeler Sent: Thursday, March 12, 2020 9:29:14 AM To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Collections and Covid-19 *Message sent from a system outside of UConn.* Colleagues: We are actively discussing plans for our research museum collections at the University of Michigan Research Museums Center over the next month or so, especially as it relates to students, volunteers, and visitors. While I have seen comments on AAMG-L about how people associated with public galleries are being impacted, I don't recall seeing the same from the collections community. I suspect some of you, esp. in university collections, have been faced with class cancellations and restrictions on travel and possibly visitors and you are likely having similar conversations. Out of curiosity, how are you planning to handle activities in your collections? Sincerely, Rich Rabeler, Senior Collection Manager University of Michigan Herbarium -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From abentley at ku.edu Thu Mar 12 09:54:13 2020 From: abentley at ku.edu (Bentley, Andrew Charles) Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2020 13:54:13 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Labels for Collection In-Reply-To: <48dQF22L25z9rBk@smtpin0.rz.uni-jena.de> References: <48dQF22L25z9rBk@smtpin0.rz.uni-jena.de> Message-ID: Bernard As I have posted many times on this listserv we have been very happy with our thermal transfer printer system for wet collections. We have been using this system in our wet collections for over 15 years now and are still very happy with the results. I can take a 15 year old label out of a jar and place it next to a brand newly printed one and can discern any difference between the two. I have attached an email that contains all details regarding the system. Let me know if you have questions after reading it. As far as old labels, I would simply digitize them in high quality color and then discard. In this day and age of digitization I don?t see any utility to keeping old labels once you have captured the label digitally. You are not losing anything. Hope that helps Andy A : A : A : }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> V V V Andy Bentley Ichthyology Collection Manager University of Kansas Biodiversity Institute Dyche Hall 1345 Jayhawk Boulevard Lawrence, KS, 66045-7561 USA Tel: (785) 864-3863 Fax: (785) 864-5335 Email: abentley at ku.edu http://ichthyology.biodiversity.ku.edu A : A : A : }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> V V V From: Nhcoll-l On Behalf Of Bernhard Leopold Bock Sent: Thursday, March 12, 2020 5:35 AM To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Labels for Collection Dear All, we are moving our wet-collection to a new place soon. I wanna take the chance to check alle the labels and specimens. For that purpose we are on the search for new labels (or Maybe Keep ours) We use the Resistall coated paper #36, which is to be said no longer recommended because of it?s Acid release. We would like to know what you are using, and if you can recommend the Tyvek Tags for a wet Collection. 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From: "Bentley, Andrew Charles" Subject: Thermal transfer printer labels for wet collections Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2014 15:27:04 +0000 Size: 2312114 URL: From vanessa.rhue at gmail.com Thu Mar 12 10:14:58 2020 From: vanessa.rhue at gmail.com (Vanessa Rhue) Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2020 10:14:58 -0400 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Collections and Covid-19 Message-ID: Hi, Here are some precautions that are being taken at the Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History. - For the time being, the Peabody?s galleries remain open to the public during our regular hours. - A request for increased cleaning and disinfection services has been made of the custodial team to make sure that we can provide the safest possible experience for all who come through the doors. - All tours, lectures, and gallery programs will be postponed or cancelled until April 5th. We hope to reschedule many of our events and speakers. In the interim, we?ll be experimenting with delivering content to our community via email and social media. - All University-sponsored international travel is now prohibited. - All University-sponsored domestic travel is strongly urged to be postponed. - We are being asked to reconsider all personal travel for the time being, especially if that travel includes large gatherings. - Capacity to host visiting researchers will be left to the division and its curator-in-charge?s discretion. Collection staff are asked to consult with their curator-in-charge to determine a formal policy. - Yale's COVID-19 Information Page In recent days, our VP division has reached out to collection visitors (domestic and international) who are expected in March and April to alert them of the University's response to the situation and request that they let us know should they decide to cancel their travel plans. Hope this helps! Cheers, VRR Vanessa R. Rhue *Collection Manager, Vertebrate Paleontology* *YALE PEABODY MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY* PO Box 208118, New Haven, CT 06520-8118 COURIER-DELIVERIES 170 Whitney Avenue, New Haven, CT 06511 P +1 (203) 432-3748 peabody.yale.edu ------------------------------ *From:* Nhcoll-l on behalf of Richard Rabeler *Sent:* Thursday, March 12, 2020 9:29:14 AM *To:* nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu *Subject:* [Nhcoll-l] Collections and Covid-19 Colleagues: We are actively discussing plans for our research museum collections at the University of Michigan Research Museums Center over the next month or so, especially as it relates to students, volunteers, and visitors. While I have seen comments on AAMG-L about how people associated with public galleries are being impacted, I don't recall seeing the same from the collections community. I suspect some of you, esp. in university collections, have been faced with class cancellations and restrictions on travel and possibly visitors and you are likely having similar conversations. Out of curiosity, how are you planning to handle activities in your collections? Sincerely, Rich Rabeler, Senior Collection Manager University of Michigan Herbarium -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From neumann at snsb.de Thu Mar 12 10:12:16 2020 From: neumann at snsb.de (Dirk Neumann) Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2020 15:12:16 +0100 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Labels for Collection In-Reply-To: References: <48dQF22L25z9rBk@smtpin0.rz.uni-jena.de> Message-ID: ... with regard to historic labels (100 years+) you loose the original source of information. The KUR-project at the MfN demonstrated how useful it is to keep the historic labels e.g. to restore faded information with specific light setting or treatments (you can't do this from a scan). Also analysis of the historic ink can be a valuable source if you want to restore information of historic jars that lost context (e.g. in one of the large two wars). So it might be worth archiving the historic labels dry and to keep them linked to the original jar if restoration of data and information from historic labels is an issue in your collection (we are largely post-WWII and lost 955 of the historic collection, thus I am less sentimental with handwritten 1950ies labels in our collection). my two cents Dirk Am 12.03.2020 um 14:54 schrieb Bentley, Andrew Charles: > > Bernard > > As I have posted many times on this listserv we have been very happy > with our thermal transfer printer system for wet collections.? We have > been using this system in our wet collections for over 15 years now > and are still very happy with the results.? I can take a 15 year old > label out of a jar and place it next to a brand newly printed one and > can discern any difference between the two.? I have attached an email > that contains all details regarding the system.? Let me know if you > have questions after reading it. > > As far as old labels, I would simply digitize them in high quality > color and then discard.? In this day and age of digitization I don?t > see any utility to keeping old labels once you have captured the label > digitally.? You are not losing anything. > > Hope that helps > > Andy > > ? ? A? :???????????? A :???????????? A? : > ?}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> > ??? V??????????????? V??????????????? V > Andy Bentley > Ichthyology Collection Manager > University of Kansas > Biodiversity Institute > > Dyche Hall > 1345 Jayhawk Boulevard > Lawrence, KS, 66045-7561 > USA > > Tel: (785) 864-3863 > Fax: (785) 864-5335 > Email: abentley at ku.edu > > http://ichthyology.biodiversity.ku.edu > > > ? ? A? :???????????? A :???????????? A? : > ?}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> > ??? V??????????????? V??????????????? V > > *From:* Nhcoll-l *On Behalf Of > *Bernhard Leopold Bock > *Sent:* Thursday, March 12, 2020 5:35 AM > *To:* nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu > *Subject:* [Nhcoll-l] Labels for Collection > > Dear All, > > we are moving our wet-collection to a new place soon. I wanna take the > chance to check alle the labels and specimens. For that purpose we are > on the search for new labels (or Maybe Keep ours) We use the Resistall > coated paper #36, which is to be said no longer recommended because of > it?s Acid release. > > We would like to know what you are using, and if you can recommend the > Tyvek Tags for a wet Collection. > > Another Question is, what is best used to preserve historic labels, > ours are in a good condition, but a lot are falling off and they are > not sealed or anything. > > Thanks in Advance, > > all the best Bernd > > Bernhard?Bock > > Friedrich-Schiller-Universit?t Jena > > Institut f?r Zoologie und Evolutionsforschung > > mit Phyletischem Museum, Ernst-Haeckel-Haus > > und Biologiedidaktik > > Erbertstr. 1 > > 07743 Jena > > Tel.: 03641/949 186 > bernhard-leopold.bock at uni-jena.de > > > http://www.phyletisches-museum.uni-jena.de > > > www.instagram.com/phyletischesmuseum/ > > > https://www.facebook.com/PhyletischesMuseum/ > > https://twitter.com/phylmuseum?lang=de > > > > Aktuelle Sonderausstellung: > > cid:image001.jpg at 01D5D292.07341690 > > > _______________________________________________ > 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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Laura Rinc?n MA Museum Studies- 1st year student University of Florida ________________________________ From: Nhcoll-l on behalf of Bentley, Andrew Charles Sent: Thursday, March 12, 2020 9:54 AM To: Bernhard Leopold Bock ; nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] Labels for Collection [External Email] Bernard As I have posted many times on this listserv we have been very happy with our thermal transfer printer system for wet collections. We have been using this system in our wet collections for over 15 years now and are still very happy with the results. I can take a 15 year old label out of a jar and place it next to a brand newly printed one and can discern any difference between the two. I have attached an email that contains all details regarding the system. Let me know if you have questions after reading it. As far as old labels, I would simply digitize them in high quality color and then discard. In this day and age of digitization I don?t see any utility to keeping old labels once you have captured the label digitally. You are not losing anything. Hope that helps Andy A : A : A : }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> V V V Andy Bentley Ichthyology Collection Manager University of Kansas Biodiversity Institute Dyche Hall 1345 Jayhawk Boulevard Lawrence, KS, 66045-7561 USA Tel: (785) 864-3863 Fax: (785) 864-5335 Email: abentley at ku.edu http://ichthyology.biodiversity.ku.edu A : A : A : }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> V V V From: Nhcoll-l On Behalf Of Bernhard Leopold Bock Sent: Thursday, March 12, 2020 5:35 AM To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Labels for Collection Dear All, we are moving our wet-collection to a new place soon. I wanna take the chance to check alle the labels and specimens. For that purpose we are on the search for new labels (or Maybe Keep ours) We use the Resistall coated paper #36, which is to be said no longer recommended because of it?s Acid release. We would like to know what you are using, and if you can recommend the Tyvek Tags for a wet Collection. Another Question is, what is best used to preserve historic labels, ours are in a good condition, but a lot are falling off and they are not sealed or anything. Thanks in Advance, all the best Bernd Bernhard Bock Friedrich-Schiller-Universit?t Jena Institut f?r Zoologie und Evolutionsforschung mit Phyletischem Museum, Ernst-Haeckel-Haus und Biologiedidaktik Erbertstr. 1 07743 Jena Tel.: 03641/949 186 bernhard-leopold.bock at uni-jena.de http://www.phyletisches-museum.uni-jena.de www.instagram.com/phyletischesmuseum/ https://www.facebook.com/PhyletischesMuseum/ https://twitter.com/phylmuseum?lang=de Aktuelle Sonderausstellung: [cid:image002.jpg at 01D5F84B.9A935480][cid:image001.jpg at 01D5D292.07341690] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image002.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 11034 bytes Desc: image002.jpg URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From j.maclaine at nhm.ac.uk Thu Mar 12 10:49:21 2020 From: j.maclaine at nhm.ac.uk (James Maclaine) Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2020 14:49:21 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Labels for Collection In-Reply-To: <5E6A4744.22716.2FF6C599@joachim.haendel.zns.uni-halle.de> References: <48dQF22L25z9rBk@smtpin0.rz.uni-jena.de> <5E6A4744.22716.2FF6C599@joachim.haendel.zns.uni-halle.de> Message-ID: Hi Bernard, I always like to re-attach old labels to their original jars where possible (after photographing them) - see below for an example I just happened to have on my desk. I stick a band of archival adhesive paper around the jar, soak the original label until it softens up and then glue it to the backing paper. It's always good to put a small strip of adhesive paper over the join as well to help prevent it falling off again in the future! James [cid:image003.jpg at 01D5F87D.69D27BA0] James Maclaine Senior Curator, Fish Section Department of Life Sciences The Natural History Museum Cromwell Road London SW7 5BD U.K. Phone: +44 (0) 20 7942 5761 http://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/departments-and-staff/staff-directory/james-maclaine.html From: Nhcoll-l [mailto:nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu] On Behalf Of Joachim Haendel Sent: 12 March 2020 14:29 To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu; Bernhard Leopold Bock; joachim.haendel at zoologie.uni-halle.de; Andrew Charles Bentley Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] Labels for Collection As Dirk said - old labels contain a lot of information, not just the writing. At least in entomology the rule is: old labels are never never never thrown away. Greetings Joachim ---- Am 12 Mar 2020 um 13:54 Uhr schrieb Andrew Charles Bentley: > Bernard > > As I have posted many times on this listserv we have been very happy with our thermal transfer printer system for wet collections. We have been using this system in our wet collections for over 15 years now and are still very happy with the results. I can take a 15 year old label out of a jar and place it next to a brand newly printed one and can discern any difference between the two. I have attached an email that contains all details regarding the system. Let me know if you have questions after reading it. > > As far as old labels, I would simply digitize them in high quality color and then discard. In this day and age of digitization I don't see any utility to keeping old labels once you have captured the label digitally. You are not losing anything. > > Hope that helps > > Andy > A : A : A : > }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> > V V V > Andy Bentley > Ichthyology Collection Manager > University of Kansas > Biodiversity Institute > Dyche Hall > 1345 Jayhawk Boulevard > Lawrence, KS, 66045-7561 > USA > > Tel: (785) 864-3863 > Fax: (785) 864-5335 > Email: abentley at ku.edu > http://ichthyology.biodiversity.ku.edu > A : A : A : > }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> > V V V > -- Joachim Haendel Natural Sciences Collections (ZNS) of the Martin-Luther-University - Zoological Collection - Domplatz 4 D-06099 Halle (Saale) Germany Phone.: +49 345 - 55 26 447 Fax.: +49 345 - 55 27 248 Email: joachim.haendel at zns.uni-halle.de -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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The text at the uppermost printed label was administrated by Linnaeus about that year, but the specimen is older. Best wishes, Erik ?hlander vertebrate zoology and museum history ZOO Swedish Museum of Natural History PO Box 50007 SE-10405 Stockholm Sweden +46 0 8 5195 4118 +46 0 70 225 2716 erik.ahlander at nrm.se Fr?n: Nhcoll-l F?r James Maclaine Skickat: den 12 mars 2020 15:49 Till: 'joachim.haendel at zns.uni-halle.de' ; nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu; Bernhard Leopold Bock ; joachim.haendel at zoologie.uni-halle.de; Andrew Charles Bentley ?mne: Re: [Nhcoll-l] Labels for Collection Hi Bernard, I always like to re-attach old labels to their original jars where possible (after photographing them) - see below for an example I just happened to have on my desk. I stick a band of archival adhesive paper around the jar, soak the original label until it softens up and then glue it to the backing paper. It's always good to put a small strip of adhesive paper over the join as well to help prevent it falling off again in the future! James [cid:image001.jpg at 01D5F887.4B4E6540] James Maclaine Senior Curator, Fish Section Department of Life Sciences The Natural History Museum Cromwell Road London SW7 5BD U.K. Phone: +44 (0) 20 7942 5761 http://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/departments-and-staff/staff-directory/james-maclaine.html From: Nhcoll-l [mailto:nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu] On Behalf Of Joachim Haendel Sent: 12 March 2020 14:29 To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu; Bernhard Leopold Bock; joachim.haendel at zoologie.uni-halle.de; Andrew Charles Bentley Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] Labels for Collection As Dirk said - old labels contain a lot of information, not just the writing. At least in entomology the rule is: old labels are never never never thrown away. Greetings Joachim ---- Am 12 Mar 2020 um 13:54 Uhr schrieb Andrew Charles Bentley: > Bernard > > As I have posted many times on this listserv we have been very happy with our thermal transfer printer system for wet collections. We have been using this system in our wet collections for over 15 years now and are still very happy with the results. I can take a 15 year old label out of a jar and place it next to a brand newly printed one and can discern any difference between the two. I have attached an email that contains all details regarding the system. Let me know if you have questions after reading it. > > As far as old labels, I would simply digitize them in high quality color and then discard. In this day and age of digitization I don't see any utility to keeping old labels once you have captured the label digitally. You are not losing anything. > > Hope that helps > > Andy > A : A : A : > }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> > V V V > Andy Bentley > Ichthyology Collection Manager > University of Kansas > Biodiversity Institute > Dyche Hall > 1345 Jayhawk Boulevard > Lawrence, KS, 66045-7561 > USA > > Tel: (785) 864-3863 > Fax: (785) 864-5335 > Email: abentley at ku.edu> > https://url11.mailanyone.net/v1/?m=1jCP9T-0005yY-6A&i=57e1b682&c=HHD2NgOVjKVytEyY91AQ2JDV6TNx8HN2Yyx_qJscwaa9sXsSR4923h_Z-eGkR7EYH_ITFjzBDgX4x6CvBMkQ-hd-NniCTcgxgG-4Y7YiowshoUo27iE08oViVSiVEcXbgVWRLen4QXEI054ewaj-VJCcRHhAOHZmx_vKKmbuq2OcW9QafeLpjDx_nqc87yQ_qQVZpMqBEh5YJYIb3CFVTVtapYQ1aELAJoT-0WOsHVXqJFDhyLTw-_cycGhXbBmK3b8VM5fZDIy1JeUkG0-xBPkJ1m4riYirYZASpr0Tkl3u8rBHCPzsal0dpUJa69H2; > A : A : A : > }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> > V V V > -- Joachim Haendel Natural Sciences Collections (ZNS) of the Martin-Luther-University - Zoological Collection - Domplatz 4 D-06099 Halle (Saale) Germany Phone.: +49 345 - 55 26 447 Fax.: +49 345 - 55 27 248 Email: joachim.haendel at zns.uni-halle.de -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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The heat-sealed plastic bags tied to the jars means no adhesives to fail or discolor over time. This is brilliant! Digitizing the label when processing them this way will also ensure that the information is retained even if the label somehow becomes separated from the jar. Thanks for sharing! -Katherine On Thu, Mar 12, 2020 at 8:15 AM Erik ?hlander wrote: > Hi all, > > > > I agree, especially with Joachim?s ?never never never?. We don?t know much > about the technic of tomorrow. The chemistry of ink and paper might add to > the information. This is especially true for the rare parchment labels! > > > > Also I happened to have a jar on my desk. We keep old labels in plastic > bags tied to the jar*. IF* the sprinkler system will be used it is better > with a plastic cover than without ? also if the plastic might harm the > label. This is a specimen at least antedating 1754. The text at the > uppermost printed label was administrated by Linnaeus about that year, but > the specimen is older. > > > > Best wishes, > > > > > > Erik ?hlander > > vertebrate zoology and museum history > > > > ZOO > > Swedish Museum of Natural History > > PO Box 50007 > > SE-10405 Stockholm > > Sweden > > +46 0 8 5195 4118 > > +46 0 70 225 2716 > > erik.ahlander at nrm.se > > > > > > > > *Fr?n:* Nhcoll-l *F?r *James Maclaine > *Skickat:* den 12 mars 2020 15:49 > *Till:* 'joachim.haendel at zns.uni-halle.de' < > joachim.haendel at zns.uni-halle.de>; nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu; Bernhard > Leopold Bock ; > joachim.haendel at zoologie.uni-halle.de; Andrew Charles Bentley < > abentley at ku.edu> > *?mne:* Re: [Nhcoll-l] Labels for Collection > > > > Hi Bernard, > > > > I always like to re-attach old labels to their original jars where > possible (after photographing them) ? see below for an example I just > happened to have on my desk. I stick a band of archival adhesive paper > around the jar, soak the original label until it softens up and then glue > it to the backing paper. It?s always good to put a small strip of adhesive > paper over the join as well to help prevent it falling off again in the > future! > > > > James > > > > > > > > James Maclaine > > Senior Curator, Fish Section > > Department of Life Sciences > > The Natural History Museum > > Cromwell Road > > London SW7 5BD > > U.K. > > > > Phone: +44 (0) 20 7942 5761 > > > > > http://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/departments-and-staff/staff-directory/james-maclaine.html > > > > > > > *From:* Nhcoll-l [mailto:nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu > ] *On Behalf Of *Joachim Haendel > *Sent:* 12 March 2020 14:29 > *To:* nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu; Bernhard Leopold Bock; > joachim.haendel at zoologie.uni-halle.de; Andrew Charles Bentley > *Subject:* Re: [Nhcoll-l] Labels for Collection > > > > As Dirk said - old labels contain a lot of information, not just the > writing. > > At least in entomology the rule is: old labels are never never never > thrown away. > > > > Greetings > > Joachim > > > > > > ---- Am 12 Mar 2020 um 13:54 Uhr schrieb Andrew Charles Bentley: > > > > > Bernard > > > > > > As I have posted many times on this listserv we have been very happy > with our thermal transfer printer system for wet collections. We have been > using this system in our wet collections for over 15 years now and are > still very happy with the results. I can take a 15 year old label out of a > jar and place it next to a brand newly printed one and can discern any > difference between the two. I have attached an email that contains all > details regarding the system. Let me know if you have questions after > reading it. > > > > > > As far as old labels, I would simply digitize them in high quality color > and then discard. In this day and age of digitization I don?t see any > utility to keeping old labels once you have captured the label digitally. > You are not losing anything. > > > > > > Hope that helps > > > > > > Andy > > > A : A : A : > > > }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> > > > V V V > > > Andy Bentley > > > Ichthyology Collection Manager > > > University of Kansas > > > Biodiversity Institute > > > Dyche Hall > > > 1345 Jayhawk Boulevard > > > Lawrence, KS, 66045-7561 > > > USA > > > > > > Tel: (785) 864-3863> > > > Fax: (785) 864-5335> > > > Email: abentley at ku.edu > > > > https://url11.mailanyone.net/v1/?m=1jCP9T-0005yY-6A&i=57e1b682&c=HHD2NgOVjKVytEyY91AQ2JDV6TNx8HN2Yyx_qJscwaa9sXsSR4923h_Z-eGkR7EYH_ITFjzBDgX4x6CvBMkQ-hd-NniCTcgxgG-4Y7YiowshoUo27iE08oViVSiVEcXbgVWRLen4QXEI054ewaj-VJCcRHhAOHZmx_vKKmbuq2OcW9QafeLpjDx_nqc87yQ_qQVZpMqBEh5YJYIb3CFVTVtapYQ1aELAJoT-0WOsHVXqJFDhyLTw-_cycGhXbBmK3b8VM5fZDIy1JeUkG0-xBPkJ1m4riYirYZASpr0Tkl3u8rBHCPzsal0dpUJa69H2 > ; > > > A : A : A : > > > }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> > > > V V V > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Joachim Haendel > > Natural Sciences Collections (ZNS) > > of the Martin-Luther-University > > - Zoological Collection - > > > > Domplatz 4 > > D-06099 Halle (Saale) > > Germany > > > > Phone.: +49 345 - 55 26 447 > > Fax.: +49 345 - 55 27 248 > > Email: joachim.haendel at zns.uni-halle.de > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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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Do not click on links or open attachments unless you are sure the > content is safe. (2.3) > Hi All, > > I completely agree with the never throw any labels away. We are constantly > reminded of how new technology is changing the way we use old samples. I > love the way Erik is saving the old labels! The heat-sealed plastic bags > tied to the jars means no adhesives to fail or discolor over time. This is > brilliant! Digitizing the label when processing them this way will also > ensure that the information is retained even if the label somehow becomes > separated from the jar. > > Thanks for sharing! > > -Katherine > > On Thu, Mar 12, 2020 at 8:15 AM Erik ?hlander > wrote: > >> Hi all, >> >> >> >> I agree, especially with Joachim?s ?never never never?. We don?t know >> much about the technic of tomorrow. The chemistry of ink and paper might >> add to the information. This is especially true for the rare parchment >> labels! >> >> >> >> Also I happened to have a jar on my desk. We keep old labels in plastic >> bags tied to the jar*. IF* the sprinkler system will be used it is >> better with a plastic cover than without ? also if the plastic might harm >> the label. This is a specimen at least antedating 1754. The text at the >> uppermost printed label was administrated by Linnaeus about that year, but >> the specimen is older. >> >> >> >> Best wishes, >> >> >> >> >> >> Erik ?hlander >> >> vertebrate zoology and museum history >> >> >> >> ZOO >> >> Swedish Museum of Natural History >> >> PO Box 50007 >> >> SE-10405 Stockholm >> >> Sweden >> >> +46 0 8 5195 4118 >> >> +46 0 70 225 2716 >> >> erik.ahlander at nrm.se >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> *Fr?n:* Nhcoll-l *F?r *James Maclaine >> *Skickat:* den 12 mars 2020 15:49 >> *Till:* 'joachim.haendel at zns.uni-halle.de' < >> joachim.haendel at zns.uni-halle.de>; nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu; Bernhard >> Leopold Bock ; >> joachim.haendel at zoologie.uni-halle.de; Andrew Charles Bentley < >> abentley at ku.edu> >> *?mne:* Re: [Nhcoll-l] Labels for Collection >> >> >> >> Hi Bernard, >> >> >> >> I always like to re-attach old labels to their original jars where >> possible (after photographing them) ? see below for an example I just >> happened to have on my desk. I stick a band of archival adhesive paper >> around the jar, soak the original label until it softens up and then glue >> it to the backing paper. It?s always good to put a small strip of adhesive >> paper over the join as well to help prevent it falling off again in the >> future! >> >> >> >> James >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> James Maclaine >> >> Senior Curator, Fish Section >> >> Department of Life Sciences >> >> The Natural History Museum >> >> Cromwell Road >> >> London SW7 5BD >> >> U.K. >> >> >> >> Phone: +44 (0) 20 7942 5761 >> >> >> >> >> http://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/departments-and-staff/staff-directory/james-maclaine.html >> >> >> >> >> >> >> *From:* Nhcoll-l [mailto:nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu >> ] *On Behalf Of *Joachim Haendel >> *Sent:* 12 March 2020 14:29 >> *To:* nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu; Bernhard Leopold Bock; >> joachim.haendel at zoologie.uni-halle.de; Andrew Charles Bentley >> *Subject:* Re: [Nhcoll-l] Labels for Collection >> >> >> >> As Dirk said - old labels contain a lot of information, not just the >> writing. >> >> At least in entomology the rule is: old labels are never never never >> thrown away. >> >> >> >> Greetings >> >> Joachim >> >> >> >> >> >> ---- Am 12 Mar 2020 um 13:54 Uhr schrieb Andrew Charles Bentley: >> >> >> >> > Bernard >> >> > >> >> > As I have posted many times on this listserv we have been very happy >> with our thermal transfer printer system for wet collections. We have been >> using this system in our wet collections for over 15 years now and are >> still very happy with the results. I can take a 15 year old label out of a >> jar and place it next to a brand newly printed one and can discern any >> difference between the two. I have attached an email that contains all >> details regarding the system. Let me know if you have questions after >> reading it. >> >> > >> >> > As far as old labels, I would simply digitize them in high quality >> color and then discard. In this day and age of digitization I don?t see >> any utility to keeping old labels once you have captured the label >> digitally. You are not losing anything. >> >> > >> >> > Hope that helps >> >> > >> >> > Andy >> >> > A : A : A : >> >> > }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> >> >> > V V V >> >> > Andy Bentley >> >> > Ichthyology Collection Manager >> >> > University of Kansas >> >> > Biodiversity Institute >> >> > Dyche Hall >> >> > 1345 Jayhawk Boulevard >> >> > Lawrence, KS, 66045-7561 >> >> > USA >> >> > >> >> > Tel: (785) 864-3863> >> >> > Fax: (785) 864-5335> >> >> > Email: abentley at ku.edu >> >> > >> https://url11.mailanyone.net/v1/?m=1jCP9T-0005yY-6A&i=57e1b682&c=HHD2NgOVjKVytEyY91AQ2JDV6TNx8HN2Yyx_qJscwaa9sXsSR4923h_Z-eGkR7EYH_ITFjzBDgX4x6CvBMkQ-hd-NniCTcgxgG-4Y7YiowshoUo27iE08oViVSiVEcXbgVWRLen4QXEI054ewaj-VJCcRHhAOHZmx_vKKmbuq2OcW9QafeLpjDx_nqc87yQ_qQVZpMqBEh5YJYIb3CFVTVtapYQ1aELAJoT-0WOsHVXqJFDhyLTw-_cycGhXbBmK3b8VM5fZDIy1JeUkG0-xBPkJ1m4riYirYZASpr0Tkl3u8rBHCPzsal0dpUJa69H2 >> ; >> >> > A : A : A : >> >> > }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> >> >> > V V V >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> Joachim Haendel >> >> Natural Sciences Collections (ZNS) >> >> of the Martin-Luther-University >> >> - Zoological Collection - >> >> >> >> Domplatz 4 >> >> D-06099 Halle (Saale) >> >> Germany >> >> >> >> Phone.: +49 345 - 55 26 447 >> >> Fax.: +49 345 - 55 27 248 >> >> Email: joachim.haendel at zns.uni-halle.de >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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. >> > > > -- > *Katherine Pearson Maslenikov* > Collections Manager > University of Washington Fish Collection > School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences and > Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture > Box 355100 > Seattle, WA 98195 > (206) 543-3816 > pearsonk at uw.edu > http://www.burkemuseum.org/research-and-collections/ichthyology > Treasurer, American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists > *http://asih.org * > _______________________________________________ > 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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URL: From dyanega at ucr.edu Thu Mar 12 20:58:37 2020 From: dyanega at ucr.edu (Doug Yanega) Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2020 17:58:37 -0700 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] FileMaker Server 18 and Mac OS Catalina; anyone know solution? Message-ID: Hi, all. As part of plans to be able to work remotely on our collection's database, we just upgraded to FMS 18, which also necessitated an upgrade to Mac OS Catalina. The problem is that FMS 18 will evidently not install on Catalina, and instead gives warnings that it cannot install while Apache is running. After literally hours on the phone with both technical help from Claris and from Apple, neither party has an answer that allows for a proper installation. A few hits online indicated that this is a known bug, and not unique to this version of either FMS or of the Mac OS, but did not give clear solutions. e.g.: https://community.filemaker.com/en/s/question/0D50H00006qwaSg/i-cant-install-fms-18-before-the-installation-even-starts-i-receive-an-error-message-titled-apache-is-running What I am hoping for is that some people in our community have encountered this exact problem, and found a reasonably practical solution to it, that they would be willing to share. I'm looking for *known* solutions at this point, not guesses and speculation; the putatively knowledgeable people at Claris and Apple had plenty of these, and none of their guesses panned out. What is especially baffling is that when I mentioned to them that there were online discussions regarding this bug, they both said they were prohibited by their respective employers from ever looking at public forums like these, so techs at both firms apparently live in almost complete ignorance of the end-user fallout from their bugs, even though these forums are ostensibly approved by the same firms. Thanks in advance for anyone who can help, -- 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 bernhard-leopold.bock at uni-jena.de Fri Mar 13 05:16:33 2020 From: bernhard-leopold.bock at uni-jena.de (Bernhard Leopold Bock) Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2020 10:16:33 +0100 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Labels for Collection In-Reply-To: References: <48dQF22L25z9rBk@smtpin0.rz.uni-jena.de> <5E6A4744.22716.2FF6C599@joachim.haendel.zns.uni-halle.de> <22d38b49d81642ccbaa0011e561ab79d@nrm.se> Message-ID: <48f0SJ0mxvzyVP@smtpin3.rz.uni-jena.de> Dear All, thanks a lot for the nice response, it will help us a lot! All the best, Bernd Bernhard?Bock Friedrich-Schiller-Universit?t Jena Institut f?r Zoologie und Evolutionsforschung mit Phyletischem Museum, Ernst-Haeckel-Haus und Biologiedidaktik Erbertstr. 1 07743 Jena ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?? Tel.: 03641/949 186 bernhard-leopold.bock at uni-jena.de http://www.phyletisches-museum.uni-jena.de www.instagram.com/phyletischesmuseum/ https://www.facebook.com/PhyletischesMuseum/ https://twitter.com/phylmuseum?lang=de Aktuelle Sonderausstellung: Von: Alexandra Snyder Gesendet: Donnerstag, 12. M?rz 2020 21:17 An: Katherine Maslenikov Cc: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Betreff: Re: [Nhcoll-l] Labels for Collection Consider also attaching a digital copy of label to its database record (like field note pdf) and storing the old label (if it can be straightened without damage) in an archive envelope (glassine paper), with catalog number written on envelope, and stored in archive?boxes.?? ************************************************ Alexandra M Snyder (Retired but still interested...) amsnyder210 at gmail.com On Thu, Mar 12, 2020 at 10:05 AM Katherine Maslenikov wrote: ? UNM-IT Warning:?This message was sent from outside of the LoboMail system. Do not click on links or open attachments unless you are sure the content is safe. (2.3) Hi All, I completely agree with the never throw any labels away. We are constantly reminded of how new technology is changing the way we use old samples. I love the way Erik is saving the old labels! The heat-sealed plastic bags tied to the jars means no adhesives to fail or discolor over time. This is brilliant! Digitizing the label when processing them this way will also ensure that the information is retained even if the label somehow becomes separated from the jar. Thanks for sharing! -Katherine On Thu, Mar 12, 2020 at 8:15 AM Erik ?hlander wrote: Hi all, ? I agree, especially with Joachim?s ?never never never?. We don?t know much about the technic of tomorrow. The chemistry of ink and paper might add to the information. This is especially true for the rare parchment labels! ? Also I happened to have a jar on my desk. We keep old labels in plastic bags tied to the jar. IF the sprinkler system will be used it is better with a plastic cover than without ? also if the plastic might harm the label. This is a specimen at least antedating 1754. The text at the uppermost printed label was administrated by Linnaeus about that year, but the specimen is older. ? Best wishes, ? ? Erik ?hlander vertebrate zoology and museum history ? ZOO Swedish Museum of Natural History PO Box 50007 SE-10405 Stockholm Sweden +46 0 8 5195 4118 +46 0 70?225 2716 erik.ahlander at nrm.se ? ? ? Fr?n: Nhcoll-l F?r James Maclaine Skickat: den 12 mars 2020 15:49 Till: 'joachim.haendel at zns.uni-halle.de' ; nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu; Bernhard Leopold Bock ; joachim.haendel at zoologie.uni-halle.de; Andrew Charles Bentley ?mne: Re: [Nhcoll-l] Labels for Collection ? Hi Bernard, ? I always like to re-attach old labels to their original jars where possible (after photographing them) ? see below for an example I just happened to have on my desk.? I stick a band of archival adhesive paper around the jar, soak the original label until it softens up and then glue it to the backing paper.? It?s always good to put a small strip of adhesive paper over the join as well to help prevent it falling off again in the future! ? James ? ? ? James Maclaine Senior Curator, Fish Section Department of Life Sciences The Natural History Museum Cromwell Road London SW7 5BD U.K. ? Phone: +44 (0) 20 7942 5761 ? http://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/departments-and-staff/staff-directory/james-maclaine.html ? ? From: Nhcoll-l [mailto:nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu] On Behalf Of Joachim Haendel Sent: 12 March 2020 14:29 To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu; Bernhard Leopold Bock; joachim.haendel at zoologie.uni-halle.de; Andrew Charles Bentley Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] Labels for Collection ? As Dirk said - old labels contain a lot of information, not just the writing. At least in entomology the rule is: old labels are never never never thrown away. ? Greetings Joachim ? ? ---- Am 12 Mar 2020 um 13:54 Uhr schrieb Andrew Charles Bentley: ? > Bernard > > As I have posted many times on this listserv we have been very happy with our thermal transfer printer system for wet collections.? We have been using this system in our wet collections for over 15 years now and are still very happy with the results.? I can take a 15 year old label out of a jar and place it next to a brand newly printed one and can discern any difference between the two.? I have attached an email that contains all details regarding the system.? Let me know if you have questions after reading it. > > As far as old labels, I would simply digitize them in high quality color and then discard.? In this day and age of digitization I don?t see any utility to keeping old labels once you have captured the label digitally.? You are not losing anything. > > Hope that helps > > Andy >???? A? :???????????? A? :???????????? A? : >? }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> >???? V??????????????? V??????????????? V > Andy Bentley > Ichthyology Collection Manager > University of Kansas > Biodiversity Institute > Dyche Hall > 1345 Jayhawk Boulevard > Lawrence, KS, 66045-7561 > USA > > Tel: (785) 864-3863 > Fax: (785) 864-5335 > Email: abentley at ku.edu > https://url11.mailanyone.net/v1/?m=1jCP9T-0005yY-6A&i=57e1b682&c=HHD2NgOVjKVytEyY91AQ2JDV6TNx8HN2Yyx_qJscwaa9sXsSR4923h_Z-eGkR7EYH_ITFjzBDgX4x6CvBMkQ-hd-NniCTcgxgG-4Y7YiowshoUo27iE08oViVSiVEcXbgVWRLen4QXEI054ewaj-VJCcRHhAOHZmx_vKKmbuq2OcW9QafeLpjDx_nqc87yQ_qQVZpMqBEh5YJYIb3CFVTVtapYQ1aELAJoT-0WOsHVXqJFDhyLTw-_cycGhXbBmK3b8VM5fZDIy1JeUkG0-xBPkJ1m4riYirYZASpr0Tkl3u8rBHCPzsal0dpUJa69H2; >???? A? :???????????? A? :???????????? A? : >? }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> >???? V??????????????? V??????????????? V > ? ? ? --? Joachim Haendel????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Natural Sciences Collections (ZNS) of the Martin-Luther-University - Zoological Collection -???????????????????????? ? Domplatz 4 D-06099 Halle (Saale) Germany ? Phone.: +49 345 - 55 26 447 Fax.:? +49 345 - 55 27 248 Email: joachim.haendel at zns.uni-halle.de ? ?? _______________________________________________ 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. -- Katherine Pearson Maslenikov Collections Manager University of Washington Fish Collection School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences and Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture Box 355100 Seattle, WA 98195 (206) 543-3816 pearsonk at uw.edu http://www.burkemuseum.org/research-and-collections/ichthyology Treasurer, American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists http://asih.org _______________________________________________ Nhcoll-l mailing list Nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu https://mailman.yale.edu/mailman/listinfo/nhcoll-l _______________________________________________ NHCOLL-L is brought to you by the Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections (SPNHC), an international society whose mission is to improve the preservation, conservation and management of natural history collections to ensure their continuing value to society. See http://www.spnhc.org for membership information. 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URL: From troberts at nhm.org Fri Mar 13 15:21:26 2020 From: troberts at nhm.org (Trina Roberts) Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2020 12:21:26 -0700 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Collections at NHMLA (LACM) and La Brea Tar Pits are now closed to visitors Message-ID: Dear colleagues, As part of our response to the continuing COVID-19 pandemic, the collections at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County and La Brea Tar Pits and Museum are now closed to visitors through at least April 10. Collection access during this period will be limited to current NHMLA staff. VISITORS AND TOURS: The collections are closed to researchers, tours, class visits, and all other groups and individuals who are not NHMLA staff. This includes visits by NHMLA Research Associates. If you had previously arranged for a visit or tour and are unsure whether it has been canceled, please contact us to discuss your situation. LOANS: * Returns of loaned material due back to other institutions will be processed depending on staff availability. If you are waiting for a return from us that is a high priority, please contact the Registrar?s Office at registrar at nhm.org to make sure we are aware of your needs. * Outgoing loans from the NHMLA collections may be processed and shipped, depending on staff availability. * Incoming loans from other collections and returns of loaned material to our collections will be received if they?ve already been shipped. Please contact the collections staff member or registrar you?ve been working with to double-check our current status before shipping any additional collection material to us. The situation in L.A. County continues to change rapidly, and additional restrictions may become necessary. Please visit nhm.org/update-nhmlacs-response-covid-19 to find out more about the museums' and our collections? status or nhm.org/research-collections/our-staff to find additional contact information for our staff. You can also contact us at collections at nhm.org with any questions about ongoing collections operations. We appreciate your understanding as we take these necessary measures to protect our community and our staff. --Trina Roberts Associate Vice President, Collections Natural History Museums of L.A. County troberts at nhm.org 213-763-3330 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From garymotz at indiana.edu Fri Mar 13 16:46:58 2020 From: garymotz at indiana.edu (Motz, Gary) Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2020 20:46:58 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Collections and Covid-19 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Rich et al., Our Executive Director for University Collections, Heather Calloway, distributed a document outlining a contagious outbreak action plan for Indiana University Collections. This document was modified from an action plan put out by the National Civil War Museum. Indiana University Collections | Contagious Outbreak Action Plan Main strategies: 1. Keeping our sites clean and sanitized 2. Keeping staff healthy 3. Adjusting for financial impacts Strategy details, followed by task chart below. Keeping sites clean and sanitized: 1. Create plan to sanitize surfaces that people touch often and more frequently: a. Sanitize front desks and its computers and phones b. Sanitize door handles, handrails, elevator buttons, drinking fountains c. Sanitize touch screens and interactives d. Sanitize bathrooms (handles, sinks and counters, faucets, stall door latches, hand driers) e. Keep soap, sanitizer, and paper towels stocked f. Communicate plan to staff 2. Purchase increased supplies for keeping sites cleaner a. Add more hand sanitizer stations (outside exhibits, at front desks) b. Explore adding foot-opening hardware to bottom of doors c. Add paper towel dispensers and paper towels in all bathrooms (not just stacks of paper towels) 3. Create and add detailed handwashing signs to all bathrooms (4 Admin, 5 Tredegar museum, 2 Clay VC, 2 house, 4 APX) i. Something with details about using soap, scrubbing all parts of the hand, for 20 seconds, drying completely. Keeping staff healthy: 1. Encourage staff to stay home if feeling ill a. Educating staff on virus, symptoms, and its spread by sharing simple resources via email i. CDC: especially their FAQs, prevention, and symptoms. b. Explicitly encouraging the importance of all staff to stay home if sick, including opportunities for remote work. If working from home, staff should discuss his with their supervisor in advance and then check in with them daily. c. Reminding part-time staff of PTO balances to use if they are sick or they need to care for a sick family member i. Question to Answer: After part-time staff exhaust their PTO and still need to stay home due to COVID-19, will the museum continue to pay them for their scheduled shifts until the epidemic around us is over? ii. Question to answer: Will part-time staff who have not yet accrued PTO and need to stay home due to COVID-19 (their own illness or care of a sick family member) be paid for scheduled shifts like PTO? Adjusting for financial impacts: 1. Monitoring staff cost impact on budget (ex: PTO) 2. Monitoring expenses for initial supplies (ex: sanitizing cleaner, bathroom signs, etc.) Strategy Task List and Timeline Strategy Item Lead Staff Person Goal Completion Date Status Keeping sites clean and sanitized: 1. Create plan to sanitize surfaces that people touch often and more frequently: b. Sanitize front desks and its computers and phones c. Sanitize door handles, handrails, elevator buttons, drinking fountains d. Sanitize touch screens and interactives e. Sanitize bathrooms (handles, sinks and counters, faucets, stall door latches, hand driers) f. Keep soap, sanitizer, and paper towels stocked g. Communicate plan to staff 2. Purchase increased supplies for keeping sites cleaner h. Add more hand sanitizer stations (outside exhibits, at front desks) i. Explore adding foot-opening hardware to bottom of doors j. Add paper towel dispensers and paper towels in all bathrooms (not just stacks of paper towels) k. Facial tissue for the front desks 3. Create detailed handwashing signs for bathrooms Add signs to all bathrooms (4 Admin, 5 Tredegar museum, 2 Clay VC, 2 house, 4 APX) Keeping staff healthy: 1. Educating staff on virus, symptoms, and its spread by sharing simple resource via email 2. Explicitly encouraging the importance of all staff to stay home if sick, including opportunities for remote work. 3. Reminding part-time staff of PTO balances 4. Paying part-time staff for shifts Adjusting for financial impacts: 1. Monitoring for decrease in attendance, adjusting budgets if necessary a. Monitor general walk-in attendance, as well as groups 2. Monitoring staff cost impact on budget 3. Monitoring expenses for initial supplies Cheers, Gary _____________________________________ Gary Motz Research Affiliate ? Paleobiology & Digitization Center for Biological Research Collections Chief Information Officer and Assistant Director for Information Services 812-856-3500 420 N. Walnut St. | Bloomington, IN 47404 website | twitter | email | 812-855-7636 From: Nhcoll-l On Behalf Of Richard Rabeler Sent: Thursday, March 12, 2020 9:29 AM To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Collections and Covid-19 Colleagues: We are actively discussing plans for our research museum collections at the University of Michigan Research Museums Center over the next month or so, especially as it relates to students, volunteers, and visitors. While I have seen comments on AAMG-L about how people associated with public galleries are being impacted, I don't recall seeing the same from the collections community. I suspect some of you, esp. in university collections, have been faced with class cancellations and restrictions on travel and possibly visitors and you are likely having similar conversations. Out of curiosity, how are you planning to handle activities in your collections? 