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<p class="MsoNormal">Tanya<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">My rule is that it is never okay to leave a museum specimen outside of a protective case overnight unless it normally does not reside in a protective case (e.g., whole body taxidermy Nile Lechwe). The reason is I don’t want anyone to get
into the mindset that leaving something out is okay. Overnight turns into a couple of days turns into a week, etc. A specimen left out is exposed unnecessarily to risks. Accidental damage from leaking roof, sprinkler water or smoke and flames from fire, insects
or other pests not commonly seen during working hours, additional exposure to UV from lights, custodians or others, risk of theft, etc. Essentially every working area of our collections has a “holding case” present to be temporary housing for specimens removed
from main collections for some purpose. You might look into the additional cost of a case in the digitizing room. I foresee your digitization crew will create a work rhythm reducing the backlog of specimens awaiting imaging and you’ll not need to have specimens
sitting exposed for very long during the day or overnight.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Envious of your planning a new building!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Thomas<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Thomas E. Labedz (Mr.), Collections Manager</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Division of Zoology and Division of Botany<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">University of Nebraska State Museum<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Nhcoll-l <nhcoll-l-bounces@mailman.yale.edu> <b>
On Behalf Of </b>Haff, Tonya (NCMI, Crace)<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, July 14, 2021 9:42 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> nhcoll-l@mailman.yale.edu<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Nhcoll-l] risks to study skins from thermal change, and time spent out of cabinetry<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Hello everyone,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">I have a few questions regarding handling specimens for digitisation. We are currently planning a new building (sorry I know I’ve said that a few times now!), and are planning to have
the skin and insect vaults kept at 16C (to reduce pest risk). Specimens will be kept in museum grade cabinetry inside the vaults. The curation spaces will be at about 22C.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">I have heard vague concerns that the temperature differential between the vaults and the curation space could lead to condensation on the specimens. I was wondering if any of you could
speak to whether or not this is something we should worry about? Please note we are in a very dry climate.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">In part because of the concern about temperature differentials, and in part to reduce the work of putting specimens away at the end of each day while they are being digitised, it has
been asked if specimens could be left out in the digitisation space, overnight or for a few days. This is a ‘clean’ zone (no food, high building hygiene standards, no specimens that have not been preventatively frozen for pests). One option would be to keep
specimens out of the vaults, but in sealed cabinetry overnight, and another would simply to be leave them in a secured room on the digitisation benches.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">I do have thoughts about this, but am trying to be neutral, and I would love to hear if any of you have opinions or experience these topics. If you have other thoughts as to how to
increase the digitisation team’s efficiency while reducing risk to specimens I would also love to hear it.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Thanks so much!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Cheers,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Tonya</span><span lang="EN-AU"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU" style="mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">---------------------------------------------------------<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU" style="mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Dr Tonya Haff<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU" style="mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Collection Manager<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU" style="mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Australian National Wildlife Collection<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU" style="mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">National Research Collections Australia, CSIRO<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU" style="mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Phone: (+61) 02 6242 1566 (office)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU" style="mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">(+61) 0419 569 109 (mobile)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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