From d.neumann at leibniz-lib.de Wed Jul 5 05:55:41 2023 From: d.neumann at leibniz-lib.de (Dirk Neumann) Date: Wed, 5 Jul 2023 11:55:41 +0200 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] job offer - Curator ichthyology at LIB fish collection in Hamburg Message-ID: <117805a3-d8ac-3580-63b2-4cc8ab17adc7@leibniz-lib.de> Dear all, existing opportunities for ichthyologists at the LIB in Hamburg, which curates the ZMH, ISH & MGH fish collections; the collections have strong marine focus, large elasmobranchs, and fish larvae (link to collection website; link to key figures of the collection in German). Link to the LIB job Portal for those that are interested; please feel free to share on other platforms / with colleagues. With best wishes Dirk Curator Ichthyology (m/f/d) - Hamburg The Leibniz Institute for the Analysis of Biodiversity Change (LIB) is one of the large, globally connected research museums of the Leibniz Association. In addition to excellent research on biodiversity and its change, we are advancing the development of our extensive scientific collections with an international team and state-of-the-art technology. With our exhibition, knowledge transfer and communication work at our exhibition venues Museum Koenig Bonn and Museum der Natur Hamburg, we want to spread enthusiasm for nature and contribute with our research topics to current socio-political discussions on species loss, climate change and the protection of ecosystems. The construction of an integrated natural history museum is being planned for the Hamburg location; the research infrastructure at the Bonn location is currently being significantly expanded. The LIB is looking for a scientist for a position as Curator Ichthyology (m/f/d) at LIB Hamburg starting as soon as possible, representing research at an internationally competitive level. The successful candidate will bridge the gap between the fish collection and ichthyological research on drivers of biodiversity change in space and time. The candidate?s scientific expertise should be evident in collection-based ichthyological research and must cover at least one of the following fields: - fish morphology, - population and/or community ecology of fishes, - evolutionary ecology and/or systematics of fishes. We expect the candidate to * hold a PhD in zoology or related areas, preferred with focus on ichthyology, * be a designated expert in fish taxonomy with profound species knowledge of extant fishes, * have working experience with natural history collections, especially fishes, * demonstrate a vision of further developing the fish collection, * have a strong publication record, with a vision for future research, * actively develop a working group, * acquire substantial third-party funding, * promote LIB-internal teamwork and external collaborations. The successful candidate: * Will function within the Centre for Taxonomy and Morphology in Hamburg, and will play a strong role in advancing the LIB's reputation as a preeminent institution for the study of biodiversity change on a global scale. * Will be tasked with assuming full curatorial responsibility for the ichthyological collection housed by LIB Hamburg, * Will be responsible for a wide range of duties such as collection management, provision of scientific services, expansion and digitization of the collection, and contributions to outreach activities. The Leibniz Association is committed to diversity and gender equity. The LIB is certified as a family-friendly institution. We aim to increase the proportion of women in areas where women are under-represented and to promote their careers in particular. We therefore strongly encourage women with relevant qualifications to apply. This is a tenure-track position, initially limited for three years according to the WissZeitVG. Starting remuneration will be in pay group E13 according to the TV-L. After a successful tenure evaluation, the candidate will be classified in TV-L E14. Applications will be handled in accordance with the Landesgleichstellungsgesetz NRW (State Equality Act). Applications from suitable individuals with a certified serious disability and those of equal status are particularly welcome. When recruiting, they have priority over applicants who are not legally privileged and who have essentially the same suitability, qualifications and professional performance. Salary corresponds up to grade TV-L E 13 in the German Public Service Scheme. The contract will start as soon as possible. Applications in English, accompanied by supporting documentation (CV, certificates, lists of publications and funding) and a concept for leading the Ichthyology section should be submitted no later than July 31st 2023 only digitally to Frau Susanne Jenschke www.leibniz-lib.de/karriere. For further information about Museum Koenig Bonn and Museum der Natur Hamburg please see: https://www.leibniz-lib.de. -- **** 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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As a 501(c)(3) non-profit, BlackInNHMs is 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 everyone including natural history museums and collections actively support this initiative in whatever way you can (volunteer, participate etc.). We want the voices, opinions, and stories of Black people to be heard, reflected and respected in Natural history museums. And we want you to help us make it happen. Learn more about us here: https://www.blackinnhms.org/ In addition to supporting our non-profit generally, we have identified 3 ways to help as we plan our upcoming 2023 annual event (Oct 15-21): - 1. Fundraising (individual donations or helping with fundraising infrastructure) - 2. Helping plan our annual event (before, during and after) - 3. Networking and Promotion (help to promote BINHMs, share information to networks and other spaces) If you can support BlackinNHMs in any of these ways please complete this 2-minute survey (https://ufl.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_dpamD4wNwpvw4ES). We will follow up with you thereafter. If you already filled in the survey, we appreciate your support and we will be in touch shortly. Please share widely! Thank you, On behalf of the Black In Natural History Museums Board, Adania Flemming, Alnycea Blackwell, Janet Buckner, Leanne Melbourne, Hank Bart, Nicole Fuller, Brianna Mims, Hadeel Saad, and Jessica Ware -- Hayley Singleton Hyde She/her/hers Head of Collections and Operations Beneski Museum of Natural History Amherst College 11 Barrett Hill Drive Amherst, MA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Please see map for further location and assistance details: Designated Areas | FEMA.gov. * The following counties are eligible to apply for Public Assistance: Barnes, Burke, Dickey, Dunn, Golden Valley, Grand Forks, Hettinger, LaMoure, McHenry, Mercer, Morton, Mountrail, Nelson, Pembina, Ransom, Richland, Sargent, Steele, Towner, Walsh, and Wells. * Were any cultural institutions or arts organizations affected? If so, how? Are they interested in applying for federal Public Assistance recovery funding? * Cultural institutions and arts organizations can call the National Heritage Responders hotline: 202.661.8068 * Members of the public who have questions about saving family heirlooms can email the National Heritage Responders at NHRpublichelpline at culturalheritage.org * HENTF's Save Your Family Treasures guidance is available at https://www.fema.gov/assistance/save-family-treasures Please convey any damage reports or questions to me at sarah.caruso at fema.dhs.gov. I will stay in touch as disaster assistance evolves. With thanks, Sarah Caruso Save Your Family Treasures Project Manager (Detail) Heritage Emergency National Task Force Office of Environmental Planning & Historic Preservation Resilience Mobile: (202) 718-2011 Sarah.caruso at fema.dhs.gov HENTF - Smithsonian Cultural Rescue Initiative (si.edu) Federal Emergency Management Agency fema.gov [cid:image001.png at 01D9B009.3DD27FE0] [cid:image002.png at 01D9B009.3DD27FE0] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.png Type: image/png Size: 231606 bytes Desc: image001.png URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Early, PhD *she/her/hers* Barbara Brown Chair of Ornithology cearly at smm.org https://catherineearly.wixsite.com/home We envision a world where everyone has the power to use science to make lives better, and we are committed to using STEM as a tool to advocate for justice and equity. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From epearl at ucla.edu Fri Jul 7 08:38:50 2023 From: epearl at ucla.edu (ELLEN PEARLSTEIN) Date: Fri, 7 Jul 2023 05:38:50 -0700 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] supply of webbing or case making moth larva Message-ID: I am supervising two graduate students who are interested in evaluating the efficacy of select natural materials in deterring museum insect pests. It has been a struggle to find larva for either type of moth. I'd be grateful to colleagues for any suggestions. 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Public Assistance (which applies to eligible private nonprofits and government agencies) is available in 8 counties (Franklin, Kennebec, Knox, Lincoln, Oxford, Sagadahoc, Somerset, and Waldo Counties). Please see map for further location and assistance details: Designated Areas | FEMA.gov. 1. On April 9th - May 5th 2023, flooding occurred in the state of South Dakota, causing severe damages which led to a major disaster declaration (DR-4718-SD) on July 6th. Public Assistance is available in 11 counties (Brown, Clark, Codington, Day, Faulk, Grant, Hand, Lake Traverse (Sisseton) Indian Reservation, Marshall, Potter, and Roberts Counties). Please see map for further location and assistance details: Designated Areas | FEMA.gov. * Were any cultural institutions or arts organizations affected? If so, how? Are they interested in applying for federal Public Assistance recovery funding? * Cultural institutions and arts organizations can call the National Heritage Responders hotline: 202.661.8068 * Members of the public who have questions about saving family heirlooms can email the National Heritage Responders at NHRpublichelpline at culturalheritage.org * HENTF's Save Your Family Treasures guidance is available at https://www.fema.gov/assistance/save-family-treasures Please convey any damage reports or questions to me at sarah.caruso at fema.dhs.gov. I will stay in touch as disaster assistance evolves. 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See you on Thursday, *July 27th at 6:00 p.m EDT.* This is our Zoom Link: https://ufl.zoom.us/j/93697407531 Meeting ID: 936 9740 7531 Thanks for your support, and see you then! -- *Laura A. Rinc?n R.