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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Hi Vasiti,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>A good start is with the book:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:15.75pt;mso-line-height-alt:13.5pt;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:17.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'>The Value and Valuation of Natural Science Collections</span></b><b><span style='font-size:24.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'>: </span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'>Proceedings of the International Conference, Manchester, 1995</span><b><span style='font-size:24.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:15.75pt;line-height:13.5pt;background:white'><span style='color:#1F497D'>Contents are available at:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:15.75pt;line-height:13.5pt;background:white'><span style='color:#1F497D'><a href="http://books.google.ca/books/about/The_Value_and_Valuation_of_Natural_Scien.html?id=GPA1nDUqSX4C&redir_esc=y">http://books.google.ca/books/about/The_Value_and_Valuation_of_Natural_Scien.html?id=GPA1nDUqSX4C&redir_esc=y</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:15.75pt;line-height:13.5pt;background:white'><span style='color:#1F497D'>Rob<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='color:#1F497D'>Robert Waller, PhD, CAPC, FIIC<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='color:#1F497D'>President and Senior Risk Analyst<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='color:#1F497D'>Protect Heritage Corp.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='color:#1F497D'>622 Simoneau Way<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='color:#1F497D'>Ottawa ON K4A 1P4<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='color:#1F497D'>email: </span><span style='color:#1F497D'><a href="mailto:rw@protectheritage.com"><span lang=EN-CA style='color:#0563C1'>rw@protectheritage.com</span></a></span><span lang=EN-CA style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='color:#1F497D'>internet: </span><span style='color:#1F497D'><a href="http://www.protectheritage.com/"><span lang=EN-CA style='color:#0563C1'>www.protectheritage.com</span></a></span><span lang=EN-CA style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='color:#1F497D'>phone: 613-883-2707 (Canada)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='color:#1F497D'>phone: 303-872-9739 (USA)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='color:#1F497D'>skype: rrwaller<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span lang=EN-CA style='color:#1F497D'>and, </span></i><span lang=EN-CA style='color:#1F497D'>Research Associate, Canadian Museum of Nature<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span lang=EN-CA style='color:#1F497D'>and,</span></i><span lang=EN-CA style='color:#1F497D'> Adjunct Assistant Professor, Queen’s University<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='color:#1F497D'><img border=0 width=83 height=27 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image003.png@01CF866D.07CF5820"></span><span lang=EN-CA style='color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='color:#1F497D'><img border=0 width=95 height=29 id="_x0000_i1032" src="cid:image004.jpg@01CF866D.07CF5820" alt="http://nature.ca/images/logo_e.jpg"></span><span style='color:#1F497D'> <span lang=EN-CA> </span></span><span style='color:#1F497D'><img border=0 width=41 height=29 id="Picture_x0020_3" src="cid:image005.png@01CF866D.07CF5820" alt="Description: http://www.queensu.ca/writingcentre/images/QueensLogo.png"></span><span lang=EN-CA style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='color:#1F497D'> </span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/ProtectHeritageCorp?ref=tn_tnmn"><span style='text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=87 height=24 id="Picture_x0020_4" src="cid:image006.png@01CF866D.07CF5820"></span></a><span lang=EN-CA style='color:#1F497D'> </span><a href="https://twitter.com/#!/ProtectHeritage"><span style='color:#1F497D;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=66 height=24 id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image007.png@01CF866D.07CF5820"></span></a><span lang=EN-CA style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:15.75pt;line-height:13.5pt;background:white'><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> nhcoll-l-bounces@mailman.yale.edu [mailto:nhcoll-l-bounces@mailman.yale.edu] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Vasiti Palavi<br><b>Sent:</b> June 12, 2014 5:50 PM<br><b>To:</b> 'nhcoll-l@mailman.yale.edu'<br><b>Subject:</b> [Nhcoll-l] Valuing collections<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-NZ>Here at Auckland Museum we are currently reviewing our valuation methodology for our collections and more importantly our Natural Science collections. We are reviewing current practice around this with other institutions to inform ours– methodology and how this works in practice with internal stakeholders and auditors etc.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-NZ><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-NZ>Our<span style='color:#333333;background:white'> four main collections are: Botany, Entomology, Marine and Land Vertebrates but we also have Geology and Palaeontology collections</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-NZ><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-NZ>I would be very grateful if anyone was willing to share this information or point me in the direction of some relevant information.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-NZ><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-NZ>Contact can be made offline<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-NZ><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-NZ>Kind regards<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-NZ>Vasiti<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:gray;mso-fareast-language:EN-NZ'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:gray;mso-fareast-language:EN-NZ'>Vasiti Palavi</span></b><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:gray;mso-fareast-language:EN-NZ'> | Senior Collection Manager – Natural Sciences |<b> Auckland War Memorial Museum</b> |<b> Tamaki Paenga Hira</b> | The Domain, Private Bag 92018, Victoria Street West, Auckland 1142, New Zealand |<b> </b><a href="http://www.aucklandmuseum.com/" title="http://www.aucklandmuseum.com/"><span style='color:gray'>www.aucklandmuseum.com</span></a> |<b> M</b> |<b> P</b> +649 309 0443 ext 7039 |<b> F</b> |<b> E</b> <a href="mailto:vpalavi@aucklandmuseum.com">vpalavi@aucklandmuseum.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:gray;mso-fareast-language:EN-NZ'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-NZ><a href="http://www.aucklandmuseum.com/"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-NZ;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=605 height=130 id="_x0000_i1025" src="cid:image008.jpg@01CF866D.07CF5820"></span></a><a href="http://www.aucklandmuseum.com/whats-on/exhibitions/wildlife"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-NZ;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=260 height=130 id="_x0000_i1026" src="cid:image009.jpg@01CF866D.07CF5820"></span></a></span><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:gray;mso-fareast-language:EN-NZ'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:gray;mso-fareast-language:EN-NZ'>Follow us on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Auckland/Auckland-Museum/59046185916">Facebook</a>, <a href="http://twitter.com/Auckland_Museum">Twitter</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/aucklandmuseum">YouTube</a>, <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/aucklandmuseum/">Flickr</a> and <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/aucklandmuseum/">Pinterest</a></span><span lang=EN-NZ><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Auckland Museum Trust Board ("Auckland Museum") accepts no liability for any opinion contained in this email. 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