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At present, large specimens are stored in a variety of stainless-steel tanks ranging in volume from 100-650L. About half of the tanks were purchased from and purpose built by an Irish Steel supplier in the mid-1990s. To date, the tanks are holding up well, but their lack of seal means their topping up regime is ongoing and tiring! Could I ask the collective Natural History group for their recommendations for large specimens? containers or cautionary advice? It would be very helpful if you could share your experience with sealants. For context, I?ve consulted the books Fluid Preservation: A Comprehensive Reference and Best Practices in the Preservation and Management of Fluid-Preserved Biological Collections. If I?ve missed something within them feel free to point it out. Please reply off list to ageraghty at museum.ie and tanks in advance for any help, Dr Amy Geraghty, Assistant Keeper ? Natural History Division, National Museum of Ireland ? 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URL: From abentley at ku.edu Wed Apr 3 09:35:24 2024 From: abentley at ku.edu (Bentley, Andrew Charles) Date: Wed, 3 Apr 2024 13:35:24 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Recommendations for large specimen containers in wet collections In-Reply-To: References: <50f3cc44307841383062ca0d6.dd38cd4131.20240402211120.7f6446617e.43389ea4@mail40.atl301.rsgsv.net> <879EB0F6-2D75-43E0-BC20-590C85EF4E9A@yale.edu> Message-ID: Hi Amy Here in the US a large number of collections use stainless steel tanks constructed and sold by Delta Designs. See attached. There are two main sizes of tank but they will also make custom tanks to any dimensions. The tanks come with an alcohol resistant gasket that forms a very effective seal and prevents evaporation. The seal does break down over time (many, many years) but replacement material is easy to source and install. A metal wheeled dolly is sold separately that allows for effective movement of tanks if necessary. Delta also sells a custom tank rack that will allow stacking of tanks in confined spaces. The tanks slide out for easy access and removal if necessary. We have been using these in our collections (in many different iterations and styles) over more than 25 years and have been very happy with them. With the price of steel ever increasing, these tanks are now fairly expensive but worth it in my view given the great storage environment they provide for large wet specimens. The pricing attached is from 2015 so not reliable but will give you an idea. I have no idea how much shipping would cost you but maybe you can find someone in Ireland to make similar. The only alternative we have used is polycarbonate pails sold by University Products, but have moved away from them as they were found to crack and leak over time and did not seal very well as they did not have a gasket. University Products has since removed them from their catalog while they re-evaluate their effectiveness with the supplier. Hope that helps Andy A : A : A : }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> V V V Andy Bentley Ichthyology Collection Manager University of Kansas Biodiversity Institute Dyche Hall 1345 Jayhawk Boulevard Lawrence, KS, 66045-7561 USA Tel: (785) 864-3863 Fax: (785) 864-5335 Email: abentley at ku.edu ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3093-1258 http://ichthyology.biodiversity.ku.edu A : A : A : }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> V V V From: Nhcoll-l On Behalf Of naturalhistory Sent: Wednesday, April 3, 2024 7:02 AM To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Recommendations for large specimen containers in wet collections Dear all, I'm looking into optimising large specimen storage in the wet collection of my institution. At present, large specimens are stored in a variety of stainless-steel tanks ranging in volume from 100-650L. About half of the tanks were purchased from and purpose built by an Irish Steel supplier in the mid-1990s. To date, the tanks are holding up well, but their lack of seal means their topping up regime is ongoing and tiring! Could I ask the collective Natural History group for their recommendations for large specimens' containers or cautionary advice? It would be very helpful if you could share your experience with sealants. For context, I've consulted the books Fluid Preservation: A Comprehensive Reference and Best Practices in the Preservation and Management of Fluid-Preserved Biological Collections. If I've missed something within them feel free to point it out. Please reply off list to ageraghty at museum.ie and tanks in advance for any help, Dr Amy Geraghty, Assistant Keeper - Natural History Division, National Museum of Ireland - Natural History, Merrion St. Dublin 2, Ireland. 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We discussed for our book with Ollie Crimmen the seals of the tanks in the tank room at the NMH, but colleagues probably would have more details on potential manufacturers etc. on the EU/UK market, I would assume. Hope this helps Dirk Am 03.04.2024 um 15:35 schrieb Bentley, Andrew Charles: Hi Amy Here in the US a large number of collections use stainless steel tanks constructed and sold by Delta Designs. See attached. There are two main sizes of tank but they will also make custom tanks to any dimensions. The tanks come with an alcohol resistant gasket that forms a very effective seal and prevents evaporation. The seal does break down over time (many, many years) but replacement material is easy to source and install. A metal wheeled dolly is sold separately that allows for effective movement of tanks if necessary. Delta also sells a custom tank rack that will allow stacking of tanks in confined spaces. The tanks slide out for easy access and removal if necessary. We have been using these in our collections (in many different iterations and styles) over more than 25 years and have been very happy with them. With the price of steel ever increasing, these tanks are now fairly expensive but worth it in my view given the great storage environment they provide for large wet specimens. The pricing attached is from 2015 so not reliable but will give you an idea. I have no idea how much shipping would cost you but maybe you can find someone in Ireland to make similar. The only alternative we have used is polycarbonate pails sold by University Products, but have moved away from them as they were found to crack and leak over time and did not seal very well as they did not have a gasket. University Products has since removed them from their catalog while they re-evaluate their effectiveness with the supplier. Hope that helps Andy A : A : A : }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> V V V Andy Bentley Ichthyology Collection Manager University of Kansas Biodiversity Institute Dyche Hall 1345 Jayhawk Boulevard Lawrence, KS, 66045-7561 USA Tel: (785) 864-3863 Fax: (785) 864-5335 Email: abentley at ku.edu ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3093-1258 http://ichthyology.biodiversity.ku.edu A : A : A : }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> V V V From: Nhcoll-l On Behalf Of naturalhistory Sent: Wednesday, April 3, 2024 7:02 AM To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Recommendations for large specimen containers in wet collections Dear all, I?m looking into optimising large specimen storage in the wet collection of my institution. At present, large specimens are stored in a variety of stainless-steel tanks ranging in volume from 100-650L. About half of the tanks were purchased from and purpose built by an Irish Steel supplier in the mid-1990s. To date, the tanks are holding up well, but their lack of seal means their topping up regime is ongoing and tiring! Could I ask the collective Natural History group for their recommendations for large specimens? containers or cautionary advice? It would be very helpful if you could share your experience with sealants. For context, I?ve consulted the books Fluid Preservation: A Comprehensive Reference and Best Practices in the Preservation and Management of Fluid-Preserved Biological Collections. If I?ve missed something within them feel free to point it out. Please reply off list to ageraghty at museum.ie and tanks in advance for any help, Dr Amy Geraghty, Assistant Keeper ? Natural History Division, National Museum of Ireland ? Natural History, Merrion St. Dublin 2, Ireland. 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This is from a previous post: [image: Description: New Lighthouse]Michael DeBruyn *Great Lakes Stainless, Inc.** - 2010 Business of the Year - 2011 Top 50 Companies to Watch * 1305 Stepke Ct?Traverse City, MI 49685?Ph. 231-943-7648 x109?Fax 231-943-5058 *Custom Design - Professional Service - Outstanding Quality* *www.greatlakesstainless.com * This was the basic design. We had 18 gallon and 35 gallon tanks made. We also had tank stands made as these sit on compact shelving units and are retrieved by forklift: [image: image.png] [image: image.png] The quality of construction was excellent including welding and spot welding. The seals are airtight to the point of creating an internal vacuum seal. The latches are heavy duty. The customer service was excellent. (They were happy to address any issues that arose - polishing rough spots, etc.). Greg Schneider Division of Reptiles and Amphibians Museum of Zoology Research Museums Center 3600 Varsity Drive University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Michigan 48108 734 647 1927 ges at umich.edu [image: Description: Description: logocolor] www.ummz.lsa.umich.edu/rep_amph/index.html On Wed, Apr 3, 2024 at 9:36?AM Bentley, Andrew Charles wrote: > Hi Amy > > > > Here in the US a large number of collections use stainless steel tanks > constructed and sold by Delta Designs. See attached. There are two main > sizes of tank but they will also make custom tanks to any dimensions. The > tanks come with an alcohol resistant gasket that forms a very effective > seal and prevents evaporation. The seal does break down over time (many, > many years) but replacement material is easy to source and install. A > metal wheeled dolly is sold separately that allows for effective movement > of tanks if necessary. Delta also sells a custom tank rack that will allow > stacking of tanks in confined spaces. The tanks slide out for easy access > and removal if necessary. > > > > We have been using these in our collections (in many different iterations > and styles) over more than 25 years and have been very happy with them. > With the price of steel ever increasing, these tanks are now fairly > expensive but worth it in my view given the great storage environment they > provide for large wet specimens. The pricing attached is from 2015 so not > reliable but will give you an idea. I have no idea how much shipping would > cost you but maybe you can find someone in Ireland to make similar. > > > > The only alternative we have used is polycarbonate pails sold by > University Products, but have moved away from them as they were found to > crack and leak over time and did not seal very well as they did not have a > gasket. University Products has since removed them from their catalog > while they re-evaluate their effectiveness with the supplier. > > > > Hope that helps > > > > Andy > > A : A : A : > }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> > V V V > Andy Bentley > Ichthyology Collection Manager > University of Kansas > Biodiversity Institute > > Dyche Hall > 1345 Jayhawk Boulevard > Lawrence, KS, 66045-7561 > USA > > Tel: (785) 864-3863 > Fax: (785) 864-5335 > Email: abentley at ku.edu > > ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3093-1258 > > http://ichthyology.biodiversity.ku.edu > > A : A : A : > }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> > V V V > > > > *From:* Nhcoll-l *On Behalf Of * > naturalhistory > *Sent:* Wednesday, April 3, 2024 7:02 AM > *To:* nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu > *Subject:* [Nhcoll-l] Recommendations for large specimen containers in > wet collections > > > > Dear all, > > > > I?m looking into optimising large specimen storage in the wet collection > of my institution. At present, large specimens are stored in a variety of > stainless-steel tanks ranging in volume from 100-650L. About half of the > tanks were purchased from and purpose built by an Irish Steel supplier in > the mid-1990s. To date, the tanks are holding up well, but their lack of > seal means their topping up regime is ongoing and tiring! > > > > Could I ask the collective Natural History group for their recommendations > for large specimens? containers or cautionary advice? It would be very > helpful if you could share your experience with sealants. For context, I?ve > consulted the books Fluid Preservation: A Comprehensive Reference and Best > Practices in the Preservation and Management of Fluid-Preserved Biological > Collections. If I?ve missed something within them feel free to point it out. > > > > Please reply off list to ageraghty at museum.ie and tanks in advance for any > help, > > * Dr Amy Geraghty*, > Assistant Keeper ? 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Hess | EEB Museums Registrar | **EEB Museums Safety Representative to the RMC * University of Michigan | LSA Ecology & Evolutionary Biology | Research Museums Center 3600 Varsity Drive, Ann Arbor MI 48108-2228 bmhess at umich.edu | 734-764-2432 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From amast at fsu.edu Mon Apr 8 13:34:16 2024 From: amast at fsu.edu (Austin Mast) Date: Mon, 8 Apr 2024 17:34:16 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Job ad for iDigBio position as Digitization Resources Manager at FSU (due April 17) Message-ID: <1F11A88C-AD10-4540-87A9-6CB0BA49AAA1@fsu.edu> Please consider sharing this announcement with others who might be well qualified for the position. Thanks! Florida State University?s Institute for Digital Information & Scientific Communication (idiginfo.org ) and Department of Biological Science (bio.fsu.edu ) invite applications for a Digitization Resources Manager for the iDigBio project (idigbio.org ). iDigBio is the US National Resource for Advancing Digitization of Biodiversity Collections and is based at Florida State University (FSU), University of Florida, and Arizona State University. Biodiversity collections curate such things as plants on sheets, fossils in drawers, fish in jars, and insects on pins, and there are about a billion specimens of this type curated by more than 1500 US collections. The portion of iDigBio based at FSU is iDigBio?s Digitization, Workforce Development, and Participatory Sciences Domain. iDigBio began in 2011 and has a current 5-year grant from the US National Science Foundation (https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2027654&HistoricalAwards=false) with this position budgeted through to mid-2026. The Digitization Resources Manager will collaborate with others in the domain and across iDigBio in the following ways: (1) Discover and develop protocols, best practices, standards, and tools that facilitate digitization of biodiversity specimens. The responsibility includes assessment and synthesis of successful strategies across disparate organizations and scientific disciplines. (2) Initiate and facilitate community-building among various stakeholders to advance collaboration and accelerate development and adoption of successful strategies for digitization. (3) Deliver successful strategies for digitization via a digitization help desk, a digitization knowledgebase, and other deliverables for the community. (4) Participate in leadership of the iDigBio project and its deliverables through membership on the iDigBio Steering Committee and (potentially) direction of several iDigBio working groups. The Digitization Resources Manager should bring experience with the digitization of biodiversity (or similar) collections and digital data management. (Similar collections could include, for example, cultural heritage collections.) However, the successful Digitization Resources Manager applicant need not start with an advanced knowledge of all potential digitization topics. The Digitization Resources Manager should also have excellent communication, documentation, problem-solving, and teamwork skills. The Digitization Resources Manager will sometimes participate in the development and delivery of professional development opportunities with iDigBio?s Workforce Development Manager. The position is a great opportunity to play a central role advancing the important work of the biodiversity collections community. The position is classified as remote, though it can also be based in Tallahassee, Florida. Tallahassee is the state capital and located adjacent to one of North America?s biodiversity hotspots, which is protected in an extensive patchwork of natural areas, such as the Apalachicola National Forest, St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge, Wakulla Springs State Park, and many others. The area has abundant outdoor opportunities, including paddling the springs and rivers, hiking and biking the many miles of trails, swimming and snorkeling on the coast, fishing, and more. The starting annual salary is expected to be somewhere from the mid $50,000's to a bit higher, depending on training and prior experience. Tallahassee?s cost of living is below the national average, and the city is home to a number of strong public schools. To learn more and apply visit https://jobs.omni.fsu.edu/psc/sprdhr_er/EMPLOYEE/HRMS/c/HRS_HRAM_FL.HRS_CG_SEARCH_FL.GBL?Page=HRS_APP_SCHJOB_FL&Action=U . Search for the job id 57164. To apply, you will be asked to provide your resume. I encourage you to also attach a cover letter in which you cite how your past experiences prepare you to successfully accomplish the responsibilities of the position. I will be happy to answer questions that you might have?just email me at amast at fsu.edu . Applications are due by April 17. A starting date could be as early as mid-May, depending on scheduling of interviews and reference checks. FSU is an Equal Opportunity/Access/Affirmative Action/Pro Disabled & Veteran Employer. FSU's Equal Opportunity Statement can be accessed at https://hr.fsu.edu/sites/g/files/upcbnu2186/files/PDF/Publications/diversity/EEO_Statement.pdf. Austin Austin Mast ? Professor ? Department of Biological Science ? 319 Stadium Drive ? Florida State University ? Tallahassee, FL 32306-4295 ? U.S.A. ? (850) 645-1500 ? Director ? Institute for Digital Information & Scientific Communication ? College of Communication and Information ? Florida State University ? amast at fsu.edu ? he/him ? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Digitization Resources Manager.png Type: image/png Size: 389689 bytes Desc: not available URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Biodiversity collections curate such things as plants on sheets, fossils in drawers, fish in jars, and insects on pins, and there are about a billion specimens of this type curated by more than 1500 US collections. The portion of iDigBio based at FSU is iDigBio's Digitization, Workforce Development, and Participatory Sciences Domain. iDigBio began in 2011 and has a current 5-year grant from the US National Science Foundation (https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2027654&HistoricalAwards=false) with this position budgeted through to mid-2026. The Digitization Resources Manager will collaborate with others in the domain and across iDigBio in the following ways: (1) Discover and develop protocols, best practices, standards, and tools that facilitate digitization of biodiversity specimens. The responsibility includes assessment and synthesis of successful strategies across disparate organizations and scientific disciplines. (2) Initiate and facilitate community-building among various stakeholders to advance collaboration and accelerate development and adoption of successful strategies for digitization. (3) Deliver successful strategies for digitization via a digitization help desk, a digitization knowledgebase, and other deliverables for the community. (4) Participate in leadership of the iDigBio project and its deliverables through membership on the iDigBio Steering Committee and (potentially) direction of several iDigBio working groups. The Digitization Resources Manager should bring experience with the digitization of biodiversity (or similar) collections and digital data management. (Similar collections could include, for example, cultural heritage collections.) However, the successful Digitization Resources Manager applicant need not start with an advanced knowledge of all potential digitization topics. The Digitization Resources Manager should also have excellent communication, documentation, problem-solving, and teamwork skills. The Digitization Resources Manager will sometimes participate in the development and delivery of professional development opportunities with iDigBio's Workforce Development Manager. The position is a great opportunity to play a central role advancing the important work of the biodiversity collections community. The position is classified as remote, though it can also be based in Tallahassee, Florida. Tallahassee is the state capital and located adjacent to one of North America's biodiversity hotspots, which is protected in an extensive patchwork of natural areas, such as the Apalachicola National Forest, St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge, Wakulla Springs State Park, and many others. The area has abundant outdoor opportunities, including paddling the springs and rivers, hiking and biking the many miles of trails, swimming and snorkeling on the coast, fishing, and more. The starting annual salary is expected to be somewhere from the mid $50,000's to a bit higher, depending on training and prior experience. Tallahassee's cost of living is below the national average, and the city is home to a number of strong public schools. To learn more and apply visit https://jobs.omni.fsu.edu/psc/sprdhr_er/EMPLOYEE/HRMS/c/HRS_HRAM_FL.HRS_CG_SEARCH_FL.GBL?Page=HRS_APP_SCHJOB_FL&Action=U . Search for the job id 57164. To apply, you will be asked to provide your resume. I encourage you to also attach a cover letter in which you cite how your past experiences prepare you to successfully accomplish the responsibilities of the position. I will be happy to answer questions that you might have-just email me at amast at fsu.edu. Applications are due by April 17. A starting date could be as early as mid-May, depending on scheduling of interviews and reference checks. FSU is an Equal Opportunity/Access/Affirmative Action/Pro Disabled & Veteran Employer. FSU's Equal Opportunity Statement can be accessed at https://hr.fsu.edu/sites/g/files/upcbnu2186/files/PDF/Publications/diversity/EEO_Statement.pdf. Austin Austin Mast - Professor * Department of Biological Science * 319 Stadium Drive * Florida State University * Tallahassee, FL 32306-4295 * U.S.A. * (850) 645-1500 - Director * Institute for Digital Information & Scientific Communication * College of Communication and Information * Florida State University - amast at fsu.edu - he/him [cid:D1DF7BF1-5C37-4C49-8CEA-EB154D1F670A] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Consultants are independent of OSHA enforcement activities and will not report hazards or issue citations. In this webinar attendees will learn how small and mid-sized institutions can best use the services that OSHA provides through this program. Two museums who hosted consultants will also talk about their experiences and how they used their time spent with the consultants to make their workplaces safer for the objects and employees they work with. Presenters: * Anne Bracker, Manager, Connecticut On-site Consultation Program * Savita Trivedi, Industrial Hygienist, Connecticut On-site Consultation Program * Christina Dillard, Environmental Health and Safety Manager, Museum of Science, Boston, MA * Sarah Adams Curator of Collections from the Springfield Art Assn in Illinois Register here: https://connectingtocollections.org/ohsaonsiteconsultation/ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Museum Collections Care" group. 