* | *Museum Studies professional* Museum Specialist Division of Invertebrate Zoology American Museum of Natural History Central Park West at 79th Street New York, NY 10024 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 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Jeff.Stephenson at dmns.org Thu Jul 13 14:55:12 2023 From: Jeff.Stephenson at dmns.org (Jeff Stephenson) Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2023 18:55:12 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] August On-Line Course 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 Laws and Collections Management online course begins July 31 on MuseumStudy.comJoin instructor John Simmons for the professional development course Laws and Collection Management. The 4 week online course provides an accessible introduction to the ethical principles and legal aspects of managing museum collections by presenting the scope and significance of museum ethics and an introduction to national and international laws and regulations affecting museums. For more information visit our website: https://www.museumstudy.com/laws-and-collection-management If you missed the webinar John gave, It's the Law! An Introduction to Legal Issues for Collecting Objects, you can view it on our YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dmr9vWeLrSM&t=25s -- 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 Bugs: They're bigger, they're better, they're buggier than ever! It's all about precision flight, swarm intelligence and mind control in the world of "Bugs," the exhibition. Marvel at their adaptive genius and see if you can match their brilliance. Bugs: Son m?s grandes, mejores y m?s incre?bles que nunca. En la exhibici?n "Bugs" todo gira en torno al vuelo de precisi?n, la inteligencia en grupo y el control mental. ?Descubre lo genios que son! The Denver Museum of Nature & Science salutes the citizens of metro Denver for helping fund arts, culture and science through their support of the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District (SCFD). -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 2894 bytes Desc: image001.jpg URL: From bethanypalumbo at gmail.com Fri Jul 14 06:15:34 2023 From: bethanypalumbo at gmail.com (Bethany Palumbo) Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2023 12:15:34 +0200 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] New Conservation Website at the Natural History Museum of Denmark Message-ID: Hi all, We finally have our conservation department webpage up and running here at the Natural History Museum of Denmark! We will be writing monthly posts to document the various activities happening behind-the-scenes as we prepare thousands of objects for the new museum site. There will be dinosaurs, dioramas, taxidermy and dead stuff galore! Save it to your bookmarks if you want to follow and feel free to share to your conservation and collections care contacts. https://snm.ku.dk/english/conservation/ All the best, -- Bethany Palumbo, ACR Head of Conservation Unit Statens Naturhistoriske Museum Universitetsparken 15, 2100 K?benhavn Twitter | @bethany_bug Instagram | @palumbo_conservation -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Friday, 27 October 2023 Hybrid Event: In-Person and Streamed On-line We are now accepting abstracts focusing on controlling health and safety risks from preparing, treating, managing, and exhibiting artistic, historic, and natural science collections as well as abating structural hazards and responding to disasters impacting collections, including challenges of the pandemic. We welcome case studies and action plans, and we encourage joint presentations by conservators, collections care professionals, AND health & safety professionals! Topics and themes for consideration include but are not limited to: * Gallery Exhibits: Installation and management safety challenges--working at heights or outdoors; with heavy, large, or hazardous objects; with touchable/interactive exhibits. * Hazardous Collections: Exposure determinations and risk controls * Conservation Laboratories and Treatments: safe work policies for object- and material-specific hazards. * Emergency preparedness and response in collections, with action steps. * Maximizing sustainability without compromising safety. * Scalable solutions for small/large institutions or private practices, with small or large budgets. * NAGPRA Due Diligence: Contaminant Testing, Reporting and Disclosure Policies Presenters have 3 submission options: 1. A podium presentation of 20 minutes, with 5-10 minutes for questions. (30 min. max) 2. A lightning round presentation of 5 minutes. Q&A segment may follow as a group. 3. A 60- or 90-minute panel with multiple speakers; either time-frame must allow for 15 minutes for speaker/audience discussion. Abstracts must include names of moderator and panelists. Posters will be accepted only if content can be reduced to a readable 8? x 11inch or folded 11 x 17 inch sheet handout. There is no available space at the venue for mounted poster presentations. Abstracts must specify: your submission preference, a provisional title, names and contact information for each submitter, panelist(s) & moderator, and not exceed 400 words. Presentations will be delivered in person. Questions are welcome! Please send your presentation abstracts to summit-abstracts at washingtonconservationguild.org by close of business on Tuesday, 1 August 2023. Kathryn Makos, MPH CIH (Retired:Smithsonian Institution) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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HENTF is supporting VACDaRN's efforts, not leading the charge. Therefore, please ask your members and constituents to report damage and unmet needs to VACDaRN at vacdarn at gmail.com or 802.622.4092. HENTF will be coordinating federal support, including Public Assistance, should it become available for eligible private nonprofit organizations, with VACDaRN. We'll reach out to you for technical assistance and for recovery support for cultural institutions and arts organizations in the weeks and months ahead. 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Furthermore, sealing mounts in plastic will make it nearly impossible to undertake routine checks for pests (we have not had any significant issues with these in the past). We would be interested in knowing how others are storing taxidermied mounts long-term and whether there are any opinions on wrapping mounts. Curatorial preference is to freeze each mount prior to movement, store on enclosed shelving unwrapped, and then monitor regularly for pests. Thanks, Amanda Amanda Bremner M.Sc. Coordinator, Natural History Loans & Databases; Curatorial & Research Technician Botany & Mycology Section / Coordinateur, pr?ts et bases de donn?es d'histoire naturelle; Technicienne de conservation et recherch? botanique et mycology Department of Natural History / D?partement d'histoire naturelle New Brunswick Museum / Mus?e du Nouveau-Brunswick 277 Douglas Avenue / 277, avenue Douglas Saint John, New Brunswick / Saint John, Nouveau-Brunswick Canada E2K 1E5 Tel: 506-566-1545 Amanda.Bremner at nbm-mnb.ca -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Dahlberg Lead Biologist | Collections Manager U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service | Office of Law Enforcement National Wildlife Property Repository 6550 Gateway Road, Bldg. 128 | Commerce City, CO 80022 https://www.fws.gov/program/national-wildlife-property-repository "For most of history, Anonymous was a woman." - Virginia Woolf ________________________________ From: Nhcoll-l on behalf of Amanda Bremner Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2023 11:02 AM To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: [EXTERNAL] [Nhcoll-l] Collections move and storing of full body and shoulder mounts of mammals This email has been received from outside of DOI - Use caution before clicking on links, opening attachments, or responding. Hi all, The New Brunswick Museum (Canada) is embarking on a major building expansion that entails moving all collection to temporary off-site quarters for several years. The NBM Natural History Department houses a sizable collection (>400) of full body and shoulder mounts of mammals. It has been suggested that these all be wrapped and taped in plastic sheeting as a pest control measure. However, there is concern that wrapping will damage ears, vibrissae, some tails, and habitat elements added to some mounts (grasses in particular). Furthermore, sealing mounts in plastic will make it nearly impossible to undertake routine checks for pests (we have not had any significant issues with these in the past). We would be interested in knowing how others are storing taxidermied mounts long-term and whether there are any opinions on wrapping mounts. Curatorial preference is to freeze each mount prior to movement, store on enclosed shelving unwrapped, and then monitor regularly for pests. Thanks, Amanda Amanda Bremner M.Sc. Coordinator, Natural History Loans & Databases; Curatorial & Research Technician Botany & Mycology Section / Coordinateur, pr?ts et bases de donn?es d?histoire naturelle; Technicienne de conservation et recherch? botanique et mycology Department of Natural History / D?partement d?histoire naturelle New Brunswick Museum / Mus?e du Nouveau-Brunswick 277 Douglas Avenue / 277, avenue Douglas Saint John, New Brunswick / Saint John, Nouveau-Brunswick Canada E2K 1E5 Tel: 506-566-1545 Amanda.Bremner at nbm-mnb.ca -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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The biodiversity informatician will play a critical role in providing and refining these services to benefit the greater NEON research community. The position is integrated with the Biodiversity Knowledge Integration Center (BioKIC), which provides inclusive and equitable access to knowledge services related to biodiversity collections and data. We promote diversity, inclusion and equity through what we value, what we do, and who we are. BioKIC is committed to providing a healthy work environment and work-life balance. The position can be located in Tempe, Arizona; or remotely. For more information and to submit an application: 1. Go to https://cfo.asu.edu/applicant 2. Select "External applicants only - Apply here" 3. Search for "NEON" or "93219BR" or go directly to https://sjobs.brassring.com/TGnewUI/Search/home/HomeWithPreLoad?partnerid=25620&siteid=5494&PageType=JobDetails&jobid=4788473 Prior inquiries to nico.franz at asu.edu are encouraged. Nico M. 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My understanding is that there is risk associated with either low or high temperature treatment, which might have negative effects on either the glass itself or the slide cover adhesives. Anoxia could be a solution, but I am not sure it is practical at this scale? Any thoughts or advice would be appreciated. Thanks! 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... 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I do realise that they are low risk and not actually at risk themselves (except to labels), but I expect that the boxes they are in could potentially harbour things like silverfish, the odd sheltering dermestid, etc. We have thousands of slides in old boxes, as well as on new microscope cabinet trays, that need to be decontaminated before moving in to a new purpose-built building. My understanding is that there is risk associated with either low or high temperature treatment, which might have negative effects on either the glass itself or the slide cover adhesives. Anoxia could be a solution, but I am not sure it is practical at this scale? Any thoughts or advice would be appreciated. > > Thanks! > > Tonya > > ------------------------------------------------- > Dr. Tonya M. 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There should be anoxia kits available like ZerO2 using heat sealed poly bags and oxygen scavengers. With all good wishes, Simon Moore. Sent from my iPhone On 20 Jul 2023, at 07:35, Haff, Tonya (NCMI, Crace) wrote: ? Hello all, I am wondering if any of you have knowledge about how to treat histological/microscope slides for pests. I do realise that they are low risk and not actually at risk themselves (except to labels), but I expect that the boxes they are in could potentially harbour things like silverfish, the odd sheltering dermestid, etc. We have thousands of slides in old boxes, as well as on new microscope cabinet trays, that need to be decontaminated before moving in to a new purpose-built building. My understanding is that there is risk associated with either low or high temperature treatment, which might have negative effects on either the glass itself or the slide cover adhesives. Anoxia could be a solution, but I am not sure it is practical at this scale? 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Good luck Joachim -- Joachim Haendel Center of Natural History Collections of the Martin Luther University (ZNS) - 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 >>> "Pellegrini, Rodrigo [DOS]" 20.07.2023, 15:35 >>> Greetings, The NJ State Museum is in need of cotton for padding an egg collection, and I'm on a quest to compile a list of possible sources of natural, unbleached cotton to procure. We have some polyester fiberfill, but it is springy and we would rather use cotton to prevent eggs from falling and being damaged. Any leads (or advice you may have on blown egg storage/padding) would be most welcome. Thanks! Rod Pellegrini New Jersey State Museum -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Good luck Gretchen Anderson Gretchen Anderson Conservator Carnegie Museum of Natural History Andersong at CarnegieMNH.Org From: Nhcoll-l On Behalf Of Joachim H?ndel Sent: Thursday, July 20, 2023 11:43 AM To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu; Rodrigo.Pellegrini at sos.nj.gov Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] Looking for tips on unbleached cotton suppliers in the USA 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. Dear Rod, please note that there is a (small) risk of Byne's disease when using cotton. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byne%27s_disease Therefore, we have chosen to use Polyester fiberfill for egg- and mollusk-collection, although we strictly use high purity cotton wool (medical eye cotton) in all other cases. 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Skibinski Collection Manager Paleontological Research Institution 1259 Trumansburg Road Ithaca, New York 14850 Phone: (607) 273-6623 ext. 128 Fax: (607) 273-6620 From: Nhcoll-l On Behalf Of Nick Cairns Sent: Friday, July 21, 2023 10:39 AM To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: [Nhcoll-l] dermestid colony slowing down Morning everyone, We're having an issue with our dermestid colony. Despite seemingly good temperature and humidity the colony is failing to process the modest amounts of material we are putting in with them. They've mostly been stripping bison mandibles for the last few months but seems to be consistently slowing down. We've tried warming them up and subdividing them but it's still slow. Any advice or experience with this would be greatly appreciated. Best, Nick Non-avian curator Royal Alberta Museum Edmonton Alberta, Canada -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Is the colony contained and aging? My colony is contained in a plexiglass terrarium. When the level of shed larval skins and dermestid poo builds to a certain point it begins to self-compost and the dermestids become more interested in finding a way out than doing the work. Then it is time to restart the colony. Check for mites. Usually indicated by adults with elytra held out of normal position. Can also be indicated by masses of the little beasts looking like dust moving across surfaces. Check for spiders or other predators impacting the beetle colony. Check for fungus or mold resulting from too much moisture. Check for the tissue being too dry (rock hard). Moisten a little until they can chomp it. Were the bison remains treated in some way prior to being added to the colony? Example, someone spritzing the dried skull with insecticide to prevent or stop an insect infestation before it got to you. I had one idiot do that and it killed my colony overnight. Were the bison treated by a veterinarian in some way prior to death? I?ve had specimens where the euthanizing drug persisted in tissue and the beetles avoided that tissue. Had the tissue rotted prior to being dried? Beetles will avoid tissue that had been rotten. Good luck! Thomas PS - I?ll be visiting Alberta (Calgary) in a couple of weeks. Would love to pop over to see your operation but won?t have time on this trip. 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 Nick Cairns Sent: Friday, July 21, 2023 9:39 AM To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: [Nhcoll-l] dermestid colony slowing down Non-NU Email ________________________________ Morning everyone, We're having an issue with our dermestid colony. Despite seemingly good temperature and humidity the colony is failing to process the modest amounts of material we are putting in with them. They've mostly been stripping bison mandibles for the last few months but seems to be consistently slowing down. We've tried warming them up and subdividing them but it's still slow. Any advice or experience with this would be greatly appreciated. Best, Nick Non-avian curator Royal Alberta Museum Edmonton Alberta, Canada -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sswann at coa.edu Fri Jul 21 16:43:43 2023 From: sswann at coa.edu (Scott Swann) Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2023 16:43:43 -0400 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] dermestid colony slowing down In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: I have had,I want to say two problems with dermestids but that is simplistic. The first is that someone introduced native dermestids to the colony which are not nearly as proactive flesh eating wise but are good at breeding. The solution was to let them die out and then start again with a lock on the door. I have also experienced an inbreeding problem if it is a long lived colony. the third problem was not well prepared specimens, my colleague introduced specimens that were too moist and it killed the colony. Let me know, curious Scott Swann Dorr Museum On Fri, Jul 21, 2023 at 10:39?AM Nick Cairns wrote: > Morning everyone, > We're having an issue with our dermestid colony. Despite seemingly good > temperature and humidity the colony is failing to process the modest > amounts of material we are putting in with them. They've mostly been > stripping bison mandibles for the last few months but seems to be > consistently slowing down. We've tried warming them up and subdividing them > but it's still slow. 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Good luck! 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 Scott Swann Sent: Friday, July 21, 2023 2:43 PM To: Nick Cairns Cc: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] dermestid colony slowing down ? This message was sent from a non-UWYO address. Please exercise caution when clicking links or opening attachments from external sources. I have had,I want to say two problems with dermestids but that is simplistic. The first is that someone introduced native dermestids to the colony which are not nearly as proactive flesh eating wise but are good at breeding. The solution was to let them die out and then start again with a lock on the door. I have also experienced an inbreeding problem if it is a long lived colony. the third problem was not well prepared specimens, my colleague introduced specimens that were too moist and it killed the colony. Let me know, curious Scott Swann Dorr Museum On Fri, Jul 21, 2023 at 10:39?AM Nick Cairns > wrote: Morning everyone, We're having an issue with our dermestid colony. Despite seemingly good temperature and humidity the colony is failing to process the modest amounts of material we are putting in with them. They've mostly been stripping bison mandibles for the last few months but seems to be consistently slowing down. We've tried warming them up and subdividing them but it's still slow. Any advice or experience with this would be greatly appreciated. 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Thanks, Mariana *Mariana Di Giacomo, PhD* *Natural History Conservator, Yale Peabody Museum* Associate Editor, Collection Forum, SPNHC Secretary/Communications APOYOnline El vie, 21 jul 2023 a las 8:17, Andrew Haycock (< Andrew.Haycock at museumwales.ac.uk>) escribi?: > Dear For interest: > > > > https://www.geocurator.org/events/159-sppc-2023-lincoln > > > > Registration is now open for the 2023 Symposium on Palaeontological > Preparation and 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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Somewhere on the web, I stumbled across the theory that some paper towels have residual systemic insecticide, often used in tree plantations to control beetles. I stopped using paper towels in the bug colony. I was feeding the colony with hamburger or cheap chicken thighs, dried on paper towels, when we didn?t have carcasses. I switched to lab bench paper and the colony rebounded. I?ve never put paper towels in the colony again, but I?ve wondered ever since whether it was coincidence or if the paper towels really retained enough insecticide to kill the beetles. Anyway, if you?re using paper towels, it?s something to consider. Dr. Kelly M. Cassidy, Curator, Conner Museum School of Biological Sciences Box 644236 Washington State University Pullman, WA 99164-4236 509-335-3515 From: Nhcoll-l On Behalf Of Leslie L Skibinski Sent: Friday, July 21, 2023 7:48 AM To: NHCOLL-L (nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu) Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] dermestid colony slowing down [EXTERNAL EMAIL] Hi Nick, If I remember correctly, In a previous job, we had a few times when our colony slowed down. It was because we had very greasy/fat bird specimens. I think that bison would be pretty lean, especially the mandibles. Maybe there is not enough grease/fat or else the ?meat? has dried out and is not appealing anymore. --Leslie Leslie L. Skibinski Collection Manager Paleontological Research Institution 1259 Trumansburg Road Ithaca, New York 14850 Phone: (607) 273-6623 ext. 128 Fax: (607) 273-6620 From: Nhcoll-l > On Behalf Of Nick Cairns Sent: Friday, July 21, 2023 10:39 AM To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: [Nhcoll-l] dermestid colony slowing down Morning everyone, We're having an issue with our dermestid colony. Despite seemingly good temperature and humidity the colony is failing to process the modest amounts of material we are putting in with them. They've mostly been stripping bison mandibles for the last few months but seems to be consistently slowing down. We've tried warming them up and subdividing them but it's still slow. Any advice or experience with this would be greatly appreciated. Best, Nick Non-avian curator Royal Alberta Museum Edmonton Alberta, Canada -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Reporting to the Curator-in-Charge of Invertebrate Paleontology and the Director of Collections and Research, the Collection Manager is responsible for all aspects of the documentation, preservation, improvement, development, use, and display of the collections. At the Yale Peabody Museum we are working on Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Inclusion institutional priorities so that we can learn to better serve our communities, amplify marginalized voices and perspectives, and create a welcoming and inclusive environment for all. The ideal candidate will be ready to share their experience with and interest in contributing to this work. Please address in your cover letter how Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Inclusion relate to your professional experience and goals. Essential Duties * Manage day-to-day activities associated with the identification, maintenance, growth, documentation, digitization, research and educational use, and security of the collections, archives, library, and laboratory, and coordinate with division staff on priorities and activities. * Manage the work of divisional staff, students, and volunteers; work with the Head of Computer Systems to ensure adherence to discipline-specific data standards and with the Head of Informatics to promote the broad use of digital collections. * Administer divisional budget and operations with Curator-in-Charge; create budgets that support sustainable collections care, acquisition, and research. * Facilitate the use of collections by Yale College and other university educational programs; increase accessibility and innovate on inclusive use of physical and digital collections; manage grants and contracts. * Working with the YPM grants office, seeking funding, and serving as a Principal Investigator on grants to improve care, use, discoverability, and integration of physical and digital collections. * Represent the Peabody and the University locally, nationally, and internationally to promote the institution and its collection; participate in YPM and Yale committees. * Improve communication with Yale special collections, academic programs, and other related groups; advocate and facilitate the use of collections in teaching and research across the University and beyond. * Promote collection knowledge through exhibitions and public education initiatives, museum programs and other museum events, lectures, and tours. * Carry out research related to collections improvement and development and discipline related research. Promote research, particularly by undergraduate and graduate students. * Organize and participate in planning and orchestrating the acquisition and retrieval of donations and field collection, coordinate with development staff in fundraising, and management of donor relations. * Manage international, federal, and state compliance issues related to collecting, import/export, repatriation, and transportation of collections. * Performs other duties as assigned. 