From millyl at henrystewart.co.uk Wed Dec 1 10:08:56 2021 From: millyl at henrystewart.co.uk (Milly Louch) Date: Wed, 1 Dec 2021 15:08:56 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] An Invitation: DAM and Museums 2022 and Heritage Collections Management 2022 Message-ID: Hello everyone, I would like to extend an invitation to two online events covering Digital Asset Management and Collections Management for Galleries, Libraries, Archives, and Museum professionals. These two co-located events on February 2 and February 3, 2022 are *FREE* for all GLAM professionals to register: https://na.eventscloud.com/museumsandheritage-2022 **DAM and Museums 2022** - February 2 Chaired by David Lipsey and Kristina Huddart, speakers include representatives from the Universal Hip Hop Museum, Rijksmuseum, American Museum of Natural History, Computer History Museum, Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium, Ingenium - Canada's Museums of Science and Innovation and many more. The day will feature two tracks of content; one for those more advanced in their DAM journey and one for those just starting out or with no DAM at all. Plus, you'll have the opportunity to join virtual roundtable discussions, pose your questions to the experts, and network with fellow visionaries and GLAM enthusiasts. Visit the website: https://www.henrystewartconferences.com/events/events-dam-and-museums-2022 **Heritage Collections Management 2022** - February 3 Included in your registration is access to our co-located event the following day on February 3, 2022, dedicated to exploring the GLAM technology landscape and the evolving strategy around collections management. Chaired by Nik Honeysett of Balboa Park Online Collaborative, the event features speakers from The Henry Ford, the National Gallery, HSBC, National Museum of African American History and Culture and more. Visit the website: https://www.henrystewartconferences.com/events/events-heritage-collections-management-2022 I hope you can join us for either/both events and please do reach out if you have any questions. Best, Milly Milly Louch Marketing & Communications Manager Henry Stewart Events www.DAMusers.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From RedmondN at si.edu Wed Dec 1 13:50:32 2021 From: RedmondN at si.edu (Redmond, Niamh) Date: Wed, 1 Dec 2021 18:50:32 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Contracting Opportunity: Creation of Entomology EMu Records at NMNH In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Dear Colleagues, The Smithsonian Institution Barcode Network (SIBN) in conjunction with the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History (NMNH) Department of Entomology is seeking an independent contractor to compile, format, validate and submit entomological collections data into EMu, the collections management system utilized by the NMNH. This data is associated with three SIBN funded DNA barcoding projects. The attached pdf contains the Request for Quotes (RFQ), Statement of Work (SOW) and SI Clauses. Here you will find more details on the scope of work, expected deliverables, what to include in the quote package, and how to submit it for consideration. The work must be completed by March 31, 2022, and there will not be an option to extend. Please send your application to Niamh Redmond (redmondn at si.edu) by midnight on Sunday, December 12th, 2021. All applicants should register as a federal contractor in the System for Award Management (SAM) concurrently to responding to the RFQ. I would appreciate if you could forward this announcement to any qualified candidates who might be interested and if you have any questions relating to this contract, please do not hesitate to contact me. Finally, apologies if you received this notice multiple times. All the best, Niamh Redmond ----------------------------------------------------------- Niamh Redmond, Ph.D. (she/her Why Pronouns Matter) Program Manager Smithsonian Institution Barcode Network 202.633.9087 redmondn at si.edu SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION NATIONAL MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY Facebook | Twitter | Instagram -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: OCon_105_RFQ_SIBN_Ento_2021_12_01.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 1617039 bytes Desc: OCon_105_RFQ_SIBN_Ento_2021_12_01.pdf URL: From mkonrat at fieldmuseum.org Sun Dec 5 17:17:21 2021 From: mkonrat at fieldmuseum.org (Matt Von Konrat) Date: Sun, 5 Dec 2021 16:17:21 -0600 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Open position for Collection Manager, Flowering Plants - Field Museum In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Dear colleagues, Field Museum is searching for a Collections Manager for Flowering Plants. Below is the full position description that can also be accessed here: https://careers.hireology.com/fieldmuseum/704821/description Please make enquiries to this email if there are any questions: collectionscentersearch at fieldmuseum.org Thank you, Matt von Konrat Head of Botanical Collections, Gantz Family Collections Center Adjunct Curator & McCarter Collections Manager (Bryophytes & Pteridophytes) Collections Manager, Flowering Plants The Field Museum Chicago, IL Full Time APPLY NOW or APPLY WITH INDEED Field Museum is hiring a Collections Manager to manage its world-class Flowering Plants collections as well as subsidiary collections that includes Gymnosperms and Economic Botany. The Collections Manager reports to the Head of Botanical Collections and will manage day-to-day activities in the Flowering Plant collection including management of staff. The Collections Manager will work jointly with curators to set long and short-term priorities for the Flowering Plant collections and will also interact with other collections areas, research scientists, exhibition developers, and education staff. The Collections Manager will have opportunities to pursue research for up to a maximum of 20% of their work time and 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. The Field Museum's Searle Herbarium is the fifth largest in the Western Hemisphere and houses 2.5 million accessioned flowering plant specimens, including nearly 40,000 types. Representation is worldwide, but particularly strong in tropical Central and South America. The Central American material is overall one of the world's finest single collections with special strengths in Guatemala, Honduras, and Costa Rica. The South American collections are quite extensive housing the world's best overcall collections of Peruvian plants as well as important strengths in Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela and Ecuador. A good representation in North American taxa is found, especially for Missouri and Illinois. In addition the Field Museum curates an extensive collection of approximately 2000 dried fruits, large seeds, bark and other plant parts that generally are not accommodated on herbarium specimens. The gymnosperm collection consists of approximately 12,000 collections, 1000 cones and 41 types. Field Museum also curates an extensive Economic Botany Collection of over 12,000 specimens, uniquely representing plant products and artifacts that complement the more traditional herbarium collections. The Type Photograph Collection also consists of more than 75,000 negatives dating back to the 1930's. We are especially interested in candidates with a vision for making collections accessible through digitization and the next frontiers in natural history collections. Digitization efforts in the flowering plant collection are ongoing, with over 600,000 currently available online. 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. Candidates with demonstrated leadership abilities and experience are especially encouraged to apply. Applications must include Cover Letter and a CV to be considered. The review of applications will begin on January 10th, 2022. Duties and Responsibilities - 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 flowering plant collection budget with the Head of Botanical Collections - 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 - Supporting the museum?s commitment to increasing diversity, access, and inclusion across its programs - Training, mentorship, and supervision of staff, interns, and volunteers in the collection - Developing funding proposals to complete special projects and further the maintenance and development of the collection Qualifications - Masters in Biology (with an emphasis in flowering plants) with at least 3 year's collections experience; Ph.D. (with an emphasis in flowering plants) desirable. A well-versed background in Botany is required, including familiarity with other herbaria and research; - Knowledge of taxonomic principles and herbarium collection management; - Strong organizational skills necessary to keep collections 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 the shipment of specimens and requirements for packing loans; - Strong history of building and managing a diverse team of staff, interns, and volunteers. Important Note: In order to protect the health and safety of our community, employees, guests, and their families from COVID-19, the Field Museum is requiring all employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and to provide proof of that status in order to maintain employment. Requests for exemptions from employees with qualifying medical conditions or sincerely held religious beliefs that prevent them from receiving a COVID-19 vaccination will be considered. The Field Museum is committed to equity, diversity, and inclusion. We strive to create a working environment that is free of sexual, racial, and ethnic discrimination, and one that promotes human dignity and mutual respect among all staff. As such, it is the policy of the Field Museum to hire without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, disability, or veteran status. The Field Museum strives to ensure that our career website and recruiting process are accessible to all. 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URL: From neumann at snsb.de Mon Dec 6 03:05:37 2021 From: neumann at snsb.de (Dirk Neumann) Date: Mon, 6 Dec 2021 09:05:37 +0100 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Amendments to veterinary laws in the European Union Message-ID: <2c031347-2c20-b6b0-9787-d68c3f7e9401@snsb.de> Dear all, preparation of this year's shipping workshop showed that the EU legislation regarding import of museum material changed in 2020, to our favour. The amendment explicitly refers to skeleton material, bones or teeth that are _/*exclusively */_exchanged between /*museums and educational institutions*/, and should make a distinction to hunting trophies, but also to similar materials that are exchanged between university-based research groups. The full text of Commission Regulation (EU) 2020/762 is available here: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/ALL/?uri=uriserv:OJ.L_.2020.182.01.0003.01.ENG It is advisable to adjust available templates of shipping docs in your institution accordingly; a boilerplate is added below. As the "exclusiveness" explicitly refers to the exchange of specimens between _museums _and educational _institutions_, it is worth keeping in mind that universities as such may not always be understood as educational institution in the first place, while specific museums, collections or institutions at an or affiliated with an university would. Thus it is worth remembering that when issuing addresses for your shipments, to always name the museum or collection first, followed by the respective university in the second place. With best wishes Dirk *********** (11) For the promotion of science, a derogation should be granted to certain objects in natural history collections. The requirements on game trophies and other preparations as set out in Chapter VI of Annex XIII to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011 should be amended accordingly. (5) Annex XIII is amended as follows: (b) in Chapter VI, point C.1, point (e) is replaced by the following: (e) are objects in natural history collections or for the promotion of science and are (i) preserved in media, such as alcohol or formaldehyde, which allow display of the items; (ii) embedded completely in micro-slides; or (iii) composed of entire skeletons or parts thereof, bones or teeth, to be exchanged _exclusively_between museums and educational institutions * * ************** * *Boilerplate:* *_Shipping documentation / Customs declaration_* *_?scientific research specimens, not restricted, special provision A180 applies?_* *_For your Attention:_*_Include this legal document *ACCESSIBLE *on the*OUTSIDE *of your *SHIPMENT when returning this loan !*_*__* This package contains dead preserved museum material (dry preserved sheep bones) for anatomical research, which are exclusively exchanged between museums acc. point (5) (b) in the Annex of Commission Regulation (EU) 2020/762 amending (EU) No 142/2011. The warm water macerated, with detergent and acetone degreased dried bones are not infectious due to the employed conservation and preservation techniques, theyare bare of any grease or other fresh attachment. Preserved specimens packed are not subject to the initial selection list of products for veterinary checks at border inspection posts under Art. 3 Council Directive 2007/275/EC, Annex I, EX 9705 00 00). Preservation of specimens agrees with requirements for Safe Treatment laid down in Point (8) (a) (e) (ii) in the /ANNEX /to the Commission Regulation (EU) No 294/2013, amending Commission Regulation (EU) No 142/2011, /ANNEX XIII, /CHAPTER VI.The specimens are on loan for biodiversity (morphological / taxonomical) research and legally belong to the State of Bavaria (Country of Origin: Germany); they are non-infectious, non-contagious, non-venomous, unfit for human consumption, no traded goods, have no commercial value and are not for resale. *HS-Code:9705.00* (Collections of _zoological _/ botanical / mineralogical archaeological / paleontological interest) *Declared value:5.00 ?* ************* *_Shipping documentation / Customs declaration_* *_?scientific research specimens, not restricted, special provision A180 applies?_* *_For your Attention:_*_Include this legal document *ACCESSIBLE *on the*OUTSIDE *of your *SHIPMENT when returning this loan !*_*__* This package contains dead museum specimens (preserved freshwater fish for Latin species names refer to included loan agreement) for scientific research, which are exclusively exchanged between museums acc. point (5) (b) in the Annex of Commission Regulation (EU) 2020/762 amending (EU) No 142/2011. The material was originally preserved in formalin solution (max. strength: < 10%, UN2209) for at least one week and then transferred into 75 % denatured Ethanol (UN1170, PG II) for further preservation. Preserved specimens packed are not subject to the initial selection list of products for veterinary checks at border inspection posts under Art. 3 Council Directive 2007/275/EC, Annex I, EX 9705 00 00). Preservation of specimens agrees with requirements for Safe Treatment laid down in Point (8) (a) (e) (ii) in the /ANNEX /to the Commission Regulation (EU) No 294/2013, amending Commission Regulation (EU) No 142/2011, /ANNEX XIII, /CHAPTER VI.The specimens are on loan for biodiversity (morphological / taxonomical) research and legally belong to the State of Bavaria (Country of Origin: Germany); they are non-infectious, non-contagious, non-venomous, unfit for human consumption, no traded goods, have no commercial value and are not for resale. *HS-Code:9705.00* (Collections of _zoological _/ botanical / mineralogical archaeological / paleontological interest) *Declared value:5.00 ?* -- 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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Membership in SPNHC gives you access to a lively, active, and interdisciplinary global community of professionals dedicated to the care of natural history collections. SPNHC's membership is drawn from more than 20 countries and includes museum specialists such as curators, collections managers, conservators, preparators, and database administrators. The Society hosts annual meetings and sponsors symposia and workshops to foster the exchange of ideas and information. Member benefits also include the society's peer-reviewed journal, Collection Forum, a biannual newsletter and a wealth of content on our website at www.spnhc.org. Membership information can be found by visiting our website and clicking "Join SPNHC." 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I am also very happy about contacts of persons who are curating dioramas. The topics I focus on dioramas: dioramas that are addressing environmental issues examples when dioramas are used as discussion points for different topics (photos could be really good of such examples, people talking in front of dioramas etc). Innovational dioramas that are more open and giving visitors to watch those from different angles or in different ways. Best regards! Lennart Lennuk Head of collections Estonian Museum of Natural History +372 6603404, 56569916 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Preventiva i Restauraci?* Grop Nat-Museu de Ci?ncies Naturals de Barcelona *Laboratori de Natura* Pg Picasso s/n 08003 Barcelona Tel. 932562209 marta.perez.cr at gmail.com https://museuciencies.cat/area-cientifica/serveis-cientifico-tecnics/laboratoris-tecnics/conservacio-preventiva-i-restauracio/ Missatge de Lennart Lennuk del dia dt., 7 de des. 2021 a les 13:30: > Hi! > > > > I am assembling an example photos of natural history dioramas. I am very > interested in new ways that dioramas are used and presented in last years. > > I found the book ?Natural History Dioramas ? Traditional Exhibits for > Current Educational Themes? really helpful but some years have gone by and > I wonder > > what has happened after the book was published. > > > > Please, if you have any examples that are worth sharing, contact me. I am > also very happy about contacts of persons who are curating dioramas. > > > > The topics I focus on dioramas: > > dioramas that are addressing environmental issues > > examples when dioramas are used as discussion points for different topics > (photos could be really good of such examples, people talking in front of > dioramas etc). > > Innovational dioramas that are more open and giving visitors to watch > those from different angles or in different ways. > > > > Best regards! > > Lennart Lennuk > > Head of collections > > Estonian Museum of Natural History > > +372 6603404, 56569916 > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 arountre at umich.edu Tue Dec 7 08:54:57 2021 From: arountre at umich.edu (Adam Rountrey) Date: Tue, 7 Dec 2021 08:54:57 -0500 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] natural history dioramas In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hi Lennart, You might be interested in our somewhat unusual presentation of dioramas. We had a set of six dioramas made by George Marchand in the 1950s and 1960s in our previous museum building. During the move to a new facility, exhibit managers made a decision to leave several of these out of the redesigned museum displays. To preserve them and make them available for future educational use, we had a team of students use photogrammetry to document the dioramas as they were, and we recently put up digital 3D versions of the dioramas at: https://umorf.ummp.lsa.umich.edu/wp/life-through-the-ages-dioramas/ I think the Ordovician and Devonian are particularly beautiful. -Adam Adam N. Rountrey, Ph.D. Research Museum Collection Manager and 3D Specialist University of Michigan Museum of Paleontology T: +1 734 936 1385 3D Online Repository (UMORF) On Tue, Dec 7, 2021 at 7:36 AM Lennart Lennuk < Lennart.Lennuk at loodusmuuseum.ee> wrote: > Hi! > > > > I am assembling an example photos of natural history dioramas. I am very > interested in new ways that dioramas are used and presented in last years. > > I found the book ?Natural History Dioramas ? Traditional Exhibits for > Current Educational Themes? really helpful but some years have gone by and > I wonder > > what has happened after the book was published. > > > > Please, if you have any examples that are worth sharing, contact me. I am > also very happy about contacts of persons who are curating dioramas. > > > > The topics I focus on dioramas: > > dioramas that are addressing environmental issues > > examples when dioramas are used as discussion points for different topics > (photos could be really good of such examples, people talking in front of > dioramas etc). > > Innovational dioramas that are more open and giving visitors to watch > those from different angles or in different ways. > > > > Best regards! > > Lennart Lennuk > > Head of collections > > Estonian Museum of Natural History > > +372 6603404, 56569916 > > > _______________________________________________ > 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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Andersen, Ph.D. (he, him, his) Associate Professor, Department of Biology Curator of Genomic Resources & Associate Curator of Birds, Museum of Southwestern Biology University of New Mexico Albuquerque, NM 87131 phone: 505.277.8017 mjandersen at unm.edu http://www.andersenlabunm.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: smime.p7s Type: application/pkcs7-signature Size: 1496 bytes Desc: not available URL: From bthiers at nybg.org Tue Dec 7 17:05:04 2021 From: bthiers at nybg.org (Thiers, Barbara) Date: Tue, 7 Dec 2021 22:05:04 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Call for Applications/Nominations for SPNHC Awards Message-ID: Applications are open for the SPNHC Awards and Grants listed below. Details about how to nominate or apply for these awards can be found on the SPNHC website on this page: SPNHC Awards and Grants Deadlines for applications/nominations for the awards listed below is 15 January 2022. The CAROLYN ROSE AWARD (formerly the SPNHC AWARD): The Carolyn L. Rose Award (formerly the SPNHC Award) is our Society?s highest honor and given to a *practitioner* (membership not required), whose work and efforts have promoted the values and objectives of the Society. The PRESIDENT?S AWARD: Award is for superior service to the Society. Normally, this would involve exceptional service to appointed offices, committees, and/or ongoing activities of SPNHC. Nominee must be a current or previous SPNHC member. HONORARY MEMBERSHIP: Award is for the recognition of an individual for exceptional contributions to natural history collections or to the objectives of the Society. SPECIAL SERVICES RECOGNITION: Recognition of individual(s) and sister organizations for any noteworthy effort leading to the success of an important event, activity or objective of the Society. The award is primarily a statement of appreciation. VENDOR RECOGNITION AWARD: Recognition of long-term repeated and/or substantial acts of support of the Society and/or the Society?s annual meetings by a commercial organization. The FABER INNOVATION GRANT (formerly the FABER RESEARCH GRANT) A cash grant ($1000 maximum) for an original proposal, intended to encourage innovative projects that promote the objectives of the Society in collections management, conservation, use or other collection-oriented aspects of natural history. Questions and nominations should be directed to Barbara Thiers Recognitions and Grants Committee chair (bthiers at nybg.org) Dr. Barbara M. Thiers Director Emerita and Honorary Curator William and Lynda Steere Herbarium The New York Botanical Garden Past President, American Society of Plant Taxonomists (ASPT) Past President, Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections (SPNHC) Editor, Index Herbariorum 2900 Southern Blvd. Bronx, NY 10458 Download: The Worlds Herbaria Annual Report Index Herbariorum Registration Form Index Herbariorum Registration Form Example -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Andrew.Haycock at museumwales.ac.uk Thu Dec 9 05:58:03 2021 From: Andrew.Haycock at museumwales.ac.uk (Andrew Haycock) Date: Thu, 9 Dec 2021 10:58:03 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] FW: News from the Sector - December In-Reply-To: <1df2fcf83b444852ae1ea044018951a2@Ex01.horniman.local> References: <1df2fcf83b444852ae1ea044018951a2@Ex01.horniman.local> Message-ID: Apologies for cross-posting. 