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As of yesterday, AMNH is not accepting new visitors to its > collections until April, when the situation will be reevaluated. > > Best, > > Chris > > > > > > *Christine Johnson, Ph.D. > * > > *Curatorial Associate* > > *American Museum of Natural History > * > > *Division of Invertebrate Zoology > * > > *Central Park West at 79th Street* > > *New York, NY 10024* > > *(212)769-5605* > > *cjohnson at amnh.org * > > > > *IMLS Coral Rehousing Project > * > > *Entomologica Americana * > > *Journal of Negative Results - EEB * > > > > *From:* Nhcoll-l * On Behalf Of *Richard > Rabeler > *Sent:* Thursday, March 12, 2020 9:29 AM > *To:* nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu > *Subject:* [Nhcoll-l] Collections and Covid-19 > > > > *EXTERNAL SENDER* > > > > Colleagues: > > > > We are actively discussing plans for our research museum collections at > the University of Michigan Research Museums Center over the next month or > so, especially as it relates to students, volunteers, and visitors. > > > > While I have seen comments on AAMG-L about how people associated with > public galleries are being impacted, I don't recall seeing the same from > the collections community. I suspect some of you, esp. in university > collections, have been faced with class cancellations and restrictions on > travel and possibly visitors and you are likely having similar > conversations. > > > > Out of curiosity, how are you planning to handle activities in your > collections? > > > > Sincerely, > > > > Rich Rabeler, > > Senior Collection Manager > > University of Michigan Herbarium > > > _______________________________________________ > 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. > -- Carla Cicero, Ph.D Staff Curator of Birds Museum of Vertebrate Zoology 3101 Valley Life Sciences Building University of California Berkeley, CA 94720-3160 TEL: (510) 642-7868 FAX: (510) 643-8238 http://mvz.berkeley.edu https://carlacicero.net http://vertnet.org https://arctosdb.org http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bird_collections http://americanornithology.org/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From troberts at nhm.org Fri Mar 13 21:41:32 2020 From: troberts at nhm.org (Trina Roberts) Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2020 18:41:32 -0700 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Collections and Covid-19 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hi all, Like many of the rest of your collections, NHMLA and La Brea Tar Pits are now closed to visitors--we have canceled research visits and tours through April 10, and will assess the possibility of re-opening as the situation changes. The museums are also closed to the public as of this afternoon. We currently hope to keep collections operations going, just without outside access, but of course that depends on staff availability and institutional decisions about who should be at work. Much harder, it turns out, has been how to accommodate collections staff as the institution moves somewhat rapidly to a much heavier reliance on telecommuting. I can't say we were very well prepared for this. Three suggestions for those of you who have not yet reached this point, should you choose to learn from my mistakes: 1) Decide whether you're prepared to let staff take collection items home to work on, and under what conditions and with what limitations. Write that policy and get it approved now. Talk to your insurer if your collection is insured, because they and your underwriters may need to be in on this conversation. 2) Start scanning. I bet you're all sitting on as many piles of documents and data that you've been wanting to transcribe/digitize some day as we are. If you have staff who are forced to self-quarantine or work from home, you may want digital projects ready to go. 3) If you need additional IT support, VPNs, software licenses, training, etc for collection staff to access databases or files from home, and for all of them to want to do this *simultaneously*, start getting that into place. Good luck and stay healthy, everyone! --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 Thu, Mar 12, 2020 at 6:29 AM Richard Rabeler wrote: > Colleagues: > > We are actively discussing plans for our research museum collections at > the University of Michigan Research Museums Center over the next month or > so, especially as it relates to students, volunteers, and visitors. > > While I have seen comments on AAMG-L about how people associated with > public galleries are being impacted, I don't recall seeing the same from > the collections community. I suspect some of you, esp. in university > collections, have been faced with class cancellations and restrictions on > travel and possibly visitors and you are likely having similar > conversations. > > Out of curiosity, how are you planning to handle activities in your > collections? > > Sincerely, > > Rich Rabeler, > Senior Collection Manager > University of Michigan Herbarium > > _______________________________________________ > 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 dtrock at calacademy.org Fri Mar 13 21:51:45 2020 From: dtrock at calacademy.org (Debra Trock) Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2020 18:51:45 -0700 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Collections and Covid-19 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Trina?s advice is excellent. At CalAcademy we were able to put together some digital work but it would have been better to have had it planned rather than scrambling to throw some things together. The only other thing I would add is to understand the capacity of your VPN. Ours is already a little slow, and because of so much increase in use we were told business critical functions only. No databases and no ability to work on large datasets. I think that some of our curators do run their own servers, but some of our potential digital work by collections staff may be limited. Stay safe everyone Deb On Fri, Mar 13, 2020 at 6:41 PM Trina Roberts wrote: > Hi all, > > Like many of the rest of your collections, NHMLA and La Brea Tar Pits are > now closed to visitors--we have canceled research visits and tours through > April 10, and will assess the possibility of re-opening as the situation > changes. The museums are also closed to the public as of this afternoon. > We currently hope to keep collections operations going, just without > outside access, but of course that depends on staff availability and > institutional decisions about who should be at work. > > Much harder, it turns out, has been how to accommodate collections staff > as the institution moves somewhat rapidly to a much heavier reliance on > telecommuting. I can't say we were very well prepared for this. Three > suggestions for those of you who have not yet reached this point, should > you choose to learn from my mistakes: > > 1) Decide whether you're prepared to let staff take collection items home > to work on, and under what conditions and with what limitations. Write > that policy and get it approved now. Talk to your insurer if your > collection is insured, because they and your underwriters may need to be in > on this conversation. > 2) Start scanning. I bet you're all sitting on as many piles of documents > and data that you've been wanting to transcribe/digitize some day as we > are. If you have staff who are forced to self-quarantine or work from > home, you may want digital projects ready to go. > 3) If you need additional IT support, VPNs, software licenses, training, > etc for collection staff to access databases or files from home, and for > all of them to want to do this *simultaneously*, start getting that into > place. > > Good luck and stay healthy, everyone! > > --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 Thu, Mar 12, 2020 at 6:29 AM Richard Rabeler wrote: > >> Colleagues: >> >> We are actively discussing plans for our research museum collections at >> the University of Michigan Research Museums Center over the next month or >> so, especially as it relates to students, volunteers, and visitors. >> >> While I have seen comments on AAMG-L about how people associated with >> public galleries are being impacted, I don't recall seeing the same from >> the collections community. I suspect some of you, esp. in university >> collections, have been faced with class cancellations and restrictions on >> travel and possibly visitors and you are likely having similar >> conversations. >> >> Out of curiosity, how are you planning to handle activities in your >> collections? >> >> Sincerely, >> >> Rich Rabeler, >> Senior Collection Manager >> University of Michigan Herbarium >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 part of plans to be able to work remotely on our > collection's database, we just upgraded to FMS 18, which also > necessitated an upgrade to Mac OS Catalina. The problem is that FMS 18 > will evidently not install on Catalina, and instead gives warnings that > it cannot install while Apache is running. After literally hours on the > phone with both technical help from Claris and from Apple, neither party > has an answer that allows for a proper installation. A few hits online > indicated that this is a known bug, and not unique to this version of > either FMS or of the Mac OS, but did not give clear solutions. > > e.g.: > > > https://community.filemaker.com/en/s/question/0D50H00006qwaSg/i-cant-install-fms-18-before-the-installation-even-starts-i-receive-an-error-message-titled-apache-is-running > > What I am hoping for is that some people in our community have > encountered this exact problem, and found a reasonably practical > solution to it, that they would be willing to share. I'm looking for > *known* solutions at this point, not guesses and speculation; the > putatively knowledgeable people at Claris and Apple had plenty of these, > and none of their guesses panned out. What is especially baffling is > that when I mentioned to them that there were online discussions > regarding this bug, they both said they were prohibited by their > respective employers from ever looking at public forums like these, so > techs at both firms apparently live in almost complete ignorance of the > end-user fallout from their bugs, even though these forums are > ostensibly approved by the same firms. > > Thanks in advance for anyone who can help, > > -- > 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. 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For many professional associations/scientific societies, annual meetings, regional and topical conferences are one of the primary ways that scientists share information. These meetings are also one of the core revenue sources that sustain the work of these non-profit organizations. Scientific societies have been at the forefront of the public response to COVID-19. Often, cancelling programs to reduce exposure risks prior to any request or directive from government and public health officials.? To read AIBS?s letters, visit https://www.aibs.org/position-statements/. In related news, the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) has written to Mr. Larry Kudlow, Director of the White House National Economic Council urging that tax-exempt associations suffering from event cancellations and reduced meetings attendance be considered in any federal aid package. Additionally, ASAE draws attention to the fact that ?many associations operate similarly to small businesses and are greatly impacted if employees are forced to take sick leave or quarantined as a result of COVID-19 interaction.? The letter further reads, ?We are aware that the Administration is considering measures for small businesses that may require cash flow assistance amid the outbreak, and ask that tax-exempt entities not be excluded from any temporary aid designed to stem the economic fallout resulting from COVID-19.? Read ASAE?s letter here: https://www.thepowerofa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Kudlow-Letter-on-COVID-19-Stimulus_-002.pdf Congress is currently working on what is anticipated to be the first of a series of economic relief packages. AIBS Testimony: Support Increased Funding for Science The American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS) has provided testimony to House and Senate Appropriations Committees regarding fiscal year (FY) 2021 funding for the National Science Foundation and biological research programs within the Smithsonian Institution, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). AIBS urged Congress to reject the deep cuts proposed in the President?s budget request and to continue its bipartisan tradition of investing in our nation?s scientific capacity. In testimony to the House and Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, AIBS urged Congress to provide new funding to the Smithsonian Institution with at least $55 million to support scientific and curatorial work within the National Museum of Natural History; provide the USGS with $1.35 billion, with at least $260 million for its Ecosystems mission area; restore funding for Science Support in USFWS to the FY 2020 enacted level of $17.3 million; and provide EPA Science and Technology with at least $760 million. As noted in the testimony: ?The loss of biological diversity and the concomitant negative implications for human health and well-being are of significant concern. As human population grows and people increasingly come into contact with new environments and species migrating into new habitats, the risk of new diseases, such as zoonotic pandemics, is of growing concern. Biological diversity offers a buffer against the spread of pathogens. Biological diversity contributes to environmental sustainability and increases our resilience to natural disasters. Robust federal investments in scientific research and monitoring that improves our understanding of biological diversity and ecosystem function must be a priority. The agencies funded by this appropriations bill are centrally involved in conducting, supporting, and using this scientific research for public benefit.? AIBS encouraged Congress to provide NSF with at least $9 billion in FY 2021 in written testimony to the House and Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies. ?The President?s budget request for FY 2021 proposes a 6.5 percent cut to NSF, including a 7.8 percent reduction of its research activities. If enacted, this budget will hurt research and undermine the nation?s ability to address national challenges. Congress provided NSF with $8.278 billion in funding for FY 2020, an increase of 2.5 percent. This increase allows for critical federal investments in scientific and educational research as well as support for the development of the scientific workforce. We encourage Congress to continue supporting increased investments in our nation?s scientific capacity,? AIBS testified. Biden?s COVID-19 Plan Stresses Action on Climate Change Former Vice President and 2020 Presidential Candidate Joe Biden has proposed a new plan to address the new coronavirus disease, COVID-19, and to prepare for future global health threats. The plan argues that aggressive action on climate change is needed to combat health threats such as infectious diseases. ?The link between climate change and health security is well-documented and will create a growing threat to Americans,? according to Biden?s proposal. ?A Biden Administration will recommit the United States to the Paris Agreement on day one and lead an effort to get every major country to ramp up the ambition of their domestic climate targets. As President, Biden will fully integrate climate change into our foreign policy and global health security strategies, and prioritize efforts to mitigate disease and migration challenges caused by a warming planet.? The plan cites the National Climate Assessment, a congressionally mandated scientific report prepared every four years by scientists from 13 federal agencies, which found that ?climate change threatens human health and well-being in many ways, including impacts from increased extreme weather events, wildfire, decreased air quality, and illnesses transmitted by food, water, and diseases carriers such as mosquitoes and ticks.? It remains to be seen if the pandemic will still be active if Biden is sworn into office in January 2021, but he offered his plan as advice to the Trump administration as well as a look into how his Administration would handle future health threats. ?We should be investing in rebuilding and strengthening the Global Health Security Agenda, which we launched during our administration, specifically to mobilize the world against the threats of new infectious diseases,? said Biden while announcing his plan, reported E&E News. ?No President can promise to prevent future outbreaks. But I can promise you this: When I'm President, we will be better prepared, respond better and recover better. We'll lead with science, we'll listen to the experts, we'll heed their advice, we'll build American leadership and rebuild it to really the world and meet global threats we'll likely to face again.? EPA Broadens ?Secret Science? Proposal On March 3, 2020, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a supplemental addition to the proposed rule ?Strengthening Transparency in Regulatory Science,? also referred to as the ?secret science? rule, that would bar the use of scientific studies in crafting regulations unless the underlying data ?are publicly available in a manner sufficient for independent validation.? According to EPA, this supplemental is not a new rulemaking and rather provides clarifications on certain terms and aspects of the proposed rule, first introduced in 2018 by former EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt. It was reported that EPA was planning to propose this supplemental back in November 2019. ?These additions and clarifications to the proposed rule will ensure that the science supporting the agency's decisions is transparent and available for independent validation while still maintaining protection of confidential and personally identifiable information,? said EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler. The supplemental would broaden restrictions on the type of scientific studies EPA can use when crafting regulations. The original proposal applied only to dose-response studies, while the revised plan requires that the agency rely only on studies that make all of their underlying data public. The supplemental also clarifies that the restrictions proposed under the rulemaking applies not only to the agency?s regulatory decisions but also to ?influential scientific information? disseminated by the agency. The revisions would also give the EPA Administrator the discretion to consider a study that has not made all its data public. The revised proposal, however, would not apply retroactively to reverse any existing regulations and would only apply to studies ?that are potentially pivotal to EPA?s decisions or influential scientific information that are developed in the future.? According to critics, restrictions in the updated proposal are more far-reaching than the original proposal. ?It's increasing the damage of the proposed rule,? said Betsy Southerland, former Director of EPA's Office of Science and Technology, according to a report by E&E News. ?Number 1, it expands the scope of the rule, and number 2, by no means does it demonstrate they have a legal authority to do this rulemaking.? She added that the draft fails to identify a need. ?They?re putting in nonscientific criteria to decide what science the agency can use,? said Andrew Rosenberg, Director of the Center for Science and Democracy at the Union of Concerned Scientists, according to a report by the New York Times. ?Now the most important thing is whether the data is public, not the strength of the scientific evidence.? There will be a 30 day comment period on the supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking after it is published in the Federal Register. A pre-publication version of the revised proposed rule is available here: https://www.epa.gov/osa/strengthening-transparency-regulatory-science New AIBS Report on Biological Sciences in the President's FY 2021 Budget A new report from the American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS) provides an analysis of the President?s fiscal year (FY) 2021 budget request for biological sciences research and education. The report provides an overview and analysis of the budget request for several federal agencies and programs, including the National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Institute of Standards and Technology, United States Geological Survey, Department of Energy Office of Science, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and Environmental Protection Agency, among others. Most federal science agencies would receive budget cuts in FY 2021 if the President?s budget is enacted. Notably, the plan proposes a 7.3 percent cut to the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases within NIH. However, the President?s budget request was released prior to the global spread of COVID-19. That development is likely to have significant impacts on FY 2021 funding as the government works to respond to this global issue and also to address the significant economic impacts arising from COVID-19. The report is available here: https://www.aibs.org/public-policy/budget_report.html Registration Open for Writing for Impact and Influence Online Course The American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS) is once again offering its popular professional development program to help scientists and students hone their written communication skills to increase the power of their message. Writing for Impact and Influence combines practical instruction and hands-on exercises to improve participants? general writing proficiency and their ability to reach large audiences. The program will provide participants with the skills and tools needed to compose scientific press releases, blog posts, emails, and memoranda. Learn to write for stakeholders, decision-makers, and the general public, with a focus on perfecting the reader experience. The course consists of six 90-minute online modules conducted live and will begin on Thursday, 9 July 2020, with subsequent course sessions held weekly on Thursdays. Individuals who actively participate in and complete the full course will receive a certificate recognizing that they have completed a nine-hour professional development course on business writing for scientists. Register now: http://io.aibs.org/writing Now Online: 2020 Communications Boot Camp for Scientists The American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS) is offering a professional development program designed to enhance the communication skills of scientists, particularly those interested in communicating with decision-makers and the news media. The program is an excellent way to develop new communication skills and identify effective methods for broadening the impact of research and education programs. The AIBS Communications Training Boot Camp for Scientists expands on AIBS?s highly successful media and science policy training workshops. The Boot Camp meets the needs of everyone from graduate students to senior researchers and program administrators to newly elected professional society leaders. In light of the recent COVID-19 pandemic, the Boot Camp will be offered as an intensive, two-day, hands-on online training program on April 20-21, 2020. Participants will learn: * How to translate scientific findings for non-technical audiences * How to tell a resonant story that informs decision-makers * How to prepare for and participate in a news interview * How to prepare for and engage in a meeting with a decision-maker * How to protect your scientific reputation * How to identify and define the audience you need to reach * What decision-makers want to hear from a scientist * What reporters are looking for in an interview * How to leverage social media * How the nation?s science policy is developed and implemented Learn more about the program and register now at https://www.aibs.org/public-policy/communications_boot_camp.html. Now Online: Enabling Interdisciplinary and Team Science 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. In light of the recent COVID-19 pandemic, the April 27-28, 2020 workshop will now be offered as an online program. Register at https://www.aibs.org/events/team_science_event.html. AIBS Postpones Congressional Visits Day, Moves to Online Advocacy Events In light of the recent COVID-19 pandemic, AIBS has determined that the appropriate course of action at this time is to postpone the annual Congressional Visits Day scheduled for April 22. In the coming weeks, we will evaluate options for rescheduling the event for a time this fall. We appreciate your flexibility and commitment to science-informed public policy. In the coming weeks, AIBS will be sharing opportunities to communicate with members of Congress through the online AIBS Legislative Action Center. We will also organize a ?call-in? day - a coordinated event where participants will call members of Congress to express support for science. Scientists, graduate students, educators, or other science community members who are interested in advocating for scientific research and education are encouraged to participate in these virtual efforts. If you would like to participate in these efforts, please fill out the interest form available at https://www.aibs.org/public-policy/congressional_visits_day.html Short Takes * The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) has extended the comment periods for two recent Requests for Information. The deadline to submit comments on open access publishing is now April 6, 2020. With this solicitation, the OSTP is requesting recommendations on approaches for ensuring broad public access to the peer-reviewed scholarly publications, data, and code that result from federally funded scientific research. Details about the submission process can be found at: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2020-03-05/html/2020-04538.htm. Comments on a draft set of desirable characteristics of data repositories used to locate, manage, share, and use data resulting from federally funded research can now be submitted until March 17, 2020. More information is available at: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2020-03-05/html/2020-04530.htm. * The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) Committee on Biological and Physical Sciences in Space is seeking community input for their next Decadal Survey on Physical and Biological Science in Space. Sponsored by NASA, the survey will establish priorities and provide recommendations for research in microgravity and partial gravity for the coming decade. This is an opportunity to provide preliminary ideas regarding key issues, challenges, and emerging topics about physical and biological research that can only be done in space. More information available at: https://sites.nationalacademies.org/SSB/ssb_145312 * The National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) is requesting written stakeholder input on agency services, ?to assist NIFA in optimizing delivery of services and better serve stakeholders' and partners' research, extension, and education needs.? Written input on certain target questions can be submitted to NIFAProjectCAFE at usda.gov until 5:00 PM Eastern time on April 03, 2020. More information about the solicitation is available at: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2020-03-02/html/2020-04158.htm * The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is soliciting nominations for members of its Science Advisory Board (SAB). The SAB, comprised of approximately fifteen members, advises the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and the NOAA Administrator on long- and short-range strategies for research, education, and application of science to resource management and environmental assessment and prediction. Applications can be submitted electronically to noaa.scienceadvisoryboard at noaa.gov until April 23, 2020. More information can be found at: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2020-03-09/html/2020-04750.htm From the Federal Register The following items appeared in the Federal Register from March 2 to 13, 2020. 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Week Ending 13 March 2020 Commerce * Ocean Exploration Advisory Board * Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Management and Oversight of the National Estuarine Research Reserve System * Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Nomination Process for National Marine Sanctuaries * Science Advisory Board (SAB); Solicitation for Members of the NOAA Science Advisory Board Health and Human Services * National Cancer Institute; Notice of Meeting * Office of the Director, National Institutes of Health; Amended Notice of Meeting * Office of the Director, National Institutes of Health; Notice of Meeting National Aeronautics and Space Administration * Reporting Requirements Regarding Findings of Harassment, Sexual Harassment, Other Forms of Harassment, or Sexual Assault National Science Foundation * Request for Recommendations for Membership on Directorate and Office Advisory Committees Week Ending 6 March 2020 Agriculture * Solicitation of Input from Stakeholders on Agency Services Commerce * 43rd Meeting of the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force Energy * Biomass Research and Development Technical Advisory Committee Executive Office of the President * Memorandum of March 3, 2020--Delegation of Authority to Re-establish the Presidential Advisory Council on Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Health and Human Services * Meeting of the National Advisory Council for Healthcare Research and Quality * Office of the Director, National Institutes of Health; Notice of Meeting * Office of the Director, National Institutes of Health; Notice of Meeting National Aeronautics and Space Administration * NASA Advisory Council; STEM Engagement Committee; Meeting * NASA Advisory Council; Technology, Innovation and Engineering Committee; Meeting Office of Science and Technology Policy * Request for Information: Public Access to Peer-Reviewed Scholarly Publications, Data and Code Resulting from Federally Funded Research * Request for Public Comment on Draft Desirable Characteristics of Repositories for Managing and Sharing Data Resulting from Federally Funded Research State * Notice of Public Meeting Concerning the Use of Digital Sequence Information of Genetic Resources; Correction ________________________________ * Give your society or organization a voice in public policy. 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Cheers, Joan Joan Bacharach Senior Curator Museum Management Program National Park Service 202.354.2015 www.nps.gov/museum From: Nhcoll-l On Behalf Of Erik ?hlander Sent: Thursday, March 12, 2020 11:16 AM To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: [Nhcoll-l] Labels for Collection Hi all, I agree, especially with Joachim's "never never never". We don't know much about the technic of tomorrow. The chemistry of ink and paper might add to the information. This is especially true for the rare parchment labels! Also I happened to have a jar on my desk. We keep old labels in plastic bags tied to the jar. IF the sprinkler system will be used it is better with a plastic cover than without - also if the plastic might harm the label. This is a specimen at least antedating 1754. The text at the uppermost printed label was administrated by Linnaeus about that year, but the specimen is older. Best wishes, Erik ?hlander vertebrate zoology and museum history ZOO Swedish Museum of Natural History PO Box 50007 SE-10405 Stockholm Sweden +46 0 8 5195 4118 +46 0 70 225 2716 erik.ahlander at nrm.se Fr?n: Nhcoll-l > F?r James Maclaine Skickat: den 12 mars 2020 15:49 Till: 'joachim.haendel at zns.uni-halle.de' >; nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu; Bernhard Leopold Bock >; joachim.haendel at zoologie.uni-halle.de; Andrew Charles Bentley > ?mne: Re: [Nhcoll-l] Labels for Collection Hi Bernard, I always like to re-attach old labels to their original jars where possible (after photographing them) - see below for an example I just happened to have on my desk. I stick a band of archival adhesive paper around the jar, soak the original label until it softens up and then glue it to the backing paper. It's always good to put a small strip of adhesive paper over the join as well to help prevent it falling off again in the future! James [cid:image001.jpg at 01D5FB94.5F29BC80] James Maclaine Senior Curator, Fish Section Department of Life Sciences The Natural History Museum Cromwell Road London SW7 5BD U.K. Phone: +44 (0) 20 7942 5761 http://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/departments-and-staff/staff-directory/james-maclaine.html From: Nhcoll-l [mailto:nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu] On Behalf Of Joachim Haendel Sent: 12 March 2020 14:29 To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu; Bernhard Leopold Bock; joachim.haendel at zoologie.uni-halle.de; Andrew Charles Bentley Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] Labels for Collection As Dirk said - old labels contain a lot of information, not just the writing. At least in entomology the rule is: old labels are never never never thrown away. Greetings Joachim ---- Am 12 Mar 2020 um 13:54 Uhr schrieb Andrew Charles Bentley: > Bernard > > As I have posted many times on this listserv we have been very happy with our thermal transfer printer system for wet collections. We have been using this system in our wet collections for over 15 years now and are still very happy with the results. I can take a 15 year old label out of a jar and place it next to a brand newly printed one and can discern any difference between the two. I have attached an email that contains all details regarding the system. Let me know if you have questions after reading it. > > As far as old labels, I would simply digitize them in high quality color and then discard. In this day and age of digitization I don't see any utility to keeping old labels once you have captured the label digitally. You are not losing anything. > > Hope that helps > > Andy > A : A : A : > }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> > V V V > Andy Bentley > Ichthyology Collection Manager > University of Kansas > Biodiversity Institute > Dyche Hall > 1345 Jayhawk Boulevard > Lawrence, KS, 66045-7561 > USA > > Tel: (785) 864-3863 > Fax: (785) 864-5335 > Email: abentley at ku.edu> > https://url11.mailanyone.net/v1/?m=1jCP9T-0005yY-6A&i=57e1b682&c=HHD2NgOVjKVytEyY91AQ2JDV6TNx8HN2Yyx_qJscwaa9sXsSR4923h_Z-eGkR7EYH_ITFjzBDgX4x6CvBMkQ-hd-NniCTcgxgG-4Y7YiowshoUo27iE08oViVSiVEcXbgVWRLen4QXEI054ewaj-VJCcRHhAOHZmx_vKKmbuq2OcW9QafeLpjDx_nqc87yQ_qQVZpMqBEh5YJYIb3CFVTVtapYQ1aELAJoT-0WOsHVXqJFDhyLTw-_cycGhXbBmK3b8VM5fZDIy1JeUkG0-xBPkJ1m4riYirYZASpr0Tkl3u8rBHCPzsal0dpUJa69H2; > A : A : A : > }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> > V V V > -- Joachim Haendel Natural Sciences Collections (ZNS) of the Martin-Luther-University - Zoological Collection - Domplatz 4 D-06099 Halle (Saale) Germany Phone.: +49 345 - 55 26 447 Fax.: +49 345 - 55 27 248 Email: joachim.haendel at zns.uni-halle.de -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognise the sender and believe the content to be safe. Hello All: I agree with ?never, never, never? throwing away old labels. Always save old labels whenever possible. Cheers, Joan Joan Bacharach Senior Curator Museum Management Program National Park Service 202.354.2015 www.nps.gov/museum From: Nhcoll-l On Behalf Of Erik ?hlander Sent: Thursday, March 12, 2020 11:16 AM To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: [Nhcoll-l] Labels for Collection Hi all, I agree, especially with Joachim?s ?never never never?. We don?t know much about the technic of tomorrow. The chemistry of ink and paper might add to the information. This is especially true for the rare parchment labels! Also I happened to have a jar on my desk. We keep old labels in plastic bags tied to the jar. IF the sprinkler system will be used it is better with a plastic cover than without ? also if the plastic might harm the label. This is a specimen at least antedating 1754. The text at the uppermost printed label was administrated by Linnaeus about that year, but the specimen is older. Best wishes, Erik ?hlander vertebrate zoology and museum history ZOO Swedish Museum of Natural History PO Box 50007 SE-10405 Stockholm Sweden +46 0 8 5195 4118 +46 0 70 225 2716 erik.ahlander at nrm.se Fr?n: Nhcoll-l > F?r James Maclaine Skickat: den 12 mars 2020 15:49 Till: 'joachim.haendel at zns.uni-halle.de' >; nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu; Bernhard Leopold Bock >; joachim.haendel at zoologie.uni-halle.de; Andrew Charles Bentley > ?mne: Re: [Nhcoll-l] Labels for Collection Hi Bernard, I always like to re-attach old labels to their original jars where possible (after photographing them) ? see below for an example I just happened to have on my desk. I stick a band of archival adhesive paper around the jar, soak the original label until it softens up and then glue it to the backing paper. It?s always good to put a small strip of adhesive paper over the join as well to help prevent it falling off again in the future! James [cid:image001.jpg at 01D5FB94.5F29BC80] James Maclaine Senior Curator, Fish Section Department of Life Sciences The Natural History Museum Cromwell Road London SW7 5BD U.K. Phone: +44 (0) 20 7942 5761 http://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/departments-and-staff/staff-directory/james-maclaine.html From: Nhcoll-l [mailto:nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu] On Behalf Of Joachim Haendel Sent: 12 March 2020 14:29 To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu; Bernhard Leopold Bock; joachim.haendel at zoologie.uni-halle.de; Andrew Charles Bentley Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] Labels for Collection As Dirk said - old labels contain a lot of information, not just the writing. At least in entomology the rule is: old labels are never never never thrown away. Greetings Joachim ---- Am 12 Mar 2020 um 13:54 Uhr schrieb Andrew Charles Bentley: > Bernard > > As I have posted many times on this listserv we have been very happy with our thermal transfer printer system for wet collections. We have been using this system in our wet collections for over 15 years now and are still very happy with the results. I can take a 15 year old label out of a jar and place it next to a brand newly printed one and can discern any difference between the two. I have attached an email that contains all details regarding the system. Let me know if you have questions after reading it. > > As far as old labels, I would simply digitize them in high quality color and then discard. In this day and age of digitization I don?t see any utility to keeping old labels once you have captured the label digitally. You are not losing anything. > > Hope that helps > > Andy > A : A : A : > }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> > V V V > Andy Bentley > Ichthyology Collection Manager > University of Kansas > Biodiversity Institute > Dyche Hall > 1345 Jayhawk Boulevard > Lawrence, KS, 66045-7561 > USA > > Tel: (785) 864-3863 > Fax: (785) 864-5335 > Email: abentley at ku.edu> > https://url11.mailanyone.net/v1/?m=1jCP9T-0005yY-6A&i=57e1b682&c=HHD2NgOVjKVytEyY91AQ2JDV6TNx8HN2Yyx_qJscwaa9sXsSR4923h_Z-eGkR7EYH_ITFjzBDgX4x6CvBMkQ-hd-NniCTcgxgG-4Y7YiowshoUo27iE08oViVSiVEcXbgVWRLen4QXEI054ewaj-VJCcRHhAOHZmx_vKKmbuq2OcW9QafeLpjDx_nqc87yQ_qQVZpMqBEh5YJYIb3CFVTVtapYQ1aELAJoT-0WOsHVXqJFDhyLTw-_cycGhXbBmK3b8VM5fZDIy1JeUkG0-xBPkJ1m4riYirYZASpr0Tkl3u8rBHCPzsal0dpUJa69H2; > A : A : A : > }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> > V V V > -- Joachim Haendel Natural Sciences Collections (ZNS) of the Martin-Luther-University - Zoological Collection - Domplatz 4 D-06099 Halle (Saale) Germany Phone.: +49 345 - 55 26 447 Fax.: +49 345 - 55 27 248 Email: joachim.haendel at zns.uni-halle.de -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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The panelists will be responding to questions submitted in advance. If you would like to submit in advance, please use the link below to respond to the question: ?What is the most important issue on your mind in relation to your institution and COVID-19?? This is the same google doc previously shared with all of you to collect information on the status of your institutions. The panelists will address as many of the most commonly pre-submitted asked questions as time allows. The panel will occur on Wednesday, March 18, 4pm EST. Please mark your calendars. Call-in details are forthcoming. The speakers will be: Jill Deupi Beaux Arts Director and Chief Curator Lowe Art Museum University of Miami Tracy Fitzpatrick Director Neuberger Museum of Art Purchase College, SUNY Elizabeth Merritt, Vice President, Strategic Foresight & Founding Director, Center for the Future of Museums American Alliance of Museums Denise Young Director Bell Museum of Natural History University of Minnesota We hope you can listen in. Call in information is as follows: Link to submit questions and also to complete the survey: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1DtxQhOo1xAz-WiK0cxsrOO1v6bPktwO5u28NVwb8vBI/edit#gid=0 Dr. Barbara M. Thiers Vice President Patricia K. 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That closure now includes access to the NMNH collections via scientific visits or outgoing loans. Users may continue to access collections information via collections.si.edu. Please do not ship collections such as returned loans to the museum at this time. We will reopen when we are advised that it is safe to do so. Thank you for your understanding. Carol Roetzel Butler Assistant Director for Collections MRC 106 Rm 422 National Museum of Natural History 10th Street and Constitution Ave. NW Washington, DC 20560 w 202.633.0836 c 202.288.9334 butlerc 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. 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Miller Herpetology Collections Manager Biology Collection Interpreter Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture University of Washington 4300 15th Avenue NE Seattle, WA 98105-3010 pmiller1 at uw.edu Tel: 206-920-9062 www.burkemuseum.org The Burke Museum recognizes that the museum sits on the ancestral land of the Coast Salish peoples, the original and current caretakers of this land; the Duwamish, Suquamish, Tulalip and Muckleshoot. > On Mar 12, 2020, at 03:34, Bernhard Leopold Bock wrote: > > Dear All, > > we are moving our wet-collection to a new place soon. I wanna take the chance to check alle the labels and specimens. For that purpose we are on the search for new labels (or Maybe Keep ours) We use the Resistall coated paper #36, which is to be said no longer recommended because of it?s Acid release. > > We would like to know what you are using, and if you can recommend the Tyvek Tags for a wet Collection. > Another Question is, what is best used to preserve historic labels, ours are in a good condition, but a lot are falling off and they are not sealed or anything. > > Thanks in Advance, > all the best Bernd > > Bernhard Bock > Friedrich-Schiller-Universit?t Jena > Institut f?r Zoologie und Evolutionsforschung > mit Phyletischem Museum, Ernst-Haeckel-Haus > und Biologiedidaktik > Erbertstr. 