[NHCOLL-L:4692] Evaluation format for collections of natural history

[amsnyder at unm.edu]

A US federal agency (Dept. of Interior, US Bureau of Reclamation) that I 
work with needs a format/guideline by which to evaluate the facility and 
curatorial procedures that their collections (in this case, fishes)are 
subject to. They asked me for a recommendation.  I have checked the 
websites for the National Park Service and the American Museum Association 
but cannot find anything related to evaluating a single museum division. 
Somewhere in my "mental filing cabinet," I thought there was such an 
evaluation for museums that hold collections (archeological) from US 
National Park lands, but cannot put my hands on it. Not that these 
collections are from NPS lands but I thought such an evaluation format 
would be appropriate since it is generated by another federal agency. Any 
suggestions?

Thank you for your attention to this information request.

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Alexandra M Snyder, Collections Manager
Museum of Southwestern Biology
Division of Fishes MSC03-2020
University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131 USA
PH.505.277.6005
amsnyder at unm.edu