From neumann at snsb.de Thu Jul 1 06:31:52 2021 From: neumann at snsb.de (Dirk Neumann) Date: Thu, 1 Jul 2021 12:31:52 +0200 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Removal of the 22 EUR Import VAT Exemption for shipments to the EU Message-ID: <69e670d3-898c-f6a9-9fa7-dd5901e7d3ae@snsb.de> Dear NHColl community, just a brief reminder that the value-added tax exemption rule for shipments to the EU expired yesterday. There will be no levies of charges (e.g., declared value of 5 EUR or less), all (commercial) good imported to the EU will be subject to VAT and will require formal customs declaration. Thus, all shipments to the EU should have a *_reasonably low declared value _* for custom purposes and it should be _*stated clearly in the shipping documentation*_ that specimens included are either sent on loan, returned from loan or sent as a gift to the receiving EU collection and are *not for resale, not traded goods and do not have a commercial value*. I am not sure at the moment how these foreseeable microtaxes (e.g., 19% VAT out of 5 EUR = 0,95 cent) will be charged, eventually there will be some sort of flat rate that is subsumed in the shipping cost. This should become clearer within the next weeks. Colleagues at EU institutions may have a closer look on arriving shipments and should be aware that shipments may arrive delayed because of customs clearance. With best wishes Dirk Further information is provided also by respective Express carriers, for example FedEx, UPS, DHL Express https://www.fedex.com/en-ca/shipping-services/international/regulatory/eu-vat-changes.html https://www.ups.com/assets/resources/media/en_US/EU_VAT_Reform_Business.pdf https://www.dhl-eucustoms.com/ The English website of the German Customs provides further information and details, e.g., on simplified calculation of charges etc. https://www.zoll.de/EN/Private-individuals/Postal_consignments_internet_order/Shipments-from-a-non-EU-country/Duties-and-taxes/Assessment-of-taxes-and-duties/assessment-of-taxes-and-duties_node.html -- 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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The position will report to the Curator-in-Charge of the Anthropology Division and the Director of Collections and Research, and should bring the following qualifications: * Thorough knowledge of Pacific ethnology and cultures. * Demonstrated experience in collections management and digitization. * Knowledge of conservation principles, procedures, methods, and materials. * Ability to conduct original research, to write lucidly, and to communicate effectively among diverse audiences. * Demonstrated ability to administer budgets, including grants and contracts. * Independent and self-directed, with the ability to take initiative, anticipate actions needed, and to exercise discretion and independent judgment. * In possession of excellent interpersonal skills and superior organizational skills. An effective collaborator, both within the department and in the larger Yale environment, with a positive attitude that supports the University's goals. * Ability to represent the Peabody and the University to a local, national, and international community to promote the institution and its collection, including management of research loans, responding to inquiries, hosting visitors, and maximizing utilization of the collections. Interested candidates should review the full job description and submit an application online at this link. The review of applications will begin in the summer of 2021; the search will remain open until the position is filled. Yale University is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer. Yale values diversity among its students, faculty, and staff and especially welcomes applications from women, persons with disabilities, protected veterans, and underrepresented minorities. Please feel free to contact me with any questions. 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Thank you for any input you might have :). Katrina Menard ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dr. Katrina Menard Collection Manager, Invertebrates Ecology & Evolutionary Biology University of Connecticut Unit 3043, 75 N. Eagleville Rd. Storrs, CT 06269-3043 email: katrina.menard at uconn.edu Zootaxa Section Editor: Miroidea -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dyanega at gmail.com Thu Jul 1 17:26:10 2021 From: dyanega at gmail.com (Douglas Yanega) Date: Thu, 1 Jul 2021 14:26:10 -0700 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Sleeves for Lepidopterans In-Reply-To: <59560776-4F96-42C7-969D-070EACE3AF15@uconn.edu> References: <59560776-4F96-42C7-969D-070EACE3AF15@uconn.edu> Message-ID: <77f57c3d-808e-b26d-0ecc-d99cf7033177@gmail.com> On 7/1/21 1:04 PM, Menard, Katrina wrote: > Hi all, > > I was curious whether there are collections out there that store > sleeved lepidopteran material (like Odonata). We have a large amount > of butterflies that are stored in paper and glassine envelopes that > would take several lifetimes to spread, and we neither have the time > nor space to go that route. We like the idea of glassine sleeves as a > more permanent and protective way to store our enveloped material, but > wanted more input from the community on this. > We have plenty of odonates in glassines in our collection, but these appear to be some sort of plastic, and are therefore very different from the glassines used for leps. I suspect there may be issues surrounding the archival properties of the latter, especially since paper may be acidic. We do have some very old papered leps (in both plain paper and glassines), and I see signs that there may be chemical interactions taking place; if you dump a lep out of a very old glassine, there is often a visible "stain" where the specimen was, and it's not just the body. These old glassines are also distinctly yellowed. It's reason to be suspicious, at least. 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 From cgrinter at calacademy.org Thu Jul 1 17:55:08 2021 From: cgrinter at calacademy.org (Chris Grinter) Date: Thu, 1 Jul 2021 17:55:08 -0400 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Sleeves for Lepidopterans In-Reply-To: <77f57c3d-808e-b26d-0ecc-d99cf7033177@gmail.com> References: <59560776-4F96-42C7-969D-070EACE3AF15@uconn.edu> <77f57c3d-808e-b26d-0ecc-d99cf7033177@gmail.com> Message-ID: This paper discusses the storage technique, but I agree with Doug?much of the glassine I've seen used in collections is not archival. I've picked up envelopes and had them crumble, or they are yellowed and have wicked oils from specimens. I think applying Odonata standards (clear poly bagging) is superior. Chris *Christopher C. Grinter* Collection Manager of Entomology President, Entomological Collections Network Assistant Secretary & Asst. Treasurer, The Lepidopterists? Society California Academy of Sciences T 415.379.5320 cgrinter at calacademy.org 55 Music Concourse Drive Golden Gate Park San Francisco, CA 94118 www.calacademy.org The California Academy of Sciences is now open! Learn how we?re keeping guests safe?and make reservations for your next visit today. On Thu, Jul 1, 2021 at 5:26 PM Douglas Yanega wrote: > On 7/1/21 1:04 PM, Menard, Katrina wrote: > > Hi all, > > > > I was curious whether there are collections out there that store > > sleeved lepidopteran material (like Odonata). We have a large amount > > of butterflies that are stored in paper and glassine envelopes that > > would take several lifetimes to spread, and we neither have the time > > nor space to go that route. We like the idea of glassine sleeves as a > > more permanent and protective way to store our enveloped material, but > > wanted more input from the community on this. > > > We have plenty of odonates in glassines in our collection, but these > appear to be some sort of plastic, and are therefore very different from > the glassines used for leps. I suspect there may be issues surrounding > the archival properties of the latter, especially since paper may be > acidic. We do have some very old papered leps (in both plain paper and > glassines), and I see signs that there may be chemical interactions > taking place; if you dump a lep out of a very old glassine, there is > often a visible "stain" where the specimen was, and it's not just the > body. These old glassines are also distinctly yellowed. It's reason to > be suspicious, at least. > > 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://avanan.url-protection.com/v1/url?o=https%3A//faculty.ucr.edu/~heraty/yanega.html&g=YmFiMGZkYmExNzJiOTAwZA==&h=ZTJhNmFkM2Y2YWE2NjdhNGRhOThjNjcxMTUyNTg1ZDRlYjc1YzlkY2Q1NzQ2MjcyNDkwMjhkYjBiYTI5MjY2NA==&p=YXAzOmNhbGFjYWRlbXk6YXZhbmFuOmc6YWIyNzNmZTUxZmQ4Nzg0OTNmMDdjNWJlMWQxOTA3MzI6djE= > "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://avanan.url-protection.com/v1/url?o=https%3A//mailman.yale.edu/mailman/listinfo/nhcoll-l&g=ODIyYTU0NmM2MGEwYWIzMw==&h=YjExYjgyYWMyNmFkNTYzZTg4NGFjNmE4NmEyNDVmZDk2NGZkMWYwYzFmOGZlNWU4NjRkMTQ0MTEzMTFiY2MxNQ==&p=YXAzOmNhbGFjYWRlbXk6YXZhbmFuOmc6YWIyNzNmZTUxZmQ4Nzg0OTNmMDdjNWJlMWQxOTA3MzI6djE= > > _______________________________________________ > NHCOLL-L is brought to you by the Society for the Preservation of > Natural History Collections (SPNHC), an international society whose > mission is to improve the preservation, conservation and management of > natural history collections to ensure their continuing value to > society. 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We likely will go the route of custom sleeves with ziplock tops like the Royal British Columbia Museum?s manuscript on Odonate storage (https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.researchgate.net%2Fpublication%2F330816327_An_Efficient_Storage_System_for_Adult_Odonata_Specimens_With_Application_for_Other_Museum_Collections&data=04%7C01%7C%7Cacb00fb16f59440f2f3b08d93cfac085%7C17f1a87e2a254eaab9df9d439034b080%7C0%7C0%7C637607869936453874%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=dcAjdKhDe4yTP8rQkoxEJeR0HGsdDllTaDYOjBzav0o%3D&reserved=0) since it gives the option of accessing the specimen to spread them if need be. If not, it was very helpful to see what and how other people are using as solutions to paper sleeves. Thanks again, Katrina ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dr. Katrina Menard Collection Manager, Invertebrates Ecology & Evolutionary Biology University of Connecticut Unit 3043, 75 N. Eagleville Rd. Storrs, CT 06269-3043 email: katrina.menard at uconn.edu Zootaxa Section Editor: Miroidea On Jul 1, 2021, at 5:55 PM, Chris Grinter > wrote: *Message sent from a system outside of UConn.