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Something that would work to repair teeth that have fallen out of mandibles, vertebral columns that have had some spinous processes broken off with use, etc. This is for specimens in our reference teaching collection for undergraduate zooarchaeology courses which students are very hands on with, so the more durable, the better. Thanks! -- Kayla Ott Pronouns: They/Them/Theirs Laboratory Operations and Facilities Manager Department of Anthropology University of California, Santa Cruz Phone: 831-459-1481 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Joachim.Haendel at zns.uni-halle.de Tue Jul 25 02:47:02 2023 From: Joachim.Haendel at zns.uni-halle.de (=?UTF-8?Q?Joachim=20H=C3=A4ndel?=) Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2023 08:47:02 +0200 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Best repair glue for bone specimens In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <64BF6FE6020000B3000B94CC@zuv12.verwaltung.uni-halle.de> Dear Kayla, the question here is whether the bonding should be reversible or not. For reversible bonding, I recommend fish glue - an excellent adhesive. It sticks strongly and dries quickly. You can dissolve the bond again with warm water. For non-reversible bonding, I recommend Paraloid B72 dissolved in ethyl acetate or acetone. This can also be used to fill defects and consolidate crumbly parts. If it is absolutely necessary, the adhesive can be dissolved again by soaking it in solvent for a longer period of time. If necessary, nitrocellulose glue can also be used. However, it is not so durable and turns slightly yellow after a few years (decades). I strongly advise against superglue, because you have to press the pieces together hard when gluing, which can damage the objects. Moreover, you can never dissolve it again All the best Joachim -- Joachim Haendel Center of Natural History Collections of the Martin Luther University (ZNS) - 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 >>> Kayla Ott 24.07.2023, 23:24 >>> Hello everyone, Does anyone have recommendations on the best glue to use to repair bone specimens that have been broken? Something that would work to repair teeth that have fallen out of mandibles, vertebral columns that have had some spinous processes broken off with use, etc. This is for specimens in our reference teaching collection for undergraduate zooarchaeology courses which students are very hands on with, so the more durable, the better. 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Sometimes it takes a longer dwelling time, but if the bones are placed in an acetone chamber, it should do the trick to release the adhesive. I've performed that trick many times on objects, particularly ceramic pieces. If anyone has further questions on this, don't hesitate to reach out. You can buy Paraloid B-72 premade in little containers that look like nail polish containers. This makes it very easy to use and apply. The solution is 20% in acetone, which might be a little dilute for your purposes (this is ideal for consolidating areas, as Joachim mentioned, and also for labeling objects). To thicken, you could keep the lid off of the container for a few minutes to allow the acetone to evaporate. Conversely, if it becomes too thick or stringy, you can add drops of acetone and wait a bit for it to dissolve, creating a less viscous solution. In the States, it's available here and here . And as he explained, you can make your own solutions in glass jars (with a well-gasketed lid) by buying your own pellets. They are available here . If you would like more step-by-step on how to make it, I'd be happy to walk you through it. I just gave a presentation during this past SPNHC meeting on the exact topic. I also strongly advise against superglue, as well as anything used in the human dental industry. Best, Fran Chair of the SPNHC Conservation Committee On Tue, Jul 25, 2023 at 2:47?AM Joachim H?ndel < Joachim.Haendel at zns.uni-halle.de> wrote: > Dear Kayla, > > the question here is whether the bonding should be reversible or not. > For reversible bonding, I recommend fish glue - an excellent adhesive. It > sticks strongly and dries quickly. You can dissolve the bond again with > warm water. > > For non-reversible bonding, I recommend Paraloid B72 dissolved in ethyl > acetate or acetone. This can also be used to fill defects and consolidate > crumbly parts. > If it is absolutely necessary, the adhesive can be dissolved again by > soaking it in solvent for a longer period of time. > > If necessary, nitrocellulose glue can also be used. However, it is not so > durable and turns slightly yellow after a few years (decades). > > I strongly advise against superglue, because you have to press the pieces > together hard when gluing, which can damage the objects. > Moreover, you can never dissolve it again > All the best > Joachim > > -- > Joachim Haendel > > > Center of Natural History Collections > of the Martin Luther University (ZNS) > - 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 > > > > >>> Kayla Ott 24.07.2023, 23:24 >>> > Hello everyone, > > Does anyone have recommendations on the best glue to use to repair bone > specimens that have been broken? Something that would work to repair teeth > that have fallen out of mandibles, vertebral columns that have had some > spinous processes broken off with use, etc. > > This is for specimens in our reference teaching collection for > undergraduate zooarchaeology courses which students are very hands on with, > so the more durable, the better. > > Thanks! > > -- > Kayla Ott > Pronouns: They/Them/Theirs > Laboratory Operations and Facilities Manager > Department of Anthropology > University of California, Santa Cruz > Phone: 831-459-1481 > > _______________________________________________ > 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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Under the direction of the Head of Collections and Operations, the Museum Technician provides support in the upkeep, preparation, and maintenance of the museum?s three floor exhibit hall. The Technician assists with specimen storage, specimen cataloging, loan packing, and environmental monitoring. The Beneski Museum of Natural History ( https://www.amherst.edu/museums/naturalhistory) at Amherst College is one of New England?s largest natural history museums, featuring three floors of exhibits with more than 1,700 specimens on display, and over 200,000 in its collections that are made available for use by scholars and researchers from across campus and around the world. Museum exhibits highlight the history of the local landscape through geologic time, including the age of dinosaurs as represented by a world-class collection of dinosaur footprints. Vertebrate and invertebrate fossils, minerals, and rock specimens are the largest of the Museum?s collections ? but the Museum also holds meteorites, archaeological materials, paleobotanical specimens and taxidermy. The Museum is dedicated to preserving and interpreting the physical evidence of the geologic history of the Earth, the evolutionary history of its inhabitants, and the processes that have shaped both through time. The Museum seeks to stimulate the scientific curiosity of visitors of all ages by providing direct experience with the materials and former inhabitants of the Earth. Summary of Responsibilities: - Routine exhibit cleaning and maintenance of the displays and gallery spaces - Scheduling, planning, and executing rotating cleaning of geological and paleontological specimens within the three-floor exhibit hall - Design, fabrication, and adjustment of object mounts for display, storage, and loan - Preparation of specimens for use in college classes, loans and display - Environmental monitoring including Integrated Pest Management (IPM) and Temp/RH monitoring in the galleries and collection storage areas Qualifications: Required - High school diploma or equivalent - Strong written and verbal, interpersonal, organizational, and time management skills - Attention to detail - Ability to safely handle delicate objects; excellent manual dexterity - Ability to work independently and as a part of a team Preferred - Associate?s degree or higher - 2 years of experience working in museum preparation, conservation or collections care or comparable experience - Carpentry, plexiglass fabrication, metal fabrication, machining and/or mechanical skills; experience with small power tools Amherst College offers many opportunities for professional growth and development, continued learning, and career advancement. Interested candidates are asked to submit a resume and cover letter online at https://amherst.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/Amherst_Jobs. Please reach out to me if you have any questions. Thanks! -- Hayley Singleton Hyde She/her/hers Head of Collections and Operations Beneski Museum of Natural History Amherst College 11 Barrett Hill Drive Amherst, MA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From d.neumann at leibniz-lib.de Tue Jul 25 10:57:09 2023 From: d.neumann at leibniz-lib.de (Dirk Neumann) Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2023 16:57:09 +0200 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Best repair glue for bone specimens In-Reply-To: <64BF6FE6020000B3000B94CC@zuv12.verwaltung.uni-halle.de> References: <64BF6FE6020000B3000B94CC@zuv12.verwaltung.uni-halle.de> Message-ID: ... just a bit promotion for an excellent, sound book - the name of the current author may be familiar. Even tough available in German only, a wealth of wisdom and an very valuable resource and must have for the book shelf (that should be accessible with Google translate also outside Germany). The section on Fischleim (fish glue) is on page 185. https://www.schweizerbart.de/publications/detail/isbn/9783510652310/Piechocki_Handel_Makroskopische_Prapara Also on Amazon. ;o)~ Am 25.07.2023 um 08:47 schrieb Joachim H?ndel: Dear Kayla, the question here is whether the bonding should be reversible or not. For reversible bonding, I recommend fish glue - an excellent adhesive. It sticks strongly and dries quickly. You can dissolve the bond again with warm water. For non-reversible bonding, I recommend Paraloid B72 dissolved in ethyl acetate or acetone. This can also be used to fill defects and consolidate crumbly parts. If it is absolutely necessary, the adhesive can be dissolved again by soaking it in solvent for a longer period of time. If necessary, nitrocellulose glue can also be used. However, it is not so durable and turns slightly yellow after a few years (decades). I strongly advise against superglue, because you have to press the pieces together hard when gluing, which can damage the objects. Moreover, you can never dissolve it again All the best Joachim -- Joachim Haendel Center of Natural History Collections of the Martin Luther University (ZNS) - 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 >>> Kayla Ott 24.07.2023, 23:24 >>> Hello everyone, Does anyone have recommendations on the best glue to use to repair bone specimens that have been broken? Something that would work to repair teeth that have fallen out of mandibles, vertebral columns that have had some spinous processes broken off with use, etc. This is for specimens in our reference teaching collection for undergraduate zooarchaeology courses which students are very hands on with, so the more durable, the better. Thanks! -- Kayla Ott Pronouns: They/Them/Theirs Laboratory Operations and Facilities Manager Department of Anthropology University of California, Santa Cruz Phone: 831-459-1481 _______________________________________________ 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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Following up on Thomas' post script, should anyone find themselves in Edmonton please drop by, I'm new to this role and would love to talk shop with folks. I've got lots to learn and we have a pretty cool collection. Best, Nick Any elements I missed? It would make an interesting children's book! *Conditions* Tissue too dry? Tissue too wet? Tissue rotten? Tissue greasy? Taxa not liked ? Birds or a shrew (that is an interesting observation) Add "jerky"? *Life history* Locations for pupae to develop? Enough greasy tissue for 1st instarts? Old colony, inbreeding? *Contamination* Frass build up and rotting? Mites? Spiders or other predators? Fungus or mold? Remains or animal treated? Native dermestids? On Fri, Jul 21, 2023 at 4:40?PM Elizabeth Wommack wrote: > Hi Nick, > > I've seen dermestids be "picky" with some colonies having preferences. I > had one colony that didn't like birds as much as mammals or seen one that > hated shrews. I keep a supply of dried jerky meat from larger preps that > I'll stuff in with skeletons that are going slowly to try and encourage > them to come back to one they have wandered away from. > Other things I'll do to ramp up one of our colonies is water/mist them > more frequently (we're really dry here in WY so water is a limiting > factor). And I'll move small larva from really active skeletons physically > over to ones I want them to pay more attention too. > > Good luck! > > 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 > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Nhcoll-l on behalf of Scott > Swann > *Sent:* Friday, July 21, 2023 2:43 PM > *To:* Nick Cairns > *Cc:* nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu > *Subject:* Re: [Nhcoll-l] dermestid colony slowing down > > > ? This message was sent from a non-UWYO address. Please exercise caution > when clicking links or opening attachments from external sources. > > I have had,I want to say two problems with dermestids but that is > simplistic. The first is that someone introduced native dermestids to the > colony which are not nearly as proactive flesh eating wise but are good at > breeding. The solution was to let them die out and then start again with a > lock on the door. I have also experienced an inbreeding problem if it is a > long lived colony. the third problem was not well prepared specimens, my > colleague introduced specimens that were too moist and it killed the > colony. Let me know, curious > > Scott Swann > Dorr Museum > > On Fri, Jul 21, 2023 at 10:39?AM Nick Cairns wrote: > > Morning everyone, > We're having an issue with our dermestid colony. Despite seemingly good > temperature and humidity the colony is failing to process the modest > amounts of material we are putting in with them. They've mostly been > stripping bison mandibles for the last few months but seems to be > consistently slowing down. We've tried warming them up and subdividing them > but it's still slow. 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This position will direct an ongoing effort to curate objects and associated records obtained during more than a century of research under a National Park Service Save America's Treasures grant in collaboration with anthropology faculty. Duties include day-to-day work on the grant; research, study, and preservation of objects and artifacts; management of the security and stability of the collections; and supervision of undergraduate and graduate students. This is a temporary appointment that may be extended for up to 2 years, at the discretion of the department. This position assists the Curator of Exhibitions & Collections Manager with all aspects of the care and exhibition of objects in the department. The incumbent assists in gallery and storage maintenance, respond to inquiries and class support, provides supervision and training to student workers, and manages daily operations in the absence of the Curator of Exhibitions & Collections Manager. Examples of Work Performed * Assists with symposiums, conservation, digitization, and other program activities as requested by the collections manager and director. * Assists with scheduling and hosting visitors conducting research and object study. * Participates in training volunteers and interns working on collections management and curatorial projects. Provides tours and museum studies class visits as needed. Updates database to correspond to condition reports, conservation work, and current object locations. Assists the collections manager with collections-related correspondence. * Maintains collections care such as preventive conservation, proper storage techniques, conducting inventories, and monitoring environmental conditions. * Informs collections manager of any concerns related to the general maintenance and care of collections. * Assists with processing incoming and outgoing loans, temporary custodies, and acquisitions. * Provides assistance with packing, shipping, and rehousing collections objects. * Supports exhibit installation as needed and performs multiple roles as installer, coordinator, and registrar. * Works with staff in achieving administrative goals and objectives such as fundraising and events. * Assists with monitoring the HVAC system and other environmental controls to ensure storage conditions are adequate for collections and gallery display. * Provides support in implementing integrated pest management procedures including collections and gallery housekeeping schedule. * Performs similar or related duties as assigned or required. Essential Functions The essential functions include, but are not limited to, the following. Additional essential functions may be identified and included by the hiring department. 1. Provides assistance with ongoing projects that support the curatorial mission of the department. 2. Assists with managing access to the collections both for research and community use. 3. Conducts ongoing collections and exhibitions projects with limited supervision as assigned by Curator of Exhibitions & Collections Manager. 4. Manages daily operations in the absence of the Curator of Exhibitions and Collections Manager. Minimum Education/Experience Education: Bachelor's Degree from an accredited four-year college or university in Art/ Art History, History, Anthropology or a related field. AND Experience: Two (2) years of experience related to the above described. Substitution Statement: Related experience may be substituted for education, on a basis set forth and approved by the Department of Human Resources. Preferred qualifications: Advanced degree (e.g., MA, MS, or PhD) and/or Museum Studies Certificate and experience with NAGPRA requirements. Salary/Wage Information To learn more about our pay structure and view our salary ranges, click here to visit the Compensation page of our Human Resources website. This link is provided for general pay information. Hourly rate or salary may vary depending on qualifications, experience, and departmental budget. Note: Unclassified positions (faculty, executives, researchers and coaches) do not have established salary ranges. EEO Statement The University of Mississippi provides equal opportunity in any employment practice, education program, or education activity to all qualified persons. The University complies with all applicable laws regarding equal opportunity and affirmative action and does not unlawfully discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment based upon race, color, gender, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, citizenship, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or genetic information. Background Check Statement The University of Mississippi is committed to providing a safe campus community. UM conducts background investigations for applicants being considered for employment. Background investigations include a criminal history record check, and when appropriate, a financial (credit) report or driving history check. Apply to this job now... Carolyn Freiwald Associate Professor of Anthropology University of Mississippi CRFREIWA at OLEMISS.EDU -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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(I got this copy during one of my master's classes, so I'm sorry in advance for the notes and highlights in the document!) See you on Thursday, *July 27th at 6:00 p.m EDT.* This is our Zoom Link: https://ufl.zoom.us/j/93697407531 Meeting ID: 936 9740 7531 Thanks for your support, and see you then! -- *Laura A. Rinc?n R.* | *Museum Studies professional* Museum Specialist Division of Invertebrate Zoology American Museum of Natural History Central Park West at 79th Street New York, NY 10024 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 -- *Laura A. Rinc?n R.* | *Museum Studies professional* Museum Specialist Division of Invertebrate Zoology American Museum of Natural History Central Park West at 79th Street New York, NY 10024 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 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From aflemming at flmnh.ufl.edu Thu Jul 27 08:31:08 2023 From: aflemming at flmnh.ufl.edu (Flemming,Adania) Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2023 12:31:08 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] July 27th BINHMs Community Conversation In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: It's Thursday!!! Don't forget our next Community Conversation is today, Thursday 27th July 2pm EST |1pm Central| 11am PST| 7pm BST. Register using this link http://bit.ly/3X70qGT. [Image from iOS.jpg] Save the date for our annual event this year Saturday 15th October to Sunday 21st October. [Announcement_binhm_2023.png] Thank you! BlackInNHMs Board of Directors President and Founder : Adania Flemming (FLMNH) Vice President of Membership and Events: Leanne Melbourne (AMNH) Vice President of Communications: JC Buckner (NMNH & LSUMNS) Vice President of Graphic Design: Alnycea Blackwell (FLMNH) Co- Treasurers: Nicole Fuller (FLMNH) and Hank Bart (TUBRI) Co- Secretaries: Hadeel Saad (UM LSA) and Brianna Mims (AMNH) Committee Chairs: Jessica Ware (AMNH), Hadeel Saad and Brianna Mims (AMNH) 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:6875a49a-e905-4431-a864-33ea0ef2f3a7] ________________________________ From: Flemming,Adania Sent: Friday, June 23, 2023 8:45 AM To: Nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Cc: BLACKINNHM at GMAIL.COM Subject: July 27th BINHMs Community Conversation Hello everyone, Our next community conversations will occur on July 27th at 2pm Eastern| 1pm Central | 11am Pacific | 7pm British Summer time. These start by introducing a member of our community as they share some aspect of their research, work or story in NHMs. Hank Bart will be the speaker for this session. Register using this link https://bit.ly/3X70qGT! [cid:0037eafb-700a-4743-b339-39ca9c70e664] Hank is a Professor in the department of ecology and evolutionary biology at Tulane University. He is also the director of the Tulane Biodiversity Research Institute and curator of the Royal D. Suttkus Fish Collection. His research interests include the taxonomic, ecological, and adaptive diversity of fishes, particularly freshwater species. Hank will share his journey to becoming an Ichthyologist. This presentation will be open to everyone. However, a discussion afterwards would be for Black folks only, on ?Finding community while working within or adjacent to museums?. Also please remember you can complete this 2-minute form (https://ufl.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_dpamD4wNwpvw4ES) to help support our 501C3 non-profit and your colleagues who are BlackInNHMs. And our annual event will occur Saturday October 15th - Sunday October 21st !!! 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In addition to looking for new ways to store these, we are also hoping we can downsize the number of items being stored offsite. Our mission has shifted from a global focus to a more local one, and being located in California, these African mammals are not likely to ever be put on display at our museum. As far as we know, all these animals were collected by the museum in the 1970?s on a collecting trip to Africa or were donated to us throughout the years. For any other museums out there that have large African mammals, especially the highly endangered ones, what have you done to store/downsize your collection? We would prefer anything we can to be transferred over to another institution but our attempts to find interested institutions have not been fruitful so far. And if they are in very bad condition, what is the ethical and legal process for potentially disposing of such specimens? Thank you for your insight, and if any institutions who see this email are interested in doing a transfer of any of these specimens, please reach out to me and I can provide a list of all that we have. 