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We invite applications from those with research programs focused on engagement within formal, informal, and/or community spaces as well as AI tools and applications as they relate to learning in and with museums. We are particularly interested in candidates whose research offers opportunities for integrative collaborations with other faculty and divisions within the Florida Museum. Potential areas of interest include: identifying how AI can be used to connect learners with museum collections; how AI tools can support learning through community science efforts; the use of AI tools to conduct data analysis of museum education research; applications of AI learning technologies for museum education and outreach; or creatively using AI in novel ways regarding methods of museum based education. Individuals with other relevant areas of interest not exemplified above are also encouraged to apply. Successful candidates should have a Ph.D., or equivalent, in education, museum studies, engineering, the natural or social sciences, or other relevant disciplines, and evidence of excellence in research, teaching, and service. Starting salary range for this position is $85,000 to $125,000, and negotiable commensurate with experience. For more information, or to apply, visit https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/nhdept/museum-education-curator/ Please share this opportunity widely. Best, Lindsay Lindsay Bloch, Ph.D. Collections Manager Ceramic Technology Laboratory, Florida Archaeology Florida Museum of Natural History 1659 Museum Road, Box 117800 University of Florida Gainesville, FL 32611-7800 Tel: (352) 273-1924 Email: lbloch at floridamuseum.ufl.edu Web: www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/ceramiclab Twitter: @CeramicTechLab [cid:B6251193-126E-42CC-8B25-4A6704DF3E98 at flmnh.ufl.edu] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Details of the role and how to apply can be found here: https://museum.wales/jobs/current-jobs/?id=1592 With kind regards, Andrew Haycock Curator - Mineralogy & Petrology Geology Section - Natural Sciences National Museum Wales Cathays Park Cardiff CF10 3NP Tel: +44 (0)29 2057 3367 www.museumwales.ac.uk / www.amgueddfacymru.ac.uk Ystyriwch yr amgylchedd cyn argraffu'r e-bost hwn. Please consider the environmental impact before printing this email. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From RedmondN at si.edu Fri Dec 10 10:50:47 2021 From: RedmondN at si.edu (Redmond, Niamh) Date: Fri, 10 Dec 2021 15:50:47 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Contracting Opportunity: Creation of Entomology EMu Records at NMNH In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: A gentle reminder that applications are due by midnight on Sunday, December 12th, 2021. Thank you, Niamh ________________________________ From: Redmond, Niamh Sent: Wednesday, December 1, 2021 1:50 PM To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: Contracting Opportunity: Creation of Entomology EMu Records at NMNH Dear Colleagues, The Smithsonian Institution Barcode Network (SIBN) in conjunction with the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History (NMNH) Department of Entomology is seeking an independent contractor to compile, format, validate and submit entomological collections data into EMu, the collections management system utilized by the NMNH. This data is associated with three SIBN funded DNA barcoding projects. The attached pdf contains the Request for Quotes (RFQ), Statement of Work (SOW) and SI Clauses. Here you will find more details on the scope of work, expected deliverables, what to include in the quote package, and how to submit it for consideration. The work must be completed by March 31, 2022, and there will not be an option to extend. Please send your application to Niamh Redmond (redmondn at si.edu) by midnight on Sunday, December 12th, 2021. All applicants should register as a federal contractor in the System for Award Management (SAM) concurrently to responding to the RFQ. I would appreciate if you could forward this announcement to any qualified candidates who might be interested and if you have any questions relating to this contract, please do not hesitate to contact me. Finally, apologies if you received this notice multiple times. All the best, Niamh Redmond ----------------------------------------------------------- Niamh Redmond, Ph.D. (she/her Why Pronouns Matter) Program Manager Smithsonian Institution Barcode Network 202.633.9087 redmondn at si.edu SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION NATIONAL MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY Facebook | Twitter | Instagram -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Even though a major disaster has only been declared for Kentucky (to date), the Heritage Emergency National Task Force - and that means you - is now prepared to support state cultural agencies, arts organizations and cultural institutions, and local and state government entities that have been affected. Life safety and life-sustaining activities remain the highest priority. Please check on the status of your colleagues, grantees, constituents, and members in the above states. Please help disseminate the following information to help the public salvage cherished photographs, letters, and other irreplaceable objects: Save Your Family Treasures | FEMA.gov. This FEMA site offers guidance to help individuals and families salvage their treasured family belongings following a disaster. The site includes the two-page fact sheet Salvaging Water-Damaged Family Valuables and Treasures (fema.gov), which is available in multiple languages. The site also contains step-by-step instructions to help survivors stabilize their treasured photos, documents and papers, and books and buy time to make an educated decision on further treatment and handling of family mementos. Resources for the Public | Smithsonian. This Smithsonian Cultural Rescue Initiative site offers the above guidance along with additional how-to resources that include videos. The National Heritage Responders, a team of trained conservators and collections care professionals administered by the Foundation for Advancement in Conservation, has a public helpline email address to provide guidance on salvaging family heirlooms: NHRpublichelpline at culturalheritage.org The National Heritage Responders also staffs a 24/7 hotline to assist cultural institutions affected by the tornadoes: 202-661-8068 HENTF has begun compiling reports of damage to arts organizations, cultural institutions, and government records-holding entities. If you are aware of any damage in this space, please let me know. With this information, we can work together to protect these valuable cultural and historic resources. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me. With thanks, Lori Lori Foley Coordinator | Heritage Emergency National Task Force Office of Environmental Planning & Historic Preservation Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration | Resilience Mobile: (202) 826-6303 lori.foley at fema.dhs.gov culturalrescue.si.edu/hentf Federal Emergency Management Agency fema.gov [cid:image001.jpg at 01D7F01C.B8CE0920] [cid:image002.jpg at 01D7F01C.B8CE0920] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 4073 bytes Desc: image001.jpg URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Oak Street | M/C 652 Champaign, IL 61820 217-300-5938 | tcm at illinois.edu insect.inhs.illinois.edu Under the Illinois Freedom of Information Act any written communication to or from university employees regarding university business is a public record and may be subject to public disclosure. > Begin forwarded message: > > From: Prairie_News > Subject: PRI executive director search EXTENDED > Date: December 13, 2021 at 12:24:41 PM CST > To: Prairie-AllStaff > > The deadline for applications for the position of PRI Executive Director has been extended to Jan. 5, 2022. The search committee appreciates the assistance of PRI staff in disseminating this opportunity widely! > > From: Prairie_News > > Sent: Friday, November 19, 2021 11:28 AM > To: Prairie-AllStaff > > Subject: PRI executive director search now open > > This message is being sent on behalf of Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation Susan A. Martinis: > > Dear Colleagues, > > I am pleased to announce the search for the Executive Director of the Prairie Research Institute . Many thanks to the members of the search committee, who are listed below. > > A flyer containing the position advertisement and information about PRI is attached. Please consider nominating candidates that you believe would lead PRI in its mission to provide research, scientific expertise, and objective data that benefit the environment and people of Illinois. We expect to identify a leader who will continue to strengthen PRI?s interdisciplinary research programs, initiatives and funding, with an eye to the future, and we are particularly intent to identify a diverse candidate pool. > > I would appreciate your assistance in disseminating this information widely. If you have any questions about the position, please contact Sue Key (susankey at illinois.edu ) or Leslie Lewin Reinhart (lewin at illinois.edu ) in my office. > > Thank you for all you do to make the Illinois research community so remarkable! > > Best regards, > Susan > > PRI Executive Director Search Committee > Carla Caceres, Search Chair, Director, SIB, Professor, EEB > Ana Barros, Head and Professor, CEE > Alan Dudley, Associate Director Budget and Mgmt, PRI > Debra Jacobson ? Associate Director, Technical Assistance Program, ISTC, PRI > Yu-Feng Lin, Principal Research Scientist, Hydrogeologist, ISGS, PRI > Sharon ?Shelly? Nickols-Richardson, Associate Dean and Director, Extension and Professor, FSHN > Kevin O?Brien, Survey Director ISTC & ISWS, PRI > Robert Schooley, Head and Professor, NRES > Rick Winkel, Deputy Executive Director, PRI > (OVCRI HR Staff - Sue Key, Leslie Reinhart) > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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The result was a backlog that just kept progressing Of hundreds of objects, all awaiting processing. One crate from E. Schr?dinger was left on our mat: Did it move? Did we have, did we not have a cat? There were boxes with labels in old faded writing, And boxes which looked very much uninviting. There were boxes that clinked, there were boxes that oozed. There were none with directions, and I was confused. I sat down at my desk and took out my flask (Then realized that I couldn?t drink through my mask). When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter I sprang to my feet to see what was the matter. Away to the window I flew?okay, walked?like a flash, But tripped over a cat (or I didn?t), and crashed. The moon on the breast of the new-fallen snow Was covering even more boxes below. It seemed there was no end to the incoming stuff. Getting rid of it all was going to be tough. When, what to my wondering eyes should appear But a miniature sleigh and eight vaccinated reindeer? With a little old driver so lively and quaint I knew in a moment that it must be the Saint. Faster than budget cuts his coursers they came, And he whistled, and shouted, and called them by name: ?Now *Tyvek *and *Dry Gel*, now *Poly *and *Ester*, On *Resistal *and *Neoprene*, on *T-Tech *and *Leicester*! To the top of the building, get over the boxes! Now dash away, dash, just like flying foxes!? With his sleigh on the roof, the Saint shouldered his load And, very slowly, down the freight elevator he rode. He set down his sack, and shook off the snow, And said ?You expected, what? Marie Kondo? Then he looked in his sack, looked again, grabbed his hat, And he pulled out and didn?t pull out that same cat. ?It?s time to get organized! Look smart, be swift!? Then he tossed me a bundle of blank deeds-of-gift. ?I would have brought help, but I?m fresh out of elves, So, you fill out the forms while I fill up the shelves!? With a wink of his eye and a twist of his head, I knew there would be much more accessioning ahead. (The cat soon lost interest, and, after cleaning its fur, Curled up in a box, where it did/did not purr.) As you might expect that St. Entropy would, He accessioned all of the objects he could, Every form was filled out, to the last jot and quantum, (Though I did leave a few small tittles to taunt him). The shelves were soon filled, the cabinets were crammed. (The Saint?s long-time motto: ?Collection policy be damned!?) With all of the empties, the Saint built a fine fort, A place for curators to meet for a snort. He spoke not a word, but seemed pleased with the job, As for me, my poor head was beginning to throb. Then, laying his finger inside of his nose, He made a rude sound; up the elevator he rose. He sprang to his sleigh, to his team gave a whistle, And away they all flew like a heat-seeking missile. But I heard him exclaim, ere he drove out of sight ?We got it all done in exactly one night!? As I watched them arise, getting darker and colder, I saw and did not see a cat on his shoulder. *(John Simmons and Sally Shelton do and do not have anything to do with cats, saints, or boxes.) * -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ann.bogaerts at plantentuinmeise.be Tue Dec 14 10:58:40 2021 From: ann.bogaerts at plantentuinmeise.be (Ann Bogaerts) Date: Tue, 14 Dec 2021 16:58:40 +0100 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Compactors in collections Message-ID: Hello everybody, We wish to renovate our herbarium with 4 milj. specimens and we want to get some feedback from other institutions who already renovated or renewed their collection buildings. One of our main questions is the use of compactors yes or no? So what is your opinion about this? How much space do you save using a compactor and how is it working with this kind of system? 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The basic planning considerations included: 1. Choice between electric and manually-moved shelving (problems with electric moving elsewhere made us choose manual. We're quite happy with that, the shelves are easy to move) 2. Shelf carrying capacity (I actually weighed the specimens in random shelves all over the collections to be sure of our requirements in this respect) - this includes how shelves are constructed and whether we could adjust their spacing) 3. Ventilation (since most of the moved collections were in liquids) 4. Guardrails to prevent things from falling off a moving shelf (detachable, to enable putting in and taking out large / tall specimens) - we had some discussions about how to design these That's just off the top of my head in a minute's notice, there were other issues of course! Will send images on Sunday if reminded about it. Space-wise, the entire fish collection which had filled up the entire hall took up only half that same space when moved into compactors. We spent a lot of time measuring and planning different shelving layouts and making sure that the shelving company really understood what we wanted - they did actually measure and count things differently because their reasoning was different, so that is an important aspect! Please feel free to ask further questions on Sunday plus ask for images. Cheers, Gali ?????? ??? ??, 14 ????? 2021, 18:12, ??? Ann Bogaerts ?< ann.bogaerts at plantentuinmeise.be>: > Hello everybody, > > We wish to renovate our herbarium with 4 milj. specimens and we want to > get some feedback from other institutions who already renovated or renewed > their collection buildings. > > One of our main questions is the use of compactors yes or no? So what is > your opinion about this? How much space do you save using a compactor and > how is it working with this kind of system? For which collections do you > use it? > > We are really interested in the do's and don'ts and it would also be nice > if you could send us a picture of the compactors you use. > > Thanks a lot and enjoy your evening (day), > > Ann > > -- > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 prc44 at drexel.edu Tue Dec 14 11:51:12 2021 From: prc44 at drexel.edu (Callomon,Paul) Date: Tue, 14 Dec 2021 16:51:12 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] powder coating or zink plated In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: It depends in part on which metal you?re covering. On steel, zinc plating (Galvanizing) is to some extent self-healing ? smaller scratches actually close over, protecting the steel. Powder coating is cheaper, though, and (depending on the powder) very durable; it also looks nicer. On aluminum, of course, only powder coating works; but aluminum actually needs no protective finish. Paul Callomon Collection Manager, Malacology and General Invertebrates ________________________________ Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University 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 Lennart Lennuk Sent: Tuesday, December 14, 2021 10:50 AM To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: [Nhcoll-l] powder coating or zink plated External. Hi! What finish is best for shelving for collections. There are two choices: zinc plated or powder coating. The collections are: geological, entomological, botanical and type based zooloogical collections: (1) mounted animals and skins; (2) bones, horns, eggs, corals, shells; (3) fluid-collection with ethanol and formalin. Best regards Lennart Lennuk Head of collections Estonian Museum of Natural History (+372) 6603404, 56569916 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Lennart.Lennuk at loodusmuuseum.ee Tue Dec 14 11:52:27 2021 From: Lennart.Lennuk at loodusmuuseum.ee (Lennart Lennuk) Date: Tue, 14 Dec 2021 16:52:27 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Compactors in collections In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Thank you for raising this topic! I am also very interested in this topic, so if you send any letters or material to Ann, please but me on the list ? Do the guardrails are really mandatory? Of course in wet-collections. But ohter collections maybe its comfortable to not use those and make shelving not slipperi instead? Best regards Lennart Lennuk Head of collections Estonian Museum of Natural History (+372) 6603404, 56569916 From: Nhcoll-l [mailto:nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu] On Behalf Of Gali Beiner Sent: Tuesday, December 14, 2021 6:35 PM To: Ann Bogaerts Cc: NHCOLL-new Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] Compactors in collections Hello Ann, We've recently completed the installation of compactors for our mammals, fish, herpetology and invertebrate collections. The mammals collection is a dry (skeletal) collection, the others are wet collections. In the future, we may consider doing the same for our herbarium - the problem this time around being that it wasn't in a basement floor so floor weight carrying capability limited our possibilities. The other collections were in basement floors. The basic planning considerations included: 1. Choice between electric and manually-moved shelving (problems with electric moving elsewhere made us choose manual. We're quite happy with that, the shelves are easy to move) 2. Shelf carrying capacity (I actually weighed the specimens in random shelves all over the collections to be sure of our requirements in this respect) - this includes how shelves are constructed and whether we could adjust their spacing) 3. Ventilation (since most of the moved collections were in liquids) 4. Guardrails to prevent things from falling off a moving shelf (detachable, to enable putting in and taking out large / tall specimens) - we had some discussions about how to design these That's just off the top of my head in a minute's notice, there were other issues of course! Will send images on Sunday if reminded about it. Space-wise, the entire fish collection which had filled up the entire hall took up only half that same space when moved into compactors. We spent a lot of time measuring and planning different shelving layouts and making sure that the shelving company really understood what we wanted - they did actually measure and count things differently because their reasoning was different, so that is an important aspect! Please feel free to ask further questions on Sunday plus ask for images. Cheers, Gali ?????? ??? ??, 14 ????? 2021, 18:12, ??? Ann Bogaerts ?>: Hello everybody, We wish to renovate our herbarium with 4 milj. specimens and we want to get some feedback from other institutions who already renovated or renewed their collection buildings. One of our main questions is the use of compactors yes or no? So what is your opinion about this? How much space do you save using a compactor and how is it working with this kind of system? For which collections do you use it? We are really interested in the do's and don'ts and it would also be nice if you could send us a picture of the compactors you use. 