* This paper discusses the storage technique, but I agree with Doug?much of the glassine I've seen used in collections is not archival. I've picked up envelopes and had them crumble, or they are yellowed and have wicked oils from specimens. I think applying Odonata standards (clear poly bagging) is superior. Chris Christopher C. Grinter Collection Manager of Entomology President, Entomological Collections Network Assistant Secretary & Asst. Treasurer, The Lepidopterists? Society California Academy of Sciences T 415.379.5320 cgrinter at calacademy.org 55 Music Concourse Drive Golden Gate Park San Francisco, CA 94118 www.calacademy.org The California Academy of Sciences is now open! Learn how we?re keeping guests safe?and make reservations for your next visit today. On Thu, Jul 1, 2021 at 5:26 PM Douglas Yanega > wrote: On 7/1/21 1:04 PM, Menard, Katrina wrote: > Hi all, > > I was curious whether there are collections out there that store > sleeved lepidopteran material (like Odonata). We have a large amount > of butterflies that are stored in paper and glassine envelopes that > would take several lifetimes to spread, and we neither have the time > nor space to go that route. We like the idea of glassine sleeves as a > more permanent and protective way to store our enveloped material, but > wanted more input from the community on this. > We have plenty of odonates in glassines in our collection, but these appear to be some sort of plastic, and are therefore very different from the glassines used for leps. I suspect there may be issues surrounding the archival properties of the latter, especially since paper may be acidic. We do have some very old papered leps (in both plain paper and glassines), and I see signs that there may be chemical interactions taking place; if you dump a lep out of a very old glassine, there is often a visible "stain" where the specimen was, and it's not just the body. These old glassines are also distinctly yellowed. It's reason to be suspicious, at least. 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Duties: * Performing databasing and image and records management, including processing existing accessions (reformatting, metadata, data management, writing finding aids, etc.) * Preparing objects and documentation of incoming and outgoing loans * Preparing new collections for accessioning, including providing institutional metadata, securing permissions, and working with the museum registrar to complete accession paperwork * Assisting and supporting the research program of the Curator of Ethnology * Assisting with development and implementation of exhibitions based on Ethnology collection * Meeting with visitors to the collection, filling patron requests (remotely and in-person) and giving tours to the public * Training and supervising student, volunteers, and interns in collection management tasks * Working with external tribal and non-tribal entities regarding objects, records, loans/acquisitions, exhibitions, etc. * Assisting the Exhibit Department with installation/strike/maintenance and condition reporting of temporary and permanent exhibitions * Supporting public service programs and educational and outreach activities as appropriate Required Education and Skills: This position minimally requires a M.S./M.A. degree (preferred) in anthropology, folklore, museum studies, art history, conservation, or related field and 0-12 months of collections-related experience; or B.S./B.A. degree in one of the fields listed above and 24 months of collections-related experience; and the ability to move archival boxes between shelves and collection areas (up to ~15lbs each). Requirements may be met by equivalent combination of education and related experience. Preferred Skills:Preference will be given to applicants who demonstrate knowledge of best practices for the preservation and exhibition of physical objects and their data (e.g., metadata standards, data management, etc.), familiarity with and adherence to ethical conduct with respect to Native peoples and materials, interpersonal skills commensurate with representing the collection in one-on-one and group settings, prior supervisory and photographic/multi-media experience, excellent skills in organization, and an ability to work comfortably independently. This is a full-time position (40 hours per week): Monday-Friday. Salary: $15.35 per hour; full benefits. For more information about the museum, visit the museum website at: samnoblemuseum.ou.edu. Applications will be processed until a candidate is selected. 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The material we use is of archival quality, produced by Lindner and supplied by De Man - Werkendam, Netherlands. I can dig a bit deeper for the specifications of the material if anyone is interested, let me know. I suspect the crumbling envelopes must be old ones, it is quite easy these days to find good archival quality and affordable glassine envelopes. The plastic that Douglas Yanega is referring to might be *mylar*, which has also been used in our Odonata collection. This is very expensive, somewhat static, does not breathe, but has the advantage that the specimens can be studied without removing them from the envelopes. We still have some supply available but I primarily use glassine for the Odonates. In any case, the specimens can always be easily accessed from these envelopes when they need to be relaxed and/or mounted. Hope this helps Max Caspers On Fri, 2 Jul 2021 at 14:00, Menard, Katrina wrote: > Thank you everyone for you input and suggestions! > > We likely will go the route of custom sleeves with ziplock tops like the > Royal British Columbia Museum?s manuscript on Odonate storage ( > https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.researchgate.net%2Fpublication%2F330816327_An_Efficient_Storage_System_for_Adult_Odonata_Specimens_With_Application_for_Other_Museum_Collections&data=04%7C01%7C%7Cacb00fb16f59440f2f3b08d93cfac085%7C17f1a87e2a254eaab9df9d439034b080%7C0%7C0%7C637607869936453874%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=dcAjdKhDe4yTP8rQkoxEJeR0HGsdDllTaDYOjBzav0o%3D&reserved=0 > ) > since it gives the option of accessing the specimen to spread them if need > be. If not, it was very helpful to see what and how other people are using > as solutions to paper sleeves. > > Thanks again, > > Katrina > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Dr. Katrina Menard > Collection Manager, Invertebrates > Ecology & Evolutionary Biology > University of Connecticut > Unit 3043, 75 N. Eagleville Rd. > Storrs, CT 06269-3043 > email: katrina.menard at uconn.edu > > Zootaxa Section Editor: Miroidea > > On Jul 1, 2021, at 5:55 PM, Chris Grinter wrote: > > > *Message sent from a system outside of UConn.* > > > This paper discusses the storage technique, but I agree with Doug?much of > the glassine I've seen used in collections is not archival. I've picked up > envelopes and had them crumble, or they are yellowed and have wicked oils > from specimens. I think applying Odonata standards (clear poly bagging) is > superior. > > Chris > > *Christopher C. Grinter* > Collection Manager of Entomology > President, Entomological Collections Network > Assistant Secretary & Asst. Treasurer, The Lepidopterists? Society > California Academy of Sciences > T 415.379.5320 > cgrinter at calacademy.org > > 55 Music Concourse Drive > Golden Gate Park > San Francisco, CA 94118 > www.calacademy.org > > > > The > California Academy of Sciences is now open! Learn how we?re keeping > guests safe?and make reservations > > for your next visit today. > > > On Thu, Jul 1, 2021 at 5:26 PM Douglas Yanega wrote: > >> On 7/1/21 1:04 PM, Menard, Katrina wrote: >> > Hi all, >> > >> > I was curious whether there are collections out there that store >> > sleeved lepidopteran material (like Odonata). We have a large amount >> > of butterflies that are stored in paper and glassine envelopes that >> > would take several lifetimes to spread, and we neither have the time >> > nor space to go that route. We like the idea of glassine sleeves as a >> > more permanent and protective way to store our enveloped material, but >> > wanted more input from the community on this. >> > >> We have plenty of odonates in glassines in our collection, but these >> appear to be some sort of plastic, and are therefore very different from >> the glassines used for leps. I suspect there may be issues surrounding >> the archival properties of the latter, especially since paper may be >> acidic. We do have some very old papered leps (in both plain paper and >> glassines), and I see signs that there may be chemical interactions >> taking place; if you dump a lep out of a very old glassine, there is >> often a visible "stain" where the specimen was, and it's not just the >> body. These old glassines are also distinctly yellowed. It's reason to >> be suspicious, at least. >> >> 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://avanan.url-protection.com/v1/url?o=https%3A//faculty.ucr.edu/~heraty/yanega.html&g=YmFiMGZkYmExNzJiOTAwZA==&h=ZTJhNmFkM2Y2YWE2NjdhNGRhOThjNjcxMTUyNTg1ZDRlYjc1YzlkY2Q1NzQ2MjcyNDkwMjhkYjBiYTI5MjY2NA==&p=YXAzOmNhbGFjYWRlbXk6YXZhbmFuOmc6YWIyNzNmZTUxZmQ4Nzg0OTNmMDdjNWJlMWQxOTA3MzI6djE= >> >> "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://avanan.url-protection.com/v1/url?o=https%3A//mailman.yale.edu/mailman/listinfo/nhcoll-l&g=ODIyYTU0NmM2MGEwYWIzMw==&h=YjExYjgyYWMyNmFkNTYzZTg4NGFjNmE4NmEyNDVmZDk2NGZkMWYwYzFmOGZlNWU4NjRkMTQ0MTEzMTFiY2MxNQ==&p=YXAzOmNhbGFjYWRlbXk6YXZhbmFuOmc6YWIyNzNmZTUxZmQ4Nzg0OTNmMDdjNWJlMWQxOTA3MzI6djE= >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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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These include the Alabama Museum of Natural History (oldest museum in Alabama), Mildred Westervelt Warner Transportation Museum (local historical museum), Gorgas House (oldest structure on The University of Alabama campus), Moundville Archaeological Park (185-acres on the former site of the political and ceremonial center of a vast Native American chiefdom), Paul W. Bryant Museum (UA sports history museum), Discovering Alabama (Emmy Award-winning public television series), Office of Archaeological Research and the Department of Museum Research and Collections, which manages more than five million objects and specimens. The Education Outreach Coordinator will be responsible for substantial public outreach through the development, management, and delivery of quality educational programs for all age groups. Duties will include: * Creation and delivery of year-round educational programs for the UA community (students, staff & faculty), as well as public visitors including K-12 students. 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We have just taken about 6 months to go through all of them because of an infestation issue. All of the papered leps have been put in plastic ziplock bags, frozen and their boxes thoroughly cleaned. All original documentation has been retained and is in association with the massive collection. I am copying our Entomology Curator on this, and she can provide you with additional information! Good Luck. Gretchen From: Nhcoll-l On Behalf Of Menard, Katrina Sent: Thursday, July 1, 2021 4:04 PM To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Sleeves for Lepidopterans Hi all, I was curious whether there are collections out there that store sleeved lepidopteran material (like Odonata). We have a large amount of butterflies that are stored in paper and glassine envelopes that would take several lifetimes to spread, and we neither have the time nor space to go that route. We like the idea of glassine sleeves as a more permanent and protective way to store our enveloped material, but wanted more input from the community on this. Thank you for any input you might have :). Katrina Menard ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dr. Katrina Menard Collection Manager, Invertebrates Ecology & Evolutionary Biology University of Connecticut Unit 3043, 75 N. Eagleville Rd. Storrs, CT 06269-3043 email: katrina.menard at uconn.edu Zootaxa Section Editor: Miroidea The information contained in this message and/or attachments is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon, this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. 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The ideal candidate will have experience working with a global ethnographic collection and possess strong knowledge of North and South American cultural material. A Master?s degree in anthropology or museum studies plus three years? experience or the equivalent is preferred. This position will require a successful history with all processes required by the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act and the ability to facilitate consultations with pertinent stakeholders. Strong collection management database skills are a must and proficiency in Axiell EMu is even better. Just as Deborah has worked closely with her colleagues at the museum, her successor will be expected to participate in science and research, public programming, exhibitions, education, conservation, and marketing. 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My name is Laura Rinc?n, a 2nd-year Museum Studies Master?s student at the University of Florida with a particular interest in Natural History collections. I?ve decided to join forces with ICOM-COMCOL International young professional network (Florencia, Christiane and Chelsea) with the purpose to talk about collections in a broader context The Collections Lit Club is a virtual informal space where colleagues with experience in the field, students, volunteers, emerging museum professionals and other people who enjoy collections meet the 15th of every month via Zoom starting this July 15th at 9:00am EDT to discuss powerful literature about collections to get a better understanding of our field, be game-changers, and how we would like to see a change in collections practices. Don't forget to bring your beverage of choice and snacks! 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UM-EEB will be reviewing applicants and making nominations to these programs this fall. Please note the departmental deadline is *9 August 2021*. Take care, Cody Cody W. Thompson, PhD Mammal Collections Manager & Assistant Research Scientist University of Michigan Museum of Zoology 3600 Varsity Drive Ann Arbor, Michigan 48108 Office: (734) 615-2810 Fax: (734) 763-4080 Email: cwthomp at umich.edu Website: codythompson.org In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the UMMZ/Herbarium has limited personnel available working onsite. No loan returns should be shipped without prior notification, and collection visits, loan requests, gifts, exchanges, etc. should be coordinated with the appropriate curatorial staff. Please expect delayed responses. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. ????????????? The Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (EEB) at the University of Michigan seeks exceptional applicants to nominate for the LSA Collegiate Fellows Program (LCF) and the President?s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program (PPFP) . The College of Literature, Science and the Arts (LSA) and the University seek applicants whose research, teaching, and service will contribute to diversity and equal opportunity in higher education. The program is particularly interested in scholars with a demonstrated interest in bringing to their teaching, mentoring, service, engagement, and/or research the critical perspectives that come from underrepresented educational backgrounds and pathways or scholarly understanding of the experiences of groups who are historically marginalized in higher education. Successful candidates are offered a postdoc and/or tenure track faculty appointment. Fellows participate in a program that includes faculty mentoring, professional development, and academic networking opportunities. We are interested in applicants working *in any area of Ecology and/or Evolutionary Biology*. The University of Michigan and EEB have fantastic resources to build teaching, field and lab programs including the Museum of Zoology, Herbarium, Biological Science Building, Biological Station, Edwin S. George Reserve, and Matthaei Botanical Gardens. We ask that applicants submit their materials to the department by *August 9, 2021*. This early submission is strongly recommended and allows us to interview candidates in September, prior to the LCF and PPFP program deadlines. The LCF and PPFP programs consider scholars across multiple disciplines and are administered by the College of LSA and the Provost?s Office, respectively. They have slightly different eligibility requirements, selection criteria, application materials, and deadlines. 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If your museum has, in the past, purchased human remains from outside of Canada for display or storage, and you have access to any documents pertaining to the purchase, we would kindly ask if you would consider sharing them with us to assist in our research. Examples of these documents include but are not limited to: pricing catalogues, purchasing orders, supply company advertisements, and correspondence between these companies and museum staff. We thank you in advance for your assistance with our project, and we welcome further questions on our research if you have them. Thank you! Sean Tudor Head, Collection Services and Information Management Chef, Service des collections et gestion de l?information Canadian Museum of Nature / Mus?e canadien de la nature 613-364-4122 343-542-8122 cell studor at nature.ca [https://www.nature.ca/sites/all/themes/realdecoy/images/splash/splash-logo.jpg] Saving the World with Evidence, Knowledge and Inspiration. 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In-Reply-To: <010b39569ab5423d854aada58836a016@loodusmuuseum.ee> References: <010b39569ab5423d854aada58836a016@loodusmuuseum.ee> Message-ID: <43a67ff2-d156-f943-4986-17d11f5cff54@snsb.de> Dear Lennart, assuming that you mean concentration of ethanol fumes in the storage rooms (e.g. as part of fire prevention installations), this can be achieved by installing fixed gas detection and alarm systems; there are several examples in the web, e.g. here: https://www.draeger.com/en_uk/SearchResults?s=Fixed+Gas+Detectors+by+Dr%C3%A4ger+%E2%80%93+reliable+gas+detector+sensor+%26+alarm+systems+%7C+Draeger Usually, these systems are very sensitive, and detectors should be placed with some care to avoid (unwanted / frequent) false alarms. Hope this helps Dirk Am 13.07.2021 um 13:39 schrieb Lennart Lennuk: > > Hi! > > Is there an easy way to measure ethanol/ denaturated ethanol > concentrations in air? > > Do you maybe know some automatic measurement device? > > 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. -- 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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This equipment is common used in industry and chemistry laboratories, so it should not be difficult to find someone who can do the testing. Try to determine which chemicals were used as denaturants, as these may affect the test results for denatured ethanol. A cautionary tale about testing: Several years ago when I worked at a university museum, we stored part of our fluid-preserved specimens on two floors of a building next door to the museum, and the floor above the collection was occupied by several university offices. The office workers noticed a strange smell and called the university health and safety office to complain that they could smell formaldehyde from our collection. I explained that we did not have any containers of formaldehyde in their building (that part of the collection was kept in the museum) and that we had experienced no problems with evaporation from the containers. However, because a complaint had been filed the university safety officer had to investigate, so it was decided to sample the air in the collection rooms for both ethanol and formaldehyde vapors. As I expected, no ethanol or formaldehyde fumes were detected in the collection. Further investigation revealed that what the odor that office workers were smelling came from a dead bird inside an air conditioning unit. They had incorrectly presumed the odor was formaldehyde because they knew the collection was on the two floors below them. --John John E. Simmons Writer and Museum Consultant Museologica *and* Associate Curator of Collections Earth and Mineral Science Museum & Art Gallery Penn State University *and* Investigador Asociado, Departamento de Ornitologia Museo de Historia Natural, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima On Tue, Jul 13, 2021 at 7:39 AM Lennart Lennuk < Lennart.Lennuk at loodusmuuseum.ee> wrote: > Hi! > > > > Is there an easy way to measure ethanol/ denaturated ethanol > concentrations in air? > > Do you maybe know some automatic measurement device? > > > > 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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Join Zoom Meeting: https://ufl.zoom.us/j/98028801473 Meeting ID: 980 2880 1473 Download the reading from the following link: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1qEYCKcG6cRgiLORdFmr68QI5c-5RrXmw Thanks, Laura Rinc?n ________________________________ From: Rincon Rodriguez,Laura Sent: Wednesday, July 7, 2021 2:57 PM To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: Collections Lit Club July 15th Hello everybody! Hola a todos! My name is Laura Rinc?n, a 2nd-year Museum Studies Master?s student at the University of Florida with a particular interest in Natural History collections. I?ve decided to join forces with ICOM-COMCOL International young professional network (Florencia, Christiane and Chelsea) with the purpose to talk about collections in a broader context The Collections Lit Club is a virtual informal space where colleagues with experience in the field, students, volunteers, emerging museum professionals and other people who enjoy collections meet the 15th of every month via Zoom starting this July 15th at 9:00am EDT to discuss powerful literature about collections to get a better understanding of our field, be game-changers, and how we would like to see a change in collections practices. Don't forget to bring your beverage of choice and snacks! Reserve your spot: Please confirm your assistance in this link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/museum-collections-and-public-feelings-tickets-162554138805 *The Zoom link will be available when you've registered by Eventbrite as well Join Zoom Meeting: https://ufl.zoom.us/j/98028801473 Meeting ID: 980 2880 1473 Reading: Museum Collections and public feelings written by Modupe Labode (she/her/hers) Download the reading from the following link: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1qEYCKcG6cRgiLORdFmr68QI5c-5RrXmw We will be uploading our meetups to our Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUzTV6VYC5huSWTKDqXSfBg It will be also available in the blog. We encourage you to join us and meet people from other countries who are interested in collections too!! Stay tuned in our blog and check out more info about this initiative: https://collectionslitclub.wordpress.com Thanks! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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In part because of the concern about temperature differentials, and in part to reduce the work of putting specimens away at the end of each day while they are being digitised, it has been asked if specimens could be left out in the digitisation space, overnight or for a few days. This is a 'clean' zone (no food, high building hygiene standards, no specimens that have not been preventatively frozen for pests). One option would be to keep specimens out of the vaults, but in sealed cabinetry overnight, and another would simply to be leave them in a secured room on the digitisation benches. I do have thoughts about this, but am trying to be neutral, and I would love to hear if any of you have opinions or experience these topics. If you have other thoughts as to how to increase the digitisation team's efficiency while reducing risk to specimens I would also love to hear it. Thanks so much! 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Overnight turns into a couple of days turns into a week, etc. A specimen left out is exposed unnecessarily to risks. Accidental damage from leaking roof, sprinkler water or smoke and flames from fire, insects or other pests not commonly seen during working hours, additional exposure to UV from lights, custodians or others, risk of theft, etc. Essentially every working area of our collections has a "holding case" present to be temporary housing for specimens removed from main collections for some purpose. You might look into the additional cost of a case in the digitizing room. I foresee your digitization crew will create a work rhythm reducing the backlog of specimens awaiting imaging and you'll not need to have specimens sitting exposed for very long during the day or overnight. Envious of your planning a new building! Thomas Thomas E. Labedz (Mr.), Collections Manager Division of Zoology and Division of Botany University of Nebraska State Museum Lincoln, Nebraska, USA www.museum.unl.edu From: Nhcoll-l On Behalf Of Haff, Tonya (NCMI, Crace) Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 2021 9:42 PM To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: [Nhcoll-l] risks to study skins from thermal change, and time spent out of cabinetry Non-NU Email ________________________________ Hello everyone, I have a few questions regarding handling specimens for digitisation. We are currently planning a new building (sorry I know I've said that a few times now!), and are planning to have the skin and insect vaults kept at 16C (to reduce pest risk). Specimens will be kept in museum grade cabinetry inside the vaults. The curation spaces will be at about 22C. I have heard vague concerns that the temperature differential between the vaults and the curation space could lead to condensation on the specimens. I was wondering if any of you could speak to whether or not this is something we should worry about? Please note we are in a very dry climate. In part because of the concern about temperature differentials, and in part to reduce the work of putting specimens away at the end of each day while they are being digitised, it has been asked if specimens could be left out in the digitisation space, overnight or for a few days. This is a 'clean' zone (no food, high building hygiene standards, no specimens that have not been preventatively frozen for pests). One option would be to keep specimens out of the vaults, but in sealed cabinetry overnight, and another would simply to be leave them in a secured room on the digitisation benches. I do have thoughts about this, but am trying to be neutral, and I would love to hear if any of you have opinions or experience these topics. If you have other thoughts as to how to increase the digitisation team's efficiency while reducing risk to specimens I would also love to hear it. Thanks so much! Cheers, Tonya --------------------------------------------------------- Dr Tonya Haff Collection Manager Australian National Wildlife Collection National Research Collections Australia, CSIRO Canberra, Australia Phone: (+61) 02 6242 1566 (office) (+61) 0419 569 109 (mobile) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Now accepting Abstracts for the 2021 Safety and Cultural Heritage Summit: Preserving Our Heritage and Protecting Our Health Virtual Professional Development Seminar The Potomac Section of the American Industrial Hygiene Association, the Washington Conservation Guild, the Smithsonian Institution's Office of Safety, Health and Environmental Management, and the Smithsonian National Collections Program will once again collaborate with the Lunder Conservation Center to host a Safety and Cultural Heritage Summit. We are now accepting abstracts focusing on controlling health and safety risks from preparing, treating, managing, and exhibiting artistic, historic, and natural science collections as well as abating structural hazards and responding to disasters impacting collections, including challenges of the pandemic. We welcome case studies and action plans, and we encourage joint presentations by conservators, collections care professionals, AND health & safety professionals! Abstract and summit details, as well as a copy of last year's program, can be found in the attachments. Please send your presentation abstracts to summit-abstracts at washingtonconservationguild.org Samantha Snell (she/her) Collections Management Specialist and PRICE Chair Smithsonian Institution National Collections Program 202-633-0053 [cid:a4c0babd-d7db-4c3d-bfd2-b166e046d2fb][cid:af343473-460c-49fc-b146-e8fd1ed5c39b] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Outlook-14xpkxqb.png Type: image/png Size: 12347 bytes Desc: Outlook-14xpkxqb.png URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Outlook-cmheq0ee.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 55580 bytes Desc: Outlook-cmheq0ee.jpg URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Potential topics depending on time and participant interest include management of tissue collections in a variety of storage environments, data integration with organismal collections and specimen vouchers, object tracking tools and barcoding, loan processing and tracking, management of parent/child part relationships as subsamples and DNA extractions, tracking of permits and usage encumbrances, container checks and container history, data capture of extraction methods and DNA attributes, usage tracking via citations and linkouts to GenBank, GGBN and whole genome databases, and the Arctos GenBank discovery tool. Presenters: Mariel Campbell (Collection Manager, Division of Genomic Resources, Museum of Southwestern Biology) and Kyndall Hildebrandt (Genomic Resources Collection Manager, University of Alaska Museum of the North) When: Tuesday, July 27, 2021 at 3:00pm ET/1:00pm MT (19:00 UTC) Where: https://cuboulder.zoom.us/j/91943308763 (code: arctos) Can't Make It?: View archived recordings here https://arctosdb.org/learn/webinars/ Emily Braker Vertebrate Collections Manager, Zoology Section University of Colorado Museum of Natural History 265 UCB, Bruce Curtis Building Boulder, CO 80309-0218 Phone: 303-492-8466 http://www.colorado.edu/cumuseum/research-collections/vertebrates -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From canisjadeite at gmail.com Tue Jul 20 14:35:11 2021 From: canisjadeite at gmail.com (JCampbell-Smith) Date: Tue, 20 Jul 2021 12:35:11 -0600 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Help with Large Ratite Skin Preservation Message-ID: Hello! I'm looking for anyone who has experience preserving large ratite skins for study and education, who is willing to chat. Ideally the skin would be flexible enough to store, but also use for study and education. When I try to look up methods, I'm mostly getting information on tanning ostrich hides for feather-less leather and not for study/keeping feathers on. If anyone has experience with large ratites (a rhea and cassowary are on the task list as well) please let me know :) Thank you! ~Jennifer Campbell-Smith -- Jennifer Campbell-Smith, Ph.D. Behavioral Ecology "Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm." -Ralph Waldo Emerson -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Thank you From Museum Study, LLC Laws and Collections Management 4 week online course begins August 2 on MuseumStudy.com Join instructor John Simmons for the professional development course Laws and Collection Management. The 4 week online course provides an accessible introduction to the ethical principles and legal aspects of managing museum collections by presenting the scope and significance of museum ethics and an introduction to national and international laws and regulations affecting museums. For more information visit our website: https://www.museumstudy.com/laws-and-collection-management Writing K-12 Lesson Plans for Museums course begins August 2 on MuseumStudy.com The kids will be headed back to school. Their teachers will be needing lesson plans. Are you ready to help? Join Instructor Tara Young beginning August 2 for the 4 week online professional development course Writing K-12 Lesson Plans for Museums. This course is designed to teach museum educators how to develop and write formal lesson plans for K-12 programming. You will review a wide variety of K-12 lesson plans from different types of museums. Each week?s lecture, chat, and assignment will be iterative, and students will end the course with a finished lesson plan that they can put into use at their museums. For more information visit our website: https://www.museumstudy.com/writing-k-12-lesson-plans-for-museums Collections Emergencies: Preparedness to Resilience 4 week online course begins August 2 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? Join Rebecca Kennedy of Curae Collections Care, LLC for the 4 week online course Collections Emergencies: Preparedness to Resilience. This course will go beyond the basics of emergency planning and teach participants how to turn their plans into living documents that work in all emergency events. We will focus on practical skills to guide participants from preparedness through response, into recovery and finally to resiliency." For more information visit our website: https://www.museumstudy.com/collections-emergencies-preparedness-to-resilience Leading Together: Working for and With Your Board of Trustees course begins August 2 on MuseumStudy.com Is your relationship with your board collaborative, contentious, or non-existent? Does your board drift between non-management and micromanagement? Do you mentally or emotionally check out of the relationship due to lack of time or commitment? Anne W. Ackerson will be leading a class on Leading Together: Working for and With Your Board of Trustees. This four-week course is geared for executive directors and will cover roles and responsibilities, assessing the board-staff relationship, and putting strategic and integrative thinking to work at board and committee meetings, among other topics. Each week will include readings and assignments. We'll also gather in Zoom chats to explore topics in more depth and problem-solve your CEO-board challenges! For more information visit our website: https://www.museumstudy.com/leading-together-working-for-and-with-your-board-of-trustees Rights & Reproductions 1: Intro to IP and Licensing Best Practices 4 week online course begins Sept 6 on MuseumStudy.com (only 4 spots remain) The management and dissemination of the Intellectual Property (IP) assets maintained by cultural institutions is a key responsibility of collections care. Join Anne M. Young editor of Rights & Reproductions: The Handbook for Cultural Institutions for the four week online course Rights & Reproductions 1: Intro to IP and Licensing Best Practices where you will receive a broad overview to the key functions of a rights and reproductions specialist at a cultural institution. For more information visit our website: http://www.museumstudy.com/courses/course-list/rights-reproductions-1-intro-to-ip-and-licensing-best-practices/ Participants in the course will get a discount code to use ordering the book. Keep in mind that you need to order the book in advance to have it for the start of the course. Last year this course completely filled so don't wait too long to sign up. Moving Museum Collections course begins Sept 6 on MuseumStudy.com Are you planning a remodel, new storage, or a new building and will need to move all or part of your collection? Don't wait until the last minute. Join Instructor Lori Benson, veteran of three large scale museum collection moves, for the 4 week online course Moving Museum Collections. This course provides an overview of how to plan and manage a move to avoid the many pitfalls. The course will help you define the scope of your project, develop a work plan and schedule, prepare a communication scheme, define proposals for vendors, choose equipment, estimate costs, identify hazards, organize staffing, and establish packing techniques and standards. Whether you are moving across the hall or across town, Moving Museum Collections will provide a guide for a successful move. For more information visit our website: https://www.museumstudy.com/moving-museum-collections Decolonizing Museums in Practice course begins Oct 4 on MuseumStudy.com Articles about decolonizing museums are everywhere these days, but what does this actually mean in practice for museum professionals? Join Laura Phillips, Heather George, and Nathan Sentance for this 8 week online course where we will focus on looking critically at how museum professionals can activate decolonial ways of thinking in their own work environment, and in their day to day life. We will investigate how the words of contemporary Indigenous scholars and curators can be put into practice to promote practices that de-centre the subtle (and not so subtle) colonial ways of thinking that surround us every day. The text book can take a while to arrive so make sure to order it well in advance if you can not find it locally. This course fills early, registration is now open for the October/November course. 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Thank you very much for your time and assistance. https://esf.interviewexchange.com/jobofferdetails.jsp?JOBID=133917 ANNOUNCEMENT OF PROFESSIONAL VACANCY State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry 1 Forestry Drive, Syracuse, New York 13210-2778 July 21, 2021 MUSEUM COLLECTIONS MANAGER - VERTEBRATE ANIMALS Campus Title: Collections Manager, Vertebrate Animals Unit: Department of Environmental Biology Professional Rank and Salary Range: SL4, Salary DOQ https://esf.interviewexchange.com/jobofferdetails.jsp?JOBID=133917 Brief Description of Duties: The State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) in Syracuse, NY invites applications for a calendar year position as an Instructional Support Specialist, serving specifically as the Collections Manager within the Department of Environmental Biology. The successful candidate will be in charge of the physical care, maintenance, accessibility, specimen preparation, and preservation of the College's vertebrate collections and their associated data, housed within the Roosevelt Wild Life Collections (RWLC). These research and teaching collections are primarily composed of birds and mammals, but also fishes, amphibians, and reptiles. The Collections Manager will promote and support use of collections for educational and research purposes, maintain specimen and loan records, and respond to information and loan requests. The Collections Manager will provide technical assistance for collections-related fund-raising, exhibitions, and other tasks associated with specimens and their data. The Collections Manager will also recruit, train, and supervise diverse student interns, volunteers, and researchers in museum techniques, cooperate with faculty across the College to address their collections-related teaching and research needs, and participate in a professional outreach capacity to promote the use and importance of the RWLC for natural history education. Primary Responsibilities include but are not limited to: * Position workload: 40% collections management, 30% records administration, and 30% education and outreach * Provide knowledge on vertebrate taxonomy, morphology, and natural history as appropriate to the RWLC, for the purposes of collections management, vertebrate preparation, education, and outreach (including handling extension calls) * Employ best practices in the physical care, maintenance, specimen preparation, preservation, protection, organization, pest management, import/export, acquisition, and strategic growth of vertebrate collections. Some of these duties can include knowledge and proper use of chemicals and their disposal * Stay current on relevant regulatory laws and compliance procedures related to vertebrate collections, and maintain any permits relevant to the RWLC * Ensure meticulous record keeping and data accessibility * Manage multiple projects and their progress in an organized fashion * Work on extended, iterative tasks (e.g., data entry) with minimal supervision * Use computer as an important collections tool, including word processing, spreadsheets, data entry, file organization, digitization, imaging, and data archiving * Use and modify a relational collections database (especially Specify open-source collections database software) to enter, retrieve, and organize specimen data * Recruit, train, and supervise collections interns, volunteers, researchers, student teaching assistants, faculty, and staff in proper specimen and data handling and related museum techniques * Seek ongoing collections improvement (e.g., data and specimen accessibility and interpretation, physical infrastructure, workflow) * Keep collections spaces and equipment clean, tidy, pest-free, and in working order, addressing any issues in a timely manner * Cultivate specimen acquisition, including specimen exchanges, donations, and field collections or salvage, to address strategic needs, in consultation with Head Curator * Effectively and professionally communicate with members of the college and the public (both written and oral) * Foster a positive and cooperative working environment with undergraduate and graduate students, staff, and faculty from diverse backgrounds * Teach a course in museum techniques, focused on vertebrate animals and specimen preparation * Work with faculty and students to identify collections-based research projects; Collections Manager may also participate directly in research related to collections * Keep abreast of current collections trends, issues, and best collections practices, including biodiversity informatics being an active member of the Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections (SPNHC) Requirements: MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS * Master's degree in a natural science or museum collections field, and * Three years of work experience in the natural sciences or natural science museum collections, or a combination of these * Computer competency to include word processing, spreadsheet software, and file organization Physical mobility requirements: * Able to handle specimens and operate tools or controls, reach up to 96 inches high (via step stool or ladder), climb (stairs, ladders, stepstools) and physically maneuver in area to perform job duties * Able to lift and/or move up to 25 pounds PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS - Proficiency in vertebrate taxonomy, morphology, and natural history, especially within the northeastern United States, along with a working knowledge of scientific principles and practices - Working knowledge of the techniques, best practices, professional standards, and regulations for vertebrate specimen collection and preparation - Working knowledge of relevant regulatory laws and compliance procedures related to collections, particularly vertebrate collections - Previous work experience involving day-to-day management of collections - Demonstrated proficiency with standard natural history database systems, (e.g. Specify, Axiell EMu, Symbiota, Arctos), and/or computer programming experience highly desired - Working knowledge of external data repositories such as Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF), iDigBio, and MorphoSource - Demonstrated organizational and project management ability - Experience writing effective reports, grants, professional correspondence and/or procedure manuals - Demonstrated proficiency in presenting information to and responding to questions from individuals or groups of managers, scientists, and the general public - Demonstrated interest in collections improvement (including but not limited to data and specimen accessibility and interpretation, physical infrastructure, and workflow) - Demonstrated potential for engaging diverse students in the classroom or as a research or museum techniques mentor - Demonstrated commitment to diversity, access, and in fostering an inclusive environment - Demonstrated potential for identifying and developing collections-based research projects at the high school, college, and/or graduate level - Membership in SPNHC, and relevant vertebrate-based society memberships Application Instructions: Internal Procedure: UUP-represented employees of SUNY-ESF desiring consideration under the Advanced Internal Application Procedures should submit application materials by August 4, 2021 and contact Amy McLaughlin, Associate Director of Human Resources to request early consideration. Application Deadline: Although applications will be accepted until the position is filled, candidates should submit their application by August 30, 2021, to ensure optimal consideration. Application Procedure: Application materials are required to be submitted on-line at http://www.esf.edu/hr/. Please provide the following in a single PDF file in this order: 1) a Cover Letter explaining interest and summarizing qualifications (three pages maximum), 2) Curriculum Vitae, 3) a two-page Collections Statement, and 4) at least three employment references (we will not contact references without prior permission). In your Collections Statement, please address BOTH of the following: 1) why natural history collections are important, and 2) a recent advance or issue in the collections field and how it applies to and is important for the RWLC. Questions about the application process and document submission should be directed to the Human Resources office. Additional Information: About the College of Environmental Science and Forestry: Founded in 1911, the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) is the nation's oldest and most respected school dedicated to the study of the environment, developing renewable technologies, and building a sustainable future. The ESF main campus is in Syracuse, NY and has regional campuses throughout Central New York and the Adirondack Park. The Department of Environmental Biology (https://www.esf.edu/efb/envbio/), in which the Roosevelt Wild Life Station and its Roosevelt Wild Life Collections are situated, hosts the oldest, and today one of the largest combined programs in Wildlife Science and Conservation Biology in the nation. The RWLC directly supports these programs, and its early collections derive from research by ESF faculty in these areas. The department has 30 faculty, 130 graduate students, 630 undergraduate students. Other majors include Aquatics and Fisheries, Environmental Biology, Biotechnology, and Forest Health. Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation. If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Governor's Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988 or via email at info at goer.ny.gov In accordance with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act? institutions of higher education are required to prepare an annual report containing information on campus security policies and campus statistics. 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Rowsey, Ph.D.* (he/his) Vertebrate Collections Manager Portal Manager, Consortium of Small Vertebrate Collections Arizona State University Biocollections 734 W Alameda Dr. Tempe, AZ 85282 (480)727-5870 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From couteaufin at btinternet.com Sat Jul 24 07:31:15 2021 From: couteaufin at btinternet.com (Simon Moore) Date: Sat, 24 Jul 2021 12:31:15 +0100 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Recommendations on jars for displaying fluid specimens In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <99C0FAEA-559B-4561-A1B4-2BE1A135A135@btinternet.com> Hi Dakota, If you?re going to tilt jars or lie them on their backs, then you will either need to use perspex-type jars (in which you cannot put alcohol as it softens the polymer!) or you must find an effective sealant The silicone sealants are good but they must ideally have ?flowable fluid? on the sealant tube. The other silicones are too dense to make an effective seal for this purpose. The only problem with this method is that (once it has set - 8 hours) the sealant is difficult to reverse - I have tried a range of likely solvents and the only one that is effective is chloroform! Even that takes about 48 hours, so if anyone (out there) can suggest a better reversing agent, then this would be most useful to know about. Practice using the sealant (you?ll need a spatula to spread it evenly around the sealed area) first as you have about 1 hour before the lid becomes more difficult to remove. With all good wishes, Simon Simon Moore MIScT, RSci, FLS, ACR Conservator of Natural Sciences and Cutlery Historian, www.natural-history-conservation.com > On 23 Jul 2021, at 23:46, Dakota Rowsey wrote: > > Hello, > > I am putting together a small exhibit for our vertebrate collection and am interested in placing a small number of fluid-preserved specimens out on display. I am looking for recommendations for jars that both protect the specimens while on display while also making them more viewable at a variety of angles without distortion of the sides of the jar or obstruction from the lid. The specimens are relatively small and can fit in a 16 fl. oz. jar. Thank you in advance! > > Sincerely, > Dakota Rowsey > > -- > Dakota M. Rowsey, Ph.D. (he/his) > Vertebrate Collections Manager > Portal Manager, Consortium of Small Vertebrate Collections > Arizona State University Biocollections > 734 W Alameda Dr. > Tempe, AZ 85282 > (480)727-5870 > _______________________________________________ > Nhcoll-l mailing list > Nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu > https://mailman.yale.edu/mailman/listinfo/nhcoll-l > > _______________________________________________ > NHCOLL-L is brought to you by the Society for the Preservation of > Natural History Collections (SPNHC), an international society whose > mission is to improve the preservation, conservation and management of > natural history collections to ensure their continuing value to > society. See http://www.spnhc.org for membership information. > Advertising on NH-COLL-L is inappropriate. From neumann at snsb.de Mon Jul 26 04:10:24 2021 From: neumann at snsb.de (Dirk Neumann) Date: Mon, 26 Jul 2021 10:10:24 +0200 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Recommendations on jars for displaying fluid specimens In-Reply-To: <99C0FAEA-559B-4561-A1B4-2BE1A135A135@btinternet.com> References: <99C0FAEA-559B-4561-A1B4-2BE1A135A135@btinternet.com> Message-ID: Hi Dakota, adding to Simon's recommendations it might also be worth considering twist-off jars if the jars are not for too long on display; they are surely not as nice but do a good job if they have tight lids. If you only tilt the jars and not fully lay them down (i.e. the lids not wetted internally), the problem of potential leakage from not tightly-fitting lids is minimised. This could be enhanced by using slightly larger jars with less fluid but placing the specimens inside the jar in glass tubes or something similar an positioning them horizontally within the jar (e.g. by putting small glass stoppers etc. below the lower part of the specimen. The gallery / exhibition room should have stable room? temperatures and relative humidity. Hope this helps Dirk Am 24.07.2021 um 13:31 schrieb Simon Moore: > Hi Dakota, > > If you?re going to tilt jars or lie them on their backs, then you will either need to use perspex-type jars (in which you cannot put alcohol as it softens the polymer!) or you must find an effective sealant The silicone sealants are good but they must ideally have ?flowable fluid? on the sealant tube. The other silicones are too dense to make an effective seal for this purpose. > The only problem with this method is that (once it has set - 8 hours) the sealant is difficult to reverse - I have tried a range of likely solvents and the only one that is effective is chloroform! Even that takes about 48 hours, so if anyone (out there) can suggest a better reversing agent, then this would be most useful to know about. > > Practice using the sealant (you?ll need a spatula to spread it evenly around the sealed area) first as you have about 1 hour before the lid becomes more difficult to remove. > > With all good wishes, Simon > > Simon Moore MIScT, RSci, FLS, ACR > Conservator of Natural Sciences and Cutlery Historian, > > www.natural-history-conservation.com > > > >> On 23 Jul 2021, at 23:46, Dakota Rowsey wrote: >> >> Hello, >> >> I am putting together a small exhibit for our vertebrate collection and am interested in placing a small number of fluid-preserved specimens out on display. I am looking for recommendations for jars that both protect the specimens while on display while also making them more viewable at a variety of angles without distortion of the sides of the jar or obstruction from the lid. The specimens are relatively small and can fit in a 16 fl. oz. jar. Thank you in advance! >> >> Sincerely, >> Dakota Rowsey >> >> -- >> Dakota M. Rowsey, Ph.D. (he/his) >> Vertebrate Collections Manager >> Portal Manager, Consortium of Small Vertebrate Collections >> Arizona State University Biocollections >> 734 W Alameda Dr. >> Tempe, AZ 85282 >> (480)727-5870 >> _______________________________________________ >> Nhcoll-l mailing list >> Nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu >> https://mailman.yale.edu/mailman/listinfo/nhcoll-l >> >> _______________________________________________ >> NHCOLL-L is brought to you by the Society for the Preservation of >> Natural History Collections (SPNHC), an international society whose >> mission is to improve the preservation, conservation and management of >> natural history collections to ensure their continuing value to >> society. See http://www.spnhc.org for membership information. >> Advertising on NH-COLL-L is inappropriate. > _______________________________________________ > Nhcoll-l mailing list > Nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu > https://mailman.yale.edu/mailman/listinfo/nhcoll-l > > _______________________________________________ > NHCOLL-L is brought to you by the Society for the Preservation of > Natural History Collections (SPNHC), an international society whose > mission is to improve the preservation, conservation and management of > natural history collections to ensure their continuing value to > society. 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Potential topics depending on time and participant interest include management of tissue collections in a variety of storage environments, data integration with organismal collections and specimen vouchers, object tracking tools and barcoding, loan processing and tracking, management of parent/child part relationships as subsamples and DNA extractions, tracking of permits and usage encumbrances, container checks and container history, data capture of extraction methods and DNA attributes, usage tracking via citations and linkouts to GenBank, GGBN and whole genome databases, and the Arctos GenBank discovery tool. Presenters: Mariel Campbell (Collection Manager, Division of Genomic Resources, Museum of Southwestern Biology), Kyndall Hildebrandt (Genomic Resources Collection Manager, University of Alaska Museum of the North) When: Tuesday, July 27, 2021 at 3:00pm ET/1:00pm MT (19:00 UTC) Where: https://cuboulder.zoom.us/j/91943308763 (passcode: arctos) Can't Make It?: View archived recordings here https://arctosdb.org/learn/webinars/ Emily Braker Vertebrate Collections Manager, Zoology Section University of Colorado Museum of Natural History 265 UCB, Bruce Curtis Building Boulder, CO 80309-0218 Phone: 303-492-8466 http://www.colorado.edu/cumuseum/research-collections/vertebrates -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From simmons.johne at gmail.com Mon Jul 26 12:35:14 2021 From: simmons.johne at gmail.com (John E Simmons) Date: Mon, 26 Jul 2021 12:35:14 -0400 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Recommendations on jars for displaying fluid specimens In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Simon's and Dirk's suggestions are good, but if you decide to use acrylic (Plexiglas, Perspex) you can have them custom-crafted for your specimens. However, do not use these containers for long-term storage (see van Dam et al. 2000. The warping and cracking of Plexiglas containers. *Collection Forum* 14:47-56). If a traditional jar is suitable, you can still find 16 ounce jars with good screw-on caps for several sources. For example, the Cary Company lists a 16 fluid oz jar that is 2.7 inches wide and 6.6 inches high ( https://www.thecarycompany.com/16-oz-paragon-glass-jar-63mm-63-405?utm_source=google_shopping&gclid=CjwKCAjwuvmHBhAxEiwAWAYj-LvTiqWK1KLSw-L6twwpTSjRdOVVeesu6Szw8AWGwD9vfn03OYSUVxoC7uIQAvD_BwE). The integrity of screw-on caps can be enhanced by wrapping the jar threads with Teflon plumber's tape before the lid is applied. I do not recommend using any of the twist-on cap jars sold in the US. These are designed to be machine-sealed and are difficult to re-close as tightly as you need. You may be able to find better jars at a better price. You should also consider looking for borosilicate jars, as borosilicate glass has much better optical properties than most glass jars. --John John E. Simmons Writer and Museum Consultant Museologica *and* Associate Curator of Collections Earth and Mineral Science Museum & Art Gallery Penn State University *and* Investigador Asociado, Departamento de Ornitologia Museo de Historia Natural, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima On Fri, Jul 23, 2021 at 6:46 PM Dakota Rowsey wrote: > Hello, > > I am putting together a small exhibit for our vertebrate collection and am > interested in placing a small number of fluid-preserved specimens out on > display. I am looking for recommendations for jars that both protect the > specimens while on display while also making them more viewable at a > variety of angles without distortion of the sides of the jar or obstruction > from the lid. The specimens are relatively small and can fit in a 16 fl. > oz. jar. Thank you in advance! > > Sincerely, > Dakota Rowsey > > -- > *Dakota M. Rowsey, Ph.D.* (he/his) > Vertebrate Collections Manager > Portal Manager, Consortium of Small Vertebrate Collections > Arizona State University Biocollections > 734 W Alameda Dr. > Tempe, AZ 85282 > (480)727-5870 > _______________________________________________ > 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 cassidyk at wsu.edu Mon Jul 26 16:18:07 2021 From: cassidyk at wsu.edu (Cassidy, Kelly Michela) Date: Mon, 26 Jul 2021 20:18:07 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Recommendations on jars for displaying fluid specimens In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: A couple of ideas that are probably feasible only if you want to remove the specimen from your research collection and dedicate it for use in teaching or exhibits. For small specimens, you can use a large, sealed tube, like the one with the skink. I did not create the ?Skink in a Tube.? I don?t know what was used for a sealant. We have a few specimens displayed in homemade boxes of some kind of acrylic filled with fluid and permanently sealed. I think they were made in the 50s or 60s. The acrylic is yellowed but they don?t leak (yet). I don?t know what the sealant was. The fish is held in place by clear plastic rods through its body. The rattler is always kept and transported in an outer plastic box big enough to contain all the fluid if it leaks. It?s a popular loan item for educational presentations and does a lot of traveling. So far, no leaks, which is amazing considering its age. Dr. Kelly M. Cassidy, Curator, Conner Museum School of Biological Sciences Box 644236 Washington State University Pullman, WA 99164-4236 509-335-3515 From: Nhcoll-l On Behalf Of Dakota Rowsey Sent: Friday, July 23, 2021 3:46 PM To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Recommendations on jars for displaying fluid specimens Hello, I am putting together a small exhibit for our vertebrate collection and am interested in placing a small number of fluid-preserved specimens out on display. I am looking for recommendations for jars that both protect the specimens while on display while also making them more viewable at a variety of angles without distortion of the sides of the jar or obstruction from the lid. The specimens are relatively small and can fit in a 16 fl. oz. jar. Thank you in advance! Sincerely, Dakota Rowsey -- Dakota M. Rowsey, Ph.D. (he/his) Vertebrate Collections Manager Portal Manager, Consortium of Small Vertebrate Collections Arizona State University Biocollections 734 W Alameda Dr. Tempe, AZ 85282 (480)727-5870 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Rattler.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 446361 bytes Desc: Rattler.jpg URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Sucker.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 352498 bytes Desc: Sucker.jpg URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Andy A : A : A : }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> V V V Andy Bentley Ichthyology Collection Manager University of Kansas Biodiversity Institute Dyche Hall 1345 Jayhawk Boulevard Lawrence, KS, 66045-7561 USA Tel: (785) 864-3863 Fax: (785) 864-5335 Email: abentley at ku.edu http://ichthyology.biodiversity.ku.edu A : A : A : }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> V V V From: Nhcoll-l on behalf of "Cassidy, Kelly Michela" Date: Monday, July 26, 2021 at 3:19 PM To: Dakota Rowsey , "nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu" Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] Recommendations on jars for displaying fluid specimens A couple of ideas that are probably feasible only if you want to remove the specimen from your research collection and dedicate it for use in teaching or exhibits. For small specimens, you can use a large, sealed tube, like the one with the skink. I did not create the ?Skink in a Tube.? I don?t know what was used for a sealant. We have a few specimens displayed in homemade boxes of some kind of acrylic filled with fluid and permanently sealed. I think they were made in the 50s or 60s. The acrylic is yellowed but they don?t leak (yet). I don?t know what the sealant was. The fish is held in place by clear plastic rods through its body. The rattler is always kept and transported in an outer plastic box big enough to contain all the fluid if it leaks. It?s a popular loan item for educational presentations and does a lot of traveling. So far, no leaks, which is amazing considering its age. Dr. Kelly M. Cassidy, Curator, Conner Museum School of Biological Sciences Box 644236 Washington State University Pullman, WA 99164-4236 509-335-3515 From: Nhcoll-l On Behalf Of Dakota Rowsey Sent: Friday, July 23, 2021 3:46 PM To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Recommendations on jars for displaying fluid specimens Hello, I am putting together a small exhibit for our vertebrate collection and am interested in placing a small number of fluid-preserved specimens out on display. I am looking for recommendations for jars that both protect the specimens while on display while also making them more viewable at a variety of angles without distortion of the sides of the jar or obstruction from the lid. The specimens are relatively small and can fit in a 16 fl. oz. jar. Thank you in advance! Sincerely, Dakota Rowsey -- Dakota M. 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Cassidy, Curator, Conner Museum School of Biological Sciences Box 644236 Washington State University Pullman, WA 99164-4236 509-335-3515 From: Nhcoll-l On Behalf Of Dakota Rowsey Sent: Friday, July 23, 2021 3:46 PM To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Recommendations on jars for displaying fluid specimens Hello, I am putting together a small exhibit for our vertebrate collection and am interested in placing a small number of fluid-preserved specimens out on display. I am looking for recommendations for jars that both protect the specimens while on display while also making them more viewable at a variety of angles without distortion of the sides of the jar or obstruction from the lid. The specimens are relatively small and can fit in a 16 fl. oz. jar. Thank you in advance! Sincerely, Dakota Rowsey -- Dakota M. 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Abstracts due Aug 9, for the 2021 Safety and Cultural Heritage Summit: Preserving Our Heritage and Protecting Our Health The Potomac Section of the American Industrial Hygiene Association, the Washington Conservation Guild, the Smithsonian Institution's Office of Safety, Health and Environmental Management, and the Smithsonian National Collections Program will once again collaborate with the Lunder Conservation Center to host a Safety and Cultural Heritage Summit. Half-days Tuesday, 19 October, and Wednesday, 20 October 2021 Presented On-line - FREE Registration! We are now accepting abstracts focusing on controlling health and safety risks from preparing, treating, managing, and exhibiting artistic, historic, and natural science collections as well as abating structural hazards and responding to disasters impacting collections, including challenges of the pandemic. We welcome case studies and action plans, and we encourage joint presentations by conservators, collections care professionals, AND health & safety professionals! Presenters have 4 submission options: 1. An abstract for a 20-minute presentation. Additional time will be allotted for questions. 2. An abstract for a 10-minute presentation. Additional time will be allotted for questions. 3. An abstract for a 60 or 90-minute panel with multiple speakers; either time-frame must allow for 15 minutes for speaker/audience discussion. Abstract to include names of moderator and panelists. 