1 > 07743 Jena > > Tel.: 03641/949 186 > bernhard-leopold.bock at uni-jena.de > http://www.phyletisches-museum.uni-jena.de > www.instagram.com/phyletischesmuseum/ > https://www.facebook.com/PhyletischesMuseum/ > https://twitter.com/phylmuseum?lang=de > > Aktuelle Sonderausstellung: > <9D3BD1901A7E41CF909B05C667F430BA[5185266].jpg> > > > <9D3BD1901A7E41CF909B05C667F430BA[5185266].jpg>_______________________________________________ > 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 have a student who is interested in comparing DNA yields from extractions from the toe-pads or ears of "traditionally" prepared skins, and from the internal organs or muscles of freeze-dried specimens (controlling for species, specimen age, etc.). Our research would potentially inform museums/researchers about which preparation method yields better DNA, in the case that the researcher has the choice between extracting from freeze-dried or skinned and stuffed specimens. This is a common problem for our collection where, due to having very few specimens associated with tissue samples, and given our proximity to a talented local taxidermist who freeze dries specimens. For researchers willing to work with historic or degraded DNA, we have the option to choose between taking a toe pad from a study skin, or potentially muscle/organ from a freeze dried specimen. 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URL: From sugal at ptd.net Tue Mar 17 13:41:17 2020 From: sugal at ptd.net (Susan Gallagher) Date: Tue, 17 Mar 2020 13:41:17 -0400 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Bear Cub in a Jar Message-ID: <5c972834-4baa-ebfc-53e0-491e97a64163@ptd.net> Hello List, Question on final preparation of a wet specimen. This is for educational use only ('m at a nature center, not a museum.) Nearly two years ago my center received a dead black bear cub, around 3.5 kg. Since then, and on the advice of John Simmons (John are you still on this list??) I shot it up with a full bottle of Everclear, then put it in a plastic bag full of ETOH (like marinating meat) and left it in a refrigerator. Well today I took it out, squashed it into a jar, and it looks fantastic! No odor really other than alcohol, and no slippage of the fur. Just one tiny spot that looks a little raw, probably from the cub's original injury. I'd like to seal him up in the jar in clear liquid, as colorless as I can get it. The liquid I drained him from was slightly brownish, like weak tea, and he still has some of that liquid coming out of him. Should I rinse him first with water? Or with isopropyl alcohol? Then fill the jar with ETOH? Also any advice on sealing the lid? The jar I have had actually been donated by someone on this list who had been looking to re-home some 3-5 gallon glass jars a while ago. It came with a screw-on metal lid with a waxy paper insert. This doesn't need to last forever. Education collections generally do not. Any advice appreciated. We have several wet specimens here that make great learning motivators for kids. And we also have lots to teach kids and visitors about black bears, so I think this will make a great teaching tool--if I can make it look as "acceptable" as a dead baby bear in a jar can be for the public. Thanks for your time in helping a long-time list lurker. Sue -- *********************************************** Susan Gallagher, Chief Naturalist Carbon County Environmental Education Center 151 East White Bear Drive Summit Hill, PA 18250 sugal at ptd.net www.carboneec.org From prc44 at drexel.edu Tue Mar 17 13:55:05 2020 From: prc44 at drexel.edu (Callomon,Paul) Date: Tue, 17 Mar 2020 17:55:05 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Bear Cub in a Jar In-Reply-To: <5c972834-4baa-ebfc-53e0-491e97a64163@ptd.net> References: <5c972834-4baa-ebfc-53e0-491e97a64163@ptd.net> Message-ID: Hi Lurker Sue, Mammal specimens tend to leach lipids out into the fluid for years. Full equilibrium - that is, where fluid pressure is identical across the entire specimen - can take a long time to achieve. Not surprising when you think of spaces within the body like bone marrow and tiny capillaries. Even after that, though, changes in temperature can cause the beast to sweat a bit more fat into the fluid. Regular changing of the juice may or may not help. John Simmons obviously knows more about this than me, but perhaps making the fluid denser (by adding mineral oil or glycerine) might reduce leaching. One would not advise it for a long-term scientific specimen, but if this critter is sacrificial anyway that might work. PC Paul Callomon Collection Manager, Malacology and General Invertebrates ________________________________ Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University, Philadelphia callomon at ansp.org Tel 215-405-5096 - Fax 215-299-1170 ________________________________ From: Nhcoll-l on behalf of Susan Gallagher Sent: Tuesday, March 17, 2020 1:41 PM To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Bear Cub in a Jar External. Hello List, Question on final preparation of a wet specimen. This is for educational use only ('m at a nature center, not a museum.) Nearly two years ago my center received a dead black bear cub, around 3.5 kg. Since then, and on the advice of John Simmons (John are you still on this list??) I shot it up with a full bottle of Everclear, then put it in a plastic bag full of ETOH (like marinating meat) and left it in a refrigerator. Well today I took it out, squashed it into a jar, and it looks fantastic! No odor really other than alcohol, and no slippage of the fur. Just one tiny spot that looks a little raw, probably from the cub's original injury. I'd like to seal him up in the jar in clear liquid, as colorless as I can get it. The liquid I drained him from was slightly brownish, like weak tea, and he still has some of that liquid coming out of him. Should I rinse him first with water? Or with isopropyl alcohol? Then fill the jar with ETOH? Also any advice on sealing the lid? The jar I have had actually been donated by someone on this list who had been looking to re-home some 3-5 gallon glass jars a while ago. It came with a screw-on metal lid with a waxy paper insert. This doesn't need to last forever. Education collections generally do not. Any advice appreciated. We have several wet specimens here that make great learning motivators for kids. And we also have lots to teach kids and visitors about black bears, so I think this will make a great teaching tool--if I can make it look as "acceptable" as a dead baby bear in a jar can be for the public. Thanks for your time in helping a long-time list lurker. 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See https://nam01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.spnhc.org&data=02%7C01%7Cprc44%40drexel.edu%7C1c93f048f7f145ebb38008d7ca9a6b4c%7C3664e6fa47bd45a696708c4f080f8ca6%7C0%7C0%7C637200636883326998&sdata=jiJGTj%2FG9nMxbvwmoqeP4itIgeHfVMyFOjttG3Guu2k%3D&reserved=0 for membership information. Advertising on NH-COLL-L is inappropriate. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From neumann at snsb.de Tue Mar 17 14:40:12 2020 From: neumann at snsb.de (Dirk Neumann) Date: Tue, 17 Mar 2020 19:40:12 +0100 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Bear Cub in a Jar In-Reply-To: <5c972834-4baa-ebfc-53e0-491e97a64163@ptd.net> References: <5c972834-4baa-ebfc-53e0-491e97a64163@ptd.net> Message-ID: <89545d9a-9c24-2c49-2aef-d2cab4073685@snsb.de> Hi Susan, the colouring is normal - what you can see there is basically lipids, haemoglobin (if there are open wounds) and other substances of low molecular weight diluting from the specimen into the storage fluid. If the soft stain of the fluid is bearable for your purposes, leave it as it is, as it will balance further leaching from the specimen. If you (continue) to exchange the fluid, you will continue the process (it should stop if the equilibrium inside the fluid is reached). Sealing the jar: if this is a screw-on lid, you can enhance it e.g. with parafilm. If this should be some sort of permanent seal (which would be easy to realise), then bee-wax candles are a good and reasonable alternative to produce a good (air tight) seal (use the candle and carefully melt the wax around the neck of the jar to close the gap to the lid - this also works with flanged jars, but the wax on the flange of the beaker should be evenly spread and still hot and fluid, when the lid is placed onto it). I would avoid rinsing it with Isoprop at this stage (if it is in ethanol) already; surely would cause more harm than improving the current status of the specimen. And yes, John is still around and may have careful comments on my straight-forward offers ;-) Hope this helps Dirk Am 17.03.2020 um 18:41 schrieb Susan Gallagher: > Hello List, > > Question on final preparation of a wet specimen. This is for > educational use only ('m at a nature center, not a museum.) > > Nearly two years ago my center received a dead black bear cub, around > 3.5 kg. > > Since then, and on the advice of John Simmons (John are you still on > this list??) I shot it up with a full bottle of Everclear, then put it > in a plastic bag full of ETOH (like marinating meat) and left it in a > refrigerator. > > Well today I took it out, squashed it into a jar, and it looks > fantastic! No odor really other than alcohol, and no slippage of the > fur. Just one tiny spot that looks a little raw, probably from the > cub's original injury. > > I'd like to seal him up in the jar in clear liquid, as colorless as I > can get it. > > The liquid I drained him from was slightly brownish, like weak tea, > and he still has some of that liquid coming out of him. > > Should I rinse him first with water? Or with isopropyl alcohol? Then > fill the jar with ETOH? > > Also any advice on sealing the lid? The jar I have had actually been > donated by someone on this list who had been looking to re-home some > 3-5 gallon glass jars a while ago. It came with a screw-on metal lid > with a waxy paper insert. > > This doesn't need to last forever. Education collections generally do > not. > > Any advice appreciated. We have several wet specimens here that make > great learning motivators for kids. And we also have lots to teach > kids and visitors about black bears, so I think this will make a great > teaching tool--if I can make it look as "acceptable" as a dead baby > bear in a jar can be for the public. > > Thanks for your time in helping a long-time list lurker. > > Sue > -- 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... 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URL: From couteaufin at btinternet.com Tue Mar 17 19:30:36 2020 From: couteaufin at btinternet.com (Simon Moore) Date: Tue, 17 Mar 2020 23:30:36 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Bear Cub in a Jar In-Reply-To: <89545d9a-9c24-2c49-2aef-d2cab4073685@snsb.de> References: <5c972834-4baa-ebfc-53e0-491e97a64163@ptd.net> <89545d9a-9c24-2c49-2aef-d2cab4073685@snsb.de> Message-ID: <90C61D7E-C986-4002-A436-951CF715DB60@btinternet.com> Hi Sue, Now for my pennyworth! Has the bear cub ever been fixed as in immersed and injected with 10% formalin (4% formaldehyde)? The chemical changes brought about by fixation would stop seepage of blood pigments but not (alas) the lipid. Bear in mind that if the specimen has not been fixed (it would take about a week) but has only been in alcohol from fresh, then as it auto-dilutes through gradual evaporation, then the ?pseudo-fixation? of alcohol will be reversed and the specimen can start to rot if the alcohol percentage falls below 30%. Obviously this has not happened to yours as there is no sign of fur slippage and the specimen is in circulation and being carefully maintained. However, just a word of caution With all good wishes, Simon. Simon Moore MIScT, RSci, FLS, ACR Conservator of Natural Sciences and Cutlery Historian, www.natural-history-conservation.com > On 17 Mar 2020, at 18:40, Dirk Neumann wrote: > > Hi Susan, > > the colouring is normal - what you can see there is basically lipids, haemoglobin (if there are open wounds) and other substances of low molecular weight diluting from the specimen into the storage fluid. If the soft stain of the fluid is bearable for your purposes, leave it as it is, as it will balance further leaching from the specimen. If you (continue) to exchange the fluid, you will continue the process (it should stop if the equilibrium inside the fluid is reached). > > Sealing the jar: if this is a screw-on lid, you can enhance it e.g. with parafilm. If this should be some sort of permanent seal (which would be easy to realise), then bee-wax candles are a good and reasonable alternative to produce a good (air tight) seal (use the candle and carefully melt the wax around the neck of the jar to close the gap to the lid - this also works with flanged jars, but the wax on the flange of the beaker should be evenly spread and still hot and fluid, when the lid is placed onto it). > > I would avoid rinsing it with Isoprop at this stage (if it is in ethanol) already; surely would cause more harm than improving the current status of the specimen. > > And yes, John is still around and may have careful comments on my straight-forward offers ;-) > > Hope this helps > Dirk > > Am 17.03.2020 um 18:41 schrieb Susan Gallagher: >> Hello List, >> >> Question on final preparation of a wet specimen. This is for educational use only ('m at a nature center, not a museum.) >> >> Nearly two years ago my center received a dead black bear cub, around 3.5 kg. >> >> Since then, and on the advice of John Simmons (John are you still on this list??) I shot it up with a full bottle of Everclear, then put it in a plastic bag full of ETOH (like marinating meat) and left it in a refrigerator. >> >> Well today I took it out, squashed it into a jar, and it looks fantastic! No odor really other than alcohol, and no slippage of the fur. Just one tiny spot that looks a little raw, probably from the cub's original injury. >> >> I'd like to seal him up in the jar in clear liquid, as colorless as I can get it. >> >> The liquid I drained him from was slightly brownish, like weak tea, and he still has some of that liquid coming out of him. >> >> Should I rinse him first with water? Or with isopropyl alcohol? Then fill the jar with ETOH? >> >> Also any advice on sealing the lid? The jar I have had actually been donated by someone on this list who had been looking to re-home some 3-5 gallon glass jars a while ago. It came with a screw-on metal lid with a waxy paper insert. >> >> This doesn't need to last forever. Education collections generally do not. >> >> Any advice appreciated. We have several wet specimens here that make great learning motivators for kids. And we also have lots to teach kids and visitors about black bears, so I think this will make a great teaching tool--if I can make it look as "acceptable" as a dead baby bear in a jar can be for the public. >> >> Thanks for your time in helping a long-time list lurker. >> >> Sue >> > > > -- > > > > 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 rabeler at umich.edu Wed Mar 18 10:56:35 2020 From: rabeler at umich.edu (Richard Rabeler) Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2020 10:56:35 -0400 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] University of Michigan Research Museum Center closing temporarily Message-ID: Colleagues: In response to the ongoing events associated with COVID-19, access to the University of Michigan collections located at the Research Museum Center [RMC] (Herbarium, Museum of Zoology, Museum of Anthropological Archaeology, and Museum of Paleontology) will now be limited. As of March 18, 2020 the RMC is temporarily closed to the public and collections are suspending non-essential operations; this includes access to the collections via scientific visits or outgoing loans. Users may continue to access collections information via aggregators or the UM Digital Library (https://quod.lib.umich.edu/). Please do not ship collections (gifts, exchange, loan returns, etc.) to the museum at this time; any loan requests will be filled when possible depending on staff availability and collections access. We will reopen when we are advised that it is safe to do so. Sincerely, Richard K. Rabeler, Chair, RMC Joint Collections Operations Committee Senior Collections Manager, University of Michigan Herbarium -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From cjohnson at amnh.org Wed Mar 18 11:51:38 2020 From: cjohnson at amnh.org (Christine Johnson) Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2020 15:51:38 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] AMNH Temporary Closure due to COVID-19 precautions In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hi Everyone, Here is the notice from AMNH: The American Museum of Natural History remains closed to the public to maintain health and safety during the COVID-19 pandemic at least through April 3, with weekly reassessments during this unprecedented situation. As of March 17, the closure extends to scientific staff and facilities, including scientific collections and laboratories. Incoming and outgoing loans have been suspended, and institutions should not ship collections back or return specimen loans at this time. Researchers may continue to access collections information online, as well as news and future announcements via the AMNH public website at https://www.amnh.org/research If you have questions for a particular department or division, feel free to reach out to the collections or curatorial staff. Best, Chris Please note due to COVID-19 concerns, we are closed until at least April 3, when access will be re-assessed. Please do not ship any loans to AMNH during this time. Chris Johnson, Curatorial Associate Division of Invertebrate Zoology, AMNH IMLS Coral Rehousing Project Entomologica Americana, Managing Editor -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From studor at nature.ca Wed Mar 18 13:33:57 2020 From: studor at nature.ca (Sean Tudor) Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2020 17:33:57 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Suspension of Canadian Museum of Nature's Loans program Message-ID: Apologies for cross-posting - French Follows Along with the other Canadian national museums, The Canadian Museum of Nature remains closed to the public until further notice to maintain health and safety during the COVID-19 pandemic, with regular reassessments during this unprecedented situation. As of March 18, 2020, the closure extends to scientific staff and facilities, including scientific collections and laboratories. Incoming and outgoing loans have been suspended, and institutions should not ship collections back or return specimen loans at this time. Researchers may continue to access collections information online, as well as news and future announcements via the CMN public website at nature.ca. Collection information may also be accessed through one of our collection information partners (GBIF and/or Canadensys). If you have questions for a particular department or division, feel free to reach out to curatorial staff. If you have general questions about the CMN loan program, feel free to reach out to me, Sean Tudor, Head, Collection Services and Information Management, studor at nature.ca Thank you and take care Sean Tudor Avec les autres mus?es nationaux du Canada, le Mus?e canadien de la nature reste ferm? au public jusqu'? nouvel ordre pour maintenir la sant? et la s?curit? pendant la pand?mie de COVID-19, avec des r??valuations r?guli?res pendant cette situation sans pr?c?dent. D?s le 18 mars 2020, la fermeture s'?tend au personnel et aux installations scientifiques, y compris les collections scientifiques et les laboratoires. Les pr?ts entrants et sortants ont ?t? suspendus, et les institutions ne doivent pas renvoyer les collections ni retourner les sp?cimens de pr?ts pour le moment. Les chercheurs peuvent continuer d'acc?der aux informations sur les collections en ligne, ainsi qu'aux nouvelles et annonces futures via le site Web public du MCN ? nature.ca. Les informations sur la collecte sont ?galement accessibles via l'un de nos partenaires d'informations sur la collecte (GBIF et / ou Canadensys). Si vous avez des questions pour un d?partement ou une division en particulier, n'h?sitez pas ? contacter le personnel de conservation. Si vous avez des questions g?n?rales sur le programme de pr?ts du MCN, n'h?sitez pas ? me contacter, Sean Tudor, chef, Services de collections et gestion de l'information, studor at nature.ca. Merci et prenez soin de vous Sean Tudor [https://www.nature.ca/sites/all/themes/realdecoy/images/splash/splash-logo.jpg] Saving the World with Evidence, Knowledge and Inspiration. 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Bouncing off of what Erik and Alexandra have said, from an archival point of view, it's important to use plastic or glassine that is acid and lignin free, particularly with older, historical labels. Not all glassines are created equal, and over time, chemicals in the label paper and ink can react with acids/lignins the glassine, causing both to yellow, acidify, and become brittle. Plastic is generally more stable but still carries the same considerations (minus the lignin). One last anecdote on label-keeping: In our egg collection, we have a practice of making two copies of all labels, one kept in the specimen box and one kept in a little zip-lock bag in the drawer. We're in the process of restoring the collection, which had somewhat unrestricted access until recently, and this double-label system has proven very useful in determining what has gone missing or been put in the wrong drawer over the years. This method might be useful for a variety of collections, especially teaching collections where material is taken out periodically. ~Truth Muller Student Manager of Ichthyological Collections George B. Dorr Museum of Natural History Bar Harbor, Maine. On Mon, Mar 16, 2020 at 6:24 PM wrote: > Send Nhcoll-l mailing list submissions to > nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://mailman.yale.edu/mailman/listinfo/nhcoll-l > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > nhcoll-l-request at mailman.yale.edu > > You can reach the person managing the list at > nhcoll-l-owner at mailman.yale.edu > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Nhcoll-l digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Labels for Collection (Katherine Maslenikov) > 2. Re: Labels for Collection (Alexandra Snyder) > 3. California Academy of Sciences Closed (Debra Trock) > 4. 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Writing for Impact and Influence: An AIBS Professional > Development Program (Jyotsna Pandey) > 19. AAMG Remote Panel Discussion around Issues Related to > COVID-19 and Academic Museums & Galleries (Thiers, Barbara) > 20. NMNH closes collections (Butler, Carol) > 21. Re: Labels for Collection (peter s. miller) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2020 09:00:44 -0700 > From: Katherine Maslenikov > To: Erik ?hlander > Cc: "nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu" > Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] Labels for Collection > Message-ID: > Qzk3M6-17nB9iseAsRv0UGZP2Q at mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Hi All, > > I completely agree with the never throw any labels away. We are constantly > reminded of how new technology is changing the way we use old samples. I > love the way Erik is saving the old labels! The heat-sealed plastic bags > tied to the jars means no adhesives to fail or discolor over time. This is > brilliant! Digitizing the label when processing them this way will also > ensure that the information is retained even if the label somehow becomes > separated from the jar. > > Thanks for sharing! > > -Katherine > > On Thu, Mar 12, 2020 at 8:15 AM Erik ?hlander > wrote: > > > Hi all, > > > > > > > > I agree, especially with Joachim?s ?never never never?. We don?t know > much > > about the technic of tomorrow. The chemistry of ink and paper might add > to > > the information. This is especially true for the rare parchment labels! > > > > > > > > Also I happened to have a jar on my desk. We keep old labels in plastic > > bags tied to the jar*. IF* the sprinkler system will be used it is better > > with a plastic cover than without ? also if the plastic might harm the > > label. This is a specimen at least antedating 1754. The text at the > > uppermost printed label was administrated by Linnaeus about that year, > but > > the specimen is older. > > > > > > > > Best wishes, > > > > > > > > > > > > Erik ?hlander > > > > vertebrate zoology and museum history > > > > > > > > ZOO > > > > Swedish Museum of Natural History > > > > PO Box 50007 > > > > SE-10405 Stockholm > > > > Sweden > > > > +46 0 8 5195 4118 > > > > +46 0 70 225 2716 > > > > erik.ahlander at nrm.se > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > *Fr?n:* Nhcoll-l *F?r *James > Maclaine > > *Skickat:* den 12 mars 2020 15:49 > > *Till:* 'joachim.haendel at zns.uni-halle.de' < > > joachim.haendel at zns.uni-halle.de>; nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu; Bernhard > > Leopold Bock ; > > joachim.haendel at zoologie.uni-halle.de; Andrew Charles Bentley < > > abentley at ku.edu> > > *?mne:* Re: [Nhcoll-l] Labels for Collection > > > > > > > > Hi Bernard, > > > > > > > > I always like to re-attach old labels to their original jars where > > possible (after photographing them) ? see below for an example I just > > happened to have on my desk. I stick a band of archival adhesive paper > > around the jar, soak the original label until it softens up and then glue > > it to the backing paper. It?s always good to put a small strip of > adhesive > > paper over the join as well to help prevent it falling off again in the > > future! > > > > > > > > James > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > James Maclaine > > > > Senior Curator, Fish Section > > > > Department of Life Sciences > > > > The Natural History Museum > > > > Cromwell Road > > > > London SW7 5BD > > > > U.K. > > > > > > > > Phone: +44 (0) 20 7942 5761 > > > > > > > > > > > http://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/departments-and-staff/staff-directory/james-maclaine.html > > < > https://url11.mailanyone.net/v1/?m=1jCP9T-0005yY-6A&i=57e1b682&c=qAGNgFu3yWhYQgcDitAfB5R_TgDGxijruPuMpvyMzdRPgizqkAWjdaJxE29HTb_dE9Dut6KQ-z_mmt3qG_Ffxb7jWUMZfe2GIgyeOCifJivmzbd3LHkxg3uhZIo2LKdbCO0DDvSl-snmVqXNJW8xNJWdiOYCMRCvEmhevZMLA9cwpt9FZzFJjqvg5GRMON_EMaNzYYhVKgQNbul4RLYhNNLgV3PkgXorMSCyNevRDbq1XsntBLqGvUIjZ558fYDZjTaf6vTzoAixR0pPT-mhgxZ-XzErudGQ3Zkep0By6QMMkO1QbBjiUPTvgHk_mjpR > > > > > > > > > > > > > > *From:* Nhcoll-l [mailto:nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu > > ] *On Behalf Of *Joachim Haendel > > *Sent:* 12 March 2020 14:29 > > *To:* nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu; Bernhard Leopold Bock; > > joachim.haendel at zoologie.uni-halle.de; Andrew Charles Bentley > > *Subject:* Re: [Nhcoll-l] Labels for Collection > > > > > > > > As Dirk said - old labels contain a lot of information, not just the > > writing. > > > > At least in entomology the rule is: old labels are never never never > > thrown away. > > > > > > > > Greetings > > > > Joachim > > > > > > > > > > > > ---- Am 12 Mar 2020 um 13:54 Uhr schrieb Andrew Charles Bentley: > > > > > > > > > Bernard > > > > > > > > > > As I have posted many times on this listserv we have been very happy > > with our thermal transfer printer system for wet collections. We have > been > > using this system in our wet collections for over 15 years now and are > > still very happy with the results. I can take a 15 year old label out > of a > > jar and place it next to a brand newly printed one and can discern any > > difference between the two. I have attached an email that contains all > > details regarding the system. Let me know if you have questions after > > reading it. > > > > > > > > > > As far as old labels, I would simply digitize them in high quality > color > > and then discard. In this day and age of digitization I don?t see any > > utility to keeping old labels once you have captured the label digitally. > > You are not losing anything. > > > > > > > > > > Hope that helps > > > > > > > > > > Andy > > > > > A : A : A : > > > > > }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> > > > > > V V V > > > > > Andy Bentley > > > > > Ichthyology Collection Manager > > > > > University of Kansas > > > > > Biodiversity Institute > > > > > Dyche Hall > > > > > 1345 Jayhawk Boulevard > > > > > Lawrence, KS, 66045-7561 > > > > > USA > > > > > > > > > > Tel: (785) 864-3863> > > > > > Fax: (785) 864-5335> > > > > > Email: abentley at ku.edu > > > > > > > > https://url11.mailanyone.net/v1/?m=1jCP9T-0005yY-6A&i=57e1b682&c=HHD2NgOVjKVytEyY91AQ2JDV6TNx8HN2Yyx_qJscwaa9sXsSR4923h_Z-eGkR7EYH_ITFjzBDgX4x6CvBMkQ-hd-NniCTcgxgG-4Y7YiowshoUo27iE08oViVSiVEcXbgVWRLen4QXEI054ewaj-VJCcRHhAOHZmx_vKKmbuq2OcW9QafeLpjDx_nqc87yQ_qQVZpMqBEh5YJYIb3CFVTVtapYQ1aELAJoT-0WOsHVXqJFDhyLTw-_cycGhXbBmK3b8VM5fZDIy1JeUkG0-xBPkJ1m4riYirYZASpr0Tkl3u8rBHCPzsal0dpUJa69H2 > > ; > > > > > A : A : A : > > > > > }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> > > > > > V V V > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Joachim Haendel > > > > Natural Sciences Collections (ZNS) > > > > of the Martin-Luther-University > > > > - Zoological Collection - > > > > > > > > Domplatz 4 > > > > D-06099 Halle (Saale) > > > > Germany > > > > > > > > Phone.: +49 345 - 55 26 447 > > > > Fax.: +49 345 - 55 27 248 > > > > Email: joachim.haendel at zns.uni-halle.de > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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. > > > > > -- > *Katherine Pearson Maslenikov* > Collections Manager > University of Washington Fish Collection > School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences and > Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture > Box 355100 > Seattle, WA 98195 > (206) 543-3816 > pearsonk at uw.edu > http://www.burkemuseum.org/research-and-collections/ichthyology > Treasurer, American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists > *http://asih.org * > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://mailman.yale.edu/pipermail/nhcoll-l/attachments/20200312/b263d1eb/attachment-0001.html > > > -------------- next part -------------- > A non-text attachment was scrubbed... > Name: image001.jpg > Type: image/jpeg > Size: 7335 bytes > Desc: not available > URL: < > http://mailman.yale.edu/pipermail/nhcoll-l/attachments/20200312/b263d1eb/attachment-0001.jpg > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2020 14:17:19 -0600 > From: Alexandra Snyder > To: Katherine Maslenikov > Cc: Erik ?hlander , "nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu" > > Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] Labels for Collection > Message-ID: > qHRJFuBzC9w at mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Consider also attaching a *digital copy* of label to its database record > (like field note pdf) and storing the old label (if it can be straightened > without damage) in an archive envelope (glassine paper), with catalog > number written on envelope, and stored in archive boxes. > ************************************************ > Alexandra M Snyder (Retired but still interested...) > amsnyder210 at gmail.com > > > > On Thu, Mar 12, 2020 at 10:05 AM Katherine Maslenikov > wrote: > > > * UNM-IT Warning:* This message was sent from outside of the LoboMail > > system. Do not click on links or open attachments unless you are sure the > > content is safe. (2.3) > > Hi All, > > > > I completely agree with the never throw any labels away. We are > constantly > > reminded of how new technology is changing the way we use old samples. I > > love the way Erik is saving the old labels! The heat-sealed plastic bags > > tied to the jars means no adhesives to fail or discolor over time. This > is > > brilliant! Digitizing the label when processing them this way will also > > ensure that the information is retained even if the label somehow becomes > > separated from the jar. > > > > Thanks for sharing! > > > > -Katherine > > > > On Thu, Mar 12, 2020 at 8:15 AM Erik ?hlander > > wrote: > > > >> Hi all, > >> > >> > >> > >> I agree, especially with Joachim?s ?never never never?. We don?t know > >> much about the technic of tomorrow. The chemistry of ink and paper might > >> add to the information. This is especially true for the rare parchment > >> labels! > >> > >> > >> > >> Also I happened to have a jar on my desk. We keep old labels in plastic > >> bags tied to the jar*. IF* the sprinkler system will be used it is > >> better with a plastic cover than without ? also if the plastic might > harm > >> the label. This is a specimen at least antedating 1754. The text at the > >> uppermost printed label was administrated by Linnaeus about that year, > but > >> the specimen is older. > >> > >> > >> > >> Best wishes, > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> Erik ?hlander > >> > >> vertebrate zoology and museum history > >> > >> > >> > >> ZOO > >> > >> Swedish Museum of Natural History > >> > >> PO Box 50007 > >> > >> SE-10405 Stockholm > >> > >> Sweden > >> > >> +46 0 8 5195 4118 > >> > >> +46 0 70 225 2716 > >> > >> erik.ahlander at nrm.se > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> *Fr?n:* Nhcoll-l *F?r *James > Maclaine > >> *Skickat:* den 12 mars 2020 15:49 > >> *Till:* 'joachim.haendel at zns.uni-halle.de' < > >> joachim.haendel at zns.uni-halle.de>; nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu; Bernhard > >> Leopold Bock ; > >> joachim.haendel at zoologie.uni-halle.de; Andrew Charles Bentley < > >> abentley at ku.edu> > >> *?mne:* Re: [Nhcoll-l] Labels for Collection > >> > >> > >> > >> Hi Bernard, > >> > >> > >> > >> I always like to re-attach old labels to their original jars where > >> possible (after photographing them) ? see below for an example I just > >> happened to have on my desk. I stick a band of archival adhesive paper > >> around the jar, soak the original label until it softens up and then > glue > >> it to the backing paper. It?s always good to put a small strip of > adhesive > >> paper over the join as well to help prevent it falling off again in the > >> future! > >> > >> > >> > >> James > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> James Maclaine > >> > >> Senior Curator, Fish Section > >> > >> Department of Life Sciences > >> > >> The Natural History Museum > >> > >> Cromwell Road > >> > >> London SW7 5BD > >> > >> U.K. > >> > >> > >> > >> Phone: +44 (0) 20 7942 5761 > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > http://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/departments-and-staff/staff-directory/james-maclaine.html > >> < > https://url11.mailanyone.net/v1/?m=1jCP9T-0005yY-6A&i=57e1b682&c=qAGNgFu3yWhYQgcDitAfB5R_TgDGxijruPuMpvyMzdRPgizqkAWjdaJxE29HTb_dE9Dut6KQ-z_mmt3qG_Ffxb7jWUMZfe2GIgyeOCifJivmzbd3LHkxg3uhZIo2LKdbCO0DDvSl-snmVqXNJW8xNJWdiOYCMRCvEmhevZMLA9cwpt9FZzFJjqvg5GRMON_EMaNzYYhVKgQNbul4RLYhNNLgV3PkgXorMSCyNevRDbq1XsntBLqGvUIjZ558fYDZjTaf6vTzoAixR0pPT-mhgxZ-XzErudGQ3Zkep0By6QMMkO1QbBjiUPTvgHk_mjpR > > > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> *From:* Nhcoll-l [mailto:nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu > >> ] *On Behalf Of *Joachim Haendel > >> *Sent:* 12 March 2020 14:29 > >> *To:* nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu; Bernhard Leopold Bock; > >> joachim.haendel at zoologie.uni-halle.de; Andrew Charles Bentley > >> *Subject:* Re: [Nhcoll-l] Labels for Collection > >> > >> > >> > >> As Dirk said - old labels contain a lot of information, not just the > >> writing. > >> > >> At least in entomology the rule is: old labels are never never never > >> thrown away. > >> > >> > >> > >> Greetings > >> > >> Joachim > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> ---- Am 12 Mar 2020 um 13:54 Uhr schrieb Andrew Charles Bentley: > >> > >> > >> > >> > Bernard > >> > >> > > >> > >> > As I have posted many times on this listserv we have been very happy > >> with our thermal transfer printer system for wet collections. We have > been > >> using this system in our wet collections for over 15 years now and are > >> still very happy with the results. I can take a 15 year old label out > of a > >> jar and place it next to a brand newly printed one and can discern any > >> difference between the two. I have attached an email that contains all > >> details regarding the system. Let me know if you have questions after > >> reading it. > >> > >> > > >> > >> > As far as old labels, I would simply digitize them in high quality > >> color and then discard. In this day and age of digitization I don?t see > >> any utility to keeping old labels once you have captured the label > >> digitally. You are not losing anything. > >> > >> > > >> > >> > Hope that helps > >> > >> > > >> > >> > Andy > >> > >> > A : A : A : > >> > >> > }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> > >> > >> > V V V > >> > >> > Andy Bentley > >> > >> > Ichthyology Collection Manager > >> > >> > University of Kansas > >> > >> > Biodiversity Institute > >> > >> > Dyche Hall > >> > >> > 1345 Jayhawk Boulevard > >> > >> > Lawrence, KS, 66045-7561 > >> > >> > USA > >> > >> > > >> > >> > Tel: (785) 864-3863> > >> > >> > Fax: (785) 864-5335> > >> > >> > Email: abentley at ku.edu > >> > >> > > >> > https://url11.mailanyone.net/v1/?m=1jCP9T-0005yY-6A&i=57e1b682&c=HHD2NgOVjKVytEyY91AQ2JDV6TNx8HN2Yyx_qJscwaa9sXsSR4923h_Z-eGkR7EYH_ITFjzBDgX4x6CvBMkQ-hd-NniCTcgxgG-4Y7YiowshoUo27iE08oViVSiVEcXbgVWRLen4QXEI054ewaj-VJCcRHhAOHZmx_vKKmbuq2OcW9QafeLpjDx_nqc87yQ_qQVZpMqBEh5YJYIb3CFVTVtapYQ1aELAJoT-0WOsHVXqJFDhyLTw-_cycGhXbBmK3b8VM5fZDIy1JeUkG0-xBPkJ1m4riYirYZASpr0Tkl3u8rBHCPzsal0dpUJa69H2 > >> ; > >> > >> > A : A : A : > >> > >> > }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> > >> > >> > V V V > >> > >> > > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> > >> Joachim Haendel > >> > >> Natural Sciences Collections (ZNS) > >> > >> of the Martin-Luther-University > >> > >> - Zoological Collection - > >> > >> > >> > >> Domplatz 4 > >> > >> D-06099 Halle (Saale) > >> > >> Germany > >> > >> > >> > >> Phone.: +49 345 - 55 26 447 > >> > >> Fax.: +49 345 - 55 27 248 > >> > >> Email: joachim.haendel at zns.uni-halle.de > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> 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. > >> > > > > > > -- > > *Katherine Pearson Maslenikov* > > Collections Manager > > University of Washington Fish Collection > > School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences and > > Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture > > Box 355100 > > Seattle, WA 98195 > > (206) 543-3816 > > pearsonk at uw.edu > > http://www.burkemuseum.org/research-and-collections/ichthyology > > Treasurer, American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists > > *http://asih.org * > > _______________________________________________ > > 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: < > http://mailman.yale.edu/pipermail/nhcoll-l/attachments/20200312/2d34e47a/attachment-0001.html > > > -------------- next part -------------- > A non-text attachment was scrubbed... > Name: image001.jpg > Type: image/jpeg > Size: 7335 bytes > Desc: not available > URL: < > http://mailman.yale.edu/pipermail/nhcoll-l/attachments/20200312/2d34e47a/attachment-0001.jpg > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2020 13:47:00 -0700 > From: Debra Trock > To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu > Subject: [Nhcoll-l] California Academy of Sciences Closed > Message-ID: > wX1_KUk_byOGOThdquFLfJREe1oAf3MFXdQOrOy47iwQ at mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Dear Colleagues, > > > > The past few weeks have been uncertain and unsettling for many of us as a > result of COVID-19, and we?re now seeing the impacts on daily life right > here in the Bay Area. *In response to the latest guidelines and information > from local and state public health authorities, we have decided to close > the Academy to the public, effective today, March 12, at 5:00 pm.* As a > leading scientific institution and trusted community space, we remain > committed to following the recommendations of public health authorities. > > > *At this time, the museum will remain closed to the public through the end > of March *per the recommendations of public health authorities, and we will > continue to follow their guidance and act accordingly. > > > If you or any of your colleagues were planning to visit the Academy or to > send specimens or any other parcels to the Academy, please refrain from > doing so at this time. If you have requested loans from any of our > collections and they are not already in the mail to you, we will not be > sending those loans until we reopen. > > > > Most importantly, in these challenging and unprecedented times, please take > care of yourself and one another. > > > ? Live Long and Prosper folks (AND WASH YOUR HANDS) > > > > Dr. Debra Trock > *Director of Science Collections* > *Senior Collections Manager, Botany* > *President-Elect, Society for the Preservation of Natural History > Collections* > California Academy of Sciences > 55 Music Concourse Drive > San Francisco, CA 94118 > dtrock at calacademy.org > PH: 415-379-5363 > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://mailman.yale.edu/pipermail/nhcoll-l/attachments/20200312/c87c3e15/attachment-0001.html > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2020 17:58:37 -0700 > From: Doug Yanega > To: nhcoll > Subject: [Nhcoll-l] FileMaker Server 18 and Mac OS Catalina; anyone > know solution? > Message-ID: > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed > > Hi, all. As part of plans to be able to work remotely on our > collection's database, we just upgraded to FMS 18, which also > necessitated an upgrade to Mac OS Catalina. The problem is that FMS 18 > will evidently not install on Catalina, and instead gives warnings that > it cannot install while Apache is running. After literally hours on the > phone with both technical help from Claris and from Apple, neither party > has an answer that allows for a proper installation. A few hits online > indicated that this is a known bug, and not unique to this version of > either FMS or of the Mac OS, but did not give clear solutions. > > e.g.: > > > https://community.filemaker.com/en/s/question/0D50H00006qwaSg/i-cant-install-fms-18-before-the-installation-even-starts-i-receive-an-error-message-titled-apache-is-running > > What I am hoping for is that some people in our community have > encountered this exact problem, and found a reasonably practical > solution to it, that they would be willing to share. I'm looking for > *known* solutions at this point, not guesses and speculation; the > putatively knowledgeable people at Claris and Apple had plenty of these, > and none of their guesses panned out. What is especially baffling is > that when I mentioned to them that there were online discussions > regarding this bug, they both said they were prohibited by their > respective employers from ever looking at public forums like these, so > techs at both firms apparently live in almost complete ignorance of the > end-user fallout from their bugs, even though these forums are > ostensibly approved by the same firms. > > Thanks in advance for anyone who can help, > > -- > 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 > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2020 10:16:33 +0100 > From: Bernhard Leopold Bock > To: "amsnyder at unm.edu" , Katherine Maslenikov > > Cc: "nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu" > Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] Labels for Collection > Message-ID: <48f0SJ0mxvzyVP at smtpin3.rz.uni-jena.de> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Dear All, > > thanks a lot for the nice response, it will help us a lot! > > All the best, > Bernd > > Bernhard?Bock > Friedrich-Schiller-Universit?t Jena > Institut f?r Zoologie und Evolutionsforschung > mit Phyletischem Museum, Ernst-Haeckel-Haus > und Biologiedidaktik > Erbertstr. 1 > 07743 Jena > ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?? > Tel.: 03641/949 186 > bernhard-leopold.bock at uni-jena.de > http://www.phyletisches-museum.uni-jena.de > www.instagram.com/phyletischesmuseum/ > https://www.facebook.com/PhyletischesMuseum/ > https://twitter.com/phylmuseum?lang=de > > Aktuelle Sonderausstellung: > > > > Von: Alexandra Snyder > Gesendet: Donnerstag, 12. M?rz 2020 21:17 > An: Katherine Maslenikov > Cc: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu > Betreff: Re: [Nhcoll-l] Labels for Collection > > Consider also attaching a digital copy of label to its database record > (like field note pdf) and storing the old label (if it can be straightened > without damage) in an archive envelope (glassine paper), with catalog > number written on envelope, and stored in archive?boxes.?? > > ************************************************ > Alexandra M Snyder (Retired but still interested...) > amsnyder210 at gmail.com > > > > On Thu, Mar 12, 2020 at 10:05 AM Katherine Maslenikov > wrote: > ? UNM-IT Warning:?This message was sent from outside of the LoboMail > system. Do not click on links or open attachments unless you are sure the > content is safe. (2.3) > Hi All, > > I completely agree with the never throw any labels away. We are constantly > reminded of how new technology is changing the way we use old samples. I > love the way Erik is saving the old labels! The heat-sealed plastic bags > tied to the jars means no adhesives to fail or discolor over time. This is > brilliant! Digitizing the label when processing them this way will also > ensure that the information is retained even if the label somehow becomes > separated from the jar. > > Thanks for sharing! > > -Katherine > > On Thu, Mar 12, 2020 at 8:15 AM Erik ?hlander > wrote: > Hi all, > ? > I agree, especially with Joachim?s ?never never never?. We don?t know much > about the technic of tomorrow. The chemistry of ink and paper might add to > the information. This is especially true for the rare parchment labels! > ? > Also I happened to have a jar on my desk. We keep old labels in plastic > bags tied to the jar. IF the sprinkler system will be used it is better > with a plastic cover than without ? also if the plastic might harm the > label. This is a specimen at least antedating 1754. The text at the > uppermost printed label was administrated by Linnaeus about that year, but > the specimen is older. > ? > Best wishes, > ? > ? > Erik ?hlander > vertebrate zoology and museum history > ? > ZOO > Swedish Museum of Natural History > PO Box 50007 > SE-10405 Stockholm > Sweden > +46 0 8 5195 4118 > +46 0 70?225 2716 > erik.ahlander at nrm.se > ? > ? > ? > Fr?n: Nhcoll-l F?r James Maclaine > Skickat: den 12 mars 2020 15:49 > Till: 'joachim.haendel at zns.uni-halle.de' ; > nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu; Bernhard Leopold Bock < > bernhard-leopold.bock at uni-jena.de>; joachim.haendel at zoologie.uni-halle.de; > Andrew Charles Bentley > ?mne: Re: [Nhcoll-l] Labels for Collection > ? > Hi Bernard, > ? > I always like to re-attach old labels to their original jars where > possible (after photographing them) ? see below for an example I just > happened to have on my desk.? I stick a band of archival adhesive paper > around the jar, soak the original label until it softens up and then glue > it to the backing paper.? It?s always good to put a small strip of adhesive > paper over the join as well to help prevent it falling off again in the > future! > ? > James > ? > > ? > ? > James Maclaine > Senior Curator, Fish Section > Department of Life Sciences > The Natural History Museum > Cromwell Road > London SW7 5BD > U.K. > ? > Phone: +44 (0) 20 7942 5761 > ? > > http://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/departments-and-staff/staff-directory/james-maclaine.html > ? > ? > From: Nhcoll-l [mailto:nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu] On Behalf Of > Joachim Haendel > Sent: 12 March 2020 14:29 > To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu; Bernhard Leopold Bock; > joachim.haendel at zoologie.uni-halle.de; Andrew Charles Bentley > Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] Labels for Collection > ? > As Dirk said - old labels contain a lot of information, not just the > writing. > At least in entomology the rule is: old labels are never never never > thrown away. > ? > Greetings > Joachim > ? > ? > ---- Am 12 Mar 2020 um 13:54 Uhr schrieb Andrew Charles Bentley: > ? > > Bernard > > > > As I have posted many times on this listserv we have been very happy > with our thermal transfer printer system for wet collections.? We have been > using this system in our wet collections for over 15 years now and are > still very happy with the results.? I can take a 15 year old label out of a > jar and place it next to a brand newly printed one and can discern any > difference between the two.? I have attached an email that contains all > details regarding the system.? Let me know if you have questions after > reading it. > > > > As far as old labels, I would simply digitize them in high quality color > and then discard.? In this day and age of digitization I don?t see any > utility to keeping old labels once you have captured the label digitally.? > You are not losing anything. > > > > Hope that helps > > > > Andy > >???? A? :???????????? A? :???????????? A? : > >? }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> > >???? V??????????????? V??????????????? V > > Andy Bentley > > Ichthyology Collection Manager > > University of Kansas > > Biodiversity Institute > > Dyche Hall > > 1345 Jayhawk Boulevard > > Lawrence, KS, 66045-7561 > > USA > > > > Tel: (785) 864-3863 > > Fax: (785) 864-5335 > > Email: abentley at ku.edu > > > https://url11.mailanyone.net/v1/?m=1jCP9T-0005yY-6A&i=57e1b682&c=HHD2NgOVjKVytEyY91AQ2JDV6TNx8HN2Yyx_qJscwaa9sXsSR4923h_Z-eGkR7EYH_ITFjzBDgX4x6CvBMkQ-hd-NniCTcgxgG-4Y7YiowshoUo27iE08oViVSiVEcXbgVWRLen4QXEI054ewaj-VJCcRHhAOHZmx_vKKmbuq2OcW9QafeLpjDx_nqc87yQ_qQVZpMqBEh5YJYIb3CFVTVtapYQ1aELAJoT-0WOsHVXqJFDhyLTw-_cycGhXbBmK3b8VM5fZDIy1JeUkG0-xBPkJ1m4riYirYZASpr0Tkl3u8rBHCPzsal0dpUJa69H2 > ; > >???? A? :???????????? A? :???????????? A? : > >? }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> > >???? V??????????????? V??????????????? V > > > ? > ? > ? > --? > Joachim Haendel????