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URL: From Lennart.Lennuk at loodusmuuseum.ee Tue Dec 14 11:55:54 2021 From: Lennart.Lennuk at loodusmuuseum.ee (Lennart Lennuk) Date: Tue, 14 Dec 2021 16:55:54 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] powder coating or zink plated In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Shelving will be made from steel. So I might prefer galvanizing. But is there any chemical influence for collections among those two finishes? Best! Lennart From: Callomon,Paul [mailto:prc44 at drexel.edu] Sent: Tuesday, December 14, 2021 6:51 PM To: Lennart Lennuk ; nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: RE: powder coating or zink plated It depends in part on which metal you?re covering. On steel, zinc plating (Galvanizing) is to some extent self-healing ? smaller scratches actually close over, protecting the steel. Powder coating is cheaper, though, and (depending on the powder) very durable; it also looks nicer. On aluminum, of course, only powder coating works; but aluminum actually needs no protective finish. Paul Callomon Collection Manager, Malacology and General Invertebrates ________________________________ Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University 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 Lennart Lennuk Sent: Tuesday, December 14, 2021 10:50 AM To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: [Nhcoll-l] powder coating or zink plated External. Hi! What finish is best for shelving for collections. There are two choices: zinc plated or powder coating. The collections are: geological, entomological, botanical and type based zooloogical collections: (1) mounted animals and skins; (2) bones, horns, eggs, corals, shells; (3) fluid-collection with ethanol and formalin. Best regards Lennart Lennuk Head of collections Estonian Museum of Natural History (+372) 6603404, 56569916 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sagebiel at austin.utexas.edu Tue Dec 14 12:25:44 2021 From: sagebiel at austin.utexas.edu (Sagebiel, J. Chris) Date: Tue, 14 Dec 2021 17:25:44 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Compactors in collections In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Howdy Ann, I installed compact storage for geological collections at the San Bernardino County Museum when I was geology curator there. It does save space . . . BUT Objects move around in drawers when the system moves, even though the system was quite gentle in its movements, and even with improved housing for 3-D objects. I know that I am in the minority, but based on my experience, I STRONGLY disagree with using compact storage for 3-D artifacts. This is tied for #1 on my personal list of VERY BAD IDEAS for storing 3-D museum artifacts (tied with pin-mounting fossil teeth). It introduces an actively destructive process to your collection, which is typically what we try to avoid, not purchase. Moving the system puts energy into the system. There is no work-around. You gently shake the entire collection when you move the system. You cannot avoid basic the basic laws of physics I have watched a sauropod vertebra sway in its cradle while the compactor moved in the Denver Museum collections. Even though it moved gently and was encased in foam. Ditto Chicago?s Field Museum collections. You can try to improve the object housing, so everything is individually secured, but broad objects will still rock a little, tall objects will still sway. That is not good. Again, do we want to do bad things for the objects in the collection, or good things? For 2-D art, archives, fabrics, or durables, such as some minerals, this is a great savings on storage space. For 3-D objects, this is a bad idea. I will resign before seeing it done again in ?my? vertebrate fossil collections. Sincerely, Chris J. Chris Sagebiel, collections manager Texas Vertebrate Paleontology Collections J.J. Pickle Campus, The University of Texas 10100 Burnet Road, VPL Bldg. 6 Austin, Texas 78758 From: Nhcoll-l On Behalf Of Ann Bogaerts Sent: Tuesday, December 14, 2021 9:59 AM To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Compactors in collections Hello everybody, We wish to renovate our herbarium with 4 milj. specimens and we want to get some feedback from other institutions who already renovated or renewed their collection buildings. One of our main questions is the use of compactors yes or no? So what is your opinion about this? How much space do you save using a compactor and how is it working with this kind of system? For which collections do you use it? We are really interested in the do's and don'ts and it would also be nice if you could send us a picture of the compactors you use. Thanks a lot and enjoy your evening (day), Ann -- [https://docs.google.com/uc?export=download&id=1Zm4c1N_ZmnDD7pR8SMqlQE85rb4X_tsD&revid=0B3Jp25T3leBLQ3FrZlBxRFpnTnBTWWlKWFRmaU8zYkN0bTZzPQ] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From prc44 at drexel.edu Tue Dec 14 12:45:35 2021 From: prc44 at drexel.edu (Callomon,Paul) Date: Tue, 14 Dec 2021 17:45:35 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Compactors in collections In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: A major consideration in deciding for or against compactors is floor loading. Some floors can safely bear the weight of a collection if it is spread out (in rows of cabinets with aisles) but would not if it was all bunched up at one end. See: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/267271211_A_grand_scale_rehousing_the_mollusk_collection_at_the_Academy_of_Natural_Sciences A less tangible but often important factor is the reduced chance of serendipity. Taxonomists often pull drawers in systematically arranged collections to eyeball specimens, but can at the same time notice things that they weren't looking for but that turn out to be significant, such as two species that have been classified as one. This is less likely to happen if it becomes harder to just go and pull drawers in order to confirm an identification or assess a species' variation because the compactor first has to be opened. The collection becomes slightly less accessible, in other words; still fine if you have a strong need to see things, but possibly an inhibition to less urgent checking. Paul Callomon Collection Manager, Malacology and General Invertebrates ________________________________ Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University 1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia PA 19103-1195, USA prc44 at drexel.edu Tel 215-405-5096 - Fax 215-299-1170 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dyanega at gmail.com Tue Dec 14 13:14:56 2021 From: dyanega at gmail.com (Douglas Yanega) Date: Tue, 14 Dec 2021 10:14:56 -0800 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Compactors in collections In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <91fb006c-3be2-b021-f464-20d84317de0b@gmail.com> On 12/14/21 7:58 AM, Ann Bogaerts wrote: > Hello everybody, > > We wish to renovate our herbarium with 4 milj. specimens and we want > to get some feedback from other institutions who already renovated or > renewed their collection buildings. > > One of our main questions is the use of compactors yes or no? So what > is your opinion?about this? How much space do you save using a > compactor and how is it working with this kind of system? For which > collections do you use it? > > We are really interested in the do's and don'ts and it would also be > nice if you could send us a picture of the compactors you use. > Briefly: our insect collection went from regular static insect cabinets to a compactor system in 2002. It almost doubled our storage capacity (instead of 7 aisles and 8 rows of cabinets, we now have 2 aisles and 13 rows of cabinets). That bought us a few decades' worth of expansion. Liquid storage cabinets are in the static units to either side, and and microscope slides are in a narrow shelving unit in the middle; the 11 movable compactor units are only for cabinets of pinned specimens, and operated manually. In 18 years we have not needed any repairs, which is a far better track record than electric-powered compactor systems. Insects on pins are fragile but not as bad as people might think; we routinely ship specimens using postal delivery and only rarely experience significant damage. The MAJOR caveat for compactors has to do with design and execution: we had to literally breathe down the necks of the people from the compactor company because they kept screwing up the blueprints and specs for the hardware dimensions in very minor ways, and there were also issues with pouring a layer of concrete on top of an existing floor. To illustrate how subtle but devastating a mistake can be, one of the things they didn't account for was that both sides of each moving unit had a knob that could be pulled out to engage the brake on that side. Those knobs stuck out an inch when fully retracted. We have two aisles, and each was calculated on the blueprints to be about 36 inches wide, and there are 6 moving compactor units on one side and 5 on the other. They failed to realize that their calculations had *excluded the knobs*, which subtracted 2 inches of space per unit. Had they proceeded with the installation as planned, the aisle on one side would have been only 24 inches, and only 26 inches on the other, which isn't even enough space to open the cabinet doors. I caught this mistake and had them machine the knobs an inch shorter so they retract almost flush with the side, instead of projecting; they are a little tricky to pull out, but at least we can work in the aisles. They similarly failed to account for the three inches in height that were added by the wheels of the undercarriage on the compactor units, but I didn't catch that mistake, so the tops of some cabinets would have run into some low-hanging ceiling ductwork that we had expected to be clear. We had to rebuild the ductwork before all the cabinets could be installed. I advise anyone planning compactors to stay very actively engaged during the design process, and don't trust the contractors to get every little detail right. Be very wary in particular about the precision of dimensions, and maybe plan a few extra inches here and there if you can. Peace, -- Doug Yanega Dept. of Entomology Entomology Research Museum Univ. of California, Riverside, CA 92521-0314 skype: dyanega phone: (951) 827-4315 (disclaimer: opinions are mine, not UCR's) https://faculty.ucr.edu/~heraty/yanega.html "There are some enterprises in which a careful disorderliness is the true method" - Herman Melville, Moby Dick, Chap. 82 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From arountre at umich.edu Tue Dec 14 14:03:28 2021 From: arountre at umich.edu (Adam Rountrey) Date: Tue, 14 Dec 2021 14:03:28 -0500 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Compactors in collections In-Reply-To: <91fb006c-3be2-b021-f464-20d84317de0b@gmail.com> References: <91fb006c-3be2-b021-f464-20d84317de0b@gmail.com> Message-ID: I echo Doug's comments about going over compactor plans in excruciating detail and double checking measurements. We had similar problems with handles that would have gone through a wall if the initial drawings had been followed. Another thing to note when comparing different systems is the gap/pit space around each floor rail. These gaps can cause impacts or vibrations when rolling carts, lifts, and ladders over them, and some wheels are small enough to fall into the gaps in our main collection rooms (1-inch gap on each side). Of course, compactors and/or multi-tier stacking are often the only ways to gain needed storage space. If I were starting from a single-tier, no-compactor condition and had adequate ceiling height, I might consider double stacking before putting things on compactors. -Adam Adam N. Rountrey, Ph.D. Research Museum Collection Manager and 3D Specialist University of Michigan Museum of Paleontology T: +1 734 936 1385 3D Online Repository (UMORF) On Tue, Dec 14, 2021 at 1:16 PM Douglas Yanega wrote: > On 12/14/21 7:58 AM, Ann Bogaerts wrote: > > Hello everybody, > > We wish to renovate our herbarium with 4 milj. specimens and we want to > get some feedback from other institutions who already renovated or renewed > their collection buildings. > > One of our main questions is the use of compactors yes or no? So what is > your opinion about this? How much space do you save using a compactor and > how is it working with this kind of system? For which collections do you > use it? > > We are really interested in the do's and don'ts and it would also be nice > if you could send us a picture of the compactors you use. > > Briefly: our insect collection went from regular static insect cabinets to > a compactor system in 2002. It almost doubled our storage capacity (instead > of 7 aisles and 8 rows of cabinets, we now have 2 aisles and 13 rows of > cabinets). That bought us a few decades' worth of expansion. > > Liquid storage cabinets are in the static units to either side, and and > microscope slides are in a narrow shelving unit in the middle; the 11 > movable compactor units are only for cabinets of pinned specimens, and > operated manually. In 18 years we have not needed any repairs, which is a > far better track record than electric-powered compactor systems. Insects on > pins are fragile but not as bad as people might think; we routinely ship > specimens using postal delivery and only rarely experience significant > damage. > > The MAJOR caveat for compactors has to do with design and execution: we > had to literally breathe down the necks of the people from the compactor > company because they kept screwing up the blueprints and specs for the > hardware dimensions in very minor ways, and there were also issues with > pouring a layer of concrete on top of an existing floor. To illustrate how > subtle but devastating a mistake can be, one of the things they didn't > account for was that both sides of each moving unit had a knob that could > be pulled out to engage the brake on that side. Those knobs stuck out an > inch when fully retracted. We have two aisles, and each was calculated on > the blueprints to be about 36 inches wide, and there are 6 moving compactor > units on one side and 5 on the other. They failed to realize that their > calculations had *excluded the knobs*, which subtracted 2 inches of space > per unit. Had they proceeded with the installation as planned, the aisle on > one side would have been only 24 inches, and only 26 inches on the other, > which isn't even enough space to open the cabinet doors. I caught this > mistake and had them machine the knobs an inch shorter so they retract > almost flush with the side, instead of projecting; they are a little tricky > to pull out, but at least we can work in the aisles. They similarly failed > to account for the three inches in height that were added by the wheels of > the undercarriage on the compactor units, but I didn't catch that mistake, > so the tops of some cabinets would have run into some low-hanging ceiling > ductwork that we had expected to be clear. We had to rebuild the ductwork > before all the cabinets could be installed. > > I advise anyone planning compactors to stay very actively engaged during > the design process, and don't trust the contractors to get every little > detail right. Be very wary in particular about the precision of dimensions, > and maybe plan a few extra inches here and there if you can. > > Peace, > > -- > Doug Yanega Dept. of Entomology Entomology Research Museum > Univ. of California, Riverside, CA 92521-0314 skype: dyanega > phone: (951) 827-4315 (disclaimer: opinions are mine, not UCR's) > https://faculty.ucr.edu/~heraty/yanega.html > "There are some enterprises in which a careful disorderliness > is the true method" - Herman Melville, Moby Dick, Chap. 82 > > _______________________________________________ > Nhcoll-l mailing list > Nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu > https://mailman.yale.edu/mailman/listinfo/nhcoll-l > > _______________________________________________ > NHCOLL-L is brought to you by the Society for the Preservation of > Natural History Collections (SPNHC), an international society whose > mission is to improve the preservation, conservation and management of > natural history collections to ensure their continuing value to > society. 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As a reminder, nhcoll is not open for advertising by individuals; however, if you would like to have your courses appear in this compendium, please feel free to submit your offerings to jeff.stephenson at dmns.org, and we'll see that you get in. Thank you >From Museum Study, LLC Keeping Historic Houses & Museums Clean 4 week online course begins Jan 3 on MuseumStudy.com An unkempt museum or historic house is not appealing to the visitor nor is it healthy for the staff and collection. In this 4 week online professional development course instructor Gretchen Anderson will lay a foundation as to how to clean objects and facilities safely. We will explore a variety of subjects, including health and safety for the staff and the objects, cleaning methods for a large variety of collection types common in art & cultural institutions and the importance of documenting what you do. One former participant said, "This class was so helpful! This was such a great resource! For the first time since I started working here, my staff really seems to understand why I ask them to do what we do. It has really been the start of some great conversations on site and we will 100% use the techniques learned." Cleaning and sterilizing the museum is in the news these days. Once we get back in to our museums and historic houses we will need to be extra careful. Please join us for this timely class to look at methods to protect both the collection and your visitors. For more information visit our website: https://www.museumstudy.com/keeping-historic-houses-and-museums-clean Collections Emergencies: Preparedness to Resilience 4 week online course begins Jan 3 on MuseumStudy.com Diverse hazards are threatening our cultural institutions and can quickly turn into emergencies or disasters. Do you feel comfortable using your emergency plan or responding to an emergency? Have you fully prepared for a response and a resilient recovery? 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Join instructor Robert Waller for the first in a series of online courses on Risk to Cultural Property. This introductory course provides a firm foundation on which to build an understanding of risk-based approaches to cultural property protection. For more information visit our website: https://www.museumstudy.com/assessing-risk-to-cultural-property-1 -- Brad Bredehoft (he/him/his) CEO Museum Study, LLC www.MuseumStudy.com JEFF STEPHENSON COLLECTIONS MANAGER, ZOOLOGY DEPARTMENT [DMNS 2 Line RGB small.jpg] jeff.stephenson at dmns.org W 303.370.8319 F 303.331.6492 2001 Colorado Blvd., Denver CO 80205 preserve, present, inspire, explore www.dmns.org Meet live animals that manage to thrive in a world where large, strong and fast animals top the food chain in "Survival of the Slowest," opening Oct. 22. Conoce en vivo a las especies que logran prosperar en un mundo donde los animales grandes, fuertes y r?pidos encabezan la cadena alimentaria en "Survival of the Slowest", que se inaugura el 22 de octubre. The Denver Museum of Nature & Science salutes the citizens of metro Denver for helping fund arts, culture and science through their support of the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District (SCFD). -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 2894 bytes Desc: image001.jpg URL: From Joachim.Haendel at zns.uni-halle.de Wed Dec 15 01:50:54 2021 From: Joachim.Haendel at zns.uni-halle.de (=?UTF-8?Q?Joachim=20H=C3=A4ndel?=) Date: Wed, 15 Dec 2021 07:50:54 +0100 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Seasonal Selection 2022 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <61B9904E020000B30009812A@zuv12.verwaltung.uni-halle.de> Dear John, thank you so much! It is great. Yes - this is the curator's Christmas dream (or nightmare). And somewhere in my insect collection lies the cat - or lies not. (It depends on the mulled wine in my glistening borosilicate glass) All the best Joachim -- Joachim Haendel Center of Natural Sciences Collections of the Martin Luther University - Entomological 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 >>> John E Simmons 14.12.2021, 16:50 >>> It's that time of year again... here is number 32 in a seemingly endless series: St. Entropy Boxes with Boxes ?Twas the night before Christmas, and, all through the collections, Were boxes and boxes of unprocessed accessions. Nothing was hung by the chimney with care. There was no space?just more boxes there. When the pandemic hit, and life faded to gloam, We locked the front door and sent the staff home. But no one remembered, as odd as it sounds, That the post office couriers would continue their rounds. Sure enough, they pressed on through snow, rain, heat, and gloom, Plague, fire, and all other perils that loom. As promised, delivery was swift and complete, And boxes arrived every day at our feet. The result was a backlog that just kept progressing Of hundreds of objects, all awaiting processing. One crate from E. Schr?dinger was left on our mat: Did it move? Did we have, did we not have a cat? There were boxes with labels in old faded writing, And boxes which looked very much uninviting. There were boxes that clinked, there were boxes that oozed. There were none with directions, and I was confused. I sat down at my desk and took out my flask (Then realized that I couldn?t drink through my mask). When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter I sprang to my feet to see what was the matter. Away to the window I flew?okay, walked?like a flash, But tripped over a cat (or I didn?t), and crashed. The moon on the breast of the new-fallen snow Was covering even more boxes below. It seemed there was no end to the incoming stuff. Getting rid of it all was going to be tough. When, what to my wondering eyes should appear But a miniature sleigh and eight vaccinated reindeer? With a little old driver so lively and quaint I knew in a moment that it must be the Saint. Faster than budget cuts his coursers they came, And he whistled, and shouted, and called them by name: ?Now Tyvek and Dry Gel, now Poly and Ester, On Resistal and Neoprene, on T-Tech and Leicester! To the top of the building, get over the boxes! Now dash away, dash, just like flying foxes!? With his sleigh on the roof, the Saint shouldered his load And, very slowly, down the freight elevator he rode. He set down his sack, and shook off the snow, And said ?You expected, what? Marie Kondo? Then he looked in his sack, looked again, grabbed his hat, And he pulled out and didn?t pull out that same cat. ?It?s time to get organized! Look smart, be swift!? Then he tossed me a bundle of blank deeds-of-gift. ?I would have brought help, but I?m fresh out of elves, So, you fill out the forms while I fill up the shelves!? With a wink of his eye and a twist of his head, I knew there would be much more accessioning ahead. (The cat soon lost interest, and, after cleaning its fur, Curled up in a box, where it did/did not purr.) As you might expect that St. Entropy would, He accessioned all of the objects he could, Every form was filled out, to the last jot and quantum, (Though I did leave a few small tittles to taunt him). The shelves were soon filled, the cabinets were crammed. (The Saint?s long-time motto: ?Collection policy be damned!?) He spoke not a word, but seemed pleased with the job, As for me, my poor head was beginning to throb. Then, laying his finger inside of his nose, He made a rude sound; up the elevator he rose. He sprang to his sleigh, to his team gave a whistle, And away they all flew like a heat-seeking missile. But I heard him exclaim, ere he drove out of sight ?We got it all done in exactly one night!? As I watched them arise, getting darker and colder, I saw and did not see a cat on his shoulder. (John Simmons and Sally Shelton do and do not have anything to do with cats, saints, or boxes.) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rapp at inpa.gov.br Wed Dec 15 09:22:54 2021 From: rapp at inpa.gov.br (rapp at inpa.gov.br) Date: Wed, 15 Dec 2021 14:22:54 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Compactors in collections In-Reply-To: <91fb006c-3be2-b021-f464-20d84317de0b@gmail.com> References: <91fb006c-3be2-b021-f464-20d84317de0b@gmail.com> Message-ID: <857781a17f6676d0c17b889f9a9d9fdb@inpa.gov.br> I can't resist to add my comments after Douglas. Yes, you have "literally to breathe down the necks of the people from the compactor company "! This expression is great and it was exactly my experience. Although I received the visitation of an engineer in compactors, the project assembled by them made me order for half extra budget of complements! The shelves came with an internal "channel" designed to keep the rigidity of the shelf, however, for alcohol collections the jars could turn!!! So, I had to order extra covers for these channels. I also had to order extra steel bars for protection to avoid the jars to fall from the shelves. The initial project reduced the number of shelves from 6 to 5 despite of all my observations. I had to order extra shelves and connections. Maybe it was just local incompetence, but compactor companies may be not familiar with our kind of storaged material. I ended up gaining approx. 