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Best regards, Marion Billot Topic : Re: Best repair glue for bone specimens Dear Kayla, The cultural value is important to determine the best adhesive like evocate by the others. Reversible bonding is not necessary if the teaching value is more important than the scientific value. But the specimen can change of value through years, you have to think about it. I am not sure that reversible adhesive with sufficient bonding for confortable handling and using. I will recommand you to use epoxy resin in case of non-reversibility and Paraloid B72 in case of reversibility ( Adhesive compendium for conservation, J. Down, 2015). You also can use Paraloid B44 (better adhesion, and highest glass transition temperature and good reversibility property). I do no recommande fish glue because of the basic pH of bones components, which could modify the glue properties. The fish glue have moreover retraction because of the component loss through ages. You also have to disolve fish glue with water and uncontrolled water degrades bones. So reversible properties is useless in this case. The glue film is also shock sensitive and can broke easily. I also do not recommand cellulose nitrate because of its chemical instabiblity and its degradation causing nitric acid production. Same thing for shock sensitivity. Like Fran, I do not recommand to use superglue. Be carefull of prefabriqued Paraloid B72, because they can contend nitrate cellulose (as HMG Paraloid B72). Best regards, Marion BiIlot Marion Billot Collaboratrice support scientifique collections invert?br?s Invert?br?s T. +41 22 418 6459 marion.billot at ville-ge.ch Mus?um d'histoire naturelle (MHN) D?partement de la culture et de la transition num?rique Route de Malagnou 1 1208 www.museum-geneve.ch Notre environnement est fragile, merci de n'imprimer ce message qu'en cas de n?cessit?. D?but du message transf?r? : De: nhcoll-l-request at mailman.yale.edu Date: 27 juillet 2023 ? 15:04:09 UTC+2 ?: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Objet: Nhcoll-l Digest, Vol 134, Issue 6 R?pondre ?: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu 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: dermestid colony slowing down (Cassidy, Kelly Michela) 2. Job Posting: Yale Peabody Museum, Invertebrate Paleontology Collections Manager (Utrup, Jessica) 3. Best repair glue for bone specimens (Kayla Ott) 4. Re: Best repair glue for bone specimens (Joachim H?ndel) 5. Re: Best repair glue for bone specimens (Fran Ritchie) 6. Job posting: Beneski Museum of Natural History, Amherst College, P/T Museum Tech (Hayley Singleton) 7. Re: Best repair glue for bone specimens (Dirk Neumann) 8. Re: dermestid colony slowing down (Nick Cairns) 9. Collections Project Manager, Temporary, University of Mississippi (Utrup, Jessica) 10. Fwd: Collections Lit Club - July meetup (Laura Rinc?n) 11. Re: July 27th BINHMs Community Conversation (Flemming,Adania) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2023 15:32:23 +0000 From: "Cassidy, Kelly Michela" To: "NHCOLL-L (nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu)" Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] dermestid colony slowing down Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Have you tried giving them hamburger meat? Similar to the suggestion of greasy bones. Maybe bison mandibles are too low fat. Use 80% burger. I spread it on a piece of lab bench paper, and let it dry for a day or two so it doesn?t mold before putting it in the bug tank. Some years ago, I was having problems with our colony, which has been going for decades. Somewhere on the web, I stumbled across the theory that some paper towels have residual systemic insecticide, often used in tree plantations to control beetles. I stopped using paper towels in the bug colony. I was feeding the colony with hamburger or cheap chicken thighs, dried on paper towels, when we didn?t have carcasses. I switched to lab bench paper and the colony rebounded. I?ve never put paper towels in the colony again, but I?ve wondered ever since whether it was coincidence or if the paper towels really retained enough insecticide to kill the beetles. Anyway, if you?re using paper towels, it?s something to consider. Dr. Kelly M. Cassidy, Curator, Conner Museum School of Biological Sciences Box 644236 Washington State University Pullman, WA 99164-4236 509-335-3515 From: Nhcoll-l On Behalf Of Leslie L Skibinski Sent: Friday, July 21, 2023 7:48 AM To: NHCOLL-L (nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu) Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] dermestid colony slowing down [EXTERNAL EMAIL] Hi Nick, If I remember correctly, In a previous job, we had a few times when our colony slowed down. It was because we had very greasy/fat bird specimens. I think that bison would be pretty lean, especially the mandibles. Maybe there is not enough grease/fat or else the ?meat? has dried out and is not appealing anymore. --Leslie Leslie L. Skibinski Collection Manager Paleontological Research Institution 1259 Trumansburg Road Ithaca, New York 14850 Phone: (607) 273-6623 ext. 128 Fax: (607) 273-6620 From: Nhcoll-l > On Behalf Of Nick Cairns Sent: Friday, July 21, 2023 10:39 AM To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: [Nhcoll-l] dermestid colony slowing down Morning everyone, We're having an issue with our dermestid colony. Despite seemingly good temperature and humidity the colony is failing to process the modest amounts of material we are putting in with them. They've mostly been stripping bison mandibles for the last few months but seems to be consistently slowing down. We've tried warming them up and subdividing them but it's still slow. Any advice or experience with this would be greatly appreciated. Best, Nick Non-avian curator Royal Alberta Museum Edmonton Alberta, Canada -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Reporting to the Curator-in-Charge of Invertebrate Paleontology and the Director of Collections and Research, the Collection Manager is responsible for all aspects of the documentation, preservation, improvement, development, use, and display of the collections. At the Yale Peabody Museum we are working on Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Inclusion institutional priorities so that we can learn to better serve our communities, amplify marginalized voices and perspectives, and create a welcoming and inclusive environment for all. The ideal candidate will be ready to share their experience with and interest in contributing to this work. Please address in your cover letter how Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Inclusion relate to your professional experience and goals. Essential Duties * Manage day-to-day activities associated with the identification, maintenance, growth, documentation, digitization, research and educational use, and security of the collections, archives, library, and laboratory, and coordinate with division staff on priorities and activities. * Manage the work of divisional staff, students, and volunteers; work with the Head of Computer Systems to ensure adherence to discipline-specific data standards and with the Head of Informatics to promote the broad use of digital collections. * Administer divisional budget and operations with Curator-in-Charge; create budgets that support sustainable collections care, acquisition, and research. * Facilitate the use of collections by Yale College and other university educational programs; increase accessibility and innovate on inclusive use of physical and digital collections; manage grants and contracts. * Working with the YPM grants office, seeking funding, and serving as a Principal Investigator on grant s to improve care, use, discoverability, and integration of physical and digital collections. * Represent the Peabody and the University locally, nationally, and internationally to promote the institution and its collection; participate in YPM and Yale committees. * Improve communication with Yale special collections, academic programs, and other related groups; advocate and facilitate the use of collections in teaching and research across the University and beyond. * Promote collection knowledge through exhibitions and public education initiatives, museum programs and other museum events, lectures, and tours. * Carry out research related to collections improvement and development and discipline related research. Promote research, particularly by undergraduate and graduate students. * Organize and participate in planning and orchestrating the acquisition and retrieval of donations and field collection, coordinate with development staff in fundraising, and management of donor relati ons. * Manage international, federal, and state compliance issues related to collecting, import/export, repatriation, and transportation of collections. * Performs other duties as assigned. More information and application available: https://sjobs.brassring.com/TGnewUI/Search/home/HomeWithPreLoad?partnerid=25053&siteid=5248&PageType=JobDetails&jobid=1577812#jobDetails=1577812_5248 Jessica Utrup (she/her) Museum Assistant II Division of Invertebrate Paleontology https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5201-8235 YALE PEABODY MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY PO Box 208118, New Haven, CT 06520-8118 COURIER-DELIVERIES 170 Whitney Avenue, New Haven, CT 06511 P +1 (203) 432-1722 peabody.yale.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Thanks! -- Kayla Ott Pronouns: They/Them/Theirs Laboratory Operations and Facilities Manager Department of Anthropology University of California, Santa Cruz Phone: 831-459-1481 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: < http://mailman.yale.edu/pipermail/nhcoll-l/attachments/20230724/f85ce171/attachment-0001.html > ------------------------------ Message: 4 Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2023 08:47:02 +0200 From: Joachim H?ndel To: , Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] Best repair glue for bone specimens Message-ID: <64BF6FE6020000B3000B94CC at zuv12.verwaltung.uni-halle.de> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Dear Kayla, the question here is whether the bonding should be reversible or not. For reversible bonding, I recommend fish glue - an excellent adhesive. It sticks strongly and dries quickly. You can dissolve the bond again with warm water. For non-reversible bonding, I recommend Paraloid B72 dissolved in ethyl acetate or acetone. This can also be used to fill defects and consolidate crumbly parts. If it is absolutely necessary, the adhesive can be dissolved again by soaking it in solvent for a longer period of time. If necessary, nitrocellulose glue can also be used. However, it is not so durable and turns slightly yellow after a few years (decades). I strongly advise against superglue, because you have to press the pieces together hard when gluing, which can damage the objects. Moreover, you can never dissolve it again All the best Joachim -- Joachim Haendel Center of Natural History Collections of the Martin Luther University (ZNS) - 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 Kayla Ott 24.07.2023, 23:24 >>> Hello everyone, Does anyone have recommendations on the best glue to use to repair bone specimens that have been broken? Something that would work to repair teeth that have fallen out of mandibles, vertebral columns that have had some spinous processes broken off with use, etc. This is for specimens in our reference teaching collection for undergraduate zooarchaeology courses which students are very hands on with, so the more durable, the better. Thanks! -- Kayla Ott Pronouns: They/Them/Theirs Laboratory Operations and Facilities Manager Department of Anthropology University of California, Santa Cruz Phone: 831-459-1481 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: < http://mailman.yale.edu/pipermail/nhcoll-l/attachments/20230725/d5d0d62c/attachment-0001.html > ------------------------------ Message: 5 Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2023 09:59:32 -0400 From: Fran Ritchie To: Joachim H?ndel Cc: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu, kzott at ucsc.edu Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] Best repair glue for bone specimens Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Hi Kayla, Joachim beat me to a response! High tack fish glue is great, and Paraloid B-72 is an extremely versatile adhesive that we use frequently in objects conservation. The one thing I want to add to his information is that Paraloid B-72 can be reversible using the same solvents. Sometimes it takes a longer dwelling time, but if the bones are placed in an acetone chamber, it should do the trick to release the adhesive. I've performed that trick many times on objects, particularly ceramic pieces. If anyone has further questions on this, don't hesitate to reach out. You can buy Paraloid B-72 premade in little containers that look like nail polish containers. This makes it very easy to use and apply. The solution is 20% in acetone, which might be a little dilute for your purposes (this is ideal for consolidating areas, as Joachim mentioned, and also for labeling objects). To thicken, you could keep the lid off of the container for a few minutes to allow the acetone to evaporate. Conversely, if it becomes too thick or stringy, you can add drops of acetone and wait a bit for it to dissolve, creating a less viscous solution. In the States, it's available here and here . And as he explained, you can make your own solutions in glass jars (with a well-gasketed lid) by buying your own pellets. They are available here . If you would like more step-by-step on how to make it, I'd be happy to walk you through it. I just gave a presentation during this past SPNHC meeting on the exact topic. I also strongly advise against superglue, as well as anything used in the human dental industry. Best, Fran Chair of the SPNHC Conservation Committee On Tue, Jul 25, 2023 at 2:47?AM Joachim H?ndel < Joachim.Haendel at zns.uni-halle.de> wrote: Dear Kayla, the question here is whether the bonding should be reversible or not. For reversible bonding, I recommend fish glue - an excellent adhesive. It sticks strongly and dries quickly. You can dissolve the bond again with warm water. For non-reversible bonding, I recommend Paraloid B72 dissolved in ethyl acetate or acetone. This can also be used to fill defects and consolidate crumbly parts. If it is absolutely necessary, the adhesive can be dissolved again by soaking it in solvent for a longer period of time. If necessary, nitrocellulose glue can also be used. However, it is not so durable and turns slightly yellow after a few years (decades). I strongly advise against superglue, because you have to press the pieces together hard when gluing, which can damage the objects. Moreover, you can never dissolve it again All the best Joachim -- Joachim Haendel Center of Natural History Collections of the Martin Luther University (ZNS) - 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 Kayla Ott 24.07.2023, 23:24 >>> Hello everyone, Does anyone have recommendations on the best glue to use to repair bone specimens that have been broken? Something that would work to repair teeth that have fallen out of mandibles, vertebral columns that have had some spinous processes broken off with use, etc. This is for specimens in our reference teaching collection for undergraduate zooarchaeology courses which students are very hands on with, so the more durable, the better. 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Under the direction of the Head of Collections and Operations, the Museum Technician provides support in the upkeep, preparation, and maintenance of the museum?s three floor exhibit hall. The Technician assists with specimen storage, specimen cataloging, loan packing, and environmental monitoring. The Beneski Museum of Natural History ( https://www.amherst.edu/museums/naturalhistory) at Amherst College is one of New England?s largest natural history museums, featuring three floors of exhibits with more than 1,700 specimens on display, and over 200,000 in its collections that are made available for use by scholars and researchers from across campus and around the world. Museum exhibits highlight the history of the local landscape through geologic time, including the age of dinosaurs as represented by a world-class collection of dinosaur footprints. Vertebrate and invertebrate fossils, minerals, and rock specimens are the largest of the Museum?s collections ? but the Museum also holds meteorites, archaeological materials, paleobotanical specimens and taxidermy. The Museum is dedicated to preserving and interpreting the physical evidence of the geologic history of the Earth, the evolutionary history of its inhabitants, and the processes that have shaped both through time. The Museum seeks to stimulate the scientific curiosity of visitors of all ages by providing direct experience with the materials and former inhabitants of the Earth. Summary of Responsibilities: - Routine exhibit cleaning and maintenance of the displays and gallery spaces - Scheduling, planning, and executing rotating cleaning of geological and paleontological specimens within the three-floor exhibit hall - Design, fabrication, and adjustment of object mounts for display, storage, and loan - Preparation of specimens for use in college classes, loans and display - Environmental monitoring including Integrated Pest Management (IPM) and Temp/RH monitoring in the galleries and collection storage areas Qualifications: Required - High school diploma or equivalent - Strong written and verbal, interpersonal, organizational, and time management skills - Attention to detail - Ability to safely handle delicate objects; excellent manual dexterity - Ability to work independently and as a part of a team Preferred - Associate?s degree or higher - 2 years of experience working in museum preparation, conservation or collections care or comparable experience - Carpentry, plexiglass fabrication, metal fabrication, machining and/or mechanical skills; experience with small power tools Amherst College offers many opportunities for professional growth and development, continued learning, and career advancement. Interested candidates are asked to submit a resume and cover letter online at https://amherst.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/Amherst_Jobs. Please reach out to me if you have any questions. Thanks! -- Hayley Singleton Hyde She/her/hers Head of Collections and Operations Beneski Museum of Natural History Amherst College 11 Barrett Hill Drive Amherst, MA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: < http://mailman.yale.edu/pipermail/nhcoll-l/attachments/20230725/853ee6dc/attachment-0001.html > ------------------------------ Message: 7 Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2023 16:57:09 +0200 From: Dirk Neumann To: Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] Best repair glue for bone specimens Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"; Format="flowed" ... just a bit promotion for an excellent, sound book - the name of the current author may be familiar. Even tough available in German only, a wealth of wisdom and an very valuable resource and must have for the book shelf (that should be accessible with Google translate also outside Germany). The section on Fischleim (fish glue) is on page 185. https://www.schweizerbart.de/publications/detail/isbn/9783510652310/Piechocki_Handel_Makroskopische_Prapara Also on Amazon. ;o)~ Am 25.07.2023 um 08:47 schrieb Joachim H?ndel: Dear Kayla, the question here is whether the bonding should be reversible or not. For reversible bonding, I recommend fish glue - an excellent adhesive. It sticks strongly and dries quickly. You can dissolve the bond again with warm water. For non-reversible bonding, I recommend Paraloid B72 dissolved in ethyl acetate or acetone. This can also be used to fill defects and consolidate crumbly parts. If it is absolutely necessary, the adhesive can be dissolved again by soaking it in solvent for a longer period of time. If necessary, nitrocellulose glue can also be used. However, it is not so durable and turns slightly yellow after a few years (decades). I strongly advise against superglue, because you have to press the pieces together hard when gluing, which can damage the objects. Moreover, you can never dissolve it again All the best Joachim -- Joachim Haendel Center of Natural History Collections of the Martin Luther University (ZNS) - 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< mailto:joachim.haendel at zns.uni-halle.de> Kayla Ott 24.07.2023, 23:24 >>> Hello everyone, Does anyone have recommendations on the best glue to use to repair bone specimens that have been broken? Something that would work to repair teeth that have fallen out of mandibles, vertebral columns that have had some spinous processes broken off with use, etc. This is for specimens in our reference teaching collection for undergraduate zooarchaeology courses which students are very hands on with, so the more durable, the better. Thanks! -- Kayla Ott Pronouns: They/Them/Theirs Laboratory Operations and Facilities Manager Department of Anthropology University of California, Santa Cruz Phone: 831-459-1481 _______________________________________________ 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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Following up on Thomas' post script, should anyone find themselves in Edmonton please drop by, I'm new to this role and would love to talk shop with folks. I've got lots to learn and we have a pretty cool collection. Best, Nick Any elements I missed? It would make an interesting children's book! *Conditions* Tissue too dry? Tissue too wet? Tissue rotten? Tissue greasy? Taxa not liked ? Birds or a shrew (that is an interesting observation) Add "jerky"? *Life history* Locations for pupae to develop? Enough greasy tissue for 1st instarts? Old colony, inbreeding? *Contamination* Frass build up and rotting? Mites? Spiders or other predators? Fungus or mold? Remains or animal treated? Native dermestids? On Fri, Jul 21, 2023 at 4:40?PM Elizabeth Wommack wrote: Hi Nick, I've seen dermestids be "picky" with some colonies having preferences. I had one colony that didn't like birds as much as mammals or seen one that hated shrews. I keep a supply of dried jerky meat from larger preps that I'll stuff in with skeletons that are going slowly to try and encourage them to come back to one they have wandered away from. Other things I'll do to ramp up one of our colonies is water/mist them more frequently (we're really dry here in WY so water is a limiting factor). And I'll move small larva from really active skeletons physically over to ones I want them to pay more attention too. Good luck! 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://drive.google.com/file/d/1zH0_rDHQmerM4ZU7k2wu8UmRha6aC1Yo/view?usp=share_link > ------------------------------ *From:* Nhcoll-l on behalf of Scott Swann *Sent:* Friday, July 21, 2023 2:43 PM *To:* Nick Cairns *Cc:* nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu *Subject:* Re: [Nhcoll-l] dermestid colony slowing down ? This message was sent from a non-UWYO address. Please exercise caution when clicking links or opening attachments from external sources. I have had,I want to say two problems with dermestids but that is simplistic. The first is that someone introduced native dermestids to the colony which are not nearly as proactive flesh eating wise but are good at breeding. The solution was to let them die out and then start again with a lock on the door. I have also experienced an inbreeding problem if it is a long lived colony. the third problem was not well prepared specimens, my colleague introduced specimens that were too moist and it killed the colony. Let me know, curious Scott Swann Dorr Museum On Fri, Jul 21, 2023 at 10:39?AM Nick Cairns wrote: Morning everyone, We're having an issue with our dermestid colony. Despite seemingly good temperature and humidity the colony is failing to process the modest amounts of material we are putting in with them. They've mostly been stripping bison mandibles for the last few months but seems to be consistently slowing down. We've tried warming them up and subdividing them but it's still slow. Any advice or experience with this would be greatly appreciated. 