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? > Natural Sciences Collections (ZNS) > of the Martin-Luther-University > - Zoological Collection -???????????????????????? > ? > Domplatz 4 > D-06099 Halle (Saale) > Germany > ? > Phone.: +49 345 - 55 26 447 > Fax.:? +49 345 - 55 27 248 > Email: joachim.haendel at zns.uni-halle.de > ? > ?? > _______________________________________________ > 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. > > > > -- > Katherine Pearson Maslenikov > Collections Manager > University of Washington Fish Collection > School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences and > Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture > Box 355100 > Seattle, WA 98195 > (206) 543-3816 > pearsonk at uw.edu > http://www.burkemuseum.org/research-and-collections/ichthyology > Treasurer, American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists > http://asih.org > _______________________________________________ > 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: < > http://mailman.yale.edu/pipermail/nhcoll-l/attachments/20200313/8ab7f744/attachment-0001.html > > > -------------- next part -------------- > A non-text attachment was scrubbed... > Name: 9D3BD1901A7E41CF909B05C667F430BA[5220469].jpg > Type: image/jpeg > Size: 11034 bytes > Desc: not available > URL: < > http://mailman.yale.edu/pipermail/nhcoll-l/attachments/20200313/8ab7f744/attachment-0002.jpg > > > -------------- next part -------------- > A non-text attachment was scrubbed... > Name: EC79418C610B4F48A2FDC7E028C4BCDE[5220471].jpg > Type: image/jpeg > Size: 10892 bytes > Desc: not available > URL: < > http://mailman.yale.edu/pipermail/nhcoll-l/attachments/20200313/8ab7f744/attachment-0003.jpg > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 6 > Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2020 10:41:22 -0400 > From: Cody Thompson > To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu > Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Job Posting - RESEARCH MUSEUM COLLECTION MANAGER - > FUNGI > Message-ID: > < > CAMaB+fEP-Pbcj_E_YF_GrAKCRoTaTZ+s4NNGSC3xsQgYnKsPwg at mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Colleagues: > > Please see our recent job posting for collection manager of fungi at the > University of Michigan Herbarium > < > https://careers.umich.edu/job_detail/185446/research_museum_collection_manager_-_fungi > >. > The job posting is open through April 10th, but I suspect that might be > relaxed. Questions should be directed to Tim James (tyjames at umich.edu). > > Take care, > Cody > > Cody W. Thompson, PhD > Mammal Collections Manager > & Assistant Research Scientist > University of Michigan > Museum of Zoology > 3600 Varsity Drive > Ann Arbor, Michigan 48108 > Office: (734) 615-2810 > Fax: (734) 763-4080 > Email: cwthomp at umich.edu > Website: codythompson.org > > ?Museums have two main objectives: the increase of knowledge and the > diffusion of knowledge.? > -Alexander Ruthven > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://mailman.yale.edu/pipermail/nhcoll-l/attachments/20200313/6cb845a0/attachment-0001.html > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 7 > Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2020 16:12:07 +0000 > From: Jacob Van Veldhuizen > To: "nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu" > Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Assistant Director job posting > Message-ID: > < > CY4PR03MB2440930D382FD5CF4E5593A59BFA0 at CY4PR03MB2440.namprd03.prod.outlook.com > > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Assistant Director, University of Colorado Museum of Natural History > We seek a highly motivated and self-directed individual who will work with > museum staff as well as on- and off-campus partners to elevate the impact > of public programs of the museum. The successful candidate will be > responsible for developing the overall direction, supervision, and > management of the Public Section of the Museum. Broadly stated, duties > include vision and program development, project management, supervisory and > budget responsibilities, overseeing campus and community outreach, and > graduate program teaching and mentoring. > > Job posting will be open until April 3rd > > To view the full job description and apply, please visit: > https://jobs.colorado.edu/jobs/JobDetail/Assistant-Director-Museum/24550 > > > > Jacob Van Veldhuizen > Collection Manager > Vertebrate Paleontology > CU Museum of Natural History > University of Colorado > 265 UCB > Boulder, CO 80309-0265 > 303-492-5211 > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://mailman.yale.edu/pipermail/nhcoll-l/attachments/20200313/9b2711ed/attachment-0001.html > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 8 > Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2020 12:21:26 -0700 > From: Trina Roberts > To: nhcoll > Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Collections at NHMLA (LACM) and La Brea Tar Pits > are now closed to visitors > Message-ID: > PP7g+ecsug at mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Dear colleagues, > > As part of our response to the continuing COVID-19 pandemic, the > collections at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County and La Brea > Tar Pits and Museum are now closed to visitors through at least April 10. > Collection access during this period will be limited to current NHMLA > staff. > > VISITORS AND TOURS: > The collections are closed to researchers, tours, class visits, and all > other groups and individuals who are not NHMLA staff. This includes visits > by NHMLA Research Associates. If you had previously arranged for a visit > or tour and are unsure whether it has been canceled, please contact us to > discuss your situation. > > LOANS: > * Returns of loaned material due back to other institutions will be > processed depending on staff availability. If you are waiting for a return > from us that is a high priority, please contact the Registrar?s Office at > registrar at nhm.org to make sure we are aware of your needs. > > * Outgoing loans from the NHMLA collections may be processed and shipped, > depending on staff availability. > > * Incoming loans from other collections and returns of loaned material to > our collections will be received if they?ve already been shipped. Please > contact the collections staff member or registrar you?ve been working with > to double-check our current status before shipping any additional > collection material to us. > > The situation in L.A. County continues to change rapidly, and additional > restrictions may become necessary. Please visit > nhm.org/update-nhmlacs-response-covid-19 to find out more about the > museums' and our collections? status or > nhm.org/research-collections/our-staff to find additional contact > information for our staff. You can also contact us at collections at nhm.org > with any questions about ongoing collections operations. > > We appreciate your understanding as we take these necessary measures to > protect our community and our staff. > > > --Trina Roberts > Associate Vice President, Collections > Natural History Museums of L.A. County > troberts at nhm.org > 213-763-3330 > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://mailman.yale.edu/pipermail/nhcoll-l/attachments/20200313/9a938fbf/attachment-0001.html > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 9 > Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2020 20:46:58 +0000 > From: "Motz, Gary" > To: Richard Rabeler , "nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu" > > Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] Collections and Covid-19 > Message-ID: > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Rich et al., > > > > Our Executive Director for University Collections, Heather Calloway, > distributed a document outlining a contagious outbreak action plan for > Indiana University Collections. This document was modified from an action > plan put out by the National Civil War Museum. > > > > Indiana University Collections | Contagious Outbreak Action Plan > > > > Main strategies: > > 1. Keeping our sites clean and sanitized > 2. Keeping staff healthy > 3. Adjusting for financial impacts > > > > Strategy details, followed by task chart below. > > > > Keeping sites clean and sanitized: > > 1. Create plan to sanitize surfaces that people touch often and more > frequently: > > a. Sanitize front desks and its computers and phones > b. Sanitize door handles, handrails, elevator buttons, drinking > fountains > c. Sanitize touch screens and interactives > d. Sanitize bathrooms (handles, sinks and counters, faucets, stall > door latches, hand driers) > e. Keep soap, sanitizer, and paper towels stocked > f. Communicate plan to staff > > 2. Purchase increased supplies for keeping sites cleaner > > a. Add more hand sanitizer stations (outside exhibits, at front desks) > b. Explore adding foot-opening hardware to bottom of doors > c. Add paper towel dispensers and paper towels in all bathrooms (not > just stacks of paper towels) > > 3. Create and add detailed handwashing signs to all bathrooms (4 > Admin, 5 Tredegar museum, 2 Clay VC, 2 house, 4 APX) > > i. Something with details about using soap, scrubbing all parts of > the hand, for 20 seconds, drying completely. > > > > Keeping staff healthy: > > 1. Encourage staff to stay home if feeling ill > > a. Educating staff on virus, symptoms, and its spread by sharing > simple resources via email > > i. > CDC: especially their > FAQs, < > https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/about/prevention-treatment.html> > prevention, and < > https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/about/symptoms.html> symptoms. > > b. Explicitly encouraging the importance of all staff to stay home if > sick, including opportunities for remote work. If working from home, staff > should discuss his with their supervisor in advance and then check in with > them daily. > c. Reminding part-time staff of PTO balances to use if they are sick > or they need to care for a sick family member > > i. Question to Answer: After part-time staff exhaust their PTO and > still need to stay home due to COVID-19, will the museum continue to pay > them for their scheduled shifts until the epidemic around us is over? > ii. Question to answer: Will part-time staff who have not yet accrued > PTO and need to stay home due to COVID-19 (their own illness or care of a > sick family member) be paid for scheduled shifts like PTO? > > > > Adjusting for financial impacts: > > 1. Monitoring staff cost impact on budget (ex: PTO) > 2. Monitoring expenses for initial supplies (ex: sanitizing cleaner, > bathroom signs, etc.) > > > > > > Strategy Task List and Timeline > > > > > Strategy Item > > Lead Staff Person > > Goal Completion Date > > Status > > > Keeping sites clean and sanitized: > > > 1. Create plan to sanitize surfaces that people touch often and more > frequently: > > b. Sanitize front desks and its computers and phones > > c. Sanitize door handles, handrails, elevator buttons, drinking > fountains > > d. Sanitize touch screens and interactives > > e. Sanitize bathrooms (handles, sinks and counters, faucets, stall > door latches, hand driers) > > f. Keep soap, sanitizer, and paper towels stocked > > > > > > > > > g. Communicate plan to staff > > > > > > > > > 2. Purchase increased supplies for keeping sites cleaner > > h. Add more hand sanitizer stations (outside exhibits, at front > desks) > > i. Explore adding foot-opening hardware to bottom of doors > > j. Add paper towel dispensers and paper towels in all bathrooms > (not just stacks of paper towels) > > k. Facial tissue for the front desks > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 3. Create detailed handwashing signs for bathrooms > > > > > > > > > Add signs to all bathrooms (4 Admin, 5 Tredegar museum, 2 Clay VC, 2 > house, 4 APX) > > > > > > > > > Keeping staff healthy: > > > 1. Educating staff on virus, symptoms, and its spread by sharing > simple resource via email > > 2. Explicitly encouraging the importance of all staff to stay home > if sick, including opportunities for remote work. > > 3. Reminding part-time staff of PTO balances > > 4. Paying part-time staff for shifts > > > > > > > > > Adjusting for financial impacts: > > > 1. Monitoring for decrease in attendance, adjusting budgets if > necessary > > a. Monitor general walk-in attendance, as well as groups > > 2. Monitoring staff cost impact on budget > > 3. Monitoring expenses for initial supplies > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Cheers, > Gary > > _____________________________________ > > Gary Motz > > Research Affiliate ? Paleobiology & Digitization > > Center for Biological Research Collections > > > > Chief Information Officer and > > Assistant Director for Information Services > > 812-856-3500 > > > > 420 N. Walnut St. | Bloomington, IN 47404 > > website | > twitter | email | 812-855-7636 > > > > From: Nhcoll-l On Behalf Of Richard > Rabeler > Sent: Thursday, March 12, 2020 9:29 AM > To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu > Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Collections and Covid-19 > > > > Colleagues: > > > > We are actively discussing plans for our research museum collections at > the University of Michigan Research Museums Center over the next month or > so, especially as it relates to students, volunteers, and visitors. > > > > While I have seen comments on AAMG-L about how people associated with > public galleries are being impacted, I don't recall seeing the same from > the collections community. I suspect some of you, esp. in university > collections, have been faced with class cancellations and restrictions on > travel and possibly visitors and you are likely having similar > conversations. > > > > Out of curiosity, how are you planning to handle activities in your > collections? > > > > Sincerely, > > > > Rich Rabeler, > > Senior Collection Manager > > University of Michigan Herbarium > > > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://mailman.yale.edu/pipermail/nhcoll-l/attachments/20200313/ab234985/attachment-0001.html > > > -------------- next part -------------- > A non-text attachment was scrubbed... > Name: image001.png > Type: image/png > Size: 13019 bytes > Desc: not available > URL: < > http://mailman.yale.edu/pipermail/nhcoll-l/attachments/20200313/ab234985/attachment-0001.png > > > -------------- next part -------------- > A non-text attachment was scrubbed... > Name: smime.p7s > Type: application/pkcs7-signature > Size: 5688 bytes > Desc: not available > URL: < > http://mailman.yale.edu/pipermail/nhcoll-l/attachments/20200313/ab234985/attachment-0001.p7s > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 10 > Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2020 14:54:35 -0700 > From: Carla Cicero > To: Christine Johnson > Cc: Richard Rabeler , "nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu" > > Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] Collections and Covid-19 > Message-ID: > < > CAB+JHK3ZsuKdVo3BJfiUjXqodHZbVzjb9_XgTikJY+iVW+uxhA at mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Same for the MVZ bird collection. > > On Thu, Mar 12, 2020 at 6:32 AM Christine Johnson > wrote: > > > Hi Rich, > > > > Glad you asked. As of yesterday, AMNH is not accepting new visitors to > its > > collections until April, when the situation will be reevaluated. > > > > Best, > > > > Chris > > > > > > > > > > > > *Christine Johnson, Ph.D. > > * > > > > *Curatorial Associate* > > > > *American Museum of Natural History > > * > > > > *Division of Invertebrate Zoology > > * > > > > *Central Park West at 79th Street* > > > > *New York, NY 10024* > > > > *(212)769-5605* > > > > *cjohnson at amnh.org * > > > > > > > > *IMLS Coral Rehousing Project > > * > > > > *Entomologica Americana * > > > > *Journal of Negative Results - EEB >* > > > > > > > > *From:* Nhcoll-l * On Behalf Of > *Richard > > Rabeler > > *Sent:* Thursday, March 12, 2020 9:29 AM > > *To:* nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu > > *Subject:* [Nhcoll-l] Collections and Covid-19 > > > > > > > > *EXTERNAL SENDER* > > > > > > > > Colleagues: > > > > > > > > We are actively discussing plans for our research museum collections at > > the University of Michigan Research Museums Center over the next month or > > so, especially as it relates to students, volunteers, and visitors. > > > > > > > > While I have seen comments on AAMG-L about how people associated with > > public galleries are being impacted, I don't recall seeing the same from > > the collections community. I suspect some of you, esp. in university > > collections, have been faced with class cancellations and restrictions on > > travel and possibly visitors and you are likely having similar > > conversations. > > > > > > > > Out of curiosity, how are you planning to handle activities in your > > collections? > > > > > > > > Sincerely, > > > > > > > > Rich Rabeler, > > > > Senior Collection Manager > > > > University of Michigan Herbarium > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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. > > > > > -- > Carla Cicero, Ph.D > Staff Curator of Birds > Museum of Vertebrate Zoology > 3101 Valley Life Sciences Building > University of California > Berkeley, CA 94720-3160 > TEL: (510) 642-7868 > FAX: (510) 643-8238 > > http://mvz.berkeley.edu > https://carlacicero.net > http://vertnet.org > https://arctosdb.org > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bird_collections > http://americanornithology.org/ > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://mailman.yale.edu/pipermail/nhcoll-l/attachments/20200313/fe93cbb5/attachment-0001.html > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 11 > Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2020 18:41:32 -0700 > From: Trina Roberts > To: Richard Rabeler > Cc: nhcoll > Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] Collections and Covid-19 > Message-ID: > 6OK8m4bH9VbLUOA at mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Hi all, > > Like many of the rest of your collections, NHMLA and La Brea Tar Pits are > now closed to visitors--we have canceled research visits and tours through > April 10, and will assess the possibility of re-opening as the situation > changes. The museums are also closed to the public as of this afternoon. > We currently hope to keep collections operations going, just without > outside access, but of course that depends on staff availability and > institutional decisions about who should be at work. > > Much harder, it turns out, has been how to accommodate collections staff as > the institution moves somewhat rapidly to a much heavier reliance on > telecommuting. I can't say we were very well prepared for this. Three > suggestions for those of you who have not yet reached this point, should > you choose to learn from my mistakes: > > 1) Decide whether you're prepared to let staff take collection items home > to work on, and under what conditions and with what limitations. Write > that policy and get it approved now. Talk to your insurer if your > collection is insured, because they and your underwriters may need to be in > on this conversation. > 2) Start scanning. I bet you're all sitting on as many piles of documents > and data that you've been wanting to transcribe/digitize some day as we > are. If you have staff who are forced to self-quarantine or work from > home, you may want digital projects ready to go. > 3) If you need additional IT support, VPNs, software licenses, training, > etc for collection staff to access databases or files from home, and for > all of them to want to do this *simultaneously*, start getting that into > place. > > Good luck and stay healthy, everyone! > > --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 Thu, Mar 12, 2020 at 6:29 AM Richard Rabeler wrote: > > > Colleagues: > > > > We are actively discussing plans for our research museum collections at > > the University of Michigan Research Museums Center over the next month or > > so, especially as it relates to students, volunteers, and visitors. > > > > While I have seen comments on AAMG-L about how people associated with > > public galleries are being impacted, I don't recall seeing the same from > > the collections community. I suspect some of you, esp. in university > > collections, have been faced with class cancellations and restrictions on > > travel and possibly visitors and you are likely having similar > > conversations. > > > > Out of curiosity, how are you planning to handle activities in your > > collections? > > > > Sincerely, > > > > Rich Rabeler, > > Senior Collection Manager > > University of Michigan Herbarium > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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: < > http://mailman.yale.edu/pipermail/nhcoll-l/attachments/20200313/cc00db3a/attachment-0001.html > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 12 > Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2020 18:51:45 -0700 > From: Debra Trock > To: Trina Roberts > Cc: Richard Rabeler , nhcoll > > Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] Collections and Covid-19 > Message-ID: > x2JTRCOD5vvFSvmuNs2TnxV-9yVSoaWp6R06y4_P_Y0Q at mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Trina?s advice is excellent. At CalAcademy we were able to put together > some digital work but it would have been better to have had it planned > rather than scrambling to throw some things together. The only other thing > I would add is to understand the capacity of your VPN. Ours is already a > little slow, and because of so much increase in use we were told business > critical functions only. No databases and no ability to work on large > datasets. I think that some of our curators do run their own servers, but > some of our potential digital work by collections staff may be limited. > > Stay safe everyone > > Deb > > On Fri, Mar 13, 2020 at 6:41 PM Trina Roberts wrote: > > > Hi all, > > > > Like many of the rest of your collections, NHMLA and La Brea Tar Pits are > > now closed to visitors--we have canceled research visits and tours > through > > April 10, and will assess the possibility of re-opening as the situation > > changes. The museums are also closed to the public as of this afternoon. > > We currently hope to keep collections operations going, just without > > outside access, but of course that depends on staff availability and > > institutional decisions about who should be at work. > > > > Much harder, it turns out, has been how to accommodate collections staff > > as the institution moves somewhat rapidly to a much heavier reliance on > > telecommuting. I can't say we were very well prepared for this. Three > > suggestions for those of you who have not yet reached this point, should > > you choose to learn from my mistakes: > > > > 1) Decide whether you're prepared to let staff take collection items home > > to work on, and under what conditions and with what limitations. Write > > that policy and get it approved now. Talk to your insurer if your > > collection is insured, because they and your underwriters may need to be > in > > on this conversation. > > 2) Start scanning. I bet you're all sitting on as many piles of > documents > > and data that you've been wanting to transcribe/digitize some day as we > > are. If you have staff who are forced to self-quarantine or work from > > home, you may want digital projects ready to go. > > 3) If you need additional IT support, VPNs, software licenses, training, > > etc for collection staff to access databases or files from home, and for > > all of them to want to do this *simultaneously*, start getting that into > > place. > > > > Good luck and stay healthy, everyone! > > > > --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 Thu, Mar 12, 2020 at 6:29 AM Richard Rabeler > wrote: > > > >> Colleagues: > >> > >> We are actively discussing plans for our research museum collections at > >> the University of Michigan Research Museums Center over the next month > or > >> so, especially as it relates to students, volunteers, and visitors. > >> > >> While I have seen comments on AAMG-L about how people associated with > >> public galleries are being impacted, I don't recall seeing the same from > >> the collections community. I suspect some of you, esp. in university > >> collections, have been faced with class cancellations and restrictions > on > >> travel and possibly visitors and you are likely having similar > >> conversations. > >> > >> Out of curiosity, how are you planning to handle activities in your > >> collections? > >> > >> Sincerely, > >> > >> Rich Rabeler, > >> Senior Collection Manager > >> University of Michigan Herbarium > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> 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. > >> > > _______________________________________________ > > 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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Philadelphia, PA 19103 ? USA > > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://mailman.yale.edu/pipermail/nhcoll-l/attachments/20200314/76c72b96/attachment-0001.html > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 14 > Date: Sun, 15 Mar 2020 16:58:31 -0700 > From: Dean Pentcheff > To: nhcoll > Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] FileMaker Server 18 and Mac OS Catalina; > anyone know solution? > Message-ID: > KVG-j5YZygnsSQ at mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > This is only indirectly useful, but: we have successfully installed (and > are running) FMS on Mojave. We didn't have any trace of the "Apache > running" bug you mention. > > Note though, that we don't use the web services of FMS, but they were at > least partially turned on during install (I recall disabling them after the > install), so I suspect Mojave+FMS doesn't trigger the problem. > > -Dean > -- > Dean Pentcheff > pentcheff at gmail.com > pentcheff at nhm.org > https://research.nhm.org/disco > > > > On Thu, Mar 12, 2020 at 5:58 PM Doug Yanega wrote: > > > Hi, all. As part of plans to be able to work remotely on our > > collection's database, we just upgraded to FMS 18, which also > > necessitated an upgrade to Mac OS Catalina. The problem is that FMS 18 > > will evidently not install on Catalina, and instead gives warnings that > > it cannot install while Apache is running. After literally hours on the > > phone with both technical help from Claris and from Apple, neither party > > has an answer that allows for a proper installation. A few hits online > > indicated that this is a known bug, and not unique to this version of > > either FMS or of the Mac OS, but did not give clear solutions. > > > > e.g.: > > > > > > > https://community.filemaker.com/en/s/question/0D50H00006qwaSg/i-cant-install-fms-18-before-the-installation-even-starts-i-receive-an-error-message-titled-apache-is-running > > > > What I am hoping for is that some people in our community have > > encountered this exact problem, and found a reasonably practical > > solution to it, that they would be willing to share. I'm looking for > > *known* solutions at this point, not guesses and speculation; the > > putatively knowledgeable people at Claris and Apple had plenty of these, > > and none of their guesses panned out. What is especially baffling is > > that when I mentioned to them that there were online discussions > > regarding this bug, they both said they were prohibited by their > > respective employers from ever looking at public forums like these, so > > techs at both firms apparently live in almost complete ignorance of the > > end-user fallout from their bugs, even though these forums are > > ostensibly approved by the same firms. > > > > Thanks in advance for anyone who can help, > > > > -- > > 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. 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Proposal > * New AIBS Report on Biological Sciences in the President's FY 2021 > Budget > * Registration Open for Writing for Impact and Influence Online Course > * Now Online: 2020 Communications Boot Camp for Scientists > * Now Online: Enabling Interdisciplinary and Team Science > * AIBS Postpones Congressional Visits Day, Moves to Online Advocacy > Events > * Short Takes > * OSTP Extends Deadlines to Submit Comments on Data Repositories, > Open Access > * NASEM Panel on Biological and Physical Sciences in Space Requests > Research Ideas > * NIFA Requests Stakeholder Input on Agency Services > * NOAA Soliciting Nominations for Science Advisory Board > * 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< > https://aibs.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a2886d199362c2554974f78af&id=a1dc205499&e=6708ed45cf > >. > > 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 Urges Congress to Include Scientific Societies in COVID-19 Economic > Measures > > The American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS) has asked > congressional leaders to include scientific societies and organizations in > economic measures crafted to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. > > AIBS noted, in part: ?As Congress considers the economic costs of > COVID-19, we request that you include in any economic recovery and > resilience measures non-profit scientific societies and organizations. > Professional societies and research institutions are suffering significant > economic impacts from cancelling scientific conferences, workshops, and > other meetings. For many professional associations/scientific societies, > annual meetings, regional and topical conferences are one of the primary > ways that scientists share information. These meetings are also one of the > core revenue sources that sustain the work of these non-profit > organizations. Scientific societies have been at the forefront of the > public response to COVID-19. Often, cancelling programs to reduce exposure > risks prior to any request or directive from government and public health > officials.? > > To read AIBS?s letters, visit https://www.aibs.org/position-statements/< > https://aibs.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a2886d199362c2554974f78af&id=52da5dfd12&e=6708ed45cf > >. > > In related news, the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) has > written to Mr. Larry Kudlow, Director of the White House National Economic > Council urging that tax-exempt associations suffering from event > cancellations and reduced meetings attendance be considered in any federal > aid package. Additionally, ASAE draws attention to the fact that ?many > associations operate similarly to small businesses and are greatly impacted > if employees are forced to take sick leave or quarantined as a result of > COVID-19 interaction.? The letter further reads, ?We are aware that the > Administration is considering measures for small businesses that may > require cash flow assistance amid the outbreak, and ask that tax-exempt > entities not be excluded from any temporary aid designed to stem the > economic fallout resulting from COVID-19.? Read ASAE?s letter here: > https://www.thepowerofa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Kudlow-Letter-on-COVID-19-Stimulus_-002.pdf > ck/click?u=a2886d199362c2554974f78af&id=e176dafb58&e=6708ed45cf> > > Congress is currently working on what is anticipated to be the first of a > series of economic relief packages. > > AIBS Testimony: Support Increased Funding for Science > > The American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS) has provided > testimony to House and Senate Appropriations Committees regarding fiscal > year (FY) 2021 funding for the National Science Foundation and biological > research programs within the Smithsonian Institution, the U.S. Geological > Survey (USGS), the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), and the > Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). > > AIBS urged Congress to reject the deep cuts proposed in the President?s > budget request and to continue its bipartisan tradition of investing in our > nation?s scientific capacity. > > In testimony to the House and Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on > Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, AIBS urged Congress to provide > new funding to the Smithsonian Institution with at least $55 million to > support scientific and curatorial work within the National Museum of > Natural History; provide the USGS with $1.35 billion, with at least $260 > million for its Ecosystems mission area; restore funding for Science > Support in USFWS to the FY 2020 enacted level of $17.3 million; and provide > EPA Science and Technology with at least $760 million. > > As noted in the testimony< > https://aibs.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a2886d199362c2554974f78af&id=fb45cba249&e=6708ed45cf>: > ?The loss of biological diversity and the concomitant negative implications > for human health and well-being are of significant concern. As human > population grows and people increasingly come into contact with new > environments and species migrating into new habitats, the risk of new > diseases, such as zoonotic pandemics, is of growing concern. Biological > diversity offers a buffer against the spread of pathogens. Biological > diversity contributes to environmental sustainability and increases our > resilience to natural disasters. Robust federal investments in scientific > research and monitoring that improves our understanding of biological > diversity and ecosystem function must be a priority. The agencies funded by > this appropriations bill are centrally involved in conducting, supporting, > and using this scientific research for public benefit.? > > AIBS encouraged Congress to provide NSF with at least $9 billion in FY > 2021 in written testimony to the House and Senate Appropriations > Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies. > > ?The President?s budget request for FY 2021 proposes a 6.5 percent cut to > NSF, including a 7.8 percent reduction of its research activities. If > enacted, this budget will hurt research and undermine the nation?s ability > to address national challenges. Congress provided NSF with $8.278 billion > in funding for FY 2020, an increase of 2.5 percent. This increase allows > for critical federal investments in scientific and educational research as > well as support for the development of the scientific workforce. We > encourage Congress to continue supporting increased investments in our > nation?s scientific capacity,? AIBS testified< > https://aibs.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a2886d199362c2554974f78af&id=301d6c7f71&e=6708ed45cf > >. > > Biden?s COVID-19 Plan Stresses Action on Climate Change > > Former Vice President and 2020 Presidential Candidate Joe Biden has > proposed a new plan to address the new coronavirus disease, COVID-19, and > to prepare for future global health threats. The plan argues that > aggressive action on climate change is needed to combat health threats such > as infectious diseases. > > ?The link between climate change and health security is well-documented > and will create a growing threat to Americans,? according to Biden?s > proposal. ?A Biden Administration will recommit the United States to the > Paris Agreement on day one and lead an effort to get every major country to > ramp up the ambition of their domestic climate targets. As President, Biden > will fully integrate climate change into our foreign policy and global > health security strategies, and prioritize efforts to mitigate disease and > migration challenges caused by a warming planet.? > > The plan cites the National Climate Assessment, a congressionally mandated > scientific report prepared every four years by scientists from 13 federal > agencies, which found that ?climate change threatens human health and > well-being in many ways, including impacts from increased extreme weather > events, wildfire, decreased air quality, and illnesses transmitted by food, > water, and diseases carriers such as mosquitoes and ticks.? > > It remains to be seen if the pandemic will still be active if Biden is > sworn into office in January 2021, but he offered his plan as advice to the > Trump administration as well as a look into how his Administration would > handle future health threats. > > ?We should be investing in rebuilding and strengthening the Global Health > Security Agenda, which we launched during our administration, specifically > to mobilize the world against the threats of new infectious diseases,? said > Biden while announcing his plan, reported E&E News. ?No President can > promise to prevent future outbreaks. But I can promise you this: When I'm > President, we will be better prepared, respond better and recover better. > We'll lead with science, we'll listen to the experts, we'll heed their > advice, we'll build American leadership and rebuild it to really the world > and meet global threats we'll likely to face again.? > > EPA Broadens ?Secret Science? Proposal > > On March 3, 2020, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a > supplemental addition to the proposed rule ?Strengthening Transparency in > Regulatory Science,? also referred to as the ?secret science? rule, that > would bar the use of scientific studies in crafting regulations unless the > underlying data ?are publicly available in a manner sufficient for > independent validation.? > > According to EPA, this supplemental is not a new rulemaking and rather > provides clarifications on certain terms and aspects of the proposed rule, > first introduced in 2018 by former EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt. It was > reported< > https://aibs.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a2886d199362c2554974f78af&id=3302f1409b&e=6708ed45cf> > that EPA was planning to propose this supplemental back in November 2019. > > ?These additions and clarifications to the proposed rule will ensure that > the science supporting the agency's decisions is transparent and available > for independent validation while still maintaining protection of > confidential and personally identifiable information,? said EPA > Administrator Andrew Wheeler. > > The supplemental would broaden restrictions on the type of scientific > studies EPA can use when crafting regulations. The original proposal > applied only to dose-response studies, while the revised plan requires that > the agency rely only on studies that make all of their underlying data > public. The supplemental also clarifies that the restrictions proposed > under the rulemaking applies not only to the agency?s regulatory decisions > but also to ?influential scientific information? disseminated by the > agency. The revisions would also give the EPA Administrator the discretion > to consider a study that has not made all its data public. > > The revised proposal, however, would not apply retroactively to reverse > any existing regulations and would only apply to studies ?that are > potentially pivotal to EPA?s decisions or influential scientific > information that are developed in the future.? > > According to critics, restrictions in the updated proposal are more > far-reaching than the original proposal. ?It's increasing the damage of > the proposed rule,? said Betsy Southerland, former Director of EPA's Office > of Science and Technology, according to a report by E&E News. ?Number 1, > it expands the scope of the rule, and number 2, by no means does it > demonstrate they have a legal authority to do this rulemaking.? She added > that the draft fails to identify a need. ?They?re putting in nonscientific > criteria to decide what science the agency can use,? said Andrew Rosenberg, > Director of the Center for Science and Democracy at the Union of Concerned > Scientists, according to a report by the New York Times. ?Now the most > important thing is whether the data is public, not the strength of the > scientific evidence.? > > There will be a 30 day comment period on the supplemental notice of > proposed rulemaking after it is published in the Federal Register. A > pre-publication version of the revised proposed rule is available here: > https://www.epa.gov/osa/strengthening-transparency-regulatory-science< > https://aibs.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a2886d199362c2554974f78af&id=2682d5f120&e=6708ed45cf > > > > New AIBS Report on Biological Sciences in the President's FY 2021 Budget > > A new report from the American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS) > provides an analysis of the President?s fiscal year (FY) 2021 budget > request for biological sciences research and education. > > The report provides an overview and analysis of the budget request for > several federal agencies and programs, including the National Science > Foundation, National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Institute of > Standards and Technology, United States Geological Survey, Department of > Energy Office of Science, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, > and Environmental Protection Agency, among others. > > Most federal science agencies would receive budget cuts in FY 2021 if the > President?s budget is enacted. Notably, the plan proposes a 7.3 percent > cut to the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases within > NIH. However, the President?s budget request was released prior to the > global spread of COVID-19. 