<div dir="ltr">Hi Sarah - I create loans in Arctos for any bird specimens that leave the MVZ, even if just temporary (e.g., for a class or display). I also create in-house loans for researchers that use the bird collections in the museum, if they are generating data or products from those specimens (genetic, morphological, isotopes, artwork, etc.). That way I can link the specimen usage to associated projects and publications resulting from that use. I don't create loans if someone visits the collection and is just browsing, that is too hard to track.<div><br></div><div>Best,</div><div>Carla</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Jan 28, 2022 at 9:05 AM Sarah K. Huber <<a href="mailto:skhuber@vims.edu">skhuber@vims.edu</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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<p class="MsoNormal">I would be curious how different collections track in-house usage of specimens. I have tried many different protocols for doing this in our collection, and none have been completely successful. I would also be curious, given your protocol,
how compliant users are. (We do not have our specimens bar-coded, so this is not an option for tracking at this time.)
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<p class="MsoNormal">I do record when specimens get re-shelved, but without knowing when they left the collection, I am unable to determine the amount of time (months, years, decades) that they were used. Therefore, my annual reporting statistics don’t necessarily
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks,<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Sarah K. Huber, Ph.D.</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;color:black;background:white"><br>
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