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Of direct interest to this SPNHC listserv, please note that collections at INHS cover Amphibians, Reptiles, Birds, Fish, Mammals, Annelids, Crustaceans, Insects, Mollusks, Fossils, Fungi, and Plants. We'd appreciate you sharing this widely with colleagues and in your broader spheres-of-influence. You can read more about the position: The Illinois Natural History Survey is seeking a *Director* who will provide strategic direction and overall administration for the survey. The Director will also serve in a *Principal Research Scientist* role to administer survey research activities by conceiving, recommending, implementing, directing, and participating in scientific research focused on the selected candidate's area of study while contributing to the overall scientific mission of the Prairie Research Institute. The announcement and application instructions can be found at https://illinois.csod.com/ux/ats/careersite/1/home/requisition/9616?c=illinois . Applications must be submitted *by **6:00 pm on April 30, 2024*, to be considered. We appreciate your support in helping us attract the most qualified applicants. Thanks everyone, Debbie -- - Deborah Paul, Biodiversity Informatics Community Liaison - Species File Group (INHS), University of Illinois -- Biodiversity Information Standards (TDWG) Past Chair 2021-2022 -- Florida State University Courtesy Appointment -- Species File Group and Eventshttps://speciesfilegroup.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From liathappleton at gmail.com Tue Apr 9 13:56:03 2024 From: liathappleton at gmail.com (Liath Appleton) Date: Tue, 9 Apr 2024 12:56:03 -0500 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Survey of public in collections Message-ID: I am forwarding this email on behalf of Megan Ennes from the University of Florida. Direct any questions to megan.ennes at ufl.edu ---Liath Appleton -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hello all, *I am writing to invite you and your collections staff to participate in a brief survey about how museum scientists and staff engage with the public in their collections.* We are interested in learning more about the desires of staff and the feasibility of engaging the public in museum collections and look forward to sharing the results with members of this listserv as a resource for those considering or currently offering collections tours. We are interested in the perspectives of paid staff (rather than volunteers) who work in U.S.-based museums and cultural heritage sites with collections. This includes anthropology/archaeology museums, natural history museums, science/technology museums, and arboretums/botanical gardens with collections. A collection may be defined as a set of material or intangible objects (works, artifacts, specimens, archive documents, testimonies, etc.) which an individual or establishment has assembled, classified, selected, and preserved in a safe setting. *The survey should take about 7-10 minutes to complete. There are no direct benefits to participating, but as mentioned, we do plan to share our findings with this community. * *https://ufl.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6RPTEHruSm45k90 * If you have any questions, feel free to contact me, the Principal Investigator, Dr. Megan Ennes, at megan.ennes at ufl.edu. I am the Assistant Curator of Museum Education and Director of the UF Thompson Earth Systems Institute (TESI) in the Florida Museum of Natural History at the University of Florida. This survey underwent IRB approval and has been deemed exempt. Please feel free to share this with any colleagues who might be interested in participating. 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Wells (1907 - 1994), past President of the PRI Board of Trustees, a long-time geology faculty member at Cornell University, and one of the world's leading authorities on fossil and living corals. PRI houses one of the largest collections of invertebrate fossils in North America, with particular strengths in Cenozoic mollusks from the Western Hemisphere, and marine invertebrates of the northeastern U.S., especially the Devonian of central New York. Applications should include a brief (one-page) description of the research project, a budget justification, and a letter of recommendation. Application deadline is May 3, 2024. Please e-mail your application material or any questions to Dr. Gregory P. Dietl, Curator of Cenozoic Invertebrates at gpd3 at cornell.edu. Leslie L. 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Has anyone worked with a turpentine/alcohol solution before and have advice on how we should approach transitioning to ethanol and/or topping up? The fluid level is extremely low in the vials. Thanks! Emily Emily Braker Vertebrate Collections Manager, Zoology Section University of Colorado Museum of Natural History 265 UCB, Bruce Curtis Building Boulder, CO 80309-0218 Phone: 303-492-8466 http://www.colorado.edu/cumuseum/research-collections/vertebrates -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From simmons.johne at gmail.com Tue Apr 9 20:23:58 2024 From: simmons.johne at gmail.com (John E Simmons) Date: Tue, 9 Apr 2024 20:23:58 -0400 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] turpentine-alcohol solutions In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Emily, Turpentine has two historic uses in fluid collections, as a preservative (usually diluted with alcohol) and as a component of jar seals. Its use goes back quite a ways. In 1664 the proceedings of the Royal Society record that Boyle had used a mixture of spirit of wine (ethyl alcohol) and turpentine to preserve some specimens, and turpentine was one of the fluid preservatives mentioned by Grew in the Royal Society collection at Gresham College [?A young CHICKEN emboweled and put into rectified Oil of Turpentine..." (Grew 1681:58)]. Later, it was often used for anatomical specimens, and in mercury injections. There are three courses of action you could take: 1-Continue to top the container up with the 50:50 mixture of alcohol and turpentine (but my guess is that the concentration of the alcohol used is unknown?) 2-Top up with 70% ethanol. 3-Change the preservative to 70% ethanol. If the specimens have been in the solution for a very long time, my inclination would be to leave them as they are (in the mixture) or, if you don't want to get involved with mixing up a special preservative for these specimens, top up the existing fluid with 70% ethanol. Simon Moore may have other suggestions. --John John E. Simmons Writer and Museum Consultant Museologica *and* Investigador Asociado, Departamento de Ornitologia Museo de Historia Natural, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima On Tue, Apr 9, 2024 at 6:39?PM Emily M. Braker wrote: > Greetings All, > > > > We just surfaced a couple of vials of lemming GI tracts preserved in ?50% > turpentine, 50% alcohol? that were stored in a drawer alongside the > associated skins and skulls in our mammal collection. A database check > reveals that these specimens were originally fluid-preserved, then later > prepared as skins and skulls in 1953, though the GI tracts appear to have > been saved in the original solution. > > > > Has anyone worked with a turpentine/alcohol solution before and have > advice on how we should approach transitioning to ethanol and/or topping > up? The fluid level is extremely low in the vials. > > > > Thanks! > > > > Emily > > > > Emily Braker > > Vertebrate Collections Manager, Zoology Section > > University of Colorado Museum of Natural History > > 265 UCB, Bruce Curtis Building > > Boulder, CO 80309-0218 > > Phone: 303-492-8466 > > http://www.colorado.edu/cumuseum/research-collections/vertebrates > > > _______________________________________________ > Nhcoll-l mailing list > Nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu > https://mailman.yale.edu/mailman/listinfo/nhcoll-l > > _______________________________________________ > NHCOLL-L is brought to you by the Society for the Preservation of > Natural History Collections (SPNHC), an international society whose > mission is to improve the preservation, conservation and management of > natural history collections to ensure their continuing value to > society. 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If the specimens are in good condition, I would go with John?s suggestion of maintaining the 50:50 mix with alcohol but ensure that the alcohol is undiluted or you will get an emulsion if you use 50% alcohol (diluted with water)! However, if your policy is one for ?solely 70% ethanol preservative? then I would still consider using the mixture as I don?t like to change fluids that have been in use for years, provided the specimens are in good condition and it makes a historically interesting feature for the collection. With all good wishes, Simon Simon Moore MIScT, RSci, FLS, ACR Conservator of Natural Sciences and Cutlery Historian. www.natural-history-conservation.com > On 10 Apr 2024, at 01:23, John E Simmons wrote: > > Emily, > Turpentine has two historic uses in fluid collections, as a preservative (usually diluted with alcohol) and as a component of jar seals. Its use goes back quite a ways. In 1664 the proceedings of the Royal Society record that Boyle had used a mixture of spirit of wine (ethyl alcohol) and turpentine to preserve some specimens, and turpentine was one of the fluid preservatives mentioned by Grew in the Royal Society collection at Gresham College [?A young CHICKEN emboweled and put into rectified Oil of Turpentine..." (Grew 1681:58)]. Later, it was often used for anatomical specimens, and in mercury injections. > > There are three courses of action you could take: > 1-Continue to top the container up with the 50:50 mixture of alcohol and turpentine (but my guess is that the concentration of the alcohol used is unknown?) > 2-Top up with 70% ethanol. > 3-Change the preservative to 70% ethanol. > > If the specimens have been in the solution for a very long time, my inclination would be to leave them as they are (in the mixture) or, if you don't want to get involved with mixing up a special preservative for these specimens, top up the existing fluid with 70% ethanol. > > Simon Moore may have other suggestions. > > --John > > John E. Simmons > Writer and Museum Consultant > Museologica > and > Investigador Asociado, Departamento de Ornitologia > Museo de Historia Natural, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima > > > On Tue, Apr 9, 2024 at 6:39?PM Emily M. Braker wrote: > Greetings All, > We just surfaced a couple of vials of lemming GI tracts preserved in ?50% turpentine, 50% alcohol? that were stored in a drawer alongside the associated skins and skulls in our mammal collection. A database check reveals that these specimens were originally fluid-preserved, then later prepared as skins and skulls in 1953, though the GI tracts appear to have been saved in the original solution. > Has anyone worked with a turpentine/alcohol solution before and have advice on how we should approach transitioning to ethanol and/or topping up? The fluid level is extremely low in the vials. > Thanks! > Emily > Emily Braker > Vertebrate Collections Manager, Zoology Section > University of Colorado Museum of Natural History > 265 UCB, Bruce Curtis Building > Boulder, CO 80309-0218 > Phone: 303-492-8466 > http://www.colorado.edu/cumuseum/research-collections/vertebrates > _______________________________________________ > Nhcoll-l mailing list > Nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu > https://mailman.yale.edu/mailman/listinfo/nhcoll-l > > _______________________________________________ > NHCOLL-L is brought to you by the Society for the Preservation of > Natural History Collections (SPNHC), an international society whose > mission is to improve the preservation, conservation and management of > natural history collections to ensure their continuing value to > society. See http://www.spnhc.org for membership information. > Advertising on NH-COLL-L is inappropriate. > _______________________________________________ > Nhcoll-l mailing list > Nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu > https://mailman.yale.edu/mailman/listinfo/nhcoll-l > > _______________________________________________ > NHCOLL-L is brought to you by the Society for the Preservation of > Natural History Collections (SPNHC), an international society whose > mission is to improve the preservation, conservation and management of > natural history collections to ensure their continuing value to > society. See http://www.spnhc.org for membership information. > Advertising on NH-COLL-L is inappropriate. From katharine.corneli at usu.edu Wed Apr 10 18:39:39 2024 From: katharine.corneli at usu.edu (Katy Corneli) Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2024 22:39:39 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Job Posting - Paleontology Lab and Collections Manager In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hello all, Apologies for cross posting. The Prehistoric Museum at USU Eastern is hiring a Paleontology Lab and Collections Manager. See the listing below. Applicants must apply through the USU Careers website at https://careers-usu.icims.com/jobs/7707/paleontology-lab-%26-collections-manager/job. You may reach out to me directly with any questions. Thanks, [Utah State University] Katy Corneli Collections Manager | Conservator USU Eastern Prehistoric Museum 155 East Main Price, UT 84501 Office: (435) 613-5765 Overview Paleontology Lab & Collections Manager: The Prehistoric Museum at Utah State University Eastern invites applications for a permanent, full-time Paleontology Lab and Collections Manager (Curator, Associate). This is a newly created position that will primarily serve as chief fossil preparator and paleontological collections manager. This position integrates all aspects of paleontology, from field, to lab, to collections, in order to provide optimal, long-term care for paleontological specimens and data. As lab manager, the position will supervise preparation projects focused on both recently collected specimens and other fossils during the museum?s 62-year history. As collections manager, the position will serve as caretaker for a growing collection that includes nine holotypes, with more to be named in the coming years. The lab and collections manager will also assist with and lead fieldwork across eastern and southern Utah in some of the richest fossil-bearing rocks on the planet. In all of these areas, the paleontology lab and collections manager is considered an essential part of a collaborative research team, and their contributions described below will be acknowledged with co-authorship in peer-reviewed publications where appropriate. The Prehistoric Museum is located in Price, UT ? the gateway to Utah?s dinosaur country. The museum elucidates the history of life across eastern Utah and the Colorado Plateau, with a focus on its paleontological record and pre-Columbian human history, and educates the public about that history. The Prehistoric Museum currently houses over 8,000 paleontological specimens from across the region and beyond, with a majority of those specimens collected from within two hours of museum itself. The Prehistoric Museum has an active field program across the region, with a particular emphasis on the Mesozoic. Current field, lab, and collections projects include the Triassic Chinle Formation, Lower Cretaceous Cedar Mountain Formation, the marine Upper Cretaceous including the Mancos and Tropic shales, and the terrestrial Upper Cretaceous including the Neslen and North Horn formations, with plans to expand to other rock units in the near future. Responsibilities Preparation Lab Management ? 50%: * Serves as chief preparator, directing day-to-day operations of the fossil preparation lab using best practices of AMMP, SVP and SPNHC. * Oversees fossil preparation projects, including manual prep, chemical prep, screen washing, building archival cradles, etc. Maintains records documenting the preparation process. * Trains and supervises student and volunteer preparators in best practices in fossil preparation. * Maintains and repairs lab equipment; maintains adequate supplies of reagents and other materials. * Ensures a safe workplace for all preparators. Collections Management and Registration ? 30%: * Serves as collections manager for paleontology, responsible for the long-term preservation and physical care of paleontological and geological specimens, in collaboration with the Curator of Paleontology. * Catalogs paleontological specimens as they transition from field, to lab, to collections. * Maintains all data relevant to paleontological specimens in both digital and paper forms where appropriate. * Manages and updates the collections database for paleontology and geology. * Directs occasional collections inventories. * Manages incoming and outgoing loans. * Trains and supervises students and volunteers in collections work. * Collaborates with other collections staff to manage archives relevant to paleontology. Fieldwork ? 15%: * In collaboration with the Curator of Paleontology, coordinates and leads paleontological fieldwork across Utah. * Maintains and repairs field equipment. * Maintains adequate supplies of reagents and other materials relevant to fieldwork, including food for the field crew. * Manages accurate data associated with all paleontological resources encountered and/or collected, including GPS coordinates, quarry maps, etc. * Trains and supervises students and volunteers. Other ? 5%: * Assists Curator of Paleontology in earth science education and outreach, including school group and other exhibits/collections tours. * Conducts independent and collaborative research and presents findings at scientific conferences and other venues. * Occasionally provides support for exhibits installation. * Other duties as assigned. Qualifications Minimum Qualifications: * A bachelor?s degree in geosciences, biology, or museum studies with an emphasis on paleontology. * At least two years of experience in fossil preparation. * At least one year of experience working in museum collections. * Proficiency in collections management software. * Knowledge of and commitment to following best practices in laboratory, collections and field settings. * Excellent written and oral communication skills, attention to detail, critical thinking, and organizational skills. * Ability to lift up to 40 lbs and hike up to ten miles per day in extreme temperatures and terrains. * Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Word. * Experience supervising students and/or volunteers. Preferred Qualifications: * A master?s degree in geosciences, biology, or museum studies with an emphasis on paleontology. * At least four years of experience in fossil preparation. * At least two years of experience working in museum collections. * Proficiency in geographic information systems software. Required Documents Along with the online application, please attach: 1. Resume/CV to be uploaded at the beginning of your application in the Candidate Profile under ?Resume/CV" 2. Portfolio detailing previous preparation and collections projects to be uploaded at the beginning of your application in the Candidate Profile under ?Documents 1-10? 3. Name and contact information for 3 professional references to be entered into Candidate Profile 4. Cover letter to be typed/pasted at the end of your application **Document size may not exceed 10 MB.