[NHCOLL-L:1647] herbarium labels

[Tonya Haff]

Hello all,

About a month or so ago there was a thread regarding specimen labels 
in ethanol. I have a similar question regarding herbarium labels.

When I print labels using archival paper on my laser printer, I 
notice that the print will flake off if the paper is bent or handled 
a lot.  Is there anything I can do to prevent this?  A reference book 
("The Herbarium Handbook" edited by Bridson and Forman) suggested 
making photocopies of labels if archival ink was not available. 
However, I am unclear on if they are recommending photocopying onto 
archival paper and using that for the labels, or photocopying to have 
a backup in case the labels deteriorate. Any suggestions?

Thanks,

Tonya
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Tonya M. Haff
Senior Museum Scientist
Museum of Natural History Collections
Environmental Studies Department
University of California
1156 High Street
Santa Cruz, CA 95064
phone: (831) 459-4763
fax: (831) 459-4015
email: thaff at cats.ucsc.edu