40% of space, what was great. I also order for holes, small openings, on the top shelves, to avoid excessive heat during fires. One of our Brazilian collections (Butantan) lost all the material inside compactors during a fire because the material "cooked" inside and the cabinets would not role with the heat. I hope I will never have to test if this idea will work or not... cheers Lucia Rapp Py-Daniel Fish Colelction - INPA Manaus, AM, Brazil 14 de dezembro de 2021 14:14, "Douglas Yanega" )> escreveu: On 12/14/21 7:58 AM, Ann Bogaerts wrote: Hello everybody, We wish to renovate our herbarium with 4 milj. specimens and we want to get some feedback from other institutions who already renovated or renewed their collection buildings. One of our main questions is the use of compactors yes or no? So what is your opinion about this? How much space do you save using a compactor and how is it working with this kind of system? For which collections do you use it? We are really interested in the do's and don'ts and it would also be nice if you could send us a picture of the compactors you use. Briefly: our insect collection went from regular static insect cabinets to a compactor system in 2002. It almost doubled our storage capacity (instead of 7 aisles and 8 rows of cabinets, we now have 2 aisles and 13 rows of cabinets). That bought us a few decades' worth of expansion. Liquid storage cabinets are in the static units to either side, and and microscope slides are in a narrow shelving unit in the middle; the 11 movable compactor units are only for cabinets of pinned specimens, and operated manually. In 18 years we have not needed any repairs, which is a far better track record than electric-powered compactor systems. Insects on pins are fragile but not as bad as people might think; we routinely ship specimens using postal delivery and only rarely experience significant damage. The MAJOR caveat for compactors has to do with design and execution: we had to literally breathe down the necks of the people from the compactor company because they kept screwing up the blueprints and specs for the hardware dimensions in very minor ways, and there were also issues with pouring a layer of concrete on top of an existing floor. To illustrate how subtle but devastating a mistake can be, one of the things they didn't account for was that both sides of each moving unit had a knob that could be pulled out to engage the brake on that side. Those knobs stuck out an inch when fully retracted. We have two aisles, and each was calculated on the blueprints to be about 36 inches wide, and there are 6 moving compactor units on one side and 5 on the other. They failed to realize that their calculations had excluded the knobs, which subtracted 2 inches of space per unit. Had they proceeded with the installation as planned, the aisle on one side would have been only 24 inches, and only 26 inches on the other, which isn't even enough space to open the cabinet doors. I caught this mistake and had them machine the knobs an inch shorter so they retract almost flush with the side, instead of projecting; they are a little tricky to pull out, but at least we can work in the aisles. They similarly failed to account for the three inches in height that were added by the wheels of the undercarriage on the compactor units, but I didn't catch that mistake, so the tops of some cabinets would have run into some low-hanging ceiling ductwork that we had expected to be clear. We had to rebuild the ductwork before all the cabinets could be installed. I advise anyone planning compactors to stay very actively engaged during the design process, and don't trust the contractors to get every little detail right. Be very wary in particular about the precision of dimensions, and maybe plan a few extra inches here and there if you can. Peace, -- Doug Yanega Dept. of Entomology Entomology Research Museum Univ. of California, Riverside, CA 92521-0314 skype: dyanega phone: (951) 827-4315 (disclaimer: opinions are mine, not UCR's) https://faculty.ucr.edu/~heraty/yanega.html (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 prc44 at drexel.edu Wed Dec 15 09:35:19 2021 From: prc44 at drexel.edu (Callomon,Paul) Date: Wed, 15 Dec 2021 14:35:19 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Compactors in collections In-Reply-To: <857781a17f6676d0c17b889f9a9d9fdb@inpa.gov.br> References: <91fb006c-3be2-b021-f464-20d84317de0b@gmail.com> <857781a17f6676d0c17b889f9a9d9fdb@inpa.gov.br> Message-ID: Lucia's comments reminded me of another major caveat about compactors: if you're planning on using them for wet collections, at least in the USA, check with your fire marshal and insurers first. As she pointed out, in a serious fire a compacted wet collection without sufficient venting is an enormous fuel-air bomb. Ethanol burns fairly quickly anyway, but if it's pre-heated before encountering a flame, weakening or even popping the lids and filling the compactor with vapor, then an explosion becomes more likely and the whole building could go. Paul Callomon Collection Manager, Malacology and General Invertebrates ________________________________ Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University 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 rapp at inpa.gov.br Sent: Wednesday, December 15, 2021 9:23 AM To: Douglas Yanega ; nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] Compactors in collections External. I can't resist to add my comments after Douglas. Yes, you have "literally to breathe down the necks of the people from the compactor company "! This expression is great and it was exactly my experience. Although I received the visitation of an engineer in compactors, the project assembled by them made me order for half extra budget of complements! The shelves came with an internal "channel" designed to keep the rigidity of the shelf, however, for alcohol collections the jars could turn!!! So, I had to order extra covers for these channels. I also had to order extra steel bars for protection to avoid the jars to fall from the shelves. The initial project reduced the number of shelves from 6 to 5 despite of all my observations. I had to order extra shelves and connections. Maybe it was just local incompetence, but compactor companies may be not familiar with our kind of storaged material. I ended up gaining approx. 40% of space, what was great. I also order for holes, small openings, on the top shelves, to avoid excessive heat during fires. One of our Brazilian collections (Butantan) lost all the material inside compactors during a fire because the material "cooked" inside and the cabinets would not role with the heat. I hope I will never have to test if this idea will work or not... cheers Lucia Rapp Py-Daniel Fish Colelction - INPA Manaus, AM, Brazil 14 de dezembro de 2021 14:14, "Douglas Yanega" > escreveu: On 12/14/21 7:58 AM, Ann Bogaerts wrote: Hello everybody, We wish to renovate our herbarium with 4 milj. specimens and we want to get some feedback from other institutions who already renovated or renewed their collection buildings. One of our main questions is the use of compactors yes or no? So what is your opinion about this? How much space do you save using a compactor and how is it working with this kind of system? For which collections do you use it? We are really interested in the do's and don'ts and it would also be nice if you could send us a picture of the compactors you use. Briefly: our insect collection went from regular static insect cabinets to a compactor system in 2002. It almost doubled our storage capacity (instead of 7 aisles and 8 rows of cabinets, we now have 2 aisles and 13 rows of cabinets). That bought us a few decades' worth of expansion. Liquid storage cabinets are in the static units to either side, and and microscope slides are in a narrow shelving unit in the middle; the 11 movable compactor units are only for cabinets of pinned specimens, and operated manually. In 18 years we have not needed any repairs, which is a far better track record than electric-powered compactor systems. Insects on pins are fragile but not as bad as people might think; we routinely ship specimens using postal delivery and only rarely experience significant damage. The MAJOR caveat for compactors has to do with design and execution: we had to literally breathe down the necks of the people from the compactor company because they kept screwing up the blueprints and specs for the hardware dimensions in very minor ways, and there were also issues with pouring a layer of concrete on top of an existing floor. To illustrate how subtle but devastating a mistake can be, one of the things they didn't account for was that both sides of each moving unit had a knob that could be pulled out to engage the brake on that side. Those knobs stuck out an inch when fully retracted. We have two aisles, and each was calculated on the blueprints to be about 36 inches wide, and there are 6 moving compactor units on one side and 5 on the other. They failed to realize that their calculations had excluded the knobs, which subtracted 2 inches of space per unit. Had they proceeded with the installation as planned, the aisle on one side would have been only 24 inches, and only 26 inches on the other, which isn't even enough space to open the cabinet doors. I caught this mistake and had them machine the knobs an inch shorter so they retract almost flush with the side, instead of projecting; they are a little tricky to pull out, but at least we can work in the aisles. They similarly failed to account for the three inches in height that were added by the wheels of the undercarriage on the compactor units, but I didn't catch that mistake, so the tops of some cabinets would have run into some low-hanging ceiling ductwork that we had expected to be clear. We had to rebuild the ductwork before all the cabinets could be installed. I advise anyone planning compactors to stay very actively engaged during the design process, and don't trust the contractors to get every little detail right. Be very wary in particular about the precision of dimensions, and maybe plan a few extra inches here and there if you can. Peace, -- Doug Yanega Dept. of Entomology Entomology Research Museum Univ. of California, Riverside, CA 92521-0314 skype: dyanega phone: (951) 827-4315 (disclaimer: opinions are mine, not UCR's) https://faculty.ucr.edu/~heraty/yanega.html "There are some enterprises in which a careful disorderliness is the true method" - Herman Melville, Moby Dick, Chap. 82 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From abentley at ku.edu Wed Dec 15 09:45:33 2021 From: abentley at ku.edu (Bentley, Andrew Charles) Date: Wed, 15 Dec 2021 14:45:33 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Compactors in collections In-Reply-To: References: <91fb006c-3be2-b021-f464-20d84317de0b@gmail.com> <857781a17f6676d0c17b889f9a9d9fdb@inpa.gov.br> Message-ID: We had our compactors for our wet collections specifically designed with that in mind - no upper "lid" on each compactor aisle and each shelf had to be perforated in order to allow water from sprinkler system to filter through. We initially had metal liners on each shelf that were solid and they all had to be sent back to be perforated with hundreds of tiny holes. Our fire marshal also imposed an upper limit as to how high things could be stored so as to allow space between the last upper shelf and the sprinkler heads for better coverage. We also have "earthquake" bars on the front of each shelf - not only in the event of seismic activity but also to ward against anything toppling off a shelf while moving. On the whole we have been happy with our compactor system in our wet collection. Even though it is now about 20 years old it still functions just fine. The only issue we have had is rusting of the internal mechanism due to high humidity events in our wet wing caused by a less than perfect HVAC system. This has affected locking mechanisms, chains, etc. and rails. 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 ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3093-1258 http://ichthyology.biodiversity.ku.edu A : A : A : }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> V V V From: Nhcoll-l On Behalf Of Callomon,Paul Sent: Wednesday, December 15, 2021 8:35 AM To: rapp at inpa.gov.br; Douglas Yanega ; nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] Compactors in collections Lucia's comments reminded me of another major caveat about compactors: if you're planning on using them for wet collections, at least in the USA, check with your fire marshal and insurers first. As she pointed out, in a serious fire a compacted wet collection without sufficient venting is an enormous fuel-air bomb. Ethanol burns fairly quickly anyway, but if it's pre-heated before encountering a flame, weakening or even popping the lids and filling the compactor with vapor, then an explosion becomes more likely and the whole building could go. Paul Callomon Collection Manager, Malacology and General Invertebrates ________________________________ Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University 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 rapp at inpa.gov.br Sent: Wednesday, December 15, 2021 9:23 AM To: Douglas Yanega >; nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] Compactors in collections External. I can't resist to add my comments after Douglas. Yes, you have "literally to breathe down the necks of the people from the compactor company "! This expression is great and it was exactly my experience. Although I received the visitation of an engineer in compactors, the project assembled by them made me order for half extra budget of complements! The shelves came with an internal "channel" designed to keep the rigidity of the shelf, however, for alcohol collections the jars could turn!!! So, I had to order extra covers for these channels. I also had to order extra steel bars for protection to avoid the jars to fall from the shelves. The initial project reduced the number of shelves from 6 to 5 despite of all my observations. I had to order extra shelves and connections. Maybe it was just local incompetence, but compactor companies may be not familiar with our kind of storaged material. I ended up gaining approx. 40% of space, what was great. I also order for holes, small openings, on the top shelves, to avoid excessive heat during fires. One of our Brazilian collections (Butantan) lost all the material inside compactors during a fire because the material "cooked" inside and the cabinets would not role with the heat. I hope I will never have to test if this idea will work or not... cheers Lucia Rapp Py-Daniel Fish Colelction - INPA Manaus, AM, Brazil 14 de dezembro de 2021 14:14, "Douglas Yanega" > escreveu: On 12/14/21 7:58 AM, Ann Bogaerts wrote: Hello everybody, We wish to renovate our herbarium with 4 milj. specimens and we want to get some feedback from other institutions who already renovated or renewed their collection buildings. One of our main questions is the use of compactors yes or no? So what is your opinion about this? How much space do you save using a compactor and how is it working with this kind of system? For which collections do you use it? We are really interested in the do's and don'ts and it would also be nice if you could send us a picture of the compactors you use. Briefly: our insect collection went from regular static insect cabinets to a compactor system in 2002. It almost doubled our storage capacity (instead of 7 aisles and 8 rows of cabinets, we now have 2 aisles and 13 rows of cabinets). That bought us a few decades' worth of expansion. Liquid storage cabinets are in the static units to either side, and and microscope slides are in a narrow shelving unit in the middle; the 11 movable compactor units are only for cabinets of pinned specimens, and operated manually. In 18 years we have not needed any repairs, which is a far better track record than electric-powered compactor systems. Insects on pins are fragile but not as bad as people might think; we routinely ship specimens using postal delivery and only rarely experience significant damage. The MAJOR caveat for compactors has to do with design and execution: we had to literally breathe down the necks of the people from the compactor company because they kept screwing up the blueprints and specs for the hardware dimensions in very minor ways, and there were also issues with pouring a layer of concrete on top of an existing floor. To illustrate how subtle but devastating a mistake can be, one of the things they didn't account for was that both sides of each moving unit had a knob that could be pulled out to engage the brake on that side. Those knobs stuck out an inch when fully retracted. We have two aisles, and each was calculated on the blueprints to be about 36 inches wide, and there are 6 moving compactor units on one side and 5 on the other. They failed to realize that their calculations had excluded the knobs, which subtracted 2 inches of space per unit. Had they proceeded with the installation as planned, the aisle on one side would have been only 24 inches, and only 26 inches on the other, which isn't even enough space to open the cabinet doors. I caught this mistake and had them machine the knobs an inch shorter so they retract almost flush with the side, instead of projecting; they are a little tricky to pull out, but at least we can work in the aisles. They similarly failed to account for the three inches in height that were added by the wheels of the undercarriage on the compactor units, but I didn't catch that mistake, so the tops of some cabinets would have run into some low-hanging ceiling ductwork that we had expected to be clear. We had to rebuild the ductwork before all the cabinets could be installed. I advise anyone planning compactors to stay very actively engaged during the design process, and don't trust the contractors to get every little detail right. Be very wary in particular about the precision of dimensions, and maybe plan a few extra inches here and there if you can. Peace, -- Doug Yanega Dept. of Entomology Entomology Research Museum Univ. of California, Riverside, CA 92521-0314 skype: dyanega phone: (951) 827-4315 (disclaimer: opinions are mine, not UCR's) https://faculty.ucr.edu/~heraty/yanega.html "There are some enterprises in which a careful disorderliness is the true method" - Herman Melville, Moby Dick, Chap. 82 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rhrobins at flmnh.ufl.edu Wed Dec 15 09:55:56 2021 From: rhrobins at flmnh.ufl.edu (Rob Robins) Date: Wed, 15 Dec 2021 14:55:56 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Compactors in collections In-Reply-To: References: <91fb006c-3be2-b021-f464-20d84317de0b@gmail.com> <857781a17f6676d0c17b889f9a9d9fdb@inpa.gov.br> Message-ID: An alternative to perforated shelves (expensive) is spacing compactors more than the minimum. Current spacing at the Florida Museum for wet collection compactors is 0.5." In our new purpose built facility, to be completed summer 2022, the spacing between closed compactor aisles will be twelve times that: 6"! Not so "compacted." But sacrifices must always be made before the dual altars of budget constraint and health & safety. Best wishes, Rob Robert H. Robins Collection Manager Division of Ichthyology [FLMNH Fishes logo email small] Florida Museum 1659 Museum Rd. Gainesville, FL 32611-7800 Office: (352) 273-1957 rhrobins at flmnh.ufl.edu Search the Collection: http://specifyportal.flmnh.ufl.edu/fishes/ Search samples suitable for dna analysis: https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/grr/holdings/ [cid:image002.jpg at 01D7F199.F3558F40] From: Nhcoll-l On Behalf Of Bentley, Andrew Charles Sent: Wednesday, December 15, 2021 9:46 AM To: Callomon, Paul ; rapp at inpa.gov.br; Douglas Yanega ; nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] Compactors in collections [External Email] We had our compactors for our wet collections specifically designed with that in mind - no upper "lid" on each compactor aisle and each shelf had to be perforated in order to allow water from sprinkler system to filter through. We initially had metal liners on each shelf that were solid and they all had to be sent back to be perforated with hundreds of tiny holes. Our fire marshal also imposed an upper limit as to how high things could be stored so as to allow space between the last upper shelf and the sprinkler heads for better coverage. We also have "earthquake" bars on the front of each shelf - not only in the event of seismic activity but also to ward against anything toppling off a shelf while moving. On the whole we have been happy with our compactor system in our wet collection. Even though it is now about 20 years old it still functions just fine. The only issue we have had is rusting of the internal mechanism due to high humidity events in our wet wing caused by a less than perfect HVAC system. This has affected locking mechanisms, chains, etc. and rails. 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 ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3093-1258 http://ichthyology.biodiversity.ku.edu A : A : A : }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> V V V From: Nhcoll-l > On Behalf Of Callomon,Paul Sent: Wednesday, December 15, 2021 8:35 AM To: rapp at inpa.gov.br; Douglas Yanega >; nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] Compactors in collections Lucia's comments reminded me of another major caveat about compactors: if you're planning on using them for wet collections, at least in the USA, check with your fire marshal and insurers first. As she pointed out, in a serious fire a compacted wet collection without sufficient venting is an enormous fuel-air bomb. Ethanol burns fairly quickly anyway, but if it's pre-heated before encountering a flame, weakening or even popping the lids and filling the compactor with vapor, then an explosion becomes more likely and the whole building could go. Paul Callomon Collection Manager, Malacology and General Invertebrates ________________________________ Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University 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 rapp at inpa.gov.br Sent: Wednesday, December 15, 2021 9:23 AM To: Douglas Yanega >; nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] Compactors in collections External. I can't resist to add my comments after Douglas. Yes, you have "literally to breathe down the necks of the people from the compactor company "! This expression is great and it was exactly my experience. Although I received the visitation of an engineer in compactors, the project assembled by them made me order for half extra budget of complements! The shelves came with an internal "channel" designed to keep the rigidity of the shelf, however, for alcohol collections the jars could turn!!! So, I had to order extra covers for these channels. I also had to order extra steel bars for protection to avoid the jars to fall from the shelves. The initial project reduced the number of shelves from 6 to 5 despite of all my observations. I had to order extra shelves and connections. Maybe it was just local incompetence, but compactor companies may be not familiar with our kind of storaged material. I ended up gaining approx. 