** Advertised Salary Minimum of $40,000; Commensurate on education and experience, plus excellent benefits ADA The environment and physical requirements may change depending on the specific function of the work each department performs. Incumbents may be in both indoor and outdoor environments. Indoors, in an office space, event space, or public space are protected from weather conditions, but not necessarily from temperature changes. Incumbents may nearly continuously sit and often use repetitive hand motion (such as typing). Outdoors, incumbents may not be protected from weather conditions and may be exposed to extreme heat and extreme cold. Additionally, indoor or outdoor work environments may include being confined or in narrow spaces for periods of time. 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Am 10.04.24 um 09:56 schrieb Simon Moore: > Hi Emily, > > As John suggested, I have worked with turpentine in the William Hunter anatomical collection (c. 1750) in Glasgow some years ago. This was used for preserving transparency specimens, whether mercury injected (as John stated) or for tissue samples that had been injected with a red dye but the turpentine was used as a clearing agent to render the tissues transparent and worked very well. I also happen to prefer the smell of it as opposed to methyl benzoate or many of the other aromatic transparency media. > > If the specimens are in good condition, I would go with John?s suggestion of maintaining the 50:50 mix with alcohol but ensure that the alcohol is undiluted or you will get an emulsion if you use 50% alcohol (diluted with water)! However, if your policy is one for ?solely 70% ethanol preservative? then I would still consider using the mixture as I don?t like to change fluids that have been in use for years, provided the specimens are in good condition and it makes a historically interesting feature for the collection. > > With all good wishes, Simon > > Simon Moore MIScT, RSci, FLS, ACR > Conservator of Natural Sciences and Cutlery Historian. > > www.natural-history-conservation.com > > >> On 10 Apr 2024, at 01:23, John E Simmons wrote: >> >> Emily, >> Turpentine has two historic uses in fluid collections, as a preservative (usually diluted with alcohol) and as a component of jar seals. Its use goes back quite a ways. In 1664 the proceedings of the Royal Society record that Boyle had used a mixture of spirit of wine (ethyl alcohol) and turpentine to preserve some specimens, and turpentine was one of the fluid preservatives mentioned by Grew in the Royal Society collection at Gresham College [?A young CHICKEN emboweled and put into rectified Oil of Turpentine..." (Grew 1681:58)]. Later, it was often used for anatomical specimens, and in mercury injections. >> >> There are three courses of action you could take: >> 1-Continue to top the container up with the 50:50 mixture of alcohol and turpentine (but my guess is that the concentration of the alcohol used is unknown?) >> 2-Top up with 70% ethanol. >> 3-Change the preservative to 70% ethanol. >> >> If the specimens have been in the solution for a very long time, my inclination would be to leave them as they are (in the mixture) or, if you don't want to get involved with mixing up a special preservative for these specimens, top up the existing fluid with 70% ethanol. >> >> Simon Moore may have other suggestions. >> >> --John >> >> John E. Simmons >> Writer and Museum Consultant >> Museologica >> and >> Investigador Asociado, Departamento de Ornitologia >> Museo de Historia Natural, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima >> >> >> On Tue, Apr 9, 2024 at 6:39?PM Emily M. Braker wrote: >> Greetings All, >> We just surfaced a couple of vials of lemming GI tracts preserved in ?50% turpentine, 50% alcohol? that were stored in a drawer alongside the associated skins and skulls in our mammal collection. A database check reveals that these specimens were originally fluid-preserved, then later prepared as skins and skulls in 1953, though the GI tracts appear to have been saved in the original solution. >> Has anyone worked with a turpentine/alcohol solution before and have advice on how we should approach transitioning to ethanol and/or topping up? The fluid level is extremely low in the vials. >> Thanks! >> Emily >> Emily Braker >> Vertebrate Collections Manager, Zoology Section >> University of Colorado Museum of Natural History >> 265 UCB, Bruce Curtis Building >> Boulder, CO 80309-0218 >> Phone: 303-492-8466 >> http://www.colorado.edu/cumuseum/research-collections/vertebrates >> _______________________________________________ >> Nhcoll-l mailing list >> Nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu >> https://mailman.yale.edu/mailman/listinfo/nhcoll-l >> >> _______________________________________________ >> NHCOLL-L is brought to you by the Society for the Preservation of >> Natural History Collections (SPNHC), an international society whose >> mission is to improve the preservation, conservation and management of >> natural history collections to ensure their continuing value to >> society. 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We can get access to cabinets using WAV 60 (Work Assist Vehicle), but removing trays from zoology cabinets to accommodate rearrangement of collections is very awkward and time consuming. I would be interested and grateful to hear of any others who are stacking specimens cabinets more than 2 high and the process around managing collections in these circumstances. Donald F. McAlpine, Ph.D. Head, Department of Natural History Research Curator and Head, Zoology Section New Brunswick Museum 277 Douglas Avenue, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada E2K 1E5 Phone (cell) 506-343-4432 fax 506-643-2360 www.nbm-mnb.ca -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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There is currently a plan > (proposed by architects) to double stack botany and entomology cabinets > (each on a separate shelf) on compactors. Zoology cabinets will be stacked > 4 high, again, on shelves and compactors. I would be interested in hearing > from anyone that is double stacking botany or entomology cabinets and > triple or quadruple stacking zoology cabinets. We can get access to > cabinets using WAV 60 (Work Assist Vehicle), but removing trays from > zoology cabinets to accommodate rearrangement of collections is very > awkward and time consuming. I would be interested and grateful to hear of > any others who are stacking specimens cabinets more than 2 high and the > process around managing collections in these circumstances. > > > > > > Donald F. McAlpine, Ph.D. > > Head, Department of Natural History > > Research Curator and Head, Zoology Section > > New Brunswick Museum > > 277 Douglas Avenue, > > Saint John, New Brunswick, > > Canada E2K 1E5 > > Phone (cell) 506-343-4432 > > fax 506-643-2360 > > www.nbm-mnb.ca > > > _______________________________________________ > Nhcoll-l mailing list > Nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu > https://mailman.yale.edu/mailman/listinfo/nhcoll-l > > _______________________________________________ > NHCOLL-L is brought to you by the Society for the Preservation of > Natural History Collections (SPNHC), an international society whose > mission is to improve the preservation, conservation and management of > natural history collections to ensure their continuing value to > society. See http://www.spnhc.org for membership information. > Advertising on NH-COLL-L is inappropriate. > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Thompson, PhD Mammal Collections Manager & Associate Research Scientist University of Michigan Museum of Zoology 3600 Varsity Drive Ann Arbor, Michigan 48108 Office: (734) 615-2810 Fax: (734) 763-4080 Email: cwthomp at umich.edu Website: codythompson.org *Please click here to support the UMMZ Mammal Division, its collections, and research mission!!!* On Thu, Apr 11, 2024 at 12:58?PM Adam Rountrey wrote: > Our paleo cabinets are triple stacked (highest drawers are at 15.5 ft). > We use a WAV for individual specimens, but for pulling trays, the Big Joe > J1 Joey with the optional oversized work platform (35 x 36 inches) is much > better. I line up the work platform with the glides and slide the tray > onto the platform. > > -Adam > > > > > On Thu, Apr 11, 2024 at 12:45?PM Donald McAlpine < > Donald.McAlpine at nbm-mnb.ca> wrote: > >> The New Brunswick Museum is undergoing a $150 M building expansion that >> will include some new collections space. There is currently a plan >> (proposed by architects) to double stack botany and entomology cabinets >> (each on a separate shelf) on compactors. Zoology cabinets will be stacked >> 4 high, again, on shelves and compactors. I would be interested in hearing >> from anyone that is double stacking botany or entomology cabinets and >> triple or quadruple stacking zoology cabinets. We can get access to >> cabinets using WAV 60 (Work Assist Vehicle), but removing trays from >> zoology cabinets to accommodate rearrangement of collections is very >> awkward and time consuming. I would be interested and grateful to hear of >> any others who are stacking specimens cabinets more than 2 high and the >> process around managing collections in these circumstances. >> >> >> >> >> >> Donald F. 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URL: From sarah.taylor at uconn.edu Thu Apr 11 14:39:04 2024 From: sarah.taylor at uconn.edu (Taylor, Sarah) Date: Thu, 11 Apr 2024 18:39:04 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Seeking information on the multiple stacking of natural history cabinets In-Reply-To: <79c5996e6ed74fd289a85ee309ed3e34@NBMEX01.NBM.local> References: <79c5996e6ed74fd289a85ee309ed3e34@NBMEX01.NBM.local> Message-ID: All our cabinets (botany, paleo, insects, and vertebrates) are double-stacked Delta Designs cabinets. I believe the very highest cubbies/drawers are empty across the collections (we are organized to move up vertically into our empty "expansion" space as needed). I'm not very tall (64" or 1.6m) and I can reach *almost* all the herbarium specimens with a 1-m stepstool. I occasionally use our WAV to access things up high; I think our vertebrates manager uses the WAV the most, because the tray is very handy for fetching multiple specimens rather than going up and down the stepstool for each one. It can maneuver in fairly tight spaces (tight turns) so it fits in our compactor aisles pretty easily after some practice. Cheers, Sarah (sorry I don't have a scale for this photo, but for reference, I can walk along the compactor aisle without ducking when the upper cabinets are open. VERY convenient and I've never conked my head!) [cid:image001.jpg at 01DA8C1D.FFB08670] ----------------------------------------------------------------- Sarah Taylor, PhD Scientific Collections Manager George Safford Torrey Herbarium (CONN) Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology University of Connecticut 75 North Eagleville Road, Unit 3043 Storrs, Connecticut 06269-3043 U.S.A. P: 860.486.1889 F: 860.486.4320 https://biodiversity.uconn.edu/herbarium/ Pronouns: she/her or they/them From: Nhcoll-l On Behalf Of Donald McAlpine Sent: Thursday, April 11, 2024 12:34 PM To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Seeking information on the multiple stacking of natural history cabinets *Message sent from a system outside of UConn.* The New Brunswick Museum is undergoing a $150 M building expansion that will include some new collections space. There is currently a plan (proposed by architects) to double stack botany and entomology cabinets (each on a separate shelf) on compactors. Zoology cabinets will be stacked 4 high, again, on shelves and compactors. I would be interested in hearing from anyone that is double stacking botany or entomology cabinets and triple or quadruple stacking zoology cabinets. We can get access to cabinets using WAV 60 (Work Assist Vehicle), but removing trays from zoology cabinets to accommodate rearrangement of collections is very awkward and time consuming. I would be interested and grateful to hear of any others who are stacking specimens cabinets more than 2 high and the process around managing collections in these circumstances. Donald F. McAlpine, Ph.D. Head, Department of Natural History Research Curator and Head, Zoology Section New Brunswick Museum 277 Douglas Avenue, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada E2K 1E5 Phone (cell) 506-343-4432 fax 506-643-2360 www.nbm-mnb.ca -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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The DemoCamp Team SPNHC/TDWG abstract submission details: https://www.tdwg.org/conferences/2024/call-for-abstracts/ DEMO01 DemoCamp: Live demonstrations of technology for natural history collections and biodiversity data Session Type: Demonstration; Open to abstract submissions Conference Track: General interest Organizers: Jason H. Best, Deborah L. Paul, Erica Krimmel Abstract Digital technology and standards are increasingly critical components of natural history collections. Ongoing efforts to digitize natural history collections and link the resulting information to other realms will eventually culminate in a comprehensive digital record of biodiversity preserved and represented in collections worldwide. This significant expansion of digital collections reach will further cement the important role of technology and standards in the management, analysis, and dissemination of natural history collections specimens and data. Since its debut at SPNHC 2009, DemoCamp has provided a venue for developers, biodiversity informaticians, digitization managers, and collection managers to convene and share innovative approaches for the use of technology to enhance the management and use of natural history collections. Presentations demonstrate the use of software, tools, services, and workflows that enhance capacity, use global standards, and extend the accessibility and quality of information. The format of DemoCamp dictates that presentations must be ?live, without a net? and forbids the use of slideshows. Each presenter is allotted time for demonstrating the technology as well as questions from the audience. This format ensures that only functional technology is presented. 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I would recommend the iGaging Absolute Origin Calipers if you are measuring objects that are not fragile or crushable. They?re nice because you can hook them up to a computer via USB data cable for automated measurement entry. Would LOVE it if there were an accurate fiberglass caliper with a data cable. -Nate -- [The Ohio State University] Nathaniel F. Shoobs Curator of Mollusks College of Arts & Sciences Dept. of Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology Museum of Biological Diversity, 1315 Kinnear Rd, Columbus, OH 43212 614-688-1342 (Office) mbd.osu.edu From: Nhcoll-l on behalf of Elizabeth Wommack Date: Thursday, April 11, 2024 at 11:41?AM To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Digital calipers for museum use Hello everyone, Happy almost Friday everyone. My museum is looking at getting a set of digital calipers for measuring mammal objects (but also hopefully useful or other vertebrate groups). I have digital calipers I use myself for bird banding Hello everyone, Happy almost Friday everyone. My museum is looking at getting a set of digital calipers for measuring mammal objects (but also hopefully useful or other vertebrate groups). I have digital calipers I use myself for bird banding (Fowler brand), but I was wondering if other people had thoughts or opinions on brands and models? I love my digital calipers (they've put up with a lot and gone with me many places), but I will say they are heavy, and I have to be very careful when I use them with small birds and objects. We have a number of manual calipers (SPI Polymid Dial calipers), but we are hoping to get a nice pair of digital calipers for museum use as well. 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 [Image removed by sender.] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Put another way, "higher/max density" approaches such as stacking cabinets higher than before may be favorable - extending the life of the facility and thereby reducing one of the greatest costs of having collections (while also reducing the likelihood a collection becomes relinquished or orphaned). When historical circulation rates of collection objects are studied - often found to be lower than imagined - the choice may become clearer still. (To say nothing of modern digital media that provide remote access to specimen information that formerly required the specimen to be located and retrieved). Pairing the denser arrangement of items with novel technologies and more imaginative workflows can help staff find a happy nexus between specimen access and maximal use of space. Large University libraries and library consortia have long understood this. Best wishes, Rob Robert H. Robins Collection Manager Division of Ichthyology [FLMNH Fishes logo email small] Florida Museum 1659 Museum Rd. Gainesville, FL 32611-7800 Office: (352) 273-1957 rhrobins at flmnh.ufl.edu The UF Fish Collection is moving: https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/fish/ Search the Collection: http://specifyportal.flmnh.ufl.edu/fishes/ Search samples suitable for dna analysis: https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/grr/holdings/ From: Nhcoll-l On Behalf Of Taylor, Sarah Sent: Thursday, April 11, 2024 2:39 PM To: Donald McAlpine ; nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] Seeking information on the multiple stacking of natural history cabinets [External Email] All our cabinets (botany, paleo, insects, and vertebrates) are double-stacked Delta Designs cabinets. I believe the very highest cubbies/drawers are empty across the collections (we are organized to move up vertically into our empty "expansion" space as needed). I'm not very tall (64" or 1.6m) and I can reach *almost* all the herbarium specimens with a 1-m stepstool. I occasionally use our WAV to access things up high; I think our vertebrates manager uses the WAV the most, because the tray is very handy for fetching multiple specimens rather than going up and down the stepstool for each one. It can maneuver in fairly tight spaces (tight turns) so it fits in our compactor aisles pretty easily after some practice. Cheers, Sarah (sorry I don't have a scale for this photo, but for reference, I can walk along the compactor aisle without ducking when the upper cabinets are open. VERY convenient and I've never conked my head!) [cid:image003.jpg at 01DA8C20.3B0757B0] ----------------------------------------------------------------- Sarah Taylor, PhD Scientific Collections Manager George Safford Torrey Herbarium (CONN) Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology University of Connecticut 75 North Eagleville Road, Unit 3043 Storrs, Connecticut 06269-3043 U.S.A. P: 860.486.1889 F: 860.486.4320 https://biodiversity.uconn.edu/herbarium/ Pronouns: she/her or they/them From: Nhcoll-l > On Behalf Of Donald McAlpine Sent: Thursday, April 11, 2024 12:34 PM To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Seeking information on the multiple stacking of natural history cabinets *Message sent from a system outside of UConn.* The New Brunswick Museum is undergoing a $150 M building expansion that will include some new collections space. There is currently a plan (proposed by architects) to double stack botany and entomology cabinets (each on a separate shelf) on compactors. Zoology cabinets will be stacked 4 high, again, on shelves and compactors. I would be interested in hearing from anyone that is double stacking botany or entomology cabinets and triple or quadruple stacking zoology cabinets. We can get access to cabinets using WAV 60 (Work Assist Vehicle), but removing trays from zoology cabinets to accommodate rearrangement of collections is very awkward and time consuming. I would be interested and grateful to hear of any others who are stacking specimens cabinets more than 2 high and the process around managing collections in these circumstances. Donald F. McAlpine, Ph.D. Head, Department of Natural History Research Curator and Head, Zoology Section New Brunswick Museum 277 Douglas Avenue, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada E2K 1E5 Phone (cell) 506-343-4432 fax 506-643-2360 www.nbm-mnb.ca -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image002.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 4940 bytes Desc: image002.jpg URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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We know these specimens share a locality, collector, date of collection, etc. But the specific habitat is different, and taxonomists focusing on either group (crayfish or snails) might write the locality a bit differently, for example, a crayfish biologist might write ?Blue River at?? whereas a terrestrial malacologist might prefer ?Along bank of Blue River at?? to indicate more clearly that the specimens were not found in the river itself. Furthermore, the gear type and method of collecting is different (the crayfish were caught in a seine, but the snails were hand-caught on vegetation.) Would this be one collecting event in your collection, or two? How would you parse the data, and why? (Assume that both the crayfish and snails are in-scope for your collection, of course.) In my personal collecting, I have always treated ?in? and ?out? of the water as different stations even when at the same place, but I don?t want to impose my personal preference on our collection here without seeing what others do. -Nate -- [The Ohio State University] Nathaniel F. Shoobs Curator of Mollusks College of Arts & Sciences Dept. of Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology Museum of Biological Diversity, 1315 Kinnear Rd, Columbus, OH 43212 614-688-1342 (Office) mbd.osu.