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Always save > old labels whenever possible. > Cheers, > Joan > > Joan Bacharach > Senior Curator > Museum Management Program > National Park Service > 202.354.2015 > www.nps.gov/museum > > From: Nhcoll-l On Behalf Of Erik > ?hlander > Sent: Thursday, March 12, 2020 11:16 AM > To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu > Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: [Nhcoll-l] Labels for Collection > > Hi all, > > I agree, especially with Joachim's "never never never". We don't know much > about the technic of tomorrow. The chemistry of ink and paper might add to > the information. This is especially true for the rare parchment labels! > > Also I happened to have a jar on my desk. We keep old labels in plastic > bags tied to the jar. IF the sprinkler system will be used it is better > with a plastic cover than without - also if the plastic might harm the > label. This is a specimen at least antedating 1754. The text at the > uppermost printed label was administrated by Linnaeus about that year, but > the specimen is older. > > Best wishes, > > > Erik ?hlander > vertebrate zoology and museum history > > ZOO > Swedish Museum of Natural History > PO Box 50007 > SE-10405 Stockholm > Sweden > +46 0 8 5195 4118 > +46 0 70 225 2716 > erik.ahlander at nrm.se > > > > Fr?n: Nhcoll-l nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu>> F?r James Maclaine > Skickat: den 12 mars 2020 15:49 > Till: 'joachim.haendel at zns.uni-halle.de' >; nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu > ; Bernhard Leopold Bock < > bernhard-leopold.bock at uni-jena.de>; > joachim.haendel at zoologie.uni-halle.de joachim.haendel at zoologie.uni-halle.de>; Andrew Charles Bentley < > abentley at ku.edu> > ?mne: Re: [Nhcoll-l] Labels for Collection > > Hi Bernard, > > I always like to re-attach old labels to their original jars where > possible (after photographing them) - see below for an example I just > happened to have on my desk. I stick a band of archival adhesive paper > around the jar, soak the original label until it softens up and then glue > it to the backing paper. It's always good to put a small strip of adhesive > paper over the join as well to help prevent it falling off again in the > future! > > James > > [cid:image001.jpg at 01D5FB94.5F29BC80] > > > James Maclaine > Senior Curator, Fish Section > Department of Life Sciences > The Natural History Museum > Cromwell Road > London SW7 5BD > U.K. > > Phone: +44 (0) 20 7942 5761 > > > http://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/departments-and-staff/staff-directory/james-maclaine.html > < > https://url11.mailanyone.net/v1/?m=1jCP9T-0005yY-6A&i=57e1b682&c=qAGNgFu3yWhYQgcDitAfB5R_TgDGxijruPuMpvyMzdRPgizqkAWjdaJxE29HTb_dE9Dut6KQ-z_mmt3qG_Ffxb7jWUMZfe2GIgyeOCifJivmzbd3LHkxg3uhZIo2LKdbCO0DDvSl-snmVqXNJW8xNJWdiOYCMRCvEmhevZMLA9cwpt9FZzFJjqvg5GRMON_EMaNzYYhVKgQNbul4RLYhNNLgV3PkgXorMSCyNevRDbq1XsntBLqGvUIjZ558fYDZjTaf6vTzoAixR0pPT-mhgxZ-XzErudGQ3Zkep0By6QMMkO1QbBjiUPTvgHk_mjpR > > > > > From: Nhcoll-l [mailto:nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu] On Behalf Of > Joachim Haendel > Sent: 12 March 2020 14:29 > To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu; Bernhard > Leopold Bock; joachim.haendel at zoologie.uni-halle.de joachim.haendel at zoologie.uni-halle.de>; Andrew Charles Bentley > Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] Labels for Collection > > As Dirk said - old labels contain a lot of information, not just the > writing. > At least in entomology the rule is: old labels are never never never > thrown away. > > Greetings > Joachim > > > ---- Am 12 Mar 2020 um 13:54 Uhr schrieb Andrew Charles Bentley: > > > Bernard > > > > As I have posted many times on this listserv we have been very happy > with our thermal transfer printer system for wet collections. We have been > using this system in our wet collections for over 15 years now and are > still very happy with the results. I can take a 15 year old label out of a > jar and place it next to a brand newly printed one and can discern any > difference between the two. I have attached an email that contains all > details regarding the system. Let me know if you have questions after > reading it. > > > > As far as old labels, I would simply digitize them in high quality color > and then discard. In this day and age of digitization I don't see any > utility to keeping old labels once you have captured the label digitally. > You are not losing anything. > > > > Hope that helps > > > > Andy > > A : A : A : > > }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> > > V V V > > Andy Bentley > > Ichthyology Collection Manager > > University of Kansas > > Biodiversity Institute > > Dyche Hall > > 1345 Jayhawk Boulevard > > Lawrence, KS, 66045-7561 > > USA > > > > Tel: (785) 864-3863 > > Fax: (785) 864-5335 > > Email: abentley at ku.edu 3cmailto:abentley at ku.edu>> > > > https://url11.mailanyone.net/v1/?m=1jCP9T-0005yY-6A&i=57e1b682&c=HHD2NgOVjKVytEyY91AQ2JDV6TNx8HN2Yyx_qJscwaa9sXsSR4923h_Z-eGkR7EYH_ITFjzBDgX4x6CvBMkQ-hd-NniCTcgxgG-4Y7YiowshoUo27iE08oViVSiVEcXbgVWRLen4QXEI054ewaj-VJCcRHhAOHZmx_vKKmbuq2OcW9QafeLpjDx_nqc87yQ_qQVZpMqBEh5YJYIb3CFVTVtapYQ1aELAJoT-0WOsHVXqJFDhyLTw-_cycGhXbBmK3b8VM5fZDIy1JeUkG0-xBPkJ1m4riYirYZASpr0Tkl3u8rBHCPzsal0dpUJa69H2 > ; > > A : A : A : > > }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> > > V V V > > > > > > -- > Joachim Haendel > Natural Sciences Collections (ZNS) > of the Martin-Luther-University > - Zoological Collection - > > Domplatz 4 > D-06099 Halle (Saale) > Germany > > Phone.: +49 345 - 55 26 447 > Fax.: +49 345 - 55 27 248 > Email: joachim.haendel at zns.uni-halle.de joachim.haendel at zns.uni-halle.de> > > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://mailman.yale.edu/pipermail/nhcoll-l/attachments/20200316/da5b1683/attachment-0001.html > > > -------------- next part -------------- > A non-text attachment was scrubbed... > Name: image001.jpg > Type: image/jpeg > Size: 7335 bytes > Desc: image001.jpg > URL: < > http://mailman.yale.edu/pipermail/nhcoll-l/attachments/20200316/da5b1683/attachment-0001.jpg > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 17 > Date: Mon, 16 Mar 2020 17:58:41 +0000 > From: "Boylan, Patrick" > To: "Bacharach, Joan" , Erik ?hlander > , "nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu" > > Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] [EXTERNAL] Re: Labels for Collection > Message-ID: > < > LNXP265MB0587AB166756C0B445DB0B13A8F90 at LNXP265MB0587.GBRP265.PROD.OUTLOOK.COM > > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1252" > > AND try to build up and then maintain a register identifying the > handwriting on the labels. > > > Patrick Boylan > ________________________________ > From: Nhcoll-l on behalf of > Bacharach, Joan > Sent: 16 March 2020 17:11 > To: Erik ?hlander ; nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu < > nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu> > Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] [EXTERNAL] Re: Labels for Collection > > CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organisation. Do not > click links or open attachments unless you recognise the sender and believe > the content to be safe. > > > Hello All: > > I agree with ?never, never, never? throwing away old labels. Always save > old labels whenever possible. > > Cheers, > > Joan > > > > Joan Bacharach > Senior Curator > Museum Management Program > National Park Service > > 202.354.2015 > > www.nps.gov/museum > > > > From: Nhcoll-l On Behalf Of Erik > ?hlander > Sent: Thursday, March 12, 2020 11:16 AM > To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu > Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: [Nhcoll-l] Labels for Collection > > > > Hi all, > > > > I agree, especially with Joachim?s ?never never never?. We don?t know much > about the technic of tomorrow. The chemistry of ink and paper might add to > the information. This is especially true for the rare parchment labels! > > > > Also I happened to have a jar on my desk. We keep old labels in plastic > bags tied to the jar. IF the sprinkler system will be used it is better > with a plastic cover than without ? also if the plastic might harm the > label. This is a specimen at least antedating 1754. The text at the > uppermost printed label was administrated by Linnaeus about that year, but > the specimen is older. > > > > Best wishes, > > > > > > Erik ?hlander > > vertebrate zoology and museum history > > > > ZOO > > Swedish Museum of Natural History > > PO Box 50007 > > SE-10405 Stockholm > > Sweden > > +46 0 8 5195 4118 > > +46 0 70 225 2716 > > erik.ahlander at nrm.se > > > > > > > > Fr?n: Nhcoll-l nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu>> F?r James Maclaine > Skickat: den 12 mars 2020 15:49 > Till: 'joachim.haendel at zns.uni-halle.de' >; nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu > ; Bernhard Leopold Bock < > bernhard-leopold.bock at uni-jena.de>; > joachim.haendel at zoologie.uni-halle.de joachim.haendel at zoologie.uni-halle.de>; Andrew Charles Bentley < > abentley at ku.edu> > ?mne: Re: [Nhcoll-l] Labels for Collection > > > > Hi Bernard, > > > > I always like to re-attach old labels to their original jars where > possible (after photographing them) ? see below for an example I just > happened to have on my desk. I stick a band of archival adhesive paper > around the jar, soak the original label until it softens up and then glue > it to the backing paper. It?s always good to put a small strip of adhesive > paper over the join as well to help prevent it falling off again in the > future! > > > > James > > > > [cid:image001.jpg at 01D5FB94.5F29BC80] > > > > > > James Maclaine > > Senior Curator, Fish Section > > Department of Life Sciences > > The Natural History Museum > > Cromwell Road > > London SW7 5BD > > U.K. > > > > Phone: +44 (0) 20 7942 5761 > > > > > http://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/departments-and-staff/staff-directory/james-maclaine.html > < > https://url11.mailanyone.net/v1/?m=1jCP9T-0005yY-6A&i=57e1b682&c=qAGNgFu3yWhYQgcDitAfB5R_TgDGxijruPuMpvyMzdRPgizqkAWjdaJxE29HTb_dE9Dut6KQ-z_mmt3qG_Ffxb7jWUMZfe2GIgyeOCifJivmzbd3LHkxg3uhZIo2LKdbCO0DDvSl-snmVqXNJW8xNJWdiOYCMRCvEmhevZMLA9cwpt9FZzFJjqvg5GRMON_EMaNzYYhVKgQNbul4RLYhNNLgV3PkgXorMSCyNevRDbq1XsntBLqGvUIjZ558fYDZjTaf6vTzoAixR0pPT-mhgxZ-XzErudGQ3Zkep0By6QMMkO1QbBjiUPTvgHk_mjpR > > > > > > > > From: Nhcoll-l [mailto:nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu] On Behalf Of > Joachim Haendel > Sent: 12 March 2020 14:29 > To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu; Bernhard > Leopold Bock; joachim.haendel at zoologie.uni-halle.de joachim.haendel at zoologie.uni-halle.de>; Andrew Charles Bentley > Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] Labels for Collection > > > > As Dirk said - old labels contain a lot of information, not just the > writing. > > At least in entomology the rule is: old labels are never never never > thrown away. > > > > Greetings > > Joachim > > > > > > ---- Am 12 Mar 2020 um 13:54 Uhr schrieb Andrew Charles Bentley: > > > > > Bernard > > > > > > As I have posted many times on this listserv we have been very happy > with our thermal transfer printer system for wet collections. We have been > using this system in our wet collections for over 15 years now and are > still very happy with the results. I can take a 15 year old label out of a > jar and place it next to a brand newly printed one and can discern any > difference between the two. I have attached an email that contains all > details regarding the system. Let me know if you have questions after > reading it. > > > > > > As far as old labels, I would simply digitize them in high quality color > and then discard. In this day and age of digitization I don?t see any > utility to keeping old labels once you have captured the label digitally. > You are not losing anything. > > > > > > Hope that helps > > > > > > Andy > > > A : A : A : > > > }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> > > > V V V > > > Andy Bentley > > > Ichthyology Collection Manager > > > University of Kansas > > > Biodiversity Institute > > > Dyche Hall > > > 1345 Jayhawk Boulevard > > > Lawrence, KS, 66045-7561 > > > USA > > > > > > Tel: (785) 864-3863 > > > Fax: (785) 864-5335 > > > Email: abentley at ku.edu 3cmailto:abentley at ku.edu>> > > > > https://url11.mailanyone.net/v1/?m=1jCP9T-0005yY-6A&i=57e1b682&c=HHD2NgOVjKVytEyY91AQ2JDV6TNx8HN2Yyx_qJscwaa9sXsSR4923h_Z-eGkR7EYH_ITFjzBDgX4x6CvBMkQ-hd-NniCTcgxgG-4Y7YiowshoUo27iE08oViVSiVEcXbgVWRLen4QXEI054ewaj-VJCcRHhAOHZmx_vKKmbuq2OcW9QafeLpjDx_nqc87yQ_qQVZpMqBEh5YJYIb3CFVTVtapYQ1aELAJoT-0WOsHVXqJFDhyLTw-_cycGhXbBmK3b8VM5fZDIy1JeUkG0-xBPkJ1m4riYirYZASpr0Tkl3u8rBHCPzsal0dpUJa69H2 > ; > > > A : A : A : > > > }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> > > > V V V > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Joachim Haendel > > Natural Sciences Collections (ZNS) > > of the Martin-Luther-University > > - Zoological Collection - > > > > Domplatz 4 > > D-06099 Halle (Saale) > > Germany > > > > Phone.: +49 345 - 55 26 447 > > Fax.: +49 345 - 55 27 248 > > Email: joachim.haendel at zns.uni-halle.de joachim.haendel at zns.uni-halle.de> > > > > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://mailman.yale.edu/pipermail/nhcoll-l/attachments/20200316/6a7d689f/attachment-0001.html > > > -------------- next part -------------- > A non-text attachment was scrubbed... > Name: image001.jpg > Type: image/jpeg > Size: 7335 bytes > Desc: image001.jpg > URL: < > http://mailman.yale.edu/pipermail/nhcoll-l/attachments/20200316/6a7d689f/attachment-0001.jpg > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 18 > Date: Mon, 16 Mar 2020 14:47:18 -0400 > From: Jyotsna Pandey > To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu > Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Writing for Impact and Influence: An AIBS > Professional Development Program > Message-ID: > 0F6jO35OXy41s3GYuiKfVuZBPY29H0jRE-JuSW2XRyi_w at mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Dear Colleague, > > There is a growing recognition of the importance of providing scientists, > particularly graduate students and post-doctoral fellows, with professional > development training that will expand their career opportunities and > potential for professional success. The American Institute of Biological > Sciences (AIBS) is pleased to announce a professional development program > that we have developed to help scientists strengthen their written > communication > skills. > > This is an important professional development training opportunity. I hope > you will consider sharing this opportunity with your students, staff, and > colleagues. > > Below are more specific details about this online course, including > registration information. > > *Writing for Impact and Influence: An AIBS Professional Development > Program* > > *It is perfectly okay to write garbage?as long as you edit brilliantly. * > -C. J. Cherryh > > The American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS) has heard a common > refrain from faculty, scientists, government and private sector executives, > and everyone in between: Scientists are losing the ability to communicate > effectively in writing. The concern is not just about how well a scientific > manuscript is drafted, but also about how routine business and public > engagement information are communicated. > > AIBS is responding by re-offering our professional development program > designed to help scientists, including graduate students, hone their > written communication > skills to increase the impact and influence of their message. This course > complements AIBS's highly successful Communications Boot Camp for > Scientists, which focuses on oral communication. > > Writing for Impact and Influence provides practical instruction and > hands-on exercises that will improve the participant's general writing > proficiency. > The program will provide participants with the skills and tools needed to > compose scientific press releases, blog posts, emails, and memoranda, with > a focus on the reader experience. Each product-oriented session will have > an assignment to be completed independently, with feedback from the > instructor. The course is interactive, and participants are encouraged to > ask questions and exchange ideas with the instructor and other > participants. > > *Who Should Take the Course?* > > - Individuals interested in furthering their professional development by > augmenting their writing skills. > - Graduate students and early-career professionals interested in > increasing their marketability to employers. > - Individuals interested in more effectively informing and influencing > segments of the public, supervisors, policymakers, reporters, > organizational leaders, and others. > > *Topics* > > - Press releases and writing for the media > - Blogging and social media campaigns > - E-Correspondence and writing for professional audiences > - One-pagers and writing for stakeholders > - Action/decision memoranda and writing for diverse professional > audiences > - Synthesis > - Participant Requirements > - Internet access, email account, and computer audio and video > capabilities. > > *Course Structure* > The course consists of six 90-minute online modules conducted live and > subsequently archived online for participant review. Modules are spaced at > weekly intervals to allow time for assignment completion. Live attendance > is recommended but not required, and the instructor can be contacted by > email at any time during the course. > > *Assignments* > A writing assignment will be given in each of the first five courses. > Students will receive timely feedback on their assignments. > > *Certificate of Completion* > Individuals who actively participate in and complete the full course will > receive a certificate recognizing that they have completed a nine-hour > professional development course on business writing for scientists. > > *Schedule* > The course will begin on Thursday, 9 July 2020. The subsequent course > sessions will be held weekly on Thursdays, through 13 August. All live > courses will begin at 2:00 p.m. Eastern time. 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Registration is required. > > To register for the course, go to http://io.aibs.org/writing > > For questions regarding the course please contact James Verdier at > jverdier at aibs.org. > > Sincerely, > > 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 > > -- > 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: < > http://mailman.yale.edu/pipermail/nhcoll-l/attachments/20200316/f548402c/attachment-0001.html > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 19 > Date: Mon, 16 Mar 2020 20:15:18 +0000 > From: "Thiers, Barbara" > To: "nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu" > Subject: [Nhcoll-l] AAMG Remote Panel Discussion around Issues Related > to COVID-19 and Academic Museums & Galleries > Message-ID: > < > DM5PR2201MB1017650A0D9A67C976C520C9CFF90 at DM5PR2201MB1017.namprd22.prod.outlook.com > > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1252" > > Please join AAMG for a remote panel discussion around issues related to > COVID-19 and academic museums and galleries. The panelists will be > responding to questions submitted in advance. If you would like to submit > in advance, please use the link below to respond to the question: ?What is > the most important issue on your mind in relation to your institution and > COVID-19?? This is the same google doc previously shared with all of you to > collect information on the status of your institutions. The panelists will > address as many of the most commonly pre-submitted asked questions as time > allows. The panel will occur on Wednesday, March 18, 4pm EST. Please mark > your calendars. Call-in details are forthcoming. The speakers will be: > > > > Jill Deupi > Beaux Arts Director and Chief Curator > > Lowe Art Museum > University of Miami > > > > Tracy Fitzpatrick > > Director > > Neuberger Museum of Art > > Purchase College, SUNY > > > > Elizabeth Merritt, > > Vice President, Strategic Foresight & Founding Director, Center for the > Future of Museums > > American Alliance of Museums > > > > Denise Young > > Director > > Bell Museum of Natural History > > University of Minnesota > > > > We hope you can listen in. Call in information is as follows: > > > > Link to submit questions and also to complete the survey: > https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1DtxQhOo1xAz-WiK0cxsrOO1v6bPktwO5u28NVwb8vBI/edit#gid=0 > > > > > > > > > Dr. Barbara M. Thiers > Vice President > Patricia K. Holmgren Director > William and Lynda Steere Herbarium > The New York Botanical Garden > President-Elect, SPNHC > Editor, Index Herbariorum > 2900 Southern Blvd. > Bronx, NY 10458 > Download: > The World?s Herbaria 2017< > https://webmail.nybg.org/owa/redir.aspx?C=DZKIfwlM-bRuN7VbYm3y6VYav1JKmR4c1-8AgqzXvwyyH2wh5FbVCA..&URL=http%3a%2f%2fsweetgum.nybg.org%2fscience%2fdocs%2fThe_Worlds_Herbaria_2017_5_Jan_2018.pdf> > (second Index Herbariorum annual report) > Index Herbariorum Registration Form< > https://webmail.nybg.org/owa/redir.aspx?C=vVPvApDN5rnGmmbKVYFc8fgw_ayLMiDK3Yb6MYRLAU-yH2wh5FbVCA..&URL=http%3a%2f%2fsciweb.nybg.org%2fscience2%2fIH_Questionnaire_2009.doc > > > Index Herbariorum Registration Form Example< > https://webmail.nybg.org/owa/redir.aspx?C=BEo_gpY-7iKK78FaX5YK2uIRJUi67YtCa4rtEJ8MJgOyH2wh5FbVCA..&URL=http%3a%2f%2fsciweb.nybg.org%2fscience2%2fIH_Questionnaire_2009_example.doc > > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://mailman.yale.edu/pipermail/nhcoll-l/attachments/20200316/50c3282a/attachment-0001.html > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 20 > Date: Mon, 16 Mar 2020 22:01:37 +0000 > From: "Butler, Carol" > To: "nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu" > Subject: [Nhcoll-l] NMNH closes collections > Message-ID: > < > MN2PR12MB29254EC31C3C54AD0982BF41C1F90 at MN2PR12MB2925.namprd12.prod.outlook.com > > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Dear Collections Users, > > In response to COVID-19, the Smithsonian Institution National Museum of > Natural History is implementing precautionary measures to help reduce the > spread of the virus, including limiting access to facilities. The safety > of our staff, visitors, and communities are our first priority. As of > March 14, 2020 the NMNH temporarily closed to the public. That closure now > includes access to the NMNH collections via scientific visits or outgoing > loans. Users may continue to access collections information via > collections.si.edu. Please do not ship collections such as returned > loans to the museum at this time. We will reopen when we are advised that > it is safe to do so. > > Thank you for your understanding. > > Carol Roetzel Butler > Assistant Director for Collections > MRC 106 Rm 422 > National Museum of Natural History > 10th Street and Constitution Ave. NW > Washington, DC 20560 > w 202.633.0836 c 202.288.9334 > butlerc 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: < > http://mailman.yale.edu/pipermail/nhcoll-l/attachments/20200316/f46a60fe/attachment-0001.html > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 21 > Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2020 09:32:45 -0700 > From: "peter s. miller" > To: Bernhard Leopold Bock > Cc: "nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu" > Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] Labels for Collection > Message-ID: <4288EDE7-B519-4B3F-B61C-22D03506AB62 at me.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Bernhard, > We use thermal transfer stock for labels. We are now digitizing our > collection so photographs of the specimens with their old labels are made > in case they deteriorate or come off. That way there is a historical record > of their existence. I leave old labels on until ?nature? takes them off. > > Peter S. Miller > Herpetology Collections Manager > Biology Collection Interpreter > Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture > University of Washington > 4300 15th Avenue NE > Seattle, WA 98105-3010 > pmiller1 at uw.edu > Tel: 206-920-9062 > www.burkemuseum.org The Burke Museum > recognizes that the museum sits on the ancestral land of the Coast Salish > peoples, the original and current caretakers of this land; the Duwamish, > Suquamish, Tulalip and Muckleshoot. > > > > On Mar 12, 2020, at 03:34, Bernhard Leopold Bock < > bernhard-leopold.bock at uni-jena.de> wrote: > > > > Dear All, > > > > we are moving our wet-collection to a new place soon. I wanna take the > chance to check alle the labels and specimens. For that purpose we are on > the search for new labels (or Maybe Keep ours) We use the Resistall coated > paper #36, which is to be said no longer recommended because of it?s Acid > release. > > > > We would like to know what you are using, and if you can recommend the > Tyvek Tags for a wet Collection. > > Another Question is, what is best used to preserve historic labels, ours > are in a good condition, but a lot are falling off and they are not sealed > or anything. > > > > Thanks in Advance, > > all the best Bernd > > > > Bernhard Bock > > Friedrich-Schiller-Universit?t Jena > > Institut f?r Zoologie und Evolutionsforschung > > mit Phyletischem Museum, Ernst-Haeckel-Haus > > und Biologiedidaktik > > Erbertstr. 1 > > 07743 Jena > > > > Tel.: 03641/949 186 > > bernhard-leopold.bock at uni-jena.de bernhard-leopold.bock at uni-jena.de> > > http://www.phyletisches-museum.uni-jena.de < > http://www.phyletisches-museum.uni-jena.de/> > > www.instagram.com/phyletischesmuseum/ < > http://www.instagram.com/phyletischesmuseum/> > > https://www.facebook.com/PhyletischesMuseum/ < > https://www.facebook.com/PhyletischesMuseum/> > > https://twitter.com/phylmuseum?lang=de < > https://twitter.com/phylmuseum?lang=de> > > > > Aktuelle Sonderausstellung: > > > <9D3BD1901A7E41CF909B05C667F430BA[5185266].jpg> > > > > > > > <9D3BD1901A7E41CF909B05C667F430BA[5185266].jpg>_______________________________________________ > > Nhcoll-l mailing list > > Nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu > > https://mailman.yale.edu/mailman/listinfo/nhcoll-l < > 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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A glue story: I just spent several weeks detaching all the labels, letters, invoices and other bits of paper that had been glued into our collection ledgers over the 100-plus years of their use, before sending the books off for scanning. From the 1890s up until about 1935, our folks used a remarkably "reversible" natural resin of some kind that still dissolves in water from a hard, glass-like state to a sticky solution; adding more water thins it further, allowing even tissue-thin notes to be safely peeled off the underlying page. Thereafter, however, we switched to some form of synthetic glue that is much harder to remove, requiring acetone and thus a fume hood. Not progress, then... Paul Callomon Collection Manager, Malacology and General Invertebrates ________________________________ Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University, Philadelphia callomon at ansp.org Tel 215-405-5096 - Fax 215-299-1170 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From pentcheff at gmail.com Wed Mar 18 18:16:01 2020 From: pentcheff at gmail.com (Dean Pentcheff) Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2020 15:16:01 -0700 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Labels for Collection In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: "Thereafter, however, we switched to some form of synthetic glue that is much harder to remove, requiring acetone and thus a fume hood. Not progress, then..." Unless, of course, you were trying to recover the ledgers from a flood... :) -Dean -- Dean Pentcheff pentcheff at gmail.com pentcheff at nhm.org https://research.nhm.org/disco On Wed, Mar 18, 2020 at 2:48 PM Callomon,Paul wrote: > Just a follow-on from the discussion on original labels: it's a axiom of > conservation work that you should never use a glue if you don't have to. If > there's a purely mechanical way to fasten two things together (like string > or an attached Mylar envelope) that should always be used. Even > "reversible" glues like Paraloid (Acryloid) B-72 will bind fibers and cause > distortions through differential shrink rates that can't be "reversed". > > A glue story: I just spent several weeks detaching all the labels, > letters, invoices and other bits of paper that had been glued into our > collection ledgers over the 100-plus years of their use, before sending the > books off for scanning. From the 1890s up until about 1935, our folks used > a remarkably "reversible" natural resin of some kind that still dissolves > in water from a hard, glass-like state to a sticky solution; adding more > water thins it further, allowing even tissue-thin notes to be safely peeled > off the underlying page. > Thereafter, however, we switched to some form of synthetic glue that is > much harder to remove, requiring acetone and thus a fume hood. Not > progress, then... > > *Paul Callomon* > *Collection Manager, Malacology and General Invertebrates* > ------------------------------ > *Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University, Philadelphia* > *callomon at ansp.org Tel 215-405-5096 - Fax 215-299-1170* > _______________________________________________ > 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 hjwalker at ucsd.edu Wed Mar 18 19:26:00 2020 From: hjwalker at ucsd.edu (Harold Walker) Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2020 16:26:00 -0700 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Labels for Collection In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Going back a few days, I agree with Simon: "I never experienced much acid release from Resistall back in the 1990s." These old labels should remain in the jar, avoiding the tying of plastic packages to the jar, especially considering an overwhelming source of acidity is from the residue of formalin in the specimens (even after two or three fluid exchanges). I'm speaking from the fish collection world where minimum jar volumes are ~240 ml or 120 ml and contain appropriately sized specimens. On Wed, Mar 18, 2020 at 2:48 PM Callomon,Paul wrote: > Just a follow-on from the discussion on original labels: it's a axiom of > conservation work that you should never use a glue if you don't have to. If > there's a purely mechanical way to fasten two things together (like string > or an attached Mylar envelope) that should always be used. Even > "reversible" glues like Paraloid (Acryloid) B-72 will bind fibers and cause > distortions through differential shrink rates that can't be "reversed". > > A glue story: I just spent several weeks detaching all the labels, > letters, invoices and other bits of paper that had been glued into our > collection ledgers over the 100-plus years of their use, before sending the > books off for scanning. From the 1890s up until about 1935, our folks used > a remarkably "reversible" natural resin of some kind that still dissolves > in water from a hard, glass-like state to a sticky solution; adding more > water thins it further, allowing even tissue-thin notes to be safely peeled > off the underlying page. > Thereafter, however, we switched to some form of synthetic glue that is > much harder to remove, requiring acetone and thus a fume hood. Not > progress, then... > > *Paul Callomon* > *Collection Manager, Malacology and General Invertebrates* > ------------------------------ > *Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University, Philadelphia* > *callomon at ansp.org Tel 215-405-5096 - Fax 215-299-1170* > _______________________________________________ > 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. > -- H.J. 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Keep care and be of good cheer Regards Vratislav (name) Wratislaw Ricardo Eugene Maria John Baptist (surname) of Bej??k (it is pronounced as a Bayshark)-Colloredo-Mansfeld website: www.coleoptera.org address: P.O.Box 3335 , Redfern, NSW 2016 AUSTRALIA phone : +61 0420602040 http://www.facebook.com/bayshark alternate email: bayshark at ymail.com (to iPhone) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From angela.hornsby at mso.umt.edu Thu Mar 19 01:25:26 2020 From: angela.hornsby at mso.umt.edu (Hornsby, Angela) Date: Thu, 19 Mar 2020 05:25:26 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Large pelt storage - roll or drape? Message-ID: Hello everyone, I have a variety of large tanned pelts -- bighorn sheep, bear, horse, etc. -- that need storage upgrades on limited space. Flat storage is not an option. I can either roll them, or drape them over 4" PVC pipes (these are empty, so no fear or leaking). I'm concerned that rolling would flatten or break the hairs, and that draping would stretch the pelts over time. Is there a clear preference, or another option I'm not thinking of? Thanks in advance! Angela ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Angela Hornsby, Ph.D. Curator, Philip L. Wright Zoological Museum (UMZM) Office ISB 322 University of Montana Phone (406) 243-4743 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From IsaacB at CarnegieMNH.Org Thu Mar 19 08:17:26 2020 From: IsaacB at CarnegieMNH.Org (Isaac, Bonnie) Date: Thu, 19 Mar 2020 12:17:26 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Carnegie Museum of Natural History temporarily closed Message-ID: All, Carnegie Museum of Natural History is temporarily closed and will not be receiving visitors or sending or receiving any loans, gifts or exchanges at this time. Please don't send any packages without checking with a curator or collection manager first. 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The biodiversity sciences have experienced a rapid mobilization of data that has increased our capacity to investigate large-scale issues of critical importance in the 21st century (e.g., zoonotic disease transmission, climate change and its impacts on biology, sustainable resource management, impacts of invasive species, and biodiversity loss). Several initiatives are underway to aggregate and mobilize these biodiversity, environmental, and ecological data resources (iDigBio, NEON, GBIF, iNaturalist). Emerging initiatives such as the Extended Specimen Network are forming fostering the integration of data from various sources to answer new and complex questions. This requires a new set of skills for the 21st century biodiversity scientist, who is required to be fluent in integrative fields spanning evolutionary biology, systematics, ecology, geology, and environmental science and possess the quantitative, computational, and data skills to conduct research using large and complex datasets. *Empowering 21st Century Learners through Biodiversity Knowledge: Resources for Online Learning* Location: Online Cost: Free and Open to the Public Presented by: The American Institute of Biological Sciences Tuesday, March 24, 2020 1:30 - 2:30 PM Eastern Standard Time (this program will be recorded)) Presenter: Dr. Anna Monfils, Professor of Biology, Central Michigan University 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/onlineresources.html. 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We are extremely fortunate to have IU as our leading partner for this event due to its online conference technology and experienced colleagues. We feel confident that this year's conference will be an exciting event that will attract even more participants, both U.S. and international, especially without the added costs of travel and lodging. The planning team is currently organizing the conversion and will share plans regularly. In the meantime, we continue to accept oral presentation abstracts and are less restricted in our acceptance rate than in previous conferences. Optional registration fees* will support the digital format technology, the editing and publication of abstracts, and keeping the conference sustainable. More information on fees below. To register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/4th-annual-digital-data-in-biodiversity-research-conference-tickets-86931098255 For more information: https://www.idigbio.org/content/digital-data-2020-harnessing-data-revolution-and-amplifying-collections-biodiversity For agenda and logistic information visit the conference wiki: https://www.idigbio.org/wiki/index.php/4th_Annual_Digital_Data_Conference,_Indiana_University *Registration fees are optional but encouraged. The fee is $50.00 for students, post-docs, and emeritus faculty; $100.00 for professionals. When registering, those who wish not to make a financial contribution to the conference will have that option. Although registration is optional, your registration information, even if you opt out of the fee, will allow us to keep you updated about conference activities. 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In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hi Angela, We used to store our pelts hanging, with very bad results (not so much stretching as breaking). However, we did not try draping through the centre of the pelt on a thick pipe, which is probably a much gentler solution. We also have rolled pelts, and these are also a problem now, as some of them are brittle and break when unrolled. We moved to a flat storage solution in Delta cabinets. If we only had one per drawer this would be a problem (not enough space or money for all the cabinets), but we have layered the pelts on the drawers. This isn't as good as each having their own space, but again, space and money constrain the perfect solution. At any rate they are in a much better situation than they were before, and the cabinet footprint isn't too different from the compactus with hangers that we had before. Cheers, Tonya From: Nhcoll-l On Behalf Of Hornsby, Angela Sent: Thursday, 19 March 2020 4:25 PM To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Large pelt storage - roll or drape? Hello everyone, I have a variety of large tanned pelts -- bighorn sheep, bear, horse, etc. -- that need storage upgrades on limited space. Flat storage is not an option. I can either roll them, or drape them over 4" PVC pipes (these are empty, so no fear or leaking). I'm concerned that rolling would flatten or break the hairs, and that draping would stretch the pelts over time. Is there a clear preference, or another option I'm not thinking of? Thanks in advance! Angela ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Angela Hornsby, Ph.D. Curator, Philip L. Wright Zoological Museum (UMZM) Office ISB 322 University of Montana Phone (406) 243-4743 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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If we were just going from place A to B and unpacking I would want to freeze everything, but I'm a bit worried about condensation forming on the inside of plastic-wrapped boxes with specimens in them, and then having a damp problem inside a box I don't unpack for a year. I guess fumigation is another option, but this presents another set of problems as well. Any thoughts? 2). How to pack things, particularly skins. Clearly they must be surrounded by archival materials, but will specimens be safest in boxes or in cabinets? And if in cabinets, is it even possible to pack full cabinets to be moved? If we were moving from place A to B I would pack specimens on their trays, which I would place in boxes. But I'm not sure if this is best if they have to then sit around. 3). If any of you have thoughts as to what to definitely not do, or suggestions for the best way to store and care for specimens while they are not in a vault, I would really appreciate that to. Yeah, this is not the situation we would like to be in, but it is looking like the most likely scenario at this time, sigh. Anyway, I would really appreciate any words of advice! Cheers, Tonya --------------------------------------------------------- Dr Tonya Haff Collections Manager Australian National Wildlife Collection National Research Collections Australia, CSIRO Canberra, Australia Phone: (+61) 02 6242 1566 (office) (+61) 0419 569 109 (mobile) I am in Thursdays and Fridays Please call or text my mobile for a fast reponse Monday - Wednesday -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Tonya.Haff at csiro.au Thu Mar 19 23:57:48 2020 From: Tonya.Haff at csiro.au (Haff, Tonya (NCMI, Crace)) Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2020 03:57:48 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] off-coloured EtOH Message-ID: Hi again, On a separate topic, I wonder if any of you have had any experience with unused EtOH developing a yellowish colour? We had this happen to a freshly made batch of 70% EtOH recently, and none of us are clear on what happened or if this is a problem or not. Thanks, Tonya --------------------------------------------------------- Dr Tonya Haff Collections Manager Australian National Wildlife Collection National Research Collections Australia, CSIRO Canberra, Australia Phone: (+61) 02 6242 1566 (office) (+61) 0419 569 109 (mobile) I am in Thursdays and Fridays Please call or text my mobile for a fast reponse Monday - Wednesday -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ges at umich.edu Fri Mar 20 09:42:20 2020 From: ges at umich.edu (Gregory Schneider) Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2020 09:42:20 -0400 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] off-coloured EtOH In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: I had that problem in recent years. We use 55 gallon steel drums. A while back, I was convinced the water mixed in the ethanol was oxidizing the metal in the drum and giving it a "rust color". I switched to phenolic lined drums, but eventually, the dilute ethanol started to discolor with the light brown / orange color of the lining. I have recently purchased LDPE plastic liners for our new 55 gallon drums for dilute solutions of ethanol, but I haven't tried them yet. Are your dilutions in metal containers? Best regards, Greg Greg Schneider Division of Reptiles and Amphibians Museum of Zoology Research Museums Center 3600 Varsity Drive University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Michigan 48108 734 647 1927 ges at umich.edu [image: Description: Description: logocolor] www.ummz.lsa.umich.edu/rep_amph/index.html On Thu, Mar 19, 2020 at 11:58 PM Haff, Tonya (NCMI, Crace) wrote: > Hi again, > > > > On a separate topic, I wonder if any of you have had any experience with > unused EtOH developing a yellowish colour? We had this happen to a freshly > made batch of 70% EtOH recently, and none of us are clear on what happened > or if this is a problem or not. > > > > Thanks, > > > Tonya > > > > --------------------------------------------------------- > > Dr Tonya Haff > > Collections Manager > > Australian National Wildlife Collection > > National Research Collections Australia, CSIRO > > Canberra, Australia > > Phone: (+61) 02 6242 1566 (office) > > (+61) 0419 569 109 (mobile) > > > > I am in Thursdays and Fridays > > Please call or text my mobile for a fast reponse Monday ? 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Simon Moore MIScT, RSci, FLS, ACR Conservator of Natural Sciences and Cutlery Historian, www.natural-history-conservation.com > On 20 Mar 2020, at 14:28, Callomon,Paul wrote: > > If you are diluting 95% ethanol that came in plastic drums from a reputable supplier like Pharmco, then in the absence of specimens the only thing that can cause discoloration is something in your water. That's more chemistry than I learned in school, but my guess would be metals (iron, perhaps, or copper). > If the ethanol was clear before dilution, then unless it was somehow contaminated to start with it's not going to be the source of the issue. > "When you eliminate the impossible, whatever remains - however improbable - must be the truth" (attrib. S. Holmes) > > > Paul Callomon > Collection Manager, Malacology and General Invertebrates > Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University, Philadelphia > callomon at ansp.org Tel 215-405-5096 - Fax 215-299-1170 > _______________________________________________ > 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 mquigley at bowdoin.edu Fri Mar 20 14:04:07 2020 From: mquigley at bowdoin.edu (Michael Quigley) Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2020 18:04:07 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Donate PPE if you can Message-ID: Hi, While preparing to work from home indefinitely this week and closing down storage spaces for the long haul, I realized we had some PPE stashed away (nitrile gloves, N95 masks in the emergency kit, etc.). Even though it was a seemingly minuscule amount, our local hospital was thrilled to get it. They are truly desperate to get ahold of any PPE they can at this point. Please consider donating a portion of your supplies to a local hospital if you have any to spare. Thanks, Mike Mike Quigley Assistant Curator Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum and Arctic Studies Center Bowdoin College 9500 College Station Brunswick, ME 04011 USA mquigley at bowdoin.edu (207)725-3305 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Researchers may continue to access collection information online through collection databases (https://samnoblemuseum.ou.edu/collections-and-research/) or through data aggregators. We are constantly monitoring this dynamic situation. The Sam Noble Museum will return to normal operations when we are advised that it is safe to do so. If there are questions for a particular collection, feel free to email the curators and curatorial staff directly. Sincerely, Richard Lupia Head Curator Associate Curator, Paleobotany & Micropaleontology Sam Noble Museum University of Oklahoma 2401 Chautauqua Avenue Norman OK 73072 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Best regards Carla -- Carla Cicero, Ph.D Staff Curator of Birds Museum of Vertebrate Zoology 3101 Valley Life Sciences Building University of California Berkeley, CA 94720-3160 TEL: (510) 642-7868 FAX: (510) 643-8238 http://mvz.berkeley.edu https://carlacicero.net http://vertnet.org https://arctosdb.org http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bird_collections http://americanornithology.org/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sswann at coa.edu Fri Mar 20 16:39:57 2020 From: sswann at coa.edu (Scott Swann) Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2020 16:39:57 -0400 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Labels for Collection In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Dear All, To reiterate Truth's sentiments (we work together), we concurred after much discussion that labels take up very little space. It is not like deciding whether to keep a manky mounted African lion, they are labels that could lay flat in the collections cabinets and contain valuable historical data, there is no real reason to discard them. In time, you might find that your institution might have discarded a particularly historically valuable specimen, the physical specimen might be gone but you would still have valuable historical data, at no cost to your collections budget. Have you read The Feather Thief? It is a great.book and an example of many historically valuable specimens being reduced to their tag. Best Scott On Wed, Mar 18, 2020 at 4:34 PM Truth Muller wrote: > Hello All, > > I agree with not throwing labels away, ever. At the Dorr Museum we keep > all labels, including storing away labels from deaccessioned or lost > material as a paper record of what leaves the collection. Usually if we > want to add new information to a jar or tag, we add an additional label > rather than covering or editing the old one. In addition, new technology in > digital scanning is being produced all the time, so a label with water > damaged, blurred or faded lettering that is illegible today could be > "deciphered" tomorrow. > > Bouncing off of what Erik and Alexandra have said, from an archival point > of view, it's important to use plastic or glassine that is acid and lignin > free, particularly with older, historical labels. Not all glassines are > created equal, and over time, chemicals in the label paper and ink can > react with acids/lignins the glassine, causing both to yellow, acidify, and > become brittle. Plastic is generally more stable but still carries the same > considerations (minus the lignin). > > One last anecdote on label-keeping: In our egg collection, we have a > practice of making two copies of all labels, one kept in the specimen box > and one kept in a little zip-lock bag in the drawer. We're in the process > of restoring the collection, which had somewhat unrestricted access until > recently, and this double-label system has proven very useful in > determining what has gone missing or been put in the wrong drawer over the > years. This method might be useful for a variety of collections, especially > teaching collections where material is taken out periodically. > > ~Truth Muller > Student Manager of Ichthyological Collections > George B. Dorr Museum of Natural History > Bar Harbor, Maine. > > On Mon, Mar 16, 2020 at 6:24 PM wrote: > >> Send Nhcoll-l mailing list submissions to >> nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu >> >> To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit >> https://mailman.yale.edu/mailman/listinfo/nhcoll-l >> or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to >> nhcoll-l-request at mailman.yale.edu >> >> You can reach the person managing the list at >> nhcoll-l-owner at mailman.yale.edu >> >> When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific >> than "Re: Contents of Nhcoll-l digest..." >> >> >> Today's Topics: >> >> 1. Re: Labels for Collection (Katherine Maslenikov) >> 2. Re: Labels for Collection (Alexandra Snyder) >> 3. California Academy of Sciences Closed (Debra Trock) >> 4. FileMaker Server 18 and Mac OS Catalina; anyone know >> solution? (Doug Yanega) >> 5. Re: Labels for Collection (Bernhard Leopold Bock) >> 6. 