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Duties include day-to-day work on the grant; research, study, and preservation of objects and artifacts; management of the security and stability of the collections; and supervision of undergraduate and graduate students. This is a temporary appointment that may be extended for up to 2 years, at the discretion of the department. This position assists the Curator of Exhibitions & Collections Manager with all aspects of the care and exhibition of objects in the department. The incumbent assists in gallery and storage maintenance, respond to inquiries and class support, provides supervision and training to student workers, and manages daily operations in the absence of the Curator of Exhibitions & Collections Manager. Examples of Work Performed * Assists with symposiums, conservation, digitization, and other program activities as requested by the collections manager and director. * Assists with scheduling and hosting visitors conducting research and object study. * Participates in training volunteers and interns working on collections management and curatorial projects. Provides tours and museum studies class visits as needed. Updates database to correspond to condition reports, conservation work, and current object locations. Assists the collections manager with collections-related correspondence. * Maintains collections care such as preventive conservation, proper storage techniques, conducting inventories, and monitoring environmental conditions. * Informs collections manager of any concerns related to the general maintenance and care of collections. * Assists with processing incoming and outgoing loans, temporary custodies, and acquisitions. * Provides assistance with packing, shipping, and rehousing collections objects. * Supports exhibit installation as needed and performs multiple roles as installer, coordinator, and registrar. * Works with staff in achieving administrative goals and objectives such as fundraising and events. * Assists with monitoring the HVAC system and other environmental controls to ensure storage conditions are adequate for collections and gallery display. * Provides support in implementing integrated pest management procedures including collections and gallery housekeeping schedule. * Performs similar or related duties as assigned or required. Essential Functions The essential functions include, but are not limited to, the following. Additional essential functions may be identified and included by the hiring department. 1. Provides assistance with ongoing projects that support the curatorial mission of the department. 2. Assists with managing access to the collections both for research and community use. 3. Conducts ongoing collections and exhibitions projects with limited supervision as assigned by Curator of Exhibitions & Collections Manager. 4. Manages daily operations in the absence of the Curator of Exhibitions and Collections Manager. Minimum Education/Experience Education: Bachelor's Degree from an accredited four-year college or university in Art/ Art History, History, Anthropology or a related field. AND Experience: Two (2) years of experience related to the above described. Substitution Statement: Related experience may be substituted for education, on a basis set forth and approved by the Department of Human Resources. Preferred qualifications: Advanced degree (e.g., MA, MS, or PhD) and/or Museum Studies Certificate and experience with NAGPRA requirements. Salary/Wage Information To learn more about our pay structure and view our salary ranges, click here to visit the Compensation page of our Human Resources website. This link is provided for general pay information. Hourly rate or salary may vary depending on qualifications, experience, and departmental budget. Note: Unclassified positions (faculty, executives, researchers and coaches) do not have established salary ranges. EEO Statement The University of Mississippi provides equal opportunity in any employment practice, education program, or education activity to all qualified persons. 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Apply to this job now...< https://careers.olemiss.edu/job-invite/9375/?locale=en_US&utm_campaign=rcmemailjobtofriend&utm_source=rcmemailjobtofriend > Carolyn Freiwald Associate Professor of Anthropology University of Mississippi CRFREIWA at OLEMISS.EDU -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: < http://mailman.yale.edu/pipermail/nhcoll-l/attachments/20230725/e31a899e/attachment-0001.html > ------------------------------ Message: 10 Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2023 15:06:45 -0400 From: Laura Rinc?n To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Fwd: Collections Lit Club - July meetup Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" *Reminder: *See you tomorrow at 6:00 p.m. to talk about the history of Museums! Have a good evening, Laura Rinc?n ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Laura Rinc?n Date: Thu, Jul 13, 2023 at 10:27?AM Subject: Collections Lit Club - July meetup To: Hello everybody! Hola a todos! I'm finally back this month with the Collections Club. I would like to give a more organized structure to our meetups, and what better way to start with the foundations! So, this will be our reading < https://drive.google.com/drive/u/1/folders/1qEYCKcG6cRgiLORdFmr68QI5c-5RrXmw > about the history of American Museums. The article is titled, From Being about Something to Being for Somebody: The Ongoing Transformation of the American Museum by Stephen Weil. (I got this copy during one of my master's classes, so I'm sorry in advance for the notes and highlights in the document!) See you on Thursday, *July 27th at 6:00 p.m EDT.* This is our Zoom Link: https://ufl.zoom.us/j/93697407531 Meeting ID: 936 9740 7531 Thanks for your support, and see you then! -- *Laura A. Rinc?n R.* | *Museum Studies professional* Museum Specialist Division of Invertebrate Zoology American Museum of Natural History Central Park West at 79th Street New York, NY 10024 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 -- *Laura A. Rinc?n R.* | *Museum Studies professional* Museum Specialist Division of Invertebrate Zoology American Museum of Natural History Central Park West at 79th Street New York, NY 10024 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 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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BlackInNHMs Board of Directors President and Founder : Adania Flemming (FLMNH< https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/>) Vice President of Membership and Events: Leanne Melbourne (AMNH< https://www.amnh.org/>) Vice President of Communications: JC Buckner (NMNH< https://naturalhistory.si.edu/> & LSUMNS) Vice President of Graphic Design: Alnycea Blackwell (FLMNH< https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/>) Co- Treasurers: Nicole Fuller (FLMNH) and Hank Bart (TUBRI) Co- Secretaries: Hadeel Saad (UM LSA< https://lsa.umich.edu/ummnh/visitors/museumathome.html>) and Brianna Mims (AMNH) Committee Chairs: Jessica Ware (AMNH), Hadeel Saad and Brianna Mims (AMNH) Regards, Adania Flemming M.S. 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[cid:47a4c058-d4eb-4ffa-98ff-0223335e2268] Thank you, BlackInNHMs Board of Directors President and Founder : Adania Flemming (FLMNH< https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/>) Vice President of Membership and Events: Leanne Melbourne (AMNH< https://www.amnh.org/>) Vice President of Communications: JC Buckner (NMNH< https://naturalhistory.si.edu/> & LSUMNS) Vice President of Graphic Design: Alnycea Blackwell (FLMNH< https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/>) Co- Treasurers: Nicole Fuller (FLMNH) and Hank Bart (TUBRI) Co- Secretaries: Hadeel Saad (UM LSA< https://lsa.umich.edu/ummnh/visitors/museumathome.html>) and Brianna Mims (AMNH) Committee Chairs: Jessica Ware (AMNH), Hadeel Saad and Brianna Mims (AMNH) ........... Regards, Adania Flemming M.S. 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Name: not available Type: image/gif Size: 34131 bytes Desc: not available URL: From pepijn.kamminga at naturalis.nl Fri Jul 28 02:09:01 2023 From: pepijn.kamminga at naturalis.nl (Pepijn Kamminga) Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2023 08:09:01 +0200 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] African Mammal Dilemma In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Dear Mackenzie, Can I ask how you store the trophies? Here at Naturalis we have introduced a very simple system since our last collection move. We installed fences along several walls of our collection depot in order to hang all the trophies. In this way we could store all these specimen over 60 m2 of fence. I've included a picture just to give you an idea. Met vriendelijke groet/Kind regards, Pepijn Kamminga Senior collection manager Birds & Mammals Naturalis Biodiversity Center Op do 27 jul. 2023 19:24 schreef Kirchner-Smith, Mackenzie < Mackenzie.Kirchner-Smith at sbcm.sbcounty.gov>: > Hello everyone, > > > > My museum is facing a bit of a storage dilemma that has come up very > suddenly. Our offsite storage facility, which we rent, is going to be > doubling in monthly price over the course of the next year, and only > getting worse from there. Being a small museum with a limited budget, we > can?t afford to stay in the facility so we will be working towards finding > alternative solutions. Some of the objects currently being stored at our > offsite facility are dozens of African mammal heads, mounted in the trophy > style, including wildebeest, gemsbok , and rhinos just to name a few. > > > > In addition to looking for new ways to store these, we are also hoping we > can downsize the number of items being stored offsite. Our mission has > shifted from a global focus to a more local one, and being located in > California, these African mammals are not likely to ever be put on display > at our museum. As far as we know, all these animals were collected by the > museum in the 1970?s on a collecting trip to Africa or were donated to us > throughout the years. For any other museums out there that have large > African mammals, especially the highly endangered ones, what have you done > to store/downsize your collection? We would prefer anything we can to be > transferred over to another institution but our attempts to find interested > institutions have not been fruitful so far. And if they are in very bad > condition, what is the ethical and legal process for potentially disposing > of such specimens? > > > > Thank you for your insight, and if any institutions who see this email are > interested in doing a transfer of any of these specimens, please reach out > to me and I can provide a list of all that we have. > > > > *Mackenzie Kirchner-Smith* > > Museum Curator, Integrated Biology > *San Bernardino County Museum* > Phone: 909-798-8619 > 2024 Orange Tree Lane > Redlands, CA, 92374 > > > > > > *Our job is to create a county in which those who reside and invest can > prosper and achieve well-being.* > > *www.SBCounty.gov* > > > > > > > > > > San Bernardino County Museum acknowledges that the land on which our > facilities are sited is the ancestral and unceded territory of the > Maara?yam, commonly referred to as the Serrano people, which, in the > contemporary era, are represented by two federally?recognized tribes: the > San Manuel Band of Mission Indians and Morongo Band of Mission Indians. We > also acknowledge that in the historic era other tribal communities and > European settlers intersected with Serrano peoples in these spaces. Our > histories and stories are intertwined in this space, and by sharing them in > culturally?appropriate ways and co-stewarding collections, we hope to > honor and celebrate our indigenous neighbors and partners. We also seek to > offer an accurate, clear and thorough picture of this region?s complicated > past and create a shared vision for the future that is mutually?beneficial > and respectful to all. > > > _______________________________________________ > 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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