40% of space, what was great. I also order for holes, small openings, on the top shelves, to avoid excessive heat during fires. One of our Brazilian collections (Butantan) lost all the material inside compactors during a fire because the material "cooked" inside and the cabinets would not role with the heat. I hope I will never have to test if this idea will work or not... cheers Lucia Rapp Py-Daniel Fish Colelction - INPA Manaus, AM, Brazil 14 de dezembro de 2021 14:14, "Douglas Yanega" > escreveu: On 12/14/21 7:58 AM, Ann Bogaerts wrote: Hello everybody, We wish to renovate our herbarium with 4 milj. specimens and we want to get some feedback from other institutions who already renovated or renewed their collection buildings. One of our main questions is the use of compactors yes or no? So what is your opinion about this? How much space do you save using a compactor and how is it working with this kind of system? For which collections do you use it? We are really interested in the do's and don'ts and it would also be nice if you could send us a picture of the compactors you use. Briefly: our insect collection went from regular static insect cabinets to a compactor system in 2002. It almost doubled our storage capacity (instead of 7 aisles and 8 rows of cabinets, we now have 2 aisles and 13 rows of cabinets). That bought us a few decades' worth of expansion. Liquid storage cabinets are in the static units to either side, and and microscope slides are in a narrow shelving unit in the middle; the 11 movable compactor units are only for cabinets of pinned specimens, and operated manually. In 18 years we have not needed any repairs, which is a far better track record than electric-powered compactor systems. Insects on pins are fragile but not as bad as people might think; we routinely ship specimens using postal delivery and only rarely experience significant damage. The MAJOR caveat for compactors has to do with design and execution: we had to literally breathe down the necks of the people from the compactor company because they kept screwing up the blueprints and specs for the hardware dimensions in very minor ways, and there were also issues with pouring a layer of concrete on top of an existing floor. To illustrate how subtle but devastating a mistake can be, one of the things they didn't account for was that both sides of each moving unit had a knob that could be pulled out to engage the brake on that side. Those knobs stuck out an inch when fully retracted. We have two aisles, and each was calculated on the blueprints to be about 36 inches wide, and there are 6 moving compactor units on one side and 5 on the other. They failed to realize that their calculations had excluded the knobs, which subtracted 2 inches of space per unit. Had they proceeded with the installation as planned, the aisle on one side would have been only 24 inches, and only 26 inches on the other, which isn't even enough space to open the cabinet doors. I caught this mistake and had them machine the knobs an inch shorter so they retract almost flush with the side, instead of projecting; they are a little tricky to pull out, but at least we can work in the aisles. They similarly failed to account for the three inches in height that were added by the wheels of the undercarriage on the compactor units, but I didn't catch that mistake, so the tops of some cabinets would have run into some low-hanging ceiling ductwork that we had expected to be clear. We had to rebuild the ductwork before all the cabinets could be installed. I advise anyone planning compactors to stay very actively engaged during the design process, and don't trust the contractors to get every little detail right. Be very wary in particular about the precision of dimensions, and maybe plan a few extra inches here and there if you can. Peace, -- Doug Yanega Dept. of Entomology Entomology Research Museum Univ. of California, Riverside, CA 92521-0314 skype: dyanega phone: (951) 827-4315 (disclaimer: opinions are mine, not UCR's) https://faculty.ucr.edu/~heraty/yanega.html "There are some enterprises in which a careful disorderliness is the true method" - Herman Melville, Moby Dick, Chap. 82 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 4940 bytes Desc: image001.jpg URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image002.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 273403 bytes Desc: image002.jpg URL: From simmons.johne at gmail.com Wed Dec 15 10:30:09 2021 From: simmons.johne at gmail.com (John E Simmons) Date: Wed, 15 Dec 2021 10:30:09 -0500 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Compactors in collections In-Reply-To: References: <91fb006c-3be2-b021-f464-20d84317de0b@gmail.com> <857781a17f6676d0c17b889f9a9d9fdb@inpa.gov.br> Message-ID: A minor correction to Andy's description (he was not yet at KU when the compactors were installed, so he would not know this)--the original design was for wire shelving to allow penetration of the sprinkler system throughout the stack of shelving, but the spacing of the bars was too wide for our smallest jars (8 oz), so we had galvanized mats cut to fit each shelf, each mat drilled out to 50% perforation. As Andy said, a blue line was painted around the walls to show the space needed for sprinkler clearance (18 inches below the sprinkler heads). The jars move very slightly on the mats, and as Andy pointed out, there is a lip on each shelf (which was made by simply turning the shelf upside down) and earthquake bars. When designing the system, Kate Shaw (the former fish collection manager) and I worked closely with an architect, who spent enough time with us to understand what we did in terms of moving jars in and out of the collection. The architect came up with several important criteria for the system, including using stainless steel shelving and the mats rather than powder-coated shelves (which can be scratched), and making sure that it took 8 turns to move the compactor one full carriage width to ensure that the movement was slow and easy. On the architect's advice, the contract required that a test carriage and shelves be installed on tracks in the facility and the collection managers group got to abuse it all we could to see how it would work (we rocked it back and forth fully loaded, crashed it into the wall, and placed alcohol and formaldehyde soaked rags on the shelves to check for evidence of oxidation). As Andy said, the system has worked very well except of the oxidation of some metal parts caused by the ridiculous requirement to maintain 100% air makeup in the building (which is overkill). You do have to keep a close eye on the terms of the contract. The local rep for the compactor company was wonderful to work with, but due to the size of our contract, the company sent down two reps from the main office, who were absolute jerks, and at the last minute tried to do a bait-and-switch for cheaper shelving on us. We caught them out on it, and with the architect's support, kept the original contract terms intact. As with any project, write the contract very carefully, get an outsider to look it over, and then watch every step of the installation like a hawk. The company got really tired of Kate and I inspecting their work all day every day, but it paid off--we made sure they did it right. If you use large wheels and the right gearing on the carriages, the movement of objects when compactor carriages are moved should not be any worse than moving drawers or trays in and out of a cabinet. The solution to the movement is not fixed shelving, but rather adequate supports for the objects. In 50+ years of inspecting collections, I have seen far more damage to specimens from the vibrations of drawers and trays than from the vibrations of properly designed compactors. The compactors at KU were installed in spring 1996, so they are now almost 26 years old. --John Museologica *and* Associate Curator of Collections Earth and Mineral Science Museum & Art Gallery Penn State University *and* Investigador Asociado, Departamento de Ornitologia Museo de Historia Natural, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima On Wed, Dec 15, 2021 at 9:47 AM Bentley, Andrew Charles wrote: > We had our compactors for our wet collections specifically designed with > that in mind ? no upper ?lid? on each compactor aisle and each shelf had to > be perforated in order to allow water from sprinkler system to filter > through. We initially had metal liners on each shelf that were solid and > they all had to be sent back to be perforated with hundreds of tiny holes. > Our fire marshal also imposed an upper limit as to how high things could be > stored so as to allow space between the last upper shelf and the sprinkler > heads for better coverage. > > > > We also have ?earthquake? bars on the front of each shelf ? not only in > the event of seismic activity but also to ward against anything toppling > off a shelf while moving. On the whole we have been happy with our > compactor system in our wet collection. Even though it is now about 20 > years old it still functions just fine. The only issue we have had is > rusting of the internal mechanism due to high humidity events in our wet > wing caused by a less than perfect HVAC system. This has affected locking > mechanisms, chains, etc. and rails. > > > > 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 > > ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3093-1258 > > http://ichthyology.biodiversity.ku.edu > > A : A : A : > }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> > V V V > > > > *From:* Nhcoll-l * On Behalf Of * > Callomon,Paul > *Sent:* Wednesday, December 15, 2021 8:35 AM > *To:* rapp at inpa.gov.br; Douglas Yanega ; > nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu > *Subject:* Re: [Nhcoll-l] Compactors in collections > > > > Lucia?s comments reminded me of another major caveat about compactors: if > you?re planning on using them for wet collections, at least in the USA, > check with your fire marshal and insurers first. As she pointed out, in a > serious fire a compacted wet collection without sufficient venting is an > enormous fuel-air bomb. Ethanol burns fairly quickly anyway, but if it?s > pre-heated before encountering a flame, weakening or even popping the lids > and filling the compactor with vapor, then an explosion becomes more likely > and the whole building could go. > > > > > > Paul Callomon > > Collection Manager, Malacology and General Invertebrates > ------------------------------ > > *Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University* > > 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 * > rapp at inpa.gov.br > *Sent:* Wednesday, December 15, 2021 9:23 AM > *To:* Douglas Yanega ; nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu > *Subject:* Re: [Nhcoll-l] Compactors in collections > > > > *External.* > > I can't resist to add my comments after Douglas. > > Yes, you have "literally to breathe down the necks of the people from the > compactor company "! This expression is great and it was exactly my > experience. Although I received the visitation of an engineer in > compactors, the project assembled by them made me order for half extra > budget of complements! The shelves came with an internal "channel" designed > to keep the rigidity of the shelf, however, for alcohol collections the > jars could turn!!! So, I had to order extra covers for these channels. I > also had to order extra steel bars for protection to avoid the jars to fall > from the shelves. The initial project reduced the number of shelves from 6 > to 5 despite of all my observations. I had to order extra shelves and > connections. Maybe it was just local incompetence, but compactor companies > may be not familiar with our kind of storaged material. > > I ended up gaining approx. 40% of space, what was great. I also order for > holes, small openings, on the top shelves, to avoid excessive heat during > fires. One of our Brazilian collections (Butantan) lost all the material > inside compactors during a fire because the material "cooked" inside and > the cabinets would not role with the heat. I hope I will never have to test > if this idea will work or not... > > cheers > > Lucia Rapp Py-Daniel > Fish Colelction - INPA > Manaus, AM, Brazil > > > > > > 14 de dezembro de 2021 14:14, "Douglas Yanega" > > escreveu: > > On 12/14/21 7:58 AM, Ann Bogaerts wrote: > > Hello everybody, > > We wish to renovate our herbarium with 4 milj. specimens and we want to > get some feedback from other institutions who already renovated or renewed > their collection buildings. > > One of our main questions is the use of compactors yes or no? So what is > your opinion about this? How much space do you save using a compactor and > how is it working with this kind of system? For which collections do you > use it? > > We are really interested in the do's and don'ts and it would also be nice > if you could send us a picture of the compactors you use. > > Briefly: our insect collection went from regular static insect cabinets to > a compactor system in 2002. It almost doubled our storage capacity (instead > of 7 aisles and 8 rows of cabinets, we now have 2 aisles and 13 rows of > cabinets). That bought us a few decades' worth of expansion. > > Liquid storage cabinets are in the static units to either side, and and > microscope slides are in a narrow shelving unit in the middle; the 11 > movable compactor units are only for cabinets of pinned specimens, and > operated manually. In 18 years we have not needed any repairs, which is a > far better track record than electric-powered compactor systems. Insects on > pins are fragile but not as bad as people might think; we routinely ship > specimens using postal delivery and only rarely experience significant > damage. > > The MAJOR caveat for compactors has to do with design and execution: we > had to literally breathe down the necks of the people from the compactor > company because they kept screwing up the blueprints and specs for the > hardware dimensions in very minor ways, and there were also issues with > pouring a layer of concrete on top of an existing floor. To illustrate how > subtle but devastating a mistake can be, one of the things they didn't > account for was that both sides of each moving unit had a knob that could > be pulled out to engage the brake on that side. Those knobs stuck out an > inch when fully retracted. We have two aisles, and each was calculated on > the blueprints to be about 36 inches wide, and there are 6 moving compactor > units on one side and 5 on the other. They failed to realize that their > calculations had *excluded the knobs*, which subtracted 2 inches of space > per unit. Had they proceeded with the installation as planned, the aisle on > one side would have been only 24 inches, and only 26 inches on the other, > which isn't even enough space to open the cabinet doors. I caught this > mistake and had them machine the knobs an inch shorter so they retract > almost flush with the side, instead of projecting; they are a little tricky > to pull out, but at least we can work in the aisles. They similarly failed > to account for the three inches in height that were added by the wheels of > the undercarriage on the compactor units, but I didn't catch that mistake, > so the tops of some cabinets would have run into some low-hanging ceiling > ductwork that we had expected to be clear. We had to rebuild the ductwork > before all the cabinets could be installed. > > I advise anyone planning compactors to stay very actively engaged during > the design process, and don't trust the contractors to get every little > detail right. Be very wary in particular about the precision of dimensions, > and maybe plan a few extra inches here and there if you can. > > Peace, > > -- Doug Yanega Dept. of Entomology Entomology Research Museum Univ. of California, Riverside, CA 92521-0314 skype: dyanega phone: (951) 827-4315 (disclaimer: opinions are mine, not UCR's) https://faculty.ucr.edu/~heraty/yanega.html "There are some enterprises in which a careful disorderliness is the true method" - Herman Melville, Moby Dick, Chap. 82 > > > > _______________________________________________ > Nhcoll-l mailing list > Nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu > https://mailman.yale.edu/mailman/listinfo/nhcoll-l > > _______________________________________________ > NHCOLL-L is brought to you by the Society for the Preservation of > Natural History Collections (SPNHC), an international society whose > mission is to improve the preservation, conservation and management of > natural history collections to ensure their continuing value to > society. See http://www.spnhc.org for membership information. > Advertising on NH-COLL-L is inappropriate. > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From neumann at snsb.de Wed Dec 15 10:45:34 2021 From: neumann at snsb.de (Dirk Neumann) Date: Wed, 15 Dec 2021 16:45:34 +0100 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Compactors in collections In-Reply-To: References: <91fb006c-3be2-b021-f464-20d84317de0b@gmail.com> <857781a17f6676d0c17b889f9a9d9fdb@inpa.gov.br> Message-ID: ... adding to Paul's comment, fire risks may increase if the compactors are "closed" allow alcohol fumes to build up. Also worth considering is potentially spillage from moving the compactors or compromising of seals, especially if the compactors are automated (which adds potential ignition sources on various levels, i.e. control panels, motors). John just commented on speed and wheel size. Also, in case of fire or other emergency (and/or power failure), closed isles are hardly accessible ... So a lot of pros and cons. Another piece for Rob's /altar of constraints/ is that with compacting you actually do not create more space, but agree to crowd objects to an affordable/manageable maximum. This minimises (already in the first place limited) possibilities and options for required investments in new storage buildings to gain space for growing collections. With best wishes Dirk Am 15.12.2021 um 15:35 schrieb Callomon,Paul: > > Lucia?s comments reminded me of another major caveat about compactors: > if you?re planning on using them for wet collections, at least in the > USA, check with your fire marshal and insurers first. As she pointed > out, in a serious fire a compacted wet collection without sufficient > venting is an enormous fuel-air bomb. Ethanol burns fairly quickly > anyway, but if it?s pre-heated before encountering a flame, weakening > or even popping the lids and filling the compactor with vapor, then an > explosion becomes more likely and the whole building could go. > > Paul Callomon > > Collection Manager, Malacology and General Invertebrates// > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > *Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University*** > > 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 > *rapp at inpa.gov.br > *Sent:* Wednesday, December 15, 2021 9:23 AM > *To:* Douglas Yanega ; nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu > *Subject:* Re: [Nhcoll-l] Compactors in collections > > *External.* > > I can't resist to add my comments after Douglas. > > Yes, you have "literally to breathe down the necks of the people from > the compactor company "! This expression is great and it was exactly > my experience. Although I received the visitation of an engineer in > compactors, the project assembled by them made me order for half extra > budget of complements! The shelves came with an internal "channel" > designed to keep the rigidity of the shelf, however, for alcohol > collections the jars could turn!!! So, I had to order extra covers for > these channels. I also had to order extra steel bars for protection to > avoid the jars to fall from the shelves. The initial project reduced > the number of shelves from 6 to 5 despite of all my observations. I > had to order extra shelves and connections. Maybe it was just local > incompetence, but compactor companies may be not familiar with our > kind of storaged material. > > I ended up gaining approx. 40% of space, what was great. I also order > for holes, small openings, on the top shelves, to avoid excessive heat > during fires. One of our Brazilian collections (Butantan) lost all the > material inside compactors during a fire because the material "cooked" > inside and the cabinets would not role with the heat. I hope I will > never have to test if this idea will work or not... > > cheers > > Lucia Rapp Py-Daniel > Fish Colelction - INPA > Manaus, AM, Brazil > > > > > > 14 de dezembro de 2021 14:14, "Douglas Yanega" > > escreveu: > > On 12/14/21 7:58 AM, Ann Bogaerts wrote: > > Hello everybody, > > We wish to renovate our herbarium with 4 milj. specimens and > we want to get some feedback from other institutions who > already renovated or renewed their collection buildings. > > One of our main questions is the use of compactors yes or no? > So what is your opinion about this? How much space do you save > using a compactor and how is it working with this kind of > system? For which collections do you use it? > > We are really interested in the do's and don'ts and it would > also be nice if you could send us a picture of the compactors > you use. > > Briefly: our insect collection went from regular static insect > cabinets to a compactor system in 2002. It almost doubled our > storage capacity (instead of 7 aisles and 8 rows of cabinets, we > now have 2 aisles and 13 rows of cabinets). That bought us a few > decades' worth of expansion. > > Liquid storage cabinets are in the static units to either side, > and and microscope slides are in a narrow shelving unit in the > middle; the 11 movable compactor units are only for cabinets of > pinned specimens, and operated manually. In 18 years we have not > needed any repairs, which is a far better track record than > electric-powered compactor systems. Insects on pins are fragile > but not as bad as people might think; we routinely ship specimens > using postal delivery and only rarely experience significant damage. > > The MAJOR caveat for compactors has to do with design and > execution: we had to literally breathe down the necks of the > people from the compactor company because they kept screwing up > the blueprints and specs for the hardware dimensions in very minor > ways, and there were also issues with pouring a layer of concrete > on top of an existing floor. To illustrate how subtle but > devastating a mistake can be, one of the things they didn't > account for was that both sides of each moving unit had a knob > that could be pulled out to engage the brake on that side. Those > knobs stuck out an inch when fully retracted. We have two aisles, > and each was calculated on the blueprints to be about 36 inches > wide, and there are 6 moving compactor units on one side and 5 on > the other. They failed to realize that their calculations had > *excluded the knobs*, which subtracted 2 inches of space per unit. > Had they proceeded with the installation as planned, the aisle on > one side would have been only 24 inches, and only 26 inches on the > other, which isn't even enough space to open the cabinet doors. I > caught this mistake and had them machine the knobs an inch shorter > so they retract almost flush with the side, instead of projecting; > they are a little tricky to pull out, but at least we can work in > the aisles. They similarly failed to account for the three inches > in height that were added by the wheels of the undercarriage on > the compactor units, but I didn't catch that mistake, so the tops > of some cabinets would have run into some low-hanging ceiling > ductwork that we had expected to be clear. We had to rebuild the > ductwork before all the cabinets could be installed. > > I advise anyone planning compactors to stay very actively engaged > during the design process, and don't trust the contractors to get > every little detail right. Be very wary in particular about the > precision of dimensions, and maybe plan a few extra inches here > and there if you can. > > Peace, > > -- Doug Yanega Dept. of Entomology Entomology Research Museum Univ. of California, Riverside, CA 92521-0314 skype: dyanega phone: (951) 827-4315 (disclaimer: opinions are mine, not UCR's)https://faculty.ucr.edu/~heraty/yanega.html "There are some enterprises in which a careful disorderliness is the true method" - Herman Melville, Moby Dick, Chap. 82 > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Nhcoll-l mailing list > Nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu > https://mailman.yale.edu/mailman/listinfo/nhcoll-l > > _______________________________________________ > NHCOLL-L is brought to you by the Society for the Preservation of > Natural History Collections (SPNHC), an international society whose > mission is to improve the preservation, conservation and management of > natural history collections to ensure their continuing value to > society. 