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Some of the ones I?ve tried haven?t lasted long when exposed to the combination of undergraduates and alcohol-preserved specimens. Best Fishes, --- Brian ____________________________________ Brian Sidlauskas Professor and Curator of Fishes Department of Fisheries, Wildlife and Conservation Sciences Oregon State University 104 Nash Hall Corvallis, OR 97331 Pronouns: he/his/him brian.sidlauskas at oregonstate.edu 541-737-6789 (office) 541-224-3850 (cell) http://ichthyology.oregonstate.edu https://www.facebook.com/brian.sidlauskas https://twitter.com/briansidlauskas [Logo Description automatically generated with medium confidence] From: Nhcoll-l on behalf of "Shoobs, Nate" Date: Thursday, April 11, 2024 at 3:50 PM To: Elizabeth Wommack , "nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu" Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] Digital calipers for museum use Some people who received this message don't often get email from shoobs.1 at osu.edu. Learn why this is important [This email originated from outside of OSU. Use caution with links and attachments.] I use a SPI digiMax 30-440-2, which is a fiberglass digital caliper. It works really well. I have hated every other pair of fiberglass digital calipers I have ever encountered, but I?ve tested this model against a set of iGaging Absolute Origin calipers in the museum and have not found major differences in accuracy, though the iGaging model is more precise (to +-.001, if memory serves, whereas the digimax only goes +-.1). I would recommend the iGaging Absolute Origin Calipers if you are measuring objects that are not fragile or crushable. They?re nice because you can hook them up to a computer via USB data cable for automated measurement entry. Would LOVE it if there were an accurate fiberglass caliper with a data cable. -Nate -- [The Ohio State University] Nathaniel F. Shoobs Curator of Mollusks College of Arts & Sciences Dept. of Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology Museum of Biological Diversity, 1315 Kinnear Rd, Columbus, OH 43212 614-688-1342 (Office) mbd.osu.edu From: Nhcoll-l on behalf of Elizabeth Wommack Date: Thursday, April 11, 2024 at 11:41?AM To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Digital calipers for museum use Hello everyone, Happy almost Friday everyone. My museum is looking at getting a set of digital calipers for measuring mammal objects (but also hopefully useful or other vertebrate groups). I have digital calipers I use myself for bird banding Hello everyone, Happy almost Friday everyone. My museum is looking at getting a set of digital calipers for measuring mammal objects (but also hopefully useful or other vertebrate groups). I have digital calipers I use myself for bird banding (Fowler brand), but I was wondering if other people had thoughts or opinions on brands and models? I love my digital calipers (they've put up with a lot and gone with me many places), but I will say they are heavy, and I have to be very careful when I use them with small birds and objects. We have a number of manual calipers (SPI Polymid Dial calipers), but we are hoping to get a nice pair of digital calipers for museum use as well. 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 [Image removed by sender.] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.png Type: image/png Size: 5863 bytes Desc: image001.png URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image002.png Type: image/png Size: 3609 bytes Desc: image002.png URL: From shoobs.1 at osu.edu Thu Apr 11 20:07:08 2024 From: shoobs.1 at osu.edu (Shoobs, Nate) Date: Fri, 12 Apr 2024 00:07:08 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Digital calipers for museum use In-Reply-To: <19CF390C-9680-4491-A7C9-B3185A81C2CC@oregonstate.edu> References: <19CF390C-9680-4491-A7C9-B3185A81C2CC@oregonstate.edu> Message-ID: The data cable for the iGaging calipers works for any device that can take USB 2.0 input from a keyboard, as I understand it. It basically functions like a keyboard, and doesn?t require any drivers or software in my experience. I have plugged it into visiting researcher?s PC and Mac laptops before with no issues, and we use macOS here in the OSUM Mollusk div. -Nate - Nathaniel F. Shoobs, Curator of Mollusks College of Arts & Sciences Dept. of Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology, The Ohio State University Museum of Biological Diversity 1315 Kinnear Rd, Columbus, OH 43212 614-688-1342 (Office) mbd.osu.edu ________________________________ From: Sidlauskas, Brian Sent: Thursday, April 11, 2024 8:04:39 PM To: Shoobs, Nate ; nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Cc: Elizabeth Wommack Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] Digital calipers for museum use Hi everyone, Follow-up question for Nate (or anyone else). Do the data cables that go with the iGaging Absolute Origin Calipers work with Macs, or only with Windows? And, if they don?t work with the Mac OS, does anyone have recommendations Hi everyone, Follow-up question for Nate (or anyone else). Do the data cables that go with the iGaging Absolute Origin Calipers work with Macs, or only with Windows? And, if they don?t work with the Mac OS, does anyone have recommendations for calipers with a USB digital interface that do work on that platform? (I?ve had frustrations in this realm before, and am wondering if the landscape has changed). And actually, any recommendations for digital calipers with good longevity in wet collections would be helpful as well. Some of the ones I?ve tried haven?t lasted long when exposed to the combination of undergraduates and alcohol-preserved specimens. Best Fishes, --- Brian ____________________________________ Brian Sidlauskas Professor and Curator of Fishes Department of Fisheries, Wildlife and Conservation Sciences Oregon State University 104 Nash Hall Corvallis, OR 97331 Pronouns: he/his/him brian.sidlauskas at oregonstate.edu 541-737-6789 (office) 541-224-3850 (cell) http://ichthyology.oregonstate.edu https://www.facebook.com/brian.sidlauskas https://twitter.com/briansidlauskas [Logo Description automatically generated with medium confidence] From: Nhcoll-l on behalf of "Shoobs, Nate" Date: Thursday, April 11, 2024 at 3:50 PM To: Elizabeth Wommack , "nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu" Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] Digital calipers for museum use Some people who received this message don't often get email from shoobs.1 at osu.edu. Learn why this is important [This email originated from outside of OSU. Use caution with links and attachments.] I use a SPI digiMax 30-440-2, which is a fiberglass digital caliper. It works really well. I have hated every other pair of fiberglass digital calipers I have ever encountered, but I?ve tested this model against a set of iGaging Absolute Origin calipers in the museum and have not found major differences in accuracy, though the iGaging model is more precise (to +-.001, if memory serves, whereas the digimax only goes +-.1). I would recommend the iGaging Absolute Origin Calipers if you are measuring objects that are not fragile or crushable. They?re nice because you can hook them up to a computer via USB data cable for automated measurement entry. Would LOVE it if there were an accurate fiberglass caliper with a data cable. -Nate -- [The Ohio State University] Nathaniel F. Shoobs Curator of Mollusks College of Arts & Sciences Dept. of Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology Museum of Biological Diversity, 1315 Kinnear Rd, Columbus, OH 43212 614-688-1342 (Office) mbd.osu.edu From: Nhcoll-l on behalf of Elizabeth Wommack Date: Thursday, April 11, 2024 at 11:41?AM To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Digital calipers for museum use Hello everyone, Happy almost Friday everyone. My museum is looking at getting a set of digital calipers for measuring mammal objects (but also hopefully useful or other vertebrate groups). I have digital calipers I use myself for bird banding Hello everyone, Happy almost Friday everyone. My museum is looking at getting a set of digital calipers for measuring mammal objects (but also hopefully useful or other vertebrate groups). I have digital calipers I use myself for bird banding (Fowler brand), but I was wondering if other people had thoughts or opinions on brands and models? I love my digital calipers (they've put up with a lot and gone with me many places), but I will say they are heavy, and I have to be very careful when I use them with small birds and objects. We have a number of manual calipers (SPI Polymid Dial calipers), but we are hoping to get a nice pair of digital calipers for museum use as well. 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 [Image removed by sender.] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.png Type: image/png Size: 5863 bytes Desc: image001.png URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image002.png Type: image/png Size: 3609 bytes Desc: image002.png URL: From shoobs.1 at osu.edu Thu Apr 11 20:07:50 2024 From: shoobs.1 at osu.edu (Shoobs, Nate) Date: Fri, 12 Apr 2024 00:07:50 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Digital calipers for museum use In-Reply-To: References: <19CF390C-9680-4491-A7C9-B3185A81C2CC@oregonstate.edu> Message-ID: Oh, and one other thing. The iGaging calipers really struggle if they get wet. Sorry to report! - Nathaniel F. Shoobs, Curator of Mollusks College of Arts & Sciences Dept. of Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology, The Ohio State University Museum of Biological Diversity 1315 Kinnear Rd, Columbus, OH 43212 614-688-1342 (Office) mbd.osu.edu ________________________________ From: Shoobs, Nate Sent: Thursday, April 11, 2024 8:07:08 PM To: Sidlauskas, Brian ; nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Cc: Elizabeth Wommack Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] Digital calipers for museum use The data cable for the iGaging calipers works for any device that can take USB 2.0 input from a keyboard, as I understand it. It basically functions like a keyboard, and doesn?t require any drivers or software in my experience. I have plugged it into visiting researcher?s PC and Mac laptops before with no issues, and we use macOS here in the OSUM Mollusk div. -Nate - Nathaniel F. Shoobs, Curator of Mollusks College of Arts & Sciences Dept. of Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology, The Ohio State University Museum of Biological Diversity 1315 Kinnear Rd, Columbus, OH 43212 614-688-1342 (Office) mbd.osu.edu ________________________________ From: Sidlauskas, Brian Sent: Thursday, April 11, 2024 8:04:39 PM To: Shoobs, Nate ; nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Cc: Elizabeth Wommack Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] Digital calipers for museum use Hi everyone, Follow-up question for Nate (or anyone else). Do the data cables that go with the iGaging Absolute Origin Calipers work with Macs, or only with Windows? And, if they don?t work with the Mac OS, does anyone have recommendations Hi everyone, Follow-up question for Nate (or anyone else). Do the data cables that go with the iGaging Absolute Origin Calipers work with Macs, or only with Windows? And, if they don?t work with the Mac OS, does anyone have recommendations for calipers with a USB digital interface that do work on that platform? (I?ve had frustrations in this realm before, and am wondering if the landscape has changed). And actually, any recommendations for digital calipers with good longevity in wet collections would be helpful as well. Some of the ones I?ve tried haven?t lasted long when exposed to the combination of undergraduates and alcohol-preserved specimens. Best Fishes, --- Brian ____________________________________ Brian Sidlauskas Professor and Curator of Fishes Department of Fisheries, Wildlife and Conservation Sciences Oregon State University 104 Nash Hall Corvallis, OR 97331 Pronouns: he/his/him brian.sidlauskas at oregonstate.edu 541-737-6789 (office) 541-224-3850 (cell) http://ichthyology.oregonstate.edu https://www.facebook.com/brian.sidlauskas https://twitter.com/briansidlauskas [Logo Description automatically generated with medium confidence] From: Nhcoll-l on behalf of "Shoobs, Nate" Date: Thursday, April 11, 2024 at 3:50 PM To: Elizabeth Wommack , "nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu" Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] Digital calipers for museum use Some people who received this message don't often get email from shoobs.1 at osu.edu. Learn why this is important [This email originated from outside of OSU. Use caution with links and attachments.] I use a SPI digiMax 30-440-2, which is a fiberglass digital caliper. It works really well. I have hated every other pair of fiberglass digital calipers I have ever encountered, but I?ve tested this model against a set of iGaging Absolute Origin calipers in the museum and have not found major differences in accuracy, though the iGaging model is more precise (to +-.001, if memory serves, whereas the digimax only goes +-.1). I would recommend the iGaging Absolute Origin Calipers if you are measuring objects that are not fragile or crushable. They?re nice because you can hook them up to a computer via USB data cable for automated measurement entry. Would LOVE it if there were an accurate fiberglass caliper with a data cable. -Nate -- [The Ohio State University] Nathaniel F. Shoobs Curator of Mollusks College of Arts & Sciences Dept. of Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology Museum of Biological Diversity, 1315 Kinnear Rd, Columbus, OH 43212 614-688-1342 (Office) mbd.osu.edu From: Nhcoll-l on behalf of Elizabeth Wommack Date: Thursday, April 11, 2024 at 11:41?AM To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Digital calipers for museum use Hello everyone, Happy almost Friday everyone. My museum is looking at getting a set of digital calipers for measuring mammal objects (but also hopefully useful or other vertebrate groups). I have digital calipers I use myself for bird banding Hello everyone, Happy almost Friday everyone. My museum is looking at getting a set of digital calipers for measuring mammal objects (but also hopefully useful or other vertebrate groups). I have digital calipers I use myself for bird banding (Fowler brand), but I was wondering if other people had thoughts or opinions on brands and models? I love my digital calipers (they've put up with a lot and gone with me many places), but I will say they are heavy, and I have to be very careful when I use them with small birds and objects. We have a number of manual calipers (SPI Polymid Dial calipers), but we are hoping to get a nice pair of digital calipers for museum use as well. 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 [Image removed by sender.] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.png Type: image/png Size: 5863 bytes Desc: image001.png URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image002.png Type: image/png Size: 3609 bytes Desc: image002.png URL: From Brian.Sidlauskas at oregonstate.edu Thu Apr 11 20:14:32 2024 From: Brian.Sidlauskas at oregonstate.edu (Sidlauskas, Brian) Date: Fri, 12 Apr 2024 00:14:32 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] How does your collection handle sites with multiple habitats sampled? Message-ID: Hi Nate, Figured I?d respond to this one, since I?m asking you for more caliper advice. ? This sounds like a case of one locality with two different collecting events. Even when a team is targeting all the same nominal taxon (e.g., just fishes, or just insects, or whatever) I think the differences in collecting method (trap versus seine versus shocker) are relevant when more than one method is used at a site. So, I?d record this as two separate collecting events with different associated data in the collection method field. There might also be differences in fields like depth, start time and end time. I?d probably record the microhabitat details in a free text field (not the locality description). Best Fishes, ---- Brian ____________________________________ Brian Sidlauskas Professor and Curator of Fishes Department of Fisheries, Wildlife and Conservation Sciences Oregon State University 104 Nash Hall Corvallis, OR 97331 Pronouns: he/his/him brian.sidlauskas at oregonstate.edu 541-737-6789 (office) 541-224-3850 (cell) http://ichthyology.oregonstate.edu https://www.facebook.com/brian.sidlauskas https://twitter.com/briansidlauskas [Logo Description automatically generated with medium confidence] From: Nhcoll-l on behalf of "Shoobs, Nate" Date: Thursday, April 11, 2024 at 6:39 PM To: "nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu" Subject: [Nhcoll-l] How does your collection handle sites with multiple habitats sampled? You don't often get email from shoobs.1 at osu.edu. Learn why this is important [This email originated from outside of OSU. Use caution with links and attachments.] Hey all, This one is for those of you who manage ?collecting events? as a separate table or group of tables in a relational database, with a one-to-many relationship to collection objects or specimen lots. I?d like to hear some different perspectives on how your collection would handle the following situation: A jar containing 5 species of 5 species of land snails bears the following collecting data: ?Blue River at Rt. 101 Bridge, 5 mi N of Anywhere, USA. Station BS-2024-100. Crayfish seined from 1-2 ft of water in 1 pass, snails abundant on bank vegetation. B. Smith, 11-April-2024!? We know these specimens share a locality, collector, date of collection, etc. But the specific habitat is different, and taxonomists focusing on either group (crayfish or snails) might write the locality a bit differently, for example, a crayfish biologist might write ?Blue River at?? whereas a terrestrial malacologist might prefer ?Along bank of Blue River at?? to indicate more clearly that the specimens were not found in the river itself. Furthermore, the gear type and method of collecting is different (the crayfish were caught in a seine, but the snails were hand-caught on vegetation.) Would this be one collecting event in your collection, or two? How would you parse the data, and why? (Assume that both the crayfish and snails are in-scope for your collection, of course.) In my personal collecting, I have always treated ?in? and ?out? of the water as different stations even when at the same place, but I don?t want to impose my personal preference on our collection here without seeing what others do. -Nate -- [The Ohio State University] Nathaniel F. Shoobs Curator of Mollusks College of Arts & Sciences Dept. of Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology Museum of Biological Diversity, 1315 Kinnear Rd, Columbus, OH 43212 614-688-1342 (Office) mbd.osu.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.png Type: image/png Size: 5863 bytes Desc: image001.png URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image002.png Type: image/png Size: 3609 bytes Desc: image002.png URL: From Brian.Sidlauskas at oregonstate.edu Thu Apr 11 20:16:31 2024 From: Brian.Sidlauskas at oregonstate.edu (Sidlauskas, Brian) Date: Fri, 12 Apr 2024 00:16:31 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Digital calipers for museum use In-Reply-To: References: <19CF390C-9680-4491-A7C9-B3185A81C2CC@oregonstate.edu> Message-ID: <9ABBF29F-4B5D-48DB-B160-BF2FED5148FB@oregonstate.edu> Thanks! One point in favor, one against. Better than it could be! ---- Brian ____________________________________ Brian Sidlauskas Professor and Curator of Fishes Department of Fisheries, Wildlife and Conservation Sciences Oregon State University 104 Nash Hall Corvallis, OR 97331 Pronouns: he/his/him brian.sidlauskas at oregonstate.edu 541-737-6789 (office) 541-224-3850 (cell) http://ichthyology.oregonstate.edu https://www.facebook.com/brian.sidlauskas https://twitter.com/briansidlauskas [Logo Description automatically generated with medium confidence] From: "Shoobs, Nate" Date: Thursday, April 11, 2024 at 9:08 PM To: Brian - FW Sidlauskas , "nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu" Cc: Elizabeth Wommack Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] Digital calipers for museum use You don't often get email from shoobs.1 at osu.edu. Learn why this is important [This email originated from outside of OSU. Use caution with links and attachments.] Oh, and one other thing. The iGaging calipers really struggle if they get wet. Sorry to report! - Nathaniel F. Shoobs, Curator of Mollusks College of Arts & Sciences Dept. of Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology, The Ohio State University Museum of Biological Diversity 1315 Kinnear Rd, Columbus, OH 43212 614-688-1342 (Office) mbd.osu.edu ________________________________ From: Shoobs, Nate Sent: Thursday, April 11, 2024 8:07:08 PM To: Sidlauskas, Brian ; nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Cc: Elizabeth Wommack Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] Digital calipers for museum use The data cable for the iGaging calipers works for any device that can take USB 2.0 input from a keyboard, as I understand it. It basically functions like a keyboard, and doesn?t require any drivers or software in my experience. I have plugged it into visiting researcher?s PC and Mac laptops before with no issues, and we use macOS here in the OSUM Mollusk div. -Nate - Nathaniel F. Shoobs, Curator of Mollusks College of Arts & Sciences Dept. of Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology, The Ohio State University Museum of Biological Diversity 1315 Kinnear Rd, Columbus, OH 43212 614-688-1342 (Office) mbd.osu.edu ________________________________ From: Sidlauskas, Brian Sent: Thursday, April 11, 2024 8:04:39 PM To: Shoobs, Nate ; nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Cc: Elizabeth Wommack Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] Digital calipers for museum use Hi everyone, Follow-up question for Nate (or anyone else). Do the data cables that go with the iGaging Absolute Origin Calipers work with Macs, or only with Windows? And, if they don?t work with the Mac OS, does anyone have recommendations Hi everyone, Follow-up question for Nate (or anyone else). Do the data cables that go with the iGaging Absolute Origin Calipers work with Macs, or only with Windows? And, if