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AAMG Remote Panel Discussion around Issues Related to >> COVID-19 and Academic Museums & Galleries (Thiers, Barbara) >> 20. NMNH closes collections (Butler, Carol) >> 21. Re: Labels for Collection (peter s. miller) >> >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> Message: 1 >> Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2020 09:00:44 -0700 >> From: Katherine Maslenikov >> To: Erik ?hlander >> Cc: "nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu" >> Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] Labels for Collection >> Message-ID: >> > Qzk3M6-17nB9iseAsRv0UGZP2Q at mail.gmail.com> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" >> >> Hi All, >> >> I completely agree with the never throw any labels away. We are constantly >> reminded of how new technology is changing the way we use old samples. I >> love the way Erik is saving the old labels! The heat-sealed plastic bags >> tied to the jars means no adhesives to fail or discolor over time. This is >> brilliant! Digitizing the label when processing them this way will also >> ensure that the information is retained even if the label somehow becomes >> separated from the jar. >> >> Thanks for sharing! >> >> -Katherine >> >> On Thu, Mar 12, 2020 at 8:15 AM Erik ?hlander >> wrote: >> >> > Hi all, >> > >> > >> > >> > I agree, especially with Joachim?s ?never never never?. We don?t know >> much >> > about the technic of tomorrow. The chemistry of ink and paper might add >> to >> > the information. This is especially true for the rare parchment labels! >> > >> > >> > >> > Also I happened to have a jar on my desk. We keep old labels in plastic >> > bags tied to the jar*. IF* the sprinkler system will be used it is >> better >> > with a plastic cover than without ? also if the plastic might harm the >> > label. This is a specimen at least antedating 1754. The text at the >> > uppermost printed label was administrated by Linnaeus about that year, >> but >> > the specimen is older. >> > >> > >> > >> > Best wishes, >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > Erik ?hlander >> > >> > vertebrate zoology and museum history >> > >> > >> > >> > ZOO >> > >> > Swedish Museum of Natural History >> > >> > PO Box 50007 >> > >> > SE-10405 Stockholm >> > >> > Sweden >> > >> > +46 0 8 5195 4118 >> > >> > +46 0 70 225 2716 >> > >> > erik.ahlander at nrm.se >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > *Fr?n:* Nhcoll-l *F?r *James >> Maclaine >> > *Skickat:* den 12 mars 2020 15:49 >> > *Till:* 'joachim.haendel at zns.uni-halle.de' < >> > joachim.haendel at zns.uni-halle.de>; nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu; Bernhard >> > Leopold Bock ; >> > joachim.haendel at zoologie.uni-halle.de; Andrew Charles Bentley < >> > abentley at ku.edu> >> > *?mne:* Re: [Nhcoll-l] Labels for Collection >> > >> > >> > >> > Hi Bernard, >> > >> > >> > >> > I always like to re-attach old labels to their original jars where >> > possible (after photographing them) ? see below for an example I just >> > happened to have on my desk. I stick a band of archival adhesive paper >> > around the jar, soak the original label until it softens up and then >> glue >> > it to the backing paper. It?s always good to put a small strip of >> adhesive >> > paper over the join as well to help prevent it falling off again in the >> > future! >> > >> > >> > >> > James >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > James Maclaine >> > >> > Senior Curator, Fish Section >> > >> > Department of Life Sciences >> > >> > The Natural History Museum >> > >> > Cromwell Road >> > >> > London SW7 5BD >> > >> > U.K. >> > >> > >> > >> > Phone: +44 (0) 20 7942 5761 >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> http://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/departments-and-staff/staff-directory/james-maclaine.html >> > < >> https://url11.mailanyone.net/v1/?m=1jCP9T-0005yY-6A&i=57e1b682&c=qAGNgFu3yWhYQgcDitAfB5R_TgDGxijruPuMpvyMzdRPgizqkAWjdaJxE29HTb_dE9Dut6KQ-z_mmt3qG_Ffxb7jWUMZfe2GIgyeOCifJivmzbd3LHkxg3uhZIo2LKdbCO0DDvSl-snmVqXNJW8xNJWdiOYCMRCvEmhevZMLA9cwpt9FZzFJjqvg5GRMON_EMaNzYYhVKgQNbul4RLYhNNLgV3PkgXorMSCyNevRDbq1XsntBLqGvUIjZ558fYDZjTaf6vTzoAixR0pPT-mhgxZ-XzErudGQ3Zkep0By6QMMkO1QbBjiUPTvgHk_mjpR >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > *From:* Nhcoll-l [mailto:nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu >> > ] *On Behalf Of *Joachim Haendel >> > *Sent:* 12 March 2020 14:29 >> > *To:* nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu; Bernhard Leopold Bock; >> > joachim.haendel at zoologie.uni-halle.de; Andrew Charles Bentley >> > *Subject:* Re: [Nhcoll-l] Labels for Collection >> > >> > >> > >> > As Dirk said - old labels contain a lot of information, not just the >> > writing. >> > >> > At least in entomology the rule is: old labels are never never never >> > thrown away. >> > >> > >> > >> > Greetings >> > >> > Joachim >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > ---- Am 12 Mar 2020 um 13:54 Uhr schrieb Andrew Charles Bentley: >> > >> > >> > >> > > Bernard >> > >> > > >> > >> > > As I have posted many times on this listserv we have been very happy >> > with our thermal transfer printer system for wet collections. We have >> been >> > using this system in our wet collections for over 15 years now and are >> > still very happy with the results. I can take a 15 year old label out >> of a >> > jar and place it next to a brand newly printed one and can discern any >> > difference between the two. I have attached an email that contains all >> > details regarding the system. Let me know if you have questions after >> > reading it. >> > >> > > >> > >> > > As far as old labels, I would simply digitize them in high quality >> color >> > and then discard. In this day and age of digitization I don?t see any >> > utility to keeping old labels once you have captured the label >> digitally. >> > You are not losing anything. >> > >> > > >> > >> > > Hope that helps >> > >> > > >> > >> > > Andy >> > >> > > A : A : A : >> > >> > > }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> >> > >> > > V V V >> > >> > > Andy Bentley >> > >> > > Ichthyology Collection Manager >> > >> > > University of Kansas >> > >> > > Biodiversity Institute >> > >> > > Dyche Hall >> > >> > > 1345 Jayhawk Boulevard >> > >> > > Lawrence, KS, 66045-7561 >> > >> > > USA >> > >> > > >> > >> > > Tel: (785) 864-3863> >> > >> > > Fax: (785) 864-5335> >> > >> > > Email: abentley at ku.edu >> > >> > > >> > >> https://url11.mailanyone.net/v1/?m=1jCP9T-0005yY-6A&i=57e1b682&c=HHD2NgOVjKVytEyY91AQ2JDV6TNx8HN2Yyx_qJscwaa9sXsSR4923h_Z-eGkR7EYH_ITFjzBDgX4x6CvBMkQ-hd-NniCTcgxgG-4Y7YiowshoUo27iE08oViVSiVEcXbgVWRLen4QXEI054ewaj-VJCcRHhAOHZmx_vKKmbuq2OcW9QafeLpjDx_nqc87yQ_qQVZpMqBEh5YJYIb3CFVTVtapYQ1aELAJoT-0WOsHVXqJFDhyLTw-_cycGhXbBmK3b8VM5fZDIy1JeUkG0-xBPkJ1m4riYirYZASpr0Tkl3u8rBHCPzsal0dpUJa69H2 >> > ; >> > >> > > A : A : A : >> > >> > > }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> >> > >> > > V V V >> > >> > > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > -- >> > >> > Joachim Haendel >> > >> > Natural Sciences Collections (ZNS) >> > >> > of the Martin-Luther-University >> > >> > - Zoological Collection - >> > >> > >> > >> > Domplatz 4 >> > >> > D-06099 Halle (Saale) >> > >> > Germany >> > >> > >> > >> > Phone.: +49 345 - 55 26 447 >> > >> > Fax.: +49 345 - 55 27 248 >> > >> > Email: joachim.haendel at zns.uni-halle.de >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > 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. >> > >> >> >> -- >> *Katherine Pearson Maslenikov* >> Collections Manager >> University of Washington Fish Collection >> School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences and >> Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture >> Box 355100 >> Seattle, WA 98195 >> (206) 543-3816 >> pearsonk at uw.edu >> http://www.burkemuseum.org/research-and-collections/ichthyology >> Treasurer, American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists >> *http://asih.org * >> -------------- next part -------------- >> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... >> URL: < >> http://mailman.yale.edu/pipermail/nhcoll-l/attachments/20200312/b263d1eb/attachment-0001.html >> > >> -------------- next part -------------- >> A non-text attachment was scrubbed... >> Name: image001.jpg >> Type: image/jpeg >> Size: 7335 bytes >> Desc: not available >> URL: < >> http://mailman.yale.edu/pipermail/nhcoll-l/attachments/20200312/b263d1eb/attachment-0001.jpg >> > >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> Message: 2 >> Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2020 14:17:19 -0600 >> From: Alexandra Snyder >> To: Katherine Maslenikov >> Cc: Erik ?hlander , "nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu" >> >> Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] Labels for Collection >> Message-ID: >> > qHRJFuBzC9w at mail.gmail.com> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" >> >> Consider also attaching a *digital copy* of label to its database record >> (like field note pdf) and storing the old label (if it can be straightened >> without damage) in an archive envelope (glassine paper), with catalog >> number written on envelope, and stored in archive boxes. >> ************************************************ >> Alexandra M Snyder (Retired but still interested...) >> amsnyder210 at gmail.com >> >> >> >> On Thu, Mar 12, 2020 at 10:05 AM Katherine Maslenikov >> wrote: >> >> > * UNM-IT Warning:* This message was sent from outside of the LoboMail >> > system. Do not click on links or open attachments unless you are sure >> the >> > content is safe. (2.3) >> > Hi All, >> > >> > I completely agree with the never throw any labels away. We are >> constantly >> > reminded of how new technology is changing the way we use old samples. I >> > love the way Erik is saving the old labels! The heat-sealed plastic bags >> > tied to the jars means no adhesives to fail or discolor over time. This >> is >> > brilliant! Digitizing the label when processing them this way will also >> > ensure that the information is retained even if the label somehow >> becomes >> > separated from the jar. >> > >> > Thanks for sharing! >> > >> > -Katherine >> > >> > On Thu, Mar 12, 2020 at 8:15 AM Erik ?hlander >> > wrote: >> > >> >> Hi all, >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> I agree, especially with Joachim?s ?never never never?. We don?t know >> >> much about the technic of tomorrow. The chemistry of ink and paper >> might >> >> add to the information. This is especially true for the rare parchment >> >> labels! >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Also I happened to have a jar on my desk. We keep old labels in plastic >> >> bags tied to the jar*. IF* the sprinkler system will be used it is >> >> better with a plastic cover than without ? also if the plastic might >> harm >> >> the label. This is a specimen at least antedating 1754. The text at the >> >> uppermost printed label was administrated by Linnaeus about that year, >> but >> >> the specimen is older. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Best wishes, >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Erik ?hlander >> >> >> >> vertebrate zoology and museum history >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> ZOO >> >> >> >> Swedish Museum of Natural History >> >> >> >> PO Box 50007 >> >> >> >> SE-10405 Stockholm >> >> >> >> Sweden >> >> >> >> +46 0 8 5195 4118 >> >> >> >> +46 0 70 225 2716 >> >> >> >> erik.ahlander at nrm.se >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> *Fr?n:* Nhcoll-l *F?r *James >> Maclaine >> >> *Skickat:* den 12 mars 2020 15:49 >> >> *Till:* 'joachim.haendel at zns.uni-halle.de' < >> >> joachim.haendel at zns.uni-halle.de>; nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu; Bernhard >> >> Leopold Bock ; >> >> joachim.haendel at zoologie.uni-halle.de; Andrew Charles Bentley < >> >> abentley at ku.edu> >> >> *?mne:* Re: [Nhcoll-l] Labels for Collection >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Hi Bernard, >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> I always like to re-attach old labels to their original jars where >> >> possible (after photographing them) ? see below for an example I just >> >> happened to have on my desk. I stick a band of archival adhesive paper >> >> around the jar, soak the original label until it softens up and then >> glue >> >> it to the backing paper. It?s always good to put a small strip of >> adhesive >> >> paper over the join as well to help prevent it falling off again in the >> >> future! >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> James >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> James Maclaine >> >> >> >> Senior Curator, Fish Section >> >> >> >> Department of Life Sciences >> >> >> >> The Natural History Museum >> >> >> >> Cromwell Road >> >> >> >> London SW7 5BD >> >> >> >> U.K. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Phone: +44 (0) 20 7942 5761 >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> http://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/departments-and-staff/staff-directory/james-maclaine.html >> >> < >> https://url11.mailanyone.net/v1/?m=1jCP9T-0005yY-6A&i=57e1b682&c=qAGNgFu3yWhYQgcDitAfB5R_TgDGxijruPuMpvyMzdRPgizqkAWjdaJxE29HTb_dE9Dut6KQ-z_mmt3qG_Ffxb7jWUMZfe2GIgyeOCifJivmzbd3LHkxg3uhZIo2LKdbCO0DDvSl-snmVqXNJW8xNJWdiOYCMRCvEmhevZMLA9cwpt9FZzFJjqvg5GRMON_EMaNzYYhVKgQNbul4RLYhNNLgV3PkgXorMSCyNevRDbq1XsntBLqGvUIjZ558fYDZjTaf6vTzoAixR0pPT-mhgxZ-XzErudGQ3Zkep0By6QMMkO1QbBjiUPTvgHk_mjpR >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> *From:* Nhcoll-l [mailto:nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu >> >> ] *On Behalf Of *Joachim Haendel >> >> *Sent:* 12 March 2020 14:29 >> >> *To:* nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu; Bernhard Leopold Bock; >> >> joachim.haendel at zoologie.uni-halle.de; Andrew Charles Bentley >> >> *Subject:* Re: [Nhcoll-l] Labels for Collection >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> As Dirk said - old labels contain a lot of information, not just the >> >> writing. >> >> >> >> At least in entomology the rule is: old labels are never never never >> >> thrown away. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Greetings >> >> >> >> Joachim >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> ---- Am 12 Mar 2020 um 13:54 Uhr schrieb Andrew Charles Bentley: >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > Bernard >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> > As I have posted many times on this listserv we have been very happy >> >> with our thermal transfer printer system for wet collections. We have >> been >> >> using this system in our wet collections for over 15 years now and are >> >> still very happy with the results. I can take a 15 year old label out >> of a >> >> jar and place it next to a brand newly printed one and can discern any >> >> difference between the two. I have attached an email that contains all >> >> details regarding the system. Let me know if you have questions after >> >> reading it. >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> > As far as old labels, I would simply digitize them in high quality >> >> color and then discard. In this day and age of digitization I don?t >> see >> >> any utility to keeping old labels once you have captured the label >> >> digitally. You are not losing anything. >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> > Hope that helps >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> > Andy >> >> >> >> > A : A : A : >> >> >> >> > }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> >> >> >> >> > V V V >> >> >> >> > Andy Bentley >> >> >> >> > Ichthyology Collection Manager >> >> >> >> > University of Kansas >> >> >> >> > Biodiversity Institute >> >> >> >> > Dyche Hall >> >> >> >> > 1345 Jayhawk Boulevard >> >> >> >> > Lawrence, KS, 66045-7561 >> >> >> >> > USA >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> > Tel: (785) 864-3863> >> >> >> >> > Fax: (785) 864-5335> >> >> >> >> > Email: abentley at ku.edu >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> https://url11.mailanyone.net/v1/?m=1jCP9T-0005yY-6A&i=57e1b682&c=HHD2NgOVjKVytEyY91AQ2JDV6TNx8HN2Yyx_qJscwaa9sXsSR4923h_Z-eGkR7EYH_ITFjzBDgX4x6CvBMkQ-hd-NniCTcgxgG-4Y7YiowshoUo27iE08oViVSiVEcXbgVWRLen4QXEI054ewaj-VJCcRHhAOHZmx_vKKmbuq2OcW9QafeLpjDx_nqc87yQ_qQVZpMqBEh5YJYIb3CFVTVtapYQ1aELAJoT-0WOsHVXqJFDhyLTw-_cycGhXbBmK3b8VM5fZDIy1JeUkG0-xBPkJ1m4riYirYZASpr0Tkl3u8rBHCPzsal0dpUJa69H2 >> >> ; >> >> >> >> > A : A : A : >> >> >> >> > }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> >> >> >> >> > V V V >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> >> >> Joachim Haendel >> >> >> >> Natural Sciences Collections (ZNS) >> >> >> >> of the Martin-Luther-University >> >> >> >> - Zoological Collection - >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Domplatz 4 >> >> >> >> D-06099 Halle (Saale) >> >> >> >> Germany >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Phone.: +49 345 - 55 26 447 >> >> >> >> Fax.: +49 345 - 55 27 248 >> >> >> >> Email: joachim.haendel at zns.uni-halle.de >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> 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. >> >> >> > >> > >> > -- >> > *Katherine Pearson Maslenikov* >> > Collections Manager >> > University of Washington Fish Collection >> > School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences and >> > Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture >> > Box 355100 >> > Seattle, WA 98195 >> > (206) 543-3816 >> > pearsonk at uw.edu >> > http://www.burkemuseum.org/research-and-collections/ichthyology >> > Treasurer, American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists >> > *http://asih.org * >> > _______________________________________________ >> > 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: < >> http://mailman.yale.edu/pipermail/nhcoll-l/attachments/20200312/2d34e47a/attachment-0001.html >> > >> -------------- next part -------------- >> A non-text attachment was scrubbed... >> Name: image001.jpg >> Type: image/jpeg >> Size: 7335 bytes >> Desc: not available >> URL: < >> http://mailman.yale.edu/pipermail/nhcoll-l/attachments/20200312/2d34e47a/attachment-0001.jpg >> > >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> Message: 3 >> Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2020 13:47:00 -0700 >> From: Debra Trock >> To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu >> Subject: [Nhcoll-l] California Academy of Sciences Closed >> Message-ID: >> > wX1_KUk_byOGOThdquFLfJREe1oAf3MFXdQOrOy47iwQ at mail.gmail.com> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" >> >> Dear Colleagues, >> >> >> >> The past few weeks have been uncertain and unsettling for many of us as a >> result of COVID-19, and we?re now seeing the impacts on daily life right >> here in the Bay Area. *In response to the latest guidelines and >> information >> from local and state public health authorities, we have decided to close >> the Academy to the public, effective today, March 12, at 5:00 pm.* As a >> leading scientific institution and trusted community space, we remain >> committed to following the recommendations of public health authorities. >> >> >> *At this time, the museum will remain closed to the public through the end >> of March *per the recommendations of public health authorities, and we >> will >> continue to follow their guidance and act accordingly. >> >> >> If you or any of your colleagues were planning to visit the Academy or to >> send specimens or any other parcels to the Academy, please refrain from >> doing so at this time. If you have requested loans from any of our >> collections and they are not already in the mail to you, we will not be >> sending those loans until we reopen. >> >> >> >> Most importantly, in these challenging and unprecedented times, please >> take >> care of yourself and one another. >> >> >> ? Live Long and Prosper folks (AND WASH YOUR HANDS) >> >> >> >> Dr. Debra Trock >> *Director of Science Collections* >> *Senior Collections Manager, Botany* >> *President-Elect, Society for the Preservation of Natural History >> Collections* >> California Academy of Sciences >> 55 Music Concourse Drive >> San Francisco, CA 94118 >> dtrock at calacademy.org >> PH: 415-379-5363 >> -------------- next part -------------- >> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... >> URL: < >> http://mailman.yale.edu/pipermail/nhcoll-l/attachments/20200312/c87c3e15/attachment-0001.html >> > >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> Message: 4 >> Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2020 17:58:37 -0700 >> From: Doug Yanega >> To: nhcoll >> Subject: [Nhcoll-l] FileMaker Server 18 and Mac OS Catalina; anyone >> know solution? >> Message-ID: >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed >> >> Hi, all. As part of plans to be able to work remotely on our >> collection's database, we just upgraded to FMS 18, which also >> necessitated an upgrade to Mac OS Catalina. The problem is that FMS 18 >> will evidently not install on Catalina, and instead gives warnings that >> it cannot install while Apache is running. After literally hours on the >> phone with both technical help from Claris and from Apple, neither party >> has an answer that allows for a proper installation. A few hits online >> indicated that this is a known bug, and not unique to this version of >> either FMS or of the Mac OS, but did not give clear solutions. >> >> e.g.: >> >> >> https://community.filemaker.com/en/s/question/0D50H00006qwaSg/i-cant-install-fms-18-before-the-installation-even-starts-i-receive-an-error-message-titled-apache-is-running >> >> What I am hoping for is that some people in our community have >> encountered this exact problem, and found a reasonably practical >> solution to it, that they would be willing to share. I'm looking for >> *known* solutions at this point, not guesses and speculation; the >> putatively knowledgeable people at Claris and Apple had plenty of these, >> and none of their guesses panned out. What is especially baffling is >> that when I mentioned to them that there were online discussions >> regarding this bug, they both said they were prohibited by their >> respective employers from ever looking at public forums like these, so >> techs at both firms apparently live in almost complete ignorance of the >> end-user fallout from their bugs, even though these forums are >> ostensibly approved by the same firms. >> >> Thanks in advance for anyone who can help, >> >> -- >> 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 >> >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> Message: 5 >> Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2020 10:16:33 +0100 >> From: Bernhard Leopold Bock >> To: "amsnyder at unm.edu" , Katherine Maslenikov >> >> Cc: "nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu" >> Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] Labels for Collection >> Message-ID: <48f0SJ0mxvzyVP at smtpin3.rz.uni-jena.de> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" >> >> Dear All, >> >> thanks a lot for the nice response, it will help us a lot! >> >> All the best, >> Bernd >> >> Bernhard?Bock >> Friedrich-Schiller-Universit?t Jena >> Institut f?r Zoologie und Evolutionsforschung >> mit Phyletischem Museum, Ernst-Haeckel-Haus >> und Biologiedidaktik >> Erbertstr. 1 >> 07743 Jena >> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?? >> Tel.: 03641/949 186 >> bernhard-leopold.bock at uni-jena.de >> http://www.phyletisches-museum.uni-jena.de >> www.instagram.com/phyletischesmuseum/ >> https://www.facebook.com/PhyletischesMuseum/ >> https://twitter.com/phylmuseum?lang=de >> >> Aktuelle Sonderausstellung: >> >> >> >> Von: Alexandra Snyder >> Gesendet: Donnerstag, 12. M?rz 2020 21:17 >> An: Katherine Maslenikov >> Cc: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu >> Betreff: Re: [Nhcoll-l] Labels for Collection >> >> Consider also attaching a digital copy of label to its database record >> (like field note pdf) and storing the old label (if it can be straightened >> without damage) in an archive envelope (glassine paper), with catalog >> number written on envelope, and stored in archive?boxes.?? >> >> ************************************************ >> Alexandra M Snyder (Retired but still interested...) >> amsnyder210 at gmail.com >> >> >> >> On Thu, Mar 12, 2020 at 10:05 AM Katherine Maslenikov >> wrote: >> ? UNM-IT Warning:?This message was sent from outside of the LoboMail >> system. Do not click on links or open attachments unless you are sure the >> content is safe. (2.3) >> Hi All, >> >> I completely agree with the never throw any labels away. We are >> constantly reminded of how new technology is changing the way we use old >> samples. I love the way Erik is saving the old labels! The heat-sealed >> plastic bags tied to the jars means no adhesives to fail or discolor over >> time. This is brilliant! Digitizing the label when processing them this way >> will also ensure that the information is retained even if the label somehow >> becomes separated from the jar. >> >> Thanks for sharing! >> >> -Katherine >> >> On Thu, Mar 12, 2020 at 8:15 AM Erik ?hlander >> wrote: >> Hi all, >> ? >> I agree, especially with Joachim?s ?never never never?. We don?t know >> much about the technic of tomorrow. The chemistry of ink and paper might >> add to the information. This is especially true for the rare parchment >> labels! >> ? >> Also I happened to have a jar on my desk. We keep old labels in plastic >> bags tied to the jar. IF the sprinkler system will be used it is better >> with a plastic cover than without ? also if the plastic might harm the >> label. This is a specimen at least antedating 1754. The text at the >> uppermost printed label was administrated by Linnaeus about that year, but >> the specimen is older. >> ? >> Best wishes, >> ? >> ? >> Erik ?hlander >> vertebrate zoology and museum history >> ? >> ZOO >> Swedish Museum of Natural History >> PO Box 50007 >> SE-10405 Stockholm >> Sweden >> +46 0 8 5195 4118 >> +46 0 70?225 2716 >> erik.ahlander at nrm.se >> ? >> ? >> ? >> Fr?n: Nhcoll-l F?r James Maclaine >> Skickat: den 12 mars 2020 15:49 >> Till: 'joachim.haendel at zns.uni-halle.de' < >> joachim.haendel at zns.uni-halle.de>; nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu; Bernhard >> Leopold Bock ; >> joachim.haendel at zoologie.uni-halle.de; Andrew Charles Bentley < >> abentley at ku.edu> >> ?mne: Re: [Nhcoll-l] Labels for Collection >> ? >> Hi Bernard, >> ? >> I always like to re-attach old labels to their original jars where >> possible (after photographing them) ? see below for an example I just >> happened to have on my desk.? I stick a band of archival adhesive paper >> around the jar, soak the original label until it softens up and then glue >> it to the backing paper.? It?s always good to put a small strip of adhesive >> paper over the join as well to help prevent it falling off again in the >> future! >> ? >> James >> ? >> >> ? >> ? >> James Maclaine >> Senior Curator, Fish Section >> Department of Life Sciences >> The Natural History Museum >> Cromwell Road >> London SW7 5BD >> U.K. >> ? >> Phone: +44 (0) 20 7942 5761 >> ? >> >> http://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/departments-and-staff/staff-directory/james-maclaine.html >> ? >> ? >> From: Nhcoll-l [mailto:nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu] On Behalf Of >> Joachim Haendel >> Sent: 12 March 2020 14:29 >> To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu; Bernhard Leopold Bock; >> joachim.haendel at zoologie.uni-halle.de; Andrew Charles Bentley >> Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] Labels for Collection >> ? >> As Dirk said - old labels contain a lot of information, not just the >> writing. >> At least in entomology the rule is: old labels are never never never >> thrown away. >> ? >> Greetings >> Joachim >> ? >> ? >> ---- Am 12 Mar 2020 um 13:54 Uhr schrieb Andrew Charles Bentley: >> ? >> > Bernard >> > >> > As I have posted many times on this listserv we have been very happy >> with our thermal transfer printer system for wet collections.? We have been >> using this system in our wet collections for over 15 years now and are >> still very happy with the results.? I can take a 15 year old label out of a >> jar and place it next to a brand newly printed one and can discern any >> difference between the two.? I have attached an email that contains all >> details regarding the system.? Let me know if you have questions after >> reading it. >> > >> > As far as old labels, I would simply digitize them in high quality >> color and then discard.? In this day and age of digitization I don?t see >> any utility to keeping old labels once you have captured the label >> digitally.? You are not losing anything. >> > >> > Hope that helps >> > >> > Andy >> >???? A? :???????????? A? :???????????? A? : >> >? }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> >> >???? V??????????????? V??????????????? 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V >> > >> ? >> ? >> ? >> --? >> Joachim Haendel????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? >> Natural Sciences Collections (ZNS) >> of the Martin-Luther-University >> - Zoological Collection -???????????????????????? >> ? >> Domplatz 4 >> D-06099 Halle (Saale) >> Germany >> ? >> Phone.: +49 345 - 55 26 447 >> Fax.:? +49 345 - 55 27 248 >> Email: joachim.haendel at zns.uni-halle.de >> ? >> ?? >> _______________________________________________ >> 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. >> >> >> >> -- >> Katherine Pearson Maslenikov >> Collections Manager >> University of Washington Fish Collection >> School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences and >> Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture >> Box 355100 >> Seattle, WA 98195 >> (206) 543-3816 >> pearsonk at uw.edu >> http://www.burkemuseum.org/research-and-collections/ichthyology >> Treasurer, American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists >> http://asih.org >> _______________________________________________ >> 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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Questions should be directed to Tim James (tyjames at umich.edu). >> >> Take care, >> Cody >> >> Cody W. Thompson, PhD >> Mammal Collections Manager >> & Assistant Research Scientist >> University of Michigan >> Museum of Zoology >> 3600 Varsity Drive >> Ann Arbor, Michigan 48108 >> Office: (734) 615-2810 >> Fax: (734) 763-4080 >> Email: cwthomp at umich.edu >> Website: codythompson.org >> >> ?Museums have two main objectives: the increase of knowledge and the >> diffusion of knowledge.? >> -Alexander Ruthven >> -------------- next part -------------- >> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... >> URL: < >> http://mailman.yale.edu/pipermail/nhcoll-l/attachments/20200313/6cb845a0/attachment-0001.html >> > >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> Message: 7 >> Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2020 16:12:07 +0000 >> From: Jacob Van Veldhuizen >> To: "nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu" >> Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Assistant Director job posting >> Message-ID: >> < >> CY4PR03MB2440930D382FD5CF4E5593A59BFA0 at CY4PR03MB2440.namprd03.prod.outlook.com >> > >> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" >> >> Assistant Director, University of Colorado Museum of Natural History >> We seek a highly motivated and self-directed individual who will work >> with museum staff as well as on- and off-campus partners to elevate the >> impact of public programs of the museum. The successful candidate will be >> responsible for developing the overall direction, supervision, and >> management of the Public Section of the Museum. Broadly stated, duties >> include vision and program development, project management, supervisory and >> budget responsibilities, overseeing campus and community outreach, and >> graduate program teaching and mentoring. >> >> Job posting will be open until April 3rd >> >> To view the full job description and apply, please visit: >> https://jobs.colorado.edu/jobs/JobDetail/Assistant-Director-Museum/24550 >> >> >> >> Jacob Van Veldhuizen >> Collection Manager >> Vertebrate Paleontology >> CU Museum of Natural History >> University of Colorado >> 265 UCB >> Boulder, CO 80309-0265 >> 303-492-5211 >> >> -------------- next part -------------- >> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... >> URL: < >> http://mailman.yale.edu/pipermail/nhcoll-l/attachments/20200313/9b2711ed/attachment-0001.html >> > >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> Message: 8 >> Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2020 12:21:26 -0700 >> From: Trina Roberts >> To: nhcoll >> Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Collections at NHMLA (LACM) and La Brea Tar Pits >> are now closed to visitors >> Message-ID: >> > PP7g+ecsug at mail.gmail.com> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" >> >> Dear colleagues, >> >> As part of our response to the continuing COVID-19 pandemic, the >> collections at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County and La >> Brea >> Tar Pits and Museum are now closed to visitors through at least April 10. >> Collection access during this period will be limited to current NHMLA >> staff. >> >> VISITORS AND TOURS: >> The collections are closed to researchers, tours, class visits, and all >> other groups and individuals who are not NHMLA staff. This includes visits >> by NHMLA Research Associates. If you had previously arranged for a visit >> or tour and are unsure whether it has been canceled, please contact us to >> discuss your situation. >> >> LOANS: >> * Returns of loaned material due back to other institutions will be >> processed depending on staff availability. If you are waiting for a >> return >> from us that is a high priority, please contact the Registrar?s Office at >> registrar at nhm.org to make sure we are aware of your needs. >> >> * Outgoing loans from the NHMLA collections may be processed and shipped, >> depending on staff availability. >> >> * Incoming loans from other collections and returns of loaned material to >> our collections will be received if they?ve already been shipped. Please >> contact the collections staff member or registrar you?ve been working with >> to double-check our current status before shipping any additional >> collection material to us. >> >> The situation in L.A. County continues to change rapidly, and additional >> restrictions may become necessary. Please visit >> nhm.org/update-nhmlacs-response-covid-19 to find out more about the >> museums' and our collections? status or >> nhm.org/research-collections/our-staff to find additional contact >> information for our staff. You can also contact us at >> collections at nhm.org >> with any questions about ongoing collections operations. >> >> We appreciate your understanding as we take these necessary measures to >> protect our community and our staff. >> >> >> --Trina Roberts >> Associate Vice President, Collections >> Natural History Museums of L.A. County >> troberts at nhm.org >> 213-763-3330 >> -------------- next part -------------- >> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... >> URL: < >> http://mailman.yale.edu/pipermail/nhcoll-l/attachments/20200313/9a938fbf/attachment-0001.html >> > >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> Message: 9 >> Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2020 20:46:58 +0000 >> From: "Motz, Gary" >> To: Richard Rabeler , "nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu" >> >> Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] Collections and Covid-19 >> Message-ID: >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" >> >> Rich et al., >> >> >> >> Our Executive Director for University Collections, Heather Calloway, >> distributed a document outlining a contagious outbreak action plan for >> Indiana University Collections. This document was modified from an action >> plan put out by the National Civil War Museum. >> >> >> >> Indiana University Collections | Contagious Outbreak Action Plan >> >> >> >> Main strategies: >> >> 1. Keeping our sites clean and sanitized >> 2. Keeping staff healthy >> 3. Adjusting for financial impacts >> >> >> >> Strategy details, followed by task chart below. >> >> >> >> Keeping sites clean and sanitized: >> >> 1. Create plan to sanitize surfaces that people touch often and more >> frequently: >> >> a. Sanitize front desks and its computers and phones >> b. Sanitize door handles, handrails, elevator buttons, drinking >> fountains >> c. Sanitize touch screens and interactives >> d. Sanitize bathrooms (handles, sinks and counters, faucets, stall >> door latches, hand driers) >> e. Keep soap, sanitizer, and paper towels stocked >> f. Communicate plan to staff >> >> 2. Purchase increased supplies for keeping sites cleaner >> >> a. Add more hand sanitizer stations (outside exhibits, at front >> desks) >> b. Explore adding foot-opening hardware to bottom of doors >> c. Add paper towel dispensers and paper towels in all bathrooms (not >> just stacks of paper towels) >> >> 3. Create and add detailed handwashing signs to all bathrooms (4 >> Admin, 5 Tredegar museum, 2 Clay VC, 2 house, 4 APX) >> >> i. Something with details about using soap, scrubbing all parts of >> the hand, for 20 seconds, drying completely. >> >> >> >> Keeping staff healthy: >> >> 1. Encourage staff to stay home if feeling ill >> >> a. Educating staff on virus, symptoms, and its spread by sharing >> simple resources via email >> >> i. >> CDC: especially their < >> https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/faq.html> FAQs, < >> https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/about/prevention-treatment.html> >> prevention, and < >> https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/about/symptoms.html> symptoms. >> >> b. Explicitly encouraging the importance of all staff to stay home >> if sick, including opportunities for remote work. If working from home, >> staff should discuss his with their supervisor in advance and then check in >> with them daily. >> c. Reminding part-time staff of PTO balances to use if they are sick >> or they need to care for a sick family member >> >> i. Question to Answer: After part-time staff exhaust their PTO and >> still need to stay home due to COVID-19, will the museum continue to pay >> them for their scheduled shifts until the epidemic around us is over? >> ii. Question to answer: Will part-time staff who have not yet accrued >> PTO and need to stay home due to COVID-19 (their own illness or care of a >> sick family member) be paid for scheduled shifts like PTO? >> >> >> >> Adjusting for financial impacts: >> >> 1. Monitoring staff cost impact on budget (ex: PTO) >> 2. Monitoring expenses for initial supplies (ex: sanitizing cleaner, >> bathroom signs, etc.) >> >> >> >> >> >> Strategy Task List and Timeline >> >> >> >> >> Strategy Item >> >> Lead Staff Person >> >> Goal Completion Date >> >> Status >> >> >> Keeping sites clean and sanitized: >> >> >> 1. Create plan to sanitize surfaces that people touch often and >> more frequently: >> >> b. Sanitize front desks and its computers and phones >> >> c. Sanitize door handles, handrails, elevator buttons, drinking >> fountains >> >> d. Sanitize touch screens and interactives >> >> e. Sanitize bathrooms (handles, sinks and counters, faucets, stall >> door latches, hand driers) >> >> f. Keep soap, sanitizer, and paper towels stocked >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> g. Communicate plan to staff >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> 2. Purchase increased supplies for keeping sites cleaner >> >> h. Add more hand sanitizer stations (outside exhibits, at front >> desks) >> >> i. Explore adding foot-opening hardware to bottom of doors >> >> j. Add paper towel dispensers and paper towels in all bathrooms >> (not just stacks of paper towels) >> >> k. Facial tissue for the front desks >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> 3. Create detailed handwashing signs for bathrooms >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Add signs to all bathrooms (4 Admin, 5 Tredegar museum, 2 Clay VC, 2 >> house, 4 APX) >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Keeping staff healthy: >> >> >> 1. Educating staff on virus, symptoms, and its spread by sharing >> simple resource via email >> >> 2. Explicitly encouraging the importance of all staff to stay home >> if sick, including opportunities for remote work. >> >> 3. Reminding part-time staff of PTO balances >> >> 4. Paying part-time staff for shifts >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Adjusting for financial impacts: >> >> >> 1. Monitoring for decrease in attendance, adjusting budgets if >> necessary >> >> a. Monitor general walk-in attendance, as well as groups >> >> 2. Monitoring staff cost impact on budget >> >> 3. Monitoring expenses for initial supplies >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Cheers, >> Gary >> >> _____________________________________ >> >> Gary Motz >> >> Research Affiliate ? Paleobiology & Digitization >> >> Center for Biological Research Collections >> >> >> >> Chief Information Officer and >> >> Assistant Director for Information Services >> >> 812-856-3500 >> >> >> >> 420 N. Walnut St. | Bloomington, IN 47404 >> >> website | >> twitter | email | 812-855-7636 >> >> >> >> From: Nhcoll-l On Behalf Of Richard >> Rabeler >> Sent: Thursday, March 12, 2020 9:29 AM >> To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu >> Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Collections and Covid-19 >> >> >> >> Colleagues: >> >> >> >> We are actively discussing plans for our research museum collections at >> the University of Michigan Research Museums Center over the next month or >> so, especially as it relates to students, volunteers, and visitors. >> >> >> >> While I have seen comments on AAMG-L about how people associated with >> public galleries are being impacted, I don't recall seeing the same from >> the collections community. I suspect some of you, esp. in university >> collections, have been faced with class cancellations and restrictions on >> travel and possibly visitors and you are likely having similar >> conversations. >> >> >> >> Out of curiosity, how are you planning to handle activities in your >> collections? >> >> >> >> Sincerely, >> >> >> >> Rich Rabeler, >> >> Senior Collection Manager >> >> University of Michigan Herbarium >> >> >> >> -------------- next part -------------- >> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... >> URL: < >> http://mailman.yale.edu/pipermail/nhcoll-l/attachments/20200313/ab234985/attachment-0001.html >> > >> -------------- next part -------------- >> A non-text attachment was scrubbed... >> Name: image001.png >> Type: image/png >> Size: 13019 bytes >> Desc: not available >> URL: < >> http://mailman.yale.edu/pipermail/nhcoll-l/attachments/20200313/ab234985/attachment-0001.png >> > >> -------------- next part -------------- >> A non-text attachment was scrubbed... >> Name: smime.p7s >> Type: application/pkcs7-signature >> Size: 5688 bytes >> Desc: not available >> URL: < >> http://mailman.yale.edu/pipermail/nhcoll-l/attachments/20200313/ab234985/attachment-0001.p7s >> > >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> Message: 10 >> Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2020 14:54:35 -0700 >> From: Carla Cicero >> To: Christine Johnson >> Cc: Richard Rabeler , "nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu" >> >> Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] Collections and Covid-19 >> Message-ID: >> < >> CAB+JHK3ZsuKdVo3BJfiUjXqodHZbVzjb9_XgTikJY+iVW+uxhA at mail.gmail.com> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" >> >> Same for the MVZ bird collection. >> >> On Thu, Mar 12, 2020 at 6:32 AM Christine Johnson >> wrote: >> >> > Hi Rich, >> > >> > Glad you asked. As of yesterday, AMNH is not accepting new visitors to >> its >> > collections until April, when the situation will be reevaluated. >> > >> > Best, >> > >> > Chris >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > *Christine Johnson, Ph.D. >> > * >> > >> > *Curatorial Associate* >> > >> > *American Museum of Natural History >> > * >> > >> > *Division of Invertebrate Zoology >> > * >> > >> > *Central Park West at 79th Street* >> > >> > *New York, NY 10024* >> > >> > *(212)769-5605* >> > >> > *cjohnson at amnh.org * >> > >> > >> > >> > *IMLS Coral Rehousing Project >> > * >> > >> > *Entomologica Americana * >> > >> > *Journal of Negative Results - EEB < >> http://www.jnr-eeb.org/index.php/jnr>* >> > >> > >> > >> > *From:* Nhcoll-l * On Behalf Of >> *Richard >> > Rabeler >> > *Sent:* Thursday, March 12, 2020 9:29 AM >> > *To:* nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu >> > *Subject:* [Nhcoll-l] Collections and Covid-19 >> > >> > >> > >> > *EXTERNAL SENDER* >> > >> > >> > >> > Colleagues: >> > >> > >> > >> > We are actively discussing plans for our research museum collections at >> > the University of Michigan Research Museums Center over the next month >> or >> > so, especially as it relates to students, volunteers, and visitors. >> > >> > >> > >> > While I have seen comments on AAMG-L about how people associated with >> > public galleries are being impacted, I don't recall seeing the same from >> > the collections community. I suspect some of you, esp. in university >> > collections, have been faced with class cancellations and restrictions >> on >> > travel and possibly visitors and you are likely having similar >> > conversations. >> > >> > >> > >> > Out of curiosity, how are you planning to handle activities in your >> > collections? >> > >> > >> > >> > Sincerely, >> > >> > >> > >> > Rich Rabeler, >> > >> > Senior Collection Manager >> > >> > University of Michigan Herbarium >> > >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > 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. >> > >> >> >> -- >> Carla Cicero, Ph.D >> Staff Curator of Birds >> Museum of Vertebrate Zoology >> 3101 Valley Life Sciences Building >> University of California >> Berkeley, CA 94720-3160 >> TEL: (510) 642-7868 >> FAX: (510) 643-8238 >> >> http://mvz.berkeley.edu >> https://carlacicero.net >> http://vertnet.org >> https://arctosdb.org >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bird_collections >> http://americanornithology.org/ >> -------------- next part -------------- >> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... >> URL: < >> http://mailman.yale.edu/pipermail/nhcoll-l/attachments/20200313/fe93cbb5/attachment-0001.html >> > >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> Message: 11 >> Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2020 18:41:32 -0700 >> From: Trina Roberts >> To: Richard Rabeler >> Cc: nhcoll >> Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] Collections and Covid-19 >> Message-ID: >> > 6OK8m4bH9VbLUOA at mail.gmail.com> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" >> >> Hi all, >> >> Like many of the rest of your collections, NHMLA and La Brea Tar Pits are >> now closed to visitors--we have canceled research visits and tours through >> April 10, and will assess