4. An abstract for a virtual poster. Poster format requirements will be provided after your submission is accepted. The poster will be included on the Summit Virtual site; no presentation needed. Abstracts must specify your submission preference, a provisional title, names and contact information for each submitter, panelist & moderator, and not exceed 400 words. Presentations may be delivered live or prerecorded. Please send your presentation abstracts to summit-abstracts at washingtonconservationguild.org by COB August 9. Kathryn Makos, MPH CIH (Ret) Smithsonian Institution OSHEM Chair, AIHA Museum & Cultural Heritage Industry Working Group -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Tonya.Haff at csiro.au Fri Jul 30 00:36:21 2021 From: Tonya.Haff at csiro.au (Haff, Tonya (NCMI, Crace)) Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2021 04:36:21 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Hide beetles Message-ID: Hello all, I was wondering if any of you could provide insight into Dermestes maculatus, the hide beetle. I just read a paper (Strang & Jacobs 2019) stating that D. maculatus was not able to live outside the colony (at the Smithsonian) due to 'humidity and other requirements', but sadly there wasn't a citation. Likewise, I have seen dermestid colonies housed inside collection buildings (such as at the Field Museum), apparently with no threat to the skin collections also housed nearby. I have not been able to pin point down why hide beetles wouldn't be a threat to museum specimens, but I would love to hear any experiences with them or thoughts on what their infestation risk is to collections. They certainly can eat a lot when they get going! I would love it if I didn't have to feel a slight sense of existential dread every time I put a newly created skeleton specimen away (thoroughly cleaned and decontaminated, but still...). Thanks! Cheers, Tonya -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From emily.braker at colorado.edu Fri Jul 30 13:57:36 2021 From: emily.braker at colorado.edu (Emily M. Braker) Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2021 17:57:36 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Hide beetles In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Tonya, Ideally dermestaria should be housed in a separate building than collections, but in practice, many museums host beetle colonies and collections under the same roof. It is not for lack of risk to collections - D. maculatus will absolutely feed on protein- and keratin-based specimens. Luckily, there are many physical barriers and policy measures you can employ to prevent the beetles from accessing collections. Here at CU our beetle colony is kept on a separate floor to segregate it from collections. We rub Vaseline around the inner lip of our tanks, which also have mesh lids. Should we have any escapees, our tanks sit in secondary receptacles (Tupperware totes and a horse trough) to help contain them, and we also have sticky tape around the door as well as a door sweep. Freezing skeletons after they have been processed is a must and hopefully will calm your existential dread! Even if you attempt to pick off every last larva, some are so small or deeply lodged in bone cavities that only freezing will ensure that you do not introduce them into the collection when you install your skeleton specimen. We keep a chest freezer in the beetle room and typically freeze for a minimum of 72 hours post-processing and have no known damage to collections from colony escapees/hitchhikers. Best, Emily, p.s. I have heard museum lore about humidity conditions affecting beetles, especially that high relative humidity (>70%) can encourage the beetles to fly, though I have never witnessed this and would be curious about other institutions' experience. We have an arid climate ~25% most days, and the beetles are still very much active, but of course they have access to resources in the tank. Emily Braker Vertebrate Collections Manager, Zoology Section University of Colorado Museum of Natural History 265 UCB, Bruce Curtis Building Boulder, CO 80309-0218 Phone: 303-492-8466 http://www.colorado.edu/cumuseum/research-collections/vertebrates From: Nhcoll-l On Behalf Of Haff, Tonya (NCMI, Crace) Sent: Thursday, July 29, 2021 10:36 PM To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Hide beetles Hello all, I was wondering if any of you could provide insight into Dermestes maculatus, the hide beetle. I just read a paper (Strang & Jacobs 2019) stating that D. maculatus was not able to live outside the colony (at the Smithsonian) due to 'humidity and other requirements', but sadly there wasn't a citation. Likewise, I have seen dermestid colonies housed inside collection buildings (such as at the Field Museum), apparently with no threat to the skin collections also housed nearby. I have not been able to pin point down why hide beetles wouldn't be a threat to museum specimens, but I would love to hear any experiences with them or thoughts on what their infestation risk is to collections. They certainly can eat a lot when they get going! I would love it if I didn't have to feel a slight sense of existential dread every time I put a newly created skeleton specimen away (thoroughly cleaned and decontaminated, but still...). Thanks! Cheers, Tonya -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From AndersonG at CarnegieMNH.Org Fri Jul 30 16:42:20 2021 From: AndersonG at CarnegieMNH.Org (Anderson, Gretchen) Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2021 20:42:20 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Hide beetles In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hi Tonya, When I first took the position of Conservator at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History, I interviewed our collection manager of the bird collection, who managed our dermestid colony. Steve provided some of the following info, that might help. D. maculatus, like so many other species, thrive under specific environmental conditions. Temperature: 72 to 75 deg F are ideal, but they can survive between 65 - 90 deg F. A large colony (e.g. 1 quart of beetles per a 5 gallon aquarium) will generate heat. Relative humidity: They like it humid - I do not have the specifics preferences. Steve also had specifics on feeding and management of the colony to keep it healthy. Some interesting observations he made include: they prefer dried meat (although they will eat fresh, also fresh meat can develop mold or rot); manage the food so that there is little left over; remove excess casts skins to help control mites. As for location for the colony - it is safest to have it in a separate building - if that is a possibility. Freeze the cleaned specimens before you bring them into the museum to reduce the likelihood of carrying the dermestids into collections that could be damaged. That said, if there is no possibility of an external facility for the colony, you can have one in the building, even close to the collection if the colony is well managed and monitored. There are a number of ways to do this. At the Science Museum of Minnesota - we had a colony that was not only adjacent to the biology lab, but visible to the public. We took the following precautions: The room had a small, dedicated HVAC (I have seen dermestids live inside of vents and move from space to space through the ducts). The room was incredibly well sealed, with gasketing and door sweeps around the one door. The window into the gallery was very well sealed. There were screens over the HVAC Vent. The room contained shelving that was easily cleaned. The colony was in aquariums with screen covers that were well sealed. There was a chest freezer for both storage of specimens to be cleaned and pest control. We kept sticky traps around the aquarium and used tacky floor pads. Also, the room was kept very clean. Please let me know if you want to talk more off list. Gretchen Gretchen Anderson Conservator Carnegie Museum of Natural History 5800 Baum Blvd. Pittsburgh, PA 15213 Andersong at CarnegieMNH.org (412)665-2607 From: Nhcoll-l On Behalf Of Haff, Tonya (NCMI, Crace) Sent: Friday, July 30, 2021 12:36 AM To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Hide beetles Hello all, I was wondering if any of you could provide insight into Dermestes maculatus, the hide beetle. I just read a paper (Strang & Jacobs 2019) stating that D. maculatus was not able to live outside the colony (at the Smithsonian) due to 'humidity and other requirements', but sadly there wasn't a citation. Likewise, I have seen dermestid colonies housed inside collection buildings (such as at the Field Museum), apparently with no threat to the skin collections also housed nearby. I have not been able to pin point down why hide beetles wouldn't be a threat to museum specimens, but I would love to hear any experiences with them or thoughts on what their infestation risk is to collections. They certainly can eat a lot when they get going! I would love it if I didn't have to feel a slight sense of existential dread every time I put a newly created skeleton specimen away (thoroughly cleaned and decontaminated, but still...). Thanks! Cheers, Tonya The information contained in this message and/or attachments is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon, this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from any system and destroy any copies. 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Best, Debbie, et al from the TDWG2021 Steering and Program Committees On 2021-06-22 10:11 AM, Deborah Paul wrote: > Greetings SPNHC folks, > > Please see the exciting line-up of events at #TDWG2021 > and note the > Call for Abstracts > is open. > > So many! topics of interest at the intersection of bio and geo > collections and biodiversity data standards and science you'll see > include: > > - The Digital Extended Specimen > - Maintaining the taxonomic backbone (or connecting those who try) > - Eat or be eaten: Don't miss out on interaction data > - Mushrooming, community science, and sharing biodiversity data > - Assuring trust on community science biodiversity platforms: Policies > and approaches > - Specimen data mobilization, from the DiSSCo point-of-view > - Machine learning and biodiversity image analysis > - e-floras, e-faunas, and species pages > - API linking, discovering, uses for, hands-on events (hackathon, > unconference) > - Connecting biodiversity data with knowledge graphs > - Controlled vocabularies in multiple languages > - Curating interdisciplinary data in the biodiversity research community > - Challenges of sharing ecological data > - BHL?s strategic plan and review new tools and advances > - Community building for our shared data future > - Discovering known biodiversity: Digital accessible knowledge > > Hope to see your abstracts! 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