they don?t work with the Mac OS, does anyone have recommendations for calipers with a USB digital interface that do work on that platform? (I?ve had frustrations in this realm before, and am wondering if the landscape has changed). And actually, any recommendations for digital calipers with good longevity in wet collections would be helpful as well. Some of the ones I?ve tried haven?t lasted long when exposed to the combination of undergraduates and alcohol-preserved specimens. Best Fishes, --- Brian ____________________________________ Brian Sidlauskas Professor and Curator of Fishes Department of Fisheries, Wildlife and Conservation Sciences Oregon State University 104 Nash Hall Corvallis, OR 97331 Pronouns: he/his/him brian.sidlauskas at oregonstate.edu 541-737-6789 (office) 541-224-3850 (cell) http://ichthyology.oregonstate.edu https://www.facebook.com/brian.sidlauskas https://twitter.com/briansidlauskas [Logo Description automatically generated with medium confidence] From: Nhcoll-l on behalf of "Shoobs, Nate" Date: Thursday, April 11, 2024 at 3:50 PM To: Elizabeth Wommack , "nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu" Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] Digital calipers for museum use Some people who received this message don't often get email from shoobs.1 at osu.edu. Learn why this is important [This email originated from outside of OSU. Use caution with links and attachments.] I use a SPI digiMax 30-440-2, which is a fiberglass digital caliper. It works really well. I have hated every other pair of fiberglass digital calipers I have ever encountered, but I?ve tested this model against a set of iGaging Absolute Origin calipers in the museum and have not found major differences in accuracy, though the iGaging model is more precise (to +-.001, if memory serves, whereas the digimax only goes +-.1). I would recommend the iGaging Absolute Origin Calipers if you are measuring objects that are not fragile or crushable. They?re nice because you can hook them up to a computer via USB data cable for automated measurement entry. Would LOVE it if there were an accurate fiberglass caliper with a data cable. -Nate -- [The Ohio State University] Nathaniel F. Shoobs Curator of Mollusks College of Arts & Sciences Dept. of Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology Museum of Biological Diversity, 1315 Kinnear Rd, Columbus, OH 43212 614-688-1342 (Office) mbd.osu.edu From: Nhcoll-l on behalf of Elizabeth Wommack Date: Thursday, April 11, 2024 at 11:41?AM To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Digital calipers for museum use Hello everyone, Happy almost Friday everyone. My museum is looking at getting a set of digital calipers for measuring mammal objects (but also hopefully useful or other vertebrate groups). I have digital calipers I use myself for bird banding Hello everyone, Happy almost Friday everyone. My museum is looking at getting a set of digital calipers for measuring mammal objects (but also hopefully useful or other vertebrate groups). I have digital calipers I use myself for bird banding (Fowler brand), but I was wondering if other people had thoughts or opinions on brands and models? I love my digital calipers (they've put up with a lot and gone with me many places), but I will say they are heavy, and I have to be very careful when I use them with small birds and objects. We have a number of manual calipers (SPI Polymid Dial calipers), but we are hoping to get a nice pair of digital calipers for museum use as well. 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 [Image removed by sender.] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.png Type: image/png Size: 5863 bytes Desc: image001.png URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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I'll add both to the list to look at. 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: Shoobs, Nate Sent: Thursday, April 11, 2024 12:49 PM To: Elizabeth Wommack ; nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: Re: Digital calipers for museum use ? This message was sent from a non-UWYO address. Please exercise caution when clicking links or opening attachments from external sources. I use a SPI digiMax 30-440-2, which is a fiberglass digital caliper. It works really well. I have hated every other pair of fiberglass digital calipers I have ever encountered, but I?ve tested this model against a set of iGaging Absolute Origin calipers in the museum and have not found major differences in accuracy, though the iGaging model is more precise (to +-.001, if memory serves, whereas the digimax only goes +-.1). I would recommend the iGaging Absolute Origin Calipers if you are measuring objects that are not fragile or crushable. They?re nice because you can hook them up to a computer via USB data cable for automated measurement entry. Would LOVE it if there were an accurate fiberglass caliper with a data cable. -Nate -- [The Ohio State University] Nathaniel F. Shoobs Curator of Mollusks College of Arts & Sciences Dept. of Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology Museum of Biological Diversity, 1315 Kinnear Rd, Columbus, OH 43212 614-688-1342 (Office) mbd.osu.edu From: Nhcoll-l on behalf of Elizabeth Wommack Date: Thursday, April 11, 2024 at 11:41?AM To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Digital calipers for museum use Hello everyone, Happy almost Friday everyone. My museum is looking at getting a set of digital calipers for measuring mammal objects (but also hopefully useful or other vertebrate groups). I have digital calipers I use myself for bird banding Hello everyone, Happy almost Friday everyone. My museum is looking at getting a set of digital calipers for measuring mammal objects (but also hopefully useful or other vertebrate groups). I have digital calipers I use myself for bird banding (Fowler brand), but I was wondering if other people had thoughts or opinions on brands and models? I love my digital calipers (they've put up with a lot and gone with me many places), but I will say they are heavy, and I have to be very careful when I use them with small birds and objects. We have a number of manual calipers (SPI Polymid Dial calipers), but we are hoping to get a nice pair of digital calipers for museum use as well. 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 [Image removed by sender.] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.png Type: image/png Size: 3608 bytes Desc: image001.png URL: From d.neumann at leibniz-lib.de Fri Apr 12 02:21:27 2024 From: d.neumann at leibniz-lib.de (Dirk Neumann) Date: Fri, 12 Apr 2024 08:21:27 +0200 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] [EXTERN] Re: Digital calipers for museum use In-Reply-To: <9ABBF29F-4B5D-48DB-B160-BF2FED5148FB@oregonstate.edu> References: <19CF390C-9680-4491-A7C9-B3185A81C2CC@oregonstate.edu> <9ABBF29F-4B5D-48DB-B160-BF2FED5148FB@oregonstate.edu> Message-ID: <61c363ac-7fa6-4f32-ad7b-b32d1f218574@leibniz-lib.de> Hi all, we were using Digital Mahr Calipers (link), protection class IP67 (dust and waterproof) with very good results. They offer a wide range of calipers including those for real point-to-point measurements (link) and sizes (standard 150 mm, 300mm and 500 mm - link). Found them always very convenient and easy to use and never had issues even after measuring large fish series. Might be useful. With best wishes Dirk Am 12.04.2024 um 02:16 schrieb Sidlauskas, Brian: Thanks! One point in favor, one against. Better than it could be! ---- Brian ____________________________________ Brian Sidlauskas Professor and Curator of Fishes Department of Fisheries, Wildlife and Conservation Sciences Oregon State University 104 Nash Hall Corvallis, OR 97331 Pronouns: he/his/him brian.sidlauskas at oregonstate.edu 541-737-6789 (office) 541-224-3850 (cell) http://ichthyology.oregonstate.edu https://www.facebook.com/brian.sidlauskas https://twitter.com/briansidlauskas [Logo Description automatically generated with medium confidence] From: "Shoobs, Nate" Date: Thursday, April 11, 2024 at 9:08 PM To: Brian - FW Sidlauskas , "nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu" Cc: Elizabeth Wommack Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] Digital calipers for museum use You don't often get email from shoobs.1 at osu.edu. Learn why this is important [This email originated from outside of OSU. Use caution with links and attachments.] Oh, and one other thing. The iGaging calipers really struggle if they get wet. Sorry to report! - Nathaniel F. Shoobs, Curator of Mollusks College of Arts & Sciences Dept. of Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology, The Ohio State University Museum of Biological Diversity 1315 Kinnear Rd, Columbus, OH 43212 614-688-1342 (Office) mbd.osu.edu ________________________________ From: Shoobs, Nate Sent: Thursday, April 11, 2024 8:07:08 PM To: Sidlauskas, Brian ; nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Cc: Elizabeth Wommack Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] Digital calipers for museum use The data cable for the iGaging calipers works for any device that can take USB 2.0 input from a keyboard, as I understand it. It basically functions like a keyboard, and doesn?t require any drivers or software in my experience. I have plugged it into visiting researcher?s PC and Mac laptops before with no issues, and we use macOS here in the OSUM Mollusk div. -Nate - Nathaniel F. Shoobs, Curator of Mollusks College of Arts & Sciences Dept. of Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology, The Ohio State University Museum of Biological Diversity 1315 Kinnear Rd, Columbus, OH 43212 614-688-1342 (Office) mbd.osu.edu ________________________________ From: Sidlauskas, Brian Sent: Thursday, April 11, 2024 8:04:39 PM To: Shoobs, Nate ; nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Cc: Elizabeth Wommack Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] Digital calipers for museum use Hi everyone, Follow-up question for Nate (or anyone else). Do the data cables that go with the iGaging Absolute Origin Calipers work with Macs, or only with Windows? And, if they don?t work with the Mac OS, does anyone have recommendations Hi everyone, Follow-up question for Nate (or anyone else). Do the data cables that go with the iGaging Absolute Origin Calipers work with Macs, or only with Windows? And, if they don?t work with the Mac OS, does anyone have recommendations for calipers with a USB digital interface that do work on that platform? (I?ve had frustrations in this realm before, and am wondering if the landscape has changed). And actually, any recommendations for digital calipers with good longevity in wet collections would be helpful as well. Some of the ones I?ve tried haven?t lasted long when exposed to the combination of undergraduates and alcohol-preserved specimens. Best Fishes, --- Brian ____________________________________ Brian Sidlauskas Professor and Curator of Fishes Department of Fisheries, Wildlife and Conservation Sciences Oregon State University 104 Nash Hall Corvallis, OR 97331 Pronouns: he/his/him brian.sidlauskas at oregonstate.edu 541-737-6789 (office) 541-224-3850 (cell) http://ichthyology.oregonstate.edu https://www.facebook.com/brian.sidlauskas https://twitter.com/briansidlauskas [Logo Description automatically generated with medium confidence] From: Nhcoll-l on behalf of "Shoobs, Nate" Date: Thursday, April 11, 2024 at 3:50 PM To: Elizabeth Wommack , "nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu" Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] Digital calipers for museum use Some people who received this message don't often get email from shoobs.1 at osu.edu. Learn why this is important [This email originated from outside of OSU. Use caution with links and attachments.] I use a SPI digiMax 30-440-2, which is a fiberglass digital caliper. It works really well. I have hated every other pair of fiberglass digital calipers I have ever encountered, but I?ve tested this model against a set of iGaging Absolute Origin calipers in the museum and have not found major differences in accuracy, though the iGaging model is more precise (to +-.001, if memory serves, whereas the digimax only goes +-.1). I would recommend the iGaging Absolute Origin Calipers if you are measuring objects that are not fragile or crushable. They?re nice because you can hook them up to a computer via USB data cable for automated measurement entry. Would LOVE it if there were an accurate fiberglass caliper with a data cable. -Nate -- [The Ohio State University] Nathaniel F. Shoobs Curator of Mollusks College of Arts & Sciences Dept. of Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology Museum of Biological Diversity, 1315 Kinnear Rd, Columbus, OH 43212 614-688-1342 (Office) mbd.osu.edu From: Nhcoll-l on behalf of Elizabeth Wommack Date: Thursday, April 11, 2024 at 11:41?AM To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Digital calipers for museum use Hello everyone, Happy almost Friday everyone. My museum is looking at getting a set of digital calipers for measuring mammal objects (but also hopefully useful or other vertebrate groups). I have digital calipers I use myself for bird banding Hello everyone, Happy almost Friday everyone. My museum is looking at getting a set of digital calipers for measuring mammal objects (but also hopefully useful or other vertebrate groups). I have digital calipers I use myself for bird banding (Fowler brand), but I was wondering if other people had thoughts or opinions on brands and models? I love my digital calipers (they've put up with a lot and gone with me many places), but I will say they are heavy, and I have to be very careful when I use them with small birds and objects. We have a number of manual calipers (SPI Polymid Dial calipers), but we are hoping to get a nice pair of digital calipers for museum use as well. 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 [Image removed by sender.] _______________________________________________ Nhcoll-l mailing list Nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu https://mailman.yale.edu/mailman/listinfo/nhcoll-l _______________________________________________ NHCOLL-L is brought to you by the Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections (SPNHC), an international society whose mission is to improve the preservation, conservation and management of natural history collections to ensure their continuing value to society. See http://www.spnhc.org for membership information. 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In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <6a5dab1e2e2149bf86728f23d7662c36@snm.ku.dk> Hi Nate, I agree with Brian (and yourself apparently). In our setup collecting gear is part of the event record as is a field for ?Fresh water/Marine/Terrestrial?. These only give meaning when two events are recorded. Cheers Tom Tom Schi?tte Collection manager, Echinodermata & Mollusca Natural History Museum of Denmark (Zoology) Universitetsparken 15 DK 2100 Copenhagen OE +45 35 32 10 48 TSchioette at snm.ku.dk From: Nhcoll-l On Behalf Of Sidlauskas, Brian Sent: 12. april 2024 02:15 To: Shoobs, Nate ; nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] How does your collection handle sites with multiple habitats sampled? You don't often get email from brian.sidlauskas at oregonstate.edu. Learn why this is important Hi Nate, Figured I?d respond to this one, since I?m asking you for more caliper advice. ? This sounds like a case of one locality with two different collecting events. Even when a team is targeting all the same nominal taxon (e.g., just fishes, or just insects, or whatever) I think the differences in collecting method (trap versus seine versus shocker) are relevant when more than one method is used at a site. So, I?d record this as two separate collecting events with different associated data in the collection method field. There might also be differences in fields like depth, start time and end time. I?d probably record the microhabitat details in a free text field (not the locality description). Best Fishes, ---- Brian ____________________________________ Brian Sidlauskas Professor and Curator of Fishes Department of Fisheries, Wildlife and Conservation Sciences Oregon State University 104 Nash Hall Corvallis, OR 97331 Pronouns: he/his/him brian.sidlauskas at oregonstate.edu 541-737-6789 (office) 541-224-3850 (cell) http://ichthyology.oregonstate.edu/ https://www.facebook.com/brian.sidlauskas https://twitter.com/briansidlauskas [Logo Description automatically generated with medium confidence] From: Nhcoll-l > on behalf of "Shoobs, Nate" > Date: Thursday, April 11, 2024 at 6:39 PM To: "nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu" > Subject: [Nhcoll-l] How does your collection handle sites with multiple habitats sampled? You don't often get email from shoobs.1 at osu.edu. Learn why this is important [This email originated from outside of OSU. Use caution with links and attachments.] Hey all, This one is for those of you who manage ?collecting events? as a separate table or group of tables in a relational database, with a one-to-many relationship to collection objects or specimen lots. I?d like to hear some different perspectives on how your collection would handle the following situation: A jar containing 5 species of 5 species of land snails bears the following collecting data: ?Blue River at Rt. 101 Bridge, 5 mi N of Anywhere, USA. Station BS-2024-100. Crayfish seined from 1-2 ft of water in 1 pass, snails abundant on bank vegetation. B. Smith, 11-April-2024!? We know these specimens share a locality, collector, date of collection, etc. But the specific habitat is different, and taxonomists focusing on either group (crayfish or snails) might write the locality a bit differently, for example, a crayfish biologist might write ?Blue River at?? whereas a terrestrial malacologist might prefer ?Along bank of Blue River at?? to indicate more clearly that the specimens were not found in the river itself. Furthermore, the gear type and method of collecting is different (the crayfish were caught in a seine, but the snails were hand-caught on vegetation.) Would this be one collecting event in your collection, or two? How would you parse the data, and why? (Assume that both the crayfish and snails are in-scope for your collection, of course.) In my personal collecting, I have always treated ?in? and ?out? of the water as different stations even when at the same place, but I don?t want to impose my personal preference on our collection here without seeing what others do. -Nate -- [The Ohio State University] Nathaniel F. Shoobs Curator of Mollusks College of Arts & Sciences Dept. of Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology Museum of Biological Diversity, 1315 Kinnear Rd, Columbus, OH 43212 614-688-1342 (Office) mbd.osu.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.png Type: image/png Size: 5863 bytes Desc: image001.png URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Andy A : A : A : }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> V V V Andy Bentley Ichthyology Collection Manager University of Kansas Biodiversity Institute Dyche Hall 1345 Jayhawk Boulevard Lawrence, KS, 66045-7561 USA Tel: (785) 864-3863 Fax: (785) 864-5335 Email: abentley at ku.edu ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3093-1258 http://ichthyology.biodiversity.ku.edu A : A : A : }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> V V V From: Nhcoll-l On Behalf Of Bernhard Leopold Bock Sent: Tuesday, April 16, 2024 6:15 AM To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Cabinet for Fluid/Types Dear All, we are looking for a cabinet for types preserved in ethanol. the Cabinet must be able to carry a certain weight per shelf (50kg) and should be lockable. we are planning an extra drip tray in each shelf so that other material is spared in the event of a possible accident and not everything flows down, over each object, into a drip tray. The Cabinet doesnt need to have air sunction. Could those who have also stored the types in an extra cabinet show what was purchased for them? Thanks in Advance, best regards Bernd Bernhard Bock Friedrich-Schiller-Universit?t Jena Institut f?r Zoologie und Evolutionsforschung mit Phyletischem Museum, Ernst-Haeckel-Haus und Biologiedidaktik Erbertstr. 1 07743 Jena Tel.: 03641/949 186 bernhard-leopold.bock at uni-jena.de https://twitter.com/leohockbarpold [cid:image001.png at 01DA8FDC.BB8DF230] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Working with curators and collections managers, this full-time, TEAMS exempt staff position will contribute to the FM?s NAGPRA program by inventorying the NAGPRA bioarchaeology collections, identifying human remains in other collections, assisting with inventories and summaries of cultural belongings, and facilitating NAGPRA communications. This staff member will collaborate closely with appropriate FM Natural History Department curators and collections managers and report to the Natural History Department Chair. With this position we seek to strengthen the FM?s efforts to fulfill our NAGPRA legal and ethical obligations. For more information, go to this link,https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/nhdept/nagpra-bioarchaeologist-and-coordinator/ Elise LeCompte ========================================= Elise V. 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Does anyone out there use an electric pump for 55 gallon drums? I see many options online on amazon etc, but a lot of them have poor reviews. Our ethanol storage room has outlets, so it doesn?t need to be battery operated. Best, Nate -- [The Ohio State University] Nathaniel F. Shoobs Curator of Mollusks College of Arts & Sciences Dept. of Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology Museum of Biological Diversity, 1315 Kinnear Rd, Columbus, OH 43212 614-688-1342 (Office) mbd.osu.