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URL: From simmons.johne at gmail.com Wed Dec 15 10:56:13 2021 From: simmons.johne at gmail.com (John E Simmons) Date: Wed, 15 Dec 2021 10:56:13 -0500 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Compactors in collections In-Reply-To: References: <91fb006c-3be2-b021-f464-20d84317de0b@gmail.com> <857781a17f6676d0c17b889f9a9d9fdb@inpa.gov.br> Message-ID: Following on Dirk's comments, if you are storing specimens in fluid on compactors, there is no need to have seals between the carriages and in any case, the shelving should be an open design (e.g., wire shelves or 50% penetrated shelves) to allow sprinklers to penetrate through them. The problem with any dense storage system is monitoring of individual specimens and containers--it is the same problem whether they are on compactors or fixed shelving. We are all being faced with moves to denser and denser storage due to growing collections and stagnant space allotments. Compactors have the huge advantage in dense storage in that you can more easily design narrow carriages so that you can inspect containers from either side of the shelves. We found at KU that moving the compactors to get access to the specimens was not a serious problem in terms of time or effort, and we gained more storage space with a dense storage system that could be more easily monitored. That said, I still think the most of the shelves at KU are too deep. If you have more than one row of jars on the shelf, it is difficult to see the specimens in the second and third row back (etc., etc.). What we really need is a new design for fluid collection shelving that allows collection managers to monitor the containers without having to move any of the jars. It is the repeated removal and replacement of jars that causes most of the problems of container misplacement and loose seals, not vibrations of moving compactors. The first concern for any dense shelving system for natural history specimens should be ease of monitoring. Too often in planning the time used by the collection care staff to take care of the collection is not factored in to the equation. This has to change. John E. Simmons Writer and Museum Consultant Museologica *and* Associate Curator of Collections Earth and Mineral Science Museum & Art Gallery Penn State University *and* Investigador Asociado, Departamento de Ornitologia Museo de Historia Natural, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima On Wed, Dec 15, 2021 at 10:46 AM Dirk Neumann wrote: > ... adding to Paul's comment, fire risks may increase if the compactors > are "closed" allow alcohol fumes to build up. Also worth considering is > potentially spillage from moving the compactors or compromising of seals, > especially if the compactors are automated (which adds potential ignition > sources on various levels, i.e. control panels, motors). John just > commented on speed and wheel size. > > Also, in case of fire or other emergency (and/or power failure), closed > isles are hardly accessible ... > > So a lot of pros and cons. > > Another piece for Rob's *altar of constraints* is that with compacting > you actually do not create more space, but agree to crowd objects to an > affordable/manageable maximum. This minimises (already in the first place > limited) possibilities and options for required investments in new storage > buildings to gain space for growing collections. > > With best wishes > Dirk > > > Am 15.12.2021 um 15:35 schrieb Callomon,Paul: > > Lucia?s comments reminded me of another major caveat about compactors: if > you?re planning on using them for wet collections, at least in the USA, > check with your fire marshal and insurers first. As she pointed out, in a > serious fire a compacted wet collection without sufficient venting is an > enormous fuel-air bomb. Ethanol burns fairly quickly anyway, but if it?s > pre-heated before encountering a flame, weakening or even popping the lids > and filling the compactor with vapor, then an explosion becomes more likely > and the whole building could go. > > > > > > Paul Callomon > > Collection Manager, Malacology and General Invertebrates > ------------------------------ > > *Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University* > > 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 *rapp at inpa.gov.br > *Sent:* Wednesday, December 15, 2021 9:23 AM > *To:* Douglas Yanega ; > nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu > *Subject:* Re: [Nhcoll-l] Compactors in collections > > > > *External.* > > I can't resist to add my comments after Douglas. > > Yes, you have "literally to breathe down the necks of the people from the > compactor company "! This expression is great and it was exactly my > experience. Although I received the visitation of an engineer in > compactors, the project assembled by them made me order for half extra > budget of complements! The shelves came with an internal "channel" designed > to keep the rigidity of the shelf, however, for alcohol collections the > jars could turn!!! So, I had to order extra covers for these channels. I > also had to order extra steel bars for protection to avoid the jars to fall > from the shelves. The initial project reduced the number of shelves from 6 > to 5 despite of all my observations. I had to order extra shelves and > connections. Maybe it was just local incompetence, but compactor companies > may be not familiar with our kind of storaged material. > > I ended up gaining approx. 40% of space, what was great. I also order for > holes, small openings, on the top shelves, to avoid excessive heat during > fires. One of our Brazilian collections (Butantan) lost all the material > inside compactors during a fire because the material "cooked" inside and > the cabinets would not role with the heat. I hope I will never have to test > if this idea will work or not... > > cheers > > Lucia Rapp Py-Daniel > Fish Colelction - INPA > Manaus, AM, Brazil > > > > > > 14 de dezembro de 2021 14:14, "Douglas Yanega" > > escreveu: > > On 12/14/21 7:58 AM, Ann Bogaerts wrote: > > Hello everybody, > > We wish to renovate our herbarium with 4 milj. specimens and we want to > get some feedback from other institutions who already renovated or renewed > their collection buildings. > > One of our main questions is the use of compactors yes or no? So what is > your opinion about this? How much space do you save using a compactor and > how is it working with this kind of system? For which collections do you > use it? > > We are really interested in the do's and don'ts and it would also be nice > if you could send us a picture of the compactors you use. > > Briefly: our insect collection went from regular static insect cabinets to > a compactor system in 2002. It almost doubled our storage capacity (instead > of 7 aisles and 8 rows of cabinets, we now have 2 aisles and 13 rows of > cabinets). That bought us a few decades' worth of expansion. > > Liquid storage cabinets are in the static units to either side, and and > microscope slides are in a narrow shelving unit in the middle; the 11 > movable compactor units are only for cabinets of pinned specimens, and > operated manually. In 18 years we have not needed any repairs, which is a > far better track record than electric-powered compactor systems. Insects on > pins are fragile but not as bad as people might think; we routinely ship > specimens using postal delivery and only rarely experience significant > damage. > > The MAJOR caveat for compactors has to do with design and execution: we > had to literally breathe down the necks of the people from the compactor > company because they kept screwing up the blueprints and specs for the > hardware dimensions in very minor ways, and there were also issues with > pouring a layer of concrete on top of an existing floor. To illustrate how > subtle but devastating a mistake can be, one of the things they didn't > account for was that both sides of each moving unit had a knob that could > be pulled out to engage the brake on that side. Those knobs stuck out an > inch when fully retracted. We have two aisles, and each was calculated on > the blueprints to be about 36 inches wide, and there are 6 moving compactor > units on one side and 5 on the other. They failed to realize that their > calculations had *excluded the knobs*, which subtracted 2 inches of space > per unit. Had they proceeded with the installation as planned, the aisle on > one side would have been only 24 inches, and only 26 inches on the other, > which isn't even enough space to open the cabinet doors. I caught this > mistake and had them machine the knobs an inch shorter so they retract > almost flush with the side, instead of projecting; they are a little tricky > to pull out, but at least we can work in the aisles. They similarly failed > to account for the three inches in height that were added by the wheels of > the undercarriage on the compactor units, but I didn't catch that mistake, > so the tops of some cabinets would have run into some low-hanging ceiling > ductwork that we had expected to be clear. We had to rebuild the ductwork > before all the cabinets could be installed. > > I advise anyone planning compactors to stay very actively engaged during > the design process, and don't trust the contractors to get every little > detail right. Be very wary in particular about the precision of dimensions, > and maybe plan a few extra inches here and there if you can. > > Peace, > > -- Doug Yanega Dept. of Entomology Entomology Research Museum Univ. of California, Riverside, CA 92521-0314 skype: dyanega phone: (951) 827-4315 (disclaimer: opinions are mine, not UCR's) https://faculty.ucr.edu/~heraty/yanega.html "There are some enterprises in which a careful disorderliness is the true method" - Herman Melville, Moby Dick, Chap. 82 > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Nhcoll-l mailing listNhcoll-l at mailman.yale.eduhttps://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. > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: O03SRbHfXgycFB2C.png Type: image/png Size: 23308 bytes Desc: not available URL: From prc44 at drexel.edu Wed Dec 15 11:22:00 2021 From: prc44 at drexel.edu (Callomon,Paul) Date: Wed, 15 Dec 2021 16:22:00 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Compactors in collections In-Reply-To: References: <91fb006c-3be2-b021-f464-20d84317de0b@gmail.com> <857781a17f6676d0c17b889f9a9d9fdb@inpa.gov.br> Message-ID: Greatly agree with John that condition monitoring can be harder in compactorized shelving. However, if your containers are mostly smaller than a gallon, this system can help - it can be customized very easily to fit any existing shelf system, and allows dozens of containers to be checked at once. It's cheap - any sheet metal shop can make it - and pays for itself fairly quickly in terms of labor hours saved during routine condition checks. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/337950870_An_improved_design_for_the_storage_of_fluid-preserved_specimens_in_small_to_medium-sized_containers Paul Callomon Collection Manager, Malacology and General Invertebrates ________________________________ Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University 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 John E Simmons Sent: Wednesday, December 15, 2021 10:56 AM To: Dirk Neumann Cc: NHCOLL-new Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] Compactors in collections External. Following on Dirk's comments, if you are storing specimens in fluid on compactors, there is no need to have seals between the carriages and in any case, the shelving should be an open design (e.g., wire shelves or 50% penetrated shelves) to allow sprinklers to penetrate through them. The problem with any dense storage system is monitoring of individual specimens and containers--it is the same problem whether they are on compactors or fixed shelving. We are all being faced with moves to denser and denser storage due to growing collections and stagnant space allotments. Compactors have the huge advantage in dense storage in that you can more easily design narrow carriages so that you can inspect containers from either side of the shelves. We found at KU that moving the compactors to get access to the specimens was not a serious problem in terms of time or effort, and we gained more storage space with a dense storage system that could be more easily monitored. That said, I still think the most of the shelves at KU are too deep. If you have more than one row of jars on the shelf, it is difficult to see the specimens in the second and third row back (etc., etc.). What we really need is a new design for fluid collection shelving that allows collection managers to monitor the containers without having to move any of the jars. It is the repeated removal and replacement of jars that causes most of the problems of container misplacement and loose seals, not vibrations of moving compactors. The first concern for any dense shelving system for natural history specimens should be ease of monitoring. Too often in planning the time used by the collection care staff to take care of the collection is not factored in to the equation. This has to change. John E. Simmons Writer and Museum Consultant Museologica and Associate Curator of Collections Earth and Mineral Science Museum & Art Gallery Penn State University and Investigador Asociado, Departamento de Ornitologia Museo de Historia Natural, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima On Wed, Dec 15, 2021 at 10:46 AM Dirk Neumann > wrote: ... adding to Paul's comment, fire risks may increase if the compactors are "closed" allow alcohol fumes to build up. Also worth considering is potentially spillage from moving the compactors or compromising of seals, especially if the compactors are automated (which adds potential ignition sources on various levels, i.e. control panels, motors). John just commented on speed and wheel size. Also, in case of fire or other emergency (and/or power failure), closed isles are hardly accessible ... So a lot of pros and cons. Another piece for Rob's altar of constraints is that with compacting you actually do not create more space, but agree to crowd objects to an affordable/manageable maximum. This minimises (already in the first place limited) possibilities and options for required investments in new storage buildings to gain space for growing collections. With best wishes Dirk Am 15.12.2021 um 15:35 schrieb Callomon,Paul: Lucia's comments reminded me of another major caveat about compactors: if you're planning on using them for wet collections, at least in the USA, check with your fire marshal and insurers first. As she pointed out, in a serious fire a compacted wet collection without sufficient venting is an enormous fuel-air bomb. Ethanol burns fairly quickly anyway, but if it's pre-heated before encountering a flame, weakening or even popping the lids and filling the compactor with vapor, then an explosion becomes more likely and the whole building could go. Paul Callomon Collection Manager, Malacology and General Invertebrates ________________________________ Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University 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 rapp at inpa.gov.br Sent: Wednesday, December 15, 2021 9:23 AM To: Douglas Yanega ; nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] Compactors in collections External. I can't resist to add my comments after Douglas. Yes, you have "literally to breathe down the necks of the people from the compactor company "! This expression is great and it was exactly my experience. Although I received the visitation of an engineer in compactors, the project assembled by them made me order for half extra budget of complements! The shelves came with an internal "channel" designed to keep the rigidity of the shelf, however, for alcohol collections the jars could turn!!! So, I had to order extra covers for these channels. I also had to order extra steel bars for protection to avoid the jars to fall from the shelves. The initial project reduced the number of shelves from 6 to 5 despite of all my observations. I had to order extra shelves and connections. Maybe it was just local incompetence, but compactor companies may be not familiar with our kind of storaged material. I ended up gaining approx. 40% of space, what was great. I also order for holes, small openings, on the top shelves, to avoid excessive heat during fires. One of our Brazilian collections (Butantan) lost all the material inside compactors during a fire because the material "cooked" inside and the cabinets would not role with the heat. I hope I will never have to test if this idea will work or not... cheers Lucia Rapp Py-Daniel Fish Colelction - INPA Manaus, AM, Brazil 14 de dezembro de 2021 14:14, "Douglas Yanega" > escreveu: On 12/14/21 7:58 AM, Ann Bogaerts wrote: Hello everybody, We wish to renovate our herbarium with 4 milj. specimens and we want to get some feedback from other institutions who already renovated or renewed their collection buildings. One of our main questions is the use of compactors yes or no? So what is your opinion about this? How much space do you save using a compactor and how is it working with this kind of system? For which collections do you use it? We are really interested in the do's and don'ts and it would also be nice if you could send us a picture of the compactors you use. Briefly: our insect collection went from regular static insect cabinets to a compactor system in 2002. It almost doubled our storage capacity (instead of 7 aisles and 8 rows of cabinets, we now have 2 aisles and 13 rows of cabinets). That bought us a few decades' worth of expansion. Liquid storage cabinets are in the static units to either side, and and microscope slides are in a narrow shelving unit in the middle; the 11 movable compactor units are only for cabinets of pinned specimens, and operated manually. In 18 years we have not needed any repairs, which is a far better track record than electric-powered compactor systems. Insects on pins are fragile but not as bad as people might think; we routinely ship specimens using postal delivery and only rarely experience significant damage. The MAJOR caveat for compactors has to do with design and execution: we had to literally breathe down the necks of the people from the compactor company because they kept screwing up the blueprints and specs for the hardware dimensions in very minor ways, and there were also issues with pouring a layer of concrete on top of an existing floor. To illustrate how subtle but devastating a mistake can be, one of the things they didn't account for was that both sides of each moving unit had a knob that could be pulled out to engage the brake on that side. Those knobs stuck out an inch when fully retracted. We have two aisles, and each was calculated on the blueprints to be about 36 inches wide, and there are 6 moving compactor units on one side and 5 on the other. They failed to realize that their calculations had excluded the knobs, which subtracted 2 inches of space per unit. Had they proceeded with the installation as planned, the aisle on one side would have been only 24 inches, and only 26 inches on the other, which isn't even enough space to open the cabinet doors. I caught this mistake and had them machine the knobs an inch shorter so they retract almost flush with the side, instead of projecting; they are a little tricky to pull out, but at least we can work in the aisles. They similarly failed to account for the three inches in height that were added by the wheels of the undercarriage on the compactor units, but I didn't catch that mistake, so the tops of some cabinets would have run into some low-hanging ceiling ductwork that we had expected to be clear. We had to rebuild the ductwork before all the cabinets could be installed. I advise anyone planning compactors to stay very actively engaged during the design process, and don't trust the contractors to get every little detail right. Be very wary in particular about the precision of dimensions, and maybe plan a few extra inches here and there if you can. Peace, -- Doug Yanega Dept. of Entomology Entomology Research Museum Univ. of California, Riverside, CA 92521-0314 skype: dyanega phone: (951) 827-4315 (disclaimer: opinions are mine, not UCR's) https://faculty.ucr.edu/~heraty/yanega.html "There are some enterprises in which a careful disorderliness is the true method" - Herman Melville, Moby Dick, Chap. 82 _______________________________________________ Nhcoll-l mailing list Nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu https://mailman.yale.edu/mailman/listinfo/nhcoll-l _______________________________________________ NHCOLL-L is brought to you by the Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections (SPNHC), an international society whose mission is to improve the preservation, conservation and management of natural history collections to ensure their continuing value to society. 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Advertising on NH-COLL-L is inappropriate. -- [cid:image001.png at 01D7F1A5.F9C93550] Dirk Neumann Tel: 089 / 8107-111 Fax: 089 / 8107-300 neumann(a)snsb.de Postanschrift: Staatliche Naturwissenschaftliche Sammlungen Bayerns Zoologische Staatssammlung M?nchen Dirk Neumann, Sektion Ichthyologie / DNA-Storage M?nchhausenstr. 21 81247 M?nchen Besuchen Sie unsere Sammlung: http://www.zsm.mwn.de/sektion/ichthyologie-home/ --------- Dirk Neumann Tel: +49-89-8107-111 Fax: +49-89-8107-300 neumann(a)snsb.de postal address: Bavarian Natural History Collections The Bavarian State Collection of Zoology Dirk Neumann, Section Ichthyology / DNA-Storage Muenchhausenstr. 21 81247 Munich (Germany) Visit our section at: http://www.zsm.mwn.de/sektion/ichthyologie-home/ _______________________________________________ Nhcoll-l mailing list Nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu https://mailman.yale.edu/mailman/listinfo/nhcoll-l _______________________________________________ NHCOLL-L is brought to you by the Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections (SPNHC), an international society whose mission is to improve the preservation, conservation and management of natural history collections to ensure their continuing value to society. 