the possibility of re-opening as the situation >> changes. The museums are also closed to the public as of this afternoon. >> We currently hope to keep collections operations going, just without >> outside access, but of course that depends on staff availability and >> institutional decisions about who should be at work. >> >> Much harder, it turns out, has been how to accommodate collections staff >> as >> the institution moves somewhat rapidly to a much heavier reliance on >> telecommuting. I can't say we were very well prepared for this. Three >> suggestions for those of you who have not yet reached this point, should >> you choose to learn from my mistakes: >> >> 1) Decide whether you're prepared to let staff take collection items home >> to work on, and under what conditions and with what limitations. Write >> that policy and get it approved now. Talk to your insurer if your >> collection is insured, because they and your underwriters may need to be >> in >> on this conversation. >> 2) Start scanning. I bet you're all sitting on as many piles of documents >> and data that you've been wanting to transcribe/digitize some day as we >> are. If you have staff who are forced to self-quarantine or work from >> home, you may want digital projects ready to go. >> 3) If you need additional IT support, VPNs, software licenses, training, >> etc for collection staff to access databases or files from home, and for >> all of them to want to do this *simultaneously*, start getting that into >> place. >> >> Good luck and stay healthy, everyone! >> >> --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 Thu, Mar 12, 2020 at 6:29 AM Richard Rabeler >> wrote: >> >> > Colleagues: >> > >> > We are actively discussing plans for our research museum collections at >> > the University of Michigan Research Museums Center over the next month >> or >> > so, especially as it relates to students, volunteers, and visitors. >> > >> > While I have seen comments on AAMG-L about how people associated with >> > public galleries are being impacted, I don't recall seeing the same from >> > the collections community. I suspect some of you, esp. in university >> > collections, have been faced with class cancellations and restrictions >> on >> > travel and possibly visitors and you are likely having similar >> > conversations. >> > >> > Out of curiosity, how are you planning to handle activities in your >> > collections? >> > >> > Sincerely, >> > >> > Rich Rabeler, >> > Senior Collection Manager >> > University of Michigan Herbarium >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > 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: < >> http://mailman.yale.edu/pipermail/nhcoll-l/attachments/20200313/cc00db3a/attachment-0001.html >> > >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> Message: 12 >> Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2020 18:51:45 -0700 >> From: Debra Trock >> To: Trina Roberts >> Cc: Richard Rabeler , nhcoll >> >> Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] Collections and Covid-19 >> Message-ID: >> > x2JTRCOD5vvFSvmuNs2TnxV-9yVSoaWp6R06y4_P_Y0Q at mail.gmail.com> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" >> >> Trina?s advice is excellent. At CalAcademy we were able to put together >> some digital work but it would have been better to have had it planned >> rather than scrambling to throw some things together. The only other >> thing >> I would add is to understand the capacity of your VPN. Ours is already a >> little slow, and because of so much increase in use we were told business >> critical functions only. No databases and no ability to work on large >> datasets. I think that some of our curators do run their own servers, but >> some of our potential digital work by collections staff may be limited. >> >> Stay safe everyone >> >> Deb >> >> On Fri, Mar 13, 2020 at 6:41 PM Trina Roberts wrote: >> >> > Hi all, >> > >> > Like many of the rest of your collections, NHMLA and La Brea Tar Pits >> are >> > now closed to visitors--we have canceled research visits and tours >> through >> > April 10, and will assess the possibility of re-opening as the situation >> > changes. The museums are also closed to the public as of this >> afternoon. >> > We currently hope to keep collections operations going, just without >> > outside access, but of course that depends on staff availability and >> > institutional decisions about who should be at work. >> > >> > Much harder, it turns out, has been how to accommodate collections staff >> > as the institution moves somewhat rapidly to a much heavier reliance on >> > telecommuting. I can't say we were very well prepared for this. Three >> > suggestions for those of you who have not yet reached this point, should >> > you choose to learn from my mistakes: >> > >> > 1) Decide whether you're prepared to let staff take collection items >> home >> > to work on, and under what conditions and with what limitations. Write >> > that policy and get it approved now. Talk to your insurer if your >> > collection is insured, because they and your underwriters may need to >> be in >> > on this conversation. >> > 2) Start scanning. I bet you're all sitting on as many piles of >> documents >> > and data that you've been wanting to transcribe/digitize some day as we >> > are. If you have staff who are forced to self-quarantine or work from >> > home, you may want digital projects ready to go. >> > 3) If you need additional IT support, VPNs, software licenses, training, >> > etc for collection staff to access databases or files from home, and for >> > all of them to want to do this *simultaneously*, start getting that into >> > place. >> > >> > Good luck and stay healthy, everyone! >> > >> > --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 Thu, Mar 12, 2020 at 6:29 AM Richard Rabeler >> wrote: >> > >> >> Colleagues: >> >> >> >> We are actively discussing plans for our research museum collections at >> >> the University of Michigan Research Museums Center over the next month >> or >> >> so, especially as it relates to students, volunteers, and visitors. >> >> >> >> While I have seen comments on AAMG-L about how people associated with >> >> public galleries are being impacted, I don't recall seeing the same >> from >> >> the collections community. I suspect some of you, esp. in university >> >> collections, have been faced with class cancellations and restrictions >> on >> >> travel and possibly visitors and you are likely having similar >> >> conversations. >> >> >> >> Out of curiosity, how are you planning to handle activities in your >> >> collections? >> >> >> >> Sincerely, >> >> >> >> Rich Rabeler, >> >> Senior Collection Manager >> >> University of Michigan Herbarium >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Nhcoll-l mailing list >> >> Nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu >> >> https://mailman.yale.edu/mailman/listinfo/nhcoll-l >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> NHCOLL-L is brought to you by the Society for the Preservation of >> >> Natural History Collections (SPNHC), an international society whose >> >> mission is to improve the preservation, conservation and management of >> >> natural history collections to ensure their continuing value to >> >> society. 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We didn't have any trace of the "Apache >> running" bug you mention. >> >> Note though, that we don't use the web services of FMS, but they were at >> least partially turned on during install (I recall disabling them after >> the >> install), so I suspect Mojave+FMS doesn't trigger the problem. >> >> -Dean >> -- >> Dean Pentcheff >> pentcheff at gmail.com >> pentcheff at nhm.org >> https://research.nhm.org/disco >> >> >> >> On Thu, Mar 12, 2020 at 5:58 PM Doug Yanega wrote: >> >> > Hi, all. As part of plans to be able to work remotely on our >> > collection's database, we just upgraded to FMS 18, which also >> > necessitated an upgrade to Mac OS Catalina. The problem is that FMS 18 >> > will evidently not install on Catalina, and instead gives warnings that >> > it cannot install while Apache is running. After literally hours on the >> > phone with both technical help from Claris and from Apple, neither party >> > has an answer that allows for a proper installation. A few hits online >> > indicated that this is a known bug, and not unique to this version of >> > either FMS or of the Mac OS, but did not give clear solutions. >> > >> > e.g.: >> > >> > >> > >> https://community.filemaker.com/en/s/question/0D50H00006qwaSg/i-cant-install-fms-18-before-the-installation-even-starts-i-receive-an-error-message-titled-apache-is-running >> > >> > What I am hoping for is that some people in our community have >> > encountered this exact problem, and found a reasonably practical >> > solution to it, that they would be willing to share. I'm looking for >> > *known* solutions at this point, not guesses and speculation; the >> > putatively knowledgeable people at Claris and Apple had plenty of these, >> > and none of their guesses panned out. What is especially baffling is >> > that when I mentioned to them that there were online discussions >> > regarding this bug, they both said they were prohibited by their >> > respective employers from ever looking at public forums like these, so >> > techs at both firms apparently live in almost complete ignorance of the >> > end-user fallout from their bugs, even though these forums are >> > ostensibly approved by the same firms. >> > >> > Thanks in advance for anyone who can help, >> > >> > -- >> > 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. 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If you have questions, comments, or suggestions, please >> contact the AIBS Director of Public Policy, Robert Gropp, at 202-628-1500 x >> 250. >> >> ________________________________ >> >> AIBS Urges Congress to Include Scientific Societies in COVID-19 Economic >> Measures >> >> The American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS) has asked >> congressional leaders to include scientific societies and organizations in >> economic measures crafted to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. >> >> AIBS noted, in part: ?As Congress considers the economic costs of >> COVID-19, we request that you include in any economic recovery and >> resilience measures non-profit scientific societies and organizations. >> Professional societies and research institutions are suffering significant >> economic impacts from cancelling scientific conferences, workshops, and >> other meetings. For many professional associations/scientific societies, >> annual meetings, regional and topical conferences are one of the primary >> ways that scientists share information. These meetings are also one of the >> core revenue sources that sustain the work of these non-profit >> organizations. Scientific societies have been at the forefront of the >> public response to COVID-19. Often, cancelling programs to reduce exposure >> risks prior to any request or directive from government and public health >> officials.? >> >> To read AIBS?s letters, visit https://www.aibs.org/position-statements/< >> https://aibs.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a2886d199362c2554974f78af&id=52da5dfd12&e=6708ed45cf >> >. >> >> In related news, the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) >> has written to Mr. Larry Kudlow, Director of the White House National >> Economic Council urging that tax-exempt associations suffering from event >> cancellations and reduced meetings attendance be considered in any federal >> aid package. Additionally, ASAE draws attention to the fact that ?many >> associations operate similarly to small businesses and are greatly impacted >> if employees are forced to take sick leave or quarantined as a result of >> COVID-19 interaction.? The letter further reads, ?We are aware that the >> Administration is considering measures for small businesses that may >> require cash flow assistance amid the outbreak, and ask that tax-exempt >> entities not be excluded from any temporary aid designed to stem the >> economic fallout resulting from COVID-19.? Read ASAE?s letter here: >> https://www.thepowerofa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Kudlow-Letter-on-COVID-19-Stimulus_-002.pdf >> > ck/click?u=a2886d199362c2554974f78af&id=e176dafb58&e=6708ed45cf> >> >> Congress is currently working on what is anticipated to be the first of a >> series of economic relief packages. >> >> AIBS Testimony: Support Increased Funding for Science >> >> The American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS) has provided >> testimony to House and Senate Appropriations Committees regarding fiscal >> year (FY) 2021 funding for the National Science Foundation and biological >> research programs within the Smithsonian Institution, the U.S. Geological >> Survey (USGS), the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), and the >> Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). >> >> AIBS urged Congress to reject the deep cuts proposed in the President?s >> budget request and to continue its bipartisan tradition of investing in our >> nation?s scientific capacity. >> >> In testimony to the House and Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on >> Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, AIBS urged Congress to provide >> new funding to the Smithsonian Institution with at least $55 million to >> support scientific and curatorial work within the National Museum of >> Natural History; provide the USGS with $1.35 billion, with at least $260 >> million for its Ecosystems mission area; restore funding for Science >> Support in USFWS to the FY 2020 enacted level of $17.3 million; and provide >> EPA Science and Technology with at least $760 million. >> >> As noted in the testimony< >> https://aibs.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a2886d199362c2554974f78af&id=fb45cba249&e=6708ed45cf>: >> ?The loss of biological diversity and the concomitant negative implications >> for human health and well-being are of significant concern. As human >> population grows and people increasingly come into contact with new >> environments and species migrating into new habitats, the risk of new >> diseases, such as zoonotic pandemics, is of growing concern. Biological >> diversity offers a buffer against the spread of pathogens. Biological >> diversity contributes to environmental sustainability and increases our >> resilience to natural disasters. Robust federal investments in scientific >> research and monitoring that improves our understanding of biological >> diversity and ecosystem function must be a priority. The agencies funded by >> this appropriations bill are centrally involved in conducting, supporting, >> and using this scientific research for public benefit.? >> >> AIBS encouraged Congress to provide NSF with at least $9 billion in FY >> 2021 in written testimony to the House and Senate Appropriations >> Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies. >> >> ?The President?s budget request for FY 2021 proposes a 6.5 percent cut to >> NSF, including a 7.8 percent reduction of its research activities. If >> enacted, this budget will hurt research and undermine the nation?s ability >> to address national challenges. Congress provided NSF with $8.278 billion >> in funding for FY 2020, an increase of 2.5 percent. This increase allows >> for critical federal investments in scientific and educational research as >> well as support for the development of the scientific workforce. We >> encourage Congress to continue supporting increased investments in our >> nation?s scientific capacity,? AIBS testified< >> https://aibs.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a2886d199362c2554974f78af&id=301d6c7f71&e=6708ed45cf >> >. >> >> Biden?s COVID-19 Plan Stresses Action on Climate Change >> >> Former Vice President and 2020 Presidential Candidate Joe Biden has >> proposed a new plan to address the new coronavirus disease, COVID-19, and >> to prepare for future global health threats. The plan argues that >> aggressive action on climate change is needed to combat health threats such >> as infectious diseases. >> >> ?The link between climate change and health security is well-documented >> and will create a growing threat to Americans,? according to Biden?s >> proposal. ?A Biden Administration will recommit the United States to the >> Paris Agreement on day one and lead an effort to get every major country to >> ramp up the ambition of their domestic climate targets. As President, Biden >> will fully integrate climate change into our foreign policy and global >> health security strategies, and prioritize efforts to mitigate disease and >> migration challenges caused by a warming planet.? >> >> The plan cites the National Climate Assessment, a congressionally >> mandated scientific report prepared every four years by scientists from 13 >> federal agencies, which found that ?climate change threatens human health >> and well-being in many ways, including impacts from increased extreme >> weather events, wildfire, decreased air quality, and illnesses transmitted >> by food, water, and diseases carriers such as mosquitoes and ticks.? >> >> It remains to be seen if the pandemic will still be active if Biden is >> sworn into office in January 2021, but he offered his plan as advice to the >> Trump administration as well as a look into how his Administration would >> handle future health threats. >> >> ?We should be investing in rebuilding and strengthening the Global Health >> Security Agenda, which we launched during our administration, specifically >> to mobilize the world against the threats of new infectious diseases,? said >> Biden while announcing his plan, reported E&E News. ?No President can >> promise to prevent future outbreaks. But I can promise you this: When I'm >> President, we will be better prepared, respond better and recover better. >> We'll lead with science, we'll listen to the experts, we'll heed their >> advice, we'll build American leadership and rebuild it to really the world >> and meet global threats we'll likely to face again.? >> >> EPA Broadens ?Secret Science? Proposal >> >> On March 3, 2020, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a >> supplemental addition to the proposed rule ?Strengthening Transparency in >> Regulatory Science,? also referred to as the ?secret science? rule, that >> would bar the use of scientific studies in crafting regulations unless the >> underlying data ?are publicly available in a manner sufficient for >> independent validation.? >> >> According to EPA, this supplemental is not a new rulemaking and rather >> provides clarifications on certain terms and aspects of the proposed rule, >> first introduced in 2018 by former EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt. It was >> reported< >> https://aibs.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a2886d199362c2554974f78af&id=3302f1409b&e=6708ed45cf> >> that EPA was planning to propose this supplemental back in November 2019. >> >> ?These additions and clarifications to the proposed rule will ensure that >> the science supporting the agency's decisions is transparent and available >> for independent validation while still maintaining protection of >> confidential and personally identifiable information,? said EPA >> Administrator Andrew Wheeler. >> >> The supplemental would broaden restrictions on the type of scientific >> studies EPA can use when crafting regulations. The original proposal >> applied only to dose-response studies, while the revised plan requires that >> the agency rely only on studies that make all of their underlying data >> public. The supplemental also clarifies that the restrictions proposed >> under the rulemaking applies not only to the agency?s regulatory decisions >> but also to ?influential scientific information? disseminated by the >> agency. The revisions would also give the EPA Administrator the discretion >> to consider a study that has not made all its data public. >> >> The revised proposal, however, would not apply retroactively to reverse >> any existing regulations and would only apply to studies ?that are >> potentially pivotal to EPA?s decisions or influential scientific >> information that are developed in the future.? >> >> According to critics, restrictions in the updated proposal are more >> far-reaching than the original proposal. ?It's increasing the damage of >> the proposed rule,? said Betsy Southerland, former Director of EPA's Office >> of Science and Technology, according to a report by E&E News. ?Number 1, >> it expands the scope of the rule, and number 2, by no means does it >> demonstrate they have a legal authority to do this rulemaking.? She added >> that the draft fails to identify a need. ?They?re putting in nonscientific >> criteria to decide what science the agency can use,? said Andrew Rosenberg, >> Director of the Center for Science and Democracy at the Union of Concerned >> Scientists, according to a report by the New York Times. ?Now the most >> important thing is whether the data is public, not the strength of the >> scientific evidence.? >> >> There will be a 30 day comment period on the supplemental notice of >> proposed rulemaking after it is published in the Federal Register. A >> pre-publication version of the revised proposed rule is available here: >> https://www.epa.gov/osa/strengthening-transparency-regulatory-science< >> https://aibs.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a2886d199362c2554974f78af&id=2682d5f120&e=6708ed45cf >> > >> >> New AIBS Report on Biological Sciences in the President's FY 2021 Budget >> >> A new report from the American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS) >> provides an analysis of the President?s fiscal year (FY) 2021 budget >> request for biological sciences research and education. >> >> The report provides an overview and analysis of the budget request for >> several federal agencies and programs, including the National Science >> Foundation, National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Institute of >> Standards and Technology, United States Geological Survey, Department of >> Energy Office of Science, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, >> and Environmental Protection Agency, among others. >> >> Most federal science agencies would receive budget cuts in FY 2021 if the >> President?s budget is enacted. Notably, the plan proposes a 7.3 percent >> cut to the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases within >> NIH. However, the President?s budget request was released prior to the >> global spread of COVID-19. That development is likely to have significant >> impacts on FY 2021 funding as the government works to respond to this >> global issue and also to address the significant economic impacts arising >> from COVID-19. >> >> The report is available here: >> https://www.aibs.org/public-policy/budget_report.html< >> https://aibs.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a2886d199362c2554974f78af&id=5dd3b858aa&e=6708ed45cf >> > >> >> Registration Open for Writing for Impact and Influence Online Course >> >> The American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS) is once again >> offering its popular professional development program to help scientists >> and students hone their written communication skills to increase the power >> of their message. >> >> Writing for Impact and Influence combines practical instruction and >> hands-on exercises to improve participants? general writing proficiency and >> their ability to reach large audiences. The program will provide >> participants with the skills and tools needed to compose scientific press >> releases, blog posts, emails, and memoranda. >> >> Learn to write for stakeholders, decision-makers, and the general public, >> with a focus on perfecting the reader experience. >> >> The course consists of six 90-minute online modules conducted live and >> will begin on Thursday, 9 July 2020, with subsequent course sessions held >> weekly on Thursdays. Individuals who actively participate in and complete >> the full course will receive a certificate recognizing that they have >> completed a nine-hour professional development course on business writing >> for scientists. >> >> Register now: http://io.aibs.org/writing< >> https://aibs.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a2886d199362c2554974f78af&id=c9f3dc8e3c&e=6708ed45cf >> > >> >> Now Online: 2020 Communications Boot Camp for Scientists >> >> The American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS) is offering a >> professional development program designed to enhance the communication >> skills of scientists, particularly those interested in communicating with >> decision-makers and the news media. The program is an excellent way to >> develop new communication skills and identify effective methods for >> broadening the impact of research and education programs. >> >> The AIBS Communications Training Boot Camp for Scientists expands on >> AIBS?s highly successful media and science policy training workshops. The >> Boot Camp meets the needs of everyone from graduate students to senior >> researchers and program administrators to newly elected professional >> society leaders. >> >> In light of the recent COVID-19 pandemic, the Boot Camp will be offered >> as an intensive, two-day, hands-on online training program on April 20-21, >> 2020. >> >> Participants will learn: >> >> * How to translate scientific findings for non-technical audiences >> * How to tell a resonant story that informs decision-makers >> * How to prepare for and participate in a news interview >> * How to prepare for and engage in a meeting with a decision-maker >> * How to protect your scientific reputation >> * How to identify and define the audience you need to reach >> * What decision-makers want to hear from a scientist >> * What reporters are looking for in an interview >> * How to leverage social media >> * How the nation?s science policy is developed and implemented >> >> Learn more about the program and register now at >> https://www.aibs.org/public-policy/communications_boot_camp.html< >> https://aibs.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a2886d199362c2554974f78af&id=b8fd6c1f49&e=6708ed45cf >> >. >> >> Now Online: Enabling Interdisciplinary and Team Science >> >> 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. >> >> In light of the recent COVID-19 pandemic, the April 27-28, 2020 workshop >> will now be offered as an online program. Register at >> https://www.aibs.org/events/team_science_event.html< >> https://aibs.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a2886d199362c2554974f78af&id=dff7fd547e&e=6708ed45cf >> >. >> >> AIBS Postpones Congressional Visits Day, Moves to Online Advocacy Events >> >> In light of the recent COVID-19 pandemic, AIBS has determined that the >> appropriate course of action at this time is to postpone the annual >> Congressional Visits Day scheduled for April 22. In the coming weeks, we >> will evaluate options for rescheduling the event for a time this fall. >> >> We appreciate your flexibility and commitment to science-informed public >> policy. In the coming weeks, AIBS will be sharing opportunities to >> communicate with members of Congress through the online AIBS Legislative >> Action Center. We will also organize a ?call-in? day - a coordinated event >> where participants will call members of Congress to express support for >> science. >> >> Scientists, graduate students, educators, or other science community >> members who are interested in advocating for scientific research and >> education are encouraged to participate in these virtual efforts. >> >> If you would like to participate in these efforts, please fill out the >> interest form available at >> https://www.aibs.org/public-policy/congressional_visits_day.html< >> https://aibs.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a2886d199362c2554974f78af&id=30f4a33a2a&e=6708ed45cf >> > >> >> Short Takes >> >> * The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) has >> extended the comment periods for two recent Requests for Information. The >> deadline to submit comments on open access publishing is now April 6, >> 2020. With this solicitation, the OSTP is requesting recommendations on >> approaches for ensuring broad public access to the peer-reviewed scholarly >> publications, data, and code that result from federally funded scientific >> research. Details about the submission process can be found at: >> https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2020-03-05/html/2020-04538.htm< >> https://aibs.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a2886d199362c2554974f78af&id=52a07ec4a7&e=6708ed45cf>. >> Comments on a draft set of desirable characteristics of data repositories >> used to locate, manage, share, and use data resulting from federally funded >> research can now be submitted until March 17, 2020. More information is >> available at: >> https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2020-03-05/html/2020-04530.htm< >> https://aibs. >> >> us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a2886d199362c2554974f78af&id=8a41538507&e=6708ed45cf >> >. >> * The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine >> (NASEM) Committee on Biological and Physical Sciences in Space is seeking >> community input for their next Decadal Survey on Physical and Biological >> Science in Space. Sponsored by NASA, the survey will establish priorities >> and provide recommendations for research in microgravity and partial >> gravity for the coming decade. This is an opportunity to provide >> preliminary ideas regarding key issues, challenges, and emerging topics >> about physical and biological research that can only be done in space. >> More information available at: >> https://sites.nationalacademies.org/SSB/ssb_145312< >> https://aibs.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a2886d199362c2554974f78af&id=8179b20e98&e=6708ed45cf >> > >> * The National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) is requesting >> written stakeholder input on agency services, ?to assist NIFA in optimizing >> delivery of services and better serve stakeholders' and partners' research, >> extension, and education needs.? Written input on certain target questions >> can be submitted to NIFAProjectCAFE at usda.gov> NIFAProjectCAFE at usda.gov> until 5:00 PM Eastern time on April 03, 2020. >> More information about the solicitation is available at: >> https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2020-03-02/html/2020-04158.htm< >> https://aibs.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a2886d199362c2554974f78af&id=64d703e0eb&e=6708ed45cf >> > >> * The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is >> soliciting nominations for members of its Science Advisory Board (SAB). >> The SAB, comprised of approximately fifteen members, advises the Under >> Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and the NOAA Administrator >> on long- and short-range strategies for research, education, and >> application of science to resource management and environmental assessment >> and prediction. Applications can be submitted electronically to >> noaa.scienceadvisoryboard at noaa.gov> noaa.scienceadvisoryboard at noaa.gov> until April 23, 2020. More >> information can be found at: >> https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2020-03-09/html/2020-04750.htm< >> https://aibs.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a2886d199362c2554974f78af&id=d8c47feaac&e=6708ed45cf >> > >> >> From the Federal Register >> >> The following items appeared in the Federal Register from March 2 to 13, >> 2020. 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Always >> save old labels whenever possible. >> Cheers, >> Joan >> >> Joan Bacharach >> Senior Curator >> Museum Management Program >> National Park Service >> 202.354.2015 >> www.nps.gov/museum >> >> From: Nhcoll-l On Behalf Of Erik >> ?hlander >> Sent: Thursday, March 12, 2020 11:16 AM >> To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu >> Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: [Nhcoll-l] Labels for Collection >> >> Hi all, >> >> I agree, especially with Joachim's "never never never". We don't know >> much about the technic of tomorrow. The chemistry of ink and paper might >> add to the information. This is especially true for the rare parchment >> labels! >> >> Also I happened to have a jar on my desk. We keep old labels in plastic >> bags tied to the jar. IF the sprinkler system will be used it is better >> with a plastic cover than without - also if the plastic might harm the >> label. This is a specimen at least antedating 1754. The text at the >> uppermost printed label was administrated by Linnaeus about that year, but >> the specimen is older. >> >> Best wishes, >> >> >> Erik ?hlander >> vertebrate zoology and museum history >> >> ZOO >> Swedish Museum of Natural History >> PO Box 50007 >> SE-10405 Stockholm >> Sweden >> +46 0 8 5195 4118 >> +46 0 70 225 2716 >> erik.ahlander at nrm.se >> >> >> >> Fr?n: Nhcoll-l > nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu>> F?r James Maclaine >> Skickat: den 12 mars 2020 15:49 >> Till: 'joachim.haendel at zns.uni-halle.de' < >> joachim.haendel at zns.uni-halle.de>; >> nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu; Bernhard >> Leopold Bock > bernhard-leopold.bock at uni-jena.de>>; >> joachim.haendel at zoologie.uni-halle.de> joachim.haendel at zoologie.uni-halle.de>; Andrew Charles Bentley < >> abentley at ku.edu> >> ?mne: Re: [Nhcoll-l] Labels for Collection >> >> Hi Bernard, >> >> I always like to re-attach old labels to their original jars where >> possible (after photographing them) - see below for an example I just >> happened to have on my desk. I stick a band of archival adhesive paper >> around the jar, soak the original label until it softens up and then glue >> it to the backing paper. It's always good to put a small strip of adhesive >> paper over the join as well to help prevent it falling off again in the >> future! >> >> James >> >> [cid:image001.jpg at 01D5FB94.5F29BC80] >> >> >> James Maclaine >> Senior Curator, Fish Section >> Department of Life Sciences >> The Natural History Museum >> Cromwell Road >> London SW7 5BD >> U.K. >> >> Phone: +44 (0) 20 7942 5761 >> >> >> http://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/departments-and-staff/staff-directory/james-maclaine.html >> < >> https://url11.mailanyone.net/v1/?m=1jCP9T-0005yY-6A&i=57e1b682&c=qAGNgFu3yWhYQgcDitAfB5R_TgDGxijruPuMpvyMzdRPgizqkAWjdaJxE29HTb_dE9Dut6KQ-z_mmt3qG_Ffxb7jWUMZfe2GIgyeOCifJivmzbd3LHkxg3uhZIo2LKdbCO0DDvSl-snmVqXNJW8xNJWdiOYCMRCvEmhevZMLA9cwpt9FZzFJjqvg5GRMON_EMaNzYYhVKgQNbul4RLYhNNLgV3PkgXorMSCyNevRDbq1XsntBLqGvUIjZ558fYDZjTaf6vTzoAixR0pPT-mhgxZ-XzErudGQ3Zkep0By6QMMkO1QbBjiUPTvgHk_mjpR >> > >> >> >> From: Nhcoll-l [mailto:nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu] On Behalf Of >> Joachim Haendel >> Sent: 12 March 2020 14:29 >> To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu; >> Bernhard Leopold Bock; joachim.haendel at zoologie.uni-halle.de> joachim.haendel at zoologie.uni-halle.de>; Andrew Charles Bentley >> Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] Labels for Collection >> >> As Dirk said - old labels contain a lot of information, not just the >> writing. >> At least in entomology the rule is: old labels are never never never >> thrown away. >> >> Greetings >> Joachim >> >> >> ---- Am 12 Mar 2020 um 13:54 Uhr schrieb Andrew Charles Bentley: >> >> > Bernard >> > >> > As I have posted many times on this listserv we have been very happy >> with our thermal transfer printer system for wet collections. We have been >> using this system in our wet collections for over 15 years now and are >> still very happy with the results. I can take a 15 year old label out of a >> jar and place it next to a brand newly printed one and can discern any >> difference between the two. I have attached an email that contains all >> details regarding the system. Let me know if you have questions after >> reading it. >> > >> > As far as old labels, I would simply digitize them in high quality >> color and then discard. In this day and age of digitization I don't see >> any utility to keeping old labels once you have captured the label >> digitally. You are not losing anything. >> > >> > Hope that helps >> > >> > Andy >> > A : A : A : >> > }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> >> > V V V >> > Andy Bentley >> > Ichthyology Collection Manager >> > University of Kansas >> > Biodiversity Institute >> > Dyche Hall >> > 1345 Jayhawk Boulevard >> > Lawrence, KS, 66045-7561 >> > USA >> > >> > Tel: (785) 864-3863 >> > Fax: (785) 864-5335 >> > Email: abentley at ku.edu> 3cmailto:abentley at ku.edu>> >> > >> https://url11.mailanyone.net/v1/?m=1jCP9T-0005yY-6A&i=57e1b682&c=HHD2NgOVjKVytEyY91AQ2JDV6TNx8HN2Yyx_qJscwaa9sXsSR4923h_Z-eGkR7EYH_ITFjzBDgX4x6CvBMkQ-hd-NniCTcgxgG-4Y7YiowshoUo27iE08oViVSiVEcXbgVWRLen4QXEI054ewaj-VJCcRHhAOHZmx_vKKmbuq2OcW9QafeLpjDx_nqc87yQ_qQVZpMqBEh5YJYIb3CFVTVtapYQ1aELAJoT-0WOsHVXqJFDhyLTw-_cycGhXbBmK3b8VM5fZDIy1JeUkG0-xBPkJ1m4riYirYZASpr0Tkl3u8rBHCPzsal0dpUJa69H2 >> ; >> > A : A : A : >> > }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> >> > V V V >> > >> >> >> >> -- >> Joachim Haendel >> Natural Sciences Collections (ZNS) >> of the Martin-Luther-University >> - Zoological Collection - >> >> Domplatz 4 >> D-06099 Halle (Saale) >> Germany >> >> Phone.: +49 345 - 55 26 447 >> Fax.: +49 345 - 55 27 248 >> Email: joachim.haendel at zns.uni-halle.de> joachim.haendel at zns.uni-halle.de> >> >> >> -------------- next part -------------- >> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... >> URL: < >> http://mailman.yale.edu/pipermail/nhcoll-l/attachments/20200316/da5b1683/attachment-0001.html >> > >> -------------- next part -------------- >> A non-text attachment was scrubbed... >> Name: image001.jpg >> Type: image/jpeg >> Size: 7335 bytes >> Desc: image001.jpg >> URL: < >> http://mailman.yale.edu/pipermail/nhcoll-l/attachments/20200316/da5b1683/attachment-0001.jpg >> > >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> Message: 17 >> Date: Mon, 16 Mar 2020 17:58:41 +0000 >> From: "Boylan, Patrick" >> To: "Bacharach, Joan" , Erik ?hlander >> , "nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu" >> >> Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] [EXTERNAL] Re: Labels for Collection >> Message-ID: >> < >> LNXP265MB0587AB166756C0B445DB0B13A8F90 at LNXP265MB0587.GBRP265.PROD.OUTLOOK.COM >> > >> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1252" >> >> AND try to build up and then maintain a register identifying the >> handwriting on the labels. >> >> >> Patrick Boylan >> ________________________________ >> From: Nhcoll-l on behalf of >> Bacharach, Joan >> Sent: 16 March 2020 17:11 >> To: Erik ?hlander ; nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu < >> nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu> >> Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] [EXTERNAL] Re: Labels for Collection >> >> CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organisation. Do not >> click links or open attachments unless you recognise the sender and believe >> the content to be safe. >> >> >> Hello All: >> >> I agree with ?never, never, never? throwing away old labels. Always >> save old labels whenever possible. >> >> Cheers, >> >> Joan >> >> >> >> Joan Bacharach >> Senior Curator >> Museum Management Program >> National Park Service >> >> 202.354.2015 >> >> www.nps.gov/museum >> >> >> >> From: Nhcoll-l On Behalf Of Erik >> ?hlander >> Sent: Thursday, March 12, 2020 11:16 AM >> To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu >> Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: [Nhcoll-l] Labels for Collection >> >> >> >> Hi all, >> >> >> >> I agree, especially with Joachim?s ?never never never?. We don?t know >> much about the technic of tomorrow. The chemistry of ink and paper might >> add to the information. This is especially true for the rare parchment >> labels! >> >> >> >> Also I happened to have a jar on my desk. We keep old labels in plastic >> bags tied to the jar. IF the sprinkler system will be used it is better >> with a plastic cover than without ? also if the plastic might harm the >> label. This is a specimen at least antedating 1754. The text at the >> uppermost printed label was administrated by Linnaeus about that year, but >> the specimen is older. >> >> >> >> Best wishes, >> >> >> >> >> >> Erik ?hlander >> >> vertebrate zoology and museum history >> >> >> >> ZOO >> >> Swedish Museum of Natural History >> >> PO Box 50007 >> >> SE-10405 Stockholm >> >> Sweden >> >> +46 0 8 5195 4118 >> >> +46 0 70 225 2716 >> >> erik.ahlander at nrm.se >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Fr?n: Nhcoll-l > nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu>> F?r James Maclaine >> Skickat: den 12 mars 2020 15:49 >> Till: 'joachim.haendel at zns.uni-halle.de' < >> joachim.haendel at zns.uni-halle.de>; >> nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu; Bernhard >> Leopold Bock > bernhard-leopold.bock at uni-jena.de>>; >> joachim.haendel at zoologie.uni-halle.de> joachim.haendel at zoologie.uni-halle.de>; Andrew Charles Bentley < >> abentley at ku.edu> >> ?mne: Re: [Nhcoll-l] Labels for Collection >> >> >> >> Hi Bernard, >> >> >> >> I always like to re-attach old labels to their original jars where >> possible (after photographing them) ? see below for an example I just >> happened to have on my desk. I stick a band of archival adhesive paper >> around the jar, soak the original label until it softens up and then glue >> it to the backing paper. It?s always good to put a small strip of adhesive >> paper over the join as well to help prevent it falling off again in the >> future! >> >> >> >> James >> >> >> >> [cid:image001.jpg at 01D5FB94.5F29BC80] >> >> >> >> >> >> James Maclaine >> >> Senior Curator, Fish Section >> >> Department of Life Sciences >> >> The Natural History Museum >> >> Cromwell Road >> >> London SW7 5BD >> >> U.K. >> >> >> >> Phone: +44 (0) 20 7942 5761 >> >> >> >> >> http://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/departments-and-staff/staff-directory/james-maclaine.html >> < >> https://url11.mailanyone.net/v1/?m=1jCP9T-0005yY-6A&i=57e1b682&c=qAGNgFu3yWhYQgcDitAfB5R_TgDGxijruPuMpvyMzdRPgizqkAWjdaJxE29HTb_dE9Dut6KQ-z_mmt3qG_Ffxb7jWUMZfe2GIgyeOCifJivmzbd3LHkxg3uhZIo2LKdbCO0DDvSl-snmVqXNJW8xNJWdiOYCMRCvEmhevZMLA9cwpt9FZzFJjqvg5GRMON_EMaNzYYhVKgQNbul4RLYhNNLgV3PkgXorMSCyNevRDbq1XsntBLqGvUIjZ558fYDZjTaf6vTzoAixR0pPT-mhgxZ-XzErudGQ3Zkep0By6QMMkO1QbBjiUPTvgHk_mjpR >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> From: Nhcoll-l [mailto:nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu] On Behalf Of >> Joachim Haendel >> Sent: 12 March 2020 14:29 >> To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu; >> Bernhard Leopold Bock; joachim.haendel at zoologie.uni-halle.de> joachim.haendel at zoologie.uni-halle.de>; Andrew Charles Bentley >> Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] Labels for Collection >> >> >> >> As Dirk said - old labels contain a lot of information, not just the >> writing. >> >> At least in entomology the rule is: old labels are never never never >> thrown away. >> >> >> >> Greetings >> >> Joachim >> >> >> >> >> >> ---- Am 12 Mar 2020 um 13:54 Uhr schrieb Andrew Charles Bentley: >> >> >> >> > Bernard >> >> > >> >> > As I have posted many times on this listserv we have been very happy >> with our thermal transfer printer system for wet collections. We have been >> using this system in our wet collections for over 15 years now and are >> still very happy with the results. I can take a 15 year old label out of a >> jar and place it next to a brand newly printed one and can discern any >> difference between the two. I have attached an email that contains all >> details regarding the system. Let me know if you have questions after >> reading it. >> >> > >> >> > As far as old labels, I would simply digitize them in high quality >> color and then discard. In this day and age of digitization I don?t see >> any utility to keeping old labels once you have captured the label >> digitally. You are not losing anything. >> >> > >> >> > Hope that helps >> >> > >> >> > Andy >> >> > A : A : A : >> >> > }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> >> >> > V V V >> >> > Andy Bentley >> >> > Ichthyology Collection Manager >> >> > University of Kansas >> >> > Biodiversity Institute >> >> > Dyche Hall >> >> > 1345 Jayhawk Boulevard >> >> > Lawrence, KS, 66045-7561 >> >> > USA >> >> > >> >> > Tel: (785) 864-3863 >> >> > Fax: (785) 864-5335 >> >> > Email: abentley at ku.edu> 3cmailto:abentley at ku.edu>> >> >> > >> https://url11.mailanyone.net/v1/?m=1jCP9T-0005yY-6A&i=57e1b682&c=HHD2NgOVjKVytEyY91AQ2JDV6TNx8HN2Yyx_qJscwaa9sXsSR4923h_Z-eGkR7EYH_ITFjzBDgX4x6CvBMkQ-hd-NniCTcgxgG-4Y7YiowshoUo27iE08oViVSiVEcXbgVWRLen4QXEI054ewaj-VJCcRHhAOHZmx_vKKmbuq2OcW9QafeLpjDx_nqc87yQ_qQVZpMqBEh5YJYIb3CFVTVtapYQ1aELAJoT-0WOsHVXqJFDhyLTw-_cycGhXbBmK3b8VM5fZDIy1JeUkG0-xBPkJ1m4riYirYZASpr0Tkl3u8rBHCPzsal0dpUJa69H2 >> ; >> >> > A : A : A : >> >> > }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> >> >> > V V V >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> Joachim Haendel >> >> Natural Sciences Collections (ZNS) >> >> of the Martin-Luther-University >> >> - Zoological Collection - >> >> >> >> Domplatz 4 >> >> D-06099 Halle (Saale) >> >> Germany >> >> >> >> Phone.: +49 345 - 55 26 447 >> >> Fax.: +49 345 - 55 27 248 >> >> Email: joachim.haendel at zns.uni-halle.de> joachim.haendel at zns.uni-halle.de> >> >> >> >> >> -------------- next part -------------- >> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... >> URL: < >> http://mailman.yale.edu/pipermail/nhcoll-l/attachments/20200316/6a7d689f/attachment-0001.html >> > >> -------------- next part -------------- >> A non-text attachment was scrubbed... >> Name: image001.jpg >> Type: image/jpeg >> Size: 7335 bytes >> Desc: image001.jpg >> URL: < >> http://mailman.yale.edu/pipermail/nhcoll-l/attachments/20200316/6a7d689f/attachment-0001.jpg >> > >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> Message: 18 >> Date: Mon, 16 Mar 2020 14:47:18 -0400 >> From: Jyotsna Pandey >> To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu >> Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Writing for Impact and Influence: An AIBS >> Professional Development Program >> Message-ID: >> > 0F6jO35OXy41s3GYuiKfVuZBPY29H0jRE-JuSW2XRyi_w at mail.gmail.com> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" >> >> Dear Colleague, >> >> There is a growing recognition of the importance of providing scientists, >> particularly graduate students and post-doctoral fellows, with >> professional >> development training that will expand their career opportunities and >> potential for professional success. 