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Some key topics of broad(er) interest to many: * Managing Natural History Collections in TaxonWorks: Perspectives, Tips, and Highlights of New Digitization Workflows. * Our New and Experienced TaxonWorks Adopters Share Their Experiences * From Plazi to TaxonWorks * Growing Taxonomic Communities * Your TaxonWorks Adventure Begins (Demos and Tours) * A (Biodiversity) Data Quality Round Table Conversation * Vision: Integrating the TaxonWorks Experience Into a Taxonomy Course * Everyone Can Develop: contributing to and using community-centric open-source endeavours Some activities will be highly-guided, some information style, and some unconference style. Zoom space may be limited, please don't wait! Questions welcome. Please see agenda for details and to register. 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I think if you used them with types you'd want to be careful (with signage etc) to make sure the doors are held open and closed gently and not allowed to slam, to minimise possible impact on specimens. But I haven't used any like that for some time, so maybe they're more user friendly these days? Cheers, Tonya From: Nhcoll-l On Behalf Of Bentley, Andrew Charles Sent: Wednesday, April 17, 2024 12:02 AM To: Bernhard Leopold Bock ; nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] Cabinet for Fluid/Types Bernhard We have employed these in various parts of our collection like our teaching collection - https://www.uline.com/BL_3911/Flammable-Storage-Cabinets. They should be ubiquitously available from safety stores. Andy A : A : A : }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> V V V Andy Bentley Ichthyology Collection Manager University of Kansas Biodiversity Institute Dyche Hall 1345 Jayhawk Boulevard Lawrence, KS, 66045-7561 USA Tel: (785) 864-3863 Fax: (785) 864-5335 Email: abentley at ku.edu ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3093-1258 http://ichthyology.biodiversity.ku.edu A : A : A : }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> V V V From: Nhcoll-l > On Behalf Of Bernhard Leopold Bock Sent: Tuesday, April 16, 2024 6:15 AM To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Cabinet for Fluid/Types Dear All, we are looking for a cabinet for types preserved in ethanol. the Cabinet must be able to carry a certain weight per shelf (50kg) and should be lockable. we are planning an extra drip tray in each shelf so that other material is spared in the event of a possible accident and not everything flows down, over each object, into a drip tray. The Cabinet doesnt need to have air sunction. Could those who have also stored the types in an extra cabinet show what was purchased for them? Thanks in Advance, best regards Bernd Bernhard Bock Friedrich-Schiller-Universit?t Jena Institut f?r Zoologie und Evolutionsforschung mit Phyletischem Museum, Ernst-Haeckel-Haus und Biologiedidaktik Erbertstr. 1 07743 Jena Tel.: 03641/949 186 bernhard-leopold.bock at uni-jena.de https://twitter.com/leohockbarpold [cid:image001.png at 01DA90AB.1A77FF10] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Thank you very much in advance! -- ******************************** Sergio Montagud Alario Museu [UV] Hist?ria Natural Universitat de Val?ncia e-mail: sergio.montagud at uv.es ******************************** -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ges at umich.edu Wed Apr 17 08:45:48 2024 From: ges at umich.edu (Gregory Schneider) Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2024 08:45:48 -0400 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Electric 55 Gallon Drum Pumps? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: We use a rotary pump with grounding wires. What does your fire marshall suggest? Greg Schneider Division of Reptiles and Amphibians Museum of Zoology Research Museums Center 3600 Varsity Drive University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Michigan 48108 734 647 1927 ges at umich.edu [image: Description: Description: logocolor] www.ummz.lsa.umich.edu/rep_amph/index.html On Tue, Apr 16, 2024 at 3:42?PM Shoobs, Nate wrote: > Hi all, > > We buy our ethanol in 55 gallon drums at 95% concentration, which we then > dilute down to 70~75% in smaller carboys. To transfer the ethanol we have > thus far just been using a manual siphon pump, but are not totally > satisfied with it. > > > > The issue is that as we get below 25 gallons remaining, it becomes > difficult for students to do the pumping (as the level in the drum > approaches the level of the fill line in the carboys). Most of my students > are not strong enough to lift the drums at ? to ? full, so usually, I have > to assist them when mixing the latter half of every drum. This is a huge > time suck, so I?m looking for a better alternative. > > > > *Does anyone out there use an electric pump for 55 gallon drums?* I see > many options online on amazon etc, but a lot of them have poor reviews. Our > ethanol storage room has outlets, so it doesn?t need to be battery > operated. > > > > Best, > > Nate > > -- > > [image: The Ohio State University] > *Nathaniel F. Shoobs* > Curator of Mollusks > College of Arts & Sciences Dept. of Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal > Biology > Museum of Biological Diversity, 1315 Kinnear Rd, Columbus, OH 43212 > 614-688-1342 (Office) > mbd.osu.edu > _______________________________________________ > 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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Lisa 3. Marge 4. Marge 5. Lisa 6. Homer ....and so on. If requested materials are really only ever retrieved by the Curator...probably there should be some time between searches. Not sure how you factor that. Just a broad outline, that would no doubt benefit from edit/revision by the group/those with more experimental design/statistics chops than me (likely to be 99 percent of this community). Best wishes, Rob Robert H. Robins Collection Manager Division of Ichthyology [FLMNH Fishes logo email small] Florida Museum 1659 Museum Rd. Gainesville, FL 32611-7800 Office: (352) 273-1957 rhrobins at flmnh.ufl.edu The UF Fish Collection is moving: https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/fish/ Search the Collection: http://specifyportal.flmnh.ufl.edu/fishes/ Search samples suitable for dna analysis: https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/grr/holdings/ ________________________________ From: Nhcoll-l on behalf of Sergio Montagud Sent: Wednesday, April 17, 2024 7:34 AM To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Effort and time consumption by the curator [External Email] Hello everyone, We need to calculate the time and effort spent by a curator to perform a given task. In our case, it would involve searching for a specimen in the collection, starting from the moment the query is answered, conducting a database search, accessing the collection, locating the specimen, the curator returning to their workplace, and finally, providing an answer to the initial question. 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April 2024 01:39 An: Bentley, Andrew Charles; Bernhard Leopold Bock; nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Betreff: RE: [Nhcoll-l] Cabinet for Fluid/Types Hi Bernhard, ? This isn?t really a suggestion, just a caution when using - I have used those that Andy suggested before, and I found them awkward in that the doors (at least used to) won?t hang open, and like to slam shut. I think if you used them with types you?d want to be careful (with signage etc) to make sure the doors are held open and closed gently and not allowed to slam, to minimise possible impact on specimens. But I haven?t used any like that for some time, so maybe they?re more user friendly these days? ? Cheers, ? Tonya ? From: Nhcoll-l On Behalf Of Bentley, Andrew Charles Sent: Wednesday, April 17, 2024 12:02 AM To: Bernhard Leopold Bock ; nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] Cabinet for Fluid/Types ? Bernhard ? We have employed these in various parts of our collection like our teaching collection - https://www.uline.com/BL_3911/Flammable-Storage-Cabinets. ? They should be ubiquitously available from safety stores. ? Andy ? ? A? :???????????? A? :???????????? A? : ?}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> ??? V??????????????? V??????????????? V Andy Bentley Ichthyology Collection Manager University of Kansas Biodiversity Institute Dyche Hall 1345 Jayhawk Boulevard Lawrence, KS, 66045-7561 USA Tel:?(785) 864-3863 Fax:?(785) 864-5335? Email:?abentley at ku.edu?? ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3093-1258 http://ichthyology.biodiversity.ku.edu ? ? A? :???????????? A? :???????????? A? : ?}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> ??? V??????????????? V??????????????? V ? From: Nhcoll-l On Behalf Of Bernhard Leopold Bock Sent: Tuesday, April 16, 2024 6:15 AM To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Cabinet for Fluid/Types ? Dear All, ? we are looking for a cabinet for types preserved in ethanol. the Cabinet must be able to carry a certain weight per shelf (50kg) and should be lockable. we are planning an extra drip tray in each shelf so that other material is spared in the event of a possible accident and not everything flows down, over each object, into a drip tray. The Cabinet doesnt need to have air sunction. Could those who have also stored the types in an extra cabinet show what was purchased for them? ? Thanks in Advance, best regards Bernd ? ? Bernhard?Bock Friedrich-Schiller-Universit?t Jena Institut f?r Zoologie und Evolutionsforschung mit Phyletischem Museum, Ernst-Haeckel-Haus und Biologiedidaktik Erbertstr. 1 07743 Jena ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?? Tel.: 03641/949 186 bernhard-leopold.bock at uni-jena.de https://twitter.com/leohockbarpold ? ? ? ? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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We have been using one of these for some time and, although manual, it does a great job and gets right down to the last dregs. https://www.uline.com/BL_2095/FM-Approved-Rotary-Drum-Pump They do also have electric drum pumps at Uline but I would check to ensure compatibility with 95% ethanol https://www.uline.com/BL_769/Electric-Drum-Pumps Andy A : A : A : }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> V V V Andy Bentley Ichthyology Collection Manager University of Kansas Biodiversity Institute Dyche Hall 1345 Jayhawk Boulevard Lawrence, KS, 66045-7561 USA Tel: (785) 864-3863 Fax: (785) 864-5335 Email: abentley at ku.edu ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3093-1258 http://ichthyology.biodiversity.ku.edu A : A : A : }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> V V V From: Nhcoll-l On Behalf Of Shoobs, Nate Sent: Tuesday, April 16, 2024 2:42 PM To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Electric 55 Gallon Drum Pumps? Hi all, We buy our ethanol in 55 gallon drums at 95% concentration, which we then dilute down to 70~75% in smaller carboys. To transfer the ethanol we have thus far just been using a manual siphon pump, but are not totally satisfied with it. The issue is that as we get below 25 gallons remaining, it becomes difficult for students to do the pumping (as the level in the drum approaches the level of the fill line in the carboys). Most of my students are not strong enough to lift the drums at ? to ? full, so usually, I have to assist them when mixing the latter half of every drum. This is a huge time suck, so I'm looking for a better alternative. Does anyone out there use an electric pump for 55 gallon drums? I see many options online on amazon etc, but a lot of them have poor reviews. Our ethanol storage room has outlets, so it doesn't need to be battery operated. Best, Nate -- [The Ohio State University] Nathaniel F. Shoobs Curator of Mollusks College of Arts & Sciences Dept. of Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology Museum of Biological Diversity, 1315 Kinnear Rd, Columbus, OH 43212 614-688-1342 (Office) mbd.osu.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.png Type: image/png Size: 3608 bytes Desc: image001.png URL: From abentley at ku.edu Wed Apr 17 18:06:36 2024 From: abentley at ku.edu (Bentley, Andrew Charles) Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2024 22:06:36 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Electric 55 Gallon Drum Pumps? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Although now that I say that I just came across this that may work: https://www.zoro.com/tera-pump-ethanolmethanolbrake-cleaner-drum-pump-tredrume-ch/i/G403536219/ Andy A : A : A : }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> V V V Andy Bentley Ichthyology Collection Manager University of Kansas Biodiversity Institute Dyche Hall 1345 Jayhawk Boulevard Lawrence, KS, 66045-7561 USA Tel: (785) 864-3863 Fax: (785) 864-5335 Email: abentley at ku.edu ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3093-1258 http://ichthyology.biodiversity.ku.edu A : A : A : }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> V V V From: Bentley, Andrew Charles Sent: Wednesday, April 17, 2024 5:04 PM To: Shoobs, Nate ; nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: RE: Electric 55 Gallon Drum Pumps? Nate There are very few electric drum pumps that are rated for flammable materials for obvious reasons (electricity and flames don't mix). In order to make them flammable proof they are made a lot more expensive and so we have never gone that route. We have been using one of these for some time and, although manual, it does a great job and gets right down to the last dregs. https://www.uline.com/BL_2095/FM-Approved-Rotary-Drum-Pump They do also have electric drum pumps at Uline but I would check to ensure compatibility with 95% ethanol https://www.uline.com/BL_769/Electric-Drum-Pumps Andy A : A : A : }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> V V V Andy Bentley Ichthyology Collection Manager University of Kansas Biodiversity Institute Dyche Hall 1345 Jayhawk Boulevard Lawrence, KS, 66045-7561 USA Tel: (785) 864-3863 Fax: (785) 864-5335 Email: abentley at ku.edu ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3093-1258 http://ichthyology.biodiversity.ku.edu A : A : A : }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> V V V From: Nhcoll-l > On Behalf Of Shoobs, Nate Sent: Tuesday, April 16, 2024 2:42 PM To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Electric 55 Gallon Drum Pumps? Hi all, We buy our ethanol in 55 gallon drums at 95% concentration, which we then dilute down to 70~75% in smaller carboys. To transfer the ethanol we have thus far just been using a manual siphon pump, but are not totally satisfied with it. The issue is that as we get below 25 gallons remaining, it becomes difficult for students to do the pumping (as the level in the drum approaches the level of the fill line in the carboys). Most of my students are not strong enough to lift the drums at ? to ? full, so usually, I have to assist them when mixing the latter half of every drum. This is a huge time suck, so I'm looking for a better alternative. Does anyone out there use an electric pump for 55 gallon drums? I see many options online on amazon etc, but a lot of them have poor reviews. Our ethanol storage room has outlets, so it doesn't need to be battery operated. Best, Nate -- [The Ohio State University] Nathaniel F. Shoobs Curator of Mollusks College of Arts & Sciences Dept. of Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology Museum of Biological Diversity, 1315 Kinnear Rd, Columbus, OH 43212 614-688-1342 (Office) mbd.osu.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.png Type: image/png Size: 3608 bytes Desc: image001.png URL: From shoobs.1 at osu.edu Thu Apr 18 10:40:29 2024 From: shoobs.1 at osu.edu (Shoobs, Nate) Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2024 14:40:29 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Electric 55 Gallon Drum Pumps? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hey all, 4 people responded to me sending links to rotary drum pumps, and 3 responded with links to electric pumps. The people using electric pumps have been using them for a while, and with no reported issues. Same with the rotary pumps. All of the electric pumps linked were at least nominally designed to pump ?fuel? and/or ethanol. While I do try to be more careful with 95%, I doubt that the electric pumps designed to pump gasoline are a significant risk over a manual pump that might generate sparks via static electricity or heat via friction. I don?t think our fire marshal would care either way (Columbus fire code, or at least its enforcement, is pretty lax). I think I will try a rotary pump because they?re cheaper and probably longer-lasting because of their simple mechanism. Thanks everyone! -Nate -- [The Ohio State University] Nathaniel F. Shoobs Curator of Mollusks College of Arts & Sciences Dept. of Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology Museum of Biological Diversity, 1315 Kinnear Rd, Columbus, OH 43212 614-688-1342 (Office) mbd.osu.edu From: Bentley, Andrew Charles Date: Wednesday, April 17, 2024 at 6:06?PM To: Shoobs, Nate , nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: RE: Electric 55 Gallon Drum Pumps? Although now that I say that I just came across this that may work: https:?//www.?zoro.?com/tera-pump-ethanolmethanolbrake-cleaner-drum-pump-tredrume-ch/i/G403536219/ Andy A : A : A : }<(((_?>.?,.?,.?,.?}<(((_?>.?,.?,.?,.?}<)))_?> V Although now that I say that I just came across this that may work: https://www.zoro.com/tera-pump-ethanolmethanolbrake-cleaner-drum-pump-tredrume-ch/i/G403536219/ Andy A : A : A : }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> V V V Andy Bentley Ichthyology Collection Manager University of Kansas Biodiversity Institute Dyche Hall 1345 Jayhawk Boulevard Lawrence, KS, 66045-7561 USA Tel: (785) 864-3863 Fax: (785) 864-5335 Email: abentley at ku.edu ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3093-1258 http://ichthyology.biodiversity.ku.edu A : A : A : }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> V V V From: Bentley, Andrew Charles Sent: Wednesday, April 17, 2024 5:04 PM To: Shoobs, Nate ; nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: RE: Electric 55 Gallon Drum Pumps? Nate There are very few electric drum pumps that are rated for flammable materials for obvious reasons (electricity and flames don?t mix). In order to make them flammable proof they are made a lot more expensive and so we have never gone that route. We have been using one of these for some time and, although manual, it does a great job and gets right down to the last dregs. https://www.uline.com/BL_2095/FM-Approved-Rotary-Drum-Pump They do also have electric drum pumps at Uline but I would check to ensure compatibility with 95% ethanol https://www.uline.com/BL_769/Electric-Drum-Pumps Andy A : A : A : }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> V V V Andy Bentley Ichthyology Collection Manager University of Kansas Biodiversity Institute Dyche Hall 1345 Jayhawk Boulevard Lawrence, KS, 66045-7561 USA Tel: (785) 864-3863 Fax: (785) 864-5335 Email: abentley at ku.edu ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3093-1258 http://ichthyology.biodiversity.ku.edu A : A : A : }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> V V V From: Nhcoll-l > On Behalf Of Shoobs, Nate Sent: Tuesday, April 16, 2024 2:42 PM To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Electric 55 Gallon Drum Pumps? Hi all, We buy our ethanol in 55 gallon drums at 95% concentration, which we then dilute down to 70~75% in smaller carboys. To transfer the ethanol we have thus far just been using a manual siphon pump, but are not totally satisfied with it. The issue is that as we get below 25 gallons remaining, it becomes difficult for students to do the pumping (as the level in the drum approaches the level of the fill line in the carboys). Most of my students are not strong enough to lift the drums at ? to ? full, so usually, I have to assist them when mixing the latter half of every drum. This is a huge time suck, so I?m looking for a better alternative. Does anyone out there use an electric pump for 55 gallon drums? I see many options online on amazon etc, but a lot of them have poor reviews. Our ethanol storage room has outlets, so it doesn?t need to be battery operated. Best, Nate -- [The Ohio State University] Nathaniel F. Shoobs Curator of Mollusks College of Arts & Sciences Dept. of Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology Museum of Biological Diversity, 1315 Kinnear Rd, Columbus, OH 43212 614-688-1342 (Office) mbd.osu.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image002.png Type: image/png Size: 3608 bytes Desc: image002.png URL: From ges at umich.edu Thu Apr 18 10:47:48 2024 From: ges at umich.edu (Gregory Schneider) Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2024 10:47:48 -0400 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Electric 55 Gallon Drum Pumps? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: I bought this one from Grainger: [image: image.png] Greg Schneider Division of Reptiles and Amphibians Museum of Zoology Research Museums Center 3600 Varsity Drive University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Michigan 48108 734 647 1927 ges at umich.edu [image: Description: Description: logocolor] www.ummz.lsa.umich.edu/rep_amph/index.html On Thu, Apr 18, 2024 at 10:40?AM Shoobs, Nate wrote: > Hey all, > > 4 people responded to me sending links to rotary drum pumps, and 3 > responded with links to electric pumps. The people using electric pumps > have been using them for a while, and with no reported issues. Same with > the rotary pumps. > > > > All of the electric pumps linked were at least nominally designed to pump > ?fuel? and/or ethanol. While I do try to be more careful with 95%, I doubt > that the electric pumps designed to pump gasoline are a significant risk > over a manual pump that might generate sparks via static electricity or > heat via friction. I don?t think our fire marshal would care either way > (Columbus fire code, or at least its enforcement, is pretty lax). > > > > I think I will try a rotary pump because they?re cheaper and probably > longer-lasting because of their simple mechanism. > > Thanks everyone! > > -Nate > > -- > > [image: The Ohio State University] > *Nathaniel F. Shoobs* > Curator of Mollusks > College of Arts & Sciences Dept. of Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal > Biology > Museum of Biological Diversity, 1315 Kinnear Rd, Columbus, OH 43212 > 614-688-1342 (Office) > mbd.osu.edu > > > > *From: *Bentley, Andrew Charles > *Date: *Wednesday, April 17, 2024 at 6:06?PM > *To: *Shoobs, Nate , nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu < > nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu> > *Subject: *RE: Electric 55 Gallon Drum Pumps? > > Although now that I say that I just came across this that may work: https: > //www. zoro. com/tera-pump-ethanolmethanolbrake-cleaner-drum-pump-tredrume-ch/i/G403536219/ > Andy A : A : A : }<(((_?>. ,. ,. ,. }<(((_?>. ,. ,. ,. }<)))_?> V > > Although now that I say that I just came across this that may work: > > > > > https://www.zoro.com/tera-pump-ethanolmethanolbrake-cleaner-drum-pump-tredrume-ch/i/G403536219/ > > > > > Andy > > A : A : A : > }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> > V V V > Andy Bentley > Ichthyology Collection Manager > University of Kansas > Biodiversity Institute > > Dyche Hall > 1345 Jayhawk Boulevard > Lawrence, KS, 66045-7561 > USA > > Tel: (785) 864-3863 > Fax: (785) 864-5335 > Email: abentley at ku.edu > > ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3093-1258 > > > http://ichthyology.biodiversity.ku.edu > > > A : A : A : > }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> > V V V > > > > *From:* Bentley, Andrew Charles > *Sent:* Wednesday, April 17, 2024 5:04 PM > *To:* Shoobs, Nate ; nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu > *Subject:* RE: Electric 55 Gallon Drum Pumps? > > > > Nate > > > > There are very few electric drum pumps that are rated for flammable > materials for obvious reasons (electricity and flames don?t mix). In order > to make them flammable proof they are made a lot more expensive and so we > have never gone that route. We have been using one of these for some time > and, although manual, it does a great job and gets right down to the last > dregs. > > > > https://www.uline.com/BL_2095/FM-Approved-Rotary-Drum-Pump > > > > > They do also have electric drum pumps at Uline but I would check to ensure > compatibility with 95% ethanol > > > > https://www.uline.com/BL_769/Electric-Drum-Pumps > > > > > Andy > > A : A : A : > }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> > V V V > Andy Bentley > Ichthyology Collection Manager > University of Kansas > Biodiversity Institute > > Dyche Hall > 1345 Jayhawk Boulevard > Lawrence, KS, 66045-7561 > USA > > Tel: (785) 864-3863 > Fax: (785) 864-5335 > Email: abentley at ku.edu > > ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3093-1258 > > > http://ichthyology.biodiversity.ku.edu > > > A : A : A : > }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> > V V V > > > > *From:* Nhcoll-l *On Behalf Of *Shoobs, > Nate > *Sent:* Tuesday, April 16, 2024 2:42 PM > *To:* nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu > *Subject:* [Nhcoll-l] Electric 55 Gallon Drum Pumps? > > > > Hi all, > > We buy our ethanol in 55 gallon drums at 95% concentration, which we then > dilute down to 70~75% in smaller carboys. To transfer the ethanol we have > thus far just been using a manual siphon pump, but are not totally > satisfied with it. > > > > The issue is that as we get below 25 gallons remaining, it becomes > difficult for students to do the pumping (as the level in the drum > approaches the level of the fill line in the carboys). Most of my students > are not strong enough to lift the drums at ? to ? full, so usually, I have > to assist them when mixing the latter half of every drum. This is a huge > time suck, so I?m looking for a better alternative. > > > > *Does anyone out there use an electric pump for 55 gallon drums?* I see > many options online on amazon etc, but a lot of them have poor reviews. Our > ethanol storage room has outlets, so it doesn?t need to be battery > operated. > > > > Best, > > Nate > > -- > > [image: The Ohio State University] > *Nathaniel F. Shoobs* > Curator of Mollusks > College of Arts & Sciences Dept. of Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal > Biology > Museum of Biological Diversity, 1315 Kinnear Rd, Columbus, OH 43212 > 614-688-1342 (Office) > mbd.osu.edu > _______________________________________________ > 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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Checking first might save you a lot of trouble on the next inspection of your facilities. --John John E. Simmons Writer and Museum Consultant Museologica *and* Investigador Asociado, Departamento de Ornitologia Museo de Historia Natural, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima On Thu, Apr 18, 2024 at 10:48?AM Gregory Schneider wrote: > I bought this one from Grainger: > [image: image.png] > Greg Schneider > Division of Reptiles and Amphibians > Museum of Zoology > Research Museums Center > 3600 Varsity Drive > University of Michigan > Ann Arbor, Michigan 48108 > > 734 647 1927 > > ges at umich.edu > > > > [image: Description: Description: logocolor] > > www.ummz.lsa.umich.edu/rep_amph/index.html > > > On Thu, Apr 18, 2024 at 10:40?AM Shoobs, Nate wrote: > >> Hey all, >> >> 4 people responded to me sending links to rotary drum pumps, and 3 >> responded with links to electric pumps. The people using electric pumps >> have been using them for a while, and with no reported issues. Same with >> the rotary pumps. >> >> >> >> All of the electric pumps linked were at least nominally designed to pump >> ?fuel? and/or ethanol. While I do try to be more careful with 95%, I doubt >> that the electric pumps designed to pump gasoline are a significant risk >> over a manual pump that might generate sparks via static electricity or >> heat via friction. I don?t think our fire marshal would care either way >> (Columbus fire code, or at least its enforcement, is pretty lax). >> >> >> >> I think I will try a rotary pump because they?re cheaper and probably >> longer-lasting because of their simple mechanism. >> >> Thanks everyone! >> >> -Nate >> >> -- >> >> [image: The Ohio State University] >> *Nathaniel F. Shoobs* >> Curator of Mollusks >> College of Arts & Sciences Dept. of Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal >> Biology >> Museum of Biological Diversity, 1315 Kinnear Rd, Columbus, OH 43212 >> 614-688-1342 (Office) >> mbd.osu.edu >> >> >> >> *From: *Bentley, Andrew Charles >> *Date: *Wednesday, April 17, 2024 at 6:06?PM >> *To: *Shoobs, Nate , nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu < >> nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu> >> *Subject: *RE: Electric 55 Gallon Drum Pumps? >> >> Although now that I say that I just came across this that may work: https: >> //www. zoro. com/tera-pump-ethanolmethanolbrake-cleaner-drum-pump-tredrume-ch/i/G403536219/ >> Andy A : A : A : }<(((_?>. ,. ,. ,. }<(((_?>. ,. ,. ,. }<)))_?> V >> >> Although now that I say that I just came across this that may work: >> >> >> >> >> https://www.zoro.com/tera-pump-ethanolmethanolbrake-cleaner-drum-pump-tredrume-ch/i/G403536219/ >> >> >> >> >> Andy >> >> A : A : A : >> }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> >> V V V >> Andy Bentley >> Ichthyology Collection Manager >> University of Kansas >> Biodiversity Institute >> >> Dyche Hall >> 1345 Jayhawk Boulevard >> Lawrence, KS, 66045-7561 >> USA >> >> Tel: (785) 864-3863 >> Fax: (785) 864-5335 >> Email: abentley at ku.edu >> >> ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3093-1258 >> >> >> http://ichthyology.biodiversity.ku.edu >> >> >> A : A : A : >> }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> >> V V V >> >> >> >> *From:* Bentley, Andrew Charles >> *Sent:* Wednesday, April 17, 2024 5:04 PM >> *To:* Shoobs, Nate ; nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu >> *Subject:* RE: Electric 55 Gallon Drum Pumps? >> >> >> >> Nate >> >> >> >> There are very few electric drum pumps that are rated for flammable >> materials for obvious reasons (electricity and flames don?t mix). In order >> to make them flammable proof they are made a lot more expensive and so we >> have never gone that route. We have been using one of these for some time >> and, although manual, it does a great job and gets right down to the last >> dregs. >> >> >> >> https://www.uline.com/BL_2095/FM-Approved-Rotary-Drum-Pump >> >> >> >> >> They do also have electric drum pumps at Uline but I would check to >> ensure compatibility with 95% ethanol >> >> >> >> https://www.uline.com/BL_769/Electric-Drum-Pumps >> >> >> >> >> Andy >> >> A : A : A : >> }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> >> V V V >> Andy Bentley >> Ichthyology Collection Manager >> University of Kansas >> Biodiversity Institute >> >> Dyche Hall >> 1345 Jayhawk Boulevard >> Lawrence, KS, 66045-7561 >> USA >> >> Tel: (785) 864-3863 >> Fax: (785) 864-5335 >> Email: abentley at ku.edu >> >> ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3093-1258 >> >> >> http://ichthyology.biodiversity.ku.edu >> >> >> A : A : A : >> }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> >> V V V >> >> >> >> *From:* Nhcoll-l *On Behalf Of *Shoobs, >> Nate >> *Sent:* Tuesday, April 16, 2024 2:42 PM >> *To:* nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu >> *Subject:* [Nhcoll-l] Electric 55 Gallon Drum Pumps? >> >> >> >> Hi all, >> >> We buy our ethanol in 55 gallon drums at 95% concentration, which we then >> dilute down to 70~75% in smaller carboys. To transfer the ethanol we have >> thus far just been using a manual siphon pump, but are not totally >> satisfied with it. >> >> >> >> The issue is that as we get below 25 gallons remaining, it becomes >> difficult for students to do the pumping (as the level in the drum >> approaches the level of the fill line in the carboys). Most of my students >> are not strong enough to lift the drums at ? to ? full, so usually, I have >> to assist them when mixing the latter half of every drum. This is a huge >> time suck, so I?m looking for a better alternative. >> >> >> >> *Does anyone out there use an electric pump for 55 gallon drums?* I see >> many options online on amazon etc, but a lot of them have poor reviews. Our >> ethanol storage room has outlets, so it doesn?t need to be battery >> operated. >> >> >> >> Best, >> >> Nate >> >> -- >> >> [image: The Ohio State University] >> *Nathaniel F. Shoobs* >> Curator of Mollusks >> College of Arts & Sciences Dept. of Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal >> Biology >> Museum of Biological Diversity, 1315 Kinnear Rd, Columbus, OH 43212 >> 614-688-1342 (Office) >> mbd.osu.edu >> _______________________________________________ >> 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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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 abraczi1 at msu.edu Fri Apr 19 13:18:34 2024 From: abraczi1 at msu.edu (Abraczinskas, Laura) Date: Fri, 19 Apr 2024 17:18:34 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Purchase of HDPE pails In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Dear Laura, I am sure you will get many responses. We have used plastic HDPE pails from Uline, with Gamma Seal lids. We have ordered various pail sizes with the matching lids and there was no minimum to order as I recall. These lids are superior to the snap on/pry off style. The Gamma Seal lids recommendation was provided to me from this list several years ago! All the best, Laura Laura Abraczinskas Pronouns: She, Her, Hers Collections Manager, Vertebrate Collections Michigan State University Museum 409 West Circle Drive East Lansing, Michigan 48824 USA (517) 355-1290 (Office) Michigan State University occupies the ancestral, traditional, and contemporary Lands of the Anishinaabeg?Three Fires Confederacy of Ojibwe, Odawa, and Potawatomi peoples. The University resides on Land ceded in the 1819 Treaty of Saginaw. From: Nhcoll-l On Behalf Of Laura Rinc?n Sent: Friday, April 19, 2024 1:10 PM To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Purchase of HDPE pails Dear colleagues, We are in the process of updating our wet containers. We would like to buy HDPE pails but it seems providers require a big purchase. I searched in Hofmann Plastics (minimum orders need to be half truckload) and Paragon Manufacturing (boxes of 180, 120, etc). Another option for small orders is Amazon? I would appreciate your provider's information or recommendations. Thank you, -- 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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These > lids are superior to the snap on/pry off style. > > > > The Gamma Seal lids recommendation was provided to me from this list > several years ago! > > > > All the best, > > Laura > > > > Laura Abraczinskas > > Pronouns: She, Her, Hers > > Collections Manager, Vertebrate Collections > > Michigan State University Museum > > 409 West Circle Drive > > East Lansing, Michigan 48824 > > USA > > > > (517) 355-1290 (Office) > > > > *Michigan State University occupies the ancestral, traditional, and > contemporary Lands of the Anishinaabeg?Three Fires Confederacy of Ojibwe, > Odawa, and Potawatomi peoples. The University resides on Land ceded in the > 1819 Treaty of Saginaw.* > > > > *From:* Nhcoll-l *On Behalf Of *Laura > Rinc?n > *Sent:* Friday, April 19, 2024 1:10 PM > *To:* nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu > *Subject:* [Nhcoll-l] Purchase of HDPE pails > > > > Dear colleagues, > > > > We are in the process of updating our wet containers. We would like to buy > HDPE pails but it seems providers require a big purchase. I searched in > Hofmann Plastics (minimum orders need to be half truckload) and Paragon > Manufacturing (boxes of 180, 120, etc). Another option for small orders is > Amazon? > > > > I would appreciate your provider's information or recommendations. > > > > Thank you, > > -- > > *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? 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Message-ID: Hi everyone (with apologies for cross-posting), Please can you help a major project on quoll distributions by sending your specimen data? I'm contributing to a project led by WWF-Australia and the University of Adelaide to map the historical ranges of the four Australian quoll species, which aims to inform conservation activity. It would be brilliant if you were able to send information about quolls in your collection. Quolls are beautiful, spotted marsupials that have suffered massive range contractions since European colonisation, and include the largest surviving carnivorous marsupials in mainland Australia. If your quoll data are already on GBIF, there is no need to reply or read further - we'll find your quolls that way! In whatever format is easiest for you, please could you send me details of any specimens in your collection identified as Dasyurus ?. Geoffroy, 1796, and include the following fields: * Accession number * Species ID * Field-collection locality (as precise as possible) * Field-collection date * Collector * Specimen description Feel free to send all your fields if that's easiest. Please include all quoll records, even for those that the above data are unknown. Although ultimately the species, date and locality data are the most useful for the mapping project, it'd still be brilliant to compile as comprehensive database of museum quolls as we can. Please only share your data if you are happy for them to be used in this way. Institutions that provide data included in subsequent publications will be acknowledged. Please reply off-list. Many thanks Jack Assistant Director University Museum of Zoology Downing Street Cambridge CB2 3EJ +44 (0)1223 761344 http://www.museum.zoo.cam.ac.uk/ Twitter: @JackDAshby Twitter: @ZoologyMuseum Platypus Matters: The Extraordinary Story of Australian Mammals by Jack Ashby was published in May 2022. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From PfeifferJ at si.edu Tue Apr 23 10:50:59 2024 From: PfeifferJ at si.edu (Pfeiffer, John) Date: Tue, 23 Apr 2024 14:50:59 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Request for Quote: Data Scientist Message-ID: Dear colleagues, The Smithsonian?s National Museum of Natural History (NMNH), the Department of Invertebrate Zoology, and the NMNH Informatics and Data Science Center is seeking an independent contractor to assist with data science services related to analyzing digitized specimen-based occurrence data. Attached is the formal Request for Quote, Statement of Work, and associated documents. 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We are inviting short presentations of no more than 10 minutes to be presented via Zoom webinar. These presentations are meant to be short, informative, and informal. Please submit abstracts via this Google forms link by 27th April 2024. The form will ask for the following information: - A short description of your presentation (no more than 250 words) - Author(s) name(s) and contact information - Agreement that presented content will be recorded and a pdf of your content may be posted on museumpests.net website. We will acknowledge and send out acceptances by 30th April 2024 For more information or questions, please contact Pest Odyssey secretary Suzanne Ryder at S.Ryder at nhm.ac.uk or MPWG Co-Chair Rachael Arenstein at chair at museumpests.net with ?MPWG/PO 2024 Presentations? in the subject line. Rachael Perkins Arenstein A.M. 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When: 26th-27th of June, the amount of time blocks will be dependent on the number of presenters. Cost: Free! [ Presenter registration is ]( https://docs.google.com/forms/d/19qvitkjvCT6JBeSTxVQl-V4x4ruuBagqWVHjZvWizsE/prefill ) open until June 3rd and general attendee registration is here: [ DemoCamp Zoom Registration ]( https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAuf-6tpjgrHdG2ebPxXEH9931LmI1ZIY2c#/registration ) and will be open up until the event. Please see the[ website ]( https://spnhc.org/education-democamp/ ) for additional details and reach out to us with any questions: [ educationdemocamp at gmail.com ]( mailto:educationdemocamp at gmail.com ) Please be sure to circulate this within your networks, and please contact the committee if you or someone in your network would like to serve as a no-cost sponsor! 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To ensure a transparent decision-making process, Duke should convene a group of internal and external experts and potential funders to discuss the future of the collections, including potential partnerships with other regional entities. The goal should be to create a plan for the herbarium that will ensure its continuing contribution to preserving biodiversity and functioning ecosystems.? The full article is accessible at the link below. *Duke's herbarium merits continued enhancement, not dissolution* https://doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biae031 ___________________ Jyotsna Pandey, Ph.D. Director of Community Programs American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS) 950 Herndon Parkway Suite 450 Herndon, VA 20170 Phone: 202-628-1500 x 225 AIBS website: www.aibs.org Follow AIBS on X/Twitter! @AIBSbiology -- This message is confidential and should only be read by its intended recipients.? 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Tuesday May 14 at 10 pm Continental Europe, 9 pm U.K., 4 pm Eastern, 3 pm Central, 2 pm Mountain, 1 pm Pacific, Noon Alaska, 10 am Hawaii, Wednesday 8 am New Zealand, Wednesday 6 am Australian Eastern Museums today are faced with many new and unexpected challenges, including climate change, developing sustainable practices in collection care, preservation of digital information, decolonization and repatriation, changing environmental parameters for collection storage, and strategies for coping with ever-larger collections with shrinking budgets. In this webinar, John E. Simmons will discuss how good collection management policies can help museums address these issues and other topics in the new, revised third edition of Things Great and Small: Collection Management Policies. Email Webinar at MuseumStudy.com if you would like to register for the webinar. -- Brad Bredehoft (he/him/his) CEO Museum Study, LLC www.MuseumStudy.com From bethanypalumbo at gmail.com Mon Apr 29 05:47:40 2024 From: bethanypalumbo at gmail.com (Bethany Palumbo) Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2024 11:47:40 +0200 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Workshop- 'Proper Cleaning and Handling of Taxidermy' at the Institute for Natural History Arts, NJ on June 22-23, 2024 Message-ID: Dear SPNHC Membership, Following on from George Dantes email introduction, I would like to share with you an exciting two-day workshop 'Proper Cleaning and Handling of Taxidermy' happening at the Institute for Natural History Arts on June 22-23, 2024. *Course Overview:* Even the most robust taxidermy mounts are not immune to the effects of time. With proper handling and cleaning techniques that consider the vulnerabilities of age and of different types of taxidermy, collections can survive for hundreds of years. Historic taxidermy requires different approaches to routine maintenance than freshly prepared mounts. Conservators Bethany Palumbo and Fran Ritchie share their years of experience caring for taxidermy collections and guide students through the cleaning of specimens throughout this intensive two-day in-person course. Students may bring their own taxidermy mounts to clean, or through INHA?s partnership with the Academy of Natural Sciences, work on actual museum specimens from their collection. *Course outline:* Day 1- Introduces health and safety concerns, examination and handling, followed by discussion and demonstration of materials and techniques for dry cleaning. Students practice these techniques on mammals, birds, and other types of mounted animals. Day 2 - Further techniques are demonstrated for removing more stubborn soiling using wet cleaning techniques, followed by a discussion on storage and display methods. By the conclusion of this course, students will be able to safely and effectively take care of their taxidermy collection using learned skills that will be applicable throughout their career or lifetime as a collector. No previous experience is necessary to attend this course. The course is aimed at collectors, taxidermists, taxidermy enthusiasts and early career museum professionals who may have limited familiarity with taxidermy collections. *What INHA Will Provide:* - Private studio access with the use of all necessary tools and supplies needed for the class. - Multiple mounts to practice techniques. These mounts are on loan from a local museum, providing students the experience of working on actual specimens. Interested? Sign-up here: https://www.naturalhistoryarts.org/event-details/proper-cleaning-and-handling-of-taxidermy-mounts-2 *Payments Plans are available.* *About the Instructors:* Bethany Palumbo ACR is Head of Conservation Unit at the Natural History Museum of Denmark and is specialized in the conservation of Natural History collection types, foremost bone material and taxidermy. Previous to this, she was the Conservator of Life Collections at the Oxford University Museum of Natural History (OUMNH) from 2012-2019. She is accredited by the UK Institute for Conservation and has over a decade of conservation experience in the international museum field. Bethany has a BA (2010) and MA (2013) in conservation studies from the University of Lincoln, UK. Fran Ritchie is an art conservator who specializes in the care and preservation of natural history collections. She has treated and restored taxidermy in museums across the United States, including the American Museum of Natural History, Zion National Park, Biltmore Estate, Buffalo Bill Center of the West, and the Alaska State Museum. A graduate of the art conservation program at Buffalo State College (M.A., C.A.S.), she has also taught graduate students at the Conservation Center of the Institute of Fine Arts, New York University and led workshops at several meetings of the Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections. She is a Professional Associate of the American Institute for Conservation. For more info about this course and to keep up to date with our other events, feel free to like the INHA on Facebook and follow INHA on Instagram 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... URL: From miguel.pinto.baez at gmail.com Thu Apr 25 18:03:54 2024 From: miguel.pinto.baez at gmail.com (Miguel Pinto) Date: Thu, 25 Apr 2024 16:03:54 -0600 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Air filtration (MERV rating) at collection rooms Message-ID: Dear all: We will remodel a building that will harbour all our collections at the Galapagos Islands thanks to generous donations of donors. This building will have central AC control, and our architect is asking what level of air filtration (using the MERV rating) is the most recommended for collections. I am unaware of special air filtering conditions for collections, so I would think that anything in the MERV range 8-13 would be just fine. I would be very interested in knowing your experiences while choosing MERV rating filters for AC systems in collections. https://www.epa.gov/indoor-air-quality-iaq/what-merv-rating Very best, C. Miguel Pinto Chief Curator | *Coordinador de Colecciones * Charles Darwin Foundation | *Fundaci?n Charles Darwin* Puerto Ayora, Islas Gal?pagos, Ecuador Tel. +593 5 2 526 146 ext 318 Cel. & Whatsapp. +593 995 12 92 3 8 *Donate Today - Subscribe to our Newsletter * X | Linkedin | Facebook | Instagram www.darwinfoundation.org The mission of the Charles Darwin Foundation and its Research Station is to tackle the greatest threats and challenges to Galapagos through scientific research and conservation action, in order to safeguard one of the world?s most important natural treasures. *La misi?n de la Fundaci?n Charles Darwin y su Estaci?n Cient?fica es abordar las mayores amenazas y desaf?os para Gal?pagos a trav?s de la investigaci?n cient?fica y acciones de conservaci?n con el fin de proteger uno de los tesoros naturales m?s importantes del mundo.* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Cathy Catharine Hawks Conservator Collections Program MRC 170 Rm M85-J National Museum of Natural History 10th Street & Constitution Ave NW Washington DC 20560 w 202.633.0835 or 4041 c 703 200 4370 hawksc at si.edu SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION NATIONAL MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY Facebook | Twitter | Instagram From: Nhcoll-l On Behalf Of Miguel Pinto Sent: Thursday, April 25, 2024 6:04 PM To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Air filtration (MERV rating) at collection rooms External Email - Exercise Caution Dear all: We will remodel a building that will harbour all our collections at the Galapagos Islands thanks to generous donations of donors. This building will have central AC control, and our architect is asking what level of air filtration (using the MERV rating) is the most recommended for collections. I am unaware of special air filtering conditions for collections, so I would think that anything in the MERV range 8-13 would be just fine. I would be very interested in knowing your experiences while choosing MERV rating filters for AC systems in collections. https://www.epa.gov/indoor-air-quality-iaq/what-merv-rating Very best, C. Miguel Pinto Chief Curator | Coordinador de Colecciones Charles Darwin Foundation | Fundaci?n Charles Darwin Puerto Ayora, Islas Gal?pagos, Ecuador Tel. +593 5 2 526 146 ext 318 Cel. & Whatsapp. +593 995 12 92 38 Donate Today - Subscribe to our Newsletter X | Linkedin | Facebook | Instagram www.darwinfoundation.org The mission of the Charles Darwin Foundation and its Research Station is to tackle the greatest threats and challenges to Galapagos through scientific research and conservation action, in order to safeguard one of the world's most important natural treasures. La misi?n de la Fundaci?n Charles Darwin y su Estaci?n Cient?fica es abordar las mayores amenazas y desaf?os para Gal?pagos a trav?s de la investigaci?n cient?fica y acciones de conservaci?n con el fin de proteger uno de los tesoros naturales m?s importantes del mundo. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From PalmerL at si.edu Mon Apr 29 16:53:52 2024 From: PalmerL at si.edu (Palmer, Lisa) Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2024 20:53:52 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] FW: ACTION REQUESTED: Tornadoes in OK, NE, and IA In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: fyi From: Caruso, Sarah Sent: Monday, April 29, 2024 3:18 PM Subject: ACTION REQUESTED: Tornadoes in OK, NE, and IA External Email - Exercise Caution Dear HENTF Members, Hope this message finds you safe and well. Over the weekend (April 27th and 28th), there were 127 tornado touchdowns that occurred causing multiple destroyed and damaged homes in Oklahoma, Nebraska, and Iowa (see map below). 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Our Collective Geospatial Future -- topic at TaxonWorks Together 2024 We hope you can join us for this open discussion about Our Collective Geospatial Future . /We do ask that you share widely with others you? know who might be interested and have a stake in these matters./ We've put together some possible talking points (in that link above) for you to peruse so you can get a feel for the scope and scale of what we'd like to talk about. This session is Thursday 9 May at 15:30 UTC (1030 CDT). 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In-Reply-To: <6a5dab1e2e2149bf86728f23d7662c36@snm.ku.dk> References: <6a5dab1e2e2149bf86728f23d7662c36@snm.ku.dk> Message-ID: Just to be pedantic, there's variation in whether databases are constructed with separate location and event tables, or take a unified view towards a location/event. Separate tables are useful in cases where there is repeat sampling at a single location. But that said... we, too, would likely declare those to be separate events (also separate specimen lots ? we'd likely separate them into two containers). In a slightly more debatable decision, we may also create separate "events" when a single sample is split between ethanol and formalin preservative. -Dean -- Dean Pentcheff pentcheff at gmail.com pentcheff at nhm.org https://research.nhm.org/disco On Fri, Apr 12, 2024 at 12:50?AM Tom Schi?tte wrote: > Hi Nate, > > > > I agree with Brian (and yourself apparently). In our setup collecting gear > is part of the event record as is a field for ?Fresh > water/Marine/Terrestrial?. These only give meaning when two events are > recorded. > > > > Cheers > > > > Tom > > > > *Tom Schi?tte* > > > > *Collection manager, Echinodermata & Mollusca* > > *Natural History Museum of Denmark (Zoology)* > > *Universitetsparken 15* > > *DK 2100 Copenhagen OE* > > > > *+45 35 32 10 48* > > *TSchioette at snm.ku.dk * > > > > > > > > *From:* Nhcoll-l *On Behalf Of *Sidlauskas, > Brian > *Sent:* 12. april 2024 02:15 > *To:* Shoobs, Nate ; nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu > *Subject:* Re: [Nhcoll-l] How does your collection handle sites with > multiple habitats sampled? > > > > You don't often get email from brian.sidlauskas at oregonstate.edu. Learn > why this is important > > Hi Nate, > > > > Figured I?d respond to this one, since I?m asking you for more caliper > advice. ? > > > > This sounds like a case of one locality with two different collecting > events. Even when a team is targeting all the same nominal taxon (e.g., > just fishes, or just insects, or whatever) I think the differences in > collecting method (trap versus seine versus shocker) are relevant when more > than one method is used at a site. So, I?d record this as two separate > collecting events with different associated data in the collection method > field. There might also be differences in fields like depth, start time > and end time. I?d probably record the microhabitat details in a free text > field (not the locality description). > > > > Best Fishes, > > > > ---- Brian > > > > ____________________________________ > > *Brian Sidlauskas* > > Professor and Curator of Fishes > > Department of Fisheries, Wildlife and Conservation Sciences > > Oregon State University > > 104 Nash Hall > > Corvallis, OR 97331 > > > > Pronouns: he/his/him > > brian.sidlauskas at oregonstate.edu > > 541-737-6789 (office) 541-224-3850 (cell) > > http://ichthyology.oregonstate.edu > > https://www.facebook.com/brian.sidlauskas > > https://twitter.com/briansidlauskas > > [image: Logo Description automatically generated with medium confidence] > > > > > > *From: *Nhcoll-l on behalf of > "Shoobs, Nate" > *Date: *Thursday, April 11, 2024 at 6:39 PM > *To: *"nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu" > *Subject: *[Nhcoll-l] How does your collection handle sites with multiple > habitats sampled? > > > > You don't often get email from shoobs.1 at osu.edu. Learn why this is > important > > [This email originated from outside of OSU. Use caution with links and > attachments.] > > Hey all, > > This one is for those of you who manage ?collecting events? as a separate > table or group of tables in a relational database, with a one-to-many > relationship to collection objects or specimen lots. I?d like to hear some > different perspectives on how your collection would handle the following > situation: > > > > A jar containing 5 species of 5 species of land snails bears the following > collecting data: > > > > ?Blue River at Rt. 101 Bridge, 5 mi N of Anywhere, USA. Station > BS-2024-100. Crayfish seined from 1-2 ft of water in 1 pass, snails > abundant on bank vegetation. B. Smith, 11-April-2024!? > > > > We know these specimens share a locality, collector, date of collection, > etc. But the specific habitat is different, and taxonomists focusing on > either group (crayfish or snails) might write the locality a bit > differently, for example, a crayfish biologist might write ?Blue River at?? > whereas a terrestrial malacologist might prefer ?Along bank of Blue River > at?? to indicate more clearly that the specimens were not found in the > river itself. Furthermore, the gear type and method of collecting is > different (the crayfish were caught in a seine, but the snails were > hand-caught on vegetation.) > > *Would this be one collecting event in your collection, or two? How would > you parse the data, and why?* > > > > (Assume that both the crayfish and snails are in-scope for your > collection, of course.) > > > > In my personal collecting, I have always treated ?in? and ?out? of the > water as different stations even when at the same place, but I don?t want > to impose my personal preference on our collection here without seeing what > others do. > > > > -Nate > > -- > > [image: The Ohio State University] > *Nathaniel F. Shoobs* > Curator of Mollusks > College of Arts & Sciences Dept. of Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal > Biology > Museum of Biological Diversity, 1315 Kinnear Rd, Columbus, OH 43212 > 614-688-1342 (Office) > mbd.osu.edu > _______________________________________________ > 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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Brad [https://projects.rom.on.ca/graphics/new_rom_logo.png] Brad Hubley Collections Specialist, 2 100 Queen's Park Toronto, ON M5S 2C6 416-586-5764 ROM acknowledges that this museum sits on the ancestral lands of the Wendat, the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, and the Anishinaabek Nation, which includes the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation, since time immemorial to today. Le ROM reconna?t que le Mus?e est situ? sur les terres ancestrales des Wendats, de la Conf?d?ration des Haudenosaunee et de la Nation Anishinabek, y compris la Premi?re Nation des Mississaugas de Credit, et qu?ils occupent ces terres depuis la nuit des temps. From: Nhcoll-l On Behalf Of Dean Pentcheff Sent: Monday, April 29, 2024 7:45 PM To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] How does your collection handle sites with multiple habitats sampled? Some people who received this message don't often get email from pentcheff at gmail.com. Learn why this is important [EXTERNAL EMAIL] DO NOT CLICK links or attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Just to be pedantic, there's variation in whether databases are constructed with separate location and event tables, or take a unified view towards a location/event. Separate tables are useful in cases where there is repeat sampling at a single location. But that said... we, too, would likely declare those to be separate events (also separate specimen lots ? we'd likely separate them into two containers). In a slightly more debatable decision, we may also create separate "events" when a single sample is split between ethanol and formalin preservative. -Dean -- Dean Pentcheff pentcheff at gmail.com pentcheff at nhm.org https://research.nhm.org/disco [http://research.nhm.org/images/DISCO_lockup_4color-300.png] On Fri, Apr 12, 2024 at 12:50?AM Tom Schi?tte > wrote: Hi Nate, I agree with Brian (and yourself apparently). In our setup collecting gear is part of the event record as is a field for ?Fresh water/Marine/Terrestrial?. These only give meaning when two events are recorded. Cheers Tom Tom Schi?tte Collection manager, Echinodermata & Mollusca Natural History Museum of Denmark (Zoology) Universitetsparken 15 DK 2100 Copenhagen OE +45 35 32 10 48 TSchioette at snm.ku.dk From: Nhcoll-l > On Behalf Of Sidlauskas, Brian Sent: 12. april 2024 02:15 To: Shoobs, Nate >; nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] How does your collection handle sites with multiple habitats sampled? You don't often get email from brian.sidlauskas at oregonstate.edu. Learn why this is important Hi Nate, Figured I?d respond to this one, since I?m asking you for more caliper advice. ? This sounds like a case of one locality with two different collecting events. Even when a team is targeting all the same nominal taxon (e.g., just fishes, or just insects, or whatever) I think the differences in collecting method (trap versus seine versus shocker) are relevant when more than one method is used at a site. So, I?d record this as two separate collecting events with different associated data in the collection method field. There might also be differences in fields like depth, start time and end time. I?d probably record the microhabitat details in a free text field (not the locality description). Best Fishes, ---- Brian ____________________________________ Brian Sidlauskas Professor and Curator of Fishes Department of Fisheries, Wildlife and Conservation Sciences Oregon State University 104 Nash Hall Corvallis, OR 97331 Pronouns: he/his/him brian.sidlauskas at oregonstate.edu 541-737-6789 (office) 541-224-3850 (cell) http://ichthyology.oregonstate.edu https://www.facebook.com/brian.sidlauskas https://twitter.com/briansidlauskas [Logo Description automatically generated with medium confidence] From: Nhcoll-l > on behalf of "Shoobs, Nate" > Date: Thursday, April 11, 2024 at 6:39 PM To: "nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu" > Subject: [Nhcoll-l] How does your collection handle sites with multiple habitats sampled? You don't often get email from shoobs.1 at osu.edu. Learn why this is important [This email originated from outside of OSU. Use caution with links and attachments.] Hey all, This one is for those of you who manage ?collecting events? as a separate table or group of tables in a relational database, with a one-to-many relationship to collection objects or specimen lots. I?d like to hear some different perspectives on how your collection would handle the following situation: A jar containing 5 species of 5 species of land snails bears the following collecting data: ?Blue River at Rt. 101 Bridge, 5 mi N of Anywhere, USA. Station BS-2024-100. Crayfish seined from 1-2 ft of water in 1 pass, snails abundant on bank vegetation. B. Smith, 11-April-2024!? We know these specimens share a locality, collector, date of collection, etc. But the specific habitat is different, and taxonomists focusing on either group (crayfish or snails) might write the locality a bit differently, for example, a crayfish biologist might write ?Blue River at?? whereas a terrestrial malacologist might prefer ?Along bank of Blue River at?? to indicate more clearly that the specimens were not found in the river itself. Furthermore, the gear type and method of collecting is different (the crayfish were caught in a seine, but the snails were hand-caught on vegetation.) Would this be one collecting event in your collection, or two? How would you parse the data, and why? (Assume that both the crayfish and snails are in-scope for your collection, of course.) In my personal collecting, I have always treated ?in? and ?out? of the water as different stations even when at the same place, but I don?t want to impose my personal preference on our collection here without seeing what others do. -Nate -- [The Ohio State University] Nathaniel F. Shoobs Curator of Mollusks College of Arts & Sciences Dept. of Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology Museum of Biological Diversity, 1315 Kinnear Rd, Columbus, OH 43212 614-688-1342 (Office) mbd.osu.edu _______________________________________________ Nhcoll-l mailing list Nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu https://mailman.yale.edu/mailman/listinfo/nhcoll-l _______________________________________________ NHCOLL-L is brought to you by the Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections (SPNHC), an international society whose mission is to improve the preservation, conservation and management of natural history collections to ensure their continuing value to society. 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If you'd like to learn more about this and how it might work for you, if you'd like to add to the conversation, please join us at TaxonWorks Together for the talk: Balancing Global Agency and Local Precision. Roundtrip your feedback. David Shorthouse presents this topic to share his take and insights on the potential in this term for all of us. It's exciting to be talking about implementing solutions that could help data providers get feedback directly. Hope to see you there! Note there are related sessions you might find interesting: * A Data Quality Round Table Conversation: with GBIF, iDigBio, TaxonWorks, the Paleo Data Working Group, Robert Mesibov, and You o From data quality (e. g. completeness, consistency, compliance), to data management, expect an in-depth congenial local-to-global conversation. From the data aggregator, to the working group, the researcher, the collection / data manager, and the data analyst, what do we each experience, what do we dream of? How is data-quality an outcome of processes? Looking for alignment opportunities. * A Look Inside One?s (TaxonWorks) Data o What?s in those buckets anyway in your database fields? How do you know where to find issues? When and how do you find snafus and how do you fix them? We explore the promise of the new Project vocab and Field Synchronize tasks in TaxonWorks. What are your processes and needs for doing this work to enhance and extend your data? How has the evolution of TaxonWorks illuminated outstanding data-quality challenges and what does it offer to make it eas(ier) to address them? + (pssst: if you know you me, you'll have heard me talk about visualizing the data in your databases, come see to get a taste of what this is making possible). Your questions, welcome. Looking forward to seeing you there! 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