From v.carrio at nms.ac.uk Mon Oct 3 04:19:06 2022 From: v.carrio at nms.ac.uk (Vicen Carrio) Date: Mon, 3 Oct 2022 08:19:06 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] cleaning acropora and spongia In-Reply-To: <1778993309.7257989.1663743869632.JavaMail.zimbra@comune.verona.it> References: <1778993309.7257989.1663743869632.JavaMail.zimbra@comune.verona.it> Message-ID: Hi, Did you try the steam clean process? I have presented a poster to the 2022 SPPC (Symposium of Palaeontological Preparation and Conservation) conference regarding the cleaning of a brain coral. Hope it can be useful. Yours, Vicen Ms. Vicen Carri? ACR Geological Conservator/ Preparator National Museums Scotland National Museums Collection Centre 242 West Granton Road Edinburgh EH5 1JA +44 (0) 131 247 4254 Mobile number +44 07931727386 v.carrio at nms.ac.uk Note: My normal working days are Mondays to Thursdays [cid:image002.png at 01D8D709.2E5ACDD0] https://www.nms.ac.uk/collections-research/collections-departments/natural-sciences/meet-the-team/vicen-carrio https://twitter.com/NatSciNMS https://iconscotland.wordpress.com/2020/11/23/an-insight-into-geology-conservation-at-national-museums-of-scotland-with-vicen-carrio-acr/ Dedicated collector: Michael Daniels and his Eocene birds | National Museums Scotland Blog (nms.ac.uk) From: Nhcoll-l On Behalf Of Roberta Salmaso Sent: 21 September 2022 08:04 To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: [Nhcoll-l] cleaning acropora and spongia Hello All, I have to clean a large (50x70 cm / 20x28 in), rather dusty Acropora and a couple of Spongia officinalis. Any advice? Or any paper on the topic? Thanks, Roberta -- Roberta Salmaso technician zoology dept. Musei Civici di Verona Museo di Storia Naturale lungadige Porta Vittoria 9 I - 37129 Verona +39 045 8079417-9400 https://museicivici.comune.verona.it/ www.facebook.com/MSNverona [cid:image001.jpg at 01D8CE9A.0782AEC0] All our museums are open. This includes: National Museum of Scotland National Museum of Flight National Museum of Rural Life National War Museum ------------------------------ National Museums Scotland, Scottish Charity, No. SC 011130 This communication is intended for the addressee(s) only. If you are not the addressee please inform the sender and delete the email from your system. The statements and opinions expressed in this message are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of National Museums Scotland. This message is subject to UK Data Protection legislation and the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002. 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The Language, Classification, and Practice of Cataloguing and Collection Management Systems: https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/1_eiIVY37ewW73ZsKoqi_PDSrgLSLttgb abstracts due January 15, 2023 Women and Museums https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/1_eiIVY37ewW73ZsKoqi_PDSrgLSLttgb abstracts due March 1, 2023 Catharine Hawks Conservator Collections Program MRC 170 Rm M85-J National Museum of Natural History 10th Street & Constitution Ave NW Washington DC 20560 w 202.633.0835 or 4041 c 703 200 4370 hawksc at si.edu SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION NATIONAL MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY Facebook | Twitter | Instagram -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: CJX GE CFP Women Due 20230301.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 119697 bytes Desc: CJX GE CFP Women Due 20230301.pdf URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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The program is in development, but is planned to cover 2 full days of content (Draft Agenda). The meeting will focus on specific task-based subcommittee work including: Materials Testing, Analytical Instrumentation, Exhibition Guidelines, Materials Fact Sheets on CAMEO, outreach resources, bibliographic references and more (Draft Concurrent Sessions). To RSVP there is no fee for attending the program; however, participants are expected to participate in resource development. Our overall goal is to build freely available online content. You can read about the goals for each MWG subgroup on the Materials Working Group Wiki page. We are encouraging MWG members to extend the invitation to any and all exhibit designers, fabricators, and other colleagues at their institution or with whom they regularly work. Attendance for the MWG meeting is limited, and pre-registration is required. 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We can macerate them boiling in water, as usual, but it's a very complicate now in our lab and skulls aren't particularly interesting. Can anyone recommend something useful (and easy) to remove this skin in a usual protocol? Some chemical product, maybe? Thanks in advance! ******************************** Sergio Montagud Alario Museu [UV] Hist?ria Natural Universitat de Val?ncia ******************************** -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From couteaufin at btinternet.com Tue Oct 4 06:49:15 2022 From: couteaufin at btinternet.com (Simon Moore) Date: Tue, 4 Oct 2022 11:49:15 +0100 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Skulls and cleaning In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <400671C5-2313-493F-9BDA-1A582609546E@btinternet.com> Hi Sergio, I used to use sodium carbonate (10%) in hot water, which worked quite well with a bit of scraping; try not to boil as that ?fixes? the flesh. There are other fleshing crystal products around but no-one will reveal their composition! They are gradually deliquescent if that might give someone a clue as to their identity - they work even better. With all good wishes, Simon Simon Moore MIScT, RSci, FLS, ACR Conservator of Natural Sciences and Cutlery Historian, www.natural-history-conservation.com > On 4 Oct 2022, at 11:21, Sergio Montagud wrote: > > Hi all, > > We have a series of skulls from mammals and birds obtained directly from nature and all of them maintain remains of dry skin that are very difficult to remove. > > We have try it with enzimatic digestion (using the Enzym Med 4 - 3%) and worked well with the bird skulls, but mammals are very strong to this mix. We can macerate them boiling in water, as usual, but it's a very complicate now in our lab and skulls aren't particularly interesting. > > Can anyone recommend something useful (and easy) to remove this skin in a usual protocol? Some chemical product, maybe? > > Thanks in advance! > > ******************************** > Sergio Montagud Alario > Museu [UV] Hist?ria Natural > Universitat de Val?ncia > ******************************** > _______________________________________________ > Nhcoll-l mailing list > Nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu > https://mailman.yale.edu/mailman/listinfo/nhcoll-l > > _______________________________________________ > NHCOLL-L is brought to you by the Society for the Preservation of > Natural History Collections (SPNHC), an international society whose > mission is to improve the preservation, conservation and management of > natural history collections to ensure their continuing value to > society. See http://www.spnhc.org for membership information. > Advertising on NH-COLL-L is inappropriate. From prc44 at drexel.edu Tue Oct 4 08:25:56 2022 From: prc44 at drexel.edu (Callomon,Paul) Date: Tue, 4 Oct 2022 12:25:56 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Skulls and cleaning In-Reply-To: <400671C5-2313-493F-9BDA-1A582609546E@btinternet.com> References: <400671C5-2313-493F-9BDA-1A582609546E@btinternet.com> Message-ID: Dermestids? They work well with fish skeletons. Set them up in a lidded plastic box somewhere sheltered outside and let them at it. Paul Callomon Collection Manager, Malacology and General Invertebrates Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University 1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia PA 19103-1195, USA prc44 at drexel.edu Tel 215-405-5096 - Fax 215-299-1170 -----Original Message----- From: Nhcoll-l On Behalf Of Simon Moore Sent: Tuesday, October 4, 2022 6:49 AM To: Sergio Montagud Cc: NHCOLL-new Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] Skulls and cleaning External. Hi Sergio, I used to use sodium carbonate (10%) in hot water, which worked quite well with a bit of scraping; try not to boil as that 'fixes' the flesh. There are other fleshing crystal products around but no-one will reveal their composition! They are gradually deliquescent if that might give someone a clue as to their identity - they work even better. With all good wishes, Simon Simon Moore MIScT, RSci, FLS, ACR Conservator of Natural Sciences and Cutlery Historian, https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.natural-history-conservation.com%2F&data=05%7C01%7Cprc44%40drexel.edu%7C4d348d75865646da725d08daa5f61a4b%7C3664e6fa47bd45a696708c4f080f8ca6%7C0%7C0%7C638004773677810345%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=%2FOtZts7e95F9VV0Nd82s7nUfbhITOiU5gG5r9Xm2SBA%3D&reserved=0 > On 4 Oct 2022, at 11:21, Sergio Montagud wrote: > > Hi all, > > We have a series of skulls from mammals and birds obtained directly from nature and all of them maintain remains of dry skin that are very difficult to remove. > > We have try it with enzimatic digestion (using the Enzym Med 4 - 3%) and worked well with the bird skulls, but mammals are very strong to this mix. We can macerate them boiling in water, as usual, but it's a very complicate now in our lab and skulls aren't particularly interesting. > > Can anyone recommend something useful (and easy) to remove this skin in a usual protocol? Some chemical product, maybe? > > Thanks in advance! > > ******************************** > Sergio Montagud Alario > Museu [UV] Hist?ria Natural > Universitat de Val?ncia > ******************************** > _______________________________________________ > Nhcoll-l mailing list > Nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu > https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmail > man.yale.edu%2Fmailman%2Flistinfo%2Fnhcoll-l&data=05%7C01%7Cprc44% > 40drexel.edu%7C4d348d75865646da725d08daa5f61a4b%7C3664e6fa47bd45a69670 > 8c4f080f8ca6%7C0%7C0%7C638004773677810345%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJW > IjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000% > 7C%7C%7C&sdata=1PZDPfRclQOKnoqjMxkfY7jcNVXksTvZ2Hjyv7Vyg7E%3D& > reserved=0 > > _______________________________________________ > NHCOLL-L is brought to you by the Society for the Preservation of > Natural History Collections (SPNHC), an international society whose > mission is to improve the preservation, conservation and management of > natural history collections to ensure their continuing value to > society. 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See https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.spnhc.org%2F&data=05%7C01%7Cprc44%40drexel.edu%7C4d348d75865646da725d08daa5f61a4b%7C3664e6fa47bd45a696708c4f080f8ca6%7C0%7C0%7C638004773677810345%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=V6hxUzGaE9bMshEnZGg1DPEriSLimQjMvTPONNfrM5w%3D&reserved=0 for membership information. Advertising on NH-COLL-L is inappropriate. From tlabedz1 at unl.edu Tue Oct 4 09:23:35 2022 From: tlabedz1 at unl.edu (Thomas Labedz) Date: Tue, 4 Oct 2022 13:23:35 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Acid free card board or card stock for mammal flat skins samples In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Beth I have dozens, if not hundreds, of flat mammal skins ranging in size from small mice to otter. Instead of a mid-ventral incision to remove the skin I recommend a side incision from the corner of the mouth to the base of the tail. This leaves the entire dorsal, ventral and one flank area intact for examination both of exterior (pelage patterns) and interior (molt or gland (shrew) patterns) surfaces. Incision side feet go to with the carcass for a skeleton, opposite side feet stay with the skin. Skin has fat gently removed, washed if necessary. A wire/cotton can be inserted into tail and wisps of cotton in the remaining two legs. Pinned (insect pins are great) to dry on a paper towel on foam core with the fur side up. Tag threaded through eye hole. When dry the paper towel is examined for oil spots. Oily skins are placed flesh side up on a fresh paper towel and then covered with a layer of very warm cornmeal to pull oil out (repeat as necessary). Finished product, with tag attached, is placed in a polyethylene bag, frozen for a couple of weeks, and installed to the collection. Again, no card attached, both sides of hide are visible. For larger skins (i.e., raccoon) it is the same process with the possible addition of a wide fold (not a crease) in the hide to reduce the overall size. The flat dried hide has a wood dowel wrapped in wet cotton placed where the fold is desired and tented in plastic. Anywhere from a few hours to a day (cotton might need more water) the skin should be soft enough for a wide fold. Be careful it is wet enough to fold otherwise the hide might crack and break. The hide is then left to dry again in the folded position (fur side out) with the a dry dowel in place. When dry the hide should have enough flexibility to still peek inside for molt patterns, etc. No tanning chemicals are used, cornmeal or corn cob fines are it. Without the additional chemicals these skins could be used for environmental chemical / isotope analyses. Let me know if you have any questions. Whole animal fluid preservation is also an option, though likely not for the bigger beasts. Thomas Thomas E. Labedz (Mr.), Collections Manager Division of Zoology and Division of Botany University of Nebraska State Museum Morrill Hall 645 North 14th Street Lincoln, NE 68588-0338 402/472-8366 tlabedz1 at unl.edu www.museum.unl.edu From: Nhcoll-l On Behalf Of Elizabeth Wommack Sent: Monday, October 3, 2022 4:49 PM To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Acid free card board or card stock for mammal flat skins samples Non-NU Email ________________________________ Hello everyone, The UWYMV has several active graduate research projects on mammals, and we're working to help them preserve as much as possible while also not overwhelming the collection. One thing we are looking into is saving some parts of the animals as flat skins, and I was wondering if anyone had any recommendations for the types of material to use for the pinning and stretching the mammal flat skins and skin samples. I've found archival/acid free card stock, which I think will work well for helping preserve parts of chipmunks. I'm concerned though the card stock will not be sturdy enough to help us preserve skins samples from larger mammals, such as raccoons. Any recommendations or suggestions are much appreciated. Thank you, Beth Wommack Elizabeth Wommack, PhD Curator and Collections Manager of Vertebrates University of Wyoming Museum of Vertebrates Berry Biodiversity Conservation Center University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY 82071 ewommack@uwyo.edu pronouns: she, her, herself www.uwymv.org UWYMV Collection Use Policy [https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/mail-sig/AIorK4wzeBAm3ZshQCDFzQ5wkSAIelZLntGMwLQ0l3OaxGfoFH4PEQ-tYzlg1s7X9ScKxz1dFEGIXS8] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From emily.braker at colorado.edu Tue Oct 4 11:32:42 2022 From: emily.braker at colorado.edu (Emily M. Braker) Date: Tue, 4 Oct 2022 15:32:42 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Arctos Webinar (Oct 11) - Introduction to Managing Archives in Arctos Message-ID: Please join us next Tuesday, October 11 for a webinar on hosting and managing archives in Arctos. Presenter: Michelle Koo (Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, UC Berkeley) Abstract: Natural History Museums have long recognized the importance of journals, field notes, correspondence, annotated maps and photos as critical to the data quality for specimen collections. These materials are usually managed as physical archives and in archival databases if a museum has dedicated archival collection. At the MVZ, after assessing the needs of the archival database and the urgency to migrate from its deprecated software (Archivist Toolkit), we concluded that Arctos fit all the functional requirements. Not only can the MVZ Archives be managed and all its uses tracked in Arctos as a cultural collection, but Arctos can dynamically link related specimens and archival media together. The MVZ Archives is currently in the process of migrating to Arctos and creating a manual for this workflow, while finding new issues to tackle between the domains of archival and natural history curation. This webinar will outline the basics of how we are using Arctos for archives and invite discussion about the differences and similarities between these domains. This project is still a work in progress so feedback and ideas are most welcomed. When: Tuesday, October 11, 2022 at 3:00 pm ET/1:00 pm MT/12:00 pm PT (19:00 UTC) Where: https://cuboulder.zoom.us/j/95874487525 (passcode: Arctos) Can't Make It?: This webinar will be recorded and made available on the Arctos Youtube station: https://arctosdb.org/learn/webinars/ Best, Emily 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 lschlenk at ku.edu Tue Oct 4 14:09:09 2022 From: lschlenk at ku.edu (Schlenker, Lori Bryn) Date: Tue, 4 Oct 2022 18:09:09 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Window cleaning spray for inside exhibit Message-ID: Hello all, Our museum has a beautiful, large, historic Panorama exhibit of North American plants and animals. Visitor Services staff and student workers regularly clean the gallery side of the glass, but they have asked to be escorted inside the exhibit to clean the inside of the glass. Likely this has not been done for many years. There is a small walking path (12-18" wide) between the interior glass panels and the exhibit features. What cleaning product would you recommend? Below are photos of what they use on the outside glass. Of course, I'm concerned about the overspray and residual chemicals. I'd appreciate any suggestions. Product below is: Coastwide Professional Foaming Glass Cleaner Distributed by WorkLife Brands LLC Best, Lori Lori Schlenker KU Biodiversity Institute Dyche Hall, 1345 Jayhawk Blvd. Lawrence, KS 66045 (785) 864-2343 [IMG_0723.jpg] [IMG_0724.jpg] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Paul Callomon Collection Manager, Malacology and General Invertebrates ________________________________ Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University 1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia PA 19103-1195, USA prc44 at drexel.edu Tel 215-405-5096 - Fax 215-299-1170 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From d.neumann at leibniz-lib.de Tue Oct 4 14:17:12 2022 From: d.neumann at leibniz-lib.de (Dirk Neumann) Date: Tue, 4 Oct 2022 20:17:12 +0200 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Window cleaning spray for inside exhibit In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <3ba4213c-b627-bc87-5d32-4052f1a4d9b2@leibniz-lib.de> I was just about typing the same, but Paul was faster :-) Maybe worth adding: HERE, tabloids really are superior compared to serious newspapers (at least this is my personal experience). This method also removed slight oily strains. With best wishes Dirk Am 04.10.2022 um 20:11 schrieb Callomon,Paul: For glass that is not heavily soiled ? that is, previously cleaned but now dusty or grimy again ? I thoroughly recommend crumpled newspaper lightly dampened with water. It is amazingly good at cleaning glass, and of course involves no chemicals. Paul Callomon Collection Manager, Malacology and General Invertebrates ________________________________ Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University 1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia PA 19103-1195, USA prc44 at drexel.edu Tel 215-405-5096 - Fax 215-299-1170 _______________________________________________ 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 Collection Manager, Hamburg Postal address: Museum of Nature Hamburg Leibniz Institute for the Analysis of Biodiversity Change Dirk Neumann Martin-Luther-King-Platz 3 20146 Hamburg +49 40 238 317 ? 628 d.neumann at leibniz-lib.de www.leibniz-lib.de -- Stiftung Leibniz-Institut zur Analyse des Biodiversit?tswandels Postanschrift: Adenauerallee 127, 53113 Bonn, Germany Stiftung des ?ffentlichen Rechts; Generaldirektion: Prof. Dr. Bernhard Misof (Generaldirektor), Adrian Gr?ter (Kaufm. Gesch?ftsf?hrer) Sitz der Stiftung: Adenauerallee 160 in Bonn Vorsitzender des Stiftungsrates: Dr. Michael Wappelhorst -- Stiftung Leibniz-Institut zur Analyse des Biodiversit?tswandels Postanschrift: Adenauerallee 127, 53113 Bonn, Germany Stiftung des ?ffentlichen Rechts; Generaldirektion: Prof. Dr. Bernhard Misof (Generaldirektor), Adrian Gr?ter (Kaufm. 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Our collections staff believes this is inappropriate for use in our museum. We are looking for information about damage to museum objects/specimens and this type of equipment. Does your Collections Policy mention or prohibit this type of equipment? We are in the process of updating our Collections Policy too. Thank you very much! Laura Laura Abraczinskas Pronouns: She, Her, Hers Collections Manager, Vertebrate Collections Michigan State University Museum 409 West Circle Drive East Lansing, Michigan 48824 USA (517) 355-1290 (Office) Michigan State University occupies the ancestral, traditional, and contemporary Lands of the Anishinaabeg-Three Fires Confederacy of Ojibwe, Odawa, and Potawatomi peoples. The University resides on Land ceded in the 1819 Treaty of Saginaw. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From prc44 at drexel.edu Tue Oct 4 14:58:06 2022 From: prc44 at drexel.edu (Callomon,Paul) Date: Tue, 4 Oct 2022 18:58:06 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Window cleaning spray for inside exhibit In-Reply-To: <3ba4213c-b627-bc87-5d32-4052f1a4d9b2@leibniz-lib.de> References: <3ba4213c-b627-bc87-5d32-4052f1a4d9b2@leibniz-lib.de> Message-ID: I believe the efficacy of damp newspaper in cleaning glass comes from the picking-up qualities of the paper itself, which is bleached open ("rag") uncoated stock. This contrasts with the glazed paper used in magazines and brochures, which is whitened with china clay. It's possible that tabloids use an even cheaper grade of paper than broadsheets ("serious newspapers"), adding to the savings already achieved by not employing actual journalists. One thing that has changed in recent years is the replacement of traditional newspaper ink, which was oil-based and used carbon black, with soy-based inks. Maybe someone could dig out some old newspapers (say from the 1970s or 80s) and compare their glass-cleaning performance with today's versions. Paul Callomon Collection Manager, Malacology and General Invertebrates ________________________________ Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University 1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia PA 19103-1195, USA prc44 at drexel.edu Tel 215-405-5096 - Fax 215-299-1170 From: Nhcoll-l On Behalf Of Dirk Neumann Sent: Tuesday, October 4, 2022 2:17 PM To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] Window cleaning spray for inside exhibit External. I was just about typing the same, but Paul was faster :-) Maybe worth adding: HERE, tabloids really are superior compared to serious newspapers (at least this is my personal experience). This method also removed slight oily strains. With best wishes Dirk Am 04.10.2022 um 20:11 schrieb Callomon,Paul: For glass that is not heavily soiled - that is, previously cleaned but now dusty or grimy again - I thoroughly recommend crumpled newspaper lightly dampened with water. It is amazingly good at cleaning glass, and of course involves no chemicals. Paul Callomon Collection Manager, Malacology and General Invertebrates ________________________________ Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University 1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia PA 19103-1195, USA prc44 at drexel.edu Tel 215-405-5096 - Fax 215-299-1170 _______________________________________________ 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 Collection Manager, Hamburg Postal address: Museum of Nature Hamburg Leibniz Institute for the Analysis of Biodiversity Change Dirk Neumann Martin-Luther-King-Platz 3 20146 Hamburg +49 40 238 317 - 628 d.neumann at leibniz-lib.de www.leibniz-lib.de -- Stiftung Leibniz-Institut zur Analyse des Biodiversit?tswandels Postanschrift: Adenauerallee 127, 53113 Bonn, Germany Stiftung des ?ffentlichen Rechts; Generaldirektion: Prof. Dr. Bernhard Misof (Generaldirektor), Adrian Gr?ter (Kaufm. Gesch?ftsf?hrer) Sitz der Stiftung: Adenauerallee 160 in Bonn Vorsitzender des Stiftungsrates: Dr. Michael Wappelhorst -- Stiftung Leibniz-Institut zur Analyse des Biodiversit?tswandels Postanschrift: Adenauerallee 127, 53113 Bonn, Germany Stiftung des ?ffentlichen Rechts; Generaldirektion: Prof. Dr. Bernhard Misof (Generaldirektor), Adrian Gr?ter (Kaufm. 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During my holiday jobs at a car rental cleaning returned cars in the late 80s, fingers were usually carbon black and you had to be careful what to touch after cleaning the windows. I didn't notice a considerable difference to todays newspapers when cleaning our windows (and we have a lot small ones muntin windows at our house). But this is more of a personal observation rather than a real comparison, admittedly. With best wishes Dirk Am 04.10.2022 um 20:58 schrieb Callomon,Paul: I believe the efficacy of damp newspaper in cleaning glass comes from the picking-up qualities of the paper itself, which is bleached open (?rag?) uncoated stock. This contrasts with the glazed paper used in magazines and brochures, which is whitened with china clay. It?s possible that tabloids use an even cheaper grade of paper than broadsheets (?serious newspapers?), adding to the savings already achieved by not employing actual journalists. One thing that has changed in recent years is the replacement of traditional newspaper ink, which was oil-based and used carbon black, with soy-based inks. Maybe someone could dig out some old newspapers (say from the 1970s or 80s) and compare their glass-cleaning performance with today?s versions. Paul Callomon Collection Manager, Malacology and General Invertebrates ________________________________ Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University 1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia PA 19103-1195, USA prc44 at drexel.edu Tel 215-405-5096 - Fax 215-299-1170 From: Nhcoll-l On Behalf Of Dirk Neumann Sent: Tuesday, October 4, 2022 2:17 PM To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] Window cleaning spray for inside exhibit External. I was just about typing the same, but Paul was faster :-) Maybe worth adding: HERE, tabloids really are superior compared to serious newspapers (at least this is my personal experience). This method also removed slight oily strains. With best wishes Dirk Am 04.10.2022 um 20:11 schrieb Callomon,Paul: For glass that is not heavily soiled ? that is, previously cleaned but now dusty or grimy again ? I thoroughly recommend crumpled newspaper lightly dampened with water. It is amazingly good at cleaning glass, and of course involves no chemicals. Paul Callomon Collection Manager, Malacology and General Invertebrates ________________________________ Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University 1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia PA 19103-1195, USA prc44 at drexel.edu Tel 215-405-5096 - Fax 215-299-1170 _______________________________________________ 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 Collection Manager, Hamburg Postal address: Museum of Nature Hamburg Leibniz Institute for the Analysis of Biodiversity Change Dirk Neumann Martin-Luther-King-Platz 3 20146 Hamburg +49 40 238 317 ? 628 d.neumann at leibniz-lib.de www.leibniz-lib.de -- Stiftung Leibniz-Institut zur Analyse des Biodiversit?tswandels Postanschrift: Adenauerallee 127, 53113 Bonn, Germany Stiftung des ?ffentlichen Rechts; Generaldirektion: Prof. Dr. Bernhard Misof (Generaldirektor), Adrian Gr?ter (Kaufm. Gesch?ftsf?hrer) Sitz der Stiftung: Adenauerallee 160 in Bonn Vorsitzender des Stiftungsrates: Dr. Michael Wappelhorst -- Stiftung Leibniz-Institut zur Analyse des Biodiversit?tswandels Postanschrift: Adenauerallee 127, 53113 Bonn, Germany Stiftung des ?ffentlichen Rechts; Generaldirektion: Prof. Dr. Bernhard Misof (Generaldirektor), Adrian Gr?ter (Kaufm. Gesch?ftsf?hrer) Sitz der Stiftung: Adenauerallee 160 in Bonn Vorsitzender des Stiftungsrates: Dr. Michael Wappelhorst -- **** Dirk Neumann Collection Manager, Hamburg Postal address: Museum of Nature Hamburg Leibniz Institute for the Analysis of Biodiversity Change Dirk Neumann Martin-Luther-King-Platz 3 20146 Hamburg +49 40 238 317 ? 628 d.neumann at leibniz-lib.de www.leibniz-lib.de -- Stiftung Leibniz-Institut zur Analyse des Biodiversit?tswandels Postanschrift: Adenauerallee 127, 53113 Bonn, Germany Stiftung des ?ffentlichen Rechts; Generaldirektion: Prof. Dr. Bernhard Misof (Generaldirektor), Adrian Gr?ter (Kaufm. Gesch?ftsf?hrer) Sitz der Stiftung: Adenauerallee 160 in Bonn Vorsitzender des Stiftungsrates: Dr. Michael Wappelhorst -- Stiftung Leibniz-Institut zur Analyse des Biodiversit?tswandels Postanschrift: Adenauerallee 127, 53113 Bonn, Germany Stiftung des ?ffentlichen Rechts; Generaldirektion: Prof. Dr. Bernhard Misof (Generaldirektor), Adrian Gr?ter (Kaufm. 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The residues also attracts moisture and can grow mould, all of which is not good for preservation. The glycol can also soften certain paints and finishes if there is enough of a buildup. Fog machines are not suitable in any venue where you have artefacts you are trying to preserve. That?s my 2 cents. Valerie Tomlinson From: Nhcoll-l On Behalf Of Abraczinskas, Laura Sent: Tuesday, October 4, 2022 2:47 PM To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: [EXT][Nhcoll-l] question about fog machine inside museum COURRIEL EXTERNE. Ne cliquez sur aucun lien ou pi?ce jointe ? moins que vous ne connaissiez l'exp?diteur. EXTERNAL EMAIL. Do not click any links or attachments unless you know the sender. Hello, A question has come at our museum about the use of a fog machine for an event. The machine is a type from a local party supplies store, and a liquid ?fog juice? product is added to create the fog effect. I am unable to find a specific Safety Data Sheet for the liquid, but it likely contains Propylene glycol and possibly Triethylene glycol. The program staff is suggesting to use the fog machine near a display of elephant skulls and skeletons (with tusks). There is a mammoth skull also nearby and an adjacent room lined with habitat dioramas. Our collections staff believes this is inappropriate for use in our museum. We are looking for information about damage to museum objects/specimens and this type of equipment. Does your Collections Policy mention or prohibit this type of equipment? We are in the process of updating our Collections Policy too. Thank you very much! Laura Laura Abraczinskas Pronouns: She, Her, Hers Collections Manager, Vertebrate Collections Michigan State University Museum 409 West Circle Drive East Lansing, Michigan 48824 USA (517) 355-1290 (Office) Michigan State University occupies the ancestral, traditional, and contemporary Lands of the Anishinaabeg?Three Fires Confederacy of Ojibwe, Odawa, and Potawatomi peoples. The University resides on Land ceded in the 1819 Treaty of Saginaw. [https://www.nature.ca/sites/all/themes/realdecoy/images/splash/splash-logo.jpg] Saving the World with Evidence, Knowledge and Inspiration. (click to learn more) Sauver le monde avec des preuves, des connaissances et de l'inspiration. (cliquez pour en savoir plus) cmnEmailFooterDefault. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From VTomlinson at nature.ca Tue Oct 4 17:07:45 2022 From: VTomlinson at nature.ca (Valerie Tomlinson) Date: Tue, 4 Oct 2022 21:07:45 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] [EXT] Window cleaning spray for inside exhibit In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hi Lori The last museum I worked at only used a spray of 70% ethanol in water for cleaning its display glass. You can easily make this up yourself by mixing ethanol with water. It disinfects and degreases, and the slight moisture also aids cleaning. It leaves no residues because everything evaporates. I didn?t notice any problems with it and it seemed to work fine there. The cleaner you show has ethanol and water as it?s first 2 ingredients, so that?s likely what does most of the work. I wouldn?t use the cleaner you have shown there in close proximity to artefacts because there are various trace chemicals that aren?t necessary for glass cleaning (e.g. perfume) and are not beneficial for materials preservation, and may not evaporate (or evaporate slowly). Valerie Tomlinson From: Nhcoll-l On Behalf Of Schlenker, Lori Bryn Sent: Tuesday, October 4, 2022 2:09 PM To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: [EXT][Nhcoll-l] Window cleaning spray for inside exhibit COURRIEL EXTERNE. Ne cliquez sur aucun lien ou pi?ce jointe ? moins que vous ne connaissiez l'exp?diteur. EXTERNAL EMAIL. Do not click any links or attachments unless you know the sender. Hello all, Our museum has a beautiful, large, historic Panorama exhibit of North American plants and animals. Visitor Services staff and student workers regularly clean the gallery side of the glass, but they have asked to be escorted inside the exhibit to clean the inside of the glass. Likely this has not been done for many years. There is a small walking path (12-18? wide) between the interior glass panels and the exhibit features. What cleaning product would you recommend? Below are photos of what they use on the outside glass. Of course, I?m concerned about the overspray and residual chemicals. I?d appreciate any suggestions. Product below is: Coastwide Professional Foaming Glass Cleaner Distributed by WorkLife Brands LLC Best, Lori Lori Schlenker KU Biodiversity Institute Dyche Hall, 1345 Jayhawk Blvd. Lawrence, KS 66045 (785) 864-2343 [IMG_0723.jpg] [IMG_0724.jpg] [https://www.nature.ca/sites/all/themes/realdecoy/images/splash/splash-logo.jpg] Saving the World with Evidence, Knowledge and Inspiration. (click to learn more) Sauver le monde avec des preuves, des connaissances et de l'inspiration. (cliquez pour en savoir plus) cmnEmailFooterDefault. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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A teaspoonful of powder (in the US it's sold as Alconox) in a gallon of warm water is all it takes. Paul Callomon Collection Manager, Malacology and General Invertebrates ________________________________ Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University, Philadelphia callomon at ansp.org Tel 215-405-5096 - Fax 215-299-1170 ________________________________ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Joachim.Haendel at zns.uni-halle.de Wed Oct 5 02:45:09 2022 From: Joachim.Haendel at zns.uni-halle.de (=?UTF-8?Q?Joachim=20H=C3=A4ndel?=) Date: Wed, 05 Oct 2022 08:45:09 +0200 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] [EXT] Window cleaning spray for inside exhibit In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <633D27F5020000B3000A3DDC@zuv12.verwaltung.uni-halle.de> Yes - 70...80 % ethanol in purified water works very well. It cleans well and evaporates quickly without leaving residues. Instead of newspaper, I recommend paper towel (kitchen roll). This is how I clean many tops of insect drawers, for example. Do not close the drawersuntil the ethanol has evaporated completely. Kitchen roll is an essential tool in collection work :-) Cheers Joachim -- Joachim Haendel Center of Natural Sciences Collections of the Martin Luther University - Entomological Collection - Domplatz 4 D-06099 Halle (Saale) Germany Phone: +49 345 - 55 26 447 Fax: +49 345 - 55 27 248 Email: joachim.haendel at zns.uni-halle.de >>> "Callomon,Paul" 05.10.2022, 01:19 >>> Whether 70% ethanol works as a glass cleaner depends on the water. If you use regular tap water, you're likely to find that the minerals in the water will smear all over the glass. Mix it up with purified deionized water, though, and it should work. Though it's frowned on, I must say that trisodium phosphate cleans glass (sheet and vessels) like nothing else. A teaspoonful of powder (in the US it's sold as Alconox) in a gallon of warm water is all it takes. 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We publish papers which are of interest and relevance to anyone who works with geological collections. Papers should further our knowledge of how best to care for and utilise those collections. We accept papers on a wide range of subjects such as: * Curation / collections management * Digitisation * Conservation * Preparation * Replication * Teaching * Citizen Science * Public engagement * Exhibitions * Museum management * History of geological collections * Policies Manuscripts should have a premise, such as a question or hypothesis to be tested, or describe a novel technique, approach or viewpoint. They should be well-written, concise, follow a logical structure and be fully referenced. The following sections are recommended: Abstract, introduction, materials and methods, results, discussion, conclusions and references. We publish one issue per year and we are now accepting submissions for the June 2023 issue. 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Sergio De: Simon Moore Fecha: martes, 4 de octubre de 2022, 12:49 Para: Sergio Montagud CC: NHCOLL-new Asunto: Re: [Nhcoll-l] Skulls and cleaning Hi Sergio, I used to use sodium carbonate (10%) in hot water, which worked quite well with a bit of scraping; try not to boil as that ?fixes? the flesh. There are other fleshing crystal products around but no-one will reveal their composition! They are gradually deliquescent if that might give someone a clue as to their identity - they work even better. With all good wishes, Simon Simon Moore MIScT, RSci, FLS, ACR Conservator of Natural Sciences and Cutlery Historian, www.natural-history-conservation.com > On 4 Oct 2022, at 11:21, Sergio Montagud wrote: > > Hi all, > > We have a series of skulls from mammals and birds obtained directly from nature and all of them maintain remains of dry skin that are very difficult to remove. > > We have try it with enzimatic digestion (using the Enzym Med 4 - 3%) and worked well with the bird skulls, but mammals are very strong to this mix. We can macerate them boiling in water, as usual, but it's a very complicate now in our lab and skulls aren't particularly interesting. > > Can anyone recommend something useful (and easy) to remove this skin in a usual protocol? Some chemical product, maybe? > > Thanks in advance! > > ******************************** > Sergio Montagud Alario > Museu [UV] Hist?ria Natural > Universitat de Val?ncia > ******************************** > _______________________________________________ > 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... 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Paul Callomon Collection Manager, Malacology and General Invertebrates Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University 1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia PA 19103-1195, USA prc44 at drexel.edu Tel 215-405-5096 - Fax 215-299-1170 -----Original Message----- From: Nhcoll-l On Behalf Of Simon Moore Sent: Tuesday, October 4, 2022 6:49 AM To: Sergio Montagud Cc: NHCOLL-new Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] Skulls and cleaning External. Hi Sergio, I used to use sodium carbonate (10%) in hot water, which worked quite well with a bit of scraping; try not to boil as that 'fixes' the flesh. There are other fleshing crystal products around but no-one will reveal their composition! They are gradually deliquescent if that might give someone a clue as to their identity - they work even better. With all good wishes, Simon Simon Moore MIScT, RSci, FLS, ACR Conservator of Natural Sciences and Cutlery Historian, https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.natural-history-conservation.com%2F&data=05%7C01%7Cprc44%40drexel.edu%7C4d348d75865646da725d08daa5f61a4b%7C3664e6fa47bd45a696708c4f080f8ca6%7C0%7C0%7C638004773677810345%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=%2FOtZts7e95F9VV0Nd82s7nUfbhITOiU5gG5r9Xm2SBA%3D&reserved=0 > On 4 Oct 2022, at 11:21, Sergio Montagud wrote: > > Hi all, > > We have a series of skulls from mammals and birds obtained directly from nature and all of them maintain remains of dry skin that are very difficult to remove. > > We have try it with enzimatic digestion (using the Enzym Med 4 - 3%) and worked well with the bird skulls, but mammals are very strong to this mix. We can macerate them boiling in water, as usual, but it's a very complicate now in our lab and skulls aren't particularly interesting. > > Can anyone recommend something useful (and easy) to remove this skin in a usual protocol? 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Best, Laura Laura Abraczinskas Pronouns: She, Her, Hers Collections Manager, Vertebrate Collections Michigan State University Museum 409 West Circle Drive East Lansing, Michigan 48824 USA (517) 355-1290 (Office) Michigan State University occupies the ancestral, traditional, and contemporary Lands of the Anishinaabeg?Three Fires Confederacy of Ojibwe, Odawa, and Potawatomi peoples. The University resides on Land ceded in the 1819 Treaty of Saginaw. From: Valerie Tomlinson Sent: Tuesday, October 04, 2022 4:55 PM To: Abraczinskas, Laura ; nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: RE: [EXT][Nhcoll-l] question about fog machine inside museum You wrote: ?A question has come at our museum about the use of a fog machine ?? All I can say is: ?Don?t do it!? This question comes up regularly on the conservation forums. The fog is an oily compound, usually a glycol as you say. It is dispersed through the air so that it gets everywhere, even inside cases is possible. It does not disappear and evaporate after it has settled. It stays as a fine sticky residue on all surfaces and attracts dirt forever more to the surface of your artefacts. The residues also attracts moisture and can grow mould, all of which is not good for preservation. The glycol can also soften certain paints and finishes if there is enough of a buildup. Fog machines are not suitable in any venue where you have artefacts you are trying to preserve. That?s my 2 cents. Valerie Tomlinson From: Nhcoll-l > On Behalf Of Abraczinskas, Laura Sent: Tuesday, October 4, 2022 2:47 PM To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: [EXT][Nhcoll-l] question about fog machine inside museum COURRIEL EXTERNE. Ne cliquez sur aucun lien ou pi?ce jointe ? moins que vous ne connaissiez l'exp?diteur. EXTERNAL EMAIL. Do not click any links or attachments unless you know the sender. Hello, A question has come at our museum about the use of a fog machine for an event. The machine is a type from a local party supplies store, and a liquid ?fog juice? product is added to create the fog effect. I am unable to find a specific Safety Data Sheet for the liquid, but it likely contains Propylene glycol and possibly Triethylene glycol. The program staff is suggesting to use the fog machine near a display of elephant skulls and skeletons (with tusks). There is a mammoth skull also nearby and an adjacent room lined with habitat dioramas. Our collections staff believes this is inappropriate for use in our museum. We are looking for information about damage to museum objects/specimens and this type of equipment. Does your Collections Policy mention or prohibit this type of equipment? We are in the process of updating our Collections Policy too. Thank you very much! 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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 ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3093-1258 http://ichthyology.biodiversity.ku.edu A : A : A : }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> V V V From: Nhcoll-l on behalf of "Haff, Tonya (NCMI, Crace)" Date: Wednesday, October 5, 2022 at 6:13 PM To: "nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu" Subject: [Nhcoll-l] cleared and stained amphibians Hello all, We have some cleared and stained small frogs that are, I suspect, stored in a mixture of glycerine and ethanol. I have read in John?s Fluid Preservation book that some people use a mixture the two at a 1:1 ratio (but at what ETOH concentration I am not sure), but I wonder if any of you would share how you store similar specimens? Some of the jars need to be topped up, so I also wonder if it?s best to top up using a 1:1 ratio of glycerine to ethanol (given that?s what it *looks* like, ha ha), or remove all fluid and replace, or?? Thoughts, as usual, appreciated! Cheers, Tonya ------------------------------------------------- Dr. Tonya M. Haff Collection Manager Australian National Wildlife Collection CSIRO +61(0)419569109 https://www.csiro.au/en/about/facilities-collections/collections/anwc -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From info at naturhistorische-konservierung.de Thu Oct 6 02:48:28 2022 From: info at naturhistorische-konservierung.de (Fabian Neisskenwirth) Date: Thu, 6 Oct 2022 08:48:28 +0200 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] cleared and stained amphibians In-Reply-To: <56B1FB95-53FE-4279-997F-186EC4AD478C@ku.edu> References: <56B1FB95-53FE-4279-997F-186EC4AD478C@ku.edu> Message-ID: <1d1db03f-1d53-61fc-dadf-032cd246981a@naturhistorische-konservierung.de> Hey Tonya, I would recommend to measure the density of the solution before assuming anything. With this you can calculate what percentage of strength you can expect. Usually this can vary very much from literature, to literature. And i really have never heard the use of ethanol in clearings. The ones I have made are all in plain glycerol and water and are preserved very well. And I would not add any thymol, since if the solution is above 65% mold growth is inhibited. Why use poison if not needed... All the best, Am 06.10.22 um 04:32 schrieb Bentley, Andrew Charles: > > Tonya > > We have sometimes mixed different proportions of glycerin and 70% > ethanol to make the liquid less viscous and thus reduce bubble > formation in cavities of C&S specimens but otherwise use full strength > glycerin for these specimens with a couple of crystals of thymol added > to prevent mold growth.? The addition of 70% ethanol, as long as not > too much, does not seem to affect these specimens in any adverse way ? > that we can tell. > > Andy > > ? A? :???????????? A? :???????????? A? : > ?}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> > ??? V??????????????? V??????????????? V > Andy Bentley > Ichthyology Collection Manager > University of Kansas > Biodiversity Institute > > Dyche Hall > 1345 Jayhawk Boulevard > Lawrence, KS, 66045-7561 > USA > > Tel: (785) 864-3863 > Fax: (785) 864-5335 > Email: abentley at ku.edu > > ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3093-1258 > > > http://ichthyology.biodiversity.ku.edu > > > ? ? A :???????????? A? :???????????? A? : > ?}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> > ??? V??????????????? V??????????????? V > > *From: *Nhcoll-l on behalf of > "Haff, Tonya (NCMI, Crace)" > *Date: *Wednesday, October 5, 2022 at 6:13 PM > *To: *"nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu" > *Subject: *[Nhcoll-l] cleared and stained amphibians > > Hello all, > > We have some cleared and stained small frogs that are, I suspect, > stored in a mixture of glycerine and ethanol. I have read in John?s > Fluid Preservation book that some people use a mixture the two at a > 1:1 ratio (but at what ETOH concentration I am not sure), but I wonder > if any of you would share how you store similar specimens? Some of the > jars need to be topped up, so I also wonder if it?s best to top up > using a 1:1 ratio of glycerine to ethanol (given that?s what it > **looks** like, ha ha), or remove all fluid and replace, or?? > Thoughts, as usual, appreciated! > > Cheers, > > Tonya > > ------------------------------------------------- > > Dr. Tonya M. Haff > > Collection Manager > > Australian National Wildlife Collection > > CSIRO > > +61(0)419569109 > > https://www.csiro.au/en/about/facilities-collections/collections/anwc > > > > _______________________________________________ > Nhcoll-l mailing list > Nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu > https://mailman.yale.edu/mailman/listinfo/nhcoll-l > > _______________________________________________ > NHCOLL-L is brought to you by the Society for the Preservation of > Natural History Collections (SPNHC), an international society whose > mission is to improve the preservation, conservation and management of > natural history collections to ensure their continuing value to > society. Seehttp://www.spnhc.org for membership information. > Advertising on NH-COLL-L is inappropriate. -- Tel: +49 (0) 1573 2778729 Web: www.naturhistorische-konservierung.de -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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The menthol forms a very thin film over the surface of the fluid and prevents fungal spored from? germinating?. * This was from a specimen prepared by an intern and then forgotten after she?d finished. I found the specimen about 3 months later and there was a healthy growth of mould on the fluid surface and the specimen?s skin was being ?burned? by the fungal enzymes and producing irreversible black spots. I changed the fluid for 70% glycerol and added a crystal of menthol and no more problems since. With all good wishes, Simon Simon Moore MIScT, RSci, FLS, ACR Conservator of Natural Sciences and Cutlery Historian, www.natural-history-conservation.com > On 6 Oct 2022, at 07:48, Fabian Neisskenwirth wrote: > > Hey Tonya, > > I would recommend to measure the density of the solution before assuming anything. With this you can calculate what percentage of strength you can expect. Usually this can vary very much from literature, to literature. And i really have never heard the use of ethanol in clearings. The ones I have made are all in plain glycerol and water and are preserved very well. > > And I would not add any thymol, since if the solution is above 65% mold growth is inhibited. Why use poison if not needed... > > > > All the best, > > > > Am 06.10.22 um 04:32 schrieb Bentley, Andrew Charles: >> Tonya >> >> We have sometimes mixed different proportions of glycerin and 70% ethanol to make the liquid less viscous and thus reduce bubble formation in cavities of C&S specimens but otherwise use full strength glycerin for these specimens with a couple of crystals of thymol added to prevent mold growth. The addition of 70% ethanol, as long as not too much, does not seem to affect these specimens in any adverse way ? that we can tell. >> >> Andy >> >> A : A : A : >> }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> >> V V V >> Andy Bentley >> Ichthyology Collection Manager >> University of Kansas >> Biodiversity Institute >> Dyche Hall >> 1345 Jayhawk Boulevard >> Lawrence, KS, 66045-7561 >> USA >> >> Tel: (785) 864-3863 >> Fax: (785) 864-5335 >> Email: abentley at ku.edu >> ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3093-1258 >> http://ichthyology.biodiversity.ku.edu >> A : A : A : >> }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> >> V V V >> >> >> From: Nhcoll-l on behalf of "Haff, Tonya (NCMI, Crace)" >> Date: Wednesday, October 5, 2022 at 6:13 PM >> To: "nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu" >> Subject: [Nhcoll-l] cleared and stained amphibians >> >> Hello all, >> >> We have some cleared and stained small frogs that are, I suspect, stored in a mixture of glycerine and ethanol. I have read in John?s Fluid Preservation book that some people use a mixture the two at a 1:1 ratio (but at what ETOH concentration I am not sure), but I wonder if any of you would share how you store similar specimens? Some of the jars need to be topped up, so I also wonder if it?s best to top up using a 1:1 ratio of glycerine to ethanol (given that?s what it *looks* like, ha ha), or remove all fluid and replace, or?? Thoughts, as usual, appreciated! >> >> Cheers, >> >> Tonya >> >> ------------------------------------------------- >> Dr. Tonya M. Haff >> Collection Manager >> Australian National Wildlife Collection >> CSIRO >> +61(0)419569109 >> https://www.csiro.au/en/about/facilities-collections/collections/anwc >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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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Sergio De: Nhcoll-l en nombre de Simon Moore Fecha: jueves, 6 de octubre de 2022, 10:42 Para: Fabian Neisskenwirth CC: NHCOLL-new Asunto: Re: [Nhcoll-l] cleared and stained amphibians Hi Tonya, I have not added alcohol to alizarine transparencies before but use glycerine at 70% (diluted with deionised or RO water) and add a crystal of menthol rather than thymol (I don?t care for the odour of the latter!) as a fungus preventer as it certainly does grow in glycerine solutions, even at 60%*, given the chance (alcohol would discourage fungus though). The menthol forms a very thin film over the surface of the fluid and prevents fungal spored from? germinating?. * This was from a specimen prepared by an intern and then forgotten after she?d finished. I found the specimen about 3 months later and there was a healthy growth of mould on the fluid surface and the specimen?s skin was being ?burned? by the fungal enzymes and producing irreversible black spots. I changed the fluid for 70% glycerol and added a crystal of menthol and no more problems since. With all good wishes, Simon Simon Moore MIScT, RSci, FLS, ACR Conservator of Natural Sciences and Cutlery Historian, www.natural-history-conservation.com [cid:image001.png at 01D8D9B2.643FF9B0][cid:44ED9140-C81F-497F-B52B-A41A76C7F679 at home] On 6 Oct 2022, at 07:48, Fabian Neisskenwirth > wrote: Hey Tonya, I would recommend to measure the density of the solution before assuming anything. With this you can calculate what percentage of strength you can expect. Usually this can vary very much from literature, to literature. And i really have never heard the use of ethanol in clearings. The ones I have made are all in plain glycerol and water and are preserved very well. And I would not add any thymol, since if the solution is above 65% mold growth is inhibited. Why use poison if not needed... All the best, Am 06.10.22 um 04:32 schrieb Bentley, Andrew Charles: Tonya We have sometimes mixed different proportions of glycerin and 70% ethanol to make the liquid less viscous and thus reduce bubble formation in cavities of C&S specimens but otherwise use full strength glycerin for these specimens with a couple of crystals of thymol added to prevent mold growth. The addition of 70% ethanol, as long as not too much, does not seem to affect these specimens in any adverse way ? that we can tell. Andy A : A : A : }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> V V V Andy Bentley Ichthyology Collection Manager University of Kansas Biodiversity Institute Dyche Hall 1345 Jayhawk Boulevard Lawrence, KS, 66045-7561 USA Tel: (785) 864-3863 Fax: (785) 864-5335 Email: abentley at ku.edu ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3093-1258 http://ichthyology.biodiversity.ku.edu A : A : A : }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> V V V From: Nhcoll-l on behalf of "Haff, Tonya (NCMI, Crace)" Date: Wednesday, October 5, 2022 at 6:13 PM To: "nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu" Subject: [Nhcoll-l] cleared and stained amphibians Hello all, We have some cleared and stained small frogs that are, I suspect, stored in a mixture of glycerine and ethanol. I have read in John?s Fluid Preservation book that some people use a mixture the two at a 1:1 ratio (but at what ETOH concentration I am not sure), but I wonder if any of you would share how you store similar specimens? Some of the jars need to be topped up, so I also wonder if it?s best to top up using a 1:1 ratio of glycerine to ethanol (given that?s what it *looks* like, ha ha), or remove all fluid and replace, or?? Thoughts, as usual, appreciated! Cheers, Tonya ------------------------------------------------- Dr. Tonya M. Haff Collection Manager Australian National Wildlife Collection CSIRO +61(0)419569109 https://www.csiro.au/en/about/facilities-collections/collections/anwc _______________________________________________ Nhcoll-l mailing list Nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu https://mailman.yale.edu/mailman/listinfo/nhcoll-l _______________________________________________ NHCOLL-L is brought to you by the Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections (SPNHC), an international society whose mission is to improve the preservation, conservation and management of natural history collections to ensure their continuing value to society. See http://www.spnhc.org for membership information. 