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We will reopen when we are advised that >> it is safe to do so. >> >> Thank you for your understanding. >> >> Carol Roetzel Butler >> Assistant Director for Collections >> MRC 106 Rm 422 >> National Museum of Natural History >> 10th Street and Constitution Ave. NW >> Washington, DC 20560 >> w 202.633.0836 c 202.288.9334 >> butlerc 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: < >> http://mailman.yale.edu/pipermail/nhcoll-l/attachments/20200316/f46a60fe/attachment-0001.html >> > >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> Message: 21 >> Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2020 09:32:45 -0700 >> From: "peter s. miller" >> To: Bernhard Leopold Bock >> Cc: "nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu" >> Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] Labels for Collection >> Message-ID: <4288EDE7-B519-4B3F-B61C-22D03506AB62 at me.com> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" >> >> Bernhard, >> We use thermal transfer stock for labels. We are now digitizing our >> collection so photographs of the specimens with their old labels are made >> in case they deteriorate or come off. That way there is a historical record >> of their existence. I leave old labels on until ?nature? takes them off. >> >> Peter S. Miller >> Herpetology Collections Manager >> Biology Collection Interpreter >> Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture >> University of Washington >> 4300 15th Avenue NE >> Seattle, WA 98105-3010 >> pmiller1 at uw.edu >> Tel: 206-920-9062 >> www.burkemuseum.org The Burke Museum >> recognizes that the museum sits on the ancestral land of the Coast Salish >> peoples, the original and current caretakers of this land; the Duwamish, >> Suquamish, Tulalip and Muckleshoot. >> >> >> > On Mar 12, 2020, at 03:34, Bernhard Leopold Bock < >> bernhard-leopold.bock at uni-jena.de> wrote: >> > >> > Dear All, >> > >> > we are moving our wet-collection to a new place soon. I wanna take the >> chance to check alle the labels and specimens. For that purpose we are on >> the search for new labels (or Maybe Keep ours) We use the Resistall coated >> paper #36, which is to be said no longer recommended because of it?s Acid >> release. >> > >> > We would like to know what you are using, and if you can recommend the >> Tyvek Tags for a wet Collection. >> > Another Question is, what is best used to preserve historic labels, >> ours are in a good condition, but a lot are falling off and they are not >> sealed or anything. >> > >> > Thanks in Advance, >> > all the best Bernd >> > >> > Bernhard Bock >> > Friedrich-Schiller-Universit?t Jena >> > Institut f?r Zoologie und Evolutionsforschung >> > mit Phyletischem Museum, Ernst-Haeckel-Haus >> > und Biologiedidaktik >> > Erbertstr. 1 >> > 07743 Jena >> > >> > Tel.: 03641/949 186 >> > bernhard-leopold.bock at uni-jena.de > bernhard-leopold.bock at uni-jena.de> >> > http://www.phyletisches-museum.uni-jena.de < >> http://www.phyletisches-museum.uni-jena.de/> >> > www.instagram.com/phyletischesmuseum/ < >> http://www.instagram.com/phyletischesmuseum/> >> > https://www.facebook.com/PhyletischesMuseum/ < >> https://www.facebook.com/PhyletischesMuseum/> >> > https://twitter.com/phylmuseum?lang=de < >> https://twitter.com/phylmuseum?lang=de> >> > >> > Aktuelle Sonderausstellung: >> > >> <9D3BD1901A7E41CF909B05C667F430BA[5185266].jpg> >> > >> > >> > >> <9D3BD1901A7E41CF909B05C667F430BA[5185266].jpg>_______________________________________________ >> > Nhcoll-l mailing list >> > Nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu >> > https://mailman.yale.edu/mailman/listinfo/nhcoll-l < >> 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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Thank you for your understanding. Please contact us with any concerns. Good health to you and your colleagues, friends and loved ones. Kind 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 gnelson at floridamuseum.ufl.edu Mon Mar 23 08:56:23 2020 From: gnelson at floridamuseum.ufl.edu (Nelson,Gil) Date: Mon, 23 Mar 2020 12:56:23 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Biodiversity Summit 2020 References: Message-ID: <6bbb3c1662b74d55982befc423f2ac07@exmbxprd01.ad.ufl.edu> iDigBio, NMNH, GBIF, and TDWG are postponing until next year the Biodiversity Summit, originally scheduled for Alexandria, Virginia, 20-25 September 2020. 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Message-ID: The spring edition of the SPNHC Connection newsletter is available online. Log in at spnhc.org and go to https://spnhc.org/resources/?fwp_resources=newsletter. If you are a member and you have not yet logged into our new website, you will need to reset your password. Please go to https://spnhc.org/login/?action=forgot_password and enter your username or email address to have a reset link sent to you. Alternatively, you can go to sphnc.org , select login from the menu and click the "Forgot Password" button. The SPNHC Connection newsletter is published twice a year. It contains reports from the Society?s officers and committees, news items, and other articles of general interest to the membership. Liath Appleton Collections Manager Non-Vertebrate Paleontology Lab University of Texas at Austin Bldg PRC122 - campus mail code R8500 10100 Burnet Road Austin, TX 78758 SPNHC Connection Editor (newsletter at spnhc.org) SPNHC Web Manager (webmaster at spnhc.org) www.spnhc.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mturcatel at fieldmuseum.org Mon Mar 23 18:01:47 2020 From: mturcatel at fieldmuseum.org (Maureen Turcatel) Date: Mon, 23 Mar 2020 17:01:47 -0500 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Field Museum Insects, Arachnids and Myriapods Collection Closed Message-ID: Dear colleagues, As a preventative measure to limit the spread of COVID-19, the Field Museum will remain closed until May 1. Our loan program and research visits are suspended until further notice. Stay healthy, -- *Maureen Turcatel, Ph.D.* Collections Manager of Insects she/her/hers O: 312.665.7743 Field Museum 1400 S. Lake Shore Drive Chicago, IL 60605 fieldmuseum.org *I acknowledge that I am a guest on this land, the ancestral homelands of the **Three Fires Confederacy:** Ojibwe, Odawa, and Potawatomi; **and also the Myaamia, Inoka, Ho-Chunk, and Menominee among many others.** My respects and gratitude to the many original peoples that still reside here.* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From JWoods at delmnh.org Tue Mar 24 08:56:55 2020 From: JWoods at delmnh.org (Jean Woods) Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2020 12:56:55 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Delaware Museum of Natural History temporarily closed Message-ID: <48cf7da4cfe647c58cde97d21c68a8bd@DMNH-MAIL02.dmnh.delmnh.org> Greetings, As with many other museums, the Delaware Museum of Natural History is closed to visitors and staff are working from home. We cannot process loan requests, receive loan returns, or host visitors until at least mid-May. Data requests that require access to the collections cannot be fulfilled until staff are back at the museum. We do have remote access to our databases and can provide some assistance with other data requests. Our databases can be accessed through GBIF, Vertnet, iDigBio, and Symbiota/InvertEbase. Best wishes to everyone during this challenging time and wash those hands- Jean Jean L. Woods, Ph.D. Phone: 302-658-9111 x314 Director of Collections/Curator of Birds Fax: 302-658-2610 Delaware Museum of Natural History jwoods at delmnh.org P.O. Box 3937 www.delmnh.org (4840 Kennett Pike) Wilmington, DE 19807 Feast on the Beach: The Delaware Bay Horseshoe Crab Shorebird Connection - a film from the Delaware Shorebird Project -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Holmgren Director William and Lynda Steere Herbarium The New York Botanical Garden President-Elect, SPNHC Editor, Index Herbariorum 2900 Southern Blvd. Bronx, NY 10458 Download: The World?s Herbaria 2017 (second Index Herbariorum annual report) Index Herbariorum Registration Form Index Herbariorum Registration Form Example -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ekrimmel at gmail.com Wed Mar 25 09:45:29 2020 From: ekrimmel at gmail.com (Erica Krimmel) Date: Wed, 25 Mar 2020 06:45:29 -0700 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Join us today to see how your data look under the covers at iDigBio - 3:30pm Eastern Message-ID: Looking for a good work-from-home project? What about improving the quality of your specimen data? *Join us today at 3:30pm Eastern for Open Office Hours hosted by the iDigBio API User Group (R-based) * to see tools that can help you identify data quality opportunities in the data you publish to iDigBio. This is a twice monthly online drop-in session where anyone is welcome to bring their questions or ideas about using tools such as the iDigBio API (Application Programming Interface) to work with biodiversity occurrence data in R. Community members of all backgrounds (collections staff, researchers, IT, etc.) and levels of programming experience (including R novice, or R non-existent) are encouraged to use these office hours as a time to discover and discuss API data access, issues, and solutions. At the beginning of each session we will host a *5-10 minute demo*, followed by *an open agenda*. Today's demo will be an introduction to the basic iDigBio API search command in R. *If you know you have a question or topic that you'd like to focus on, feel free to sign up ahead of time * to ensure that it is addressed in a particular session. Participants are welcome to drop by for only part of the hour. WHEN: Every second and fourth Wednesday of the month, 3:30-4:30pm Eastern WHERE: https://fsu.zoom.us/my/idigbiowg Hope to see you there! Erica *Erica Krimmel* Digitization Resource Coordinator Integrated Digitized Biocollections (iDigBio) Florida State University ekrimmel at fsu.edu (619) 876-3794 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jkbraun at ou.edu Wed Mar 25 10:31:12 2020 From: jkbraun at ou.edu (Braun, Janet K.) Date: Wed, 25 Mar 2020 14:31:12 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Temporary Closure of the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History Message-ID: Colleagues: In response to the ongoing events associated with COVID-19, access to all scientific collections located at the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History at the University of Oklahoma, Norman Campus will now be limited. As of March 20, 2020 the Sam Noble Museum is closed to the public and scientific collections are closed to visitors until at least May 11, 2020. Incoming and outgoing loans have been suspended. Institutions and individuals should not ship collections back or return specimen loans to the Museum at this time. Loan requests will be filled when the Museum reopens depending on staff availability and collections access. Researchers may continue to access collection information online through collection databases (https://samnoblemuseum.ou.edu/collections-and-research/) or through data aggregators. We are constantly monitoring this dynamic situation. The Sam Noble Museum will return to normal operations when we are advised that it is safe to do so. If there are questions for a particular collection, feel free to email the curators and curatorial staff directly. Sincerely, Richard Lupia Head Curator Associate Curator, Paleobotany & Micropaleontology Sam Noble Museum University of Oklahoma 2401 Chautauqua Avenue Norman OK 73072 [Sam Noble Museum] Dr. Janet K. 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Unfortunately, since 2022 is a triennial meeting year (in Prague) for all ICOM Committees, ICOM NATHIST will not be able to be part of the 2022 SPNHC meeting. However, we look forward to working together with ICOM NATHIST on other projects in the future. For delegates who have already registered and paid their fees, we propose that this is simply transferred over to the 2022 congress so that there would be no need to go through the registration process again. However, if any delegates wish to cancel, we will honour a full refund of their fees, so long as they inform us of their cancellation by Friday 5 th June 2020. Abstract authors will be contacted in due course about the option to submit a new abstract. Sponsor and exhibitor bookings will also be transferred to the new dates in 2022 and we hope that companies will be able to continue to participate. If any companies wish to cancel, we will honour a full refund of their fees, so long as they inform us of their cancellation by Friday 5 th June 2020. For individuals who have booked accommodation through the link on the Conference website, you will be contacted regarding cancellation of your reservation. If you have made independent accommodation arrangements, then please check the cancellation policy with the accommodation provider directly. The email address for queries and cancellations is: naturalhistory2020 at in-conference.org.uk We understand that this decision will inconvenience many of you and we hope this will not deter too many of our delegates, sponsors and exhibitors. We thank you for your patience and understanding and we hope that you remain well. Kind regards, SPNHC & ICOM NATHIST 2020 Organising Committee National Museums Scotland, Scottish Charity, No. SC 011130 This communication is intended for the addressee(s) only. 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The total time commitment from the faculty participating in the effort is anticipated to be between 1-3 hours for a complete exercise, lecture , and lab experience. The first working group starts Monday the 30th of March and new groups start weekly after that. The first topic is Nature?s Flying Machines. We will provide interested faculty with fully vetted online lab experience with the addition of a mini-lecture from Dr. John Bates (Field Museum) on Birds, Dispersal and Adaptations for Flight. We will provide the materials and support for both the faculty implementing the modules and the student engaging in the educational experience. Subsequent topics will be Phenology and Climate Change (Dr. Libby Ellwood) and Human Evolution: A Tale of 3 Lice (Dr. Julie Allen). For more information and a link to a brief form to express interest go to: https://www.biodiversityliteracy.com/new-online-tools. 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URL: From davidpshorthouse at gmail.com Fri Mar 27 15:43:47 2020 From: davidpshorthouse at gmail.com (Shorthouse, David) Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2020 15:43:47 -0400 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] wikidata, ORCID, Bloodhound round-trip from home Message-ID: Folks, If I can get 25 participants, I'll coordinate a 1hr Zoom (platform TBD) Monday, April 6 2pm EDT on wikidata, ORCID, Bloodhound roundtrip of data attributions for those who share with GBIF. No skills required. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1uEy4p8JbSGC_dnPE4Jgp-NWLvpYus5BUydATCqgylkM/edit#gid=0 Looking for co-trainer who might like to demo data entry in wikidata & one who wants to demo SPARQL for first-timers. Stay safe, David P. Shorthouse From jpandey at aibs.org Fri Mar 27 15:54:25 2020 From: jpandey at aibs.org (Jyotsna Pandey) Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2020 15:54:25 -0400 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Writing for Impact and Influence: An AIBS Professional Development Program In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Dear Colleague, There is a growing recognition of the importance of providing scientists, particularly graduate students and post-doctoral fellows, with professional development training that will expand their career opportunities and potential for professional success. The American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS) is pleased to announce a professional development program that we have developed to help scientists strengthen their written communication skills. This is an important professional development training opportunity. I hope you will consider sharing this opportunity with your students, staff, and colleagues. Below are more specific details about this online course, including registration information. *Writing for Impact and Influence: An AIBS Professional Development Program* *It is perfectly okay to write garbage?as long as you edit brilliantly. * -C. J. Cherryh The American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS) has heard a common refrain from faculty, scientists, government and private sector executives, and everyone in between: Scientists are losing the ability to communicate effectively in writing. The concern is not just about how well a scientific manuscript is drafted, but also about how routine business and public engagement information are communicated. AIBS is responding by re-offering our professional development program designed to help scientists, including graduate students, hone their written communication skills to increase the impact and influence of their message. This course complements AIBS's highly successful Communications Boot Camp for Scientists, which focuses on oral communication. Writing for Impact and Influence provides practical instruction and hands-on exercises that will improve the participant's general writing proficiency. The program will provide participants with the skills and tools needed to compose scientific press releases, blog posts, emails, and memoranda, with a focus on the reader experience. Each product-oriented session will have an assignment to be completed independently, with feedback from the instructor. The course is interactive, and participants are encouraged to ask questions and exchange ideas with the instructor and other participants. *Who Should Take the Course?* - Individuals interested in furthering their professional development by augmenting their writing skills. - Graduate students and early-career professionals interested in increasing their marketability to employers. - Individuals interested in more effectively informing and influencing segments of the public, supervisors, policymakers, reporters, organizational leaders, and others. *Topics* - Press releases and writing for the media - Blogging and social media campaigns - E-Correspondence and writing for professional audiences - One-pagers and writing for stakeholders - Action/decision memoranda and writing for diverse professional audiences - Synthesis - Participant Requirements - Internet access, email account, and computer audio and video capabilities. *Course Structure* The course consists of six 90-minute online modules conducted live and subsequently archived online for participant review. Modules are spaced at weekly intervals to allow time for assignment completion. Live attendance is recommended but not required, and the instructor can be contacted by email at any time during the course. *Assignments* A writing assignment will be given in each of the first five courses. Students will receive timely feedback on their assignments. *Certificate of Completion* Individuals who actively participate in and complete the full course will receive a certificate recognizing that they have completed a nine-hour professional development course on business writing for scientists. *Schedule* The course will begin on Thursday, 9 July 2020. The subsequent course sessions will be held weekly on Thursdays, through 13 August. All live courses will begin at 2:00 p.m. Eastern time. Recorded programs will be available to participants after the live session. *Registration* Space is limited and the course will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis. Registration is required. To register for the course, go to http://io.aibs.org/writing For questions regarding the course please contact James Verdier at jverdier at aibs.org. Sincerely, 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 -- 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 bthiers at nybg.org Mon Mar 30 15:03:14 2020 From: bthiers at nybg.org (Thiers, Barbara) Date: Mon, 30 Mar 2020 19:03:14 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Joint COVID-19 Task Force Message-ID: See below for an announcement from DISSCo and CETAF about the formation of a COVID-10 task force. Although these are European institutions, participation by U.S. scientists and collections professionals with relevant expertise and and resources are welcome to join the effort by filling in the form (link below). The question has arisen about whether or not we should form a parallel organization on this side of the Atlantic -- if this does materialize, SPNHC should definitely be a contributor to the effort. Urgent Call for contribution by 1st April 2020 We launch this urgent call to scientists across DiSSCo partners and CETAF community landscape to form a task force that could devote the joint expertise and dedication to provide other relevant actors with the most adequate and timely information as might be valuable to push forward research for the discovery of answers to COVID-19. We are globally facing an unprecedented critical situation derived from the virus spread causing COVID-19 that is putting our lives at risk at a scale and virulence never encountered before in modern times. This health crisis requires a collective and immediate response from governments and citizens, researchers and professionals in finding prompt solutions. We live in an era of big data and connectivity, with advanced technologies that provide opportunities the world never had before to pool resources and knowledge together from all over the planet working towards the same invisible enemy. In the light of cross-disciplinary effort, fair data exchange and international joint developments, natural sciences collections held in museums, botanical gardens and universities, are to play a role in helping health-related agencies in characterizing, mitigating the effects of and contributing to produce adequate responses to infectious diseases, as it has been the case for the devastating Ebola outbreak in West Africa in 2014. Although we are still uncertain on the origins of the SARS-Cov-2 and the disease it causes to humans (COVID-19), the scientific community has already strong indications that this is a zoonotic disease. Should this be the case, a better understanding of distribution, population ecology and inter-species interactions might be valuable to identify the origin and evolution of the virus and act accordingly. Our community holds data, experience and skills that can contribute to find solutions more rapidly and effectively. The world needs your help as a scientist in the field (taxonomist, collections curator, etc.) and expert on origins and distribution of disease agents as well as of potential host and vector species transmitting SARS-Cov-2. Equally, from the perspective of bioinformatics, our community may provide support and access to important large data sets related to relevant species that now need to be clearly identified, studied and analyzed in the light of the current pandemic. Our aim is to create by the end of next week, on the 3rd of April 2020, a Taskforce of Experts (the COVID-19 TaF) to collaborate with teams all over the world and be the contact point for whatever valuable data could be needed. We, from the CETAF Secretariat working together with the DiSSCo research infrastructure Coordination Office, will provide the support you may need in channeling your willingness to participate in this Task-Force, providing you the right contacts, mechanisms and tools to operate internationally with larger teams and synergetic initiatives (such as VODAN, EU Health Policy Platform, RDA COVID-19 Working Group and others) and helping you in whatever you may need, also financially. If you are able and willing to join forces with us, please respond to our call by filling in this form by next Wednesday 1 April 2020: https://www.dissco.eu/joint-covid-19-task-force/ [https://www.dissco.eu/wp-content/uploads/Yellow-Apps-and-Technology-Business_Advertising-Website2.png] Joint COVID-19 Task Force - DiSSCo Our aim is to create by the 3rd of April 2020, a Taskforce of Experts (the COVID-19 TaF) to collaborate with teams all over the world and be the contact point for whatever valuable data could be needed. www.dissco.eu Dr. Barbara M. Thiers Vice President Patricia K. Holmgren Director William and Lynda Steere Herbarium The New York Botanical Garden President-Elect, SPNHC Editor, Index Herbariorum 2900 Southern Blvd. Bronx, NY 10458 Download: The World?s Herbaria 2017 (second Index Herbariorum annual report) Index Herbariorum Registration Form Index Herbariorum Registration Form Example -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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AIBS Public Policy Report AIBS Public Policy Report, Volume 21, Issue 7, March 30, 2020 * Congress Passes Third Coronavirus Relief Package, Includes Research Funding * CARES Act Suspends Tax Provision to Provide Deduction for Donations to Charities, Including Non-Profit Science Organizations * AIBS, Member Societies Ask NSF to Extend Grant Proposal Deadlines * NSF BIO to Hold Virtual Office Hours on COVID-19 Impacts on Research * Scientific, Medical Groups Call for Lifting Ban on Fetal Tissue Research * DOE Requests Input on COVID-19 Response * BioScience, Oxford University Press Share Coronavirus-related Articles with Public * Recording of AIBS Webinar on Online Learning Resources Now Available * Increase Your Career Opportunities and Your Impact: 2020 Writing for Impact and Influence Online Course * Now Online: 2020 Communications Boot Camp for Scientists * Now Online: Enabling Interdisciplinary and Team Science * Short Takes * OSTP Has Extended Deadline to Submit Comments on Open Access Publishing * NASEM Seeking Experts for Gulf Research Program Committee * NSF Science Community Outreach Survey * 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. ________________________________ Congress Passes Third Coronavirus Relief Package, Includes Research Funding On March 27, 2020, Congress passed the ?Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act? or ?CARES Act,? the largest economic stimulus package in U.S. history to address economic impacts of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. President Trump signed the measure on the same day. The $2 trillion stimulus package includes economic relief measures to help individuals, small businesses, and ?severely distressed? industry sectors deal with the impacts of the outbreak. Funds are also provided to support coronavirus-related research. The legislation provides $4.3 billion to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to support public health preparedness and response and $1.25 billion in funding for federal research agencies to support research to understand the disease. The measure allocates $76 million for the National Science Foundation (NSF), including $75 million for Research and Related Activities ?to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus, domestically or internationally, including to fund research grants and other necessary expenses,? and $1 million to address impacts on the grant administration process. The research allocation will support NSF?s ongoing Rapid Response Research (RAPID) funding mechanism in response to coronavirus. RAPID grants fast-track time-sensitive research by allowing NSF ?to receive and review proposals having a severe urgency with regard to availability of or access to data, facilities or specialized equipment as well as quick-response research on natural or anthropogenic disasters and similar unanticipated events.? NSF has invited such proposals in a recently shared Dear Colleague Letter. Other provisions in the stimulus package include: * $945.5 million for the National Institutes of Health for ?vaccine, therapeutic, and diagnostic research to increase our understanding of COVID-19, including underlying risks to cardiovascular and pulmonary conditions.? * $20 million for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to support agency operations and National Weather Service life and property related services. * $60 million for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration for operational adjustments associated with rescheduling missions. * $99.5 million for the Department of Energy Office of Science for the operation of the national laboratory scientific user facilities, including support for equipment and personnel associated with research and development efforts related to coronavirus. * $6 million for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to support agency operations during the emergency, including ?research and measurement science activities to improve coronavirus testing capabilities and support development of coronavirus diagnostics.? * $3 million for the United States Forest Service for its research account ?to re-establish scientific experiments impacted by travel restrictions, such as the Forest Inventory and Analysis program.? Additionally, the package provides financial aid for universities that have shut down as a result of the pandemic, with some of the funding directed to support disrupted research. The Department of Education would receive $30.9 billion in ?flexible funding? that will go directly to states, local school districts, and institutions of higher education ?to help schools, students, teachers, and families with immediate needs related to coronavirus.? This includes $14.25 billion for higher education, at least half of which would be directed to support students ?facing urgent needs related to coronavirus? and the rest would be used to ?support institutions as they cope with the immediate effects of coronavirus and school closures.? On March 19, four organizations representing major research institutions and medical schools across the country requested the White House and Congress to increase research spending at federal science agencies by 15 percent or $13 billion to deal with research disruptions. ?We anticipate significant impacts on research personnel and students and their work but, given the great uncertainties about the duration of the crisis, we cannot comprehensively quantify all the costs at this time,? noted the Association of American Medical Colleges, the Association of American Universities, the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities, and the American Council on Education. This is the third bill passed by Congress in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The first emergency supplemental appropriations package, enacted on March 6, allocated $8.3 billion to respond to the virus, including funds for vaccine development, support for state and local governments, and assistance for affected small businesses. The second bill, enacted on March 18, ?guarantees free coronavirus testing, secures paid emergency leave, enhances Unemployment Insurance, strengthens food security initiatives, and increases federal Medicaid funding to states.? CARES Act Suspends Tax Provision to Provide Deduction for Donations to Charities, Including Non-Profit Science Organizations Non-profit organizations, including scientific organizations, are eligible for some of the economic measures included in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act enacted on March 27, 2020. On March 12, 2020, AIBS requested that congressional leaders include scientific societies and organizations in economic measures crafted to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. Provisions for 501(c)(3) and other nonprofit organizations in the economic stimulus package include emergency small business loans of up to $10 million to help maintain operations and employee retention payroll tax credits to employers that have seen at least 50 percent reduction in revenue in the first quarter of 2020 compared to the first quarter of 2019. The bill also modifies limitations on charitable donations, with a temporary universal charitable deduction of up to $300 available for cash-only, non-itemized tax filings and the current adjusted gross income limits temporarily suspended for charitable deductions for cash gifts. AIBS, Member Societies Ask NSF to Extend Grant Proposal Deadlines On March 23, 2020, the American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS), along with 22 of its member societies, requested the National Science Foundation to extend current grant proposal deadlines in light of the COVID-19 emergency. ?Faculty researchers across the country are actively endeavoring to re-envision their courses for an online instructional environment that is likely to last for at least the balance of the academic year. Faculty members must develop new methods and plans for how they will engage and support their students remotely. At the same time, many are working to minimize damage and loss to on-going research endeavors. Research administrators who are instrumental to the research process are also actively engaged in campus-wide planning and response to the COVID-19 emergency,? reads the letter to NSF. ?As the scientific community works to make these important adjustments, they lack the capacity to meet current grant proposal deadlines. They will also find it nearly impossible to sustain progress on current research endeavors.? The group urged NSF to extend by 30 days any current grant application deadlines and automatically provide a one-year no cost extension to any grant set to expire between March 1 and September 30 of 2020. On March 26, 2020 NSF shared a list of deadline extensions for current grant proposals, which will be updated regularly. The Biological Sciences Directorate (BIO) shared a letter clarifying that core programs within BIO do not have submission deadlines and that the few programs that do have been extended. Additionally, for current awards, grantees and program officers have flexibility to provide no-cost extensions: ?NSF gives all awardee organizations the authority to extend an award for one year of no-cost extension (NCE) without needing to seek NSF approval. That first-year extension is called a Grantee-Approved extension and should be utilized prior to requesting an NSF-Approved extension. Your organization?s grants office simply needs to inform NSF, two weeks prior to the end of the award, that they intend to use a Grantee-Approved NCE by sending a notification to NSF via Research.gov. If additional time beyond the first year of extension is required, a formal request for an NSF-Approved NCE can be submitted by the organization?s grants officer via Research.gov prior to the end date of the grant. BIO program officers will accommodate such requests for a second year of NCE associated with delays due to COVID-19.? NSF BIO to Hold Virtual Office Hours on COVID-19 Impacts on Research The Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO) within the National Science Foundation (NSF) will be holding a series of four BIO-wide virtual office hours where the research community is invited to share concerns, ask questions, or offer suggestions on how the agency can do more to address the national emergency and mitigate the longer-term harm of COVID-19 on U.S. research and training. Sessions will be held at 4:00 PM EDT on Monday, March 30; 3:00 PM EDT on Tuesday, March 31; 2:00 PM EDT on Wednesday, April 1; and 1:00 PM EDT on Thursday, April 2. Representatives from across BIO will be in attendance during each session. More information on how to join these virtual sessions is available at https://www.nsf.gov/events/event_summ.jsp?cntn_id=300246&org=NSF. More information on NSF?s activities and response to COVID-19 is available on this site, which is updated regularly: https://www.nsf.gov/news/special_reports/coronavirus/ Scientific, Medical Groups Call for Lifting Ban on Fetal Tissue Research A group of 100 research societies, professional organizations, and universities has urged President Trump to lift the ban on federally funded research using human fetal tissue in response to the novel coronavirus pandemic. The groups argued that the restrictions would delay medical research that could lead to new treatments and vaccines for COVID-19. The letter reads, in part: ?The world is facing an unprecedented public health threat that, by some estimates, could claim the lives of over a million Americans. While there are promising treatments in development, we will not know whether these treatments are safe and effective for COVID-19 patients until the clinical trials conclude. The full assessment may take months or years to complete. In the meantime, all biomedical research tools should be made immediately available to develop new treatments, vaccines, and cures to save lives and reduce suffering in the response to COVID-19. Fetal tissue has been critical for the development of other vaccines and therapies for viral pathogens, such as HIV, in the past.? The Trump Administration first announced that it will restrict federal funding for medical research that uses human fetal tissue from elective abortions in June 2019. Fetal tissue has been used in vaccine research for years. The new policy prohibits all intramural research, or research conducted within the National Institutes of Health (NIH), involving the use of human fetal tissue from elective abortions. Extramural research projects funded by NIH grants involving aborted fetal tissue are now required to go through an additional review process convened by an ethics advisory board. In July 2019, more than 90 science, medical, and academic organizations and institutions, including AIBS, sent a letter to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar expressing strong opposition to the Administration?s fetal tissue research policy. DOE Requests Input on COVID-19 Response The Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science is soliciting ideas about how the Department and the National Laboratories might contribute resources for science and technology efforts and collaborations in response to the national public health emergency. The scientific community is urged to consider research questions that underpin COVID-19 response and provide input on strategic, priority research directions that may be undertaken using DOE user facilities, computational resources, and enabling infrastructure. More information is available in this Dear Colleague Letter. BioScience, Oxford University Press Share Coronavirus-related Articles with Public The American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS) and Oxford University Press (OUP) have made all coronavirus-related articles published in BioScience freely available. Relevant articles from other journals published by OUP are also available in the collection (https://academic.oup.com/journals/pages/coronavirus). As new articles are published, they will be added to this collection. This content is being made freely available in the PubMed Central and World Health Organization databases, with no restrictions on reuse or text- and data-mining. Recording of AIBS Webinar on Online Learning Resources Now Available AIBS hosted a webinar entitled, ?Empowering 21st Century Learners through Biodiversity Knowledge: Resources for Online Learning,? on March 24, 2020. The presenter, Dr. Anna Monfils, Professor of Biology at Central Michigan University, talked about the NSF-funded Biodiversity Literacy in Undergraduate Education Network (BLUE). BLUE has focused efforts on developing and disseminating exemplar educational materials, defining core biodiversity data literacy skills and competencies, and extending the network to engage with communities of scientists advancing similar initiatives. The webinar showcased new resources and a course based undergraduate research exercise for undergraduates that provides opportunities for students to directly engage with digital data resources, facilitate data discovery and exploration, and create inclusive and culturally relevant research experiences. A recording of the webinar is now available at: https://www.aibs.org/events/webinar/onlineresources.html Increase Your Career Opportunities and Your Impact: 2020 Writing for Impact and Influence Online Course The American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS) is once again offering its popular professional development program to help scientists and students hone their written communication skills to increase the power of their message. Writing for Impact and Influence combines practical instruction and hands-on exercises to improve participants? general writing proficiency and their ability to reach large audiences. The program will provide participants with the skills and tools needed to compose scientific press releases, blog posts, emails, and memoranda. Learn to write for stakeholders, decision-makers, and the general public, with a focus on perfecting the reader experience. The course consists of six 90-minute online modules conducted live and will begin on Thursday, 9 July 2020, with subsequent course sessions held weekly on Thursdays. Individuals who actively participate in and complete the full course will receive a certificate recognizing that they have completed a nine-hour professional development course on business writing for scientists. Register now: http://io.aibs.org/writing Now Online: 2020 Communications Boot Camp for Scientists The American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS) is offering a professional development program designed to enhance the communication skills of scientists, particularly those interested in communicating with decision-makers and the news media. The program is an excellent way to develop new communication skills and identify effective methods for broadening the impact of research and education programs. The AIBS Communications Training Boot Camp for Scientists expands on AIBS?s highly successful media and science policy training workshops. The Boot Camp meets the needs of everyone from graduate students to senior researchers and program administrators to newly elected professional society leaders. In light of the recent COVID-19 pandemic, the Boot Camp will be offered as an intensive, two-day, hands-on online training program on April 20-21, 2020. Participants will learn: * How to translate scientific findings for non-technical audiences * How to tell a resonant story that informs decision-makers * How to prepare for and participate in a news interview * How to prepare for and engage in a meeting with a decision-maker * How to protect your scientific reputation * How to identify and define the audience you need to reach * What decision-makers want to hear from a scientist * What reporters are looking for in an interview * How to leverage social media * How the nation?s science policy is developed and implemented Learn more about the program and register now at https://www.aibs.org/public-policy/communications_boot_camp.html. Now Online: Enabling Interdisciplinary and Team Science 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. In light of the recent COVID-19 pandemic, the April 27-28, 2020 workshop will now be offered as an online program. Register at https://www.aibs.org/events/team_science_event.html. Short Takes * The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) has extended the comment period for its request for information on open access publishing. The deadline to submit comments is now April 6, 2020. With this solicitation, the OSTP is requesting recommendations on approaches for ensuring broad public access to the peer-reviewed scholarly publications, data, and code that result from federally funded scientific research. Details about the submission process can be found at: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2020-03-05/html/2020-04538.htm. * The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) has extended the deadline to nominate experts to serve on the standing committee to guide the Gulf Research Program in the design, planning, and implementation of a long-term research effort to improve understanding of the Gulf of Mexico circulation and other Gulf ocean systems. NASEM is seeking individuals with expertise in multidisciplinary oceanographic campaigns, and specifically in oceanographic and atmospheric modeling and forecasting, data communications, and data management. Nominations can be submitted until March 31, 2020 at https://nas.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=8dc5d96edd0cea5da1175b8c1&id=ffed9286ed&e=d8aadd5426. * The National Science Foundation (NSF) is soliciting input on how to communicate better with the scientific community, in terms of content (funding opportunities, research news, etc.) and method of delivery (email, web, social media). Your input can help NSF curate content to your preferences and improve engagement with the science community. The survey takes about 7 minutes to complete and showcases a pilot video for an informational series called NSF101. The first episode in the series is titled, ?Early Career Researcher funding opportunities.? The NSF Science Community Outreach Survey is available at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/tellNSF. From the Federal Register The following items appeared in the Federal Register from March 16 to 27, 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. Week Ending 27 March 2020 Agriculture * Notice of Proposed Revisions to the National Handbook of Conservation Practices for the Natural Resources Conservation Service Commerce * South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings Energy * DOE/Biological and Environmental Research Advisory Committee; Meeting National Aeronautics and Space Administration * NASA Advisory Council; Human Explorations and Operations Committee; Meeting National Science Foundation * Advisory Committee for Environmental Research and Education Week Ending 20 March 2020 Energy * Biomass Research and Development Technical Advisory Committee Environmental Protection Agency * Notification of a Public Meeting of the Chartered Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) and CASAC Secondary NAAQS Review Panel for Oxides of Nitrogen and Sulfur * Notification of Two Public Teleconferences of the Chartered Science Advisory Board * TSCA Science Advisory Committee on Chemicals; Request for Nominations Health and Human Services * Meeting of the National Advisory Council for Healthcare Research and Quality National Science Foundation * STEM Education Advisory Panel; Notice of Meeting ________________________________ * Give your society or organization a voice in public policy. 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The organization does this through informing decisions by providing peer-reviewed or vetted information about the biology field and profession and by catalyzing action through building the capacity and the leadership of the community to address matters of common concern. Founded in 1947 as a part of the National Academy of Sciences, AIBS became an independent, member-governed organization in the 1950s. Today, Today, AIBS has over 140 member organizations and has a Public Policy Office in Washington, DC. Its staff members work to achieve its mission by publishing the peer-reviewed journal BioScience, by providing scientific peer-review and advisory services to government agencies and other clients, and by collaborating with scientific organizations to advance public policy, education, and the public understanding of science. Website: www.aibs.org. You received this message because you or your organization have interacted with one of our programs or initiatives. 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