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If compacting is considered from the beginning (as indicated by Lennart), you loose the potential to free space later on right from the start. Worth adding to Paul's equation (mentioned in one of the earlier posts as well, think by John) is the additional staff time that is needed to access, manage and monitor the collection, e.g. costs to redo seals when the compactors turn out to be less well designed/functional for whatever reasons (cf. Lucia's example). @ John: I meant the seals of the jars (e.g. flanged cylinders or stoppered jars), not seals between carriages - sorry for the misunderstanding. All these variables should be taken into consideration, to be realistic on _all_ pros and cons when planning to compact. Even if X+Y are the most appealing and often only realistic options to store more objects. ;-) Cheers, Dirk Am 15.12.2021 um 16:51 schrieb Callomon,Paul: > > To Dirk?s point, compactors definitely DO free up space, because > within them there is only ever one aisle. In a non-compactorized > layout there are multiple aisles that take up space though only one > might be in use at any given time. If X is the total width of your > cabinets and Y the width of one aisle, then uncompactorized total > width is X + (XY), whereas compactorized it?s X + Y. That?s the sum > total of my math ability, incidentally. > > PC > -- 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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I submit that this would be the most efficient planning investment possible. -Dean -- Dean Pentcheff pentcheff at gmail.com pentcheff at nhm.org https://research.nhm.org/disco On Wed, Dec 15, 2021 at 8:24 AM Dirk Neumann wrote: > ... no dissent here, Paul, but as you say, you *free* space without > gaining new. Depending on size of collection and annual growth, the initial > problem (lack of space) is unresolved but mitigated with an interim > solution (which might be a good or the best available solution under given > budgetary constraints). > > If compacting is considered from the beginning (as indicated by Lennart), > you loose the potential to free space later on right from the start. Worth > adding to Paul's equation (mentioned in one of the earlier posts as well, > think by John) is the additional staff time that is needed to access, > manage and monitor the collection, e.g. costs to redo seals when the > compactors turn out to be less well designed/functional for whatever > reasons (cf. Lucia's example). @ John: I meant the seals of the jars (e.g. > flanged cylinders or stoppered jars), not seals between carriages - sorry > for the misunderstanding. > > All these variables should be taken into consideration, to be realistic on > *all* pros and cons when planning to compact. Even if X+Y are the most > appealing and often only realistic options to store more objects. > > ;-) > > > > Cheers, > Dirk > > > Am 15.12.2021 um 16:51 schrieb Callomon,Paul: > > To Dirk?s point, compactors definitely DO free up space, because within > them there is only ever one aisle. In a non-compactorized layout there are > multiple aisles that take up space though only one might be in use at any > given time. If X is the total width of your cabinets and Y the width of one > aisle, then uncompactorized total width is X + (XY), whereas compactorized > it?s X + Y. That?s the sum total of my math ability, incidentally. > > > > PC > > > > > -- > > > Dirk Neumann > > Tel: 089 / 8107-111 > Fax: 089 / 8107-300 > neumann(a)snsb.de > > Postanschrift: > > Staatliche Naturwissenschaftliche Sammlungen Bayerns > Zoologische Staatssammlung M?nchen > Dirk Neumann, Sektion Ichthyologie / DNA-Storage > M?nchhausenstr. 21 > 81247 M?nchen > > Besuchen Sie unsere Sammlung: > http://www.zsm.mwn.de/sektion/ichthyologie-home/ > > --------- > > Dirk Neumann > > Tel: +49-89-8107-111 > Fax: +49-89-8107-300 > neumann(a)snsb.de > > postal address: > > Bavarian Natural History Collections > The Bavarian State Collection of Zoology > Dirk Neumann, Section Ichthyology / DNA-Storage > Muenchhausenstr. 21 > 81247 Munich (Germany) > > Visit our section at: > http://www.zsm.mwn.de/sektion/ichthyologie-home/ > > _______________________________________________ > Nhcoll-l mailing list > Nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu > https://mailman.yale.edu/mailman/listinfo/nhcoll-l > > _______________________________________________ > NHCOLL-L is brought to you by the Society for the Preservation of > Natural History Collections (SPNHC), an international society whose > mission is to improve the preservation, conservation and management of > natural history collections to ensure their continuing value to > society. 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Watkins-Colwell Sr. Collection Manager, Herpetology and Ichthyology Division of Vertebrate Zoology https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7789-9806 YALE PEABODY MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY Main Office: 203-432-3791; West Campus: 203-737-7568; Fax 203-432-9277 Package shipping address: Greg Watkins-Colwell Division of Vertebrate Zoology YALE PEABODY MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY 170-210 Whitney Avenue New Haven, CT 06511 USA 203-432-3791 ****************** From: Nhcoll-l On Behalf Of Dean Pentcheff Sent: Wednesday, December 15, 2021 9:27 PM To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] Compactors in collections I think this discussion has made it clear that alcohol is the most critical issue to consider when planning for compact shelving: about 750 ml, in wine form, for each of a group of collections managers spending an evening together. I submit that this would be the most efficient planning investment possible. -Dean -- Dean Pentcheff pentcheff at gmail.com pentcheff at nhm.org https://research.nhm.org/disco [http://research.nhm.org/images/DISCO_lockup_4color-300.png] On Wed, Dec 15, 2021 at 8:24 AM Dirk Neumann > wrote: ... no dissent here, Paul, but as you say, you free space without gaining new. Depending on size of collection and annual growth, the initial problem (lack of space) is unresolved but mitigated with an interim solution (which might be a good or the best available solution under given budgetary constraints). If compacting is considered from the beginning (as indicated by Lennart), you loose the potential to free space later on right from the start. Worth adding to Paul's equation (mentioned in one of the earlier posts as well, think by John) is the additional staff time that is needed to access, manage and monitor the collection, e.g. costs to redo seals when the compactors turn out to be less well designed/functional for whatever reasons (cf. Lucia's example). @ John: I meant the seals of the jars (e.g. flanged cylinders or stoppered jars), not seals between carriages - sorry for the misunderstanding. All these variables should be taken into consideration, to be realistic on all pros and cons when planning to compact. Even if X+Y are the most appealing and often only realistic options to store more objects. ;-) Cheers, Dirk Am 15.12.2021 um 16:51 schrieb Callomon,Paul: To Dirk's point, compactors definitely DO free up space, because within them there is only ever one aisle. In a non-compactorized layout there are multiple aisles that take up space though only one might be in use at any given time. If X is the total width of your cabinets and Y the width of one aisle, then uncompactorized total width is X + (XY), whereas compactorized it's X + Y. That's the sum total of my math ability, incidentally. 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Recent awards earned during her time at GSA include: University of Alaska Fairbanks Alumni Association?s 2015 Alumni Achievement Award for Business and Professional Excellence; The Association of Environmental and Engineering Geologists 2017 AEG Publications Award; American Geoscience Institute 2019 William B. Heroy Jr. Award for Distinguished Service to AGI; Elected AAAS Fellow, 2019; and The Geological Society of America 2020 E.B. Burwell, Jr., Memorial Award in Recognition of Distinguished Contribution to Engineering Geology. President Barb Dutrow states, ?Vicki is the heart and soul of GSA. She embodies the passion of GSA members and pushes our mission forward relentlessly. It is an honor to work with her as well as a pleasure. Her quick wit never disappoints. She will be sorely missed.? Dutrow has established a search committee composed of present, past, and future GSA leaders with extensive knowledge of the Society and its needs, led by immediate past president Doug Walker. The committee will undertake an international search to find the next leader of GSA. Walker notes, ?Vicki led GSA through the most tumultuous time it has experienced in decades. The actions she took in response to the Covid crises were brave and spot-on. This was on top of the other reforms she championed as well as putting the process of relocating the GSA headquarters in place and nearing fruition.? Said McConnell, ?It?s been a real privilege and such a pleasure to work with so many dedicated Councilors, volunteers, and staff at GSA. My hope is that I have made a positive impact on the lives and careers of my colleagues in the geosciences and beyond.? 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We would like to print them in-house instead of sending off for someone else to print them for us as we will need to print duplicates when we find different preparations of the same specimen (e.g., skeleton, skin, soft tissues) in different parts of our collection. Thanks, Catherine *Catherine M. Early, PhD* she/her *Barbara Brown Chair of Ornithology* e: cearly at smm.org https://catherineearly.wixsite.com/home We envision a world where everyone has the power to use science to make lives better, and we are committed to using STEM as a tool to advocate for justice and equity. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From hannu at bioshare.com Fri Dec 17 03:42:35 2021 From: hannu at bioshare.com (Hannu Saarenmaa) Date: Fri, 17 Dec 2021 10:42:35 +0200 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] barcode printers In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Catherine & All First, abandon 1-dimensional barcodes.? These are i) error prone.? Human eye cannot see if the starting or stopping bar is missing.? It is too easy to print such labels which look good but have been cropped from their ends.? ii)?? 1-dimensional barcodes plenty of space on a herbarium sheet or similar.? They unusable for small insect labels.? iii) When digitizing the collection, 1-dimensional barcodes (such as code39 etc) are hard to detect by machine from the images. Only use 2-dimensional QR codes, or similar. All the problems which listed above can be avoided that way.?? Human eye can immediately see if the QR label has technical problems.? QR codes are smaller and prettier.? QR code can instantly be recognized and read by machine from a 135 MB TIFF image. What you encode in the QR code is your choice.?? UUID is fine but needs a resolver.? A web address, as recommended by the European CETAF organization may be better.? I let GBIF, DiSSCo and iDigBio to comment about that. Best regards, Hannu Saarenmaa Bioshare Digitization www.bioshare.com On 2021-12-17 00:44, Catherine Early (she/her) wrote: > Hello NHCOLL members, > > I have never used barcodes for digitizing but will be submitting a > proposal that should include them, so I'm looking for some advice. We > will be barcoding a diverse collection of vertebrates, shells, and > plants, and I want to use these barcodes to assign true UUIDs > (example: https://www.uuidgenerator.net/) and not a sequential set of > letters and numbers determined by humans. Can you recommend a barcode > printer (and compatible adhesive paper) that 1) can serve in multiple > storage settings (both dry and alcohol) and 2) can encode UUIDs? We > would like to print them in-house instead?of sending off for someone > else to print them for us as we will need to print duplicates when we > find different preparations of the same specimen (e.g., skeleton, > skin, soft tissues) in different parts of our collection. > > Thanks, > Catherine > > > > *Catherine M. Early, PhD* > > she/her > > /Barbara Brown Chair of Ornithology/ > > e: cearly at smm.org > > https://catherineearly.wixsite.com/home > > We envision a world where everyone has the power to use science to > make lives better, > and we are committed to using STEM as a tool to advocate for justice > and equity. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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. Seehttp://www.spnhc.org for membership information. > Advertising on NH-COLL-L is inappropriate. -- Hannu Saarenmaa, director Bioshare Digitizationwww.bioshare.com - branch of Sertifer Consulting Oy Ltd Ukkolantie 18, 80130 Joensuu, Finland Tel +358-401750427hannu at bioshare.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Joachim.Haendel at zns.uni-halle.de Fri Dec 17 04:15:17 2021 From: Joachim.Haendel at zns.uni-halle.de (=?UTF-8?Q?Joachim=20H=C3=A4ndel?=) Date: Fri, 17 Dec 2021 10:15:17 +0100 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] barcode printers In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <61BC5525020000B3000983B6@zuv12.verwaltung.uni-halle.de> At the risk of being old-fashioned.... Barcodes should at best be a addition to classic labels and never the only labels on an specimen. You should be able to read the basic data without using a machine. Best wishes Joachim -- Joachim Haendel Center of Natural Sciences Collections of the Martin Luther University - Entomological 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 >>> Hannu Saarenmaa 17.12.2021, 09:45 >>> Catherine & All First, abandon 1-dimensional barcodes. These are i) error prone. Human eye cannot see if the starting or stopping bar is missing. It is too easy to print such labels which look good but have been cropped from their ends. ii) 1-dimensional barcodes plenty of space on a herbarium sheet or similar. They unusable for small insect labels. iii) When digitizing the collection, 1-dimensional barcodes (such as code39 etc) are hard to detect by machine from the images. Only use 2-dimensional QR codes, or similar. All the problems which listed above can be avoided that way. Human eye can immediately see if the QR label has technical problems. QR codes are smaller and prettier. QR code can instantly be recognized and read by machine from a 135 MB TIFF image. What you encode in the QR code is your choice. UUID is fine but needs a resolver. A web address, as recommended by the European CETAF organization may be better. I let GBIF, DiSSCo and iDigBio to comment about that. Best regards, Hannu Saarenmaa Bioshare Digitization www.bioshare.com On 2021-12-17 00:44, Catherine Early (she/her) wrote: Hello NHCOLL members, I have never used barcodes for digitizing but will be submitting a proposal that should include them, so I'm looking for some advice. We will be barcoding a diverse collection of vertebrates, shells, and plants, and I want to use these barcodes to assign true UUIDs (example: https://www.uuidgenerator.net/) and not a sequential set of letters and numbers determined by humans. Can you recommend a barcode printer (and compatible adhesive paper) that 1) can serve in multiple storage settings (both dry and alcohol) and 2) can encode UUIDs? We would like to print them in-house instead of sending off for someone else to print them for us as we will need to print duplicates when we find different preparations of the same specimen (e.g., skeleton, skin, soft tissues) in different parts of our collection. Thanks, Catherine Catherine M. Early, PhD she/her Barbara Brown Chair of Ornithology e: cearly at smm.org https://catherineearly.wixsite.com/home We envision a world where everyone has the power to use science to make lives better, and we are committed to using STEM as a tool to advocate for justice and equity. _______________________________________________ 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. -- Hannu Saarenmaa, director Bioshare Digitization www.bioshare.com - branch of Sertifer Consulting Oy Ltd Ukkolantie 18, 80130 Joensuu, Finland Tel +358-401750427 hannu at bioshare.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tschioette at snm.ku.dk Fri Dec 17 04:51:52 2021 From: tschioette at snm.ku.dk (=?utf-8?B?VG9tIFNjaGnDuHR0ZQ==?=) Date: Fri, 17 Dec 2021 09:51:52 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] barcode printers In-Reply-To: <61BC5525020000B3000983B6@zuv12.verwaltung.uni-halle.de> References: <61BC5525020000B3000983B6@zuv12.verwaltung.uni-halle.de> Message-ID: I agree with Joachim. The barcode technology may become obsolete, and collections with only barcodes may run the risk of becoming eternally enigmatic. For small labels (slides, small insects etc.) you could perhaps limit the clear text to only a catalogue number, if you are VERY confident that your catalogue will be readable into the far future. A few years ago a colleague of mine had to give up on reading or translating a punched card collection catalogue. Technologies become obsolete, the roman alphabet is likely to last for a very long time yet. Museums prepare in principle for eternity. Tom Schi?tte From: Nhcoll-l On Behalf Of Joachim H?ndel Sent: 17. december 2021 10:15 To: hannu at bioshare.com; nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] barcode printers At the risk of being old-fashioned.... Barcodes should at best be a addition to classic labels and never the only labels on an specimen. You should be able to read the basic data without using a machine. Best wishes Joachim -- Joachim Haendel Center of Natural Sciences Collections of the Martin Luther University - Entomological 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 >>> Hannu Saarenmaa 17.12.2021, 09:45 >>> Catherine & All First, abandon 1-dimensional barcodes. These are i) error prone. Human eye cannot see if the starting or stopping bar is missing. It is too easy to print such labels which look good but have been cropped from their ends. ii) 1-dimensional barcodes plenty of space on a herbarium sheet or similar. They unusable for small insect labels. iii) When digitizing the collection, 1-dimensional barcodes (such as code39 etc) are hard to detect by machine from the images. Only use 2-dimensional QR codes, or similar. All the problems which listed above can be avoided that way. Human eye can immediately see if the QR label has technical problems. QR codes are smaller and prettier. QR code can instantly be recognized and read by machine from a 135 MB TIFF image. What you encode in the QR code is your choice. UUID is fine but needs a resolver. A web address, as recommended by the European CETAF organization may be better. I let GBIF, DiSSCo and iDigBio to comment about that. Best regards, Hannu Saarenmaa Bioshare Digitization www.bioshare.com On 2021-12-17 00:44, Catherine Early (she/her) wrote: Hello NHCOLL members, I have never used barcodes for digitizing but will be submitting a proposal that should include them, so I'm looking for some advice. We will be barcoding a diverse collection of vertebrates, shells, and plants, and I want to use these barcodes to assign true UUIDs (example: https://www.uuidgenerator.net/) and not a sequential set of letters and numbers determined by humans. Can you recommend a barcode printer (and compatible adhesive paper) that 1) can serve in multiple storage settings (both dry and alcohol) and 2) can encode UUIDs? We would like to print them in-house instead of sending off for someone else to print them for us as we will need to print duplicates when we find different preparations of the same specimen (e.g., skeleton, skin, soft tissues) in different parts of our collection. Thanks, Catherine [https://smm.org/enews/2020/footer-2020-new.png] Catherine M. Early, PhD she/her Barbara Brown Chair of Ornithology e: cearly at smm.org https://catherineearly.wixsite.com/home We envision a world where everyone has the power to use science to make lives better, and we are committed to using STEM as a tool to advocate for justice and equity. _______________________________________________ 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. -- Hannu Saarenmaa, director Bioshare Digitization www.bioshare.com - branch of Sertifer Consulting Oy Ltd Ukkolantie 18, 80130 Joensuu, Finland Tel +358-401750427 hannu at bioshare.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From marta.perez.cr at gmail.com Fri Dec 17 05:40:18 2021 From: marta.perez.cr at gmail.com (=?UTF-8?B?TWFydGEgUMOpcmV6?=) Date: Fri, 17 Dec 2021 11:40:18 +0100 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Molecular sieve (Zeolite) for conservation Message-ID: Hello again, Does anyone have experience in preserving dry tissues with molecular sieve? We are considering testing it for our plant tissue bank instead of other substances previously used, like regular silica gel or Artsorb, because it appears to be more effective. We found this Zeolite molecular sieve, but maybe you are using other compositions. We are primarily concerned about possible interferences/contamination of this type of preservative in future DNA analysis. Thanks for your answers, Regards, Marta P?rez Azc?rate *Laboratori de Conservaci? Preventiva i Restauraci?* Grop Nat-Museu de Ci?ncies Naturals de Barcelona *Laboratori de Natura* Pg Picasso s/n 08003 Barcelona Tel. 932562209 marta.perez.cr at gmail.com https://museuciencies.cat/area-cientifica/serveis-cientifico-tecnics/laboratoris-tecnics/conservacio-preventiva-i-restauracio/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From AOAMAG at wildapricot.org Thu Dec 16 08:58:58 2021 From: AOAMAG at wildapricot.org (AAMG) Date: Thu, 16 Dec 2021 13:58:58 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Consider Sharing with Your Networks - AAMG Annual Conference 2022: Call for Proposals Message-ID: <1.a842c442e0fae6a0aeda@live-mail-10> Association of Academic Museums & Galleries Call for Proposals - 2022 AAMG Annual Conference Hello Friend of the Association of Academic Museums and Galleries, We are very excited to announce our recent release of the 2022 Annual Conference Call for Proposals. Below are details for the call, including a pdf guidelines document, a link to the submission platform, copy to utilize, and graphics you can use to spread the word amongst your own networks. Would you mind sharing this call with your members/groups/pages, in whatever format you believe best? We greatly appreciate your consideration in sharing this announcement. If you have any other steps to take in order for this to be shared on your network, please do not hesitate to reach out and let me know! Best, Alexandra Chamberlain, Virtual Administrator, AAMG The 2022 Annual Conference will take place in a hybrid format with both in person and online opportunities for engagement at the Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art at Utah State University June 14-17, 2022 Click here to submit your proposal! [http://aoamag.wildapricot.org/EmailTracker/LinkTracker.ashx?linkAndRecipientCode=W3rc3MZcdM3UrnLLtEDKt0WsJA97gqMlBu1E%2bWEesl8lXyt3HmFB%2fUMsaNPWs4rDJVuJ5R1brVJj6IJF6BESsGCH8v5hcPoiYQPoJ%2fu6AdA%3d] Link copy if needed: https://www.cvent.com/c/abstracts/4875d2d0-6d31-4118-8ea7-945c50b82478 [http://aoamag.wildapricot.org/EmailTracker/LinkTracker.ashx?linkAndRecipientCode=W3rc3MZcdM3UrnLLtEDKt0WsJA97gqMlBu1E%2bWEesl8lXyt3HmFB%2fUMsaNPWs4rDJVuJ5R1brVJj6IJF6BESsGCH8v5hcPoiYQPoJ%2fu6AdA%3d] Got your proposal? Submit today! AAMG?s 2022 annual conference will focus on how academic museums and galleries embrace resilience and an array of emergent forms of sustainability. Marking a return to gathering in person, AAMG will convene a first-ever hybrid conference that aims to continually expand equitable opportunities for participation parallel to a renewal of in-person collegiality. This year?s conference seeks diverse perspectives, ranging from nuanced philosophical ideas, and creative pragmatic solutions to thoughtful debates about leadership and our field, including: How are we transforming our missions and lived values to contribute to community wellbeing? How do climate change, power-imbalances, and social injustice force a reinterpretation of the meaning and care of collections, archives, and the communities we serve? How are museums and galleries promoting active and impactful citizenship and driving change for social, environmental, and economic action; what should we do, and do better, to lead in an evolving world? Possible proposal topics: Embedding sustainability across institutional strategy and leadership How to reconcile expanding our organizations with current climate/social/ethical forces How sustainability and resilience are woven into your institution?s diversity, equity, and inclusion policies and practices Changes made to prioritize sustainable practices How sustainability and resilience are used as interdisciplinary opportunities for campus and public programming Fundraising, membership and volunteer models for promoting sustainable and equitable practice Advocating for greater sustainability at the national and international levels Reclaiming civic leadership and advancing democratic ideals Student research and internship projects featuring conference themes and values We, of course, always welcome proposals having to do with general academic museum issues and practices, such as governance structures, membership strategies, collections management, and outreach/programming. 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URL: From seltmann at ucsb.edu Fri Dec 17 14:49:46 2021 From: seltmann at ucsb.edu (Katja Seltmann) Date: Fri, 17 Dec 2021 11:49:46 -0800 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] UC Santa Barbara Digital Imaging Assistant position announcement Message-ID: UC Santa Barbara's Cheadle Center for Biodiversity and Ecological Restoration is offering a *Digital Imaging Assistant (Lab Assistant II) * position as part of the Big-Bee project (http://big-bee.net), a newly funded US National Science Foundation Advancing Digitization of Biodiversity Collections initiative to understand bee declines via specimen image digitization and trait analysis. Over the course of three years, we will create over one million high-resolution 2D and 3D images of bee specimens, representing over 5,000 worldwide bee species, including most of the major pollinating species. We will develop tools to measure bee traits from images and generate comprehensive bee trait and image datasets to measure changes through time. The Big-Bee network of participating institutions includes thirteen US institutions and partnerships with US government agencies. We will develop novel mechanisms for sharing image datasets and datasets of bee traits that will be available through an open, Symbiota data portal called the Bee Library. Reporting to the Director of the Cheadle Center for Biodiversity and Ecological Restoration at UC Santa Barbara, the Digital Imaging Assistant will collaborate closely with the Director to lead the digitization of bee specimens from natural history collections at UCSB via 3D and 2D imaging. They will help develop novel methods in imaging and anatomical trait measurement, including crowdsourcing measurements via the Notes From Nature community science platform. Applicants for this position are expected from various disciplines because of the cross-cutting nature of the work, and applicants from entomology, media arts, engineering, digital arts, biodiversity data science, museum curation, or related fields are welcome. Job responsibilities include: 1. implement imaging and processing workflows for 2D & 3D specimen imaging; 2. evaluate results to determine scientific accuracy; 3. organize, manage, and preserve digital files, including raw data, metadata, and derivatives; 4. coordinate undergraduate imaging and research internships; 5. create training and outreach materials in specimen imaging; 6. assist in the overall coordination of the Big-Bee network; 7. and perform other duties as assigned. Preferred candidates will also demonstrate: 1. knowledge of basic principles of photography; 2. knowledge in insect morphology; 3. knowledge about natural history collection databases, particularly Symbiota, and biodiversity data sharing; 4. comfort with diverse software tools (Adobe) and online collaboration platforms (Google Documents, Slack, GitHub); 5. writing and understanding of a scripting language (Python, R); 6. the ability to meet a high level of production on a daily basis and work in a fast-paced, multi-project and dynamic environment; 7. the ability to drive project completion on time and in a detailed manner, as well as self-motivation, intelligence, and strong work ethic; 8. excellent organizational skills, good communication skills including writing and verbal; 9. comfort with handling small delicate objects. The person will join a research group focused on biodiversity data science and entomology. They will work closely with Cheadle Center for Biodiversity and Ecological Restoration Director, Dr. Katja Seltmann, who also has a background in media arts. The position is based at the University of California, Santa Barbara but includes cooperation with colleagues at other institutions. This is a full-time position (including full benefits) with a starting salary range between $20.14 - $21.31/hour. To apply for this position use the UCSB online application portal Applications for the position will be reviewed starting January 16, 2022. Please send questions to seltmann at ucsb.edu Thanks! 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URL: From Alastair.Graham at csiro.au Sun Dec 19 18:42:14 2021 From: Alastair.Graham at csiro.au (Graham, Alastair (NCMI, Hobart)) Date: Sun, 19 Dec 2021 23:42:14 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Compactors in collections In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: G?day everyone In 1994, we replaced our static shelves in our wet fish collection, with compactus units for our jar and 30 litre drum-sized specimens. Our storage capacity more than doubled, as wasted aisle space became space for shelving. In 1999, we relocated our collection to another building. During this process we installed more compactus to handle our 60 litre drums. Issues that we considered prior to installation were: * Floor loading capacity. Our storage is on the ground floor. * Compactus operation. We have a manual system, only because an electric system would have been an astronomical cost, due to the flammable liquid considerations. Up to six double-sided units can be moved easily. * Shelf carrying capacity. Each shelf is over-engineered, particularly to allow for the weight of the 30 and 60 litre drums. * Shelf perforations. Each shelf has some perforations. Not enough to de-stabilise small jars, but enough to maintain some ventilation and allow for spill drainage. * Shelf fronts. The shelves for our jars have shelf fronts to prevent jars falling off the front of the shelf. * Ventilation. The top of the compactus unit is open. Each of the double-sided units has galvanised wire mesh (12.5mm square holes) fitted to the back of the shelving (rather than a solid steel plate). This prevents jars being pushed from one shelf onto the one behind. * Fire suppression. Having the top of the compactus open and mesh between the double-sided units assists with the penetration of our fire suppressant gas (Inergen). * Light. Having the top of the compactus open and mesh between the double-sided units also assists with light penetration from the over-head lights. * Trolley access. The areas between the compactus rails is concrete filled, which means only the channels for the compactus floor guide wheels are exposed. Having trolleys with wheels wide the floor channels is a must. Finally, talk to the compactus company to ensure that what they install fits your space and meets your needs. Cheers Al Alastair (Al) Graham Fish Collection Manager Australian National Fish Collection National Research Collections Australia CSIRO National Collections and Marine Infrastructure P: +61 3 6232 5351 | M: +61 (0) 419 756 411 | F: +61 3 6232 5000 alastair.graham at csiro.au | www.csiro.au Address: Castray Esplanade, Hobart Tas 7000, Australia Post: GPO Box 1538, Hobart Tas 7001, Australia From: Nhcoll-l On Behalf Of Ann Bogaerts Sent: Wednesday, 15 December 2021 2:59 AM To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Compactors in collections Hello everybody, We wish to renovate our herbarium with 4 milj. specimens and we want to get some feedback from other institutions who already renovated or renewed their collection buildings. One of our main questions is the use of compactors yes or no? So what is your opinion about this? How much space do you save using a compactor and how is it working with this kind of system? For which collections do you use it? We are really interested in the do's and don'ts and it would also be nice if you could send us a picture of the compactors you use. Thanks a lot and enjoy your evening (day), Ann -- [https://docs.google.com/uc?export=download&id=1Zm4c1N_ZmnDD7pR8SMqlQE85rb4X_tsD&revid=0B3Jp25T3leBLQ3FrZlBxRFpnTnBTWWlKWFRmaU8zYkN0bTZzPQ] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gali.beiner at mail.huji.ac.il Mon Dec 20 03:06:18 2021 From: gali.beiner at mail.huji.ac.il (Gali Beiner) Date: Mon, 20 Dec 2021 10:06:18 +0200 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Compactors in collections In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: OK - back on the subject: I hope the two attached images get through. We basically moved collections from a rather space-gobbling "before" to a much more efficient space-utilizing "after". Note the perforated tops of the compactors: not only the tops, but also the middle is perforated (each compactor is double-sided, with a perforated partition in the middle) - this helps to keep up an acceptable level of ventilation. The thin lines you see across each shelf - these are metal guardrails that can be detached quite easily. We can also change the height of the guardrail at will, suiting it to fit the height of shorter (smaller) or taller containers. If we are really worried about something falling off, we can also fit a second guardrail or more on the same shelf - the metal rods fit into the same slits utilized for changing the height of shelves. We did consider the option of fixed guardrails formed by folded shelf edges, but that appeared to us too limiting, considering that objects going onto the shelves can be of very varied heights (and staff working in collections can display very varied levels of patience to deal with this!). Since taxonomy arrangements don't really go along the lines of "same size containers should be together", it was important not to limit ourselves if we could find a good alternative - the metal rods may not save us in a giant earthquake (nothing will!) but they can and do stop "walking jars" in case of vibration and can help prevent accidents due to moving shelves. In reply to a question raised here, I do not think that just making the shelves "anti slip" (a non-smooth surface) would be sufficient for safety purposes, plus it is easier to clean smooth shelf surfaces. Our compactors were installed in the basement floor. We gave up on the idea of compactors for our herbarium, which is on the third floor, due to risks related to floor carrying capacity. Mind you, basement floors may not crash down like third floors, but they can sink - we did consult with our institute's engineers and hope that our decisions were correct. Our engineers had plenty of work because already at an early stage I found that the existing floorplans were not accurate and all the measurements had to be re-done - I had our engineers do it as well as the compactus company reps so we could compare plans and work out our needs with better precision. In the usual fashion of making bids, we got offers from several compactor companies and pressed very hard for our institute to choose the right one for us, not necessarily the cheapest offer. That turned out to be extremely important, because working with experienced professionals made all the difference in the world. They knew more than we did about fire safety requirements as well as basic accessibility requirements, our input was more about paying attention to all kinds of small detail such as pipes sticking out here or an old tap that needed to be removed there, vents in the wall and quirks of the room layout - in addition to measuring and counting different types of containers that had to be planned for, such as large wheeled containers that needed floorspace planned especially for them along the walls or along non-moving (fixed) shelving. I'll add one more note for now - the new compactor shelves for the wet collections are not particularly deep - 30cm mostly. That was because discussions with the curators led us to the understanding that deep shelving could give more storage space but the curators would feel uncomfortable "fishing" for containers on deep shelves. The compactors for the dry collection were a different affair entirely and were planned along two requirements - (1) a group of shelves had to be dedicated to housing extra large objects, 90cm deep and (2) most other shelves needed to house our most commonly-used type of box so they are 45 cm deep even though obviously boxes may be changed with time. The dry collections also have detachable metal rod guardrails, but do not have partitions in the middle: Packing in boxes as opposed to lots of small jars made partitions unnecessary, plus if required we can fit in longer objects to fit 45+45cm of a double-sided compactor in some places (there are, of course, internal shelving supports preventing that in some places as opposed to others along the shelving). Finally, a thought: following the discussion in NHCOLL-list, yes, moving shelves may not be our ideal choice for objects since we don't want our objects to move at all. If you can get a new storage space with good industrial strong fixed shelving that is possibly the best. However, we were stuck with our limited storage spaces and had to consider both the expansion of collections and the need to protect our objects. Slow moving compactors apparently give us the best compromise between the two because in best cases they can double available storage space, and they can be shut close to help protect objects within. Limitations in space-saving will be mostly due to H&S and accessibility requirements (height limited by fire preventing systems, width of aisles dictated by the need to pass through with a wheelchair, as well as with loaded trolleys, passageways required in a straight line from existing doors, etc.). Best wishes, Gali On Tue, Dec 14, 2021 at 6:12 PM Ann Bogaerts < ann.bogaerts at plantentuinmeise.be> wrote: > Hello everybody, > > We wish to renovate our herbarium with 4 milj. specimens and we want to > get some feedback from other institutions who already renovated or renewed > their collection buildings. > > One of our main questions is the use of compactors yes or no? So what is > your opinion about this? How much space do you save using a compactor and > how is it working with this kind of system? For which collections do you > use it? > > We are really interested in the do's and don'ts and it would also be nice > if you could send us a picture of the compactors you use. > > Thanks a lot and enjoy your evening (day), > > Ann > > -- > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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. > -- Gali Beiner (ACR) Conservator, Palaeontology Lab National Natural History Collections The Hebrew University of Jerusalem Berman Building, Edmond J. 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That is, you can access materials from our inaugural BlackInNHMs week and much more. Per the notice on our pages, we ask that you please ask for permission to use the material on the site (videos etc.) Additionally, we are hosting a holiday fundraiser (https://gofund.me/49cb0540 ) in partnership with iDigBio and the Office of Academic Support at UF (OAS) to raise funds to for the iDiGTRIO Biological Career Conference (www.iDigTrio.org). Please share with others and on social media if you use twitter (twitter post). These funds will be used to provide honoraria for our conference speakers. We believe that if we want to make progress in creating more diverse, inclusive, and equitable (DEI) spaces in science we need to elevate the people that offer knowledge, experience, and skills in these areas, as well as offset some of the negatives of working in DEI (emotional labor, and academic penalties) by compensating people for DEI labor. iDigTRIO Biology Career Conference Background: The Mission of the iDigTRIO Biology Career Conference is to provide opportunities to explore careers and graduate programs in the biological sciences to first generation, limited income, and underrepresented students (Black, Latinx, Indigenous, other students of color, and students with disabilities). Through intentional programming and networking, we seek to support our future leaders in science and build a sense of community for their academic, personal, and professional journeys. As the name suggests, iDigTRIO is targeted to TRIO program students but all high school and undergraduate students are welcome. iDigTRIO initially came from a collaboration among staff and students from the University of Florida Office of Academic Support, iDigBio, and the Florida Museum (cofounders are Dekendrick Murray, Molly Phillips, and Adania Flemming). This is a completely free event taking place the week of February 21st 2022, that includes career shadowing and mentoring, an opportunities fair on the University of Florida Campus, and a 3-day virtual conference. Find out more information at our website: https://www.idigtrio.org/ Black In Natural History Museums Background: Black In Natural History Museums (BlackInNHMs) is a community developed to harness the power of the collective. We help individuals find mentors, mentees, and wellness while navigating through the sometimes harsh, isolating world of being Black in NHMs. We want to diversify our natural history museums. We want the voices, opinions, and stories of Black people to be heard, reflected, and respected in natural history museums. And we want you to help us make it happen. Find out more at our website: https://www.blackinnhms.org/ Thank you! Regards, Adania Flemming M.S. Pronouns: She/her/hers Department of Biology Florida Museum of Natural History/iDigBio/TESI University of Florida Office Phone: 352-273-1951 Email: aflemming at flmnh.ufl.edu FMSA Website: https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/student-association/ [cid:8f7cef50-f367-42de-9d9d-317f1b8911cb] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Our registrar and conservator are well-versed in planning for perpetuity and are extensively involved in this process. Best, Catherine *Catherine M. Early, PhD* she/her *Barbara Brown Chair of Ornithology* e: cearly at smm.org https://catherineearly.wixsite.com/home We envision a world where everyone has the power to use science to make lives better, and we are committed to using STEM as a tool to advocate for justice and equity. On Fri, Dec 17, 2021 at 3:53 AM Tom Schi?tte wrote: > I agree with Joachim. The barcode technology may become obsolete, and > collections with only barcodes may run the risk of becoming eternally > enigmatic. For small labels (slides, small insects etc.) you could perhaps > limit the clear text to only a catalogue number, if you are VERY confident > that your catalogue will be readable into the far future. A few years ago a > colleague of mine had to give up on reading or translating a punched card > collection catalogue. Technologies become obsolete, the roman alphabet is > likely to last for a very long time yet. Museums prepare in principle for > eternity. > > > > Tom Schi?tte > > > > *From:* Nhcoll-l *On Behalf Of *Joachim > H?ndel > *Sent:* 17. december 2021 10:15 > *To:* hannu at bioshare.com; nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu > *Subject:* Re: [Nhcoll-l] barcode printers > > > > At the risk of being old-fashioned.... > Barcodes should at best be a addition to classic labels and never the only > labels on an specimen. > You should be able to read the basic data without using a machine. > > Best wishes > Joachim > > > > > > -- > > Joachim Haendel > > > > Center of Natural Sciences Collections > of the Martin Luther University > - Entomological 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 > > > > > > >>> Hannu Saarenmaa 17.12.2021, 09:45 >>> > > Catherine & All > > First, abandon 1-dimensional barcodes. These are i) error prone. Human > eye cannot see if the starting or stopping bar is missing. It is too easy > to print such labels which look good but have been cropped from their > ends. ii) 1-dimensional barcodes plenty of space on a herbarium sheet or > similar. They unusable for small insect labels. iii) When digitizing the > collection, 1-dimensional barcodes (such as code39 etc) are hard to detect > by machine from the images. > > Only use 2-dimensional QR codes, or similar. All the problems which listed > above can be avoided that way. Human eye can immediately see if the QR > label has technical problems. QR codes are smaller and prettier. QR code > can instantly be recognized and read by machine from a 135 MB TIFF image. > > What you encode in the QR code is your choice. UUID is fine but needs a > resolver. A web address, as recommended by the European CETAF organization > may be better. I let GBIF, DiSSCo and iDigBio to comment about that. > > Best regards, Hannu Saarenmaa > Bioshare Digitization www.bioshare.com > > > On 2021-12-17 00:44, Catherine Early (she/her) wrote: > > Hello NHCOLL members, > > > > I have never used barcodes for digitizing but will be submitting a > proposal that should include them, so I'm looking for some advice. We will > be barcoding a diverse collection of vertebrates, shells, and plants, and I > want to use these barcodes to assign true UUIDs (example: > https://www.uuidgenerator.net/ > ) > and not a sequential set of letters and numbers determined by humans. Can > you recommend a barcode printer (and compatible adhesive paper) that 1) can > serve in multiple storage settings (both dry and alcohol) and 2) can encode > UUIDs? We would like to print them in-house instead of sending off for > someone else to print them for us as we will need to print duplicates when > we find different preparations of the same specimen (e.g., skeleton, skin, > soft tissues) in different parts of our collection. > > > > Thanks, > > Catherine > > > > > > > *Catherine M. Early, PhD* > > she/her > > *Barbara Brown Chair of Ornithology* > > e: cearly at smm.org > > https://catherineearly.wixsite.com/home > > > > > We envision a world where everyone has the power to use science to make > lives better, > and we are committed to using STEM as a tool to advocate for justice and > equity. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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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(The full conference is available free online: Decolonising Natural Science Collections | Natural Sciences Collections Association (natsca.org) ) Thank you all, and very best wishes for the new year! Jan [NatSCA Editor] Natural Sciences Collections Association (NatSCA) editor at natsca.org www.natsca.org NatSCA is a registered charity (No. 1098156 ) run by volunteers elected from our membership. ------------------------------ To unsubscribe from the NATSCA list, click the following link: https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/WA-JISC.exe?SUBED1=NATSCA&A=1 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: