[Nhcoll-l] Databasing Specimens Collected from Other Specimens

[Gregory Schneider]

In my opinion, the collecting event is exactly the same.  It is analogous
to finding a whole identifiable specimen (ie. a lizard) in the stomach
contents of a previously catalogued snake.  I would catalogue the lizard
separately with the same collecting data as the snake, and cross reference
the new entry to the original.

On Thu, Feb 28, 2013 at 10:54 AM, Lewis-Gentry, Genevieve <
glewis-g at oeb.harvard.edu> wrote:

> Hello everyone,****
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> We are running into an interesting collections issue for databasing in the
> Farlow Herbarium and we were wondering how other natural history
> collections are handling the issue.****
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> Our example:****
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> Insect specimens were collected, identified, and stored in an
> entomological collection. Later, the insects were checked for a type of
> fungus (Laboulbeniales) and when found they were removed and mounted on
> permanent slides in the fungal collections. What counts as the collecting
> information? The original collection information for locality etc? (Which
> is our thought.) Who is the collector? The person who collected the insect
> or the person who collected the fungus? There are collector numbers for
> both.****
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> We assume things like this across other types of natural history
> collections. (Birds and mites are an example we thought could exist.) We
> are having it happen here between our herbarium and the entomological
> collections in the department as well as from loans from other entomology
> collections who are letting us keep and deposit the fungal material here.*
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> We want to have the best data we can within our system capabilities as
> well as match how other collections are handling this type of issue.****
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> Any thoughts, suggestions or help would be greatly appreciated. I am sure
> that we are not the only ones with cross collections issues like this.****
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> Thank you so much and let me know if you want more information.****
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> Genevieve****
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> Genevieve Lewis-Gentry, Curatorial Assistant
> Farlow Herbarium, Harvard University Herbaria
> 22 Divinity Ave., Cambridge, MA 02138  U.S.A.
> Phone: 617-495-2365  Fax: 617-495-9484
> glewis-g at oeb.harvard.edu****
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Greg Schneider
Division of Reptiles and Amphibians
Museum of Zoology
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-1079
734 647 1927     734 763 4080 (FAX)****

734 763 0740 (Biodiversity Research Center at Varsity Drive)
ges at umich.edu****

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