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Please take care when clicking links, opening attachments or responding to requests for information. When in doubt, contact IT helpdesk. Hello all, Our museum has a beautiful, large, historic Panorama exhibit of North American plants and animals. Visitor Services staff and student workers regularly clean the gallery side of the glass, but they have asked to be escorted inside the exhibit to clean the inside of the glass. Likely this has not been done for many years. There is a small walking path (12-18? wide) between the interior glass panels and the exhibit features. What cleaning product would you recommend? Below are photos of what they use on the outside glass. Of course, I?m concerned about the overspray and residual chemicals. I?d appreciate any suggestions. Product below is: Coastwide Professional Foaming Glass Cleaner Distributed by WorkLife Brands LLC Best, Lori Lori Schlenker KU Biodiversity Institute Dyche Hall, 1345 Jayhawk Blvd. Lawrence, KS 66045 (785) 864-2343 [IMG_0723.jpg] [IMG_0724.jpg] NMI users can click here to report this email as spam. [Ireland] ________________________________ The information in this email and any files transmitted with it is confidential and may also be legally privileged. It is intended solely for the individual or entity to whom it is addressed. If you have received this email in error, please let the sender know and delete all copies from your computer systems. We do not guarantee that this material is free from viruses or any other defects although we have taken due care to minimise the risk. NMI rejects all responsibility and accepts no liability for any email content or attachment. 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When using glycerol above 65% in a well-sealed container the RH above the fluid will be lower than 70% which inhibits fungal growth. However, if the container in not tightly closed and the RH in your storage facility cannot be held below 70%, fungal growth can certainly occur! In such case, it might be wise to add a mould inhibitor like thymol. In other words, the choice to add a mould inhibitor greatly depends on the climate conditions in your facility and the quality of the container (preferably oxygen- and water-tight, since moulds need both enough oxygen and water to survive and thrive). Hope this better explains why there are different advices given about this issue. Kind regards, Dries Curator/conservator Anatomical Museum - Leiden University Medical Centre From: Nhcoll-l On Behalf Of Sergio Montagud Sent: donderdag 6 oktober 2022 18:35 To: NHCOLL-new Subject: [MOGELIJK SPAM ! *****] Re: [Nhcoll-l] cleared and stained amphibians What improvement do you find in the glycerine that no have the ethanol 70? Unless the flammable condition (perhaps the main reason), ethanol 70 is an universal preservative, without toxic effects and no need added second compounds (mentol or timol). Is best for herps? Sergio De: Nhcoll-l > en nombre de Simon Moore > Fecha: jueves, 6 de octubre de 2022, 10:42 Para: Fabian Neisskenwirth > CC: NHCOLL-new > Asunto: Re: [Nhcoll-l] cleared and stained amphibians Hi Tonya, I have not added alcohol to alizarine transparencies before but use glycerine at 70% (diluted with deionised or RO water) and add a crystal of menthol rather than thymol (I don't care for the odour of the latter!) as a fungus preventer as it certainly does grow in glycerine solutions, even at 60%*, given the chance (alcohol would discourage fungus though). The menthol forms a very thin film over the surface of the fluid and prevents fungal spored from' germinating'. * This was from a specimen prepared by an intern and then forgotten after she'd finished. I found the specimen about 3 months later and there was a healthy growth of mould on the fluid surface and the specimen's skin was being 'burned' by the fungal enzymes and producing irreversible black spots. I changed the fluid for 70% glycerol and added a crystal of menthol and no more problems since. With all good wishes, Simon Simon Moore MIScT, RSci, FLS, ACR Conservator of Natural Sciences and Cutlery Historian, www.natural-history-conservation.com [cid:image002.png at 01D8DA30.E3503700][cid:image003.jpg at 01D8DA30.E3503700] On 6 Oct 2022, at 07:48, Fabian Neisskenwirth > wrote: Hey Tonya, I would recommend to measure the density of the solution before assuming anything. With this you can calculate what percentage of strength you can expect. Usually this can vary very much from literature, to literature. And i really have never heard the use of ethanol in clearings. The ones I have made are all in plain glycerol and water and are preserved very well. And I would not add any thymol, since if the solution is above 65% mold growth is inhibited. Why use poison if not needed... All the best, Am 06.10.22 um 04:32 schrieb Bentley, Andrew Charles: Tonya We have sometimes mixed different proportions of glycerin and 70% ethanol to make the liquid less viscous and thus reduce bubble formation in cavities of C&S specimens but otherwise use full strength glycerin for these specimens with a couple of crystals of thymol added to prevent mold growth. The addition of 70% ethanol, as long as not too much, does not seem to affect these specimens in any adverse way - that we can tell. Andy A : A : A : }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> V V V Andy Bentley Ichthyology Collection Manager University of Kansas Biodiversity Institute Dyche Hall 1345 Jayhawk Boulevard Lawrence, KS, 66045-7561 USA Tel: (785) 864-3863 Fax: (785) 864-5335 Email: abentley at ku.edu ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3093-1258 http://ichthyology.biodiversity.ku.edu A : A : A : }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> V V V From: Nhcoll-l > on behalf of "Haff, Tonya (NCMI, Crace)" > Date: Wednesday, October 5, 2022 at 6:13 PM To: "nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu" > Subject: [Nhcoll-l] cleared and stained amphibians Hello all, We have some cleared and stained small frogs that are, I suspect, stored in a mixture of glycerine and ethanol. I have read in John's Fluid Preservation book that some people use a mixture the two at a 1:1 ratio (but at what ETOH concentration I am not sure), but I wonder if any of you would share how you store similar specimens? Some of the jars need to be topped up, so I also wonder if it's best to top up using a 1:1 ratio of glycerine to ethanol (given that's what it *looks* like, ha ha), or remove all fluid and replace, or...? Thoughts, as usual, appreciated! Cheers, Tonya ------------------------------------------------- Dr. Tonya M. Haff Collection Manager Australian National Wildlife Collection CSIRO +61(0)419569109 https://www.csiro.au/en/about/facilities-collections/collections/anwc _______________________________________________ Nhcoll-l mailing list Nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu https://mailman.yale.edu/mailman/listinfo/nhcoll-l _______________________________________________ NHCOLL-L is brought to you by the Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections (SPNHC), an international society whose mission is to improve the preservation, conservation and management of natural history collections to ensure their continuing value to society. See http://www.spnhc.org for membership information. 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The newly renovated YPM, opening January 2024, will feature an imaging studio, recording studio, research studio, and 5 object study classrooms equipped with imaging and viewing instrumentation. These spaces and the equipment therein will support student research, Yale coursework, YPM-led projects involving students, and the generation of science communication content and media, and will enable students to work directly with collections. The Studio Manager's primary responsibility is instructing and guiding students in safe, productive use of the resources in these spaces. The Studio Manager will set up, maintain, provide access to, and support the use of cameras, microscopes, recording devices, photogrammetric and x-ray imaging systems, and other innovative technologies for documenting and communicating about YPM objects, including software for post-processing and editing of images, video, and audio. They work with other YPM staff to supervise, advise, and instruct students on collections practices, object handling, data management, and use of instrumentation. The imaging studio is adjacent to public YPM exhibit galleries and features a large window and digital screen that are accessible to visitors. The Studio Manager is responsible for working with students to curate and share work in the Peabody studios with YPM visitors. They work with the Director and Assistant Director of Student Programs to plan and develop studio infrastructure, including planning and purchasing of equipment and supplies, and setting safety procedures. Instructs and supervises students using YPM studio resources, including imaging and recording equipment, microscopes, and other instrumentation to communicate to broad audiences about ongoing YPM-related research, study, and art. 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The specimen contains what seems to be a picture cut out from a publication of two women in partial clothing, and what some may find as a distasteful description below? ?Primordial Women Plucking Fruit from a Living Fossil.? Has anyone come across this before, and what have you done regarding to uploading the image of the specimen? All suggestions and comments welcome! Regards, Megan Megan Ryan King | Assistant Curator Education and Outreach | Collections Manager, Chrysler Herbarium | Graduate Student | Rutgers University, New Brunswick | Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources | Department of Ecology & Evolution | Email: megan.king at rutgers.edu | Office: 848-932-4158 From VTomlinson at nature.ca Fri Oct 7 14:53:49 2022 From: VTomlinson at nature.ca (Valerie Tomlinson) Date: Fri, 7 Oct 2022 18:53:49 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] [EXT] Photograph attached to herbarium specimen 'Primordial Women' In-Reply-To: <07217F41-A51A-41CF-BAEB-17CB06CB1E0F@sebs.rutgers.edu> References: <07217F41-A51A-41CF-BAEB-17CB06CB1E0F@sebs.rutgers.edu> Message-ID: You wrote: "I am looking for some advice on a specimen image we were about to upload ... contains what seems to be a picture cut out from a publication of two women in partial clothing, and what some may find as a distasteful description...? I'm inclined to not re-write history, nor judge the past by modern standards. However, I would probably include a "trigger-warning" as an introduction (e.g. "contains images that some may find offensive"; or "old-fashioned, politically incorrect values expressed in the following images. These do not represent the values of the Chrysler Herbarium"). Valerie Tomlinson -----Original Message----- From: Nhcoll-l On Behalf Of Megan King Sent: Friday, October 7, 2022 9:58 AM To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: [EXT][Nhcoll-l] Photograph attached to herbarium specimen 'Primordial Women' COURRIEL EXTERNE. Ne cliquez sur aucun lien ou pi?ce jointe ? moins que vous ne connaissiez l'exp?diteur. EXTERNAL EMAIL. Do not click any links or attachments unless you know the sender. Hello everyone, I am looking for some advice on a specimen image we were about to upload to our Symbiota portal where host our herbarium records. The specimen contains what seems to be a picture cut out from a publication of two women in partial clothing, and what some may find as a distasteful description below? ?Primordial Women Plucking Fruit from a Living Fossil.? Has anyone come across this before, and what have you done regarding to uploading the image of the specimen? All suggestions and comments welcome! Regards, Megan Megan Ryan King | Assistant Curator Education and Outreach | Collections Manager, Chrysler Herbarium | Graduate Student | Rutgers University, New Brunswick | Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources | Department of Ecology & Evolution | Email: megan.king at rutgers.edu | Office: 848-932-4158 _______________________________________________ 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. [https://www.nature.ca/sites/all/themes/realdecoy/images/splash/splash-logo.jpg] Saving the World with Evidence, Knowledge and Inspiration. (click to learn more) Sauver le monde avec des preuves, des connaissances et de l'inspiration. (cliquez pour en savoir plus) cmnEmailFooterDefault. From elizabeth.barbeau at uconn.edu Fri Oct 7 15:49:02 2022 From: elizabeth.barbeau at uconn.edu (Barbeau, Elizabeth) Date: Fri, 7 Oct 2022 19:49:02 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] [EXT] Photograph attached to herbarium specimen 'Primordial Women' In-Reply-To: References: <07217F41-A51A-41CF-BAEB-17CB06CB1E0F@sebs.rutgers.edu> Message-ID: I would have to say that the ?photograph? described does not sound like it adds any scientific or academic context but is instead a mass-produced image added to the specimen by someone trying (and failing) to be funny at some point in the past. Unless it is showing the actual specimen as collected, it doesn?t seem related in any way to the specimen itself. When we have encountered problematic content like this in past digitization projects, we have not removed it but have chosen not to document it while digitizing or put it online, as all it does is further sexist and orientalist ideas that don?t add to the description of the specimen. But for me it might be field notes or something on a vial label, not an image glued to an herbarium sheet! Of course, that may be of interest to someone who is studying the act of collecting or experiences in the field, but if you don?t know who added it or why, to me it does not add value. And if it remains with the physical specimen, it can always be examined in person or mentioned if someone asks a question making it relevant in the future. I think things like trigger warnings or call out statements are fantastic for collections that have colonial context needing clarification or content like place/common names that have racist or sexist associations. But this sounds like just an individual item and that excluding a sexist advert or illustration would not be re-writing or judging the past of the specimen itself. It seems more like practicing professional stewardship, and not adding content to your collection records that has no relevance to the scientific or academic value of the specimen. This doesn?t seem any different to me than when you choose to use a preferred/non-racist term from a thesaurus when describing an historical item. I ask myself question like: would I want school children searching my database to find this content without interpretation? Does it add to the description in a way that other methods of conveying information do not? Just my two cents, without seeing the image or knowing the context of the rest of the collection. Very interesting question! 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Valerie Tomlinson -----Original Message----- From: Nhcoll-l On Behalf Of Megan King Sent: Friday, October 7, 2022 9:58 AM To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: [EXT][Nhcoll-l] Photograph attached to herbarium specimen 'Primordial Women' COURRIEL EXTERNE. Ne cliquez sur aucun lien ou pi?ce jointe ? moins que vous ne connaissiez l'exp?diteur. EXTERNAL EMAIL. Do not click any links or attachments unless you know the sender. Hello everyone, I am looking for some advice on a specimen image we were about to upload to our Symbiota portal where host our herbarium records. The specimen contains what seems to be a picture cut out from a publication of two women in partial clothing, and what some may find as a distasteful description below? ?Primordial Women Plucking Fruit from a Living Fossil.? Has anyone come across this before, and what have you done regarding to uploading the image of the specimen? All suggestions and comments welcome! 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At the MVZ, after assessing the needs of the archival database and the urgency to migrate from its deprecated software (Archivist Toolkit), we concluded that Arctos fit all the functional requirements. Not only can the MVZ Archives be managed and all its uses tracked in Arctos as a cultural collection, but Arctos can dynamically link related specimens and archival media together. The MVZ Archives is currently in the process of migrating to Arctos and creating a manual for this workflow, while finding new issues to tackle between the domains of archival and natural history curation. This webinar will outline the basics of how we are using Arctos for archives and invite discussion about the differences and similarities between these domains. This project is still a work in progress so feedback and ideas are most welcomed. 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URL: From VTomlinson at nature.ca Tue Oct 11 09:33:56 2022 From: VTomlinson at nature.ca (Valerie Tomlinson) Date: Tue, 11 Oct 2022 13:33:56 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] [EXT] Photograph attached to herbarium specimen 'Primordial Women' In-Reply-To: References: <07217F41-A51A-41CF-BAEB-17CB06CB1E0F@sebs.rutgers.edu> Message-ID: You wrote: From: Nhcoll-l On Behalf Of Barbeau, Elizabeth Sent: Friday, October 7, 2022 3:49 PM To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] [EXT] Photograph attached to herbarium specimen 'Primordial Women' ?... I ask myself question like: would I want school children searching my database to find this content without interpretation? ?? That?s kind of my point. As the saying goes, ?those who forget their past are doomed to repeat it?. If you erase it?s, no one ever has the chance to question such attitudes. If no one questions them, the attitudes may re-surface when there is no generation that remembers living with such things. I remember living in a world where such attitudes were come across regularly. The issues were invisible to some people then, but my mother would point out such issues. She also pointed out that the fight for your rights is never over. Those who would benefit from you not having rights are always around, so the forces to remove the rights are always present. You can never sit back and say ?the fight is over, we can relax now?. Valerie Tomlinson From: Nhcoll-l > on behalf of Valerie Tomlinson > Date: Friday, October 7, 2022 at 2:53 PM To: Megan King >, nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu > Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] [EXT] Photograph attached to herbarium specimen 'Primordial Women' *Message sent from a system outside of UConn.* You wrote: "I am looking for some advice on a specimen image we were about to upload ... contains what seems to be a picture cut out from a publication of two women in partial clothing, and what some may find as a distasteful description...? I'm inclined to not re-write history, nor judge the past by modern standards. However, I would probably include a "trigger-warning" as an introduction (e.g. "contains images that some may find offensive"; or "old-fashioned, politically incorrect values expressed in the following images. These do not represent the values of the Chrysler Herbarium"). Valerie Tomlinson -----Original Message----- From: Nhcoll-l > On Behalf Of Megan King Sent: Friday, October 7, 2022 9:58 AM To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: [EXT][Nhcoll-l] Photograph attached to herbarium specimen 'Primordial Women' COURRIEL EXTERNE. Ne cliquez sur aucun lien ou pi?ce jointe ? moins que vous ne connaissiez l'exp?diteur. EXTERNAL EMAIL. Do not click any links or attachments unless you know the sender. Hello everyone, I am looking for some advice on a specimen image we were about to upload to our Symbiota portal where host our herbarium records. The specimen contains what seems to be a picture cut out from a publication of two women in partial clothing, and what some may find as a distasteful description below? ?Primordial Women Plucking Fruit from a Living Fossil.? Has anyone come across this before, and what have you done regarding to uploading the image of the specimen? All suggestions and comments welcome! Regards, Megan Megan Ryan King | Assistant Curator Education and Outreach | Collections Manager, Chrysler Herbarium | Graduate Student | Rutgers University, New Brunswick | Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources | Department of Ecology & Evolution | Email: megan.king at rutgers.edu | Office: 848-932-4158 _______________________________________________ Nhcoll-l mailing list Nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmailman.yale.edu%2Fmailman%2Flistinfo%2Fnhcoll-l&data=05%7C01%7C%7C4f90a7628e734c2f642108daa89549cf%7C17f1a87e2a254eaab9df9d439034b080%7C0%7C0%7C638007656396221362%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=ExL6BvpsuUuIyXxtHhLvCx2xDEEgUHNFSFok2gj6MMY%3D&reserved=0 _______________________________________________ NHCOLL-L is brought to you by the Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections (SPNHC), an international society whose mission is to improve the preservation, conservation and management of natural history collections to ensure their continuing value to society. 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We are celebrating and building community for Black folx working in NHMs; encouraging and facilitating Black people?s participation in NHMs professionally and as patrons; and engaging non-Black people as true colleagues and co-conspirators to BIackInNHM professionals. We want to work with you! As a 501(c)(3) non-profit, we are a grassroots organization of dedicated professionals (curators, professors, collections managers, graduate students and communication specialists) building the infrastructure from the ground up to engage and create a community for Black folks who are in, were in, or interested in being in NHMs. We are asking that natural history museums and collections actively support this initiative by participating in the events and following us on social media to like and repost our curated content to ensure it reaches a broad and diverse audience. Even taking just a few minutes to forward this email, our newsletter or our website to the right person could have a lasting impact. We would also love to form long-term collaborations with museums and collections who are serious about their stated commitments to diversity, equity and inclusion to bring our initiatives into physical spaces to increase their impact. Try as we might, we cannot make natural history museums (with all of their historical and contemporary issues related to race and colonialism) welcoming places for Black, Indigenous and other people of color without the earnest engagement of the institutions themselves. We hope you hear us. Please join us for these synchronous events during our annual event to learn more about what we can accomplish together, register here: DAY 1: Sun 16th October: 12 pm Eastern | BINHMs Panel | Allow us to reintroduce ourselves (Re-Introduction) Come hear why we formed our non-profit, what our goals and plans are and how you can join us on this journey as colleagues in NHMs. ZOOM:https://tinyurl.com/BINHMsPSA. Also join our BioBlitz and museum scavenger hunt, happening all week. DAY 2: Mon 17th October: 12- 2pm Eastern | Funding Panel | Barriers to inclusion- Money matters Come listen to one of the challenges we face in navigating NHMs and join in conversation about ways to collaborate with our non profit and BlackInNHMs folx regarding funding. ZOOM:https://tinyurl.com/BINHMsFunding DAY 4: Wed 19th October: 2 pm Eastern | Curator Panel | Ask a Curator Like a Boss ZOOM:https://tinyurl.com/BINHMsContemporaryFigures Please come and learn about the professional trajectories and experience of Black curators. Please see the attached schedule for more great content throughout the entire week and keep an eye on our social media (https://twitter.com/BlackInNHMs)! QUICK LINKS * Twitter: https://twitter.com/BlackInNHMs * Website: https://www.blackinnhms.org/ * Donate: https://gofund.me/e433f03c * Event Registration: https://wlo.link/@BlackInNHMsRegister * BioBlitz: https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/2022-blackinnhms-bioblitz * Scavenger Hunt: https://www.blackinnhms.org/_files/ugd/f32a6f_d02c853a21ff4371a526574883313272.pdf * Mentor: https://ufl.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6Kj7ZtFE0HCidzo * Invite Mentees: https://ufl.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1HRxL36W8l9F5D8 [cid:2c651b98-d880-4f33-9695-7bfdcd17576b] Thank you! 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The intention is to give visitors a safe, up-close experience of the real plant so they will be able to recognize it and differentiate it from similar-looking plants. This could potentially be built as a travelling exhibit. A few years ago, RBG?s herbarium staff prepared a Giant Hogweed specimen using traditional methods of pressing and mounting, slightly modified to scale up for a 6-foot-tall, toxic plant. During the pressing process, it was contaminated with mold growth. Part of the issue was that the thick (but hollow) stem took a very long time to dry. The foliage and flowers dried more quicky; however, they were not separated from the stalk. Another part of the problem was that the plant was dried in a shed, since the giant press (made with shipping pallets) did not fit in the herbarium workroom, and a few hot and rainy days created humid conditions in the shed. Diluted isopropyl alcohol was used to clean the mold off the pressed plant, but the resulting specimen was mold-stained and brittle. Does anyone have experience preserving and displaying plants with similar features? In addition to pressing, I would like to know if there are other ways to create a full-size display specimen. I would be grateful for advice. Sincerely, Ghulwinder Kaur -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mahoneymer at gmail.com Thu Oct 13 16:57:15 2022 From: mahoneymer at gmail.com (Meredith Mahoney) Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2022 15:57:15 -0500 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Job opening: Natural Sciences collections registrar - Illinois State Museum Message-ID: The Illinois State Museum (Springfield, IL) is hiring a natural sciences collection registrar. The candidate will work with curators of Zoology, Geology (including Paleontology) and Botany collections on a variety of activities. I can answer questions about working at ISM. Information for submitting applications is at the end of the job description. Meredith Mahoney Curator of Zoology Illinois State Museum ------- *Natural Sciences Registrar (Two-Year Term position)* Illinois State Museum Society *?* Springfield, Illinois *ABOUT US* The Illinois State Museum Society is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization founded in 1952. Since its inception, the Society has provided valuable support - through both financial resources and advocacy - for the programs and operations of the Illinois State Museum. We are looking for the right person to join us in furthering the Museum?s efforts to study, collect, and interpret Illinois? land, life, and people. *THE OPPORTUNITY* This Natural Science Registrar plays an important role in the museum?s collections team under the direction of the Curator of Zoology. The registrar will assist with the digitization of specimens and associated records and monitor the safety and storage environments for the three collection areas of Zoology, Geology, and Botany. The position will be focused (40%) on registration needs for the Zoology collection, (40%) for the Geology collection, and (20%) on the Botany collection. The Natural Science registrar is instrumental in the creation and organization of collections records, from hard copy cataloging to processing digital data, metadata, and digital images, to tracking object workflows in the three collections. Responsibilities include conducting collections inventories, photographing objects, scanning or otherwise digitizing data files, cataloging duties as assigned, supplemental research, and maintenance of data associated with the collection(s) records. Additional responsibilities include assessing object conditions and rehousing objects according to museum best practices. To be successful in this position the candidate must have experience handling a range of natural history specimens and using archival materials in caring for natural sciences objects and specimens or similar museum collection objects. The Registrar will join the collections team in the ongoing migration of collections data to a new collection management system. This system serves the diverse needs of the ISM collection. The ISM collection consists of artifacts and specimens related to the Natural and Cultural history of the state of Illinois with extensive collection holdings in the fields of Anthropology, Art, Botany, Geology, History, Library Science, Paleontology, and Zoology. The Natural Science Registrar will play a key role in the future of ISM collections data management and care and conservation of collection objects. This candidate will need to be diversity, equity, accessibility, and inclusivity (DEAI) focused and help foster a work environment that is safe and welcoming. This candidate will be willing to work as part of a team, as well as work independently. *THE SKILLSET* ? Bachelor?s degree in Museum Studies, Museology, or Natural Science subject areas, with an emphasis in the fields of Zoology, Botany, or Geology (especially Paleontology). ? Excellent research and writing skills ? Knowledge and experience with digital database software in a museum or similar cultural institution setting ? Knowledge and experience with handling and caring for natural history specimens. ? Working knowledge of DEAI *EMPLOYER* The Natural Sciences Registrar is employed by the Illinois State Museum Society, the non-profit dedicated to supporting the Illinois State Museum. The individual will not be employed by the State of Illinois. *WORK LOCATION* ISM Research and Collections Center, 1011 E. Ash St. Springfield, IL 62703 *EMPLOYEE DURATION* This position is 37.5 hours a week. The schedule is Monday-Friday 8:30-5:00 with an hour lunch break. (Two-Year Term) *SALARY:* $36,500 (annually) *BENEFITS* Health, dental, vision, and life insurance coverage, retirement program, vacation time, sick leave, personal days, and paid holidays *TO APPLY* Send a cover letter, resume, and contact information (phone and email) for three professional references in a single PDF document to: the Director of Collections and Research, Robert Sill at Robert.sill at illinoisstatemuseum.org *APPLICATION DEADLINE:* November 15, 2022 The Illinois State Museum Society is an equal-opportunity employer. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From aflemming at flmnh.ufl.edu Fri Oct 14 01:05:01 2022 From: aflemming at flmnh.ufl.edu (Flemming,Adania) Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2022 05:05:01 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Celebrate BlackInNHMsWeek In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Dear colleagues, As the weekend approaches, we are incredibly excited for our upcoming annual event. BlackInNHMs week starts this Sunday Oct 16 through Saturday 22 October. BlackInNHMs week is a series of synchronous and asynchronous activities and content shared through social media and our website (register here and visit our event page). We are celebrating and building community for Black folx working in NHMs; encouraging and facilitating Black people?s participation in NHMs professionally and as patrons; and engaging non-Black people as true colleagues and co-conspirators to BIackInNHM professionals. Please join us for these synchronous events during our annual event to learn more about what we can accomplish together, register here: DAY 1: Sun 16th October: 12 pm Eastern | BINHMs Panel | Allow us to reintroduce ourselves (Re-Introduction) Come hear why we formed our non-profit, what our goals and plans are and how you can join us on this journey as colleagues in NHMs. ZOOM:https://tinyurl.com/BINHMsPSA. Also join our BioBlitz and museum scavenger hunt, happening all week. DAY 2: Mon 17th October: 12- 2pm Eastern | Funding Panel | Barriers to inclusion- Money matters Come listen to one of the challenges we face in navigating NHMs and join in conversation about ways to collaborate with our non profit and BlackInNHMs folx regarding funding. ZOOM:https://tinyurl.com/BINHMsFunding DAY 4: Wed 19th October: 2 pm Eastern | Curator Panel | Ask a Curator Like a Boss ZOOM:https://tinyurl.com/BINHMsContemporaryFigures Please come and learn about the professional trajectories and experience of Black curators. Please see the attached schedule for more great content throughout the entire week and keep an eye on our social media (https://twitter.com/BlackInNHMs)! QUICK LINKS: * Twitter:https://twitter.com/BlackInNHMs * Website: https://www.blackinnhms.org/ * Donate: https://gofund.me/e433f03c * Event Registration: https://wlo.link/@BlackInNHMsRegister * BioBlitz:https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/2022-blackinnhms-bioblitz * Scavenger Hunt: https://www.blackinnhms.org/_files/ugd/f32a6f_d02c853a21ff4371a526574883313272.pdf * Mentor:https://ufl.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6Kj7ZtFE0HCidzo * Invite Mentees: https://ufl.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1HRxL36W8l9F5D8 Thank you! Regards, Adania Flemming M.S. Pronouns: She/her/hers Department of Biology Florida Museum of Natural History/iDigBio/TESI University of Florida Office Phone: 352-273-1951 Email: aflemming at flmnh.ufl.edu FMSA Website: https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/student-association/ [cid:2d31ec19-b4d1-434f-9352-c89c941a0f29] ________________________________ From: Flemming,Adania Sent: Wednesday, October 12, 2022 12:31 AM To: Nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: Celebrate BlackInNHMsWeek Hello NHM colleagues, We are incredibly excited for our upcoming annual event that is less than a week away! BlackInNHMs week starts this Sunday Oct 16 through Saturday 22 October. BlackInNHMs week is a series of synchronous and asynchronous activities and content shared through social media and our website (register here and visit our event page). We are celebrating and building community for Black folx working in NHMs; encouraging and facilitating Black people?s participation in NHMs professionally and as patrons; and engaging non-Black people as true colleagues and co-conspirators to BIackInNHM professionals. We want to work with you! As a 501(c)(3) non-profit, we are a grassroots organization of dedicated professionals (curators, professors, collections managers, graduate students and communication specialists) building the infrastructure from the ground up to engage and create a community for Black folks who are in, were in, or interested in being in NHMs. We are asking that natural history museums and collections actively support this initiative by participating in the events and following us on social media to like and repost our curated content to ensure it reaches a broad and diverse audience. Even taking just a few minutes to forward this email, our newsletter or our website to the right person could have a lasting impact. We would also love to form long-term collaborations with museums and collections who are serious about their stated commitments to diversity, equity and inclusion to bring our initiatives into physical spaces to increase their impact. Try as we might, we cannot make natural history museums (with all of their historical and contemporary issues related to race and colonialism) welcoming places for Black, Indigenous and other people of color without the earnest engagement of the institutions themselves. We hope you hear us. Please join us for these synchronous events during our annual event to learn more about what we can accomplish together, register here: DAY 1: Sun 16th October: 12 pm Eastern | BINHMs Panel | Allow us to reintroduce ourselves (Re-Introduction) Come hear why we formed our non-profit, what our goals and plans are and how you can join us on this journey as colleagues in NHMs. ZOOM:https://tinyurl.com/BINHMsPSA. Also join our BioBlitz and museum scavenger hunt, happening all week. DAY 2: Mon 17th October: 12- 2pm Eastern | Funding Panel | Barriers to inclusion- Money matters Come listen to one of the challenges we face in navigating NHMs and join in conversation about ways to collaborate with our non profit and BlackInNHMs folx regarding funding. ZOOM:https://tinyurl.com/BINHMsFunding DAY 4: Wed 19th October: 2 pm Eastern | Curator Panel | Ask a Curator Like a Boss ZOOM:https://tinyurl.com/BINHMsContemporaryFigures Please come and learn about the professional trajectories and experience of Black curators. Please see the attached schedule for more great content throughout the entire week and keep an eye on our social media (https://twitter.com/BlackInNHMs)! QUICK LINKS * Twitter: https://twitter.com/BlackInNHMs * Website: https://www.blackinnhms.org/ * Donate: https://gofund.me/e433f03c * Event Registration: https://wlo.link/@BlackInNHMsRegister * BioBlitz: https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/2022-blackinnhms-bioblitz * Scavenger Hunt: https://www.blackinnhms.org/_files/ugd/f32a6f_d02c853a21ff4371a526574883313272.pdf * Mentor: https://ufl.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6Kj7ZtFE0HCidzo * Invite Mentees: https://ufl.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1HRxL36W8l9F5D8 [cid:2c651b98-d880-4f33-9695-7bfdcd17576b] Thank you! Regards, Adania Flemming M.S. Pronouns: She/her/hers Department of Biology Florida Museum of Natural History/iDigBio/TESI University of Florida Office Phone: 352-273-1951 Email: aflemming at flmnh.ufl.edu FMSA Website: https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/student-association/ [cid:4a660375-0562-4e9f-918d-4df3ca29ab21] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: binhms_schedule22.png Type: image/png Size: 3234432 bytes Desc: binhms_schedule22.png URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Outlook-g1cn4nq4.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 186616 bytes Desc: Outlook-g1cn4nq4.jpg URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Hughes Senior Curator of Brachiopods and Cephalopods Programme Secretary of the GCG Department of Earth Sciences The Natural History Museum Cromwell Road London SW7 5BD T +44 (0)20 7942 5470 E Z.Hughes at nhm.ac.uk Follow the collections on Twitter: @NHM_Brachiopoda @NHM_Cephalopoda Please note that from January 01 2011, the museum's preferred acronym for specimen citations is NHMUK -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: 49AGM_GCGSMMP.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 405537 bytes Desc: 49AGM_GCGSMMP.pdf URL: From Andrew.Haycock at museumwales.ac.uk Fri Oct 14 10:57:20 2022 From: Andrew.Haycock at museumwales.ac.uk (Andrew Haycock) Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2022 14:57:20 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] FW: GCG has exciting news! In-Reply-To: <2212ee6b74db42f78ecccfea4f32ad88@Ex01.horniman.local> References: <2212ee6b74db42f78ecccfea4f32ad88@Ex01.horniman.local> Message-ID: Apologies for cross posting, Many thanks, Kind regards Andrew From: The Geological Curators Group mailing list On Behalf Of Emma Nicholls Sent: 13 October 2022 14:09 To: GEO-CURATORS at JISCMAIL.AC.UK Subject: GCG has exciting news! Dear all, GCG has exciting news! Ahead of our AGM in December, we are delighted to announce that we have several new vacancies! Some are due to wonderful colleagues retiring from Committee, and I'd like to say thank you so much to each and everyone one of them for all of their hard work. Other vacancies are completely new posts. We encourage applications from anyone with a passion for, and some expertise in, geological collections. We welcome applications from all backgrounds, and you certainly don't need to be a curator! You can find further details and role descriptions on our Vacancies page. If you would like to get in touch to discuss the Committee, any particular roles, or anything else, please do email me vice-chair at geocurator.org, or our Secretary Emma Bernard at secretary at geocurator.org. We are looking for enthusiastic people to join us in developing GCG and taking this incredible organisation into 2023 and beyond! Finally, please do pass this email on to anyone and everyone you think may be interested. Many thanks. With best wishes, Emma Geological Curators Group Vice-Chair --- Dr Emma Nicholls, FGS Senior Curator of Natural Sciences Horniman Museum and Gardens Web: www.horniman.ac.uk Email: enicholls at horniman.ac.uk Twitter: @Dr_EmmaNicholls She/Her [logo: Art Fund Museum of the Year 2022 winner] * The Horniman Museum and Gardens has won Art Fund Museum of the Year 2022, the world?s largest museum prize: horniman.ac.uk/moty2022. * Follow our guide on Bloomberg Connects, the free arts and culture app, powered by Bloomberg Philanthropies: horniman.ac.uk/story/horniman-launches-guide-on-bloomberg-connects. * Discover more about our fascinating furry friends in Cats and Dogs, the family-friendly exhibition offering a revealing pets?-eye view of the world. Book tickets: horniman.ac.uk/catsanddogs. Members go free. * Become a member of the Horniman to enjoy a year of inspiration, surprise and enjoyment: horniman.ac.uk/members The Horniman Public Museum & Public Park Trust. 100 London Road, London SE23 3PQ. Registered as a charity in England and Wales. Charity registration number: 802725 Company registration number: 2456393 Disclaimer This e-mail (and any attachments) is confidential and is intended for the use of the addressee only. It may contain personal views which are not the views of the Horniman Museum and Gardens, unless specifically stated. If you have received it in error, please delete it from your system, do not use, copy or disclose the information in any way nor act in reliance on it and notify the sender immediately. Please note that the Horniman may monitor e-mails sent or received. It is the recipients responsibility to ensure that appropriate measures are in place to check for software viruses. P Please consider the environment before printing this email. ________________________________ To unsubscribe from the GEO-CURATORS list, click the following link: https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/WA-JISC.exe?SUBED1=GEO-CURATORS&A=1 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From d.neumann at leibniz-lib.de Mon Oct 17 04:12:14 2022 From: d.neumann at leibniz-lib.de (Dirk Neumann) Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2022 10:12:14 +0200 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] job offer / W3 professorship of systematic zoology In-Reply-To: <6456207f255747da9c4893acdf36d424@uni-hamburg.de> References: <6456207f255747da9c4893acdf36d424@uni-hamburg.de> Message-ID: <5fae6442-ba76-4a2a-dad3-60f21c31bbec@leibniz-lib.de> Job Advertisement LIB & UHH W3 Professorship for Systematic Zoology, Faculty of Mathematics, Informatics and Natural Sciences in a joint academic search procedure with the Leibniz Institute for the Analysis of Biodiversity Change (LIB) application deadline: 17.11.2022. Applications should be sent only to the University of Hamburg (Bewerbungen at uni-hamburg.de). The advertised position will be located at the LIB but also academically integrated in the Department of Biology at Universit?t Hamburg. Candidates should demonstrate scienti?c excellence and expertise in one or more of the following research areas: They are also expected to have experience in collection-based research, conceptual thinking, and international networking and will also be expected to actively participate in the further development of the Centre for Taxonomy and Morphology and the LIB. Experience in collection management is desired. The professorship will serve as an important link between the LIB and the Department of Biology at Universit?t Hamburg and strengthen the aforementioned research areas of Universit?t Hamburg and of the Department of Biology. Participation in additional research projects and with other departments is desired. 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Shining Light on Labels in the Dark: Guidelines for Offensive Collections Materials - Laura Briscoe, Mare Nazaire, J. Ryan Allen, Janelle Baker, Aliya Donnell Davenport, Janet Mansaray, Carol Ann McCormick, McKenna Santiago Coyle, Michaela Schmull, 2022 (sagepub.com) [https://journals.sagepub.com/action/showCoverImage?journalCode=cjxa] Shining Light on Labels in the Dark: Guidelines for Offensive Collections Materials - Laura Briscoe, Mare Nazaire, J. Ryan Allen, Janelle Baker, Aliya Donnell Davenport, Janet Mansaray, Carol Ann McCormick, McKenna Santiago Coyle, Michaela Schmull, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com The natural history collections community has made significant strides in the past decade in the digitization of their holdings. Digitization has made the data ... journals.sagepub.com warmly, Laura Laura Briscoe (she/they) Collections Manager Cryptogamic Herbarium New York Botanical Garden ________________________________ From: Briscoe, Laura Sent: Tuesday, January 19, 2021 2:16 PM To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: Survey on Offensive Collections Materials Have you ever had a curatorial cringe moment? Have you looked at a collection label and been faced with something insensitive at best, offensive at worst? We are a small task force of collections professionals addressing derogatory language in collections and their associated data and we are gathering information on institutional practices dealing with collections that contain offensive language. We invite your input in a 10-question survey that will help to assess if and how collections are dealing with these types of materials with the goal of documenting and developing best practices to preserve the historical integrity of scientific collections while also facilitating a safe and inclusive environment for museum staff as well as global users of our data. Please take a moment to answer this short survey, and share it with natural history collections colleagues who may not be on this list. The survey will be open until February 14th. For any questions about the project, please contact Laura Briscoe (lbriscoe at nybg.org). Access Survey Here With best wishes, James Ryan Allen (University of Colorado), Laura Briscoe (New York Botanical Garden), McKenna Coyle (New York Botanical Garden), Aliya Davenport (Reinhardt University), Janet Mansaray (Louisiana State University), Carol Ann McCormick (University of North Carolina Chapel Hill), Mare Nazaire (California Botanic Garden), Michaela Schmull (Harvard University) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Jeff.Stephenson at dmns.org Mon Oct 17 14:58:57 2022 From: Jeff.Stephenson at dmns.org (Jeff Stephenson) Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2022 18:58:57 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] November On-Line Courses from Museum Study Message-ID: Hello, Please see below for a compendium of on-line courses in Museum Studies and Collections Management. This list is provided by the Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections Professional Development Committee as a monthly service for nhcoll subscribers. Please contact the course providers or instructors for more information or questions. As a reminder, nhcoll is not open for advertising by individuals; however, if you would like to have your courses appear in this compendium, please feel free to submit your offerings to jeff.stephenson at dmns.org, and we'll see that you get in. Thank you >From Museum Study LLC Join us for one of our 2 online professional development courses in October. New Course Preserving Heritage Collections begins Oct 31 on MuseumStudy.com Preserving Heritage Collections is the next step in collections care after our free Agents of Deterioration course. Conservator Gretchen Anderson will provide the strategy necessary to use knowledge of the Agents of Deterioration to preserve collections. Using the Canadian Conservation Institute's Framework for Preservation we will develop strategies that we can actually implement with our available resources. We will also learn when a solution is beyond our ability and then it is time to call in a subject matter or skilled specialist. Discover what resources are available to help us with preservation including knowledge and funding. Learn how to weave more sustainable practices into our daily and long-term strategies. If you are not already familiar with preservation principles you should take this course before taking any other collection care subject. These principles are also applied in Collection Management and Facilities Management courses ranging from Integrated Pest Management to Keeping Historic Houses & Museums Clean to Emergency Preparedness and Assessing Risk to Cultural Property. For more information visit our website: https://www.museumstudy.com/preserving-heritage-collections Assessing Risk to Cultural Property 1 course begins Oct 31 on MuseumStudy.com Join world renowned Collections Risk expert Robert Waller of Protect Heritage Corp. for the first in a series of online courses on Risk to Cultural Property. This introductory course provides a firm foundation on which to build an understanding of risk-based approaches to cultural property protection. Assessing risks to cultural property, including but not limited to Museum, Library, and Archive collections, is becoming a fundamental ability for collection care professionals. For more information visit our website: https://www.museumstudy.com/assessing-risk-to-cultural-property-1 -- Brad Bredehoft (he/him/his) CEO Museum Study, LLC www.MuseumStudy.com JEFF STEPHENSON EDUCATION COLLECTIONS MANAGER AND MUSEUM SCIENCE LIAISON [DMNS 2 Line RGB small.jpg] jeff.stephenson at dmns.org W 303.370.8319 F 303.331.6492 2001 Colorado Blvd., Denver CO 80205 preserve, present, inspire, explore www.dmns.org "Egypt: The Time of Pharaohs" is now open and transports you 5,000 years into the past to explore ancient Egyptian culture and the land of pharaohs. La exhibici?n "Egipto: La era de los faraones" ya est? abierta y te transporta 5,000 a?os al pasado para explorar la antigua cultura egipcia y la tierra de los faraones. 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Supervises the organization and storage of genetic resources within the MCZ Cryogenic Collection, which includes storage of samples in liquid nitrogen; manages the incorporation and management of data associated with genetic resources (e.g., tissues, DNA/RNA samples) into MCZ-wide collection database; develop and manage standard collection-management record keeping and other administrative functions required for collecting, accessioning, and loan activities to comply with relevant laws and regulations; strategic direction and development of protocols and procedures for genetic and genomic analysis, including DNA barcoding (i.e., isolation of DNA, PCR, Sanger sequencing), whole genome sequencing, and/or next-generation sequencing (NGS) of MCZ genetic resources, as well as QC of the results, data analysis, and instrument maintenance; and responsible for compliance with all environmental, health and safety requirements, including training and documentation of facilities. The Manager of Genetic Resources will supervise and manage curatorial/technical staff associated with the Cryogenic Collection and genetic and genomic work associated with MCZ samples; may assist in preparation of grant proposals for collection or facilities improvement. Basic Qualifications Master's degree required in biology and/or natural history museum studies. At least 7 years of curatorial experience in natural history museums, and genetic resource collection with liquid nitrogen cryogenic storage systems. Minimum of 3 years of supervisory experience. Additional Qualifications and Skills Ph.D. preferred in biological sciences with emphasis in evolutionary genetics or genomics. Must have practical understanding of molecular biology techniques (e.g., DNA extraction, sequencing); and associated collection protocol (including loan procedures, tissue sampling, etc.); experience in laboratory/facility management; experience in relevant occupational health and safety issues; demonstrated writing, verbal and organizational skills, including presentation. Previous laboratory and facilities management experience; excellent computer skills, including database management; excellent interpersonal and communication skills required; ability to work both independently and in a busy team environment; ability to coordinate tasks with multiple constituencies. 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An internationally recognized center for research, graduate education and public outreach in systematics, evolutionary biology, paleontology and archaeology, the institute accomplishes this mission through the acquisition, curation and study of collections of plants, animals, fossil material and cultural artifacts for undergraduate, graduate and public education, as well as research and public and professional service. More information can be found at: https://biodiversity.ku.edu/about. The University of Kansas is the state?s flagship university, an R-1 institution and a member of the Association of American Universities, with 40 graduate programs ranked by US News. Founded in 1865, KU enrolls 28,500 students, employs nearly 2,900 faculty members and offers its programs in eight locations, including online through JayHawk Global and at its research residential campus on beautiful and historic Mt. Oread in Lawrence, Kansas. The Director reports to KU's Vice Chancellor for Research, sets the strategic direction for the Institute, and oversees budgets totaling more than $15M, including $10M in grant funding, and manages a staff of 19 curators and scientists, most of whom are jointly appointed in related academic departments, 13 collections care and support professionals, 6 museum staff, 4 administrative staff, 6 postdoctoral researchers, and 35 graduate students. The Director is expected to contribute to the collective goals of the Institute & Museum: ? To maintain and improve collections to meet the research, educational, and service needs of scientists, students, the public, cultural organizations and agencies of the public. ? To enhance research and graduate education programs so they represent the breadth, scientific rigor and promise of systematic and evolutionary biology and archaeology. ? To increase participation in the relevant academic programs of the university, principally Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, Geology, Anthropology and Museum Studies. ? To continue developing public education and related services in ways that encourage the public?s understanding and appreciation of the natural world. ? To increase understanding and support of the museum through public relations, membership and development programs and the activities of the Biodiversity Institute Advisory Board. ? To create an environment that supports the recruitment, retention and inclusion of a diverse faculty, staff and student body. The successful candidate will provide visionary, transformative leadership that will guide the faculty, staff and students of this designated research center and public museum to its next phase of achievement. Significant administrative experience ? including budgeting, personnel management, and program development ? a record of inclusive leadership, and demonstrated commitment to the values of diversity, equity, accessibility and belonging are required. A doctorate or terminal degree from an accredited college or university is required; eligibility for tenured appointment at the rank of full professor in a related academic department is preferred. Outstanding communication and relationship buildings skills, and the capacity to lead fundraising efforts on behalf of the Institute, are essential. All applications, nominations and inquiries are invited. Applications should include, as separate documents, a CV or resume and a letter of interest addressing the themes in this profile. WittKieffer is assisting the University of Kansas in this search. For fullest consideration, candidate materials should be received by December 16, 2022. The next Director will begin their appointment no later than July 2023. Application materials should be submitted to WittKieffer?s candidate portal using the buttons below. Nominations and inquiries can be directed to: Lucy Leske and Jenna Brumleve KUDirectorBINHM at wittkieffer.com The University of Kansas prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, national origin, age, ancestry, disability status as a veteran, sexual orientation, marital status, parental status, gender identity, gender expression, and genetic information in the university's programs and activities. Retaliation is also prohibited by university policy. 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PC ________________________________ From: Nhcoll-l on behalf of Heidi Mead Sent: Friday, October 21, 2022 1:05:48 PM To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Vitrine Seam Failure External. Good morning all, I am wondering if any of you might have some insight into why our expensive vitrines might have suddenly popped open at the seams. Our housekeeping methods for cleaning cases only involves a very lightly dampened cloth (distilled water). There is no crazing. 12 out of our 20 vitrines are exhibiting gaping at the sides, top, base, or all seams. There does not appear to be any one pattern. All cases are in the same room, some along walls, some centrally located. We do use a data logger and I am hoping that will provide some clues, but I would truly appreciate any thoughts any of you might have. Thank you for whatever help you might have for us. Heidi Heidi F. Mead FOSSIL PREPARATION WILLIAM P. 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PC ________________________________ From: Nhcoll-l > on behalf of Heidi Mead > Sent: Friday, October 21, 2022 1:05:48 PM To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu > Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Vitrine Seam Failure External. Good morning all, I am wondering if any of you might have some insight into why our expensive vitrines might have suddenly popped open at the seams. Our housekeeping methods for cleaning cases only involves a very lightly dampened cloth (distilled water). There is no crazing. 12 out of our 20 vitrines are exhibiting gaping at the sides, top, base, or all seams. There does not appear to be any one pattern. All cases are in the same room, some along walls, some centrally located. We do use a data logger and I am hoping that will provide some clues, but I would truly appreciate any thoughts any of you might have. Thank you for whatever help you might have for us. Heidi Heidi F. Mead FOSSIL PREPARATION WILLIAM P. 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Settled on perfectly plane (not necessarily level) stands, bases, tables, floors, ...? Peter R. On Fri, Oct 21, 2022 at 10:05 AM Heidi Mead wrote: > Good morning all, > > > > I am wondering if any of you might have some insight into why our > expensive vitrines might have suddenly popped open at the seams. > > Our housekeeping methods for cleaning cases only involves a very lightly > dampened cloth (distilled water). There is no crazing. > > 12 out of our 20 vitrines are exhibiting gaping at the sides, top, base, > or all seams. There does not appear to be any one pattern. All cases are in > the same room, some along walls, some centrally located. We do use a data > logger and I am hoping that will provide some clues, but I would truly > appreciate any thoughts any of you might have. > > > > Thank you for whatever help you might have for us. > > Heidi > > *Heidi F. Mead* > > *FOSSIL PREPARATION* > > WILLIAM P. WALL MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY > > BIOLOGICAL & ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES > > GEORGIA COLLEGE > > 102 Herty Hall > > 478-445-2395 > > Heidi.mead at gcsu.edu > > She/Her/Hers > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rebeccanewberry at yahoo.com Fri Oct 21 17:15:50 2022 From: rebeccanewberry at yahoo.com (Rebecca Newberry) Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2022 21:15:50 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Vitrine Seam Failure In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <1698244208.1334789.1666386950610@mail.yahoo.com> You may also want to check the case interiors for wooden decks or plinths that swell in high humidity. We have had case decks swell and crack acrylic seams.Best,Rebecca NewberryScience Museum of Minnesota On Friday, October 21, 2022 at 03:22:09 PM CDT, Peter A Rauch wrote: Heidi,Distinguishing between those which failed and those which haven't (yet), it might help to know...: Are they of recent or old manufacture?One supplier/manufacturer, or several? Large, or small?Settled on perfectly plane (not necessarily level) stands, bases, tables, floors, ...? Peter R. On Fri, Oct 21, 2022 at 10:05 AM Heidi Mead wrote: Good morning all, ? I am wondering if any of you might have some insight into why our expensive vitrines might have suddenly popped open at the seams. Our housekeeping methods for cleaning cases only involves a very lightly dampened cloth (distilled water). There is no crazing. 12 out of our 20 vitrines are exhibiting gaping at the sides, top, base, or all seams. There does not appear to be any one pattern. All cases are in the same room, some along walls, some centrally located. We do use a data logger and I am hoping that will provide some clues, but I would truly appreciate any thoughts any of you might have. ? ? Thank you for whatever help you might have for us. Heidi Heidi F. Mead FOSSIL PREPARATION WILLIAM P. 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Arkiv og forvaltning tlf: 981 87 851 e-post: annika.sander at vestfoldmuseene.no Vestfoldmuseene IKS www.vestfoldmuseene.no https://vestfoldmuseene.no/velkommen-til-vestfoldmuseene-se-var-film -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: 20221025_105343.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 3065311 bytes Desc: 20221025_105343.jpg URL: From VTomlinson at nature.ca Tue Oct 25 09:51:47 2022 From: VTomlinson at nature.ca (Valerie Tomlinson) Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2022 13:51:47 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] [EXT] paper silverfish In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hi Ann, Do you have an IPM plan (Integrated Pest Management) at your worksite? A plan like this looks at all aspects of the building to see how pests might be attracted in, and what barriers could be put in place to prevent ingress. This included food management (no food or drink in or near collection spaces) to reduce enticing pests into the collection; a quarantine procedure for all incoming and outgoing material (having a quarantine room, freezing in coming material, disposing of packaging, etc.); blocking access to pests (sealing windows and doors where possible, gravel strip around the building, no vegetation up against the building, etc.); good housekeeping and cleanliness; and other processes covering the principles of ?Avoid, Block, Detect, Monitor, and Treat?. If you don?t have an IPM plan, I suggest some research into it. For silverfish you would particularly want to be looking at water sources as well as the above. Do you have overhead pipes, potentially with leaks? Are there drains and sumps in the collection spaces? Are there sinks and water supplies? Silverfish can survive without water but they can?t breed without it, so you want to have that under control. Being able to keep the humidity in your collection spaces below 60% will make a big difference in the amount of insect pests around. If you don?t have HVAC controls at your site, then you can purchase commercial dehumidifiers for each room and have them set to come on at 55% or 60%rH, and turn off at 50%-55%. Keep the dehumidifiers well maintained. The filters will have to be cleaned regularly, and the reservoir drained. The dehumidifier can be piped into the building drains if you don?t want to have to keep emptying the bucket. Unmaintained dehumidifiers can become a fire risk after years of use, so you don?t want things to get to that stage (usually from air filters getting clogged with dust, and a spark from the aging electric components setting it on fire). Museums I have worked at don?t use pesticides on any collection items (in theory, they might if there was a dire situation with a massive pest outbreak, just to get things under control before the entire collection disappears). However, they will use pesticides on non-collection areas such as loading docks, entrances, hallways, gallery floors (spray pesticides, not airborne mists), and even the perimeter of collection spaces, provided they are not mist fumigants and the collection material is in boxes and enclosed cabinets. You mention having problems with cardboard. It is best to avoid non-archival, corrugated cardboard in collection areas as that is both a place to hide and food to eat for silverfish. If you have any non-archival, corrugated cardboard that is in contaminated areas it would best to throw it out and start again. Possibly with something less tasty. Hope that helps. Valerie Tomlinson From: Nhcoll-l On Behalf Of Ann Bogaerts Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2022 5:01 AM To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: [EXT][Nhcoll-l] paper silverfish COURRIEL EXTERNE. Ne cliquez sur aucun lien ou pi?ce jointe ? moins que vous ne connaissiez l'exp?diteur. EXTERNAL EMAIL. Do not click any links or attachments unless you know the sender. Dear all, For a few months we see paper silverfisch (Ctenolepisma longicaudatum) in our collection, especially in places where a lot of cardboard is used. For decontamination we only freeze our collections when entering in the herbariumrooms, but we have no climatisation in our collection rooms. We want to know if some of your institutes encounter the same problem (silverfish) and what they do about it? Do you still use pesticides? Thanks for your help, Ann -- [https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/mail-sig/AIorK4zM8MEanW3-lGieEtzehZPKM2mZ8xTiL42uLV7nkZfU3dwhTLqW2wNViXP7l6k9MMXzaO21OFE] [https://www.nature.ca/sites/all/themes/realdecoy/images/splash/splash-logo.jpg] Saving the World with Evidence, Knowledge and Inspiration. (click to learn more) Sauver le monde avec des preuves, des connaissances et de l'inspiration. (cliquez pour en savoir plus) cmnEmailFooterDefault. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From VTomlinson at nature.ca Tue Oct 25 10:03:17 2022 From: VTomlinson at nature.ca (Valerie Tomlinson) Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2022 14:03:17 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] [EXT] whale foetus In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hi Anniker What are your national regulations about volumes of flammable liquids in public areas? I assume this specimen is in ethanol? That may have an influence on the size and type of container you are allowed, and what sort of fume extraction is required in the area, especially if the container is not sealed. We are presently dealing with redoing a display of wet specimens but are limited by that fact that we are not allowed more than 35L total of ethanol for the available floorspace of the room. Assuming no such limits on your space, then I think the main issue is that your whale looks a little cramped, and the fluid level is too low, allowing parts to dry out. It's personal opinion, but I'd go for a slightly larger container in the same orientation, topped up a little higher. Presumably the volume and mass of liquid requires strong joins at the corners to prevent the container from falling apart. You might get slightly less intrusive corners with a stronger material. Would gasketed steel work better? That's my 2 cents. Valerie Tomlinson From: Nhcoll-l On Behalf Of Annika Sander Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2022 9:44 AM To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: [EXT][Nhcoll-l] whale foetus COURRIEL EXTERNE. Ne cliquez sur aucun lien ou pi?ce jointe ? moins que vous ne connaissiez l'exp?diteur. EXTERNAL EMAIL. Do not click any links or attachments unless you know the sender. Dear all, First of all, I'm very greatful for this mailinglist and learnt a lot by reading here. Now to my question We have a wet specimen, a big whale foetus (app. 70x30cm) in an aquarium like container, which should go to exhibition soon. The container isn't tight and not as aesthetic as wanted. Se picture attached. We really want to get a better solution for exhibiting this specimen. Which container would you recommend for such a big specimen? Should it better lie og be in an upright position? Every comment is appreciated. Best regards from Norway Med vennlig hilsen Annika Sander, M?belkonservator NKF-N Avd. Arkiv og forvaltning tlf: 981 87 851 e-post: annika.sander at vestfoldmuseene.no Vestfoldmuseene IKS www.vestfoldmuseene.no https://vestfoldmuseene.no/velkommen-til-vestfoldmuseene-se-var-film [https://www.nature.ca/sites/all/themes/realdecoy/images/splash/splash-logo.jpg] Saving the World with Evidence, Knowledge and Inspiration. (click to learn more) Sauver le monde avec des preuves, des connaissances et de l'inspiration. (cliquez pour en savoir plus) cmnEmailFooterDefault. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From prc44 at drexel.edu Tue Oct 25 10:52:04 2022 From: prc44 at drexel.edu (Callomon,Paul) Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2022 14:52:04 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] [EXT] whale foetus In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Where fluid volume is an issue, hanging the specimen vertically in the classic cylindrical jar offers the best ratio of beast to liquid. A high-quality jar will not distort the view optically by much, and having a single gasket and no joints makes sealing much easier. However: such jars are frighteningly expensive. We keep a Giant Pacific Octopus in a glass Whittall-Tatum jar of 30 cm diameter and 60 cm height (42 liters) that dates from about 100 years ago. If anything happened we could rehouse the octopus in a lidded pail, but could not afford a new jar... Paul Callomon Collection Manager, Malacology and General Invertebrates ________________________________ Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University 1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia PA 19103-1195, USA prc44 at drexel.edu Tel 215-405-5096 - Fax 215-299-1170 From: Nhcoll-l On Behalf Of Valerie Tomlinson Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2022 10:03 AM To: Annika Sander ; nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] [EXT] whale foetus External. Hi Anniker What are your national regulations about volumes of flammable liquids in public areas? I assume this specimen is in ethanol? That may have an influence on the size and type of container you are allowed, and what sort of fume extraction is required in the area, especially if the container is not sealed. We are presently dealing with redoing a display of wet specimens but are limited by that fact that we are not allowed more than 35L total of ethanol for the available floorspace of the room. Assuming no such limits on your space, then I think the main issue is that your whale looks a little cramped, and the fluid level is too low, allowing parts to dry out. It's personal opinion, but I'd go for a slightly larger container in the same orientation, topped up a little higher. Presumably the volume and mass of liquid requires strong joins at the corners to prevent the container from falling apart. You might get slightly less intrusive corners with a stronger material. Would gasketed steel work better? That's my 2 cents. Valerie Tomlinson From: Nhcoll-l > On Behalf Of Annika Sander Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2022 9:44 AM To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: [EXT][Nhcoll-l] whale foetus COURRIEL EXTERNE. Ne cliquez sur aucun lien ou pi?ce jointe ? moins que vous ne connaissiez l'exp?diteur. EXTERNAL EMAIL. Do not click any links or attachments unless you know the sender. Dear all, First of all, I'm very greatful for this mailinglist and learnt a lot by reading here. Now to my question We have a wet specimen, a big whale foetus (app. 70x30cm) in an aquarium like container, which should go to exhibition soon. The container isn't tight and not as aesthetic as wanted. Se picture attached. We really want to get a better solution for exhibiting this specimen. Which container would you recommend for such a big specimen? Should it better lie og be in an upright position? Every comment is appreciated. Best regards from Norway Med vennlig hilsen Annika Sander, M?belkonservator NKF-N Avd. Arkiv og forvaltning tlf: 981 87 851 e-post: annika.sander at vestfoldmuseene.no Vestfoldmuseene IKS www.vestfoldmuseene.no https://vestfoldmuseene.no/velkommen-til-vestfoldmuseene-se-var-film [https://www.nature.ca/sites/all/themes/realdecoy/images/splash/splash-logo.jpg] Saving the World with Evidence, Knowledge and Inspiration. (click to learn more) Sauver le monde avec des preuves, des connaissances et de l'inspiration. (cliquez pour en savoir plus) cmnEmailFooterDefault. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gabriela.hogue at naturalsciences.org Tue Oct 25 11:13:14 2022 From: gabriela.hogue at naturalsciences.org (Hogue, Gabriela) Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2022 15:13:14 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Archival paper Message-ID: Hi everyone, I am having a difficult time finding 100% cotton rag paper that we can use inside fluid (ethanol & formalin) filled specimen jars for identification tags, field labels, etc. After some serious searching, I found these: 66-20905 ? 125 sheet reams of Crane?s Crest Smooth Fluorescent White 90C, 8.5x11 | https://www.mohawkconnects.com/stock-check/66-20905 66-20978 ? 125 sheet reams of Crane?s Crest Smooth Fluorescent White 110C, 8.5x11 | https://www.mohawkconnects.com/stock-check/66-20978 But even the 90C is really thick and would be difficult to work with. Any suggestions or vendor contacts will be greatly appreciated! Thanks, -Gabriela Gabriela M. Hogue Collections Manager, Ichthyology North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences 11 West Jones Street, Raleigh, NC 27601-1029 USA 919.707.8868 www.naturalsciences.org Email correspondence to and from this address is subject to the North Carolina Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties unless the content is exempt by statute or other regulation. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From a.j.van_dam at lumc.nl Tue Oct 25 11:33:05 2022 From: a.j.van_dam at lumc.nl (a.j.van_dam at lumc.nl) Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2022 15:33:05 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] [EXT] whale foetus In-Reply-To: References: , Message-ID: Dear Annika, You might want to transfer the whale fetus to non-hazardous glycerol 65%. There are 2 interesting papers about preserving on glycerol: https://www.icom-cc-publications-online.org/1090/Migration-mechanism-for-transfer-of-sharks-from-ethanol-to-aqueous-glycerol-solutions https://www.researchgate.net/publication/355836361_Finding_A_Cure_for_Hazardous_Collections_The_Road_to_Zero_Formaldehyde_and_Ethanol If you want more info about the procedures, you are welcome to contact me offline. Kind regards, Dries Andries J. van Dam | curator-conservator Anatomical Museum | Leiden University Medical Center | Building 3 (V3-32) P.O.Box 9600 | 2300 RC Leiden | The Netherlands Visiting address: Hippocratespad 21 | Tel: +31 (0)71 52 68356 | E-mail: A.J.van_Dam at lumc.nl Scientific associate | Natural History Museum London | http://www.nhm.ac.uk ________________________________ Van: Nhcoll-l namens Callomon,Paul Verzonden: dinsdag 25 oktober 2022 16:52:04 Aan: Valerie Tomlinson; Annika Sander; nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Onderwerp: [MOGELIJK SPAM ! *****] Re: [Nhcoll-l] [EXT] whale foetus Where fluid volume is an issue, hanging the specimen vertically in the classic cylindrical jar offers the best ratio of beast to liquid. A high-quality jar will not distort the view optically by much, and having a single gasket and no joints makes sealing much easier. However: such jars are frighteningly expensive. We keep a Giant Pacific Octopus in a glass Whittall-Tatum jar of 30 cm diameter and 60 cm height (42 liters) that dates from about 100 years ago. If anything happened we could rehouse the octopus in a lidded pail, but could not afford a new jar? Paul Callomon Collection Manager, Malacology and General Invertebrates ________________________________ Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University 1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia PA 19103-1195, USA prc44 at drexel.edu Tel 215-405-5096 - Fax 215-299-1170 From: Nhcoll-l On Behalf Of Valerie Tomlinson Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2022 10:03 AM To: Annika Sander ; nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] [EXT] whale foetus External. Hi Anniker What are your national regulations about volumes of flammable liquids in public areas? I assume this specimen is in ethanol? That may have an influence on the size and type of container you are allowed, and what sort of fume extraction is required in the area, especially if the container is not sealed. We are presently dealing with redoing a display of wet specimens but are limited by that fact that we are not allowed more than 35L total of ethanol for the available floorspace of the room. Assuming no such limits on your space, then I think the main issue is that your whale looks a little cramped, and the fluid level is too low, allowing parts to dry out. It?s personal opinion, but I?d go for a slightly larger container in the same orientation, topped up a little higher. Presumably the volume and mass of liquid requires strong joins at the corners to prevent the container from falling apart. You might get slightly less intrusive corners with a stronger material. Would gasketed steel work better? That?s my 2 cents. Valerie Tomlinson From: Nhcoll-l > On Behalf Of Annika Sander Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2022 9:44 AM To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: [EXT][Nhcoll-l] whale foetus COURRIEL EXTERNE. Ne cliquez sur aucun lien ou pi?ce jointe ? moins que vous ne connaissiez l'exp?diteur. EXTERNAL EMAIL. Do not click any links or attachments unless you know the sender. Dear all, First of all, I?m very greatful for this mailinglist and learnt a lot by reading here. Now to my question We have a wet specimen, a big whale foetus (app. 70x30cm) in an aquarium like container, which should go to exhibition soon. The container isn?t tight and not as aesthetic as wanted. Se picture attached. We really want to get a better solution for exhibiting this specimen. Which container would you recommend for such a big specimen? Should it better lie og be in an upright position? Every comment is appreciated. Best regards from Norway Med vennlig hilsen Annika Sander, M?belkonservator NKF-N Avd. Arkiv og forvaltning tlf: 981 87 851 e-post: annika.sander at vestfoldmuseene.no Vestfoldmuseene IKS www.vestfoldmuseene.no https://vestfoldmuseene.no/velkommen-til-vestfoldmuseene-se-var-film [https://www.nature.ca/sites/all/themes/realdecoy/images/splash/splash-logo.jpg] Saving the World with Evidence, Knowledge and Inspiration. (click to learn more) Sauver le monde avec des preuves, des connaissances et de l'inspiration. (cliquez pour en savoir plus) cmnEmailFooterDefault. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From armbrjw at auburn.edu Tue Oct 25 11:33:59 2022 From: armbrjw at auburn.edu (Jonathan Armbruster) Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2022 15:33:59 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Job Opening: Outreach Administrator - Auburn University Museum of Natural History Message-ID: Outreach Administrator ? Auburn University Museum of Natural History The Auburn University Museum of Natural History (AUMNH) is seeking a creative, dynamic, and energetic administrator of its outreach and education programs. AUMNH is primarily a research museum that has a well-developed outreach program, a developing educational program (from pre-school to senior citizens), and a few limited exhibits. Examples of programs include tours, annual Open Houses, the semi-annual Bones and Boos Festival, the long-running Wehle Outdoor Education Program that gives students from historically excluded communities lessons in natural history, and a museum education course that students in the College of Education use to write lesson plans in Natural History. AUMNH also maintains an outreach animal collection consisting mainly of amphibians and reptiles. For more information on the AUMNH, please visit: http://www.aumnh.auburn.edu. About Auburn: At Auburn, our work changes lives. Ranked by U.S. News and World Report as a premier public institution, Auburn University is dedicated to shaping the future of the people of Alabama, the nation, and the world through forward-thinking education, life-enhancing research, scholarship, and selfless service. Auburn is nationally recognized for its commitment to academic excellence, community outreach, positive work environment, student engagement, and thriving community. Why employees choose Auburn: Auburn University was named by Forbes Magazine as one of the state of Alabama?s best employers, with employees staying an average of ten years. Employees enjoy competitive benefits that include top-notch health insurance, generous retirement plans, tuition assistance for employees and dependents, flexible spending accounts, and more!Learn more about Auburn?s impact, generous employee benefits, and thriving community by visiting aub.ie/working-at-auburn. Our Commitment: Auburn University is committed to a diverse and inclusive campus environment. Visit auburn.edu/inclusion to learn more about our commitment to expanding equity and inclusion for all. Essential Functions: include but are not limited to maintaining the current programs, working with the museum curators in the development of Broader Impact statements on grant proposals, and maintaining live animal collections. The successful candidate will join and collaborate with an outreach team that includes curators, collection managers, volunteers, and the College of Science and Mathematics Outreach Program. Candidates should submit a letter of interest/relevant experience, curriculum vitae/resume, and the names and contact information of three professional references. For more information, please contact Dr. Jonathan Armbruster at armbrjw at auburn.edu. Education Level: Bachelor?s degree from an accredited institution. Field of Study: Biological Sciences, Education, or related field. Years of Experience: For a Level I, no experience is required Area of Experience: Candidates should have experience in administering outreach and education programs. Requirements for Additional Job Levels: For a Level II, two years of experience in administering outreach and education programs is required. For a Level III, four years of experience in administering outreach and education programs is required. Minimum Skills and Abilities: Candidates must have excellent written and interpersonal communication skills. Candidates will need to be highly organized with the ability to coordinate a network of volunteers. Additionally, candidates should possess experience in event planning. Experience in managing social media accounts is a must. Candidates must be committed to building an inclusive and diverse community. Desired Qualifications: A master?s degree in Biological Sciences, Education, Higher Education, or related field is desired as well as the ability to build museum exhibits. Salary Range: $34,500-$72,200 Closing Date: 11/15/2022 Apply at: https://www.auemployment.com/postings/33126 Jonathan W. Armbruster Director and Curator of Fishes, Auburn University Museum of Natural History Professor, Department of Biological Sciences 101 Life Sciences Building Auburn, AL 36849 334-844-9261 Office: 131 Biodiversity Learning Center (M. White Smith) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jgreen at floridamuseum.ufl.edu Tue Oct 25 11:32:23 2022 From: jgreen at floridamuseum.ufl.edu (Green,Jennifer L) Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2022 15:32:23 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] H-1B Visa Question Message-ID: I am looking for information about H-1B Visa sponsorship for a colleague with an MA in Museum Studies. For example, do your institutions offer employment to individuals on these types of visas? Can anyone provide tips on negotiating through the employment process when requiring this type of sponsorship? Any information would be greatly appreciated. You can respond to this thread or reach out to Laura directly (rinconrodriguezl at ufl.edu). Thank you in advance! Jen Green Collections Manager South Florida Archaeology and Ethnography Florida Museum of Natural History 1659 Museum Road Gainesville, FL, 32611-7800 352-273-1923 https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/sflarch/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From eric.lazo-wasem at yale.edu Tue Oct 25 12:16:57 2022 From: eric.lazo-wasem at yale.edu (Lazo-Wasem, Eric) Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2022 16:16:57 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Archival paper In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hi Gabriela, YEARS ago I custom ordered from University Products Byron Weston Resistall paper in circular rolls with tear off "tractor feed" holes for using with dot-matrix printers. Yes, I am THAT old. This was probably ca. 1987, and I recall that an error resulted in an extra roll being produced, and I still using the last of the three rolls for field labels (thousands left). I recall University Products being the only company willing to produce/obtain the paper, which has been used for labels in our division (Invertebrate Zoology) since the late 1950s/early 1960s. This particular label stock is virtually indestructible in formalin or alcohol. Some time later, UP carried the paper in sheet stock, and I bought some years ago. I have labels I wrote 39 years ago that are unchanged today. A quick google search find distributors now in the UK; not sure any company in the US is still producing it. https://www.cxdinternational.com/paper-materials/archival-paper/byron-weston-resistall-paper-pabwpa2001 Best, Eric Eric A. Lazo-Wasem Division of Invertebrate Zoology Peabody Museum of Natural History Yale University 170 Whitney Avenue New Haven, CT 06520 203 432-3784 From: Nhcoll-l On Behalf Of Hogue, Gabriela Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2022 11:13 AM To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Archival paper Hi everyone, I am having a difficult time finding 100% cotton rag paper that we can use inside fluid (ethanol & formalin) filled specimen jars for identification tags, field labels, etc. After some serious searching, I found these: 66-20905 - 125 sheet reams of Crane's Crest Smooth Fluorescent White 90C, 8.5x11 | https://www.mohawkconnects.com/stock-check/66-20905 66-20978 - 125 sheet reams of Crane's Crest Smooth Fluorescent White 110C, 8.5x11 | https://www.mohawkconnects.com/stock-check/66-20978 But even the 90C is really thick and would be difficult to work with. Any suggestions or vendor contacts will be greatly appreciated! Thanks, -Gabriela Gabriela M. Hogue Collections Manager, Ichthyology North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences 11 West Jones Street, Raleigh, NC 27601-1029 USA 919.707.8868 www.naturalsciences.org Email correspondence to and from this address is subject to the North Carolina Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties unless the content is exempt by statute or other regulation. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From d.neumann at leibniz-lib.de Tue Oct 25 15:18:44 2022 From: d.neumann at leibniz-lib.de (Dirk Neumann) Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2022 21:18:44 +0200 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] [EXT] whale foetus In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <307dd3e4-ad76-272c-f26b-484baccd82ec@leibniz-lib.de> Dear Annika, jumping onto paul's post this is how this could look like: [cid:part1.H0uFuh4S.12SvEcf4 at leibniz-lib.de] This is a huge Distochdus specimen in a borosilicate glass cylinder with 30 cm diameter and a height of 75 centimetres. The borosilicate tubes are from Schott (which you may know e.g. from Schott duran glassware in labs). When still in Munich, we had a local producer specialised in technical glassware for universities. The widest diameter is 30 cm, the length up to 2 metres, but anything above 1 metre really gets very heavy and difficult to transport. The jars have a flanged closure that should be shoul with a high quality vacuum joint grease (that is silicone-free). For putting such large (ethanol) cylinders on display, it is worth considering having them in a separate room (i.e. outside the museum space) where visitors can watch the specimen through window from the exhibition space. That avoids faulty compromises for the storage fluid (which usually don't work and often lead to severe deterioration of the specimen after some time - and there are many examples) and helps to avoid expensive installation in the visitor area the meet safety standards etc. Any other solutions (aquarium tanks, acrylic containers, etc.) will fail at some point. There was a case in Germany when a large formalin container (customised aquarium after the historic glass cylinder was damaged and cracked) suddenly burst during the opening hours of the museum. Surely something to avoid. Hope this helps Dirk Am 25.10.2022 um 16:52 schrieb Callomon,Paul: Where fluid volume is an issue, hanging the specimen vertically in the classic cylindrical jar offers the best ratio of beast to liquid. A high-quality jar will not distort the view optically by much, and having a single gasket and no joints makes sealing much easier. However: such jars are frighteningly expensive. We keep a Giant Pacific Octopus in a glass Whittall-Tatum jar of 30 cm diameter and 60 cm height (42 liters) that dates from about 100 years ago. If anything happened we could rehouse the octopus in a lidded pail, but could not afford a new jar? Paul Callomon Collection Manager, Malacology and General Invertebrates ________________________________ Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University 1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia PA 19103-1195, USA prc44 at drexel.edu Tel 215-405-5096 - Fax 215-299-1170 From: Nhcoll-l On Behalf Of Valerie Tomlinson Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2022 10:03 AM To: Annika Sander ; nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] [EXT] whale foetus External. Hi Anniker What are your national regulations about volumes of flammable liquids in public areas? I assume this specimen is in ethanol? That may have an influence on the size and type of container you are allowed, and what sort of fume extraction is required in the area, especially if the container is not sealed. We are presently dealing with redoing a display of wet specimens but are limited by that fact that we are not allowed more than 35L total of ethanol for the available floorspace of the room. Assuming no such limits on your space, then I think the main issue is that your whale looks a little cramped, and the fluid level is too low, allowing parts to dry out. It?s personal opinion, but I?d go for a slightly larger container in the same orientation, topped up a little higher. Presumably the volume and mass of liquid requires strong joins at the corners to prevent the container from falling apart. You might get slightly less intrusive corners with a stronger material. Would gasketed steel work better? That?s my 2 cents. Valerie Tomlinson From: Nhcoll-l > On Behalf Of Annika Sander Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2022 9:44 AM To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: [EXT][Nhcoll-l] whale foetus COURRIEL EXTERNE. Ne cliquez sur aucun lien ou pi?ce jointe ? moins que vous ne connaissiez l'exp?diteur. EXTERNAL EMAIL. Do not click any links or attachments unless you know the sender. Dear all, First of all, I?m very greatful for this mailinglist and learnt a lot by reading here. Now to my question We have a wet specimen, a big whale foetus (app. 70x30cm) in an aquarium like container, which should go to exhibition soon. The container isn?t tight and not as aesthetic as wanted. Se picture attached. We really want to get a better solution for exhibiting this specimen. Which container would you recommend for such a big specimen? Should it better lie og be in an upright position? Every comment is appreciated. Best regards from Norway Med vennlig hilsen Annika Sander, M?belkonservator NKF-N Avd. 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It was awful, and the storage unit is too heavy to put on any furniture we have, so it had to be on the floor. We eliminated the problem with Harris Roach Tablets (they work great on silverfish and others), which contain a lure and our good pest-killing friend, borax. These are great if you want to put them in corners behind things or in crevices. The link: https://www.amazon.com/Harris-Famous-Silverfish-Killer-Tablets/dp/B001B4ZNGA I also used HARRIS Boric Acid Roach and Silverfish Killer Powder w/Lure, which is a powder in a bottle that you can very precisely place on the floor, along edges, and so forth. if you'd like to take a look, a link to it is here: https://a.co/d/9G0QH38. I highly recommend both of these tools for silverfish. We saw the population diminish pretty quickly into zero. I haven't seen a silverfish in years, and I still have that cardboard monstrosity. I hope maybe this can be helpful to you. Good luck! Dr. Omega Smith On Tue, Oct 25, 2022 at 3:05 PM wrote: > Send Nhcoll-l mailing list submissions to > nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://mailman.yale.edu/mailman/listinfo/nhcoll-l > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > nhcoll-l-request at mailman.yale.edu > > You can reach the person managing the list at > nhcoll-l-owner at mailman.yale.edu > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Nhcoll-l digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: [EXT] paper silverfish (Valerie Tomlinson) > 2. Re: [EXT] whale foetus (Valerie Tomlinson) > 3. Re: [EXT] whale foetus (Callomon,Paul) > 4. Archival paper (Hogue, Gabriela) > 5. Re: [EXT] whale foetus (a.j.van_dam at lumc.nl) > 6. Job Opening: Outreach Administrator - Auburn University > Museum of Natural History (Jonathan Armbruster) > 7. H-1B Visa Question (Green,Jennifer L) > 8. Re: Archival paper (Lazo-Wasem, Eric) > 9. Re: [EXT] whale foetus (Dirk Neumann) > 10. Big jars (Callomon,Paul) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2022 13:51:47 +0000 > From: Valerie Tomlinson > To: Ann Bogaerts , > "nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu" > Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] [EXT] paper silverfish > Message-ID: > < > YQXPR01MB3766ACFDC9E1D8B67CA327C4D6319 at YQXPR01MB3766.CANPRD01.PROD.OUTLOOK.COM > > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Hi Ann, > Do you have an IPM plan (Integrated Pest Management) at your worksite? A > plan like this looks at all aspects of the building to see how pests might > be attracted in, and what barriers could be put in place to prevent > ingress. This included food management (no food or drink in or near > collection spaces) to reduce enticing pests into the collection; a > quarantine procedure for all incoming and outgoing material (having a > quarantine room, freezing in coming material, disposing of packaging, > etc.); blocking access to pests (sealing windows and doors where possible, > gravel strip around the building, no vegetation up against the building, > etc.); good housekeeping and cleanliness; and other processes covering the > principles of ?Avoid, Block, Detect, Monitor, and Treat?. If you don?t > have an IPM plan, I suggest some research into it. > For silverfish you would particularly want to be looking at water sources > as well as the above. Do you have overhead pipes, potentially with leaks? > Are there drains and sumps in the collection spaces? Are there sinks and > water supplies? Silverfish can survive without water but they can?t breed > without it, so you want to have that under control. > Being able to keep the humidity in your collection spaces below 60% will > make a big difference in the amount of insect pests around. > If you don?t have HVAC controls at your site, then you can purchase > commercial dehumidifiers for each room and have them set to come on at 55% > or 60%rH, and turn off at 50%-55%. Keep the dehumidifiers well maintained. > The filters will have to be cleaned regularly, and the reservoir drained. > The dehumidifier can be piped into the building drains if you don?t want to > have to keep emptying the bucket. Unmaintained dehumidifiers can become a > fire risk after years of use, so you don?t want things to get to that stage > (usually from air filters getting clogged with dust, and a spark from the > aging electric components setting it on fire). > Museums I have worked at don?t use pesticides on any collection items (in > theory, they might if there was a dire situation with a massive pest > outbreak, just to get things under control before the entire collection > disappears). However, they will use pesticides on non-collection areas such > as loading docks, entrances, hallways, gallery floors (spray pesticides, > not airborne mists), and even the perimeter of collection spaces, provided > they are not mist fumigants and the collection material is in boxes and > enclosed cabinets. > You mention having problems with cardboard. It is best to avoid > non-archival, corrugated cardboard in collection areas as that is both a > place to hide and food to eat for silverfish. If you have any non-archival, > corrugated cardboard that is in contaminated areas it would best to throw > it out and start again. Possibly with something less tasty. > Hope that helps. > Valerie Tomlinson > > From: Nhcoll-l On Behalf Of Ann > Bogaerts > Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2022 5:01 AM > To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu > Subject: [EXT][Nhcoll-l] paper silverfish > > COURRIEL EXTERNE. Ne cliquez sur aucun lien ou pi?ce jointe ? moins que > vous ne connaissiez l'exp?diteur. > EXTERNAL EMAIL. Do not click any links or attachments unless you know the > sender. > Dear all, > > For a few months we see paper silverfisch (Ctenolepisma longicaudatum) in > our collection, especially in places where a lot of cardboard is used. For > decontamination we only freeze our collections when entering in the > herbariumrooms, but we have no climatisation in our collection rooms. > We want to know if some of your institutes encounter the same problem > (silverfish) and what they do about it? Do you still use pesticides? > > Thanks for your help, > Ann > > -- > [ > https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/mail-sig/AIorK4zM8MEanW3-lGieEtzehZPKM2mZ8xTiL42uLV7nkZfU3dwhTLqW2wNViXP7l6k9MMXzaO21OFE > ] > > > > > [ > https://www.nature.ca/sites/all/themes/realdecoy/images/splash/splash-logo.jpg] > > > Saving the World with Evidence, Knowledge and Inspiration. (click to learn > more) > Sauver le monde avec des preuves, des connaissances et de l'inspiration. > (cliquez pour en savoir plus)< > https://nature.ca/fr/sujet-musee/mission-organisation/mission-organisation > > > > cmnEmailFooterDefault. > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://mailman.yale.edu/pipermail/nhcoll-l/attachments/20221025/278f11b0/attachment-0001.html > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2022 14:03:17 +0000 > From: Valerie Tomlinson > To: Annika Sander , > "nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu" > Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] [EXT] whale foetus > Message-ID: > < > YQXPR01MB3766F99253EEF4BD5711C973D6319 at YQXPR01MB3766.CANPRD01.PROD.OUTLOOK.COM > > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Hi Anniker > What are your national regulations about volumes of flammable liquids in > public areas? I assume this specimen is in ethanol? That may have an > influence on the size and type of container you are allowed, and what sort > of fume extraction is required in the area, especially if the container is > not sealed. > We are presently dealing with redoing a display of wet specimens but are > limited by that fact that we are not allowed more than 35L total of ethanol > for the available floorspace of the room. > Assuming no such limits on your space, then I think the main issue is that > your whale looks a little cramped, and the fluid level is too low, allowing > parts to dry out. It's personal opinion, but I'd go for a slightly larger > container in the same orientation, topped up a little higher. > Presumably the volume and mass of liquid requires strong joins at the > corners to prevent the container from falling apart. You might get slightly > less intrusive corners with a stronger material. Would gasketed steel work > better? > That's my 2 cents. > Valerie Tomlinson > > From: Nhcoll-l On Behalf Of Annika > Sander > Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2022 9:44 AM > To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu > Subject: [EXT][Nhcoll-l] whale foetus > > COURRIEL EXTERNE. Ne cliquez sur aucun lien ou pi?ce jointe ? moins que > vous ne connaissiez l'exp?diteur. > EXTERNAL EMAIL. Do not click any links or attachments unless you know the > sender. > Dear all, > > First of all, I'm very greatful for this mailinglist and learnt a lot by > reading here. > > Now to my question > > We have a wet specimen, a big whale foetus (app. 70x30cm) in an aquarium > like container, which should go to exhibition soon. > The container isn't tight and not as aesthetic as wanted. Se picture > attached. > We really want to get a better solution for exhibiting this specimen. > Which container would you recommend for such a big specimen? > Should it better lie og be in an upright position? > > > Every comment is appreciated. > > Best regards from Norway > > > > Med vennlig hilsen > Annika Sander, > M?belkonservator NKF-N > > Avd. Arkiv og forvaltning > tlf: 981 87 851 > e-post: annika.sander at vestfoldmuseene.no annika.sander at vestfoldmuseene.no> > > Vestfoldmuseene IKS > www.vestfoldmuseene.no > > https://vestfoldmuseene.no/velkommen-til-vestfoldmuseene-se-var-film > > > [ > https://www.nature.ca/sites/all/themes/realdecoy/images/splash/splash-logo.jpg] > > > Saving the World with Evidence, Knowledge and Inspiration. (click to learn > more) > Sauver le monde avec des preuves, des connaissances et de l'inspiration. > (cliquez pour en savoir plus)< > https://nature.ca/fr/sujet-musee/mission-organisation/mission-organisation > > > > cmnEmailFooterDefault. > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://mailman.yale.edu/pipermail/nhcoll-l/attachments/20221025/18a2962d/attachment-0001.html > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2022 14:52:04 +0000 > From: "Callomon,Paul" > To: Valerie Tomlinson , Annika Sander > , "nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu" > > Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] [EXT] whale foetus > Message-ID: > < > BL0PR01MB52206F40A5AF6F098CC8087DC3319 at BL0PR01MB5220.prod.exchangelabs.com > > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Where fluid volume is an issue, hanging the specimen vertically in the > classic cylindrical jar offers the best ratio of beast to liquid. A > high-quality jar will not distort the view optically by much, and having a > single gasket and no joints makes sealing much easier. > However: such jars are frighteningly expensive. We keep a Giant Pacific > Octopus in a glass Whittall-Tatum jar of 30 cm diameter and 60 cm height > (42 liters) that dates from about 100 years ago. If anything happened we > could rehouse the octopus in a lidded pail, but could not afford a new > jar... > > Paul Callomon > Collection Manager, Malacology and General Invertebrates > ________________________________ > Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University > 1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia PA 19103-1195, USA > prc44 at drexel.edu Tel 215-405-5096 - Fax > 215-299-1170 > > > > From: Nhcoll-l On Behalf Of Valerie > Tomlinson > Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2022 10:03 AM > To: Annika Sander ; > nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu > Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] [EXT] whale foetus > > > External. > Hi Anniker > What are your national regulations about volumes of flammable liquids in > public areas? I assume this specimen is in ethanol? That may have an > influence on the size and type of container you are allowed, and what sort > of fume extraction is required in the area, especially if the container is > not sealed. > We are presently dealing with redoing a display of wet specimens but are > limited by that fact that we are not allowed more than 35L total of ethanol > for the available floorspace of the room. > Assuming no such limits on your space, then I think the main issue is that > your whale looks a little cramped, and the fluid level is too low, allowing > parts to dry out. It's personal opinion, but I'd go for a slightly larger > container in the same orientation, topped up a little higher. > Presumably the volume and mass of liquid requires strong joins at the > corners to prevent the container from falling apart. You might get slightly > less intrusive corners with a stronger material. Would gasketed steel work > better? > That's my 2 cents. > Valerie Tomlinson > > From: Nhcoll-l nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu>> On Behalf Of Annika Sander > Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2022 9:44 AM > To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu > Subject: [EXT][Nhcoll-l] whale foetus > > COURRIEL EXTERNE. Ne cliquez sur aucun lien ou pi?ce jointe ? moins que > vous ne connaissiez l'exp?diteur. > EXTERNAL EMAIL. Do not click any links or attachments unless you know the > sender. > Dear all, > > First of all, I'm very greatful for this mailinglist and learnt a lot by > reading here. > > Now to my question > > We have a wet specimen, a big whale foetus (app. 70x30cm) in an aquarium > like container, which should go to exhibition soon. > The container isn't tight and not as aesthetic as wanted. Se picture > attached. > We really want to get a better solution for exhibiting this specimen. > Which container would you recommend for such a big specimen? > Should it better lie og be in an upright position? > > > Every comment is appreciated. > > Best regards from Norway > > > > Med vennlig hilsen > Annika Sander, > M?belkonservator NKF-N > > Avd. 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Hogue > Collections Manager, Ichthyology > North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences > 11 West Jones Street, Raleigh, NC 27601-1029 USA > 919.707.8868 > www.naturalsciences.org > > Email correspondence to and from this address is subject to the North > Carolina Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties unless > the content is exempt by statute or other regulation. > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://mailman.yale.edu/pipermail/nhcoll-l/attachments/20221025/60923b48/attachment-0001.html > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2022 15:33:05 +0000 > From: > To: , , > , > Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] [EXT] whale foetus > Message-ID: > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1252" > > Dear Annika, > > > You might want to transfer the whale fetus to non-hazardous glycerol 65%. > > There are 2 interesting papers about preserving on glycerol: > > > > > https://www.icom-cc-publications-online.org/1090/Migration-mechanism-for-transfer-of-sharks-from-ethanol-to-aqueous-glycerol-solutions > > > > https://www.researchgate.net/publication/355836361_Finding_A_Cure_for_Hazardous_Collections_The_Road_to_Zero_Formaldehyde_and_Ethanol > > > If you want more info about the procedures, you are welcome to contact me > offline. > > > Kind regards, > > > Dries > > Andries J. van Dam | > curator-conservator > > Anatomical Museum< > https://www.lumc.nl/onderwijs/over-ons/anatomisch-museum/?setlanguage=English&setcountry=en> > | Leiden University Medical Center | Building 3 (V3-32) > P.O.Box 9600 | 2300 RC Leiden | The Netherlands > Visiting address: Hippocratespad 21 | Tel: +31 (0)71 52 68356 | E-mail: > A.J.van_Dam at lumc.nl< > https://mail.lumc.nl/owa/redir.aspx?C=O7wgy__4qEq-bCzDQhMP7IpMG33lsdEIUTcpXTatWwljNFWdpbtnBKj-HeYnbumJrkd3hILExAk.&URL=mailto%3aA.J.van_Dam%40lumc.nl > > > > Scientific associate | Natural History Museum London | > http://www.nhm.ac.uk< > https://mail.lumc.nl/owa/redir.aspx?C=O7wgy__4qEq-bCzDQhMP7IpMG33lsdEIUTcpXTatWwljNFWdpbtnBKj-HeYnbumJrkd3hILExAk.&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.nhm.ac.uk%2f > > > ________________________________ > Van: Nhcoll-l namens Callomon,Paul < > prc44 at drexel.edu> > Verzonden: dinsdag 25 oktober 2022 16:52:04 > Aan: Valerie Tomlinson; Annika Sander; nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu > Onderwerp: [MOGELIJK SPAM ! *****] Re: [Nhcoll-l] [EXT] whale foetus > > Where fluid volume is an issue, hanging the specimen vertically in the > classic cylindrical jar offers the best ratio of beast to liquid. A > high-quality jar will not distort the view optically by much, and having a > single gasket and no joints makes sealing much easier. > However: such jars are frighteningly expensive. We keep a Giant Pacific > Octopus in a glass Whittall-Tatum jar of 30 cm diameter and 60 cm height > (42 liters) that dates from about 100 years ago. If anything happened we > could rehouse the octopus in a lidded pail, but could not afford a new jar? > > Paul Callomon > Collection Manager, Malacology and General Invertebrates > ________________________________ > Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University > 1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia PA 19103-1195, USA > prc44 at drexel.edu Tel 215-405-5096 - Fax > 215-299-1170 > > > > From: Nhcoll-l On Behalf Of Valerie > Tomlinson > Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2022 10:03 AM > To: Annika Sander ; > nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu > Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] [EXT] whale foetus > > > External. > > Hi Anniker > What are your national regulations about volumes of flammable liquids in > public areas? I assume this specimen is in ethanol? That may have an > influence on the size and type of container you are allowed, and what sort > of fume extraction is required in the area, especially if the container is > not sealed. > We are presently dealing with redoing a display of wet specimens but are > limited by that fact that we are not allowed more than 35L total of ethanol > for the available floorspace of the room. > Assuming no such limits on your space, then I think the main issue is that > your whale looks a little cramped, and the fluid level is too low, allowing > parts to dry out. It?s personal opinion, but I?d go for a slightly larger > container in the same orientation, topped up a little higher. > Presumably the volume and mass of liquid requires strong joins at the > corners to prevent the container from falling apart. You might get slightly > less intrusive corners with a stronger material. Would gasketed steel work > better? > That?s my 2 cents. > Valerie Tomlinson > > From: Nhcoll-l nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu>> On Behalf Of Annika Sander > Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2022 9:44 AM > To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu > Subject: [EXT][Nhcoll-l] whale foetus > > COURRIEL EXTERNE. Ne cliquez sur aucun lien ou pi?ce jointe ? moins que > vous ne connaissiez l'exp?diteur. > > > EXTERNAL EMAIL. Do not click any links or attachments unless you know the > sender. > > Dear all, > > First of all, I?m very greatful for this mailinglist and learnt a lot by > reading here. > > Now to my question > > We have a wet specimen, a big whale foetus (app. 70x30cm) in an aquarium > like container, which should go to exhibition soon. > The container isn?t tight and not as aesthetic as wanted. Se picture > attached. > We really want to get a better solution for exhibiting this specimen. > Which container would you recommend for such a big specimen? > Should it better lie og be in an upright position? > > > Every comment is appreciated. > > Best regards from Norway > > > > Med vennlig hilsen > Annika Sander, > M?belkonservator NKF-N > > Avd. 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Auburn University Museum of Natural History > The Auburn University Museum of Natural History (AUMNH) is seeking a > creative, dynamic, and energetic administrator of its outreach and > education programs. AUMNH is primarily a research museum that has a > well-developed outreach program, a developing educational program (from > pre-school to senior citizens), and a few limited exhibits. Examples of > programs include tours, annual Open Houses, the semi-annual Bones and Boos > Festival, the long-running Wehle Outdoor Education Program that gives > students from historically excluded communities lessons in natural history, > and a museum education course that students in the College of Education use > to write lesson plans in Natural History. AUMNH also maintains an outreach > animal collection consisting mainly of amphibians and reptiles. For more > information on the AUMNH, please visit: http://www.aumnh.auburn.edu< > http://www.aumnh.auburn.edu/>. > > About Auburn: At Auburn, our work changes lives. Ranked by U.S. News and > World Report as a premier public institution, Auburn University is > dedicated to shaping the future of the people of Alabama, the nation, and > the world through forward-thinking education, life-enhancing research, > scholarship, and selfless service. Auburn is nationally recognized for its > commitment to academic excellence, community outreach, positive work > environment, student engagement, and thriving community. > > Why employees choose Auburn: Auburn University was named by Forbes > Magazine as one of the state of Alabama?s best employers, with employees > staying an average of ten years. Employees enjoy competitive benefits that > include top-notch health insurance, generous retirement plans, tuition > assistance for employees and dependents, flexible spending accounts, and > more!Learn more about Auburn?s impact, generous employee benefits, and > thriving community by visiting aub.ie/working-at-auburn< > https://www.auburn.edu/administration/human_resources/employment/working-at-auburn.html > >. > > Our Commitment: Auburn University is committed to a diverse and inclusive > campus environment. Visit auburn.edu/inclusion< > http://www.auburn.edu/inclusion> to learn more about our commitment to > expanding equity and inclusion for all. > > Essential Functions: include but are not limited to maintaining the > current programs, working with the museum curators in the development of > Broader Impact statements on grant proposals, and maintaining live animal > collections. The successful candidate will join and collaborate with an > outreach team that includes curators, collection managers, volunteers, and > the College of Science and Mathematics Outreach Program. Candidates should > submit a letter of interest/relevant experience, curriculum vitae/resume, > and the names and contact information of three professional references. For > more information, please contact Dr. Jonathan Armbruster at > armbrjw at auburn.edu. > > Education Level: Bachelor?s degree from an accredited institution. > > Field of Study: Biological Sciences, Education, or related field. > > Years of Experience: For a Level I, no experience is required > > Area of Experience: Candidates should have experience in administering > outreach and education programs. > > Requirements for Additional Job Levels: For a Level II, two years of > experience in administering outreach and education programs is required. > For a Level III, four years of experience in administering outreach and > education programs is required. > > Minimum Skills and Abilities: Candidates must have excellent written and > interpersonal communication skills. Candidates will need to be highly > organized with the ability to coordinate a network of volunteers. > Additionally, candidates should possess experience in event planning. > Experience in managing social media accounts is a must. Candidates must be > committed to building an inclusive and diverse community. > > Desired Qualifications: A master?s degree in Biological Sciences, > Education, Higher Education, or related field is desired as well as the > ability to build museum exhibits. > > Salary Range: $34,500-$72,200 > > Closing Date: 11/15/2022 > > Apply at: https://www.auemployment.com/postings/33126 > > > > > Jonathan W. Armbruster > Director and Curator of Fishes, Auburn University Museum of Natural History > Professor, Department of Biological Sciences > 101 Life Sciences Building > Auburn, AL 36849 > 334-844-9261 > > Office: 131 Biodiversity Learning Center (M. White Smith) > > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://mailman.yale.edu/pipermail/nhcoll-l/attachments/20221025/1746e099/attachment-0001.html > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 7 > Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2022 15:32:23 +0000 > From: "Green,Jennifer L" > To: "nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu" > Subject: [Nhcoll-l] H-1B Visa Question > Message-ID: > < > MW4PR22MB3069B6541217EC95C0D93D328D319 at MW4PR22MB3069.namprd22.prod.outlook.com > > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > > I am looking for information about H-1B Visa sponsorship for a colleague > with an MA in Museum Studies. > > For example, do your institutions offer employment to individuals on these > types of visas? Can anyone provide tips on negotiating through the > employment process when requiring this type of sponsorship? Any information > would be greatly appreciated. You can respond to this thread or reach out > to Laura directly (rinconrodriguezl at ufl.edu). > > Thank you in advance! > > > Jen Green > Collections Manager > South Florida Archaeology and Ethnography > Florida Museum of Natural History > 1659 Museum Road > Gainesville, FL, 32611-7800 > 352-273-1923 > https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/sflarch/ > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://mailman.yale.edu/pipermail/nhcoll-l/attachments/20221025/d36d64a5/attachment-0001.html > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 8 > Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2022 16:16:57 +0000 > From: "Lazo-Wasem, Eric" > To: "Hogue, Gabriela" , > "nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu" > Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] Archival paper > Message-ID: > < > BL3PR08MB7419D16AFD9188AC40A8184EDA319 at BL3PR08MB7419.namprd08.prod.outlook.com > > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Hi Gabriela, > > YEARS ago I custom ordered from University Products Byron Weston Resistall > paper in circular rolls with tear off "tractor feed" holes for using with > dot-matrix printers. Yes, I am THAT old. This was probably ca. 1987, and > I recall that an error resulted in an extra roll being produced, and I > still using the last of the three rolls for field labels (thousands left). > I recall University Products being the only company willing to > produce/obtain the paper, which has been used for labels in our division > (Invertebrate Zoology) since the late 1950s/early 1960s. This particular > label stock is virtually indestructible in formalin or alcohol. Some time > later, UP carried the paper in sheet stock, and I bought some years ago. > I have labels I wrote 39 years ago that are unchanged today. > > A quick google search find distributors now in the UK; not sure any > company in the US is still producing it. > > > https://www.cxdinternational.com/paper-materials/archival-paper/byron-weston-resistall-paper-pabwpa2001 > > Best, Eric > > Eric A. Lazo-Wasem > Division of Invertebrate Zoology > Peabody Museum of Natural History > Yale University > 170 Whitney Avenue > New Haven, CT 06520 > 203 432-3784 > > From: Nhcoll-l On Behalf Of Hogue, > Gabriela > Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2022 11:13 AM > To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu > Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Archival paper > > Hi everyone, > > I am having a difficult time finding 100% cotton rag paper that we can use > inside fluid (ethanol & formalin) filled specimen jars for identification > tags, field labels, etc. > > After some serious searching, I found these: > 66-20905 - 125 sheet reams of Crane's Crest Smooth Fluorescent White 90C, > 8.5x11 | https://www.mohawkconnects.com/stock-check/66-20905< > https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mohawkconnects.com%2Fstock-check%2F66-20905&data=05%7C01%7Ceal5%40connect.yale.edu%7C76491cdbcc9745f6b61d08dab69b7615%7Cdd8cbebb21394df8b4114e3e87abeb5c%7C0%7C0%7C638023076196929405%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C2000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=QvIft7BGYbc7ggiJhmUKnnnjCKLBaybOUI0dQkF5E4Y%3D&reserved=0 > > > 66-20978 - 125 sheet reams of Crane's Crest Smooth Fluorescent White 110C, > 8.5x11 | https://www.mohawkconnects.com/stock-check/66-20978< > https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mohawkconnects.com%2Fstock-check%2F66-20978&data=05%7C01%7Ceal5%40connect.yale.edu%7C76491cdbcc9745f6b61d08dab69b7615%7Cdd8cbebb21394df8b4114e3e87abeb5c%7C0%7C0%7C638023076196929405%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C2000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=yvFHZtNDkttwwEjISZ%2BJwz0kFJZCXOLSVKuFMY%2Fgw0U%3D&reserved=0 > > > But even the 90C is really thick and would be difficult to work with. > > Any suggestions or vendor contacts will be greatly appreciated! > Thanks, > -Gabriela > > Gabriela M. 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The borosilicate tubes are > from Schott (which you may know e.g. from Schott duran glassware in labs). > When still in Munich, we had a local producer specialised in technical > glassware for universities. > > The widest diameter is 30 cm, the length up to 2 metres, but anything > above 1 metre really gets very heavy and difficult to transport. The jars > have a flanged closure that should be shoul with a high quality vacuum > joint grease (that is silicone-free). For putting such large (ethanol) > cylinders on display, it is worth considering having them in a separate > room (i.e. outside the museum space) where visitors can watch the specimen > through window from the exhibition space. That avoids faulty compromises > for the storage fluid (which usually don't work and often lead to severe > deterioration of the specimen after some time - and there are many > examples) and helps to avoid expensive installation in the visitor area the > meet safety standards etc. > > Any other solutions (aquarium tanks, acrylic containers, etc.) will fail > at some point. There was a case in Germany when a large formalin container > (customised aquarium after the historic glass cylinder was damaged and > cracked) suddenly burst during the opening hours of the museum. Surely > something to avoid. > > Hope this helps > Dirk > > > Am 25.10.2022 um 16:52 schrieb Callomon,Paul: > Where fluid volume is an issue, hanging the specimen vertically in the > classic cylindrical jar offers the best ratio of beast to liquid. A > high-quality jar will not distort the view optically by much, and having a > single gasket and no joints makes sealing much easier. > However: such jars are frighteningly expensive. We keep a Giant Pacific > Octopus in a glass Whittall-Tatum jar of 30 cm diameter and 60 cm height > (42 liters) that dates from about 100 years ago. If anything happened we > could rehouse the octopus in a lidded pail, but could not afford a new jar? > > Paul Callomon > Collection Manager, Malacology and General Invertebrates > ________________________________ > Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University > 1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia PA 19103-1195, USA > prc44 at drexel.edu Tel 215-405-5096 - Fax > 215-299-1170 > > > > From: Nhcoll-l nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu> On Behalf Of Valerie Tomlinson > Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2022 10:03 AM > To: Annika Sander Annika.Sander at vestfoldmuseene.no>; nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu> > Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] [EXT] whale foetus > > > External. > > Hi Anniker > What are your national regulations about volumes of flammable liquids in > public areas? I assume this specimen is in ethanol? That may have an > influence on the size and type of container you are allowed, and what sort > of fume extraction is required in the area, especially if the container is > not sealed. > We are presently dealing with redoing a display of wet specimens but are > limited by that fact that we are not allowed more than 35L total of ethanol > for the available floorspace of the room. > Assuming no such limits on your space, then I think the main issue is that > your whale looks a little cramped, and the fluid level is too low, allowing > parts to dry out. It?s personal opinion, but I?d go for a slightly larger > container in the same orientation, topped up a little higher. > Presumably the volume and mass of liquid requires strong joins at the > corners to prevent the container from falling apart. You might get slightly > less intrusive corners with a stronger material. Would gasketed steel work > better? > That?s my 2 cents. > Valerie Tomlinson > > From: Nhcoll-l nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu>> On Behalf Of Annika Sander > Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2022 9:44 AM > To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu > Subject: [EXT][Nhcoll-l] whale foetus > > COURRIEL EXTERNE. Ne cliquez sur aucun lien ou pi?ce jointe ? moins que > vous ne connaissiez l'exp?diteur. > > > > EXTERNAL EMAIL. Do not click any links or attachments unless you know the > sender. > > Dear all, > > First of all, I?m very greatful for this mailinglist and learnt a lot by > reading here. > > Now to my question > > We have a wet specimen, a big whale foetus (app. 70x30cm) in an aquarium > like container, which should go to exhibition soon. > The container isn?t tight and not as aesthetic as wanted. Se picture > attached. > We really want to get a better solution for exhibiting this specimen. > Which container would you recommend for such a big specimen? > Should it better lie og be in an upright position? > > > Every comment is appreciated. > > Best regards from Norway > > > > Med vennlig hilsen > Annika Sander, > M?belkonservator NKF-N > > Avd. 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After pinning the skin, insert the compressed air into the mouth and a hind foot to push some air through the skin while it dries. We have done this with skins as large as adult lynx, coyotes, beaver, and wolf. [image: IMG_0828.jpeg] [image: IMG_0829.jpeg] Good luck, Aren On Tue, Oct 25, 2022 at 12:40 PM Elizabeth Wommack wrote: > Hello everyone, > > The UWYMV has 4 young bear cubs (~30-50lbs) we will be prepping, and I'm a > bit unsure on the best preservation method to use. > They are too large for our fluid collection, which is what I normally do > for developing animals. > > Typically for bears we preserve a pelt and partial skeleton. With > something this young though, I wasn't sure how the tanning process may go. > They are small enough that we could make rounds of them as well, but I've > never seen a round of a bear that isn't a taxidermy mount. We have space in > our collection to take either type of prep. > > Does anyone have any experience working with tanned hides of developing > animals? Are there considerations we should make? > Does anyone have any examples of rounds of bear cubs they could share? > And of course, if anyone has any thoughts or ideas they would be greatly > appreciated. > > Cheers, > Beth Wommack > > Elizabeth Wommack, PhD > Curator and Collections Manager of Vertebrates > University of Wyoming Museum of Vertebrates > Berry Biodiversity Conservation Center > University of Wyoming, > Laramie, WY 82071 > ewommack@ uwyo.edu > pronouns: she, her, herself > www.uwymv.org > UWYMV Collection Use Policy > > > _______________________________________________ > Nhcoll-l mailing list > Nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu > https://mailman.yale.edu/mailman/listinfo/nhcoll-l > > _______________________________________________ > NHCOLL-L is brought to you by the Society for the Preservation of > Natural History Collections (SPNHC), an international society whose > mission is to improve the preservation, conservation and management of > natural history collections to ensure their continuing value to > society. 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Questions can be directed to Michael Moody, UTEP Herbarium Curator @mlmoody at utep.edu _______________________ The University of Texas at El Paso College of Science Department of Biological Sciences Assistant Professor - Evolutionary Biologist POSITION DESCRIPTION: The Department of Biological Sciences at The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) invites applications for a tenure-track assistant professor position for an Evolutionary Biologist. We are seeking highly collaborative candidates with expertise in the evolution of any non-model multi-cellular organism; however, we encourage applicants with expertise in mammalogy and ichthyology and an interest in serving in a curatorial role. The anticipated appointment date is Fall 2023. 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You can do flat study skins and just put cardboard in the skin with some cotton wrapped around the cardboard. We don?t have any bear skins at UMNH, but I attached some photos of badgers that were prepared flat and they store nicely. If you?re concerned about space, you could also just save the skull/skel and a mask. So for a mask you just keep the skin from the face and pin it out flat to dry (fur side down on the board). This is typically what I do with large adult carnivores. I?m not a proponent of tanning because some tanning processes substantially degrade the DNA in the skin making DNA recovery nearly impossible. I assume you?re taking tissue as well, but say the tissue gets lost or used up, you could still extract DNA from dried skin. Also not sure if tanning compromises the fur in any way if someone wanted to do stable isotope analysis on hair. Since you have four of them, you could do a few different prep types so they could be used in different ways. Perhaps just do one cub in fluid? Good luck! Sounds like a fun project! Katrina Derieg Vertebrate Zoology Collections Manager Natural History Museum of Utah (UMNH) 301 Wakara Way Salt Lake City, Utah 84108 Email: kderieg at nhmu.utah.edu Mobile: (801) 707-4819 | Office: (801) 587-5787 she/her From: Nhcoll-l On Behalf Of Aren Gunderson Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2022 4:25 PM To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] Bear Cub prep Hi Beth, We have many standard study skins of young bears. There is no need to tan the hides. Skin them as you would a squirrel or vole. Wash the skin with dish soap to remove grease, then towel dry. We use bamboo skewers or wooden dowels instead of wire, for large skins. Blow out the hair with lab compressed air to push any water out of it and to fluff it up. After pinning the skin, insert the compressed air into the mouth and a hind foot to push some air through the skin while it dries. We have done this with skins as large as adult lynx, coyotes, beaver, and wolf. [cid:image001.jpg at 01D8E88F.E6383400] [cid:image002.jpg at 01D8E88F.E6383400] Good luck, Aren On Tue, Oct 25, 2022 at 12:40 PM Elizabeth Wommack > wrote: Hello everyone, The UWYMV has 4 young bear cubs (~30-50lbs) we will be prepping, and I'm a bit unsure on the best preservation method to use. They are too large for our fluid collection, which is what I normally do for developing animals. Typically for bears we preserve a pelt and partial skeleton. With something this young though, I wasn't sure how the tanning process may go. They are small enough that we could make rounds of them as well, but I've never seen a round of a bear that isn't a taxidermy mount. We have space in our collection to take either type of prep. Does anyone have any experience working with tanned hides of developing animals? Are there considerations we should make? Does anyone have any examples of rounds of bear cubs they could share? And of course, if anyone has any thoughts or ideas they would be greatly appreciated. Cheers, Beth Wommack Elizabeth Wommack, PhD Curator and Collections Manager of Vertebrates University of Wyoming Museum of Vertebrates Berry Biodiversity Conservation Center University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY 82071 ewommack@uwyo.edu pronouns: she, her, herself www.uwymv.org UWYMV Collection Use Policy [Image removed by sender.] _______________________________________________ Nhcoll-l mailing list Nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu https://mailman.yale.edu/mailman/listinfo/nhcoll-l _______________________________________________ NHCOLL-L is brought to you by the Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections (SPNHC), an international society whose mission is to improve the preservation, conservation and management of natural history collections to ensure their continuing value to society. 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Best regards Annika Fra: Nhcoll-l P? vegne av Dirk Neumann Sendt: 25. oktober 2022 21:19 Til: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Emne: [EKSTERN] Re: [Nhcoll-l] [EXT] whale foetus Dear Annika, jumping onto paul's post this is how this could look like: [cid:image001.png at 01D8E924.F5984080] This is a huge Distochdus specimen in a borosilicate glass cylinder with 30 cm diameter and a height of 75 centimetres. The borosilicate tubes are from Schott (which you may know e.g. from Schott duran glassware in labs). When still in Munich, we had a local producer specialised in technical glassware for universities. The widest diameter is 30 cm, the length up to 2 metres, but anything above 1 metre really gets very heavy and difficult to transport. The jars have a flanged closure that should be shoul with a high quality vacuum joint grease (that is silicone-free). For putting such large (ethanol) cylinders on display, it is worth considering having them in a separate room (i.e. outside the museum space) where visitors can watch the specimen through window from the exhibition space. That avoids faulty compromises for the storage fluid (which usually don't work and often lead to severe deterioration of the specimen after some time - and there are many examples) and helps to avoid expensive installation in the visitor area the meet safety standards etc. Any other solutions (aquarium tanks, acrylic containers, etc.) will fail at some point. There was a case in Germany when a large formalin container (customised aquarium after the historic glass cylinder was damaged and cracked) suddenly burst during the opening hours of the museum. Surely something to avoid. Hope this helps Dirk Am 25.10.2022 um 16:52 schrieb Callomon,Paul: Where fluid volume is an issue, hanging the specimen vertically in the classic cylindrical jar offers the best ratio of beast to liquid. A high-quality jar will not distort the view optically by much, and having a single gasket and no joints makes sealing much easier. However: such jars are frighteningly expensive. We keep a Giant Pacific Octopus in a glass Whittall-Tatum jar of 30 cm diameter and 60 cm height (42 liters) that dates from about 100 years ago. If anything happened we could rehouse the octopus in a lidded pail, but could not afford a new jar... Paul Callomon Collection Manager, Malacology and General Invertebrates ________________________________ Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University 1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia PA 19103-1195, USA prc44 at drexel.edu Tel 215-405-5096 - Fax 215-299-1170 From: Nhcoll-l On Behalf Of Valerie Tomlinson Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2022 10:03 AM To: Annika Sander ; nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] [EXT] whale foetus External. Hi Anniker What are your national regulations about volumes of flammable liquids in public areas? I assume this specimen is in ethanol? That may have an influence on the size and type of container you are allowed, and what sort of fume extraction is required in the area, especially if the container is not sealed. We are presently dealing with redoing a display of wet specimens but are limited by that fact that we are not allowed more than 35L total of ethanol for the available floorspace of the room. Assuming no such limits on your space, then I think the main issue is that your whale looks a little cramped, and the fluid level is too low, allowing parts to dry out. It's personal opinion, but I'd go for a slightly larger container in the same orientation, topped up a little higher. Presumably the volume and mass of liquid requires strong joins at the corners to prevent the container from falling apart. You might get slightly less intrusive corners with a stronger material. Would gasketed steel work better? That's my 2 cents. Valerie Tomlinson From: Nhcoll-l > On Behalf Of Annika Sander Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2022 9:44 AM To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: [EXT][Nhcoll-l] whale foetus COURRIEL EXTERNE. Ne cliquez sur aucun lien ou pi?ce jointe ? moins que vous ne connaissiez l'exp?diteur. EXTERNAL EMAIL. Do not click any links or attachments unless you know the sender. Dear all, First of all, I'm very greatful for this mailinglist and learnt a lot by reading here. 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Best, Rob From: Nhcoll-l On Behalf Of Bethany Palumbo Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2022 8:33 AM To: NATSCA at jiscmail.ac.uk; SPNHC Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Advice for large collections move (EU) Hi all, I am looking for advice for our upcoming move to a new site. Has anyone undertaken a big museum move in recent years and could advise on 1. packing materials (what to use but with sustainability in mind) and 2. European suppliers for potentially 'renting' boxes and crates so we don't have to buy new? Any advice and guidance would be really appreciated! All the best, -- Bethany Palumbo, ACR Head of Conservation Unit Statens Naturhistoriske Museum Universitetsparken 15, 2100 K?benhavn [https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/mail-sig/AIorK4x27Q3WyXJtc0hVDLhuSGlVOlSeUzp0BceeqFilFI-2Ma0XoUVX8vhSbEf_NJXYsgqjR9S0YoI] Twitter | @bethany_bug Instagram | @palumbo_conservation -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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European > suppliers for potentially 'renting' boxes and crates so we don't have to > buy new? > > Any advice and guidance would be really appreciated! > > All the best, > -- > Bethany Palumbo, ACR > Head of Conservation Unit > > Statens Naturhistoriske Museum > Universitetsparken 15, 2100 K?benhavn > > > > Twitter | @bethany_bug > Instagram | @palumbo_conservation > > _______________________________________________ > Nhcoll-l mailing list > Nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu > https://mailman.yale.edu/mailman/listinfo/nhcoll-l > > _______________________________________________ > NHCOLL-L is brought to you by the Society for the Preservation of > Natural History Collections (SPNHC), an international society whose > mission is to improve the preservation, conservation and management of > natural history collections to ensure their continuing value to > society. See http://www.spnhc.org for membership information. > Advertising on NH-COLL-L is inappropriate. > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 3152 bytes Desc: not available URL: From d.neumann at leibniz-lib.de Wed Oct 26 10:45:59 2022 From: d.neumann at leibniz-lib.de (Dirk Neumann) Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2022 16:45:59 +0200 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Advice for large collections move (EU) In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hi Bethany, there is this very nice publication "Moving the Mountain", featuring some very nice and dear colleagues on page 9 which some us know very well. This might be useful, there is an own chapter on packging. With best wishes Dirk Am 26.10.2022 um 14:33 schrieb Bethany Palumbo: Hi all, I am looking for advice for our upcoming move to a new site. Has anyone undertaken a big museum move in recent years and could advise on 1. packing materials (what to use but with sustainability in mind) and 2. European suppliers for potentially 'renting' boxes and crates so we don't have to buy new? Any advice and guidance would be really appreciated! All the best, -- Bethany Palumbo, ACR Head of Conservation Unit Statens Naturhistoriske Museum Universitetsparken 15, 2100 K?benhavn [https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/mail-sig/AIorK4x27Q3WyXJtc0hVDLhuSGlVOlSeUzp0BceeqFilFI-2Ma0XoUVX8vhSbEf_NJXYsgqjR9S0YoI] Twitter | @bethany_bug Instagram | @palumbo_conservation _______________________________________________ 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 Collection Manager, Hamburg Postal address: Museum of Nature Hamburg Leibniz Institute for the Analysis of Biodiversity Change Dirk Neumann Martin-Luther-King-Platz 3 20146 Hamburg +49 40 238 317 ? 628 d.neumann at leibniz-lib.de www.leibniz-lib.de -- Stiftung Leibniz-Institut zur Analyse des Biodiversit?tswandels Postanschrift: Adenauerallee 127, 53113 Bonn, Germany Stiftung des ?ffentlichen Rechts; Generaldirektion: Prof. Dr. Bernhard Misof (Generaldirektor), Adrian Gr?ter (Kaufm. Gesch?ftsf?hrer) Sitz der Stiftung: Adenauerallee 160 in Bonn Vorsitzender des Stiftungsrates: Dr. Michael Wappelhorst -- Stiftung Leibniz-Institut zur Analyse des Biodiversit?tswandels Postanschrift: Adenauerallee 127, 53113 Bonn, Germany Stiftung des ?ffentlichen Rechts; Generaldirektion: Prof. Dr. Bernhard Misof (Generaldirektor), Adrian Gr?ter (Kaufm. 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That was an administrative decision. I would be more than happy to talk to more about what we planned at that time. Just let me know. Gretchen From: Nhcoll-l On Behalf Of Dirk Neumann Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2022 10:46 AM To: Bethany Palumbo ; NATSCA at jiscmail.ac.uk; SPNHC Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] Advice for large collections move (EU) CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Hi Bethany, there is this very nice publication "Moving the Mountain", featuring some very nice and dear colleagues on page 9 which some us know very well. This might be useful, there is an own chapter on packging. With best wishes Dirk Am 26.10.2022 um 14:33 schrieb Bethany Palumbo: Hi all, I am looking for advice for our upcoming move to a new site. Has anyone undertaken a big museum move in recent years and could advise on 1. packing materials (what to use but with sustainability in mind) and 2. European suppliers for potentially 'renting' boxes and crates so we don't have to buy new? Any advice and guidance would be really appreciated! All the best, -- Bethany Palumbo, ACR Head of Conservation Unit Statens Naturhistoriske Museum Universitetsparken 15, 2100 K?benhavn [https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fci3.googleusercontent.com%2fmail-sig%2fAIorK4x27Q3WyXJtc0hVDLhuSGlVOlSeUzp0BceeqFilFI-2Ma0XoUVX8vhSbEf_NJXYsgqjR9S0YoI&c=E,1,s-qsjoP1lVHtIOFpZiS7JftXhqytQn3d6TvOWPXportMAf8gKznqJxCwBj3koJ8Yjz6ZSAWr6kFJRaD8VB_BLskqrtwaagfC5TlwI-Wbco-u_fV3bdtghIE,&typo=1] Twitter | @bethany_bug Instagram | @palumbo_conservation _______________________________________________ Nhcoll-l mailing list Nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu https://mailman.yale.edu/mailman/listinfo/nhcoll-l _______________________________________________ NHCOLL-L is brought to you by the Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections (SPNHC), an international society whose mission is to improve the preservation, conservation and management of natural history collections to ensure their continuing value to society. 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URL: From rinconrodriguezl at ufl.edu Wed Oct 26 11:45:53 2022 From: rinconrodriguezl at ufl.edu (Rincon Rodriguez,Laura) Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2022 15:45:53 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Advice for large collections move (EU) In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: I have also seen the Chapter 14: Managing a Collection Move: Planning, Packing, and Logistics from the Preventive Conservation collection storage book! I assume this might be a short update version of the Moving the Mountain book. Laura Rinc?n Museum Studies Master's professional University of Florida Twitter: @LauRincon222 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laura-rinc%C3%B3n-3911681a6/ Blog: https://collectionslitclub.wordpress.com/ ?I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel? Maya Angelou ________________________________ From: Nhcoll-l on behalf of Anderson, Gretchen Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2022 11:36 AM To: Dirk Neumann ; Bethany Palumbo ; NATSCA at jiscmail.ac.uk ; SPNHC Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] Advice for large collections move (EU) [External Email] Thank you Dirk! You beat me too it. Bethany, While Moving the Mountain is now 20 years old (how did that happen???), it is still very applicable to a move ? of any size. Rob mentioned the course in Museum Study https://www.museumstudy.com/. Lori Benson teaches it, and the other course(s) about materials and storage are taught by Rebecca Newberry. When we originally planned the Science Museum move we built in as much sustainability and reuse as we could, but were unfortunately not able to put it into practice as much as we wanted to. That was an administrative decision. I would be more than happy to talk to more about what we planned at that time. Just let me know. Gretchen From: Nhcoll-l On Behalf Of Dirk Neumann Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2022 10:46 AM To: Bethany Palumbo ; NATSCA at jiscmail.ac.uk; SPNHC Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] Advice for large collections move (EU) CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Hi Bethany, there is this very nice publication "Moving the Mountain", featuring some very nice and dear colleagues on page 9 which some us know very well. This might be useful, there is an own chapter on packging. With best wishes Dirk Am 26.10.2022 um 14:33 schrieb Bethany Palumbo: Hi all, I am looking for advice for our upcoming move to a new site. Has anyone undertaken a big museum move in recent years and could advise on 1. packing materials (what to use but with sustainability in mind) and 2. European suppliers for potentially 'renting' boxes and crates so we don't have to buy new? Any advice and guidance would be really appreciated! 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Lori > Benson teaches it, and the other course(s) about materials and storage are > taught by Rebecca Newberry. > > When we originally planned the Science Museum move we built in as much > sustainability and reuse as we could, but were unfortunately not able to > put it into practice as much as we wanted to. That was an administrative > decision. I would be more than happy to talk to more about what we planned > at that time. Just let me know. > Gretchen > > > > *From:* Nhcoll-l *On Behalf Of *Dirk > Neumann > *Sent:* Wednesday, October 26, 2022 10:46 AM > *To:* Bethany Palumbo ; NATSCA at jiscmail.ac.uk; > SPNHC > *Subject:* Re: [Nhcoll-l] Advice for large collections move (EU) > > > > CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Do not > click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know > the content is safe. > > Hi Bethany, > > > > there is this very nice publication "Moving the Mountain > ", > featuring some very nice and dear colleagues on page 9 which some us know > very well. > > > > This might be useful, there is an own chapter on packging. > > > > With best wishes > > Dirk > > > > > > Am 26.10.2022 um 14:33 schrieb Bethany Palumbo: > > Hi all, > > > > I am looking for advice for our upcoming move to a new site. Has anyone > undertaken a big museum move in recent years and could advise on 1. packing > materials (what to use but with sustainability in mind) and 2. European > suppliers for potentially 'renting' boxes and crates so we don't have to > buy new? > > > > Any advice and guidance would be really appreciated! > > > > All the best, > > -- > > Bethany Palumbo, ACR > > Head of Conservation Unit > > > > Statens Naturhistoriske Museum > > Universitetsparken 15, 2100 K?benhavn > > > > > > Twitter | @bethany_bug > > Instagram | @palumbo_conservation > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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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Gesch?ftsf?hrer) > Sitz der Stiftung: Adenauerallee 160 in Bonn > Vorsitzender des Stiftungsrates: Dr. Michael Wappelhorst > > > > -- > Stiftung Leibniz-Institut zur Analyse des Biodiversit?tswandels > Postanschrift: Adenauerallee 127, 53113 Bonn, Germany > > Stiftung des ?ffentlichen Rechts; > Generaldirektion: Prof. Dr. Bernhard Misof (Generaldirektor), Adrian > Gr?ter (Kaufm. Gesch?ftsf?hrer) > Sitz der Stiftung: Adenauerallee 160 in Bonn > Vorsitzender des Stiftungsrates: Dr. Michael Wappelhorst > > > > 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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Also, padded Ethafoam nests in archival boxes were sometimes high quality enough to enable a move from the downtown site to the offsite storage. The contents of the boxes were stable for a move. Ged would be able to give you pointers on all stages of the move. Valerie Tomlinson From: Nhcoll-l On Behalf Of Bethany Palumbo Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2022 8:33 AM To: NATSCA at jiscmail.ac.uk; SPNHC Subject: [EXT][Nhcoll-l] Advice for large collections move (EU) COURRIEL EXTERNE. Ne cliquez sur aucun lien ou pi?ce jointe ? moins que vous ne connaissiez l'exp?diteur. EXTERNAL EMAIL. Do not click any links or attachments unless you know the sender. Hi all, I am looking for advice for our upcoming move to a new site. Has anyone undertaken a big museum move in recent years and could advise on 1. packing materials (what to use but with sustainability in mind) and 2. European suppliers for potentially 'renting' boxes and crates so we don't have to buy new? 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URL: From ewommack at uwyo.edu Wed Oct 26 16:53:30 2022 From: ewommack at uwyo.edu (Elizabeth Wommack) Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2022 20:53:30 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Bear Cub prep In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Thanks to everyone who responded. I've learned about a couple different ways to do very large rounds for mammals, and gotten some recommendations on ways to make sure the interior is archival and stable. We'll give rounds a try for our cubs and see how they handle in the collections. I think we'll continue to do tanned hides for the adult bears since we still have a good taxidermist on campus we can work with. cheers, Beth Elizabeth Wommack, PhD Curator and Collections Manager of Vertebrates University of Wyoming Museum of Vertebrates Berry Biodiversity Conservation Center University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY 82071 ewommack@uwyo.edu pronouns: she, her, herself www.uwymv.org UWYMV Collection Use Policy [https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/mail-sig/AIorK4wzeBAm3ZshQCDFzQ5wkSAIelZLntGMwLQ0l3OaxGfoFH4PEQ-tYzlg1s7X9ScKxz1dFEGIXS8] ________________________________ From: Nhcoll-l on behalf of Katrina Derieg Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2022 5:01 PM To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] Bear Cub prep ? This message was sent from a non-UWYO address. Please exercise caution when clicking links or opening attachments from external sources. Hi Beth, I agree with Aren, the bear cubs will make nice study skins + skull/skel. You can do flat study skins and just put cardboard in the skin with some cotton wrapped around the cardboard. We don?t have any bear skins at UMNH, but I attached some photos of badgers that were prepared flat and they store nicely. If you?re concerned about space, you could also just save the skull/skel and a mask. So for a mask you just keep the skin from the face and pin it out flat to dry (fur side down on the board). This is typically what I do with large adult carnivores. I?m not a proponent of tanning because some tanning processes substantially degrade the DNA in the skin making DNA recovery nearly impossible. I assume you?re taking tissue as well, but say the tissue gets lost or used up, you could still extract DNA from dried skin. Also not sure if tanning compromises the fur in any way if someone wanted to do stable isotope analysis on hair. Since you have four of them, you could do a few different prep types so they could be used in different ways. Perhaps just do one cub in fluid? Good luck! Sounds like a fun project! Katrina Derieg Vertebrate Zoology Collections Manager Natural History Museum of Utah (UMNH) 301 Wakara Way Salt Lake City, Utah 84108 Email: kderieg at nhmu.utah.edu Mobile: (801) 707-4819 | Office: (801) 587-5787 she/her From: Nhcoll-l On Behalf Of Aren Gunderson Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2022 4:25 PM To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] Bear Cub prep Hi Beth, We have many standard study skins of young bears. There is no need to tan the hides. Skin them as you would a squirrel or vole. Wash the skin with dish soap to remove grease, then towel dry. We use bamboo skewers or wooden dowels instead of wire, for large skins. Blow out the hair with lab compressed air to push any water out of it and to fluff it up. After pinning the skin, insert the compressed air into the mouth and a hind foot to push some air through the skin while it dries. We have done this with skins as large as adult lynx, coyotes, beaver, and wolf. [cid:image001.jpg at 01D8E88F.E6383400] [cid:image002.jpg at 01D8E88F.E6383400] Good luck, Aren On Tue, Oct 25, 2022 at 12:40 PM Elizabeth Wommack > wrote: Hello everyone, The UWYMV has 4 young bear cubs (~30-50lbs) we will be prepping, and I'm a bit unsure on the best preservation method to use. They are too large for our fluid collection, which is what I normally do for developing animals. Typically for bears we preserve a pelt and partial skeleton. With something this young though, I wasn't sure how the tanning process may go. They are small enough that we could make rounds of them as well, but I've never seen a round of a bear that isn't a taxidermy mount. We have space in our collection to take either type of prep. Does anyone have any experience working with tanned hides of developing animals? Are there considerations we should make? Does anyone have any examples of rounds of bear cubs they could share? And of course, if anyone has any thoughts or ideas they would be greatly appreciated. Cheers, Beth Wommack Elizabeth Wommack, PhD Curator and Collections Manager of Vertebrates University of Wyoming Museum of Vertebrates Berry Biodiversity Conservation Center University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY 82071 ewommack@uwyo.edu pronouns: she, her, herself www.uwymv.org UWYMV Collection Use Policy [Image removed by sender.] _______________________________________________ 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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Does the term "owl" indeed refer to all nocturnal birds of prey? On a display label, which term would correctly describe all nocturnal birds of prey (owls/nocturnal raptors/nocturnal birds of prey)? This sort of piques my mind and I would be glad to hear your thoughts! Thanks, Gali -- Gali Beiner (ACR) Conservator, Palaeontology Lab National Natural History Collections The Hebrew University of Jerusalem Berman Building, Edmond J. Safra campus, Givat Ram Jerusalem 91904, Israel Fax. 972-2-6585785 *gali.beiner at mail.huji.ac.il * *https://nnhc.huji.ac.il/?lang=en * -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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I know this didn't really answer your question other than please don't use the word "owl" on a display label to refer to animals that are not owls. ~~Wendy Beins On Thu, Oct 27, 2022 at 2:35 AM Gali Beiner wrote: > Dear All, > > Just checking something that became a point of curiosity for me: I am not > an ornithologist, I'm a conservator, so was quite surprised to learn > recently something that sounded extremely strange to me. Maybe the bird > specialists here can confirm it (or not): > > In a discussion on common-language English translation for a term in > Hebrew covering all night-time birds of prey ("Dorsei laila", for those of > you curious to know some Hebrew!), I was told that the commonly used > English-language term to this end was "Owls". > > That surprised me very much, since I always thought that this word only > referred to true owls (Strigiformes) and did not cover other nightly > predators such as nighthawks. Does the term "owl" indeed refer to all > nocturnal birds of prey? On a display label, which term would correctly > describe all nocturnal birds of prey (owls/nocturnal raptors/nocturnal > birds of prey)? This sort of piques my mind and I would be glad to hear > your thoughts! > > Thanks, > > Gali > > > > -- > Gali Beiner (ACR) > Conservator, Palaeontology Lab > National Natural History Collections > The Hebrew University of Jerusalem > Berman Building, Edmond J. 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Vitrines from multiple purchase years have failed. The invoices we have on file do not list the specifics of the decks, pedestals, or the vitrines themselves, only the dimensions. The vendor indicated that suggestions for repair would have to come from a source other than the original manufacturer, and that they would forward the information when received. Thank you again everyone, I truly appreciate your time. Heidi From: Rebecca Newberry Sent: Friday, October 21, 2022 5:16 PM To: Heidi Mead ; Peter A Rauch Cc: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: [ Ext GC ] Re: [Nhcoll-l] Vitrine Seam Failure You don't often get email from rebeccanewberry at yahoo.com. Learn why this is important You may also want to check the case interiors for wooden decks or plinths that swell in high humidity. We have had case decks swell and crack acrylic seams. Best, Rebecca Newberry Science Museum of Minnesota On Friday, October 21, 2022 at 03:22:09 PM CDT, Peter A Rauch > wrote: Heidi, Distinguishing between those which failed and those which haven't (yet), it might help to know...: Are they of recent or old manufacture? One supplier/manufacturer, or several? Large, or small? Settled on perfectly plane (not necessarily level) stands, bases, tables, floors, ...? Peter R. On Fri, Oct 21, 2022 at 10:05 AM Heidi Mead > wrote: Good morning all, I am wondering if any of you might have some insight into why our expensive vitrines might have suddenly popped open at the seams. Our housekeeping methods for cleaning cases only involves a very lightly dampened cloth (distilled water). There is no crazing. 12 out of our 20 vitrines are exhibiting gaping at the sides, top, base, or all seams. There does not appear to be any one pattern. All cases are in the same room, some along walls, some centrally located. We do use a data logger and I am hoping that will provide some clues, but I would truly appreciate any thoughts any of you might have. Thank you for whatever help you might have for us. Heidi Heidi F. Mead FOSSIL PREPARATION WILLIAM P. WALL MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY BIOLOGICAL & ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES GEORGIA COLLEGE 102 Herty Hall 478-445-2395 Heidi.mead at gcsu.edu She/Her/Hers _______________________________________________ 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. 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URL: From HawksC at si.edu Thu Oct 27 10:28:09 2022 From: HawksC at si.edu (Hawks, Catharine) Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2022 14:28:09 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] FW: One - Contract opportunity in the NMNH, Department of Invertebrate Zoology - Genome Skimming (NMNH Invertebrate Zoology) In-Reply-To: <76CCD562-BFDA-4216-9C1C-6944EE6DE843@si.edu> References: <76CCD562-BFDA-4216-9C1C-6944EE6DE843@si.edu> Message-ID: Catharine Hawks Conservator Collections Program MRC 170 Rm M85-J National Museum of Natural History 10th Street & Constitution Ave NW Washington DC 20560 w 202.633.0835 or 4041 c 703 200 4370 hawksc at si.edu SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION NATIONAL MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY Facebook | Twitter | Instagram From: Quattrini, Andrea Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2022 9:53 AM To: NMNH-IZ-ALL Subject: One - Contract opportunity in the NMNH, Department of Invertebrate Zoology - Genome Skimming (NMNH Invertebrate Zoology) Hello, The National Museum of Natural History, Department of Invertebrate Zoology is hoping to hire a contractor to help with genome skimming (i.e. shallow-coverage genome sequencing) of benthic invertebrates. I have attached a formal ?Request for Proposal?. That document provides general information about the position, and detailed information about the scope of work. The critical information about the project includes: This is an independent contractor position (see Smithsonian Institution Independent Contractor Clauses). 1. The applicants must be registered in the federal government?s contractor registry, SAM and provide a UEI number. There is NO fee to register in SAM. Instructions for registering are included in the RFQ. 1. The project schedule and access to Smithsonian facilities are subject to all Smithsonian and NMNH COVID-19 requirements, restrictions, and guidelines. The period of performance for this contract is scheduled to begin in winter 2023. Work is to be completed at the Natural History Building, during standard Department of Zoology business hours (Monday ? Friday, excluding federal holidays or emergency closures, between the hours of 8:30 AM and 5:00 PM). Telework will be considered for a portion of the work. The contractor will not receive paid holidays, vacations, sick days, travel time or other SI leave benefits. If interested, you will need to submit a formal bid to be considered. The bid package should include a copy of your most recent resume, and a clear and concise statement regarding expected compensation (number of hours to complete and hourly rate). To help applicants determine an appropriate compensation range I can only offer the following guidance: - Based on past experience, the work of each contractor can be completed within 1560 hours for option year one and 2000 hours for option year 2, but this is just an estimate. Actual performance times may be more or less and will be impacted by a number of variables. - The knowledge, skills and abilities required for the successful performance of the tasks associated with this project are very typical of those expected from an entry-level, federal ?Museum Technician?. The ?Museum Technician? job series includes a variety of positions classified at the entry levels of the GS pay scales. Additional information, including a current federal salary table is available at www.opm.gov. I am available by e-mail, quattrinia at si.edu if there are questions about this opportunity. To be considered, a complete bid package including evidence of contractor registration in SAM, must be received no later than November 11, 2022. Thank you. Cheers, Andrea ? Andrea M. Quattrini Research Zoologist and Curator of Anthozoa Department of Invertebrate Zoology Work: 202.633.0676 Cell: 910.520.7264 SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION NATIONAL MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: RFQ_MDBCGenomeSkimm.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 1016224 bytes Desc: RFQ_MDBCGenomeSkimm.pdf URL: From danae.frier at gov.sk.ca Thu Oct 27 11:54:07 2022 From: danae.frier at gov.sk.ca (Frier, Danae PCS) Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2022 15:54:07 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] common English name In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hello all, I think the key here is the term "birds of prey", as it typically would refer exclusively to raptors (owls, hawks, falcons, etc). While nighthawks are nocturnal predators, since they are taxonomically different from raptors, they wouldn't be considered a bird of prey. I believe owls are the only bird of prey that are nocturnal, so "owl" might be an appropriate English translation if the Hebrew term is also referring only to raptors and not all avian predators. However, it would also be important to know that not all owls are nocturnal - many are active during the day or at dawn/dusk, i.e. all nocturnal birds of prey are owls, but not all owls are nocturnal birds of prey. Note that I wouldn't technically consider myself an ornithologist, and there may be exceptions to the above that I'm not aware of - but I think it applies generally. Regardless, I think Wendy's last sentence is the best advice - "Don't use the word owl on a display label to refer to animals that are not owls." Cheers, Danae Danae Frier (she/her) Curatorial Assistant - Vertebrate Zoology Royal Saskatchewan Museum 2340 Albert St., Regina, Saskatchewan S4P 2V7 P: (306) 787-4852 [cid:image001.png at 01D8E9E2.3432BA10] Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail (and any attachment) was intended for a specific recipient(s). It may contain information that is privileged, confidential or exempt from disclosure. Any privilege that exists is not waived. If you are not the intended recipient, do not copy or distribute it to another person or use it for any other purpose. Please delete it and advise me by return e-mail or telephone. Thank you. From: Nhcoll-l On Behalf Of Wendy Beins Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2022 6:52 AM To: Gali Beiner Cc: NHCOLL-new Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] common English name WARNING: This message originated from a source that is not managed by SaskBuilds and Procurement, Information Technology Division. Do not visit links or open attachments unless you trust the sender's email ID and ensure it is not a spam/phishing email. Gali~ Also not an ornithologist so I don't know the common English term for all nocturnal birds (if one exists), but I think lay people calling all nocturnal birds "owls" to be on par with lay people calling all fossils "dinosaurs". It is incredibly incorrect and not something museums should be perpetuating. Although I now work in museum administration, my education background is vert paleo collections and research based and so when I'm working guest experience and someone refers to a non-dinosaur fossil as a dinosaur I will correct them every time. I know this didn't really answer your question other than please don't use the word "owl" on a display label to refer to animals that are not owls. ~~Wendy Beins On Thu, Oct 27, 2022 at 2:35 AM Gali Beiner > wrote: Dear All, Just checking something that became a point of curiosity for me: I am not an ornithologist, I'm a conservator, so was quite surprised to learn recently something that sounded extremely strange to me. Maybe the bird specialists here can confirm it (or not): In a discussion on common-language English translation for a term in Hebrew covering all night-time birds of prey ("Dorsei laila", for those of you curious to know some Hebrew!), I was told that the commonly used English-language term to this end was "Owls". That surprised me very much, since I always thought that this word only referred to true owls (Strigiformes) and did not cover other nightly predators such as nighthawks. Does the term "owl" indeed refer to all nocturnal birds of prey? On a display label, which term would correctly describe all nocturnal birds of prey (owls/nocturnal raptors/nocturnal birds of prey)? This sort of piques my mind and I would be glad to hear your thoughts! Thanks, Gali -- [https://docs.google.com/a/mail.huji.ac.il/uc?id=0B5B3I3QnN7dsSzNkbGlLNDNGWG8&export=download]Gali Beiner (ACR) Conservator, Palaeontology Lab National Natural History Collections The Hebrew University of Jerusalem Berman Building, Edmond J. Safra campus, Givat Ram Jerusalem 91904, Israel Fax. 972-2-6585785 gali.beiner at mail.huji.ac.il https://nnhc.huji.ac.il/?lang=en _______________________________________________ Nhcoll-l mailing list Nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu https://mailman.yale.edu/mailman/listinfo/nhcoll-l _______________________________________________ NHCOLL-L is brought to you by the Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections (SPNHC), an international society whose mission is to improve the preservation, conservation and management of natural history collections to ensure their continuing value to society. See http://www.spnhc.org for membership information. Advertising on NH-COLL-L is inappropriate. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Sometimes exhibition language is playful like this. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Night_owl Cindy Opitz (she/her) Director of Research Collections Museum of Natural History and Old Capitol Museum Instructor, Museum Studies Certificate Program The University of Iowa 11 Macbride Hall, Iowa City, Iowa 52242 Office: 319.335.0481 cindy-opitz at uiowa.edu mnh.uiowa.edu, oldcap.uiowa.edu [cid:image002.png at 01D8E9F3.B529F460] From: Nhcoll-l On Behalf Of Frier, Danae PCS Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2022 10:54 AM To: Wendy Beins ; Gali Beiner Cc: NHCOLL-new Subject: [External] Re: [Nhcoll-l] common English name Hello all, I think the key here is the term "birds of prey", as it typically would refer exclusively to raptors (owls, hawks, falcons, etc). While nighthawks are nocturnal predators, since they are taxonomically different from raptors, they wouldn't be considered a bird of prey. I believe owls are the only bird of prey that are nocturnal, so "owl" might be an appropriate English translation if the Hebrew term is also referring only to raptors and not all avian predators. However, it would also be important to know that not all owls are nocturnal - many are active during the day or at dawn/dusk, i.e. all nocturnal birds of prey are owls, but not all owls are nocturnal birds of prey. Note that I wouldn't technically consider myself an ornithologist, and there may be exceptions to the above that I'm not aware of - but I think it applies generally. Regardless, I think Wendy's last sentence is the best advice - "Don't use the word owl on a display label to refer to animals that are not owls." Cheers, Danae Danae Frier (she/her) Curatorial Assistant - Vertebrate Zoology Royal Saskatchewan Museum 2340 Albert St., Regina, Saskatchewan S4P 2V7 P: (306) 787-4852 [cid:image003.png at 01D8E9F3.B529F460] Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail (and any attachment) was intended for a specific recipient(s). It may contain information that is privileged, confidential or exempt from disclosure. Any privilege that exists is not waived. If you are not the intended recipient, do not copy or distribute it to another person or use it for any other purpose. Please delete it and advise me by return e-mail or telephone. Thank you. From: Nhcoll-l > On Behalf Of Wendy Beins Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2022 6:52 AM To: Gali Beiner > Cc: NHCOLL-new > Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] common English name WARNING: This message originated from a source that is not managed by SaskBuilds and Procurement, Information Technology Division. Do not visit links or open attachments unless you trust the sender's email ID and ensure it is not a spam/phishing email. Gali~ Also not an ornithologist so I don't know the common English term for all nocturnal birds (if one exists), but I think lay people calling all nocturnal birds "owls" to be on par with lay people calling all fossils "dinosaurs". It is incredibly incorrect and not something museums should be perpetuating. Although I now work in museum administration, my education background is vert paleo collections and research based and so when I'm working guest experience and someone refers to a non-dinosaur fossil as a dinosaur I will correct them every time. I know this didn't really answer your question other than please don't use the word "owl" on a display label to refer to animals that are not owls. ~~Wendy Beins On Thu, Oct 27, 2022 at 2:35 AM Gali Beiner > wrote: Dear All, Just checking something that became a point of curiosity for me: I am not an ornithologist, I'm a conservator, so was quite surprised to learn recently something that sounded extremely strange to me. Maybe the bird specialists here can confirm it (or not): In a discussion on common-language English translation for a term in Hebrew covering all night-time birds of prey ("Dorsei laila", for those of you curious to know some Hebrew!), I was told that the commonly used English-language term to this end was "Owls". That surprised me very much, since I always thought that this word only referred to true owls (Strigiformes) and did not cover other nightly predators such as nighthawks. Does the term "owl" indeed refer to all nocturnal birds of prey? On a display label, which term would correctly describe all nocturnal birds of prey (owls/nocturnal raptors/nocturnal birds of prey)? This sort of piques my mind and I would be glad to hear your thoughts! Thanks, Gali -- [https://docs.google.com/a/mail.huji.ac.il/uc?id=0B5B3I3QnN7dsSzNkbGlLNDNGWG8&export=download]Gali Beiner (ACR) Conservator, Palaeontology Lab National Natural History Collections The Hebrew University of Jerusalem Berman Building, Edmond J. Safra campus, Givat Ram Jerusalem 91904, Israel Fax. 972-2-6585785 gali.beiner at mail.huji.ac.il https://nnhc.huji.ac.il/?lang=en _______________________________________________ Nhcoll-l mailing list Nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu https://mailman.yale.edu/mailman/listinfo/nhcoll-l _______________________________________________ NHCOLL-L is brought to you by the Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections (SPNHC), an international society whose mission is to improve the preservation, conservation and management of natural history collections to ensure their continuing value to society. See http://www.spnhc.org for membership information. Advertising on NH-COLL-L is inappropriate. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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If there is a word in English that includes all nocturnally hunting birds, I am not aware of it - but it does not surprise me that other languages do. A language is built and evolves according to the speakers' needs and their culture, environment, and interactions with other cultures - so common names for living things tend to be only as specific and useful as they need to be. In Hebrew speaking places, there may not have been a need or reason to distinguish between owls and other nocturnally active birds like nightjars (Caprimulgiformes), so separate terms never made it into common use, and newer names from other languages were never adopted. Also, scientific classification and Latin names themselves are only about three hundred years old, so if the common language that one is speaking has been in active use longer than that, it's not surprising that the Latin classification doesn't match up with it. I think most laypeople can easily recognize the difference between owls and other nocturnal birds of prey, but as Wendy said, this "lumping" of superficially similar species together does happen quite often. One English term that comes to mind is "buzzard". To a layperson this means literally any hawk-like bird that soars, and includes New World vultures - which are not hawks at all. To an ornithologist however, buzzard only refers to species in the Buteo genus! So laypersons and biologists are using this term differently. This is why common names are a notorious headache for taxonomists. They vary wildly even within a single language, and it's often geographically based. We have a snake here in the US that is variably called black snake, oak snake, chicken snake etc. depending on where in the country you are. They all refer to Pantherophis alleghaniensis. However, "black snake" might also mean Lampropeltis getula or Coluber constrictor! These three species look enough alike that most laypeople won't be able to distinguish them. However, to a layperson, having a more specific name for them doesn't ultimately matter, as they are all harmless and helpful predators that provide the same ecological service. To a taxonomist, distinguishing them down to species adds a layer of understanding about their ecology and natural history - details that laypeople don't really need to know in order to go about their day. The concept of a "species" is itself arbitrary and made-up by humans to help us make sense of the natural world. Our method of classification has varied as our knowledge and technology has developed, and so the names have changed according to their usefulness. This is more succinctly captured in the book Alice in Wonderland, in which the titular character has a conversation with a gnat. The gnat asks "What's the use of their having names, if they don't answer to them?" to which Alice answers, "No use to them, but it's useful to the people that name them, I suppose." What is the literal translation of Dorsei laila? I plugged this phonetic version into Google translate and it was smart enough to give me the words in Hebrew script, which it then translated as "Night raptors". Is this accurate? Is it perhaps "night hunters"? I think a more general term like this would be more useful since it sounds like there is no concept for "owl" in Hebrew. Finally, to comment on your question about labeling - I would use whatever common term is correct in the language(s) being used, as this will be understood, but also use Latin names alongside them. As Danae recommended, if English is being used in addition to Hebrew on the labels, I would not use the English word "owl" to refer to something that is not in Strigiformes. I hope this was helpful! Erin Erin B. Cashion | Curator of Natural History Ohio History Connection | 800 East 17th Ave. Columbus, Ohio 43211 614.298.2054 | ecashion at ohiohistory.org She/Her/Hers The Ohio History Connection's mission is to spark discovery of Ohio's stories. Embrace the present, share the past and transform the future. Support the Ohio History Connection: www.ohiohistory.org/give. From: Nhcoll-l On Behalf Of Frier, Danae PCS Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2022 11:54 AM To: Wendy Beins ; Gali Beiner Cc: NHCOLL-new Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] common English name Hello all, I think the key here is the term "birds of prey", as it typically would refer exclusively to raptors (owls, hawks, falcons, etc). While nighthawks are nocturnal predators, since they are taxonomically different from raptors, they wouldn't be considered a bird of prey. I believe owls are the only bird of prey that are nocturnal, so "owl" might be an appropriate English translation if the Hebrew term is also referring only to raptors and not all avian predators. However, it would also be important to know that not all owls are nocturnal - many are active during the day or at dawn/dusk, i.e. all nocturnal birds of prey are owls, but not all owls are nocturnal birds of prey. Note that I wouldn't technically consider myself an ornithologist, and there may be exceptions to the above that I'm not aware of - but I think it applies generally. Regardless, I think Wendy's last sentence is the best advice - "Don't use the word owl on a display label to refer to animals that are not owls." Cheers, Danae Danae Frier (she/her) Curatorial Assistant - Vertebrate Zoology Royal Saskatchewan Museum 2340 Albert St., Regina, Saskatchewan S4P 2V7 P: (306) 787-4852 [cid:image001.png at 01D8E9FB.2209A470] Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail (and any attachment) was intended for a specific recipient(s). It may contain information that is privileged, confidential or exempt from disclosure. Any privilege that exists is not waived. If you are not the intended recipient, do not copy or distribute it to another person or use it for any other purpose. Please delete it and advise me by return e-mail or telephone. Thank you. From: Nhcoll-l > On Behalf Of Wendy Beins Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2022 6:52 AM To: Gali Beiner > Cc: NHCOLL-new > Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] common English name WARNING: This message originated from a source that is not managed by SaskBuilds and Procurement, Information Technology Division. Do not visit links or open attachments unless you trust the sender's email ID and ensure it is not a spam/phishing email. Gali~ Also not an ornithologist so I don't know the common English term for all nocturnal birds (if one exists), but I think lay people calling all nocturnal birds "owls" to be on par with lay people calling all fossils "dinosaurs". It is incredibly incorrect and not something museums should be perpetuating. Although I now work in museum administration, my education background is vert paleo collections and research based and so when I'm working guest experience and someone refers to a non-dinosaur fossil as a dinosaur I will correct them every time. I know this didn't really answer your question other than please don't use the word "owl" on a display label to refer to animals that are not owls. ~~Wendy Beins On Thu, Oct 27, 2022 at 2:35 AM Gali Beiner > wrote: Dear All, Just checking something that became a point of curiosity for me: I am not an ornithologist, I'm a conservator, so was quite surprised to learn recently something that sounded extremely strange to me. Maybe the bird specialists here can confirm it (or not): In a discussion on common-language English translation for a term in Hebrew covering all night-time birds of prey ("Dorsei laila", for those of you curious to know some Hebrew!), I was told that the commonly used English-language term to this end was "Owls". That surprised me very much, since I always thought that this word only referred to true owls (Strigiformes) and did not cover other nightly predators such as nighthawks. Does the term "owl" indeed refer to all nocturnal birds of prey? On a display label, which term would correctly describe all nocturnal birds of prey (owls/nocturnal raptors/nocturnal birds of prey)? This sort of piques my mind and I would be glad to hear your thoughts! Thanks, Gali -- [https://docs.google.com/a/mail.huji.ac.il/uc?id=0B5B3I3QnN7dsSzNkbGlLNDNGWG8&export=download]Gali Beiner (ACR) Conservator, Palaeontology Lab National Natural History Collections The Hebrew University of Jerusalem Berman Building, Edmond J. Safra campus, Givat Ram Jerusalem 91904, Israel Fax. 972-2-6585785 gali.beiner at mail.huji.ac.il https://nnhc.huji.ac.il/?lang=en _______________________________________________ Nhcoll-l mailing list Nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu https://mailman.yale.edu/mailman/listinfo/nhcoll-l _______________________________________________ NHCOLL-L is brought to you by the Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections (SPNHC), an international society whose mission is to improve the preservation, conservation and management of natural history collections to ensure their continuing value to society. See http://www.spnhc.org for membership information. Advertising on NH-COLL-L is inappropriate. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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In reading through past messages here and other literature on the topic, it appears that Thermal Transfer printers are the way to go, but it seems that the Duramax which are usually recommended are no longer produced and the Honeywell printers appear to be a not totally satisfactory replacement. A quick search shows that the Duramax printers are readily available second-hand. My idea was to try to acquire one of these since they are a known quantity and as an added bonus much less costly than the new printers. My question is, has anyone gone this route before and to those who have used the Duramax over the years, is it feasible to maintain them without outside assistance? Kind regards, Tom Andrews Collections Assistant Tom_Andrews1 at baylor.edu 254-710-1194 Mayborn Museum Complex Baylor University -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From prc44 at drexel.edu Thu Oct 27 12:44:18 2022 From: prc44 at drexel.edu (Callomon,Paul) Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2022 16:44:18 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] common English name In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Big white jobs, little brown jobs and owls. Avian taxonomy made simple. PC Paul Callomon Collection Manager, Malacology and General Invertebrates ________________________________ Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University 1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia PA 19103-1195, USA prc44 at drexel.edu Tel 215-405-5096 - Fax 215-299-1170 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ewommack at uwyo.edu Thu Oct 27 13:03:05 2022 From: ewommack at uwyo.edu (Elizabeth Wommack) Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2022 17:03:05 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] common English name In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hi Gali, I am an ornithologist like Erin, and work on birds of prey. I don't know of any common English term that refers to all nocturnal birds that may eat other organisms, but common names are a fun headache for taxonomists. There are agreed upon common names that go through specific committees, and you may want to throw your question past the American Ornithologists Society's taxonomy committee, or the IOC. There are also cultural and regional common names that are used, and those are really interesting from a historical and cultural point of view. One of my favorite books I found in a used bookstore was North America Birds Folknames and Names by James Kedzie Sayre. Here are a couple of the names that have been used for Caprimulgiformes in North America in the past that could confuse them with entire different groups of animals. Chordeiles minor: Pork'n'Beans, Long-winged Goatsucker, Bull-bat, Will-o'-the-Wisp, etc. Caprimulgus carolinensis: Mosquito Hawk, Chip-fell-out-of-a-oak, The Great Bat, etc. Good luck, and if you find a term please share it. It would be great to add more to how we understand the way we all experience and interact with birds. cheers, Beth Elizabeth Wommack, PhD Curator and Collections Manager of Vertebrates University of Wyoming Museum of Vertebrates Berry Biodiversity Conservation Center University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY 82071 ewommack@uwyo.edu pronouns: she, her, herself www.uwymv.org UWYMV Collection Use Policy [https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/mail-sig/AIorK4wzeBAm3ZshQCDFzQ5wkSAIelZLntGMwLQ0l3OaxGfoFH4PEQ-tYzlg1s7X9ScKxz1dFEGIXS8] ________________________________ From: Nhcoll-l on behalf of Callomon,Paul Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2022 10:44 AM To: Erin Cashion ; Gali Beiner Cc: NHCOLL-new Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] common English name ? This message was sent from a non-UWYO address. Please exercise caution when clicking links or opening attachments from external sources. Big white jobs, little brown jobs and owls. Avian taxonomy made simple. PC Paul Callomon Collection Manager, Malacology and General Invertebrates ________________________________ Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University 1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia PA 19103-1195, USA prc44 at drexel.edu Tel 215-405-5096 - Fax 215-299-1170 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From d.neumann at leibniz-lib.de Thu Oct 27 13:12:38 2022 From: d.neumann at leibniz-lib.de (Dirk Neumann) Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2022 19:12:38 +0200 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] [External] Re: common English name In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <527eb5a5-1233-f842-059a-0e687f349b9c@leibniz-lib.de> The same "Nachteule" Cindy mentions also exists in German; usually they don't fly. Well, some topple - and this may include a very tiny brief moment of free air suspension. These owls predominantly are male specimens, even tough female specimens can be spotted - e.g. in Bavaria usually in late September during the Oktoberfest. But this "Nachteule" (as a German common species name) can also be an Erebid or Noctuid butterfly, i.e. owlet moths; so if common names are to be used on labels (and the common name potentially applies / could apply t more than one species), it might be worth putting it into context (e.g. Nachteulen- Schmetterling - which already is the case in the more descriptive English owlet moth). With best wishes Dirk Am 27.10.2022 um 18:09 schrieb Opitz, Cindy E: Could they be using a colloquial term, such as the English term ?night owls? (or simply ?owls?) applied to folks who stay up late or are active at night? Not a bird term, but a pun of sorts? Sometimes exhibition language is playful like this. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Night_owl Cindy Opitz (she/her) Director of Research Collections Museum of Natural History and Old Capitol Museum Instructor, Museum Studies Certificate Program The University of Iowa 11 Macbride Hall, Iowa City, Iowa 52242 Office: 319.335.0481 cindy-opitz at uiowa.edu mnh.uiowa.edu, oldcap.uiowa.edu [cid:part1.JLFWaQMz.E08I0U6S at leibniz-lib.de] From: Nhcoll-l On Behalf Of Frier, Danae PCS Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2022 10:54 AM To: Wendy Beins ; Gali Beiner Cc: NHCOLL-new Subject: [External] Re: [Nhcoll-l] common English name Hello all, I think the key here is the term ?birds of prey?, as it typically would refer exclusively to raptors (owls, hawks, falcons, etc). While nighthawks are nocturnal predators, since they are taxonomically different from raptors, they wouldn?t be considered a bird of prey. I believe owls are the only bird of prey that are nocturnal, so ?owl? might be an appropriate English translation if the Hebrew term is also referring only to raptors and not all avian predators. However, it would also be important to know that not all owls are nocturnal ? many are active during the day or at dawn/dusk, i.e. all nocturnal birds of prey are owls, but not all owls are nocturnal birds of prey. Note that I wouldn?t technically consider myself an ornithologist, and there may be exceptions to the above that I?m not aware of - but I think it applies generally. Regardless, I think Wendy?s last sentence is the best advice ? ?Don?t use the word owl on a display label to refer to animals that are not owls.? Cheers, Danae Danae Frier (she/her) Curatorial Assistant ? 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Gali~ Also not an ornithologist so I don't know the common English term for all nocturnal birds (if one exists), but I think lay people calling all nocturnal birds "owls" to be on par with lay people calling all fossils "dinosaurs". It is incredibly incorrect and not something museums should be perpetuating. Although I now work in museum administration, my education background is vert paleo collections and research based and so when I'm working guest experience and someone refers to a non-dinosaur fossil as a dinosaur I will correct them every time. I know this didn't really answer your question other than please don't use the word "owl" on a display label to refer to animals that are not owls. ~~Wendy Beins On Thu, Oct 27, 2022 at 2:35 AM Gali Beiner > wrote: Dear All, Just checking something that became a point of curiosity for me: I am not an ornithologist, I'm a conservator, so was quite surprised to learn recently something that sounded extremely strange to me. Maybe the bird specialists here can confirm it (or not): In a discussion on common-language English translation for a term in Hebrew covering all night-time birds of prey ("Dorsei laila", for those of you curious to know some Hebrew!), I was told that the commonly used English-language term to this end was "Owls". That surprised me very much, since I always thought that this word only referred to true owls (Strigiformes) and did not cover other nightly predators such as nighthawks. Does the term "owl" indeed refer to all nocturnal birds of prey? On a display label, which term would correctly describe all nocturnal birds of prey (owls/nocturnal raptors/nocturnal birds of prey)? This sort of piques my mind and I would be glad to hear your thoughts! Thanks, Gali -- [https://docs.google.com/a/mail.huji.ac.il/uc?id=0B5B3I3QnN7dsSzNkbGlLNDNGWG8&export=download]Gali Beiner (ACR) Conservator, Palaeontology Lab National Natural History Collections The Hebrew University of Jerusalem Berman Building, Edmond J. Safra campus, Givat Ram Jerusalem 91904, Israel Fax. 972-2-6585785 gali.beiner at mail.huji.ac.il https://nnhc.huji.ac.il/?lang=en _______________________________________________ Nhcoll-l mailing list Nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu https://mailman.yale.edu/mailman/listinfo/nhcoll-l _______________________________________________ NHCOLL-L is brought to you by the Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections (SPNHC), an international society whose mission is to improve the preservation, conservation and management of natural history collections to ensure their continuing value to society. See http://www.spnhc.org for membership information. 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Hebrew also has a term for owls - "yanshuf" (singular) or "yanshufim" (plural) as well as "yanshufiyim" (plural, "belonging to the owl group/family). The situation here arose because as a non-English speaking country, our displays often provide English translations for tourists. So... If your display features a group of....er...avian night hunters as opposed to a group of avian day hunters, what should the English terms be? By the way, the development of common names in Hebrew is rather unique in some ways. Hebrew used to be a nearly-dead language for close on two thousand years, used mainly in prayer (much like Latin) and in international communication, but there were periods of revival (eg in Islamic Spain) which yielded great bodies of poetry, plus different Jewish communities developed local fusions of Hebrew with other languages - such as Yiddish (Hebrew-German), Ladino (Hebrew-Spanish), Morrocan Hebrew and many others. Hebrew common names today are sometimes remenants of biblical times (eg lion, deer, dog, bear etc) and often newer creations offered by researchers (natural history or linguistics) at the beginning of the 20th century in a process still continuing to this day, eg nocturnal raptors (a relatively old "renewal" based on a much older Hebrew term from the period of the Second Temple, Roman times). Cheers, Gali ?????? ??? ??, 27 ????? 2022, 19:12, ??? Erin Cashion ?< ecashion at ohiohistory.org>: > Hi Gali, > > > > I am an ornithologist (technically an avian ecologist) and nomenclature > and taxonomy are my special interests! You have touched on the taxonomist?s > ultimate question, ?What?s in a name?? I can go on about this for some > time, but I will try to keep my response brief and not get into the weeds > too much. > > > > You are correct - in English, the word ?owl? only refers to birds in the > order Strigiformes. If there is a word in English that includes all > nocturnally hunting birds, I am not aware of it ? but it does not surprise > me that other languages do. > > > > A language is built and evolves according to the speakers? needs and their > culture, environment, and interactions with other cultures ? so common > names for living things tend to be only as specific and useful as they need > to be. In Hebrew speaking places, there may not have been a need or reason > to distinguish between owls and other nocturnally active birds like > nightjars (Caprimulgiformes), so separate terms never made it into common > use, and newer names from other languages were never adopted. Also, > scientific classification and Latin names themselves are only about three > hundred years old, so if the common language that one is speaking has been > in active use longer than that, it?s not surprising that the Latin > classification doesn?t match up with it. > > > > I think most laypeople can easily recognize the difference between owls > and other nocturnal birds of prey, but as Wendy said, this ?lumping? of > superficially similar species together does happen quite often. One English > term that comes to mind is ?buzzard?. To a layperson this means literally > any hawk-like bird that soars, and includes New World vultures ? which are > not hawks at all. To an ornithologist however, buzzard only refers to > species in the *Buteo* genus! So laypersons and biologists are using this > term differently. > > > > This is why common names are a notorious headache for taxonomists. They > vary wildly even within a single language, and it?s often geographically > based. We have a snake here in the US that is variably called black snake, > oak snake, chicken snake etc. depending on where in the country you are. > They all refer to *Pantherophis alleghaniensis*. However, ?black snake? > might also mean *Lampropeltis getula* or *Coluber constrictor*! These > three species look enough alike that most laypeople won?t be able to > distinguish them. However, to a layperson, having a more specific name for > them doesn?t ultimately matter, as they are all harmless and helpful > predators that provide the same ecological service. > > > > To a taxonomist, distinguishing them down to species adds a layer of > understanding about their ecology and natural history ? details that > laypeople don?t really need to know in order to go about their day. The > concept of a ?species? is itself arbitrary and made-up by humans to help us > make sense of the natural world. Our method of classification has varied as > our knowledge and technology has developed, and so the names have changed > according to their usefulness. > > > > This is more succinctly captured in the book Alice in Wonderland, in which > the titular character has a conversation with a gnat. The gnat asks ?What?s > the use of their having names, if they don?t answer to them?? to which > Alice answers, ?No use to them, but it?s useful to the people that name > them, I suppose.? > > > > What is the literal translation of Dorsei laila? I plugged this phonetic > version into Google translate and it was smart enough to give me the words > in Hebrew script, which it then translated as ?Night raptors?. Is this > accurate? Is it perhaps ?night hunters?? I think a more general term like > this would be more useful since it sounds like there is no concept for > ?owl? in Hebrew. > > > > Finally, to comment on your question about labeling ? I would use whatever > common term is correct in the language(s) being used, as this will be > understood, but also use Latin names alongside them. As Danae recommended, > if English is being used in addition to Hebrew on the labels, I would not > use the English word ?owl? to refer to something that is not in > Strigiformes. > > > > I hope this was helpful! > > > > Erin > > > > > > *Erin B. Cashion | Curator of Natural History* > Ohio History Connection | 800 East 17th Ave. Columbus, Ohio 43211 > > > 614.298.2054 | ecashion at ohiohistory.org > > She/Her/Hers > > > > *The Ohio History Connection?s* *mission* > *is to spark discovery of Ohio?s > stories. Embrace the present, share the past and transform the future.** > Support the Ohio History Connection: www.ohiohistory.org/give > **.* > > > > > > > > *From:* Nhcoll-l * On Behalf Of *Frier, > Danae PCS > *Sent:* Thursday, October 27, 2022 11:54 AM > *To:* Wendy Beins ; Gali Beiner < > gali.beiner at mail.huji.ac.il> > *Cc:* NHCOLL-new > *Subject:* Re: [Nhcoll-l] common English name > > > > Hello all, > > > > I think the key here is the term ?birds of prey?, as it typically would > refer exclusively to raptors (owls, hawks, falcons, etc). While nighthawks > are nocturnal predators, since they are taxonomically different from > raptors, they wouldn?t be considered a bird of prey. I believe owls are the > only bird of prey that are nocturnal, so ?owl? might be an appropriate > English translation if the Hebrew term is also referring only to raptors > and not all avian predators. However, it would also be important to know > that not all owls are nocturnal ? many are active during the day or at > dawn/dusk, i.e. all nocturnal birds of prey are owls, but not all owls are > nocturnal birds of prey. > > > > Note that I wouldn?t technically consider myself an ornithologist, and > there may be exceptions to the above that I?m not aware of - but I think it > applies generally. > > > > Regardless, I think Wendy?s last sentence is the best advice ? ?Don?t use > the word owl on a display label to refer to animals that are not owls.? > > > > Cheers, > > Danae > > > > *Danae Frier *(she/her) > > Curatorial Assistant ? Vertebrate Zoology > > > > Royal Saskatchewan Museum > > 2340 Albert St., Regina, Saskatchewan S4P 2V7 > > P: (306) 787-4852 > > > > > > *Confidentiality Notice:* > > *This e-mail (and any attachment) was intended for a specific > recipient(s). It may contain information that is privileged, confidential > or exempt from disclosure. Any privilege that exists is not waived. If you > are not the intended recipient, do not copy or distribute it to another > person or use it for any other purpose. Please delete it and advise me by > return e-mail or telephone. Thank you.* > > > > *From:* Nhcoll-l *On Behalf Of *Wendy > Beins > *Sent:* Thursday, October 27, 2022 6:52 AM > *To:* Gali Beiner > *Cc:* NHCOLL-new > *Subject:* Re: [Nhcoll-l] common English name > > > > WARNING: This message originated from a source that is not managed by *SaskBuilds > and Procurement, Information Technology Division*. Do not visit links or > open attachments unless you trust the sender's email ID and ensure it is > not a spam/phishing email. > > > > Gali~ > > Also not an ornithologist so I don't know the common English term for all > nocturnal birds (if one exists), but I think lay people calling all > nocturnal birds "owls" to be on par with lay people calling all fossils > "dinosaurs". It is incredibly incorrect and not something museums should > be perpetuating. Although I now work in museum administration, my > education background is vert paleo collections and research based and so > when I'm working guest experience and someone refers to a non-dinosaur > fossil as a dinosaur I will correct them *every* time. > I know this didn't really answer your question other than please don't use > the word "owl" on a display label to refer to animals that are not owls. > > > > ~~Wendy Beins > > > > On Thu, Oct 27, 2022 at 2:35 AM Gali Beiner > wrote: > > Dear All, > > > > Just checking something that became a point of curiosity for me: I am not > an ornithologist, I'm a conservator, so was quite surprised to learn > recently something that sounded extremely strange to me. Maybe the bird > specialists here can confirm it (or not): > > > > In a discussion on common-language English translation for a term in > Hebrew covering all night-time birds of prey ("Dorsei laila", for those of > you curious to know some Hebrew!), I was told that the commonly used > English-language term to this end was "Owls". > > > > That surprised me very much, since I always thought that this word only > referred to true owls (Strigiformes) and did not cover other nightly > predators such as nighthawks. Does the term "owl" indeed refer to all > nocturnal birds of prey? On a display label, which term would correctly > describe all nocturnal birds of prey (owls/nocturnal raptors/nocturnal > birds of prey)? This sort of piques my mind and I would be glad to hear > your thoughts! > > > > Thanks, > > > > Gali > > > > > > > > -- > > Gali Beiner (ACR) > > Conservator, Palaeontology Lab > > National Natural History Collections > > The Hebrew University of Jerusalem > Berman Building, Edmond J. Safra campus, Givat Ram > Jerusalem 91904, Israel > Fax. 972-2-6585785 > gali.beiner at mail.huji.ac.il > > https://nnhc.huji.ac.il/?lang=en > > > _______________________________________________ > Nhcoll-l mailing list > Nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu > https://mailman.yale.edu/mailman/listinfo/nhcoll-l > > > _______________________________________________ > NHCOLL-L is brought to you by the Society for the Preservation of > Natural History Collections (SPNHC), an international society whose > mission is to improve the preservation, conservation and management of > natural history collections to ensure their continuing value to > society. See http://www.spnhc.org > > for membership information. > Advertising on NH-COLL-L is inappropriate. > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.png Type: image/png Size: 31672 bytes Desc: not available URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.png Type: image/png Size: 31672 bytes Desc: not available URL: From prc44 at drexel.edu Fri Oct 28 08:12:21 2022 From: prc44 at drexel.edu (Callomon,Paul) Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2022 12:12:21 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Common names In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Cultures that do not primarily use the alphabet in everyday life, such as China, Japan, Thailand, India and many others, usually have vernacular taxonomies that far predate the Linnean system. Adopting Western rules in science was part of the Victorian process of becoming "modern" nation states, but at local level the older words and meanings live on. In some cases they reflect a more detailed knowledge of the ecology and morphology of organisms than that shared in the "scientific" literature, but they fail as a means of reliably defining entities as they are usually too local and situational to be reproducible. A fascinating 1954 paper related how one researcher took a picture of one of Japan's most common spiders (the Jigumo, or Ground Spider, familiar to Kabuki fans) and showed it to folks in villages from one end of the land to the other, asking "What's this?" He tallied exactly 100 discrete vernacular names for the same organism. I showed Nagao's later map of the names (and talked about vernacular names in some depth) in this work: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/363690920_The_Nature_of_Names_Japanese_vernacular_nomenclature_in_natural_science Paul Callomon Collection Manager, Malacology and General Invertebrates ________________________________ Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University 1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia PA 19103-1195, USA prc44 at drexel.edu Tel 215-405-5096 - Fax 215-299-1170 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mhpost at snm.ku.dk Fri Oct 28 08:27:03 2022 From: mhpost at snm.ku.dk (=?iso-8859-1?Q?Mikkel_H=F8egh_Post?=) Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2022 12:27:03 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Wanted: producer of square "museum" glas for exhibitions Message-ID: Hi Here at the Natural History Museum of Denmark we are preparing new exhibitions opening 2025. We need additional square museum glass for wet specimen display -we have a bunch (an example below), but need more sizes. I wonder if any (preferable European) company produce such? Best regards, Mikkel H?egh Post Samlingsmedarbejder, konservator cand.scient. Statens Naturhistoriske Museum Zoologisk Museum Universitetsparken 15 2100 Kbh.? MOB 60 74 10 25 mhpost at snm.ku.dk Profil [IMG_0821.JPG] S?dan beskytter vi persondata -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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One producer is Ga?ner Glastechnik in Munich; I have been working with them for many years. You can also check directly with Schott; there is a catalogue, but this is not openly available. But they still produce specimen jars. The also did some rectangular containers, but smaller ones (approx. 20 cm high and wide). The other source might be St?lzle Oberglas in Vienna, but usually they only start production if the order is above 200 containers (in the past museums teamed up for orders). Hope this helps Dirk Am 28.10.2022 um 14:27 schrieb Mikkel H?egh Post: Hi Here at the Natural History Museum of Denmark we are preparing new exhibitions opening 2025. We need additional square museum glass for wet specimen display -we have a bunch (an example below), but need more sizes. I wonder if any (preferable European) company produce such? Best regards, Mikkel H?egh Post Samlingsmedarbejder, konservator cand.scient. Statens Naturhistoriske Museum Zoologisk Museum Universitetsparken 15 2100 Kbh.? MOB 60 74 10 25 mhpost at snm.ku.dk Profil [IMG_0821.JPG] S?dan beskytter vi persondata _______________________________________________ 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 Collection Manager, Hamburg Postal address: Museum of Nature Hamburg Leibniz Institute for the Analysis of Biodiversity Change Dirk Neumann Martin-Luther-King-Platz 3 20146 Hamburg +49 40 238 317 ? 628 d.neumann at leibniz-lib.de www.leibniz-lib.de -- Stiftung Leibniz-Institut zur Analyse des Biodiversit?tswandels Postanschrift: Adenauerallee 127, 53113 Bonn, Germany Stiftung des ?ffentlichen Rechts; Generaldirektion: Prof. Dr. Bernhard Misof (Generaldirektor), Adrian Gr?ter (Kaufm. Gesch?ftsf?hrer) Sitz der Stiftung: Adenauerallee 160 in Bonn Vorsitzender des Stiftungsrates: Dr. Michael Wappelhorst -- Stiftung Leibniz-Institut zur Analyse des Biodiversit?tswandels Postanschrift: Adenauerallee 127, 53113 Bonn, Germany Stiftung des ?ffentlichen Rechts; Generaldirektion: Prof. Dr. Bernhard Misof (Generaldirektor), Adrian Gr?ter (Kaufm. 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Eric From: Nhcoll-l On Behalf Of Callomon,Paul Sent: Friday, October 28, 2022 8:12 AM To: Gali Beiner ; Erin Cashion Cc: NHCOLL-new Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Common names Cultures that do not primarily use the alphabet in everyday life, such as China, Japan, Thailand, India and many others, usually have vernacular taxonomies that far predate the Linnean system. Adopting Western rules in science was part of the Victorian process of becoming "modern" nation states, but at local level the older words and meanings live on. In some cases they reflect a more detailed knowledge of the ecology and morphology of organisms than that shared in the "scientific" literature, but they fail as a means of reliably defining entities as they are usually too local and situational to be reproducible. A fascinating 1954 paper related how one researcher took a picture of one of Japan's most common spiders (the Jigumo, or Ground Spider, familiar to Kabuki fans) and showed it to folks in villages from one end of the land to the other, asking "What's this?" He tallied exactly 100 discrete vernacular names for the same organism. I showed Nagao's later map of the names (and talked about vernacular names in some depth) in this work: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/363690920_The_Nature_of_Names_Japanese_vernacular_nomenclature_in_natural_science Paul Callomon Collection Manager, Malacology and General Invertebrates ________________________________ Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University 1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia PA 19103-1195, USA prc44 at drexel.edu Tel 215-405-5096 - Fax 215-299-1170 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From abentley at ku.edu Fri Oct 28 10:20:41 2022 From: abentley at ku.edu (Bentley, Andrew Charles) Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2022 14:20:41 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Labeling Systems for Fluid Preserved Specimens In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hi Tom I think the correct brand for these printers is Datamax which was taken over by Honeywell. We have been using Datamax printers for over 15 years here at KU and have had no issues with the two models we have used - Prodigy Max and the I-Class Mark II. They were both very reliable with little to no down time or need for repairs. We are still using the I-Class Mark II and it has been going strong for over 10 years now servicing multiple divisions at the museum through a network connection. I have heard that newer generations of these printers produced by Honeywell are nowhere near as reliable and have numerous issues. The company that supplied our Datamax printers, Alpha Systems, has since stopped recommending these printers and moved over to CAB Squib printers instead (see attached), that are supposed to be much more reliable and user friendly. Their pricing and recommendations are also attached. I have not heard of anyone buying a used Datamax printer, but, if treated correctly, Datamax printers can last a long time and as such, if you are able to get your hands on a second hand Datamax I-series printer (the Prodigy Max is very outdated now) and funds are scarce, I would suggest that you go for it (from a quick search it looks like they run about $1000-1300 on eBay and other sites). It also looks like new ones are still to be had at a discount like here: https://www.barcodediscount.com/catalog/datamax-o-neil/part-i13-00-43000007.htm. Just a heads up that network cards and optional cutters may not be included but can probably be found as aftermarket add ons. Also, I would suggest that you purchase a 300 dpi or higher (model I-4310 or I-4606) to get the best quality print. Also make sure that you are buying one that predates the Honeywell takeover. However, if you can afford the attached, I would suggest going with a new CAB printer and save the hassle of not knowing the condition of a second hand printer. The print head is the most important part of the printer and the most expensive to replace. If this has been damaged or over used in any way, the printer may be useless. It is important to keep the print head free from dust or other contaminants in order to ensure good printing quality but other than that, the printer requires very little if any maintenance. They can be a little tricky to set up initially and to get the settings just right for ideal print quality but there are lots of people in the museum community using them now so that should not be a problem. Ribbon and media can be ordered through Alpha System regardless of whether you buy a printer from them. Hope that helps Andy A : A : A : }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> V V V Andy Bentley Ichthyology Collection Manager University of Kansas Biodiversity Institute Dyche Hall 1345 Jayhawk Boulevard Lawrence, KS, 66045-7561 USA Tel: (785) 864-3863 Fax: (785) 864-5335 Email: abentley at ku.edu ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3093-1258 http://ichthyology.biodiversity.ku.edu A : A : A : }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> V V V From: Nhcoll-l On Behalf Of Andrews, Tom Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2022 11:27 AM To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Labeling Systems for Fluid Preserved Specimens Hello Colleagues, We have a fairly sizable backlog of fluid preserved specimens that we need to make labels for. (Vast majority are in a 55% solution of IPA) In the past, we had used a typewriter that was proven to give good results even after decades in fluid (many labels made on this machine dating back to the 1960's still look as good as when they were made) but at some point it was discovered that modern ribbons are of a different spec and no longer stand up well in fluid. As a result, we have handwritten our labels for several years but now need to come up with something more manageable for labelling several hundred specimens. In reading through past messages here and other literature on the topic, it appears that Thermal Transfer printers are the way to go, but it seems that the Duramax which are usually recommended are no longer produced and the Honeywell printers appear to be a not totally satisfactory replacement. A quick search shows that the Duramax printers are readily available second-hand. My idea was to try to acquire one of these since they are a known quantity and as an added bonus much less costly than the new printers. My question is, has anyone gone this route before and to those who have used the Duramax over the years, is it feasible to maintain them without outside assistance? Kind regards, Tom Andrews Collections Assistant Tom_Andrews1 at baylor.edu 254-710-1194 Mayborn Museum Complex Baylor University -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: CAB Squix printer.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 4087059 bytes Desc: CAB Squix printer.pdf URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From eric.lazo-wasem at yale.edu Fri Oct 28 12:10:46 2022 From: eric.lazo-wasem at yale.edu (Lazo-Wasem, Eric) Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2022 16:10:46 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Labeling Systems for Fluid Preserved Specimens In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: I too have used multiple versions of the Datamax printers (six or seven units), particularly the I-Class versions for about 20 years, all purchased from Alpha Systems. My assessment: PRINT HEAD CONDITION IS KEY. Once they wear out, about all you can do is shift your printing to a different side if feasible. For example, we mainly print one 2" x 3" label on 4" wide preservation tag, and various variants smaller. When a print head wore excessively on the left, we shifted the label template (all in Word) to print farther to the right; this bought us another year or two. One workhorse printed 50K 1" x 3" microscope tray labels (fit directly under the slide with full data) in less than three years, so the units really last. Finding a cutter is very important to reduce waste. If you can find a unit that has not been used beyond normal service life (we generally would by a new unit to phase in after about 6 years or so) and use settings trickery and the label shift I described above, I am sure you can get good quality labels with a used unit. I have used 180, 300, and 600 dpi versions. I bought one 600 dpi version and do not like it nearly as much as the 300 dpi; for our purposes print quality was actually better. For our 0.75" x 1.75" labels (go into 2 dram vial) we use 6 point type and find that 600 dpi makes the letters too fine and hard to read. With 300 dpi, Franklin Gothic Medium produces crisp, non-embellished text. For the 600 dpi we had to switch to a bolder font and now the labels are acceptable. I have no experience with the CAB Squid printers and hope to retire before I have to switch to something new! Eric From: Nhcoll-l On Behalf Of Bentley, Andrew Charles Sent: Friday, October 28, 2022 10:21 AM To: Andrews, Tom ; nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] Labeling Systems for Fluid Preserved Specimens Hi Tom I think the correct brand for these printers is Datamax which was taken over by Honeywell. We have been using Datamax printers for over 15 years here at KU and have had no issues with the two models we have used - Prodigy Max and the I-Class Mark II. They were both very reliable with little to no down time or need for repairs. We are still using the I-Class Mark II and it has been going strong for over 10 years now servicing multiple divisions at the museum through a network connection. I have heard that newer generations of these printers produced by Honeywell are nowhere near as reliable and have numerous issues. The company that supplied our Datamax printers, Alpha Systems, has since stopped recommending these printers and moved over to CAB Squib printers instead (see attached), that are supposed to be much more reliable and user friendly. Their pricing and recommendations are also attached. I have not heard of anyone buying a used Datamax printer, but, if treated correctly, Datamax printers can last a long time and as such, if you are able to get your hands on a second hand Datamax I-series printer (the Prodigy Max is very outdated now) and funds are scarce, I would suggest that you go for it (from a quick search it looks like they run about $1000-1300 on eBay and other sites). It also looks like new ones are still to be had at a discount like here: https://www.barcodediscount.com/catalog/datamax-o-neil/part-i13-00-43000007.htm. Just a heads up that network cards and optional cutters may not be included but can probably be found as aftermarket add ons. Also, I would suggest that you purchase a 300 dpi or higher (model I-4310 or I-4606) to get the best quality print. Also make sure that you are buying one that predates the Honeywell takeover. However, if you can afford the attached, I would suggest going with a new CAB printer and save the hassle of not knowing the condition of a second hand printer. The print head is the most important part of the printer and the most expensive to replace. If this has been damaged or over used in any way, the printer may be useless. It is important to keep the print head free from dust or other contaminants in order to ensure good printing quality but other than that, the printer requires very little if any maintenance. They can be a little tricky to set up initially and to get the settings just right for ideal print quality but there are lots of people in the museum community using them now so that should not be a problem. Ribbon and media can be ordered through Alpha System regardless of whether you buy a printer from them. Hope that helps Andy A : A : A : }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> V V V Andy Bentley Ichthyology Collection Manager University of Kansas Biodiversity Institute Dyche Hall 1345 Jayhawk Boulevard Lawrence, KS, 66045-7561 USA Tel: (785) 864-3863 Fax: (785) 864-5335 Email: abentley at ku.edu ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3093-1258 http://ichthyology.biodiversity.ku.edu A : A : A : }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> V V V From: Nhcoll-l > On Behalf Of Andrews, Tom Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2022 11:27 AM To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Labeling Systems for Fluid Preserved Specimens Hello Colleagues, We have a fairly sizable backlog of fluid preserved specimens that we need to make labels for. (Vast majority are in a 55% solution of IPA) In the past, we had used a typewriter that was proven to give good results even after decades in fluid (many labels made on this machine dating back to the 1960's still look as good as when they were made) but at some point it was discovered that modern ribbons are of a different spec and no longer stand up well in fluid. As a result, we have handwritten our labels for several years but now need to come up with something more manageable for labelling several hundred specimens. In reading through past messages here and other literature on the topic, it appears that Thermal Transfer printers are the way to go, but it seems that the Duramax which are usually recommended are no longer produced and the Honeywell printers appear to be a not totally satisfactory replacement. A quick search shows that the Duramax printers are readily available second-hand. My idea was to try to acquire one of these since they are a known quantity and as an added bonus much less costly than the new printers. My question is, has anyone gone this route before and to those who have used the Duramax over the years, is it feasible to maintain them without outside assistance? Kind regards, Tom Andrews Collections Assistant Tom_Andrews1 at baylor.edu 254-710-1194 Mayborn Museum Complex Baylor University -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dyanega at gmail.com Fri Oct 28 12:16:11 2022 From: dyanega at gmail.com (Douglas Yanega) Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2022 09:16:11 -0700 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Common names In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <80e55bda-f42a-97d8-8b2a-f3b1a6156f91@gmail.com> As an ICZN Commissioner, I deal very literally on a daily basis with scientific nomenclature, and this work intersects a great deal with vernacular terms - indeed, the farther back in the literature one goes, the less distinction there is between the two. For those of you interested in the topic, I can give some examples illustrating some interesting things: (1) The are thousands of examples of single organisms with many different common names. Conversely, and far less often, some common names extend across very significant taxonomic boundaries. Not many of these refer to more than two different *types* of organisms (i.e., not related at a rank higher than Class, so one discounts common names for - e.g. - fish, like "rockfish", which still always refers to a fish, at least, even if they are in many different families or orders). One of the better-known examples is "daddy longlegs", which refers, in different places, to opilionid arachnids, to true spiders, or to tipulid flies (aka crane flies). A more obscure and extreme example is the common name "grampus", which refers to certain small whales, to a salamander, to the larvae of the eastern dobsonfly, and to a type of uropygid arachnid (aka vinegaroon). (2) Even very closely-related languages can treat taxonomy differently when it comes to the inclusivity/exclusivity of common names. In Spanish (at least, the Latin American version), if you say "mariposa" you could be referring to either a butterfly or a moth, and would have to specify "mariposa nocturna" to even attempt to discriminate - a thing that works rather poorly for the many common day-flying moths in the New World tropics. However, in Brazilian Portuguese, "mariposa" means a moth, and "borboleta" is a butterfly. (3) There seem to be relatively few polysyllabic common names that are not "cobbled together" out of terms or phrases that apply to other things or have other meanings (e.g. "?suzumebachi" is a Japanese name for the Giant Northern Hornet, aka "murder hornet", but it translates as "giant sparrow bee"). "Dobsonfly" and "hellgrammite" are names for the adults and larvae, respectively, of a type of insect, and neither term has a known etymology. Oddly enough, one of the other common names for this insect, "grampus", is also used for a salamander in the same region that itself has a novel common name, "hellbender", though both components of this name have some etymological link to other English words. One of most colorful examples that I know is the name "*jequitiranaboia*", a Brazilian word which refers to a single genus of large lanternflies, /Fulgora/. This word appears to have no etymological links to anything - it simply refers to this one type of insect. (4) In the 18th and early 19th centuries, it was fairly common for authors to propose hierarchical groups in their native language, often directly from the vernacular. The ICZN Code has provisions that permit us to acknowledge and give priority to many of these groups, *so long as they are compatible with binomial nomenclature*. Some of these group names became genus-rank names, many others are family-rank names. The most common examples, at least in entomology, are in French, but also in German, Italian, and others. I bring this up for two reasons: (1) because these are vernacular names, with non-standard (i.e., non-Linnean) endings, they are sometimes overlooked in the course of scholarly work on names, but they need to be carefully evaluated. Some are very demonstrably vernacular, some others are just idiosyncratic attempts to use genus names as the basis for higher groups. The point is, it sometimes turns out that a name presently in use has an older *non-standard* version of that name that should technically have priority. That being said, in the most recent edition of the Code, these and other cases of potential resurrection of forgotten names very often do NOT displace younger names, so if any of you encounter such situations, be aware that the Code must be consulted (esp. Art. 11.7 and 11.8) for possible exceptions; strict priority has *not* been the default in Zoology since the 2000 Code edition was released, and not everyone is aware of this. (2) One needs to be very careful, when digging into old literature, to be certain that the nomenclature used therein IS compatible with binomial nomenclature. There are a fair number of works, some of them well-known, that contained numerous names with 4 or even 5 components, and the Code specifically states that if there is evidence that a work does not consistently adhere to binomial nomenclature, then NONE of the names in that work are available names in Zoology, *even those with only two components*. The decision is not made name-by-name, but applies to the entirety of a published work; no "cherry-picking" allowed. This is governed by Art. 11.4, and not widely recognized. 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URL: From belmakera at tauex.tau.ac.il Sat Oct 29 01:08:05 2022 From: belmakera at tauex.tau.ac.il (Amos Belmaker) Date: Sat, 29 Oct 2022 05:08:05 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Birds of prey names In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hi Gali, In Hebrew Dorsim (raptors) refers to the mode of hunting using the feet. The term Dorsei yom (day raptors) is a bit problematic, as it includes both Accipitriformes and Falconiformes but excludes Shrikes. Dorsei layla (night raptors) refers only to owls because Caprimulgiformes are aerial insectivores so are not raptors. I agree that common names are annoying. Hope this help, Amos ________________________________ From: Nhcoll-l on behalf of nhcoll-l-request at mailman.yale.edu Sent: Friday, October 28, 2022 5:21:39 PM To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: Nhcoll-l Digest, Vol 125, Issue 14 Send Nhcoll-l mailing list submissions to nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit https://mailman.yale.edu/mailman/listinfo/nhcoll-l or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to nhcoll-l-request at mailman.yale.edu You can reach the person managing the list at nhcoll-l-owner at mailman.yale.edu When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of Nhcoll-l digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Re: common English name (Frier, Danae PCS) 2. Re: [External] Re: common English name (Opitz, Cindy E) 3. Re: common English name (Erin Cashion) 4. Labeling Systems for Fluid Preserved Specimens (Andrews, Tom) 5. Re: common English name (Callomon,Paul) 6. Re: common English name (Elizabeth Wommack) 7. Re: [External] Re: common English name (Dirk Neumann) 8. Re: common English name (Gali Beiner) 9. Common names (Callomon,Paul) 10. Wanted: producer of square "museum" glas for exhibitions (Mikkel H?egh Post) 11. Re: Wanted: producer of square "museum" glas for exhibitions (Dirk Neumann) 12. Re: Common names (Lazo-Wasem, Eric) 13. Re: Labeling Systems for Fluid Preserved Specimens (Bentley, Andrew Charles) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2022 15:54:07 +0000 From: "Frier, Danae PCS" To: Wendy Beins , Gali Beiner Cc: NHCOLL-new Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] common English name Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Hello all, I think the key here is the term "birds of prey", as it typically would refer exclusively to raptors (owls, hawks, falcons, etc). While nighthawks are nocturnal predators, since they are taxonomically different from raptors, they wouldn't be considered a bird of prey. I believe owls are the only bird of prey that are nocturnal, so "owl" might be an appropriate English translation if the Hebrew term is also referring only to raptors and not all avian predators. However, it would also be important to know that not all owls are nocturnal - many are active during the day or at dawn/dusk, i.e. all nocturnal birds of prey are owls, but not all owls are nocturnal birds of prey. Note that I wouldn't technically consider myself an ornithologist, and there may be exceptions to the above that I'm not aware of - but I think it applies generally. Regardless, I think Wendy's last sentence is the best advice - "Don't use the word owl on a display label to refer to animals that are not owls." Cheers, Danae Danae Frier (she/her) Curatorial Assistant - Vertebrate Zoology Royal Saskatchewan Museum 2340 Albert St., Regina, Saskatchewan S4P 2V7 P: (306) 787-4852 [cid:image001.png at 01D8E9E2.3432BA10] Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail (and any attachment) was intended for a specific recipient(s). It may contain information that is privileged, confidential or exempt from disclosure. Any privilege that exists is not waived. If you are not the intended recipient, do not copy or distribute it to another person or use it for any other purpose. Please delete it and advise me by return e-mail or telephone. Thank you. From: Nhcoll-l On Behalf Of Wendy Beins Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2022 6:52 AM To: Gali Beiner Cc: NHCOLL-new Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] common English name WARNING: This message originated from a source that is not managed by SaskBuilds and Procurement, Information Technology Division. Do not visit links or open attachments unless you trust the sender's email ID and ensure it is not a spam/phishing email. Gali~ Also not an ornithologist so I don't know the common English term for all nocturnal birds (if one exists), but I think lay people calling all nocturnal birds "owls" to be on par with lay people calling all fossils "dinosaurs". It is incredibly incorrect and not something museums should be perpetuating. Although I now work in museum administration, my education background is vert paleo collections and research based and so when I'm working guest experience and someone refers to a non-dinosaur fossil as a dinosaur I will correct them every time. I know this didn't really answer your question other than please don't use the word "owl" on a display label to refer to animals that are not owls. ~~Wendy Beins On Thu, Oct 27, 2022 at 2:35 AM Gali Beiner > wrote: Dear All, Just checking something that became a point of curiosity for me: I am not an ornithologist, I'm a conservator, so was quite surprised to learn recently something that sounded extremely strange to me. Maybe the bird specialists here can confirm it (or not): In a discussion on common-language English translation for a term in Hebrew covering all night-time birds of prey ("Dorsei laila", for those of you curious to know some Hebrew!), I was told that the commonly used English-language term to this end was "Owls". That surprised me very much, since I always thought that this word only referred to true owls (Strigiformes) and did not cover other nightly predators such as nighthawks. Does the term "owl" indeed refer to all nocturnal birds of prey? On a display label, which term would correctly describe all nocturnal birds of prey (owls/nocturnal raptors/nocturnal birds of prey)? This sort of piques my mind and I would be glad to hear your thoughts! Thanks, Gali -- [https://docs.google.com/a/mail.huji.ac.il/uc?id=0B5B3I3QnN7dsSzNkbGlLNDNGWG8&export=download]Gali Beiner (ACR) Conservator, Palaeontology Lab National Natural History Collections The Hebrew University of Jerusalem Berman Building, Edmond J. Safra campus, Givat Ram Jerusalem 91904, Israel Fax. 972-2-6585785 gali.beiner at mail.huji.ac.il https://nnhc.huji.ac.il/?lang=en _______________________________________________ Nhcoll-l mailing list Nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu https://mailman.yale.edu/mailman/listinfo/nhcoll-l _______________________________________________ NHCOLL-L is brought to you by the Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections (SPNHC), an international society whose mission is to improve the preservation, conservation and management of natural history collections to ensure their continuing value to society. See http://www.spnhc.org for membership information. Advertising on NH-COLL-L is inappropriate. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.png Type: image/png Size: 31672 bytes Desc: image001.png URL: ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2022 16:09:18 +0000 From: "Opitz, Cindy E" To: "Frier, Danae PCS" , Wendy Beins , Gali Beiner Cc: NHCOLL-new Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] [External] Re: common English name Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Could they be using a colloquial term, such as the English term "night owls" (or simply "owls") applied to folks who stay up late or are active at night? Not a bird term, but a pun of sorts? Sometimes exhibition language is playful like this. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Night_owl Cindy Opitz (she/her) Director of Research Collections Museum of Natural History and Old Capitol Museum Instructor, Museum Studies Certificate Program The University of Iowa 11 Macbride Hall, Iowa City, Iowa 52242 Office: 319.335.0481 cindy-opitz at uiowa.edu mnh.uiowa.edu, oldcap.uiowa.edu [cid:image002.png at 01D8E9F3.B529F460] From: Nhcoll-l On Behalf Of Frier, Danae PCS Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2022 10:54 AM To: Wendy Beins ; Gali Beiner Cc: NHCOLL-new Subject: [External] Re: [Nhcoll-l] common English name Hello all, I think the key here is the term "birds of prey", as it typically would refer exclusively to raptors (owls, hawks, falcons, etc). While nighthawks are nocturnal predators, since they are taxonomically different from raptors, they wouldn't be considered a bird of prey. I believe owls are the only bird of prey that are nocturnal, so "owl" might be an appropriate English translation if the Hebrew term is also referring only to raptors and not all avian predators. However, it would also be important to know that not all owls are nocturnal - many are active during the day or at dawn/dusk, i.e. all nocturnal birds of prey are owls, but not all owls are nocturnal birds of prey. Note that I wouldn't technically consider myself an ornithologist, and there may be exceptions to the above that I'm not aware of - but I think it applies generally. Regardless, I think Wendy's last sentence is the best advice - "Don't use the word owl on a display label to refer to animals that are not owls." Cheers, Danae Danae Frier (she/her) Curatorial Assistant - Vertebrate Zoology Royal Saskatchewan Museum 2340 Albert St., Regina, Saskatchewan S4P 2V7 P: (306) 787-4852 [cid:image003.png at 01D8E9F3.B529F460] Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail (and any attachment) was intended for a specific recipient(s). It may contain information that is privileged, confidential or exempt from disclosure. Any privilege that exists is not waived. If you are not the intended recipient, do not copy or distribute it to another person or use it for any other purpose. Please delete it and advise me by return e-mail or telephone. Thank you. From: Nhcoll-l > On Behalf Of Wendy Beins Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2022 6:52 AM To: Gali Beiner > Cc: NHCOLL-new > Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] common English name WARNING: This message originated from a source that is not managed by SaskBuilds and Procurement, Information Technology Division. Do not visit links or open attachments unless you trust the sender's email ID and ensure it is not a spam/phishing email. Gali~ Also not an ornithologist so I don't know the common English term for all nocturnal birds (if one exists), but I think lay people calling all nocturnal birds "owls" to be on par with lay people calling all fossils "dinosaurs". It is incredibly incorrect and not something museums should be perpetuating. Although I now work in museum administration, my education background is vert paleo collections and research based and so when I'm working guest experience and someone refers to a non-dinosaur fossil as a dinosaur I will correct them every time. I know this didn't really answer your question other than please don't use the word "owl" on a display label to refer to animals that are not owls. ~~Wendy Beins On Thu, Oct 27, 2022 at 2:35 AM Gali Beiner > wrote: Dear All, Just checking something that became a point of curiosity for me: I am not an ornithologist, I'm a conservator, so was quite surprised to learn recently something that sounded extremely strange to me. Maybe the bird specialists here can confirm it (or not): In a discussion on common-language English translation for a term in Hebrew covering all night-time birds of prey ("Dorsei laila", for those of you curious to know some Hebrew!), I was told that the commonly used English-language term to this end was "Owls". That surprised me very much, since I always thought that this word only referred to true owls (Strigiformes) and did not cover other nightly predators such as nighthawks. Does the term "owl" indeed refer to all nocturnal birds of prey? On a display label, which term would correctly describe all nocturnal birds of prey (owls/nocturnal raptors/nocturnal birds of prey)? This sort of piques my mind and I would be glad to hear your thoughts! Thanks, Gali -- [https://docs.google.com/a/mail.huji.ac.il/uc?id=0B5B3I3QnN7dsSzNkbGlLNDNGWG8&export=download]Gali Beiner (ACR) Conservator, Palaeontology Lab National Natural History Collections The Hebrew University of Jerusalem Berman Building, Edmond J. Safra campus, Givat Ram Jerusalem 91904, Israel Fax. 972-2-6585785 gali.beiner at mail.huji.ac.il https://nnhc.huji.ac.il/?lang=en _______________________________________________ Nhcoll-l mailing list Nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu https://mailman.yale.edu/mailman/listinfo/nhcoll-l _______________________________________________ NHCOLL-L is brought to you by the Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections (SPNHC), an international society whose mission is to improve the preservation, conservation and management of natural history collections to ensure their continuing value to society. See http://www.spnhc.org for membership information. Advertising on NH-COLL-L is inappropriate. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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If there is a word in English that includes all nocturnally hunting birds, I am not aware of it - but it does not surprise me that other languages do. A language is built and evolves according to the speakers' needs and their culture, environment, and interactions with other cultures - so common names for living things tend to be only as specific and useful as they need to be. In Hebrew speaking places, there may not have been a need or reason to distinguish between owls and other nocturnally active birds like nightjars (Caprimulgiformes), so separate terms never made it into common use, and newer names from other languages were never adopted. Also, scientific classification and Latin names themselves are only about three hundred years old, so if the common language that one is speaking has been in active use longer than that, it's not surprising that the Latin classification doesn't match up with it. I think most laypeople can easily recognize the difference between owls and other nocturnal birds of prey, but as Wendy said, this "lumping" of superficially similar species together does happen quite often. One English term that comes to mind is "buzzard". To a layperson this means literally any hawk-like bird that soars, and includes New World vultures - which are not hawks at all. To an ornithologist however, buzzard only refers to species in the Buteo genus! So laypersons and biologists are using this term differently. This is why common names are a notorious headache for taxonomists. They vary wildly even within a single language, and it's often geographically based. We have a snake here in the US that is variably called black snake, oak snake, chicken snake etc. depending on where in the country you are. They all refer to Pantherophis alleghaniensis. However, "black snake" might also mean Lampropeltis getula or Coluber constrictor! These three species look enough alike that most laypeople won't be able to distinguish them. However, to a layperson, having a more specific name for them doesn't ultimately matter, as they are all harmless and helpful predators that provide the same ecological service. To a taxonomist, distinguishing them down to species adds a layer of understanding about their ecology and natural history - details that laypeople don't really need to know in order to go about their day. The concept of a "species" is itself arbitrary and made-up by humans to help us make sense of the natural world. Our method of classification has varied as our knowledge and technology has developed, and so the names have changed according to their usefulness. This is more succinctly captured in the book Alice in Wonderland, in which the titular character has a conversation with a gnat. The gnat asks "What's the use of their having names, if they don't answer to them?" to which Alice answers, "No use to them, but it's useful to the people that name them, I suppose." What is the literal translation of Dorsei laila? I plugged this phonetic version into Google translate and it was smart enough to give me the words in Hebrew script, which it then translated as "Night raptors". Is this accurate? Is it perhaps "night hunters"? I think a more general term like this would be more useful since it sounds like there is no concept for "owl" in Hebrew. Finally, to comment on your question about labeling - I would use whatever common term is correct in the language(s) being used, as this will be understood, but also use Latin names alongside them. As Danae recommended, if English is being used in addition to Hebrew on the labels, I would not use the English word "owl" to refer to something that is not in Strigiformes. I hope this was helpful! Erin Erin B. Cashion | Curator of Natural History Ohio History Connection | 800 East 17th Ave. Columbus, Ohio 43211 614.298.2054 | ecashion at ohiohistory.org She/Her/Hers The Ohio History Connection's mission is to spark discovery of Ohio's stories. Embrace the present, share the past and transform the future. Support the Ohio History Connection: www.ohiohistory.org/give>. From: Nhcoll-l On Behalf Of Frier, Danae PCS Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2022 11:54 AM To: Wendy Beins ; Gali Beiner Cc: NHCOLL-new Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] common English name Hello all, I think the key here is the term "birds of prey", as it typically would refer exclusively to raptors (owls, hawks, falcons, etc). While nighthawks are nocturnal predators, since they are taxonomically different from raptors, they wouldn't be considered a bird of prey. I believe owls are the only bird of prey that are nocturnal, so "owl" might be an appropriate English translation if the Hebrew term is also referring only to raptors and not all avian predators. However, it would also be important to know that not all owls are nocturnal - many are active during the day or at dawn/dusk, i.e. all nocturnal birds of prey are owls, but not all owls are nocturnal birds of prey. Note that I wouldn't technically consider myself an ornithologist, and there may be exceptions to the above that I'm not aware of - but I think it applies generally. Regardless, I think Wendy's last sentence is the best advice - "Don't use the word owl on a display label to refer to animals that are not owls." Cheers, Danae Danae Frier (she/her) Curatorial Assistant - Vertebrate Zoology Royal Saskatchewan Museum 2340 Albert St., Regina, Saskatchewan S4P 2V7 P: (306) 787-4852 [cid:image001.png at 01D8E9FB.2209A470] Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail (and any attachment) was intended for a specific recipient(s). It may contain information that is privileged, confidential or exempt from disclosure. Any privilege that exists is not waived. If you are not the intended recipient, do not copy or distribute it to another person or use it for any other purpose. Please delete it and advise me by return e-mail or telephone. Thank you. From: Nhcoll-l > On Behalf Of Wendy Beins Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2022 6:52 AM To: Gali Beiner > Cc: NHCOLL-new > Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] common English name WARNING: This message originated from a source that is not managed by SaskBuilds and Procurement, Information Technology Division. Do not visit links or open attachments unless you trust the sender's email ID and ensure it is not a spam/phishing email. Gali~ Also not an ornithologist so I don't know the common English term for all nocturnal birds (if one exists), but I think lay people calling all nocturnal birds "owls" to be on par with lay people calling all fossils "dinosaurs". It is incredibly incorrect and not something museums should be perpetuating. Although I now work in museum administration, my education background is vert paleo collections and research based and so when I'm working guest experience and someone refers to a non-dinosaur fossil as a dinosaur I will correct them every time. I know this didn't really answer your question other than please don't use the word "owl" on a display label to refer to animals that are not owls. ~~Wendy Beins On Thu, Oct 27, 2022 at 2:35 AM Gali Beiner > wrote: Dear All, Just checking something that became a point of curiosity for me: I am not an ornithologist, I'm a conservator, so was quite surprised to learn recently something that sounded extremely strange to me. Maybe the bird specialists here can confirm it (or not): In a discussion on common-language English translation for a term in Hebrew covering all night-time birds of prey ("Dorsei laila", for those of you curious to know some Hebrew!), I was told that the commonly used English-language term to this end was "Owls". That surprised me very much, since I always thought that this word only referred to true owls (Strigiformes) and did not cover other nightly predators such as nighthawks. Does the term "owl" indeed refer to all nocturnal birds of prey? On a display label, which term would correctly describe all nocturnal birds of prey (owls/nocturnal raptors/nocturnal birds of prey)? This sort of piques my mind and I would be glad to hear your thoughts! Thanks, Gali -- [https://docs.google.com/a/mail.huji.ac.il/uc?id=0B5B3I3QnN7dsSzNkbGlLNDNGWG8&export=download]Gali Beiner (ACR) Conservator, Palaeontology Lab National Natural History Collections The Hebrew University of Jerusalem Berman Building, Edmond J. Safra campus, Givat Ram Jerusalem 91904, Israel Fax. 972-2-6585785 gali.beiner at mail.huji.ac.il https://nnhc.huji.ac.il/?lang=en _______________________________________________ Nhcoll-l mailing list Nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu https://mailman.yale.edu/mailman/listinfo/nhcoll-l _______________________________________________ NHCOLL-L is brought to you by the Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections (SPNHC), an international society whose mission is to improve the preservation, conservation and management of natural history collections to ensure their continuing value to society. See http://www.spnhc.org for membership information. Advertising on NH-COLL-L is inappropriate. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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In reading through past messages here and other literature on the topic, it appears that Thermal Transfer printers are the way to go, but it seems that the Duramax which are usually recommended are no longer produced and the Honeywell printers appear to be a not totally satisfactory replacement. A quick search shows that the Duramax printers are readily available second-hand. My idea was to try to acquire one of these since they are a known quantity and as an added bonus much less costly than the new printers. My question is, has anyone gone this route before and to those who have used the Duramax over the years, is it feasible to maintain them without outside assistance? Kind regards, Tom Andrews Collections Assistant Tom_Andrews1 at baylor.edu 254-710-1194 Mayborn Museum Complex Baylor University -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: ------------------------------ Message: 6 Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2022 17:03:05 +0000 From: Elizabeth Wommack To: "Callomon,Paul" , Erin Cashion , Gali Beiner Cc: NHCOLL-new Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] common English name Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-2022-jp" Hi Gali, I am an ornithologist like Erin, and work on birds of prey. I don't know of any common English term that refers to all nocturnal birds that may eat other organisms, but common names are a fun headache for taxonomists. There are agreed upon common names that go through specific committees, and you may want to throw your question past the American Ornithologists Society's taxonomy committee, or the IOC. There are also cultural and regional common names that are used, and those are really interesting from a historical and cultural point of view. One of my favorite books I found in a used bookstore was North America Birds Folknames and Names by James Kedzie Sayre. Here are a couple of the names that have been used for Caprimulgiformes in North America in the past that could confuse them with entire different groups of animals. Chordeiles minor: Pork'n'Beans, Long-winged Goatsucker, Bull-bat, Will-o'-the-Wisp, etc. Caprimulgus carolinensis: Mosquito Hawk, Chip-fell-out-of-a-oak, The Great Bat, etc. Good luck, and if you find a term please share it. It would be great to add more to how we understand the way we all experience and interact with birds. cheers, Beth Elizabeth Wommack, PhD Curator and Collections Manager of Vertebrates University of Wyoming Museum of Vertebrates Berry Biodiversity Conservation Center University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY 82071 ewommack@uwyo.edu pronouns: she, her, herself www.uwymv.org UWYMV Collection Use Policy [https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/mail-sig/AIorK4wzeBAm3ZshQCDFzQ5wkSAIelZLntGMwLQ0l3OaxGfoFH4PEQ-tYzlg1s7X9ScKxz1dFEGIXS8] ________________________________ From: Nhcoll-l on behalf of Callomon,Paul Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2022 10:44 AM To: Erin Cashion ; Gali Beiner Cc: NHCOLL-new Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] common English name ? This message was sent from a non-UWYO address. Please exercise caution when clicking links or opening attachments from external sources. Big white jobs, little brown jobs and owls. Avian taxonomy made simple. PC Paul Callomon Collection Manager, Malacology and General Invertebrates ________________________________ Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University 1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia PA 19103-1195, USA prc44 at drexel.edu Tel 215-405-5096 - Fax 215-299-1170 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: ------------------------------ Message: 7 Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2022 19:12:38 +0200 From: Dirk Neumann To: Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] [External] Re: common English name Message-ID: <527eb5a5-1233-f842-059a-0e687f349b9c at leibniz-lib.de> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"; Format="flowed" The same "Nachteule" Cindy mentions also exists in German; usually they don't fly. Well, some topple - and this may include a very tiny brief moment of free air suspension. These owls predominantly are male specimens, even tough female specimens can be spotted - e.g. in Bavaria usually in late September during the Oktoberfest. But this "Nachteule" (as a German common species name) can also be an Erebid or Noctuid butterfly, i.e. owlet moths; so if common names are to be used on labels (and the common name potentially applies / could apply t more than one species), it might be worth putting it into context (e.g. Nachteulen- Schmetterling - which already is the case in the more descriptive English owlet moth). With best wishes Dirk Am 27.10.2022 um 18:09 schrieb Opitz, Cindy E: Could they be using a colloquial term, such as the English term ?night owls? (or simply ?owls?) applied to folks who stay up late or are active at night? Not a bird term, but a pun of sorts? Sometimes exhibition language is playful like this. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Night_owl Cindy Opitz (she/her) Director of Research Collections Museum of Natural History and Old Capitol Museum Instructor, Museum Studies Certificate Program The University of Iowa 11 Macbride Hall, Iowa City, Iowa 52242 Office: 319.335.0481 cindy-opitz at uiowa.edu mnh.uiowa.edu, oldcap.uiowa.edu [cid:part1.JLFWaQMz.E08I0U6S at leibniz-lib.de] From: Nhcoll-l On Behalf Of Frier, Danae PCS Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2022 10:54 AM To: Wendy Beins ; Gali Beiner Cc: NHCOLL-new Subject: [External] Re: [Nhcoll-l] common English name Hello all, I think the key here is the term ?birds of prey?, as it typically would refer exclusively to raptors (owls, hawks, falcons, etc). While nighthawks are nocturnal predators, since they are taxonomically different from raptors, they wouldn?t be considered a bird of prey. I believe owls are the only bird of prey that are nocturnal, so ?owl? might be an appropriate English translation if the Hebrew term is also referring only to raptors and not all avian predators. However, it would also be important to know that not all owls are nocturnal ? many are active during the day or at dawn/dusk, i.e. all nocturnal birds of prey are owls, but not all owls are nocturnal birds of prey. Note that I wouldn?t technically consider myself an ornithologist, and there may be exceptions to the above that I?m not aware of - but I think it applies generally. Regardless, I think Wendy?s last sentence is the best advice ? ?Don?t use the word owl on a display label to refer to animals that are not owls.? Cheers, Danae Danae Frier (she/her) Curatorial Assistant ? Vertebrate Zoology Royal Saskatchewan Museum 2340 Albert St., Regina, Saskatchewan S4P 2V7 P: (306) 787-4852 [cid:part2.OOv2EwiP.skPBRfFg at leibniz-lib.de] Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail (and any attachment) was intended for a specific recipient(s). It may contain information that is privileged, confidential or exempt from disclosure. Any privilege that exists is not waived. If you are not the intended recipient, do not copy or distribute it to another person or use it for any other purpose. Please delete it and advise me by return e-mail or telephone. Thank you. From: Nhcoll-l > On Behalf Of Wendy Beins Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2022 6:52 AM To: Gali Beiner > Cc: NHCOLL-new > Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] common English name WARNING: This message originated from a source that is not managed by SaskBuilds and Procurement, Information Technology Division. Do not visit links or open attachments unless you trust the sender's email ID and ensure it is not a spam/phishing email. Gali~ Also not an ornithologist so I don't know the common English term for all nocturnal birds (if one exists), but I think lay people calling all nocturnal birds "owls" to be on par with lay people calling all fossils "dinosaurs". It is incredibly incorrect and not something museums should be perpetuating. Although I now work in museum administration, my education background is vert paleo collections and research based and so when I'm working guest experience and someone refers to a non-dinosaur fossil as a dinosaur I will correct them every time. I know this didn't really answer your question other than please don't use the word "owl" on a display label to refer to animals that are not owls. ~~Wendy Beins On Thu, Oct 27, 2022 at 2:35 AM Gali Beiner > wrote: Dear All, Just checking something that became a point of curiosity for me: I am not an ornithologist, I'm a conservator, so was quite surprised to learn recently something that sounded extremely strange to me. Maybe the bird specialists here can confirm it (or not): In a discussion on common-language English translation for a term in Hebrew covering all night-time birds of prey ("Dorsei laila", for those of you curious to know some Hebrew!), I was told that the commonly used English-language term to this end was "Owls". That surprised me very much, since I always thought that this word only referred to true owls (Strigiformes) and did not cover other nightly predators such as nighthawks. Does the term "owl" indeed refer to all nocturnal birds of prey? On a display label, which term would correctly describe all nocturnal birds of prey (owls/nocturnal raptors/nocturnal birds of prey)? This sort of piques my mind and I would be glad to hear your thoughts! Thanks, Gali -- [https://docs.google.com/a/mail.huji.ac.il/uc?id=0B5B3I3QnN7dsSzNkbGlLNDNGWG8&export=download]Gali Beiner (ACR) Conservator, Palaeontology Lab National Natural History Collections The Hebrew University of Jerusalem Berman Building, Edmond J. Safra campus, Givat Ram Jerusalem 91904, Israel Fax. 972-2-6585785 gali.beiner at mail.huji.ac.il https://nnhc.huji.ac.il/?lang=en _______________________________________________ Nhcoll-l mailing list Nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu https://mailman.yale.edu/mailman/listinfo/nhcoll-l _______________________________________________ NHCOLL-L is brought to you by the Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections (SPNHC), an international society whose mission is to improve the preservation, conservation and management of natural history collections to ensure their continuing value to society. See http://www.spnhc.org for membership information. 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Hebrew also has a term for owls - "yanshuf" (singular) or "yanshufim" (plural) as well as "yanshufiyim" (plural, "belonging to the owl group/family). The situation here arose because as a non-English speaking country, our displays often provide English translations for tourists. So... If your display features a group of....er...avian night hunters as opposed to a group of avian day hunters, what should the English terms be? By the way, the development of common names in Hebrew is rather unique in some ways. Hebrew used to be a nearly-dead language for close on two thousand years, used mainly in prayer (much like Latin) and in international communication, but there were periods of revival (eg in Islamic Spain) which yielded great bodies of poetry, plus different Jewish communities developed local fusions of Hebrew with other languages - such as Yiddish (Hebrew-German), Ladino (Hebrew-Spanish), Morrocan Hebrew and many others. Hebrew common names today are sometimes remenants of biblical times (eg lion, deer, dog, bear etc) and often newer creations offered by researchers (natural history or linguistics) at the beginning of the 20th century in a process still continuing to this day, eg nocturnal raptors (a relatively old "renewal" based on a much older Hebrew term from the period of the Second Temple, Roman times). Cheers, Gali ?????? ??? ??, 27 ????? 2022, 19:12, ??? Erin Cashion ?< ecashion at ohiohistory.org>: > Hi Gali, > > > > I am an ornithologist (technically an avian ecologist) and nomenclature > and taxonomy are my special interests! You have touched on the taxonomist?s > ultimate question, ?What?s in a name?? I can go on about this for some > time, but I will try to keep my response brief and not get into the weeds > too much. > > > > You are correct - in English, the word ?owl? only refers to birds in the > order Strigiformes. If there is a word in English that includes all > nocturnally hunting birds, I am not aware of it ? but it does not surprise > me that other languages do. > > > > A language is built and evolves according to the speakers? needs and their > culture, environment, and interactions with other cultures ? so common > names for living things tend to be only as specific and useful as they need > to be. In Hebrew speaking places, there may not have been a need or reason > to distinguish between owls and other nocturnally active birds like > nightjars (Caprimulgiformes), so separate terms never made it into common > use, and newer names from other languages were never adopted. Also, > scientific classification and Latin names themselves are only about three > hundred years old, so if the common language that one is speaking has been > in active use longer than that, it?s not surprising that the Latin > classification doesn?t match up with it. > > > > I think most laypeople can easily recognize the difference between owls > and other nocturnal birds of prey, but as Wendy said, this ?lumping? of > superficially similar species together does happen quite often. One English > term that comes to mind is ?buzzard?. To a layperson this means literally > any hawk-like bird that soars, and includes New World vultures ? which are > not hawks at all. To an ornithologist however, buzzard only refers to > species in the *Buteo* genus! So laypersons and biologists are using this > term differently. > > > > This is why common names are a notorious headache for taxonomists. They > vary wildly even within a single language, and it?s often geographically > based. We have a snake here in the US that is variably called black snake, > oak snake, chicken snake etc. depending on where in the country you are. > They all refer to *Pantherophis alleghaniensis*. However, ?black snake? > might also mean *Lampropeltis getula* or *Coluber constrictor*! These > three species look enough alike that most laypeople won?t be able to > distinguish them. However, to a layperson, having a more specific name for > them doesn?t ultimately matter, as they are all harmless and helpful > predators that provide the same ecological service. > > > > To a taxonomist, distinguishing them down to species adds a layer of > understanding about their ecology and natural history ? details that > laypeople don?t really need to know in order to go about their day. The > concept of a ?species? is itself arbitrary and made-up by humans to help us > make sense of the natural world. Our method of classification has varied as > our knowledge and technology has developed, and so the names have changed > according to their usefulness. > > > > This is more succinctly captured in the book Alice in Wonderland, in which > the titular character has a conversation with a gnat. The gnat asks ?What?s > the use of their having names, if they don?t answer to them?? to which > Alice answers, ?No use to them, but it?s useful to the people that name > them, I suppose.? > > > > What is the literal translation of Dorsei laila? I plugged this phonetic > version into Google translate and it was smart enough to give me the words > in Hebrew script, which it then translated as ?Night raptors?. Is this > accurate? Is it perhaps ?night hunters?? I think a more general term like > this would be more useful since it sounds like there is no concept for > ?owl? in Hebrew. > > > > Finally, to comment on your question about labeling ? I would use whatever > common term is correct in the language(s) being used, as this will be > understood, but also use Latin names alongside them. As Danae recommended, > if English is being used in addition to Hebrew on the labels, I would not > use the English word ?owl? to refer to something that is not in > Strigiformes. > > > > I hope this was helpful! > > > > Erin > > > > > > *Erin B. Cashion | Curator of Natural History* > Ohio History Connection | 800 East 17th Ave. Columbus, Ohio 43211 > > > 614.298.2054 | ecashion at ohiohistory.org > > She/Her/Hers > > > > *The Ohio History Connection?s* *mission* > *is to spark discovery of Ohio?s > stories. Embrace the present, share the past and transform the future.** > Support the Ohio History Connection: www.ohiohistory.org/give > **.* > > > > > > > > *From:* Nhcoll-l * On Behalf Of *Frier, > Danae PCS > *Sent:* Thursday, October 27, 2022 11:54 AM > *To:* Wendy Beins ; Gali Beiner < > gali.beiner at mail.huji.ac.il> > *Cc:* NHCOLL-new > *Subject:* Re: [Nhcoll-l] common English name > > > > Hello all, > > > > I think the key here is the term ?birds of prey?, as it typically would > refer exclusively to raptors (owls, hawks, falcons, etc). While nighthawks > are nocturnal predators, since they are taxonomically different from > raptors, they wouldn?t be considered a bird of prey. I believe owls are the > only bird of prey that are nocturnal, so ?owl? might be an appropriate > English translation if the Hebrew term is also referring only to raptors > and not all avian predators. However, it would also be important to know > that not all owls are nocturnal ? many are active during the day or at > dawn/dusk, i.e. all nocturnal birds of prey are owls, but not all owls are > nocturnal birds of prey. > > > > Note that I wouldn?t technically consider myself an ornithologist, and > there may be exceptions to the above that I?m not aware of - but I think it > applies generally. > > > > Regardless, I think Wendy?s last sentence is the best advice ? ?Don?t use > the word owl on a display label to refer to animals that are not owls.? > > > > Cheers, > > Danae > > > > *Danae Frier *(she/her) > > Curatorial Assistant ? Vertebrate Zoology > > > > Royal Saskatchewan Museum > > 2340 Albert St., Regina, Saskatchewan S4P 2V7 > > P: (306) 787-4852 > > > > > > *Confidentiality Notice:* > > *This e-mail (and any attachment) was intended for a specific > recipient(s). It may contain information that is privileged, confidential > or exempt from disclosure. Any privilege that exists is not waived. If you > are not the intended recipient, do not copy or distribute it to another > person or use it for any other purpose. Please delete it and advise me by > return e-mail or telephone. Thank you.* > > > > *From:* Nhcoll-l *On Behalf Of *Wendy > Beins > *Sent:* Thursday, October 27, 2022 6:52 AM > *To:* Gali Beiner > *Cc:* NHCOLL-new > *Subject:* Re: [Nhcoll-l] common English name > > > > WARNING: This message originated from a source that is not managed by *SaskBuilds > and Procurement, Information Technology Division*. Do not visit links or > open attachments unless you trust the sender's email ID and ensure it is > not a spam/phishing email. > > > > Gali~ > > Also not an ornithologist so I don't know the common English term for all > nocturnal birds (if one exists), but I think lay people calling all > nocturnal birds "owls" to be on par with lay people calling all fossils > "dinosaurs". It is incredibly incorrect and not something museums should > be perpetuating. Although I now work in museum administration, my > education background is vert paleo collections and research based and so > when I'm working guest experience and someone refers to a non-dinosaur > fossil as a dinosaur I will correct them *every* time. > I know this didn't really answer your question other than please don't use > the word "owl" on a display label to refer to animals that are not owls. > > > > ~~Wendy Beins > > > > On Thu, Oct 27, 2022 at 2:35 AM Gali Beiner > wrote: > > Dear All, > > > > Just checking something that became a point of curiosity for me: I am not > an ornithologist, I'm a conservator, so was quite surprised to learn > recently something that sounded extremely strange to me. Maybe the bird > specialists here can confirm it (or not): > > > > In a discussion on common-language English translation for a term in > Hebrew covering all night-time birds of prey ("Dorsei laila", for those of > you curious to know some Hebrew!), I was told that the commonly used > English-language term to this end was "Owls". > > > > That surprised me very much, since I always thought that this word only > referred to true owls (Strigiformes) and did not cover other nightly > predators such as nighthawks. Does the term "owl" indeed refer to all > nocturnal birds of prey? On a display label, which term would correctly > describe all nocturnal birds of prey (owls/nocturnal raptors/nocturnal > birds of prey)? This sort of piques my mind and I would be glad to hear > your thoughts! > > > > Thanks, > > > > Gali > > > > > > > > -- > > Gali Beiner (ACR) > > Conservator, Palaeontology Lab > > National Natural History Collections > > The Hebrew University of Jerusalem > Berman Building, Edmond J. Safra campus, Givat Ram > Jerusalem 91904, Israel > Fax. 972-2-6585785 > gali.beiner at mail.huji.ac.il > > https://nnhc.huji.ac.il/?lang=en > > > _______________________________________________ > Nhcoll-l mailing list > Nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu > https://mailman.yale.edu/mailman/listinfo/nhcoll-l > > > _______________________________________________ > NHCOLL-L is brought to you by the Society for the Preservation of > Natural History Collections (SPNHC), an international society whose > mission is to improve the preservation, conservation and management of > natural history collections to ensure their continuing value to > society. See http://www.spnhc.org > > for membership information. > Advertising on NH-COLL-L is inappropriate. > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.png Type: image/png Size: 31672 bytes Desc: not available URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.png Type: image/png Size: 31672 bytes Desc: not available URL: ------------------------------ Message: 9 Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2022 12:12:21 +0000 From: "Callomon,Paul" To: Gali Beiner , Erin Cashion Cc: NHCOLL-new Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Common names Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Cultures that do not primarily use the alphabet in everyday life, such as China, Japan, Thailand, India and many others, usually have vernacular taxonomies that far predate the Linnean system. Adopting Western rules in science was part of the Victorian process of becoming "modern" nation states, but at local level the older words and meanings live on. In some cases they reflect a more detailed knowledge of the ecology and morphology of organisms than that shared in the "scientific" literature, but they fail as a means of reliably defining entities as they are usually too local and situational to be reproducible. A fascinating 1954 paper related how one researcher took a picture of one of Japan's most common spiders (the Jigumo, or Ground Spider, familiar to Kabuki fans) and showed it to folks in villages from one end of the land to the other, asking "What's this?" He tallied exactly 100 discrete vernacular names for the same organism. I showed Nagao's later map of the names (and talked about vernacular names in some depth) in this work: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/363690920_The_Nature_of_Names_Japanese_vernacular_nomenclature_in_natural_science Paul Callomon Collection Manager, Malacology and General Invertebrates ________________________________ Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University 1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia PA 19103-1195, USA prc44 at drexel.edu Tel 215-405-5096 - Fax 215-299-1170 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: ------------------------------ Message: 10 Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2022 12:27:03 +0000 From: Mikkel H?egh Post To: "nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu" Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Wanted: producer of square "museum" glas for exhibitions Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Hi Here at the Natural History Museum of Denmark we are preparing new exhibitions opening 2025. We need additional square museum glass for wet specimen display -we have a bunch (an example below), but need more sizes. I wonder if any (preferable European) company produce such? Best regards, Mikkel H?egh Post Samlingsmedarbejder, konservator cand.scient. Statens Naturhistoriske Museum Zoologisk Museum Universitetsparken 15 2100 Kbh.? MOB 60 74 10 25 mhpost at snm.ku.dk Profil [IMG_0821.JPG] S?dan beskytter vi persondata -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 33962 bytes Desc: image001.jpg URL: ------------------------------ Message: 11 Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2022 14:53:49 +0200 From: Dirk Neumann To: Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] Wanted: producer of square "museum" glas for exhibitions Message-ID: <638b4873-b0ed-dc5f-93ab-c91358637f65 at leibniz-lib.de> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"; Format="flowed" Dear Mikkel, the historic battery jars are no longer produced; alternatively you can use Schott Borosilicate tubes which can be customised in diameter and length (5 cm to 35 cm and up to 2.0 tall). You might have seen the tall wide jar I posted a few days back. But for the collection in Munich they produced tall wide cyclinders (25 cm x 1,0 m) for the Australian lungfishes and Arapaima These glass cylinders have less tension within the glass and are more stable against temperature and humidity shifts (the battery jars can crack if the temperature e.g. drops within 2-3 days to below 14?C). One producer is Ga?ner Glastechnik in Munich; I have been working with them for many years. You can also check directly with Schott; there is a catalogue, but this is not openly available. But they still produce specimen jars. The also did some rectangular containers, but smaller ones (approx. 20 cm high and wide). The other source might be St?lzle Oberglas in Vienna, but usually they only start production if the order is above 200 containers (in the past museums teamed up for orders). Hope this helps Dirk Am 28.10.2022 um 14:27 schrieb Mikkel H?egh Post: Hi Here at the Natural History Museum of Denmark we are preparing new exhibitions opening 2025. We need additional square museum glass for wet specimen display -we have a bunch (an example below), but need more sizes. I wonder if any (preferable European) company produce such? Best regards, Mikkel H?egh Post Samlingsmedarbejder, konservator cand.scient. Statens Naturhistoriske Museum Zoologisk Museum Universitetsparken 15 2100 Kbh.? MOB 60 74 10 25 mhpost at snm.ku.dk Profil [IMG_0821.JPG] S?dan beskytter vi persondata _______________________________________________ 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 Collection Manager, Hamburg Postal address: Museum of Nature Hamburg Leibniz Institute for the Analysis of Biodiversity Change Dirk Neumann Martin-Luther-King-Platz 3 20146 Hamburg +49 40 238 317 ? 628 d.neumann at leibniz-lib.de www.leibniz-lib.de -- Stiftung Leibniz-Institut zur Analyse des Biodiversit?tswandels Postanschrift: Adenauerallee 127, 53113 Bonn, Germany Stiftung des ?ffentlichen Rechts; Generaldirektion: Prof. Dr. Bernhard Misof (Generaldirektor), Adrian Gr?ter (Kaufm. Gesch?ftsf?hrer) Sitz der Stiftung: Adenauerallee 160 in Bonn Vorsitzender des Stiftungsrates: Dr. Michael Wappelhorst -- Stiftung Leibniz-Institut zur Analyse des Biodiversit?tswandels Postanschrift: Adenauerallee 127, 53113 Bonn, Germany Stiftung des ?ffentlichen Rechts; Generaldirektion: Prof. Dr. Bernhard Misof (Generaldirektor), Adrian Gr?ter (Kaufm. 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Eric From: Nhcoll-l On Behalf Of Callomon,Paul Sent: Friday, October 28, 2022 8:12 AM To: Gali Beiner ; Erin Cashion Cc: NHCOLL-new Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Common names Cultures that do not primarily use the alphabet in everyday life, such as China, Japan, Thailand, India and many others, usually have vernacular taxonomies that far predate the Linnean system. Adopting Western rules in science was part of the Victorian process of becoming "modern" nation states, but at local level the older words and meanings live on. In some cases they reflect a more detailed knowledge of the ecology and morphology of organisms than that shared in the "scientific" literature, but they fail as a means of reliably defining entities as they are usually too local and situational to be reproducible. A fascinating 1954 paper related how one researcher took a picture of one of Japan's most common spiders (the Jigumo, or Ground Spider, familiar to Kabuki fans) and showed it to folks in villages from one end of the land to the other, asking "What's this?" He tallied exactly 100 discrete vernacular names for the same organism. I showed Nagao's later map of the names (and talked about vernacular names in some depth) in this work: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/363690920_The_Nature_of_Names_Japanese_vernacular_nomenclature_in_natural_science Paul Callomon Collection Manager, Malacology and General Invertebrates ________________________________ Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University 1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia PA 19103-1195, USA prc44 at drexel.edu Tel 215-405-5096 - Fax 215-299-1170 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: ------------------------------ Message: 13 Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2022 14:20:41 +0000 From: "Bentley, Andrew Charles" To: "Andrews, Tom" , "nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu" Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] Labeling Systems for Fluid Preserved Specimens Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Hi Tom I think the correct brand for these printers is Datamax which was taken over by Honeywell. We have been using Datamax printers for over 15 years here at KU and have had no issues with the two models we have used - Prodigy Max and the I-Class Mark II. They were both very reliable with little to no down time or need for repairs. We are still using the I-Class Mark II and it has been going strong for over 10 years now servicing multiple divisions at the museum through a network connection. I have heard that newer generations of these printers produced by Honeywell are nowhere near as reliable and have numerous issues. The company that supplied our Datamax printers, Alpha Systems, has since stopped recommending these printers and moved over to CAB Squib printers instead (see attached), that are supposed to be much more reliable and user friendly. Their pricing and recommendations are also attached. I have not heard of anyone buying a used Datamax printer, but, if treated correctly, Datamax printers can last a long time and as such, if you are able to get your hands on a second hand Datamax I-series printer (the Prodigy Max is very outdated now) and funds are scarce, I would suggest that you go for it (from a quick search it looks like they run about $1000-1300 on eBay and other sites). It also looks like new ones are still to be had at a discount like here: https://www.barcodediscount.com/catalog/datamax-o-neil/part-i13-00-43000007.htm. Just a heads up that network cards and optional cutters may not be included but can probably be found as aftermarket add ons. Also, I would suggest that you purchase a 300 dpi or higher (model I-4310 or I-4606) to get the best quality print. Also make sure that you are buying one that predates the Honeywell takeover. However, if you can afford the attached, I would suggest going with a new CAB printer and save the hassle of not knowing the c ondition of a second hand printer. The print head is the most important part of the printer and the most expensive to replace. If this has been damaged or over used in any way, the printer may be useless. It is important to keep the print head free from dust or other contaminants in order to ensure good printing quality but other than that, the printer requires very little if any maintenance. They can be a little tricky to set up initially and to get the settings just right for ideal print quality but there are lots of people in the museum community using them now so that should not be a problem. Ribbon and media can be ordered through Alpha System regardless of whether you buy a printer from them. Hope that helps Andy A : A : A : }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> V V V Andy Bentley Ichthyology Collection Manager University of Kansas Biodiversity Institute Dyche Hall 1345 Jayhawk Boulevard Lawrence, KS, 66045-7561 USA Tel: (785) 864-3863 Fax: (785) 864-5335 Email: abentley at ku.edu ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3093-1258 http://ichthyology.biodiversity.ku.edu A : A : A : }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> V V V From: Nhcoll-l On Behalf Of Andrews, Tom Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2022 11:27 AM To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Labeling Systems for Fluid Preserved Specimens Hello Colleagues, We have a fairly sizable backlog of fluid preserved specimens that we need to make labels for. (Vast majority are in a 55% solution of IPA) In the past, we had used a typewriter that was proven to give good results even after decades in fluid (many labels made on this machine dating back to the 1960's still look as good as when they were made) but at some point it was discovered that modern ribbons are of a different spec and no longer stand up well in fluid. As a result, we have handwritten our labels for several years but now need to come up with something more manageable for labelling several hundred specimens. In reading through past messages here and other literature on the topic, it appears that Thermal Transfer printers are the way to go, but it seems that the Duramax which are usually recommended are no longer produced and the Honeywell printers appear to be a not totally satisfactory replacement. A quick search shows that the Duramax printers are readily available second-hand. My idea was to try to acquire one of these since they are a known quantity and as an added bonus much less costly than the new printers. My question is, has anyone gone this route before and to those who have used the Duramax over the years, is it feasible to maintain them without outside assistance? Kind regards, Tom Andrews Collections Assistant Tom_Andrews1 at baylor.edu 254-710-1194 Mayborn Museum Complex Baylor University -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: CAB Squix printer.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 4087059 bytes Desc: CAB Squix printer.pdf URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From bayshark at exemail.com.au Sat Oct 29 06:31:47 2022 From: bayshark at exemail.com.au (bayshark at exemail.com.au) Date: Sat, 29 Oct 2022 21:31:47 +1100 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] FW: Archival paper Message-ID: <5C8D4B32DB084DA38AF3BA2F552EDF8D@RicardoPC> Hi, Just wondering if Rite in the Rain 8512, All Weather Copier Paper, could be qualifiet As a archival paper. tps://www.riteintherain.com/bulk-printer-paper#208511 Regards Vratislav Sydney From: Nhcoll-l On Behalf Of Hogue, Gabriela Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2022 11:13 AM To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Archival paper Hi everyone, I am having a difficult time finding 100% cotton rag paper that we can use inside fluid (ethanol & formalin) filled specimen jars for identification tags, field labels, etc. After some serious searching, I found these: 66-20905 - 125 sheet reams of Crane's Crest Smooth Fluorescent White 90C, 8.5x11 | https://www.mohawkconnects.com/stock-check/66-20905 66-20978 - 125 sheet reams of Crane's Crest Smooth Fluorescent White 110C, 8.5x11 | https://www.mohawkconnects.com/stock-check/66-20978 But even the 90C is really thick and would be difficult to work with. Any suggestions or vendor contacts will be greatly appreciated! Thanks, -Gabriela Gabriela M. Hogue Collections Manager, Ichthyology North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences 11 West Jones Street, Raleigh, NC 27601-1029 USA 919.707.8868 www.naturalsciences.org Email correspondence to and from this address is subject to the North Carolina Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties unless the content is exempt by statute or other regulation. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gali.beiner at mail.huji.ac.il Sat Oct 29 09:59:13 2022 From: gali.beiner at mail.huji.ac.il (Gali Beiner) Date: Sat, 29 Oct 2022 16:59:13 +0300 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Birds of prey names In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Well, yes, that's where I have trouble: if the correct translation for Dorsim is raptors (as it indeed is, because like you said, the term refers to mode of hunting) then why confuse people by translating it into owls? If there is a correct term, shouldn't it be used? We should actively think why we use our terms because these terms educate the public. Possibly we also need to consider our terms for day hunters as well. In any case, all opinions have been voiced and this has been a good discussion. I started it mainly for myself, to better understand the situation. Thank you all day and night owls who have sounded your voices! Gali ?????? ???, 29 ????? 2022, 8:10, ??? Amos Belmaker ?< belmakera at tauex.tau.ac.il>: > Hi Gali, > > In Hebrew Dorsim (raptors) refers to the mode of hunting using the feet. > The term Dorsei yom (day raptors) is a bit problematic, as it includes > both Accipitriformes and Falconiformes but excludes Shrikes. > > Dorsei layla (night raptors) refers only to owls because Caprimulgiformes > are aerial insectivores so are not raptors. > > I agree that common names are annoying. > > Hope this help, > Amos > ------------------------------ > *From:* Nhcoll-l on behalf of > nhcoll-l-request at mailman.yale.edu > *Sent:* Friday, October 28, 2022 5:21:39 PM > *To:* nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu > *Subject:* Nhcoll-l Digest, Vol 125, Issue 14 > > Send Nhcoll-l mailing list submissions to > nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://mailman.yale.edu/mailman/listinfo/nhcoll-l > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > nhcoll-l-request at mailman.yale.edu > > You can reach the person managing the list at > nhcoll-l-owner at mailman.yale.edu > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Nhcoll-l digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: common English name (Frier, Danae PCS) > 2. Re: [External] Re: common English name (Opitz, Cindy E) > 3. Re: common English name (Erin Cashion) > 4. Labeling Systems for Fluid Preserved Specimens (Andrews, Tom) > 5. Re: common English name (Callomon,Paul) > 6. Re: common English name (Elizabeth Wommack) > 7. Re: [External] Re: common English name (Dirk Neumann) > 8. Re: common English name (Gali Beiner) > 9. Common names (Callomon,Paul) > 10. Wanted: producer of square "museum" glas for exhibitions > (Mikkel H?egh Post) > 11. Re: Wanted: producer of square "museum" glas for exhibitions > (Dirk Neumann) > 12. Re: Common names (Lazo-Wasem, Eric) > 13. Re: Labeling Systems for Fluid Preserved Specimens > (Bentley, Andrew Charles) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2022 15:54:07 +0000 > From: "Frier, Danae PCS" > To: Wendy Beins , Gali Beiner > > Cc: NHCOLL-new > Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] common English name > Message-ID: > < > YT3PR01MB6273F4EB8A5F599BA95E0237B5339 at YT3PR01MB6273.CANPRD01.PROD.OUTLOOK.COM > > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Hello all, > > I think the key here is the term "birds of prey", as it typically would > refer exclusively to raptors (owls, hawks, falcons, etc). While nighthawks > are nocturnal predators, since they are taxonomically different from > raptors, they wouldn't be considered a bird of prey. I believe owls are the > only bird of prey that are nocturnal, so "owl" might be an appropriate > English translation if the Hebrew term is also referring only to raptors > and not all avian predators. However, it would also be important to know > that not all owls are nocturnal - many are active during the day or at > dawn/dusk, i.e. all nocturnal birds of prey are owls, but not all owls are > nocturnal birds of prey. > > Note that I wouldn't technically consider myself an ornithologist, and > there may be exceptions to the above that I'm not aware of - but I think it > applies generally. > > Regardless, I think Wendy's last sentence is the best advice - "Don't use > the word owl on a display label to refer to animals that are not owls." > > Cheers, > Danae > > Danae Frier (she/her) > Curatorial Assistant - Vertebrate Zoology > > Royal Saskatchewan Museum > 2340 Albert St., Regina, Saskatchewan S4P 2V7 > P: (306) 787-4852 > > [cid:image001.png at 01D8E9E2.3432BA10] > > Confidentiality Notice: > This e-mail (and any attachment) was intended for a specific recipient(s). > It may contain information that is privileged, confidential or exempt from > disclosure. Any privilege that exists is not waived. If you are not the > intended recipient, do not copy or distribute it to another person or use > it for any other purpose. Please delete it and advise me by return e-mail > or telephone. Thank you. > > From: Nhcoll-l On Behalf Of Wendy > Beins > Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2022 6:52 AM > To: Gali Beiner > Cc: NHCOLL-new > Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] common English name > > WARNING: This message originated from a source that is not managed by > SaskBuilds and Procurement, Information Technology Division. Do not visit > links or open attachments unless you trust the sender's email ID and ensure > it is not a spam/phishing email. > > Gali~ > Also not an ornithologist so I don't know the common English term for all > nocturnal birds (if one exists), but I think lay people calling all > nocturnal birds "owls" to be on par with lay people calling all fossils > "dinosaurs". It is incredibly incorrect and not something museums should > be perpetuating. Although I now work in museum administration, my > education background is vert paleo collections and research based and so > when I'm working guest experience and someone refers to a non-dinosaur > fossil as a dinosaur I will correct them every time. > I know this didn't really answer your question other than please don't use > the word "owl" on a display label to refer to animals that are not owls. > > ~~Wendy Beins > > On Thu, Oct 27, 2022 at 2:35 AM Gali Beiner > wrote: > Dear All, > > Just checking something that became a point of curiosity for me: I am not > an ornithologist, I'm a conservator, so was quite surprised to learn > recently something that sounded extremely strange to me. Maybe the bird > specialists here can confirm it (or not): > > In a discussion on common-language English translation for a term in > Hebrew covering all night-time birds of prey ("Dorsei laila", for those of > you curious to know some Hebrew!), I was told that the commonly used > English-language term to this end was "Owls". > > That surprised me very much, since I always thought that this word only > referred to true owls (Strigiformes) and did not cover other nightly > predators such as nighthawks. Does the term "owl" indeed refer to all > nocturnal birds of prey? On a display label, which term would correctly > describe all nocturnal birds of prey (owls/nocturnal raptors/nocturnal > birds of prey)? This sort of piques my mind and I would be glad to hear > your thoughts! > > Thanks, > > Gali > > > > -- > [ > https://docs.google.com/a/mail.huji.ac.il/uc?id=0B5B3I3QnN7dsSzNkbGlLNDNGWG8&export=download]Gali > Beiner (ACR) > Conservator, Palaeontology Lab > National Natural History Collections > The Hebrew University of Jerusalem > Berman Building, Edmond J. Safra campus, Givat Ram > Jerusalem 91904, Israel > Fax. 972-2-6585785 > gali.beiner at mail.huji.ac.il > > https://nnhc.huji.ac.il/?lang=en > > _______________________________________________ > Nhcoll-l mailing list > Nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu > > https://mailman.yale.edu/mailman/listinfo/nhcoll-l > > > _______________________________________________ > NHCOLL-L is brought to you by the Society for the Preservation of > Natural History Collections (SPNHC), an international society whose > mission is to improve the preservation, conservation and management of > natural history collections to ensure their continuing value to > society. See > http://www.spnhc.org > for membership information. > Advertising on NH-COLL-L is inappropriate. > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://mailman.yale.edu/pipermail/nhcoll-l/attachments/20221027/4f3d9c68/attachment-0001.html > > > -------------- next part -------------- > A non-text attachment was scrubbed... > Name: image001.png > Type: image/png > Size: 31672 bytes > Desc: image001.png > URL: < > http://mailman.yale.edu/pipermail/nhcoll-l/attachments/20221027/4f3d9c68/attachment-0001.png > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2022 16:09:18 +0000 > From: "Opitz, Cindy E" > To: "Frier, Danae PCS" , Wendy Beins > , Gali Beiner > Cc: NHCOLL-new > Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] [External] Re: common English name > Message-ID: > < > CH2PR04MB704867BF2E7A02F1DE5E59B5E9339 at CH2PR04MB7048.namprd04.prod.outlook.com > > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Could they be using a colloquial term, such as the English term "night > owls" (or simply "owls") applied to folks who stay up late or are active at > night? Not a bird term, but a pun of sorts? Sometimes exhibition language > is playful like this. > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Night_owl > > Cindy Opitz (she/her) > Director of Research Collections > Museum of Natural History and Old Capitol Museum > Instructor, Museum Studies Certificate Program > The University of Iowa > 11 Macbride Hall, Iowa City, Iowa 52242 > Office: 319.335.0481 > cindy-opitz at uiowa.edu > mnh.uiowa.edu, oldcap.uiowa.edu< > https://oldcap.uiowa.edu/> > [cid:image002.png at 01D8E9F3.B529F460] > > > > From: Nhcoll-l On Behalf Of Frier, > Danae PCS > Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2022 10:54 AM > To: Wendy Beins ; Gali Beiner < > gali.beiner at mail.huji.ac.il> > Cc: NHCOLL-new > Subject: [External] Re: [Nhcoll-l] common English name > > Hello all, > > I think the key here is the term "birds of prey", as it typically would > refer exclusively to raptors (owls, hawks, falcons, etc). While nighthawks > are nocturnal predators, since they are taxonomically different from > raptors, they wouldn't be considered a bird of prey. I believe owls are the > only bird of prey that are nocturnal, so "owl" might be an appropriate > English translation if the Hebrew term is also referring only to raptors > and not all avian predators. However, it would also be important to know > that not all owls are nocturnal - many are active during the day or at > dawn/dusk, i.e. all nocturnal birds of prey are owls, but not all owls are > nocturnal birds of prey. > > Note that I wouldn't technically consider myself an ornithologist, and > there may be exceptions to the above that I'm not aware of - but I think it > applies generally. > > Regardless, I think Wendy's last sentence is the best advice - "Don't use > the word owl on a display label to refer to animals that are not owls." > > Cheers, > Danae > > Danae Frier (she/her) > Curatorial Assistant - Vertebrate Zoology > > Royal Saskatchewan Museum > 2340 Albert St., Regina, Saskatchewan S4P 2V7 > P: (306) 787-4852 > > [cid:image003.png at 01D8E9F3.B529F460] > > Confidentiality Notice: > This e-mail (and any attachment) was intended for a specific recipient(s). > It may contain information that is privileged, confidential or exempt from > disclosure. Any privilege that exists is not waived. If you are not the > intended recipient, do not copy or distribute it to another person or use > it for any other purpose. Please delete it and advise me by return e-mail > or telephone. Thank you. > > From: Nhcoll-l nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu>> On Behalf Of Wendy Beins > Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2022 6:52 AM > To: Gali Beiner gali.beiner at mail.huji.ac.il>> > Cc: NHCOLL-new >> > Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] common English name > > WARNING: This message originated from a source that is not managed by > SaskBuilds and Procurement, Information Technology Division. Do not visit > links or open attachments unless you trust the sender's email ID and ensure > it is not a spam/phishing email. > > Gali~ > Also not an ornithologist so I don't know the common English term for all > nocturnal birds (if one exists), but I think lay people calling all > nocturnal birds "owls" to be on par with lay people calling all fossils > "dinosaurs". It is incredibly incorrect and not something museums should > be perpetuating. Although I now work in museum administration, my > education background is vert paleo collections and research based and so > when I'm working guest experience and someone refers to a non-dinosaur > fossil as a dinosaur I will correct them every time. > I know this didn't really answer your question other than please don't use > the word "owl" on a display label to refer to animals that are not owls. > > ~~Wendy Beins > > On Thu, Oct 27, 2022 at 2:35 AM Gali Beiner > wrote: > Dear All, > > Just checking something that became a point of curiosity for me: I am not > an ornithologist, I'm a conservator, so was quite surprised to learn > recently something that sounded extremely strange to me. Maybe the bird > specialists here can confirm it (or not): > > In a discussion on common-language English translation for a term in > Hebrew covering all night-time birds of prey ("Dorsei laila", for those of > you curious to know some Hebrew!), I was told that the commonly used > English-language term to this end was "Owls". > > That surprised me very much, since I always thought that this word only > referred to true owls (Strigiformes) and did not cover other nightly > predators such as nighthawks. Does the term "owl" indeed refer to all > nocturnal birds of prey? On a display label, which term would correctly > describe all nocturnal birds of prey (owls/nocturnal raptors/nocturnal > birds of prey)? This sort of piques my mind and I would be glad to hear > your thoughts! > > Thanks, > > Gali > > > > -- > [ > https://docs.google.com/a/mail.huji.ac.il/uc?id=0B5B3I3QnN7dsSzNkbGlLNDNGWG8&export=download]Gali > Beiner (ACR) > Conservator, Palaeontology Lab > National Natural History Collections > The Hebrew University of Jerusalem > Berman Building, Edmond J. Safra campus, Givat Ram > Jerusalem 91904, Israel > Fax. 972-2-6585785 > gali.beiner at mail.huji.ac.il > > https://nnhc.huji.ac.il/?lang=en > > _______________________________________________ > Nhcoll-l mailing list > Nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu > > https://mailman.yale.edu/mailman/listinfo/nhcoll-l > > > _______________________________________________ > NHCOLL-L is brought to you by the Society for the Preservation of > Natural History Collections (SPNHC), an international society whose > mission is to improve the preservation, conservation and management of > natural history collections to ensure their continuing value to > society. See > http://www.spnhc.org > for membership information. > Advertising on NH-COLL-L is inappropriate. > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://mailman.yale.edu/pipermail/nhcoll-l/attachments/20221027/7553cfbe/attachment-0001.html > > > -------------- next part -------------- > A non-text attachment was scrubbed... > Name: image002.png > Type: image/png > Size: 7238 bytes > Desc: image002.png > URL: < > http://mailman.yale.edu/pipermail/nhcoll-l/attachments/20221027/7553cfbe/attachment-0002.png > > > -------------- next part -------------- > A non-text attachment was scrubbed... > Name: image003.png > Type: image/png > Size: 31672 bytes > Desc: image003.png > URL: < > http://mailman.yale.edu/pipermail/nhcoll-l/attachments/20221027/7553cfbe/attachment-0003.png > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2022 16:12:46 +0000 > From: Erin Cashion > To: Gali Beiner > Cc: NHCOLL-new > Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] common English name > Message-ID: > < > BL3PR19MB6540FBD74F31175774BAD885D9339 at BL3PR19MB6540.namprd19.prod.outlook.com > > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Hi Gali, > > I am an ornithologist (technically an avian ecologist) and nomenclature > and taxonomy are my special interests! You have touched on the taxonomist's > ultimate question, "What's in a name?" I can go on about this for some > time, but I will try to keep my response brief and not get into the weeds > too much. > > You are correct - in English, the word "owl" only refers to birds in the > order Strigiformes. If there is a word in English that includes all > nocturnally hunting birds, I am not aware of it - but it does not surprise > me that other languages do. > > A language is built and evolves according to the speakers' needs and their > culture, environment, and interactions with other cultures - so common > names for living things tend to be only as specific and useful as they need > to be. In Hebrew speaking places, there may not have been a need or reason > to distinguish between owls and other nocturnally active birds like > nightjars (Caprimulgiformes), so separate terms never made it into common > use, and newer names from other languages were never adopted. Also, > scientific classification and Latin names themselves are only about three > hundred years old, so if the common language that one is speaking has been > in active use longer than that, it's not surprising that the Latin > classification doesn't match up with it. > > I think most laypeople can easily recognize the difference between owls > and other nocturnal birds of prey, but as Wendy said, this "lumping" of > superficially similar species together does happen quite often. One English > term that comes to mind is "buzzard". To a layperson this means literally > any hawk-like bird that soars, and includes New World vultures - which are > not hawks at all. To an ornithologist however, buzzard only refers to > species in the Buteo genus! So laypersons and biologists are using this > term differently. > > This is why common names are a notorious headache for taxonomists. They > vary wildly even within a single language, and it's often geographically > based. We have a snake here in the US that is variably called black snake, > oak snake, chicken snake etc. depending on where in the country you are. > They all refer to Pantherophis alleghaniensis. However, "black snake" might > also mean Lampropeltis getula or Coluber constrictor! These three species > look enough alike that most laypeople won't be able to distinguish them. > However, to a layperson, having a more specific name for them doesn't > ultimately matter, as they are all harmless and helpful predators that > provide the same ecological service. > > To a taxonomist, distinguishing them down to species adds a layer of > understanding about their ecology and natural history - details that > laypeople don't really need to know in order to go about their day. The > concept of a "species" is itself arbitrary and made-up by humans to help us > make sense of the natural world. Our method of classification has varied as > our knowledge and technology has developed, and so the names have changed > according to their usefulness. > > This is more succinctly captured in the book Alice in Wonderland, in which > the titular character has a conversation with a gnat. The gnat asks "What's > the use of their having names, if they don't answer to them?" to which > Alice answers, "No use to them, but it's useful to the people that name > them, I suppose." > > What is the literal translation of Dorsei laila? I plugged this phonetic > version into Google translate and it was smart enough to give me the words > in Hebrew script, which it then translated as "Night raptors". Is this > accurate? Is it perhaps "night hunters"? I think a more general term like > this would be more useful since it sounds like there is no concept for > "owl" in Hebrew. > > Finally, to comment on your question about labeling - I would use whatever > common term is correct in the language(s) being used, as this will be > understood, but also use Latin names alongside them. As Danae recommended, > if English is being used in addition to Hebrew on the labels, I would not > use the English word "owl" to refer to something that is not in > Strigiformes. > > I hope this was helpful! > > Erin > > > Erin B. Cashion | Curator of Natural History > Ohio History Connection | 800 East 17th Ave. Columbus, Ohio 43211 > 614.298.2054 | ecashion at ohiohistory.org > She/Her/Hers > > The Ohio History Connection's mission > is to spark discovery of Ohio's stories. Embrace the present, share the > past and transform the future. Support the Ohio History Connection: > www.ohiohistory.org/give > . > > > > From: Nhcoll-l On Behalf Of Frier, > Danae PCS > Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2022 11:54 AM > To: Wendy Beins ; Gali Beiner < > gali.beiner at mail.huji.ac.il> > Cc: NHCOLL-new > Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] common English name > > Hello all, > > I think the key here is the term "birds of prey", as it typically would > refer exclusively to raptors (owls, hawks, falcons, etc). While nighthawks > are nocturnal predators, since they are taxonomically different from > raptors, they wouldn't be considered a bird of prey. I believe owls are the > only bird of prey that are nocturnal, so "owl" might be an appropriate > English translation if the Hebrew term is also referring only to raptors > and not all avian predators. However, it would also be important to know > that not all owls are nocturnal - many are active during the day or at > dawn/dusk, i.e. all nocturnal birds of prey are owls, but not all owls are > nocturnal birds of prey. > > Note that I wouldn't technically consider myself an ornithologist, and > there may be exceptions to the above that I'm not aware of - but I think it > applies generally. > > Regardless, I think Wendy's last sentence is the best advice - "Don't use > the word owl on a display label to refer to animals that are not owls." > > Cheers, > Danae > > Danae Frier (she/her) > Curatorial Assistant - Vertebrate Zoology > > Royal Saskatchewan Museum > 2340 Albert St., Regina, Saskatchewan S4P 2V7 > P: (306) 787-4852 > > [cid:image001.png at 01D8E9FB.2209A470] > > Confidentiality Notice: > This e-mail (and any attachment) was intended for a specific recipient(s). > It may contain information that is privileged, confidential or exempt from > disclosure. Any privilege that exists is not waived. If you are not the > intended recipient, do not copy or distribute it to another person or use > it for any other purpose. Please delete it and advise me by return e-mail > or telephone. Thank you. > > From: Nhcoll-l nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu>> On Behalf Of Wendy Beins > Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2022 6:52 AM > To: Gali Beiner gali.beiner at mail.huji.ac.il>> > Cc: NHCOLL-new >> > Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] common English name > > WARNING: This message originated from a source that is not managed by > SaskBuilds and Procurement, Information Technology Division. Do not visit > links or open attachments unless you trust the sender's email ID and ensure > it is not a spam/phishing email. > > Gali~ > Also not an ornithologist so I don't know the common English term for all > nocturnal birds (if one exists), but I think lay people calling all > nocturnal birds "owls" to be on par with lay people calling all fossils > "dinosaurs". It is incredibly incorrect and not something museums should > be perpetuating. Although I now work in museum administration, my > education background is vert paleo collections and research based and so > when I'm working guest experience and someone refers to a non-dinosaur > fossil as a dinosaur I will correct them every time. > I know this didn't really answer your question other than please don't use > the word "owl" on a display label to refer to animals that are not owls. > > ~~Wendy Beins > > On Thu, Oct 27, 2022 at 2:35 AM Gali Beiner > wrote: > Dear All, > > Just checking something that became a point of curiosity for me: I am not > an ornithologist, I'm a conservator, so was quite surprised to learn > recently something that sounded extremely strange to me. Maybe the bird > specialists here can confirm it (or not): > > In a discussion on common-language English translation for a term in > Hebrew covering all night-time birds of prey ("Dorsei laila", for those of > you curious to know some Hebrew!), I was told that the commonly used > English-language term to this end was "Owls". > > That surprised me very much, since I always thought that this word only > referred to true owls (Strigiformes) and did not cover other nightly > predators such as nighthawks. Does the term "owl" indeed refer to all > nocturnal birds of prey? On a display label, which term would correctly > describe all nocturnal birds of prey (owls/nocturnal raptors/nocturnal > birds of prey)? This sort of piques my mind and I would be glad to hear > your thoughts! > > Thanks, > > Gali > > > > -- > [ > https://docs.google.com/a/mail.huji.ac.il/uc?id=0B5B3I3QnN7dsSzNkbGlLNDNGWG8&export=download]Gali > Beiner (ACR) > Conservator, Palaeontology Lab > National Natural History Collections > The Hebrew University of Jerusalem > Berman Building, Edmond J. Safra campus, Givat Ram > Jerusalem 91904, Israel > Fax. 972-2-6585785 > gali.beiner at mail.huji.ac.il > > https://nnhc.huji.ac.il/?lang=en > > _______________________________________________ > Nhcoll-l mailing list > Nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu > > https://mailman.yale.edu/mailman/listinfo/nhcoll-l > > > _______________________________________________ > NHCOLL-L is brought to you by the Society for the Preservation of > Natural History Collections (SPNHC), an international society whose > mission is to improve the preservation, conservation and management of > natural history collections to ensure their continuing value to > society. See > http://www.spnhc.org > for membership information. > Advertising on NH-COLL-L is inappropriate. > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://mailman.yale.edu/pipermail/nhcoll-l/attachments/20221027/93ba516f/attachment-0001.html > > > -------------- next part -------------- > A non-text attachment was scrubbed... > Name: image001.png > Type: image/png > Size: 31672 bytes > Desc: image001.png > URL: < > http://mailman.yale.edu/pipermail/nhcoll-l/attachments/20221027/93ba516f/attachment-0001.png > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2022 16:26:38 +0000 > From: "Andrews, Tom" > To: "nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu" > Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Labeling Systems for Fluid Preserved Specimens > Message-ID: > < > CO6PR06MB7635E7569D97DF4FFC80DDD7CB339 at CO6PR06MB7635.namprd06.prod.outlook.com > > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Hello Colleagues, > > We have a fairly sizable backlog of fluid preserved specimens that we need > to make labels for. (Vast majority are in a 55% solution of IPA) In the > past, we had used a typewriter that was proven to give good results even > after decades in fluid (many labels made on this machine dating back to the > 1960's still look as good as when they were made) but at some point it was > discovered that modern ribbons are of a different spec and no longer stand > up well in fluid. As a result, we have handwritten our labels for several > years but now need to come up with something more manageable for labelling > several hundred specimens. > > In reading through past messages here and other literature on the topic, > it appears that Thermal Transfer printers are the way to go, but it seems > that the Duramax which are usually recommended are no longer produced and > the Honeywell printers appear to be a not totally satisfactory replacement. > A quick search shows that the Duramax printers are readily available > second-hand. My idea was to try to acquire one of these since they are a > known quantity and as an added bonus much less costly than the new printers. > > My question is, has anyone gone this route before and to those who have > used the Duramax over the years, is it feasible to maintain them without > outside assistance? > > Kind regards, > > Tom Andrews > Collections Assistant > Tom_Andrews1 at baylor.edu > 254-710-1194 > Mayborn Museum Complex > Baylor University > > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://mailman.yale.edu/pipermail/nhcoll-l/attachments/20221027/0dc48a7e/attachment-0001.html > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2022 16:44:18 +0000 > From: "Callomon,Paul" > To: Erin Cashion , Gali Beiner > > Cc: NHCOLL-new > Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] common English name > Message-ID: > < > BYAPR01MB5224E2FCE69D0F0DBEED45ADC3339 at BYAPR01MB5224.prod.exchangelabs.com > > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Big white jobs, little brown jobs and owls. Avian taxonomy made simple. > > PC > > Paul Callomon > Collection Manager, Malacology and General Invertebrates > ________________________________ > Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University > 1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia PA 19103-1195, USA > prc44 at drexel.edu> Tel > 215-405-5096 - Fax 215-299-1170 > > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://mailman.yale.edu/pipermail/nhcoll-l/attachments/20221027/8966fde7/attachment-0001.html > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 6 > Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2022 17:03:05 +0000 > From: Elizabeth Wommack > To: "Callomon,Paul" , Erin Cashion > , Gali Beiner < > gali.beiner at mail.huji.ac.il> > Cc: NHCOLL-new > Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] common English name > Message-ID: > < > SA1PR05MB8657CA04A1D6337B0C6A80ECA0339 at SA1PR05MB8657.namprd05.prod.outlook.com > > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-2022-jp" > > Hi Gali, > > I am an ornithologist like Erin, and work on birds of prey. I don't know > of any common English term that refers to all nocturnal birds that may eat > other organisms, but common names are a fun headache for taxonomists. There > are agreed upon common names that go through specific committees, and you > may want to throw your question past the American Ornithologists Society's > taxonomy committee, or the IOC. > > There are also cultural and regional common names that are used, and those > are really interesting from a historical and cultural point of view. One of > my favorite books I found in a used bookstore was North America Birds > Folknames and Names by James Kedzie Sayre. Here are a couple of the names > that have been used for Caprimulgiformes in North America in the past that > could confuse them with entire different groups of animals. > Chordeiles minor: Pork'n'Beans, Long-winged Goatsucker, Bull-bat, > Will-o'-the-Wisp, etc. > Caprimulgus carolinensis: Mosquito Hawk, Chip-fell-out-of-a-oak, The Great > Bat, etc. > > Good luck, and if you find a term please share it. It would be great to > add more to how we understand the way we all experience and interact with > birds. > > cheers, > Beth > > Elizabeth Wommack, PhD > Curator and Collections Manager of Vertebrates > University of Wyoming Museum of Vertebrates > Berry Biodiversity Conservation Center > University of Wyoming, > Laramie, WY 82071 > ewommack@uwyo.edu > > pronouns: she, her, herself > www.uwymv.org > UWYMV Collection Use Policy< > http://www.uwymv.org/index.php/download_file/view/43/143/> > [ > https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/mail-sig/AIorK4wzeBAm3ZshQCDFzQ5wkSAIelZLntGMwLQ0l3OaxGfoFH4PEQ-tYzlg1s7X9ScKxz1dFEGIXS8 > ] > ________________________________ > From: Nhcoll-l on behalf of > Callomon,Paul > Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2022 10:44 AM > To: Erin Cashion ; Gali Beiner < > gali.beiner at mail.huji.ac.il> > Cc: NHCOLL-new > Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] common English name > > > ? This message was sent from a non-UWYO address. Please exercise caution > when clicking links or opening attachments from external sources. > > > Big white jobs, little brown jobs and owls. Avian taxonomy made simple. > > > > PC > > > > Paul Callomon > > Collection Manager, Malacology and General Invertebrates > > ________________________________ > > Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University > > 1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia PA 19103-1195, USA > prc44 at drexel.edu> Tel > 215-405-5096 - Fax 215-299-1170 > > > > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://mailman.yale.edu/pipermail/nhcoll-l/attachments/20221027/3f208bcd/attachment-0001.html > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 7 > Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2022 19:12:38 +0200 > From: Dirk Neumann > To: > Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] [External] Re: common English name > Message-ID: <527eb5a5-1233-f842-059a-0e687f349b9c at leibniz-lib.de> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"; Format="flowed" > > The same "Nachteule" Cindy mentions also exists in German; usually they > don't fly. Well, some topple - and this may include a very tiny brief > moment of free air suspension. > > These owls predominantly are male specimens, even tough female specimens > can be spotted - e.g. in Bavaria usually in late September during the > Oktoberfest. > > But this "Nachteule" (as a German common species name) can also be an > Erebid or Noctuid butterfly, i.e. owlet moths; so if common names are to be > used on labels (and the common name potentially applies / could apply t > more than one species), it might be worth putting it into context (e.g. > Nachteulen- Schmetterling - which already is the case in the more > descriptive English owlet moth). > > With best wishes > Dirk > > > Am 27.10.2022 um 18:09 schrieb Opitz, Cindy E: > Could they be using a colloquial term, such as the English term ?night > owls? (or simply ?owls?) applied to folks who stay up late or are active at > night? Not a bird term, but a pun of sorts? Sometimes exhibition language > is playful like this. > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Night_owl > > Cindy Opitz (she/her) > Director of Research Collections > Museum of Natural History and Old Capitol Museum > Instructor, Museum Studies Certificate Program > The University of Iowa > 11 Macbride Hall, Iowa City, Iowa 52242 > Office: 319.335.0481 > cindy-opitz at uiowa.edu > mnh.uiowa.edu, oldcap.uiowa.edu< > https://oldcap.uiowa.edu/> > [cid:part1.JLFWaQMz.E08I0U6S at leibniz-lib.de] > > > > From: Nhcoll-l nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu> On Behalf Of Frier, Danae PCS > Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2022 10:54 AM > To: Wendy Beins ; Gali > Beiner > Cc: NHCOLL-new Nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu> > Subject: [External] Re: [Nhcoll-l] common English name > > Hello all, > > I think the key here is the term ?birds of prey?, as it typically would > refer exclusively to raptors (owls, hawks, falcons, etc). While nighthawks > are nocturnal predators, since they are taxonomically different from > raptors, they wouldn?t be considered a bird of prey. I believe owls are the > only bird of prey that are nocturnal, so ?owl? might be an appropriate > English translation if the Hebrew term is also referring only to raptors > and not all avian predators. However, it would also be important to know > that not all owls are nocturnal ? many are active during the day or at > dawn/dusk, i.e. all nocturnal birds of prey are owls, but not all owls are > nocturnal birds of prey. > > Note that I wouldn?t technically consider myself an ornithologist, and > there may be exceptions to the above that I?m not aware of - but I think it > applies generally. > > Regardless, I think Wendy?s last sentence is the best advice ? ?Don?t use > the word owl on a display label to refer to animals that are not owls.? > > Cheers, > Danae > > Danae Frier (she/her) > Curatorial Assistant ? Vertebrate Zoology > > Royal Saskatchewan Museum > 2340 Albert St., Regina, Saskatchewan S4P 2V7 > P: (306) 787-4852 > > [cid:part2.OOv2EwiP.skPBRfFg at leibniz-lib.de] > > Confidentiality Notice: > This e-mail (and any attachment) was intended for a specific recipient(s). > It may contain information that is privileged, confidential or exempt from > disclosure. Any privilege that exists is not waived. If you are not the > intended recipient, do not copy or distribute it to another person or use > it for any other purpose. Please delete it and advise me by return e-mail > or telephone. Thank you. > > From: Nhcoll-l nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu>> On Behalf Of Wendy Beins > Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2022 6:52 AM > To: Gali Beiner gali.beiner at mail.huji.ac.il>> > Cc: NHCOLL-new >> > Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] common English name > > WARNING: This message originated from a source that is not managed by > SaskBuilds and Procurement, Information Technology Division. Do not visit > links or open attachments unless you trust the sender's email ID and ensure > it is not a spam/phishing email. > > > Gali~ > Also not an ornithologist so I don't know the common English term for all > nocturnal birds (if one exists), but I think lay people calling all > nocturnal birds "owls" to be on par with lay people calling all fossils > "dinosaurs". It is incredibly incorrect and not something museums should > be perpetuating. Although I now work in museum administration, my > education background is vert paleo collections and research based and so > when I'm working guest experience and someone refers to a non-dinosaur > fossil as a dinosaur I will correct them every time. > I know this didn't really answer your question other than please don't use > the word "owl" on a display label to refer to animals that are not owls. > > ~~Wendy Beins > > On Thu, Oct 27, 2022 at 2:35 AM Gali Beiner > wrote: > Dear All, > > Just checking something that became a point of curiosity for me: I am not > an ornithologist, I'm a conservator, so was quite surprised to learn > recently something that sounded extremely strange to me. Maybe the bird > specialists here can confirm it (or not): > > In a discussion on common-language English translation for a term in > Hebrew covering all night-time birds of prey ("Dorsei laila", for those of > you curious to know some Hebrew!), I was told that the commonly used > English-language term to this end was "Owls". > > That surprised me very much, since I always thought that this word only > referred to true owls (Strigiformes) and did not cover other nightly > predators such as nighthawks. Does the term "owl" indeed refer to all > nocturnal birds of prey? On a display label, which term would correctly > describe all nocturnal birds of prey (owls/nocturnal raptors/nocturnal > birds of prey)? This sort of piques my mind and I would be glad to hear > your thoughts! > > Thanks, > > Gali > > > > -- > [ > https://docs.google.com/a/mail.huji.ac.il/uc?id=0B5B3I3QnN7dsSzNkbGlLNDNGWG8&export=download]Gali > Beiner (ACR) > Conservator, Palaeontology Lab > National Natural History Collections > The Hebrew University of Jerusalem > Berman Building, Edmond J. 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Hebrew also has a term for owls > - "yanshuf" (singular) or "yanshufim" (plural) as well as "yanshufiyim" > (plural, "belonging to the owl group/family). > > The situation here arose because as a non-English speaking country, our > displays often provide English translations for tourists. So... If your > display features a group of....er...avian night hunters as opposed to a > group of avian day hunters, what should the English terms be? > > By the way, the development of common names in Hebrew is rather unique in > some ways. Hebrew used to be a nearly-dead language for close on two > thousand years, used mainly in prayer (much like Latin) and in > international communication, but there were periods of revival (eg in > Islamic Spain) which yielded great bodies of poetry, plus different Jewish > communities developed local fusions of Hebrew with other languages - such > as Yiddish (Hebrew-German), Ladino (Hebrew-Spanish), Morrocan Hebrew and > many others. Hebrew common names today are sometimes remenants of biblical > times (eg lion, deer, dog, bear etc) and often newer creations offered by > researchers (natural history or linguistics) at the beginning of the 20th > century in a process still continuing to this day, eg nocturnal raptors (a > relatively old "renewal" based on a much older Hebrew term from the period > of the Second Temple, Roman times). > > Cheers, > > Gali > > > > ?????? ??? ??, 27 ????? 2022, 19:12, ??? Erin Cashion ?< > ecashion at ohiohistory.org>: > > > Hi Gali, > > > > > > > > I am an ornithologist (technically an avian ecologist) and nomenclature > > and taxonomy are my special interests! You have touched on the > taxonomist?s > > ultimate question, ?What?s in a name?? I can go on about this for some > > time, but I will try to keep my response brief and not get into the weeds > > too much. > > > > > > > > You are correct - in English, the word ?owl? only refers to birds in the > > order Strigiformes. If there is a word in English that includes all > > nocturnally hunting birds, I am not aware of it ? but it does not > surprise > > me that other languages do. > > > > > > > > A language is built and evolves according to the speakers? needs and > their > > culture, environment, and interactions with other cultures ? so common > > names for living things tend to be only as specific and useful as they > need > > to be. In Hebrew speaking places, there may not have been a need or > reason > > to distinguish between owls and other nocturnally active birds like > > nightjars (Caprimulgiformes), so separate terms never made it into common > > use, and newer names from other languages were never adopted. Also, > > scientific classification and Latin names themselves are only about three > > hundred years old, so if the common language that one is speaking has > been > > in active use longer than that, it?s not surprising that the Latin > > classification doesn?t match up with it. > > > > > > > > I think most laypeople can easily recognize the difference between owls > > and other nocturnal birds of prey, but as Wendy said, this ?lumping? of > > superficially similar species together does happen quite often. One > English > > term that comes to mind is ?buzzard?. To a layperson this means literally > > any hawk-like bird that soars, and includes New World vultures ? which > are > > not hawks at all. To an ornithologist however, buzzard only refers to > > species in the *Buteo* genus! So laypersons and biologists are using this > > term differently. > > > > > > > > This is why common names are a notorious headache for taxonomists. They > > vary wildly even within a single language, and it?s often geographically > > based. We have a snake here in the US that is variably called black > snake, > > oak snake, chicken snake etc. depending on where in the country you are. > > They all refer to *Pantherophis alleghaniensis*. However, ?black snake? > > might also mean *Lampropeltis getula* or *Coluber constrictor*! These > > three species look enough alike that most laypeople won?t be able to > > distinguish them. However, to a layperson, having a more specific name > for > > them doesn?t ultimately matter, as they are all harmless and helpful > > predators that provide the same ecological service. > > > > > > > > To a taxonomist, distinguishing them down to species adds a layer of > > understanding about their ecology and natural history ? details that > > laypeople don?t really need to know in order to go about their day. The > > concept of a ?species? is itself arbitrary and made-up by humans to help > us > > make sense of the natural world. Our method of classification has varied > as > > our knowledge and technology has developed, and so the names have changed > > according to their usefulness. > > > > > > > > This is more succinctly captured in the book Alice in Wonderland, in > which > > the titular character has a conversation with a gnat. The gnat asks > ?What?s > > the use of their having names, if they don?t answer to them?? to which > > Alice answers, ?No use to them, but it?s useful to the people that name > > them, I suppose.? > > > > > > > > What is the literal translation of Dorsei laila? I plugged this phonetic > > version into Google translate and it was smart enough to give me the > words > > in Hebrew script, which it then translated as ?Night raptors?. Is this > > accurate? Is it perhaps ?night hunters?? I think a more general term like > > this would be more useful since it sounds like there is no concept for > > ?owl? in Hebrew. > > > > > > > > Finally, to comment on your question about labeling ? I would use > whatever > > common term is correct in the language(s) being used, as this will be > > understood, but also use Latin names alongside them. As Danae > recommended, > > if English is being used in addition to Hebrew on the labels, I would not > > use the English word ?owl? to refer to something that is not in > > Strigiformes. > > > > > > > > I hope this was helpful! > > > > > > > > Erin > > > > > > > > > > > > *Erin B. Cashion | Curator of Natural History* > > Ohio History Connection | 800 East 17th Ave. Columbus, Ohio 43211 > > > > > > 614.298.2054 | ecashion at ohiohistory.org > > > > She/Her/Hers > > > > > > > > *The Ohio History Connection?s* *mission* > > *is to spark discovery of Ohio?s > > stories. Embrace the present, share the past and transform the future.** > > Support the Ohio History Connection: www.ohiohistory.org/give > > **.* > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > *From:* Nhcoll-l * On Behalf Of > *Frier, > > Danae PCS > > *Sent:* Thursday, October 27, 2022 11:54 AM > > *To:* Wendy Beins ; Gali Beiner < > > gali.beiner at mail.huji.ac.il> > > *Cc:* NHCOLL-new > > *Subject:* Re: [Nhcoll-l] common English name > > > > > > > > Hello all, > > > > > > > > I think the key here is the term ?birds of prey?, as it typically would > > refer exclusively to raptors (owls, hawks, falcons, etc). While > nighthawks > > are nocturnal predators, since they are taxonomically different from > > raptors, they wouldn?t be considered a bird of prey. I believe owls are > the > > only bird of prey that are nocturnal, so ?owl? might be an appropriate > > English translation if the Hebrew term is also referring only to raptors > > and not all avian predators. However, it would also be important to know > > that not all owls are nocturnal ? many are active during the day or at > > dawn/dusk, i.e. all nocturnal birds of prey are owls, but not all owls > are > > nocturnal birds of prey. > > > > > > > > Note that I wouldn?t technically consider myself an ornithologist, and > > there may be exceptions to the above that I?m not aware of - but I think > it > > applies generally. > > > > > > > > Regardless, I think Wendy?s last sentence is the best advice ? ?Don?t use > > the word owl on a display label to refer to animals that are not owls.? > > > > > > > > Cheers, > > > > Danae > > > > > > > > *Danae Frier *(she/her) > > > > Curatorial Assistant ? Vertebrate Zoology > > > > > > > > Royal Saskatchewan Museum > > > > 2340 Albert St., Regina, Saskatchewan S4P 2V7 > > > > P: (306) 787-4852 > > > > > > > > > > > > *Confidentiality Notice:* > > > > *This e-mail (and any attachment) was intended for a specific > > recipient(s). It may contain information that is privileged, confidential > > or exempt from disclosure. Any privilege that exists is not waived. If > you > > are not the intended recipient, do not copy or distribute it to another > > person or use it for any other purpose. Please delete it and advise me by > > return e-mail or telephone. Thank you.* > > > > > > > > *From:* Nhcoll-l *On Behalf Of > *Wendy > > Beins > > *Sent:* Thursday, October 27, 2022 6:52 AM > > *To:* Gali Beiner > > *Cc:* NHCOLL-new > > *Subject:* Re: [Nhcoll-l] common English name > > > > > > > > WARNING: This message originated from a source that is not managed by > *SaskBuilds > > and Procurement, Information Technology Division*. Do not visit links or > > open attachments unless you trust the sender's email ID and ensure it is > > not a spam/phishing email. > > > > > > > > Gali~ > > > > Also not an ornithologist so I don't know the common English term for all > > nocturnal birds (if one exists), but I think lay people calling all > > nocturnal birds "owls" to be on par with lay people calling all fossils > > "dinosaurs". It is incredibly incorrect and not something museums should > > be perpetuating. Although I now work in museum administration, my > > education background is vert paleo collections and research based and so > > when I'm working guest experience and someone refers to a non-dinosaur > > fossil as a dinosaur I will correct them *every* time. > > I know this didn't really answer your question other than please don't > use > > the word "owl" on a display label to refer to animals that are not owls. > > > > > > > > ~~Wendy Beins > > > > > > > > On Thu, Oct 27, 2022 at 2:35 AM Gali Beiner > > > wrote: > > > > Dear All, > > > > > > > > Just checking something that became a point of curiosity for me: I am not > > an ornithologist, I'm a conservator, so was quite surprised to learn > > recently something that sounded extremely strange to me. Maybe the bird > > specialists here can confirm it (or not): > > > > > > > > In a discussion on common-language English translation for a term in > > Hebrew covering all night-time birds of prey ("Dorsei laila", for those > of > > you curious to know some Hebrew!), I was told that the commonly used > > English-language term to this end was "Owls". > > > > > > > > That surprised me very much, since I always thought that this word only > > referred to true owls (Strigiformes) and did not cover other nightly > > predators such as nighthawks. Does the term "owl" indeed refer to all > > nocturnal birds of prey? On a display label, which term would correctly > > describe all nocturnal birds of prey (owls/nocturnal raptors/nocturnal > > birds of prey)? This sort of piques my mind and I would be glad to hear > > your thoughts! > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > > > Gali > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Gali Beiner (AC > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Joachim.Haendel at zns.uni-halle.de Sun Oct 30 05:36:01 2022 From: Joachim.Haendel at zns.uni-halle.de (=?UTF-8?Q?Joachim=20H=C3=A4ndel?=) Date: Sun, 30 Oct 2022 10:36:01 +0100 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Labeling Systems for Fluid Preserved Specimens In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <635E4581020000B3000A50A8@zuv12.verwaltung.uni-halle.de> Hello all, I`ve been following these discussions for several years. Actually, labels from classic laser printers could also be suitable. The black toner is chemically harmless and resistant to aging. The problem, however, is that the toner is only on the surface of the paper and the letters may dissolute off the paper after some time. One way to improve this situation is to run the paper through the printer a second time (like printing a blank page) or to re-fix the labels with an iron. My tests have shown no problems with such labels (in tests, the labels were shaken in bottles of Et-OH for two weeks - with lab-shakers). A promising alternative could be the use of synthetic "paper" - paper of synthetic high-density polyethylene fibers or poyethylene film. Meanwhile, such polyethylene paper is available in age-resistant quality (European archive standard ISO 9706). At this "paper", the toner apparently bonds insolubly to the surface. It is resistant to a variety of solvents (including alcohol and additives such as butanone and denatonium). I'm running some tests on it right now. Many greetings Joachim -- Joachim Haendel Center of Natural Sciences Collections of the Martin Luther University - Entomological Collection - Domplatz 4 D-06099 Halle (Saale) Germany Phone: +49 345 - 55 26 447 Fax: +49 345 - 55 27 248 Email: joachim.haendel at zns.uni-halle.de >>> "Lazo-Wasem, Eric" 28.10.2022, 18:11 >>> I too have used multiple versions of the Datamax printers (six or seven units), particularly the I-Class versions for about 20 years, all purchased from Alpha Systems. My assessment: PRINT HEAD CONDITION IS KEY. Once they wear out, about all you can do is shift your printing to a different side if feasible. For example, we mainly print one 2? x 3? label on 4? wide preservation tag, and various variants smaller. When a print head wore excessively on the left, we shifted the label template (all in Word) to print farther to the right; this bought us another year or two. One workhorse printed 50K 1? x 3? microscope tray labels (fit directly under the slide with full data) in less than three years, so the units really last. Finding a cutter is very important to reduce waste. If you can find a unit that has not been used beyond normal service life (we generally would by a new unit to phase in after about 6 years or so) and use settings trickery and the label shift I described above, I am sure you can get good quality labels with a used unit. I have used 180, 300, and 600 dpi versions. I bought one 600 dpi version and do not like it nearly as much as the 300 dpi; for our purposes print quality was actually better. For our 0.75? x 1.75? labels (go into 2 dram vial) we use 6 point type and find that 600 dpi makes the letters too fine and hard to read. With 300 dpi, Franklin Gothic Medium produces crisp, non-embellished text. For the 600 dpi we had to switch to a bolder font and now the labels are acceptable. I have no experience with the CAB Squid printers and hope to retire before I have to switch to something new! Eric From: Nhcoll-l On Behalf Of Bentley, Andrew Charles Sent: Friday, October 28, 2022 10:21 AM To: Andrews, Tom ; nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] Labeling Systems for Fluid Preserved Specimens Hi Tom I think the correct brand for these printers is Datamax which was taken over by Honeywell. We have been using Datamax printers for over 15 years here at KU and have had no issues with the two models we have used ? Prodigy Max and the I-Class Mark II. They were both very reliable with little to no down time or need for repairs. We are still using the I-Class Mark II and it has been going strong for over 10 years now servicing multiple divisions at the museum through a network connectiHoneywell are nowhere near as reliable and have numerous issues. The company that supplied our Datamax printers, Alpha Systems, has since stopped recommending these printers and moved over to CAB Squib printers instead (see attached), that are supposed to be much more reliable and user friendly. Their pricing and recommendations are also attached. I have not heard of anyone buying a used Datamax printer, but, if treated correctly, Datamax printers can last a long time and as such, if you are able to get your hands on a second hand Datamax I-series printer (the Prodigy Max is very outdated now) and funds are scarce, I would suggest that you go for it (from a quick search it looks like they run about $1000-1300 on eBay and other sites). It also looks like new ones are still to be had at a discount like here: https://www.barcodediscount.com/catalog/datamax-o-neil/part-i13-00-43000007.htm [https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.barcodediscount.com%2Fcatalog%2Fdatamax-o-neil%2Fpart-i13-00-43000007.htm&data=05%7C01%7Ceal5%40connect.yale.edu%7C759642a7118c45a8ca4e08dab8efbc93%7Cdd8cbebb21394df8b4114e3e87abeb5c%7C0%7C0%7C638025637231181236%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=zZEBgRckscTdz3Yn3WwHDeMyfoyyIjlfIlzQ95S28SE%3D&reserved=0]. Just a heads up that network cards and optional cutters may not be included but can probably be found as aftermarket add ons. Also, I would suggest that you purchase a 300 dpi or higher (model I-4310 or I-4606) to get the best quality print. Also make sure that you are buying one that predates the Honeywell takeover. However, if you can afford the attached, I would suggest going with a new CAB printer and save the hassle of not knowing the condition of a second hand printer. The print head is the most important part of the printer and the most expensive to replace. If this has been damaged or over used in any way, the printer may be useless. It is important to keep the print head free from dust or other contaminants in order to ensure good printing quality but other than that, the printer requires very little if any maintenance. They can be a little tricky to set up initially and to get the settings just right for ideal print quality but there are lots of people in the museum community using them now so that should not be a problem. Ribbon and media can be ordered through Alpha System regardless of whether you buy a printer from them. Hope that helps Andy A : A : A : }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> V V V Andy Bentley Ichthyology Collection Manager University of Kansas Biodiversity Institute Dyche Hall 1345 Jayhawk Boulevard [x-apple-data-detectors://9/] Lawrence, KS, 66045-7561 [x-apple-data-detectors://9/] USA [x-apple-data-detectors://9/] Tel: (785) 864-3863 [tel:%28785%29%20864-3863] Fax: (785) 864-5335 [tel:%28785%29%20864-5335] Email: abentley at ku.edu [abentley at ku.edu] ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3093-1258 [https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Forcid.org%2F0000-0002-3093-1258&data=05%7C01%7Ceal5%40connect.yale.edu%7C759642a7118c45a8ca4e08dab8efbc93%7Cdd8cbebb21394df8b4114e3e87abeb5c%7C0%7C0%7C638025637231181236%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=wkl3n%2B%2B7jP0UZqp7hVoJwbga5RvXEC1nULTdPBXMdH4%3D&reserved=0] http://ichthyology.biodiversity.ku.edu [https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fichthyology.biodiversity.ku.edu%2F&data=05%7C01%7Ceal5%40connect.yale.edu%7C759642a7118c45a8ca4e08dab8efbc93%7Cdd8cbebb21394df8b4114e3e87abeb5c%7C0%7C0%7C638025637231181236%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=mu3tIRoTz59FZfNoL0lYjPn4fBsJ1gum%2FxR1gLUG%2Bz4%3D&reserved=0] A : A : A : }<(( V V V From: Nhcoll-l On Behalf Of Andrews, Tom Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2022 11:27 AM To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu [nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu] Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Labeling Systems for Fluid Preserved Specimens Hello Colleagues, We have a fairly sizable backlog of fluid preserved specimens that we need to make labels for. (Vast majority are in a 55% solution of IPA) In the past, we had used a typewriter that was proven to give good results even after decades in fluid (many labels made on this machine dating back to the 1960?s still look as good as when they were made) but at some point it was discovered that modern ribbons are of a different spec and no longer stand up well in fluid. As a result, we have handwritten our labels for several years but now need to come up with something more manageable for labelling several hundred specimens. In reading through past messages here and other literature on the topic, it appears that Thermal Transfer printers are the way to go, but it seems that the Duramax which are usually recommended are no longer produced and the Honeywell printers appear to be a not totally satisfactory replacement. A quick search shows that the Duramax printers are readily available second-hand. My idea was to try to acquire one of these since they are a known quantity and as an added bonus much less costly than the new printers. My question is, has anyone gone this route before and to those who have used the Duramax over the years, is it feasible to maintain them without outside assistance? Kind regards, Tom Andrews Collections Assistant Tom_Andrews1 at baylor.edu [Tom_Andrews1 at baylor.edu] 254-710-1194 Mayborn Museum Complex Baylor University -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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With best wishes Dirk Am 29.10.2022 um 12:31 schrieb bayshark at exemail.com.au: Hi, Just wondering if Rite in the Rain 8512, All Weather Copier Paper, could be qualifiet As a archival paper. tps://www.riteintherain.com/bulk-printer-paper#208511 Regards Vratislav Sydney From: Nhcoll-l On Behalf Of Hogue, Gabriela Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2022 11:13 AM To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Archival paper Hi everyone, I am having a difficult time finding 100% cotton rag paper that we can use inside fluid (ethanol & formalin) filled specimen jars for identification tags, field labels, etc. After some serious searching, I found these: 66-20905 ? 125 sheet reams of Crane?s Crest Smooth Fluorescent White 90C, 8.5x11 | https://www.mohawkconnects.com/stock-check/66-20905 66-20978 ? 125 sheet reams of Crane?s Crest Smooth Fluorescent White 110C, 8.5x11 | https://www.mohawkconnects.com/stock-check/66-20978 But even the 90C is really thick and would be difficult to work with. Any suggestions or vendor contacts will be greatly appreciated! Thanks, -Gabriela Gabriela M. Hogue Collections Manager, Ichthyology North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences 11 West Jones Street, Raleigh, NC 27601-1029 USA 919.707.8868 www.naturalsciences.org Email correspondence to and from this address is subject to the North Carolina Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties unless the content is exempt by statute or other regulation. _______________________________________________ Nhcoll-l mailing list Nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu https://mailman.yale.edu/mailman/listinfo/nhcoll-l _______________________________________________ NHCOLL-L is brought to you by the Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections (SPNHC), an international society whose mission is to improve the preservation, conservation and management of natural history collections to ensure their continuing value to society. See http://www.spnhc.org for membership information. 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Gratefully, Jorge -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From info at naturhistorische-konservierung.de Mon Oct 31 05:12:53 2022 From: info at naturhistorische-konservierung.de (Fabian Neisskenwirth) Date: Mon, 31 Oct 2022 10:12:53 +0100 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Wanted: producer of square "museum" glas for exhibitions In-Reply-To: <638b4873-b0ed-dc5f-93ab-c91358637f65@leibniz-lib.de> References: <638b4873-b0ed-dc5f-93ab-c91358637f65@leibniz-lib.de> Message-ID: <9dae0676-5f80-87cc-d682-3c454298e418@naturhistorische-konservierung.de> Dear Mikkel, Dirk is almost correct about the battery jars. Though they are not made or sold anymore as battery jars, if you are lucky you can find some at some local house furnishing store. I found some very nice rectangular jars at "Dille & Kamille" a few weeks back in Belgium while i was there for holidays. Its a huge dutch franchise, so maybe they have some store in Denmark as well. But its probable that other stores of this sort run this kind of jars as well. For me it was great because they sold the jars as retail for only 2 Euros each. Its not the best jar, since it has some strong curves made by the uneven melted glass, since these jars are molded in a cast. But this goes for all battery jars, even the new ones sold by DWK (Schott was bought by Duran long time ago and now Duran runs under the name DWK, since they joined with Wheaton and Kimble, other glassfactories). Here are the ones form Duran or DWK: https://www.dwk.com/duran-museum-jar-with-ground-glass-plate They are pretty expensive, and the Lid is not very nice, since it defers a bit from the jar, so you should grind down the edges. But they are made of borosilicate, so excelent glass quality (not the lid!). Prices go between 70-150 Euro per jar. There are two German suppliers that sell some square sodalime jars as well (around 20-50 Euro each): - https://www.assistent.eu/en/product/specimen-jars-museum-jars-made-of-clear-glass-with-ground-cover-plate/ - https://www.neubert-glas.de/laborglas/onlineshop/katalog.php?KATfrom=suche&SearchText=pr%E4parat&struc=1_995727484085_1030342896125_1005301727684_1515949502601&kat=1023362157218&PHPSESSID=1effb50f3b77f3e7035b5480d4f6ce4b (german only.. I suggest you call them for more information) The problem and this goes as well for the borosilicate and the cheap house furnishing store jars, is that the sizes are very limited. So usually very small and nothing compared with the pretty big sizes you showed in the picture. These are almost impossible to get new. So there are actually just 2 solutions if you insist in big sized square jars: One is to ask at some lab-glassblower factory. There a big jar can costs arround 500-700 Euros each. I just did some calculating for a project I'm working on. So they do exist! The jars are welded of plain borosilicate glassplates, so there is no unevenness as in the molded jars. The welding in the corner can be seen though, its less smooth as in the battery jars. But not really a problem. Its just the immense costs. The other way is to ask at other nat. hist. institutions. Some have a big "stash" of old jars that may be sold or exchanged for a favor or whatever. Maybe you are lucky and they will just donate them. It's they only thing i can think of that excludes a very big investment. Besides looking for this jars in local second-hand internet sites. Sometimes there you are lucky too. If you need more info about Jars (cylindical too) just contact me directly. I have been dealing with this topic for a long time and have made some good contacts, even within DWK. All the best in the search! Am 28.10.22 um 14:53 schrieb Dirk Neumann: > Dear Mikkel, > > the historic battery jars are no longer produced; alternatively you > can use Schott Borosilicate tubes which can be customised in diameter > and length (5 cm to 35 cm and up to 2.0 tall). You might have seen the > tall wide jar I posted a few days back. But for the collection in > Munich they produced tall wide cyclinders (25 cm x 1,0 m) for the > Australian lungfishes and Arapaima > > These glass cylinders have less tension within the glass and are more > stable against temperature and humidity shifts (the battery jars can > crack if the temperature e.g. drops within 2-3 days to below 14?C). > > One producer is Ga?ner Glastechnik > in Munich; I have been working with them for many years. > > You can also check directly with Schott; there is a catalogue, but > this is not openly available. But they still produce specimen jars. > > The also did some rectangular containers, but smaller ones (approx. 20 > cm high and wide). > > The other source might be St?lzle Oberglas in Vienna, but usually they > only start production if the order is above 200 containers (in the > past museums teamed up for orders). > > > Hope this helps > Dirk > > > > Am 28.10.2022 um 14:27 schrieb Mikkel H?egh Post: >> >> Hi >> >> Here at the Natural History Museum of Denmark we are preparing new >> exhibitions opening 2025. We need additional square museum glass for >> wet specimen display -we have a bunch (an example below), but need >> more sizes. I wonder if any (preferable European) company produce such? >> >> Best regards, >> >> *Mikkel H?egh Post* >> >> Samlingsmedarbejder, konservator cand.scient. >> >> Statens Naturhistoriske Museum >> >> *Zoologisk Museum* >> >> Universitetsparken 15 >> >> 2100 Kbh.? >> >> MOB 60 74 10 25 >> >> _mhpost at snm.ku.dk_ >> >> Profil >> >> IMG_0821.JPG >> >> _S?dan beskytter vi persondata_ >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Nhcoll-l mailing list >> Nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu >> https://mailman.yale.edu/mailman/listinfo/nhcoll-l >> >> _______________________________________________ >> NHCOLL-L is brought to you by the Society for the Preservation of >> Natural History Collections (SPNHC), an international society whose >> mission is to improve the preservation, conservation and management of >> natural history collections to ensure their continuing value to >> society. Seehttp://www.spnhc.org for membership information. >> Advertising on NH-COLL-L is inappropriate. > > > -- > > ****** > > ** > > *Dirk Neumann* > > Collection Manager, Hamburg > > Postal address: > > *Museum of Nature Hamburg* > Leibniz Institute for the Analysis > > of Biodiversity Change > > Dirk Neumann > > Martin-Luther-King-Platz 3 > > 20146Hamburg > +49 40238 317 ? 628 > > _d.neumann at leibniz-lib.de_ > > www.leibniz-lib.de > > > -- > Stiftung Leibniz-Institut zur Analyse des Biodiversit?tswandels > Postanschrift: Adenauerallee 127, 53113 Bonn, Germany > > Stiftung des ?ffentlichen Rechts; > Generaldirektion: Prof. Dr. Bernhard Misof (Generaldirektor), Adrian > Gr?ter (Kaufm. Gesch?ftsf?hrer) > Sitz der Stiftung: Adenauerallee 160 in Bonn > Vorsitzender des Stiftungsrates: Dr. Michael Wappelhorst > > -- > Stiftung Leibniz-Institut zur Analyse des Biodiversit?tswandels > Postanschrift: Adenauerallee 127, 53113 Bonn, Germany > > Stiftung des ?ffentlichen Rechts; > Generaldirektion: Prof. Dr. Bernhard Misof (Generaldirektor), Adrian > Gr?ter (Kaufm. 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I didn?t understand what you meant by' the lid defers bit from the jar? - slightly overlaps the edge of the jar? I?m glad to see that these jars are being made again and hopefully the DWK range will come down to a more realistic level! With all good wishes, Simon Simon Moore MIScT, RSci, FLS, ACR Conservator of Natural Sciences and Cutlery Historian, www.natural-history-conservation.com > On 31 Oct 2022, at 09:12, Fabian Neisskenwirth wrote: > > Dear Mikkel, > > Dirk is almost correct about the battery jars. Though they are not made or sold anymore as battery jars, if you are lucky you can find some at some local house furnishing store. I found some very nice rectangular jars at "Dille & Kamille" a few weeks back in Belgium while i was there for holidays. Its a huge dutch franchise, so maybe they have some store in Denmark as well. But its probable that other stores of this sort run this kind of jars as well. For me it was great because they sold the jars as retail for only 2 Euros each. Its not the best jar, since it has some strong curves made by the uneven melted glass, since these jars are molded in a cast. But this goes for all battery jars, even the new ones sold by DWK (Schott was bought by Duran long time ago and now Duran runs under the name DWK, since they joined with Wheaton and Kimble, other glassfactories). > > Here are the ones form Duran or DWK: https://www.dwk.com/duran-museum-jar-with-ground-glass-plate > > They are pretty expensive, and the Lid is not very nice, since it defers a bit from the jar, so you should grind down the edges. But they are made of borosilicate, so excelent glass quality (not the lid!). Prices go between 70-150 Euro per jar. > > There are two German suppliers that sell some square sodalime jars as well (around 20-50 Euro each): > > - https://www.assistent.eu/en/product/specimen-jars-museum-jars-made-of-clear-glass-with-ground-cover-plate/ > > - https://www.neubert-glas.de/laborglas/onlineshop/katalog.php?KATfrom=suche&SearchText=pr%E4parat&struc=1_995727484085_1030342896125_1005301727684_1515949502601&kat=1023362157218&PHPSESSID=1effb50f3b77f3e7035b5480d4f6ce4b (german only.. I suggest you call them for more information) > > The problem and this goes as well for the borosilicate and the cheap house furnishing store jars, is that the sizes are very limited. So usually very small and nothing compared with the pretty big sizes you showed in the picture. These are almost impossible to get new. > > > > So there are actually just 2 solutions if you insist in big sized square jars: One is to ask at some lab-glassblower factory. There a big jar can costs arround 500-700 Euros each. I just did some calculating for a project I'm working on. So they do exist! The jars are welded of plain borosilicate glassplates, so there is no unevenness as in the molded jars. The welding in the corner can be seen though, its less smooth as in the battery jars. But not really a problem. Its just the immense costs. > > The other way is to ask at other nat. hist. institutions. Some have a big "stash" of old jars that may be sold or exchanged for a favor or whatever. Maybe you are lucky and they will just donate them. It's they only thing i can think of that excludes a very big investment. Besides looking for this jars in local second-hand internet sites. Sometimes there you are lucky too. > > > > If you need more info about Jars (cylindical too) just contact me directly. I have been dealing with this topic for a long time and have made some good contacts, even within DWK. > > > > All the best in the search! > > > > Am 28.10.22 um 14:53 schrieb Dirk Neumann: >> Dear Mikkel, >> >> the historic battery jars are no longer produced; alternatively you can use Schott Borosilicate tubes which can be customised in diameter and length (5 cm to 35 cm and up to 2.0 tall). You might have seen the tall wide jar I posted a few days back. But for the collection in Munich they produced tall wide cyclinders (25 cm x 1,0 m) for the Australian lungfishes and Arapaima >> >> These glass cylinders have less tension within the glass and are more stable against temperature and humidity shifts (the battery jars can crack if the temperature e.g. drops within 2-3 days to below 14?C). >> >> One producer is Ga?ner Glastechnik in Munich; I have been working with them for many years. >> >> You can also check directly with Schott; there is a catalogue, but this is not openly available. But they still produce specimen jars. >> >> The also did some rectangular containers, but smaller ones (approx. 20 cm high and wide). >> >> The other source might be St?lzle Oberglas in Vienna, but usually they only start production if the order is above 200 containers (in the past museums teamed up for orders). >> >> >> Hope this helps >> Dirk >> >> >> >> Am 28.10.2022 um 14:27 schrieb Mikkel H?egh Post: >>> Hi >>> >>> Here at the Natural History Museum of Denmark we are preparing new exhibitions opening 2025. We need additional square museum glass for wet specimen display -we have a bunch (an example below), but need more sizes. I wonder if any (preferable European) company produce such? >>> >>> Best regards, >>> >>> >>> >>> Mikkel H?egh Post >>> >>> Samlingsmedarbejder, konservator cand.scient. >>> >>> >>> >>> Statens Naturhistoriske Museum >>> >>> Zoologisk Museum >>> >>> Universitetsparken 15 >>> >>> 2100 Kbh.? >>> >>> >>> >>> MOB 60 74 10 25 >>> >>> mhpost at snm.ku.dk >>> >>> Profil >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> S?dan beskytter vi persondata >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 >> Collection Manager, Hamburg >> >> Postal address: >> Museum of Nature Hamburg >> Leibniz Institute for the Analysis >> of Biodiversity Change >> Dirk Neumann >> Martin-Luther-King-Platz 3 >> 20146 Hamburg >> +49 40 238 317 ? 628 >> d.neumann at leibniz-lib.de >> www.leibniz-lib.de >> >> -- >> Stiftung Leibniz-Institut zur Analyse des Biodiversit?tswandels >> Postanschrift: Adenauerallee 127, 53113 Bonn, Germany >> >> Stiftung des ?ffentlichen Rechts; >> Generaldirektion: Prof. Dr. Bernhard Misof (Generaldirektor), Adrian Gr?ter (Kaufm. Gesch?ftsf?hrer) >> Sitz der Stiftung: Adenauerallee 160 in Bonn >> Vorsitzender des Stiftungsrates: Dr. Michael Wappelhorst >> >> -- >> Stiftung Leibniz-Institut zur Analyse des Biodiversit?tswandels >> Postanschrift: Adenauerallee 127, 53113 Bonn, Germany >> >> Stiftung des ?ffentlichen Rechts; >> Generaldirektion: Prof. Dr. Bernhard Misof (Generaldirektor), Adrian Gr?ter (Kaufm. Gesch?ftsf?hrer) >> Sitz der Stiftung: Adenauerallee 160 in Bonn >> Vorsitzender des Stiftungsrates: Dr. Michael Wappelhorst >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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. >> > -- > > Tel: +49 (0) 1573 2778729 > > Web: www.naturhistorische-konservierung.de > > > _______________________________________________ > Nhcoll-l mailing list > Nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu > https://mailman.yale.edu/mailman/listinfo/nhcoll-l > > _______________________________________________ > NHCOLL-L is brought to you by the Society for the Preservation of > Natural History Collections (SPNHC), an international society whose > mission is to improve the preservation, conservation and management of > natural history collections to ensure their continuing value to > society. See http://www.spnhc.org for membership information. > Advertising on NH-COLL-L is inappropriate. From info at naturhistorische-konservierung.de Mon Oct 31 05:58:36 2022 From: info at naturhistorische-konservierung.de (Fabian Neisskenwirth) Date: Mon, 31 Oct 2022 10:58:36 +0100 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Wanted: producer of square "museum" glas for exhibitions In-Reply-To: <015C44C7-96BB-4BCD-AD30-2F888B233D08@btinternet.com> References: <638b4873-b0ed-dc5f-93ab-c91358637f65@leibniz-lib.de> <9dae0676-5f80-87cc-d682-3c454298e418@naturhistorische-konservierung.de> <015C44C7-96BB-4BCD-AD30-2F888B233D08@btinternet.com> Message-ID: <0ff514e8-0b99-6b7b-015e-4f3624ea901a@naturhistorische-konservierung.de> Dear Simon, yes, the lid overlaps the edge. I think that if one is paying more that 100 Euros for a Jar, this should not happen. But since they at least offer the jars, its something to live with and since they are normal sodalime floatglass plates it can be grinded off very easely. And the price is just because of the small demand. DWK sells their "normal" labglass product for very good prices, but these are made in gigantic masses, so they can take less price for them. The only way of getting lower prices in in asking for a very big load of jars, this will push down the price. But I'm talking about thousands of jars at least. So in the end it doesn't mater if its DWK, Stoelzle, SIMAX or whatever big Glassfactory. They will all do it, since its technically possible, but they will make a mold, and use specific made tools, so they need a mass of production that covers the costs of making these, then the price is lower. All the best, Am 31.10.22 um 10:47 schrieb Simon Moore: > Many thanks for that update Fabian! The DWK jars are just unaffordable now for most museums so it?s good to know that there are other and cheaper suppliers. I didn?t understand what you meant by' the lid defers bit from the jar? - slightly overlaps the edge of the jar? > > I?m glad to see that these jars are being made again and hopefully the DWK range will come down to a more realistic level! > > With all good wishes, Simon > > Simon Moore MIScT, RSci, FLS, ACR > Conservator of Natural Sciences and Cutlery Historian, > > www.natural-history-conservation.com > > > >> On 31 Oct 2022, at 09:12, Fabian Neisskenwirth wrote: >> >> Dear Mikkel, >> >> Dirk is almost correct about the battery jars. Though they are not made or sold anymore as battery jars, if you are lucky you can find some at some local house furnishing store. I found some very nice rectangular jars at "Dille & Kamille" a few weeks back in Belgium while i was there for holidays. Its a huge dutch franchise, so maybe they have some store in Denmark as well. But its probable that other stores of this sort run this kind of jars as well. For me it was great because they sold the jars as retail for only 2 Euros each. Its not the best jar, since it has some strong curves made by the uneven melted glass, since these jars are molded in a cast. But this goes for all battery jars, even the new ones sold by DWK (Schott was bought by Duran long time ago and now Duran runs under the name DWK, since they joined with Wheaton and Kimble, other glassfactories). >> >> Here are the ones form Duran or DWK:https://www.dwk.com/duran-museum-jar-with-ground-glass-plate >> >> They are pretty expensive, and the Lid is not very nice, since it defers a bit from the jar, so you should grind down the edges. But they are made of borosilicate, so excelent glass quality (not the lid!). Prices go between 70-150 Euro per jar. >> >> There are two German suppliers that sell some square sodalime jars as well (around 20-50 Euro each): >> >> -https://www.assistent.eu/en/product/specimen-jars-museum-jars-made-of-clear-glass-with-ground-cover-plate/ >> >> -https://www.neubert-glas.de/laborglas/onlineshop/katalog.php?KATfrom=suche&SearchText=pr%E4parat&struc=1_995727484085_1030342896125_1005301727684_1515949502601&kat=1023362157218&PHPSESSID=1effb50f3b77f3e7035b5480d4f6ce4b (german only.. I suggest you call them for more information) >> >> The problem and this goes as well for the borosilicate and the cheap house furnishing store jars, is that the sizes are very limited. So usually very small and nothing compared with the pretty big sizes you showed in the picture. These are almost impossible to get new. >> >> >> >> So there are actually just 2 solutions if you insist in big sized square jars: One is to ask at some lab-glassblower factory. There a big jar can costs arround 500-700 Euros each. I just did some calculating for a project I'm working on. So they do exist! The jars are welded of plain borosilicate glassplates, so there is no unevenness as in the molded jars. The welding in the corner can be seen though, its less smooth as in the battery jars. But not really a problem. Its just the immense costs. >> >> The other way is to ask at other nat. hist. institutions. Some have a big "stash" of old jars that may be sold or exchanged for a favor or whatever. Maybe you are lucky and they will just donate them. It's they only thing i can think of that excludes a very big investment. Besides looking for this jars in local second-hand internet sites. Sometimes there you are lucky too. >> >> >> >> If you need more info about Jars (cylindical too) just contact me directly. I have been dealing with this topic for a long time and have made some good contacts, even within DWK. >> >> >> >> All the best in the search! >> >> >> >> Am 28.10.22 um 14:53 schrieb Dirk Neumann: >>> Dear Mikkel, >>> >>> the historic battery jars are no longer produced; alternatively you can use Schott Borosilicate tubes which can be customised in diameter and length (5 cm to 35 cm and up to 2.0 tall). You might have seen the tall wide jar I posted a few days back. But for the collection in Munich they produced tall wide cyclinders (25 cm x 1,0 m) for the Australian lungfishes and Arapaima >>> >>> These glass cylinders have less tension within the glass and are more stable against temperature and humidity shifts (the battery jars can crack if the temperature e.g. drops within 2-3 days to below 14?C). >>> >>> One producer is Ga?ner Glastechnik in Munich; I have been working with them for many years. >>> >>> You can also check directly with Schott; there is a catalogue, but this is not openly available. But they still produce specimen jars. >>> >>> The also did some rectangular containers, but smaller ones (approx. 20 cm high and wide). >>> >>> The other source might be St?lzle Oberglas in Vienna, but usually they only start production if the order is above 200 containers (in the past museums teamed up for orders). >>> >>> >>> Hope this helps >>> Dirk >>> >>> >>> >>> Am 28.10.2022 um 14:27 schrieb Mikkel H?egh Post: >>>> Hi >>>> >>>> Here at the Natural History Museum of Denmark we are preparing new exhibitions opening 2025. We need additional square museum glass for wet specimen display -we have a bunch (an example below), but need more sizes. I wonder if any (preferable European) company produce such? >>>> >>>> Best regards, >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Mikkel H?egh Post >>>> >>>> Samlingsmedarbejder, konservator cand.scient. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Statens Naturhistoriske Museum >>>> >>>> Zoologisk Museum >>>> >>>> Universitetsparken 15 >>>> >>>> 2100 Kbh.? >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> MOB 60 74 10 25 >>>> >>>> mhpost at snm.ku.dk >>>> >>>> Profil >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> S?dan beskytter vi persondata >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> 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 >>> Collection Manager, Hamburg >>> >>> Postal address: >>> Museum of Nature Hamburg >>> Leibniz Institute for the Analysis >>> of Biodiversity Change >>> Dirk Neumann >>> Martin-Luther-King-Platz 3 >>> 20146 Hamburg >>> +49 40 238 317 ? 628 >>> d.neumann at leibniz-lib.de >>> www.leibniz-lib.de >>> >>> -- >>> Stiftung Leibniz-Institut zur Analyse des Biodiversit?tswandels >>> Postanschrift: Adenauerallee 127, 53113 Bonn, Germany >>> >>> Stiftung des ?ffentlichen Rechts; >>> Generaldirektion: Prof. Dr. Bernhard Misof (Generaldirektor), Adrian Gr?ter (Kaufm. Gesch?ftsf?hrer) >>> Sitz der Stiftung: Adenauerallee 160 in Bonn >>> Vorsitzender des Stiftungsrates: Dr. Michael Wappelhorst >>> >>> -- >>> Stiftung Leibniz-Institut zur Analyse des Biodiversit?tswandels >>> Postanschrift: Adenauerallee 127, 53113 Bonn, Germany >>> >>> Stiftung des ?ffentlichen Rechts; >>> Generaldirektion: Prof. Dr. Bernhard Misof (Generaldirektor), Adrian Gr?ter (Kaufm. Gesch?ftsf?hrer) >>> Sitz der Stiftung: Adenauerallee 160 in Bonn >>> Vorsitzender des Stiftungsrates: Dr. Michael Wappelhorst >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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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With all good wishes, Simon Simon Moore MIScT, RSci, FLS, ACR Conservator of Natural Sciences and Cutlery Historian, www.natural-history-conservation.com > On 31 Oct 2022, at 09:58, Fabian Neisskenwirth wrote: > > Dear Simon, > > yes, the lid overlaps the edge. I think that if one is paying more that 100 Euros for a Jar, this should not happen. But since they at least offer the jars, its something to live with and since they are normal sodalime floatglass plates it can be grinded off very easely. > > And the price is just because of the small demand. DWK sells their "normal" labglass product for very good prices, but these are made in gigantic masses, so they can take less price for them. The only way of getting lower prices in in asking for a very big load of jars, this will push down the price. But I'm talking about thousands of jars at least. So in the end it doesn't mater if its DWK, Stoelzle, SIMAX or whatever big Glassfactory. They will all do it, since its technically possible, but they will make a mold, and use specific made tools, so they need a mass of production that covers the costs of making these, then the price is lower. > > > > All the best, > > Am 31.10.22 um 10:47 schrieb Simon Moore: >> Many thanks for that update Fabian! The DWK jars are just unaffordable now for most museums so it?s good to know that there are other and cheaper suppliers. I didn?t understand what you meant by' the lid defers bit from the jar? - slightly overlaps the edge of the jar? >> >> I?m glad to see that these jars are being made again and hopefully the DWK range will come down to a more realistic level! >> >> With all good wishes, Simon >> >> Simon Moore MIScT, RSci, FLS, ACR >> Conservator of Natural Sciences and Cutlery Historian, >> >> >> www.natural-history-conservation.com >> >> >> >> >> >>> On 31 Oct 2022, at 09:12, Fabian Neisskenwirth >>> wrote: >>> >>> Dear Mikkel, >>> >>> Dirk is almost correct about the battery jars. Though they are not made or sold anymore as battery jars, if you are lucky you can find some at some local house furnishing store. I found some very nice rectangular jars at "Dille & Kamille" a few weeks back in Belgium while i was there for holidays. Its a huge dutch franchise, so maybe they have some store in Denmark as well. But its probable that other stores of this sort run this kind of jars as well. For me it was great because they sold the jars as retail for only 2 Euros each. Its not the best jar, since it has some strong curves made by the uneven melted glass, since these jars are molded in a cast. But this goes for all battery jars, even the new ones sold by DWK (Schott was bought by Duran long time ago and now Duran runs under the name DWK, since they joined with Wheaton and Kimble, other glassfactories). >>> >>> Here are the ones form Duran or DWK: >>> https://www.dwk.com/duran-museum-jar-with-ground-glass-plate >>> >>> >>> They are pretty expensive, and the Lid is not very nice, since it defers a bit from the jar, so you should grind down the edges. But they are made of borosilicate, so excelent glass quality (not the lid!). Prices go between 70-150 Euro per jar. >>> >>> There are two German suppliers that sell some square sodalime jars as well (around 20-50 Euro each): >>> >>> - >>> https://www.assistent.eu/en/product/specimen-jars-museum-jars-made-of-clear-glass-with-ground-cover-plate/ >>> >>> >>> - >>> https://www.neubert-glas.de/laborglas/onlineshop/katalog.php?KATfrom=suche&SearchText=pr%E4parat&struc=1_995727484085_1030342896125_1005301727684_1515949502601&kat=1023362157218&PHPSESSID=1effb50f3b77f3e7035b5480d4f6ce4b >>> (german only.. I suggest you call them for more information) >>> >>> The problem and this goes as well for the borosilicate and the cheap house furnishing store jars, is that the sizes are very limited. So usually very small and nothing compared with the pretty big sizes you showed in the picture. These are almost impossible to get new. >>> >>> >>> >>> So there are actually just 2 solutions if you insist in big sized square jars: One is to ask at some lab-glassblower factory. There a big jar can costs arround 500-700 Euros each. I just did some calculating for a project I'm working on. So they do exist! The jars are welded of plain borosilicate glassplates, so there is no unevenness as in the molded jars. The welding in the corner can be seen though, its less smooth as in the battery jars. But not really a problem. Its just the immense costs. >>> >>> The other way is to ask at other nat. hist. institutions. Some have a big "stash" of old jars that may be sold or exchanged for a favor or whatever. Maybe you are lucky and they will just donate them. It's they only thing i can think of that excludes a very big investment. Besides looking for this jars in local second-hand internet sites. Sometimes there you are lucky too. >>> >>> >>> >>> If you need more info about Jars (cylindical too) just contact me directly. I have been dealing with this topic for a long time and have made some good contacts, even within DWK. >>> >>> >>> >>> All the best in the search! >>> >>> >>> >>> Am 28.10.22 um 14:53 schrieb Dirk Neumann: >>> >>>> Dear Mikkel, >>>> >>>> the historic battery jars are no longer produced; alternatively you can use Schott Borosilicate tubes which can be customised in diameter and length (5 cm to 35 cm and up to 2.0 tall). You might have seen the tall wide jar I posted a few days back. But for the collection in Munich they produced tall wide cyclinders (25 cm x 1,0 m) for the Australian lungfishes and Arapaima >>>> >>>> These glass cylinders have less tension within the glass and are more stable against temperature and humidity shifts (the battery jars can crack if the temperature e.g. drops within 2-3 days to below 14?C). >>>> >>>> One producer is Ga?ner Glastechnik in Munich; I have been working with them for many years. >>>> >>>> You can also check directly with Schott; there is a catalogue, but this is not openly available. But they still produce specimen jars. >>>> >>>> The also did some rectangular containers, but smaller ones (approx. 20 cm high and wide). >>>> >>>> The other source might be St?lzle Oberglas in Vienna, but usually they only start production if the order is above 200 containers (in the past museums teamed up for orders). >>>> >>>> >>>> Hope this helps >>>> Dirk >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Am 28.10.2022 um 14:27 schrieb Mikkel H?egh Post: >>>> >>>>> Hi >>>>> >>>>> Here at the Natural History Museum of Denmark we are preparing new exhibitions opening 2025. We need additional square museum glass for wet specimen display -we have a bunch (an example below), but need more sizes. I wonder if any (preferable European) company produce such? >>>>> >>>>> Best regards, >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Mikkel H?egh Post >>>>> >>>>> Samlingsmedarbejder, konservator cand.scient. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Statens Naturhistoriske Museum >>>>> >>>>> Zoologisk Museum >>>>> >>>>> Universitetsparken 15 >>>>> >>>>> 2100 Kbh.? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> MOB 60 74 10 25 >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> mhpost at snm.ku.dk >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Profil >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> S?dan beskytter vi persondata >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> 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 >>>> Collection Manager, Hamburg >>>> >>>> Postal address: >>>> Museum of Nature Hamburg >>>> Leibniz Institute for the Analysis >>>> of Biodiversity Change >>>> Dirk Neumann >>>> Martin-Luther-King-Platz 3 >>>> 20146 Hamburg >>>> +49 40 238 317 ? 628 >>>> >>>> d.neumann at leibniz-lib.de >>>> www.leibniz-lib.de >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Stiftung Leibniz-Institut zur Analyse des Biodiversit?tswandels >>>> Postanschrift: Adenauerallee 127, 53113 Bonn, Germany >>>> >>>> Stiftung des ?ffentlichen Rechts; >>>> Generaldirektion: Prof. Dr. Bernhard Misof (Generaldirektor), Adrian Gr?ter (Kaufm. Gesch?ftsf?hrer) >>>> Sitz der Stiftung: Adenauerallee 160 in Bonn >>>> Vorsitzender des Stiftungsrates: Dr. Michael Wappelhorst >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Stiftung Leibniz-Institut zur Analyse des Biodiversit?tswandels >>>> Postanschrift: Adenauerallee 127, 53113 Bonn, Germany >>>> >>>> Stiftung des ?ffentlichen Rechts; >>>> Generaldirektion: Prof. Dr. Bernhard Misof (Generaldirektor), Adrian Gr?ter (Kaufm. Gesch?ftsf?hrer) >>>> Sitz der Stiftung: Adenauerallee 160 in Bonn >>>> Vorsitzender des Stiftungsrates: Dr. Michael Wappelhorst >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> 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. >>>> >>>> >>> -- >>> >>> Tel: +49 (0) 1573 2778729 >>> >>> Web: >>> www.naturhistorische-konservierung.de >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Nhcoll-l mailing list >>> >>> Nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu >>> https://mailman.yale.edu/mailman/listinfo/nhcoll-l >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> NHCOLL-L is brought to you by the Society for the Preservation of >>> Natural History Collections (SPNHC), an international society whose >>> mission is to improve the preservation, conservation and management of >>> natural history collections to ensure their continuing value to >>> society. See >>> http://www.spnhc.org >>> for membership information. >>> Advertising on NH-COLL-L is inappropriate. >>> > -- > > Tel: +49 (0) 1573 2778729 > > Web: www.naturhistorische-konservierung.de > > From katelin.d.pearson24 at gmail.com Mon Oct 31 09:02:32 2022 From: katelin.d.pearson24 at gmail.com (Katelin Pearson) Date: Mon, 31 Oct 2022 06:02:32 -0700 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Database for bird specimens in collections In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: There's always GBIF! If you search by Basis of Record = Preserved Specimen, you will get only specimen-based results, e.g., https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?basis_of_record=PRESERVED_SPECIMEN&taxon_key=212 On Sun, Oct 30, 2022 at 7:41 PM Callomon,Paul wrote: > Try Vertnet: > > > > http://portal.vertnet.org/search > > > > > > *Paul Callomon* > *Collection Manager, Malacology and General Invertebrates* > ------------------------------ > *Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University, Philadelphia* > *callomon at ansp.org Tel 215-405-5096 - Fax 215-299-1170* > ------------------------------ > *From:* Nhcoll-l on behalf of Jorge > A. Santiago-Blay > *Sent:* Sunday, October 30, 2022 9:28 PM > *To:* nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu > *Subject:* [Nhcoll-l] Database for bird specimens in collections > > > External. > Hi: > > I am looking for a large database about birds that can be accessed > remotely whose results yield the collections where birds of interest are > deposited. 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URL: From erin.kuprewicz at uconn.edu Mon Oct 31 09:44:21 2022 From: erin.kuprewicz at uconn.edu (Kuprewicz, Erin) Date: Mon, 31 Oct 2022 13:44:21 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Job advertisement: Museum Exhibit Designer & Communicator - Connecticut State Museum of Natural History Message-ID: Job advertisement: Museum Exhibit Designer & Communicator - Connecticut State Museum of Natural History Job Title: Museum Exhibit Designer and Communicator Institution: University of Connecticut, Connecticut State Museum of Natural History Location: Storrs, Connecticut, USA Salary Range: $60,000 - $71,000 This Museum Exhibit Designer and Communicator position at the Connecticut State Museum of Natural History (CSMNH, https://csmnh.uconn.edu/) at the University of Connecticut blends robust skillsets related to exhibit design and effective science communication for all museum audiences. Idea development and implementation are at the core of what we are seeking. Our ideal candidate will excel at creating exciting pictorial, text, and interactive exhibit components (including plans, mockups, digital files, and final pieces that engage the public) by translating innovative scholarship involving natural history and cultural collections. In addition to the development, production, management, installation, and maintenance of object-focused exhibits, our preferred candidate will have significant experience and proficiency in museum communication within a dynamic team of experts, including online exhibit promotion, museum fundraising, and the creation of varied printed materials. Primarily, our preferred candidate will be able to effectively disseminate complex information in a simplified, accessible, educational, and enjoyable manner. You will collaborate with and provide direction for exhibit project development teams within and outside the CSMNH (including faculty, staff, students, administrators, fundraisers, and partners outside of the University). For more information on this position and to apply, visit: https://jobs.hr.uconn.edu/cw/en-us/job/496837/museum-exhibit-designer-and-communicator Address any inquiries regarding this position to Dr. Erin Kuprewicz: erin.kuprewicz at uconn.edu --------- Erin K. Kuprewicz, Ph.D. (she/her/Dr.) Natural History Engagement Specialist / Collections Manager Connecticut State Museum of Natural History (CSMNH) Institute of the Environment Vertebrate Collections Manager Biodiversity Research Collections (BRC) Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Tel: +1 860-486-8945 University of Connecticut 75 North Eagleville Road, Unit 3043 Storrs, CT 06268-3043 USA http://www.erinkuprewicz.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From emily.braker at colorado.edu Mon Oct 31 18:43:47 2022 From: emily.braker at colorado.edu (Emily M. Braker) Date: Mon, 31 Oct 2022 22:43:47 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Webinar (Nov 8): Arctos Entities: Greater than the sum of their parts Message-ID: Please join us next Tuesday, November 8th for a webinar on Arctos Entities. Presenter: Teresa Mayfield-Meyer (Arctos Community Coordinator), with examples from Angelo State (Serina Brady), MVZ (Carla Cicero), and UCM (Emily Braker) Abstract: A new collection shared by all Arctos institutions creates globally unique persistent identifiers with the capability to link records in an over-arching "entity". In biological collections this entity can be used to describe an organism that may have samples scattered over several institutions using dwc:organismID to realize the extended specimen, or to associate catalog records that compose a discrete assemblage such as a population or multiple fossils in a matrix. This presentation will demonstrate how this collection functions within Arctos and how it can be used externally to bring together catalog records from multiple institutions. Arctos entities provide opportunities for potential collaboration with data aggregators as hubs for asserting entity relationships and flagging duplicate occurrences as well as a clearinghouse for all that is known about an organism or other entity of interest. When: Tuesday, November 8, 2022 at 3:00 pm ET/1:00 pm MT/12:00 pm PT (19:00 UTC) Where: https://cuboulder.zoom.us/j/95306371597 (passcode: Arctos) Can't Make It?: This webinar will be recorded and made available on the Arctos Youtube station: https://arctosdb.org/learn/webinars/ We hope to see you there! Best, Emily 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: