From carrie at geology.wisc.edu Thu Jan 3 12:39:04 2019 From: carrie at geology.wisc.edu (Carrie A. Eaton) Date: Thu, 3 Jan 2019 17:39:04 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] conservation/curatorial microscope recommendation Message-ID: Hi all, I?m looking for a recommendation for a microscope that would be good to use in general conservation and curatorial work. Something similar to a preparation scope would likely suffice, but it would be very nice to have something that could possibly connect to a monitor for teaching purposes. The options out there seem limitless, so I was wondering if someone had something out there that they just loved and would recommend to others. Many thanks! Carrie Eaton Carrie Eaton, Museum Curator UW Geology Museum 1215 West Dayton Street Madison, WI 53706 608.262.4912 twitter @uwgeologymuseum facebook.com/uwgeologymuseum -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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This webinar will provide an overview of how the Arctos data model manages media and makes them available for users. We will cover the types of media in Arctos, different ways of searching media, the process for creating media, and how to relate media to other Arctos data including specimens, collecting events, agents, projects, taxonomy, transactions, and other media. We also will show how Arctos tools are used to tag keywords in media records (e.g., catalog ledgers) to aid in finding. We will give examples of different types of media and media relationships in Arctos, and will discuss how media enrich the value of other data for biological, cultural, and social studies. Can?t Make It?: View archived recordings here https://arctosdb.org/learn/webinars/ This is the 14th in a series of webinars on Arctos brought to you by the Arctos Working Group and kindly hosted by iDigBio. 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So I ask of you my fellow entomologists, what kind of system for unit trays do you have and where have you bought them from? Our insect drawers are 400X500 mm and I expect we might need to order custom sized trays. Cheers Dawn Dawn Williams Collection Technician, Entomology Department Post address Natural History Museum, University of Oslo Postboks 1172 Blindern 0318 OSLO Visiting address Sars Gate 1, 0562 Oslo Phone +4722851756 From Karen.Morton at perotmuseum.org Fri Jan 4 13:39:38 2019 From: Karen.Morton at perotmuseum.org (Karen Morton) Date: Fri, 4 Jan 2019 18:39:38 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] FW: Mastodon challenge In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Thank you to all who responded to my inquiry about how to handle bones collected in poison ivy over the holidays. We'll put some of these ideas to the test and let you know how things turn out! Happy New Year to all! KAREN MORTON Collections Manager Perot Museum of Nature and Science P 214.756.5722 | karen.morton at perotmuseum.org 2201 N. Field Street, Dallas, TX 75201 P 214.428.5555 | F 214.428.5892| perotmuseum.org [Perot Museum Facebook][Perot Museum Twitter][Join the Perot Museum] From: Nhcoll-l [mailto:nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu] On Behalf Of Karen Morton Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2018 3:13 PM To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Mastodon challenge Dear List Members, We recently received a collection of mastodon bones that were eroding out of a hillside. It turns out the area they were collected from was completely surrounded with poison ivy. We'd love to be able to process them like every other donation, but we have already had one person break out in a rash just from the initial hand-over. Does anyone have any recommendations on how to care for these fossils without endangering staff? 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Name: ATT00001.txt URL: From aroos at lincoln.ac.uk Sun Jan 6 06:17:35 2019 From: aroos at lincoln.ac.uk (Anna Marie Roos) Date: Sun, 6 Jan 2019 11:17:35 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Antiquarian 'Science' in the Scholarly Society: Collecting workshop 1-2 April 2019, Society of Antiquaries of London In-Reply-To: References: , , , Message-ID: Greetings Happy 2019, and I hope all is well. I wondered if the below might be of interest to you or to any of your colleagues, and if so, please do spread the word. Registration is only ?50 for students for a two-day workshop, which includes lunch and a reception, and ?100 for full fee. Information is below and I've attached the draft programme and abstracts. Thanks very much Best wishes, Anna Marie ***************** Registration is now open for the workshop: 'Antiquarian Science in the Scholarly Society' This is workshop II of the AHRC International Networking Grant: Collective Wisdom: Collecting in the Early Modern Academy A link to registration and a programme may be found here: https://collectivewisdom.uoregon.edu/workshop-ii/ ************************* 1 and 2 April 2019 Antiquarian 'Science' in the Scholarly Society Society of Antiquaries of London Burlington House, Piccadilly, London W1J 0BE Full fee: ?100 including lunch. Student/Concessions: ?50 including lunch. What was the relationship between archaeological fieldwork or antiquarianism and learned travel or the Grand Tour? What does collecting on tour say about the manner and scale of personal and institutional contacts between London and the 'scientific' world of the Continent? What tools of natural philosophy were utilised to understand buildings and artefacts? What were the implications of the collecting of ethnographic objects for political dominance and Empire? This workshop is dedicated to discussing these questions. Speakers include: Philip Beeley (Oxford), Dominik Collet (Oslo), Luke Edgington-Brown (East Anglia), Dustin Frazier Wood (Roehampton), Chantel Grell (Versailles), Clare Hornsby (British School at Rome), Stephanie Moser (Southhampton), Staffan M?ller-Wille (Exeter), Cesare Pastorino (Berlin), Anna Marie Roos (Lincoln), Edwin Rose (Cambridge), Martin Rudwick (Cambridge), Kim Sloan (British Museum), Alexander Wragge-Morley (NYU), Elizabeth Yale (Iowa). A working session using sources from the Society of Antiquaries Library and Museum will also be part of the programme. The Society?s library is Britain?s oldest major research library for archaeology, architectural history, decorative arts (especially medieval), material culture and the historic environment. It contains books, archives, manuscripts, prints and drawings. Its accredited museum collection ? which was formed before the introduction of public museums and galleries in the mid-18th century ? contains prehistoric, classical and medieval antiquities, seal matrices and impressions, and paintings. [University of Lincoln] Prof. Anna Marie Roos, FLS FSA | Professor of the History of Science and Medicine College of Arts University of Lincoln. Brayford Pool, Lincoln, Lincolnshire. LN6 7TS Editor, Notes and Records: The Royal Society Journal of the History of Science tel: +44 (0)1522 886823 staff profile [TEF Gold] The University of Lincoln, located in the heart of the city of Lincoln, has established an international reputation based on high student satisfaction, excellent graduate employment and world-class research. The information in this e-mail and any attachments may be confidential. If you have received this email in error please notify the sender immediately and remove it from your system. 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URL: From bethanypalumbo at gmail.com Tue Jan 8 12:00:51 2019 From: bethanypalumbo at gmail.com (Bethany Palumbo) Date: Tue, 8 Jan 2019 17:00:51 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Conservator job at Oxford University Museum of Natural History Message-ID: Dear all, The OUMNH located in Oxford, UK is looking to recruit a new Conservator of Life Collections. This role is responsible for the preventive and remedial conservation of the Life Collections, consisting of skins, fluid collections, osteology and insects. You will also be responsible for the museum-wide preventive conservation efforts including IPM and environmental monitoring. The position is full time and permanent. Please follow this link for more details including the advertisement and job description: https://oumnh.ox.ac.uk/museum-vacancies Closes February 1st 2019. Happy to answer any questions about the role as I am about to leave it to pursue freelancing opportunities! 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I process upward of 180M specimen records from GBIF for this proof-of-concept & harvest affiliations from ORCID profiles. Try logging in, "claiming" your specimens, and making your profile public if you so choose. We can imagine plenty of services that could emerge from this (eg authority look-ups), but we absolutely must build infrastructure that stitches the unequivocal identity of people to their activities in a way that squarely puts users in control & is designed for their benefit. One way to help guide development of solutions that attribute curatorial activities is to consider how museum staff report on their performance to their employers. If we have to count things as a metric of our performance, perhaps we ought to standardize this across institutions & ideally, it should be automated. Are you required to submit quarterly, annual performance reports to your employer? Are there line items for numbers of specimens deposited, identified, curated, digitized, other? Has your employer provided a standard template? Are you able to provide suggestions on what that template contains? Is there a reward system at your institution for curatorial activities? If your employer does require you to complete a quarterly, annual, or other periodic performance review, please send me a blank version. I'd like to compile these & present a summary for the upcoming SPNHC meetings in Chicago. Thanks, David P. Shorthouse From m.k.richardson at biology.leidenuniv.nl Wed Jan 9 10:07:47 2019 From: m.k.richardson at biology.leidenuniv.nl (Richardson, M.K.) Date: Wed, 9 Jan 2019 15:07:47 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Nepal vistiing researcher scam revisited Message-ID: <722CFBCBDC9F1A4796DD3685D3F298D04D390D29@SPMXM06.VUW.leidenuniv.nl> Dear Colleague , I saw your warning online about possible Nepal scammers. We too were emailed by 'scientists' from a website called Reco-Nepal, asking if they could visit us. I was taken in, at first, but then it all seemed a bit fishy when I thought it through. Indeed, their website is not credible, in my opinion. So, thanks for posting your warning. It is consonnant with our experience. They wasted a good few hours of my time -- before the scales fell from my eyes! Kind regards, Michael Prof. dr . Michael Richardson Professor of Animal Development I am a developmental biologist I work on chicken and reptile development and evolution I am interested in the chicken embryo as an alternative model Institute of Biology, Leiden University (IBL), Sylvius Laboratory (room 6.5.14b), Sylviusweg 72, 2333 BE, Leiden, The Netherlands. Tel. (0031) 071 527 5215 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From nmonaghan at museum.ie Wed Jan 9 12:00:08 2019 From: nmonaghan at museum.ie (Monaghan, Nigel) Date: Wed, 9 Jan 2019 17:00:08 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Nepal vistiing researcher scam revisited In-Reply-To: <722CFBCBDC9F1A4796DD3685D3F298D04D390D29@SPMXM06.VUW.leidenuniv.nl> References: <722CFBCBDC9F1A4796DD3685D3F298D04D390D29@SPMXM06.VUW.leidenuniv.nl> Message-ID: We get regular email approaches from people in countries where it is obvious that the only issue at stake is securing a visa. We don?t know anything about them, they don?t seem to know anything about us. Applications can take the form of asking to ?register for your conference?, or seek to come on a ?study visit? but it is a common scam in my experience. To aid visa applications it is usual for them to request that you invite them. With an invitation they can argue for a visa as they ?have been invited? to your country by a reputable local i.e. ?your museum name here?. The common alarm bell factor in the several examples I have dealt with personally is the request for you to invite them. Some have actually had credible looking websites, but never an email address of a corporate nature. A standard approach we use in my museum is to ask such delegations to contact you by going through their own embassy ? all applications disappear without trace? Nigel Mr Nigel T. Monaghan, Keeper ? Natural History Division, National Museum of Ireland ? Natural History, Merrion St. Dublin 2, Ireland. D02 F627 T: +353-1-6486-354 | M: +353 87 7985570 Website | Social Media Group Bookings should be addressed to bookings at museum.ie Research visitors must make appointments in advance of any proposed visit. Visit: Jurassic Skies ? When dinosaurs took to the air https://www.museum.ie/Decorative-Arts-History/Exhibitions/Current-Exhibitions/Jurassic-Skies-When-Dinosaurs-Took-to-the-Air Virtual Visit: See our 3D interiors at http://www.museum.ie/en/exhibition/natural-history-3d-virtual-visit.aspx Watch: We are one of the Dublin stories on www.storymap.ie also at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VunX2u_mQWw Read: Guide to the National Museum of Ireland - Natural History, ?5.95 from Museum Shops Poetry: Dead Zoo ? a whole book of poetry http://www.gallerypress.com/shop/#!/~/product/id=28033815 Member: Merrion Square Network www.merrionsquare.ie From: Nhcoll-l [mailto:nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu] On Behalf Of Richardson, M.K. Sent: 09 January 2019 15:08 To: 'nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu' Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Nepal vistiing researcher scam revisited Dear Colleague , I saw your warning online about possible Nepal scammers. We too were emailed by ?scientists? from a website called Reco-Nepal, asking if they could visit us. I was taken in, at first, but then it all seemed a bit fishy when I thought it through. Indeed, their website is not credible, in my opinion. So, thanks for posting your warning. It is consonnant with our experience. They wasted a good few hours of my time -- before the scales fell from my eyes! Kind regards, Michael Prof. dr . Michael Richardson Professor of Animal Development I am a developmental biologist I work on chicken and reptile development and evolution I am interested in the chicken embryo as an alternative model Institute of Biology, Leiden University (IBL), Sylvius Laboratory (room 6.5.14b), Sylviusweg 72, 2333 BE, Leiden, The Netherlands. Tel. (0031) 071 527 5215 https://www.museum.ie/Country-Life/Exhibitions/Current-Exhibitions/Travellers-Journey -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bthiers at nybg.org Wed Jan 9 15:00:11 2019 From: bthiers at nybg.org (Thiers, Barbara) Date: Wed, 9 Jan 2019 20:00:11 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Digitization Internship Available at The New York Botanical Garden Message-ID: The New York Botanical Garden Herbarium is seeking to hire two paid interns as part of a multi-institutional NSF-funded Digitization TCN: Digitizing "endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful": Facilitating Research on Imperiled Plants with Extreme Morphologies. Interns will assist with the barcoding, imaging, and data transcription of carnivorous, epiphytic, and succulent plant herbarium specimens in the William and Lynda Steere Herbarium at The New York Botanical Garden. Applicants should be biology/botany/museum majors or recent graduates, have a desire to work in a museum setting, and be team and detail oriented. Applications due by January 18th. Dr. Barbara M. Thiers Vice President Patricia K. Holmgren Director of the William and Lynda Steere Herbarium Curator of Bryophytes Editor, Index Herbariorum President, Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections New York Botanical Garden Bronx, NY 10458-5126 bthiers at nybg.org 718-817-8626 Download: The World's Herbaria 2017 (second Index Herbariorum annual report) Index Herbariorum Registration Form Index Herbariorum Registration Form Example -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gregory.watkins-colwell at yale.edu Thu Jan 10 14:51:15 2019 From: gregory.watkins-colwell at yale.edu (Watkins-Colwell, Gregory) Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2019 19:51:15 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] compost Message-ID: Just a quick question to all those who have composted larger specimens for skeletal prep. I'm wondering if anybody covers the compost pile with something like a tarp or maybe landscape fabric? What are the pros and cons of doing that? Greg **************** Gregory J. Watkins-Colwell Collection Manager, Herpetology and Ichthyology Division of Vertebrate Zoology Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History 170 Whitney Avenue, Box 208118 New Haven, CT 06520 USA Main Office: 203-432-3791; West Campus: 203-737-7568; Fax 203-432-9277 ****************** -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tlabedz1 at unl.edu Thu Jan 10 14:58:21 2019 From: tlabedz1 at unl.edu (Thomas Labedz) Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2019 19:58:21 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] compost In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: I've done some skeletal prep with my lawn waste compost pile at home. Turned out very nice, grease free; but took about a year. Any exposed bone will be subject to gnawing by rodents or scavenging by larger mammalian pests. I suggest some sort of galvanized metal hail screen, perhaps on a framework of some sort, that will prevent damage. Squirrels, raccoons, etc. would chew right through a tarp and small rodents would go under it. Thomas Labedz, Collections Manager University of Nebraska State Museum Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S.A. From: Nhcoll-l On Behalf Of Watkins-Colwell, Gregory Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2019 1:51 PM To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: [Nhcoll-l] compost Just a quick question to all those who have composted larger specimens for skeletal prep. I'm wondering if anybody covers the compost pile with something like a tarp or maybe landscape fabric? What are the pros and cons of doing that? Greg **************** Gregory J. Watkins-Colwell Collection Manager, Herpetology and Ichthyology Division of Vertebrate Zoology Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History 170 Whitney Avenue, Box 208118 New Haven, CT 06520 USA Main Office: 203-432-3791; West Campus: 203-737-7568; Fax 203-432-9277 ****************** -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mte8 at cdc.gov Thu Jan 10 15:09:08 2019 From: mte8 at cdc.gov (Revelez, Marcia (CDC/DDPHSS/CSELS/DLS)) Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2019 20:09:08 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] compost In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <10ffbae55ff347d9925af77ad7ae307a@cdc.gov> Hey Greg, I've helped prepped and bury a rhino. I know it's not compost, but it came out fine. A little stained from the dirt, but a good bath soak took care of all of that. We removed the skull, limbs and tail (anything with small bones) and buried everything else. Just be sure to remember where you buried it - it took ours about a year ;) Marcy From: Nhcoll-l On Behalf Of Thomas Labedz Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2019 2:58 PM To: Watkins-Colwell, Gregory ; nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] compost I've done some skeletal prep with my lawn waste compost pile at home. Turned out very nice, grease free; but took about a year. Any exposed bone will be subject to gnawing by rodents or scavenging by larger mammalian pests. I suggest some sort of galvanized metal hail screen, perhaps on a framework of some sort, that will prevent damage. Squirrels, raccoons, etc. would chew right through a tarp and small rodents would go under it. Thomas Labedz, Collections Manager University of Nebraska State Museum Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S.A. From: Nhcoll-l > On Behalf Of Watkins-Colwell, Gregory Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2019 1:51 PM To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: [Nhcoll-l] compost Just a quick question to all those who have composted larger specimens for skeletal prep. I'm wondering if anybody covers the compost pile with something like a tarp or maybe landscape fabric? What are the pros and cons of doing that? Greg **************** Gregory J. Watkins-Colwell Collection Manager, Herpetology and Ichthyology Division of Vertebrate Zoology Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History 170 Whitney Avenue, Box 208118 New Haven, CT 06520 USA Main Office: 203-432-3791; West Campus: 203-737-7568; Fax 203-432-9277 ****************** -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From AndersonG at CarnegieMNH.Org Thu Jan 10 16:36:48 2019 From: AndersonG at CarnegieMNH.Org (Anderson, Gretchen) Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2019 21:36:48 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] compost In-Reply-To: <10ffbae55ff347d9925af77ad7ae307a@cdc.gov> References: , <10ffbae55ff347d9925af77ad7ae307a@cdc.gov> Message-ID: Hi Greg, I have not done this personally - however, there was an elephant skeleton at Science Museum of Minnesota that was prepared by burying it in a big pit. It apparently took over a year, but the specimen came out fine - much better than a bison that was done some years later through the boil - bleach method. Rebecca Newberry could possibly get more detail. She has contact with the curator emeritus who was involved. Good luck Gretchen ________________________________ From: Nhcoll-l on behalf of Revelez, Marcia (CDC/DDPHSS/CSELS/DLS) Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2019 3:09:08 PM To: Thomas Labedz; Watkins-Colwell, Gregory; nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] compost Hey Greg, I?ve helped prepped and bury a rhino. I know it?s not compost, but it came out fine. A little stained from the dirt, but a good bath soak took care of all of that. We removed the skull, limbs and tail (anything with small bones) and buried everything else. Just be sure to remember where you buried it ? it took ours about a year ;) Marcy From: Nhcoll-l On Behalf Of Thomas Labedz Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2019 2:58 PM To: Watkins-Colwell, Gregory ; nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] compost I?ve done some skeletal prep with my lawn waste compost pile at home. Turned out very nice, grease free; but took about a year. Any exposed bone will be subject to gnawing by rodents or scavenging by larger mammalian pests. I suggest some sort of galvanized metal hail screen, perhaps on a framework of some sort, that will prevent damage. Squirrels, raccoons, etc. would chew right through a tarp and small rodents would go under it. Thomas Labedz, Collections Manager University of Nebraska State Museum Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S.A. From: Nhcoll-l > On Behalf Of Watkins-Colwell, Gregory Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2019 1:51 PM To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: [Nhcoll-l] compost Just a quick question to all those who have composted larger specimens for skeletal prep. I?m wondering if anybody covers the compost pile with something like a tarp or maybe landscape fabric? What are the pros and cons of doing that? Greg **************** Gregory J. Watkins-Colwell Collection Manager, Herpetology and Ichthyology Division of Vertebrate Zoology Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History 170 Whitney Avenue, Box 208118 New Haven, CT 06520 USA Main Office: 203-432-3791; West Campus: 203-737-7568; Fax 203-432-9277 ****************** The information contained in this message and/or attachments is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon, this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from any system and destroy any copies. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Sheldon.Teare at austmus.gov.au Thu Jan 10 16:59:51 2019 From: Sheldon.Teare at austmus.gov.au (Sheldon Teare) Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2019 21:59:51 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] compost In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hi, We cover our regular composting with a tarp and then a metal mesh cage. In Australia we are concerned about the compost becoming too dry - so we use the tarp to help limit that. We have noticed that drier sections of the compost do not perform as well. Our compost location is reasonably remote, which makes it difficult to for us to manually control the moisture in the heap. We have wrapped parts of the specimen in landscape fabric so smaller bones don't get lost. I am not a fan of burial. I understand it is sometimes the only option. But I would always advocate for composting. Burial can have uncontrolled elements - materials, processes, drainage, chemistry of the soil, access/excavation. You can have more control of what goes into your compost and better access. Cheers, Sheldon Sheldon Teare Natural Sciences Conservator, Materials Conservation | Australian Museum Research Institute Australian Museum 1 William Street Sydney NSW 2010 Australia T 61 2 9320 6419 M 61 404 287 803 F 61 2 9320 6070 [cid:image002.jpg at 01D4A98C.025C8380] Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | YouTube I respect and acknowledge the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation as the First Peoples and Traditional Custodians of the land and waterways on which the Australian Museum stands From: Nhcoll-l [mailto:nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu] On Behalf Of Watkins-Colwell, Gregory Sent: Friday, 11 January 2019 6:51 AM To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: [Nhcoll-l] compost Just a quick question to all those who have composted larger specimens for skeletal prep. I'm wondering if anybody covers the compost pile with something like a tarp or maybe landscape fabric? What are the pros and cons of doing that? Greg **************** Gregory J. Watkins-Colwell Collection Manager, Herpetology and Ichthyology Division of Vertebrate Zoology Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History 170 Whitney Avenue, Box 208118 New Haven, CT 06520 USA Main Office: 203-432-3791; West Campus: 203-737-7568; Fax 203-432-9277 ****************** [https://media.prelaunch.australianmuseum.net.au/media/dd/images/am_whales-email_signature.a36aaa4.0075fd9.jpg] Click here to read the Australian Museum email disclaimer. The Australian Museum email disclaimer -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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NHMLA's vast IP collection (> 7 million specimens) spans half a billion years of biological and geological evolution in Southern California. It includes fossils of all major marine invertebrate groups as well as ichnofossils, and contains the world's largest collection of Cretaceous-Cenozoic mollusks from the Pacific Rim, the result of a century of research by NHMLA staff and amalgamation of collections from several Southern California universities. Half of this collection consists of fossils from the Pleistocene Epoch. Of the 3.5M Pleistocene specimens, 1.5M have been digitized, allowing this long-term dataset to bear on questions of Southern California's ecological past and present, in turn greatly augmenting the efforts of NHMLA's coastal biodiversity initiatives by incorporating a paleontological perspective. The successful candidate will have a record of outstanding research, excellent communication skills, and a demonstrated ability to engage the public and stakeholders. A Ph.D., a strong record of peer-reviewed publications focusing on late Cenozoic marine invertebrate paleoecology and paleontology, and demonstrated ability to secure extramural funding are required. Experience in managing large natural history collections and active field programs are highly desirable. The Curator will be expected to build an active and publicly appealing research program, to lead continued improvement of the IP collections, to oversee all NHMLA's programs on invertebrate fossils, and to supervise staff and volunteers of the IP Department. Additionally, the successful candidate is expected to develop working relationships with local universities, mentor students and postdoctoral fellows, strengthen NHMLA's presence in key professional and governmental networks, and maintain research through competitive grants and/or other funding from external sources. The Curator will be expected to participate actively in a broad range of museum activities, including exhibits, education, community science programs, educator and volunteer training, public communications, media interactions, and fundraising activities. A vision and capability to build a research program that can be integrated with NHMLA's ongoing efforts to understand regional biodiversity, and to shape the collections and research in ways that activate both their scientific and public appeal, is paramount. NHMLA is seeking applicants who have demonstrated experience and commitment working with a diverse community. This is a full-time position with a salary and title commensurate with experience. Application deadline is February 15, 2019. The starting date is July 1, 2019. Applicants should send a cover letter, vision statement, curriculum vitae, and the full contact information of at least three professional references as a single PDF document to thayden at nhm.org, Marine Invertebrate Paleoecology Curatorial Search. The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Please, No Phone Calls, No Fax -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From lisa.gatens at naturalsciences.org Thu Jan 10 23:12:46 2019 From: lisa.gatens at naturalsciences.org (Gatens, Lisa) Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2019 04:12:46 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] [External] Re: compost In-Reply-To: References: , Message-ID: We have cleaned many large specimens, primarily marine mammals, by burying them in manure. Luckily, the vet school horse barn is only about 1/2 mile from our manure bins. We've also gotten horse manure from the fairgrounds, which are also close by. The bins are ~6'x6' with 4' high walls. When the bins are in use we place a large section of fence over the top and secure it. We built boxes out of 1cm hardware cloth to hold individual specimens. Large bones (whale skulls) may not need the hardware cloth box. Parts with smaller bones, like flippers, are wrapped in screen to prevent loss. For all of these, we first lay down a good layer of manure and make every effort to have all parts completely covered by manure. It may settle, especially after a rain, and need a bit more added. This system has worked very well with bones coming out of manure quite clean. After manure we just scrub bones with soap and water. It can take several months, at least, to clean larger specimens. But it is safe for the specimens and easy. Lisa J. Gatens Curator of Mammals North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences 11 W. Jones St. Raleigh, NC 27601 (919) 707-9946 E-mail correspondence to and from this address may be subject to the North Carolina Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties. ________________________________ From: Nhcoll-l on behalf of Sheldon Teare Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2019 4:59:51 PM To: Watkins-Colwell, Gregory; nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: [External] Re: [Nhcoll-l] compost CAUTION: External email. Do not click links or open attachments unless you verified. Send all suspicious email as an attachment to report.spam at nc.gov Hi, We cover our regular composting with a tarp and then a metal mesh cage. In Australia we are concerned about the compost becoming too dry ? so we use the tarp to help limit that. We have noticed that drier sections of the compost do not perform as well. Our compost location is reasonably remote, which makes it difficult to for us to manually control the moisture in the heap. We have wrapped parts of the specimen in landscape fabric so smaller bones don?t get lost. I am not a fan of burial. I understand it is sometimes the only option. But I would always advocate for composting. Burial can have uncontrolled elements ? materials, processes, drainage, chemistry of the soil, access/excavation. You can have more control of what goes into your compost and better access. Cheers, Sheldon Sheldon Teare Natural Sciences Conservator, Materials Conservation | Australian Museum Research Institute Australian Museum 1 William Street Sydney NSW 2010 Australia T 61 2 9320 6419 M 61 404 287 803 F 61 2 9320 6070 [cid:image002.jpg at 01D4A98C.025C8380] Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | YouTube I respect and acknowledge the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation as the First Peoples and Traditional Custodians of the land and waterways on which the Australian Museum stands From: Nhcoll-l [mailto:nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu] On Behalf Of Watkins-Colwell, Gregory Sent: Friday, 11 January 2019 6:51 AM To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: [Nhcoll-l] compost Just a quick question to all those who have composted larger specimens for skeletal prep. I?m wondering if anybody covers the compost pile with something like a tarp or maybe landscape fabric? What are the pros and cons of doing that? Greg **************** Gregory J. Watkins-Colwell Collection Manager, Herpetology and Ichthyology Division of Vertebrate Zoology Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History 170 Whitney Avenue, Box 208118 New Haven, CT 06520 USA Main Office: 203-432-3791; West Campus: 203-737-7568; Fax 203-432-9277 ****************** [https://media.prelaunch.australianmuseum.net.au/media/dd/images/am_whales-email_signature.a36aaa4.0075fd9.jpg] Click here to read the Australian Museum email disclaimer. The Australian Museum email disclaimer -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image002.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 3583 bytes Desc: image002.jpg URL: From liathappleton at gmail.com Fri Jan 11 14:58:32 2019 From: liathappleton at gmail.com (Liath Appleton) Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2019 13:58:32 -0600 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] SPNHC newsletter articles and reports due Feb 1 Message-ID: It's that time again! All reports, announcements, and article submissions for the spring edition of the SPNHC Connection newsletter are due Feb 1, 2019. Any SPNHC members who are interested in submitting an article, please contact Liath Appleton (*newsletter at spnhc.org *). Thanks ---Liath Liath Appleton Collections Manager Non-Vertebrate Paleontology Lab University of Texas at Austin Bldg PRC122 - campus mail code R8500 10100 Burnet Road Austin, TX 78758 SPNHC Connection Editor (newsletter at spnhc.org) SPNHC Web Manager (webmaster at spnhc.org) www.spnhc.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From liathappleton at gmail.com Fri Jan 11 17:32:40 2019 From: liathappleton at gmail.com (Liath Appleton) Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2019 16:32:40 -0600 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] SPNHC newsletter articles and reports due Feb 1 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Yes, you're all set :) ---Liath On Fri, Jan 11, 2019, 1:58 PM Liath Appleton > It's that time again! All reports, announcements, and article submissions > for the spring edition of the SPNHC Connection newsletter are due Feb 1, > 2019. Any SPNHC members who are interested in submitting an article, > please contact Liath Appleton (*newsletter at spnhc.org > *). Thanks ---Liath > > Liath Appleton > Collections Manager > Non-Vertebrate Paleontology Lab > University of Texas at Austin > Bldg PRC122 - campus mail code R8500 > 10100 Burnet Road > Austin, TX 78758 > > SPNHC Connection Editor (newsletter at spnhc.org) > SPNHC Web Manager (webmaster at spnhc.org) > www.spnhc.org > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Tonya.Haff at csiro.au Sun Jan 13 18:09:49 2019 From: Tonya.Haff at csiro.au (Tonya.Haff at csiro.au) Date: Sun, 13 Jan 2019 23:09:49 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Thermal printer Message-ID: <887ce94d39844f34b13cbcc37627f84b@exch3-mel.nexus.csiro.au> Hi all, Can any of you recommend a good (reliable, easy to use) thermal printer? We want one primarily for printing onto Tyvek paper and plastic adhesive labels (not barcoding). Thanks! Tonya --------------------------------------------------------- Dr Tonya Haff Collections Manager Australian National Wildlife Collection National Research Collections Australia, CSIRO Canberra, Australia Phone: (+61) 02 62421566 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From abentley at ku.edu Sun Jan 13 22:31:30 2019 From: abentley at ku.edu (Bentley, Andrew Charles) Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2019 03:31:30 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Thermal printer Message-ID: Tonya We have had very good use out of our Datamax I series Mark II printer that we have been using for about 7-8 years now. We have the 300dpi version to ensure better quality print ? see attached. The 600 dpi version is probably overkill unless you are going to be printing very small fonts or labels (e.g. entomology). Let me know if you have further questions. Andy A : A : A : }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> V V V Andy Bentley Ichthyology Collection Manager University of Kansas Biodiversity Institute Dyche Hall 1345 Jayhawk Boulevard Lawrence, KS, 66045-7561 USA Tel: (785) 864-3863 Fax: (785) 864-5335 Email: abentley at ku.edu http://ichthyology.biodiversity.ku.edu SPNHC Past President http://www.spnhc.org : : A : A : A : }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> V V V From: Nhcoll-l on behalf of "Tonya.Haff at csiro.au" Date: Sunday, January 13, 2019 at 5:11 PM To: "nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu" Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Thermal printer Hi all, Can any of you recommend a good (reliable, easy to use) thermal printer? We want one primarily for printing onto Tyvek paper and plastic adhesive labels (not barcoding). Thanks! 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A few points to save aggravation: stick with 300 dpi; we have found 600 dpi too fine when using smaller fonts (Franklin Gothic medium, 6 pt) during initial setup make sure the print speed is significantly slowed down from default, and raise the print temperature too. windows drivers make label setup easy, but generally it is not quite WYSIWYG; margins can vary a bit from what is seen on the screen If you go this route I can send you all the setting we use, and some windows label templates if you want them. Best, Eric Eric A. Lazo-Wasem Senior Collections Manager Peabody Museum of Natural History Yale University 170 Whitney Ave. New Haven, CT 06520 203 432-3784 From: Nhcoll-l On Behalf Of Tonya.Haff at csiro.au Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2019 6:10 PM To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Thermal printer Hi all, Can any of you recommend a good (reliable, easy to use) thermal printer? We want one primarily for printing onto Tyvek paper and plastic adhesive labels (not barcoding). Thanks! Tonya --------------------------------------------------------- Dr Tonya Haff Collections Manager Australian National Wildlife Collection National Research Collections Australia, CSIRO Canberra, Australia Phone: (+61) 02 62421566 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From JMGAGNON at nature.ca Mon Jan 14 10:13:28 2019 From: JMGAGNON at nature.ca (Jean-Marc Gagnon) Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2019 15:13:28 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Announcement: National Biodiversity Cryobank of Canada Message-ID: National Biodiversity Cryobank of Canada The National Biodiversity Cryobank of Canada (NBCC), located at the Canadian Museum of Nature's (CMN) Natural Heritage Campus (1740 Pink Road, Gatineau (Aylmer Sector, Quebec), is the result of a donation by the Beaty family and officially opened in September 2018. The NBCC is a natural history biorepository of specimens from across Canada and abroad, with a capacity for over a million standard 2 mL cryovials. This state-of-the-art facility uses innovative LN2 freezer technology and greatly enhances the CMN's ability to store frozen collections at -170?C. The core objective of the NBCC is to provide excellent specimen care with easy access for scientific use. Storage is available for vouchers from research projects outside of the CMN. The collections may contain representatives from all kingdoms of taxonomic classification in the form of tissues, environmental samples, phenotype vouchers, and DNA extractions. As an extension of CMN's collection facility, the operation of the NBCC is compliant with all other policies and procedures for the CMN. For more information about the facility, send inquiries to nbcc-cncb at nature.ca, visit our webpage (https://nature.ca/en/research-collections/collections/cryobank), or write to National Biodiversity Cryobank of Canada, Canadian Museum of Nature, P.O. 3443, Station D, Ottawa, Ontario, K1P6P4, Canada. [cid:image001.png at 01D4ABF1.CA5FC8D0] Cryobanque nationale canadienne de la biodiversit? Fruit d'un don de la famille Beaty, la Cryobanque nationale canadienne de la biodiversit? (CNCB), a officiellement ouvert ses portes en septembre 2018 au Campus du patrimoine naturel du Mus?e canadien de la nature (MCN) (1740, chemin Pink, Gatineau [secteur Aylmer], Qu?bec). La CNCB est un biod?p?t de sp?cimens d'histoire naturelle de tout le Canada et de l'?tranger. Elle peut stocker plus d'un million de cryofioles standard de 2 mL. Cette installation ? la fine pointe de la technologie utilise la technologie novatrice de cong?lation ? l'azote liquide. Elle am?liore grandement la capacit? du MCN ? entreposer avec la plus grande int?grit? les collections congel?es (? -170 ?C). La mission de la CNBC est de fournir d'excellents soins ? nos sp?cimens et un acc?s facile ? des fins scientifiques. Elle peut aussi accueillir les sp?cimens de r?f?rence provenant de projets de recherche men?s ? l'ext?rieur du MCN. Les collections peuvent contenir des repr?sentants de tous les r?gnes de classification taxonomique sous forme de tissus, d'?chantillons environnementaux, de sp?cimens t?moins de ph?notypes et d'ADN. Comme il s'agit du prolongement de notre entrep?t de collections, l'exploitation de la CNCB est conforme ? toutes les autres politiques et proc?dures du MCN. Pour obtenir de plus amples renseignements sur l'installation, envoyez vos questions ? nbcc-cncb at nature.ca, visitez notre page Web (https://nature.ca/fr/recherche-collections/collections/cryobanque), ou ?crivez ? 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Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: * Verify and Catalog Collection o Match fossil specimens with information in the museum records o Using identification guides/keys verify fossil specimens and enter information into the museum's computer cataloging system, PastPerfect, apply number to the specimen o Digitally photograph specimen and attach image to the catalog record * Organize and Re-house specimens o Organize and store specimens and update location records in PastPerfect * Give a presentation to the Friends of the New London Public Museum and complete a written report at the end of the project. * Miscellaneous duties as directed by Museum Director Requirements: * Must be currently enrolled in, or recently graduated from, a college program with an emphasis on Paleontology or related field * Knowledge and interest in fossils * Experience using identification guides/keys to identify specimens * Ability to read and understand descriptions * Ability to express oneself clearly and concisely, orally and in writing * Ability to utilize personal computer * Ability to work well with other staff members, volunteers and the general public * Ability to be a self-starter and to work with little supervision * Good organizational skills A complete job description and ONLINE application can be found on the City of New London's website at http://agency.governmentjobs.com/newlondonwi/default.cfm Please include a cover letter with reasons why you want to work at the New London Public Museum and what qualifications make you a good candidate. Cover Letters and Applications for this position will be accepted ONLINE ONLY. Closing date for accepting online applications is 02/28/2019. Start date is negotiable. The City of New London, WI, is an Equal Opportunity Employer, valuing diversity at all levels of its workforce. Christine Cross Director New London Public Museum 406 S. Pearl St. New London, WI 54961 920.982.8520 http://www.newlondonwi.org/museum Like our Facebook Page! [cid:image003.png at 01D4ABEF.936043C0] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Please send us (via our email) your input by end of (your) Monday January 21st. See the entire abstract on this page https://www.spnhcchicago2019.com/abstract-submission scroll down to SY-06 Collecting Measures Of Success Organizers: Deborah Paul, iDigBio, Florida State University, dpaul at fsu.edu Shelley James, National Herbarium of New South Wales, Sydney Australia, shelley.james at rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au David P Shorthouse, Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa Canada, DShorthouse at nature.ca In anticipation, Debbie, Shelley, and David -- -- Upcoming iDigBio Events https://www.idigbio.org/calendar -- Deborah Paul, iDigBio Digitization and Workforce Training Specialist iDigBio -- Steering Committee Member SPNHC Liaison, Member-At-Large and Member International Relations Committee SYNTHESYS3 Representative, ICEDIG External Advisory Board Member Vice Chair, Biodiversity Information Standards Organisation (TDWG)(2019-2020) Institute for Digital Information, 234 LSB Florida State University Tallahassee, Florida 32306 850-644-6366 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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The workshop addressed the future deployment of data held in U.S. biodiversity collections for research, policy, and education. BCoN invites public comment on this draft report. The comment period is open until 5:00 PM Eastern on 1 February 2019. Comments should be emailed to Dr. Barbara Thiers at bthiers at nybg.org. To read the report and supporting materials, please visit https://bcon.aibs.org/2019/01/16/community-input-requested-extending-u-s-biodiversity-collections-to-address-national-challenges/ Thank you for your contributions to this important effort. 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URL: From bthiers at nybg.org Thu Jan 17 06:51:01 2019 From: bthiers at nybg.org (Thiers, Barbara) Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2019 11:51:01 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Fwd: [Taxacom] Translocation of an entire natural history museum In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Begin forwarded message: From: Barna P?ll-Gergely > Date: January 17, 2019 at 6:48:22 AM EST To: > Subject: [Taxacom] Translocation of an entire natural history museum Dear Colleagues, Probably most of you have not heard yet that the Hungarian government is planning to translocate the Hungarian Natural History Museum (HNHM) from the capital to the eastern part of the country. Funded 220 years ago, the HNHM is one of the most important institutes in biodiversity research and taxonomy in Central Europe. We are keeping 10-12 millions of artefacts, including more than one hundred thousand type specimens of almost fifty thousand taxa (mostly insects). If we have to move, most of the staff have to quit (very few colleagues seem to be ready to leave the capital for a small town in the eastern part of the country) and find a new job, therefore, most of the collections will remain without experienced staff at the time of packing, transportation and unpacking and even later. We fear that this poses a great danger to the priceless collections, and try to find as many arguments and support against this plan as possible. Maybe it helps if we can present foreign examples to decision makers - what happened to such a collection in similar cases (i.e. when an entire natural history museum moved to a distance of 2-300 km (not within the same city or area)? - how long did the preparation phase take before moving? - how much extra personnel was necessary for the preparation? - how many artefacts were damaged? - what are the most important factors that slow down such a process significantly? also, we would be grateful for published case studies what sort of damages resulted in cases when a collection remained without care for a longer period. Thank you for your help, comments and advice Zolt?n Feh?r, D?vid Mur?nyi & Barna P?ll-Gergely -- Barna P?LL-GERGELY, PhD MTA Premium Post Doctorate Researcher Plant Protection Institute Centre for Agricultural Research Hungarian Academy of Sciences (MTA) Herman Ott? Street 15, Budapest, H-1022, Hungary Tel: +36304673580 _______________________________________________ Taxacom Mailing List Send Taxacom mailing list submissions to: taxacom at mailman.nhm.ku.edu For List information or to subscribe or unsubscribe, visit: http://mailman.nhm.ku.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/taxacom You can reach the person managing the list at: taxacom-owner at mailman.nhm.ku.edu The Taxacom email archive back to 1992 may be searched at: http://taxacom.markmail.org Nurturing nuance while assaulting ambiguity for 32 some years, 1987-2019. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bayshark at exemail.com.au Thu Jan 17 16:58:39 2019 From: bayshark at exemail.com.au (bayshark at exemail.com.au) Date: Fri, 18 Jan 2019 08:58:39 +1100 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] CAN WE HELP? Message-ID: <8D1573A9E3534E7A847F736434D4E2A2@RicardoPC> Dear list members, Moving the museum in Hungary is a horrible idea without further allocated funds. Since the museum is a TAF in SYNTHESYS+ for example and also involved in DiSSCo it would mean that collection visits wouldn't happen, specimens wouldn't be digitized and would be totally cut off from science for the time of the move. The collections and the museum was already kicked out of the building a few years ago as this was also discussed earlier in Taxacom. Moving the museum to the countryside in the middle of nowhere where visitors and scientist can't access the collections would be also a drawback not to mention the specimens destroyed in the move. However this could be minimized with the aid of special equipment but that would require special allocated funds and I doubt that this would be available. I think you can also ask the aid of SYNTHESYS+ as a member or at least try to postpone the time of the move if it comes to that. I bet that my colleagues in Finland would support a statement, which is about protecting natural heritage and valuable specimens. As well as most TAXACOM members. Cheers, P?ter 2019. jan. 17., Cs 13:56 d?tummal Mary Barkworth ezt ?rta: > Would it help also to know how many people visit large natural history > museums in big cities - and so discuss the money spent, not just in the > museum but in the businesses round about? Perhaps there are some numbers > coming from impact of the US govt shutdown? > > Mary > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Taxacom On Behalf Of Barna > P?ll-Gergely > Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2019 4:48 AM > To: taxacom at mailman.nhm.ku.edu > Subject: [Taxacom] Translocation of an entire natural history museum > > Dear Colleagues, > > Probably most of you have not heard yet that the Hungarian government is > planning to translocate the Hungarian Natural History Museum (HNHM) from > the capital to the eastern part of the country. > Funded 220 years ago, the HNHM is one of the most important institutes in > biodiversity research and taxonomy in Central Europe. We are keeping 10-12 > millions of artefacts, including more than one hundred thousand type > specimens of almost fifty thousand taxa (mostly insects). > > If we have to move, most of the staff have to quit (very few colleagues > seem to be ready to leave the capital for a small town in the eastern part > of the country) and find a new job, therefore, most of the collections will > remain without experienced staff at the time of packing, transportation and > unpacking and even later. > > We fear that this poses a great danger to the priceless collections, and > try to find as many arguments and support against this plan as possible. > > Maybe it helps if we can present foreign examples to decision makers > > - what happened to such a collection in similar cases (i.e. when an entire > natural history museum moved to a distance of 2-300 km (not within the same > city or area)? > - how long did the preparation phase take before moving? > - how much extra personnel was necessary for the preparation? > - how many artefacts were damaged? > - what are the most important factors that slow down such a process > significantly? > > also, we would be grateful for published case studies what sort of damages > resulted in cases when a collection remained without care for a longer > period. > > Thank you for your help, comments and advice > > Zolt?n Feh?r, D?vid Mur?nyi & Barna P?ll-Gergely > > > -- > Barna P?LL-GERGELY, PhD > MTA Premium Post Doctorate Researcher > Plant Protection Institute > Centre for Agricultural Research > Hungarian Academy of Sciences (MTA) > Herman Ott? Street 15, > Budapest, H-1022, Hungary > Tel: +36304673580 > _______________________________________________ > Taxacom Mailing List > > Send Taxacom mailing list submissions to: taxacom at mailman.nhm.ku.edu For > List information or to subscribe or unsubscribe, visit: > http://mailman.nhm.ku.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/taxacom > You can reach the person managing the list at: > taxacom-owner at mailman.nhm.ku.edu The Taxacom email archive back to 1992 > may be searched at: http://taxacom.markmail.org > > Nurturing nuance while assaulting ambiguity for 32 some years, 1987-2019. > _______________________________________________ > Taxacom Mailing List > > Send Taxacom mailing list submissions to: taxacom at mailman.nhm.ku.edu > For List information or to subscribe or unsubscribe, visit: > http://mailman.nhm.ku.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/taxacom > You can reach the person managing the list at: > taxacom-owner at mailman.nhm.ku.edu > The Taxacom email archive back to 1992 may be searched at: > http://taxacom.markmail.org > > Nurturing nuance while assaulting ambiguity for 32 some years, 1987-2019. > _______________________________________________ Taxacom Mailing List Send Taxacom mailing list submissions to: taxacom at mailman.nhm.ku.edu For List information or to subscribe or unsubscribe, visit: http://mailman.nhm.ku.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/taxacom You can reach the person managing the list at: taxacom-owner at mailman.nhm.ku.edu The Taxacom email archive back to 1992 may be searched at: http://taxacom.markmail.org Nurturing nuance while assaulting ambiguity for 32 some years, 1987-2019. From mbprondzinski at ua.edu Fri Jan 18 09:50:21 2019 From: mbprondzinski at ua.edu (Prondzinski, Mary Beth) Date: Fri, 18 Jan 2019 14:50:21 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Mini Color Checker Card Message-ID: <46f3c25b65c146e790c9fd39511a376e@ua.edu> Greetings all! We are trying to purchase a couple of mini color checker cards and I am discovering that they are no longer being produced (!) Is that true? If so, does anyone know of some secret stash unknown to the general public? I am talking about the small , 2.25" x 3.25" card. Any help would be greatly appreciated and thanks! Mary Beth Mary B. Prondzinski Collections Manager, Natural History Museum The University of Alabama 356 Mary Harmon Bryant Box 870340 Tuscaloosa, AL 35487 Phone 205-348-5625 | Mobile 847-814-2048 mbprondzinski at ua.edu | http://amnh.ua.edu/ [The University of Alabama] [Facebook] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Prondzinski Collections Manager, Natural History Museum The University of Alabama 356 Mary Harmon Bryant Box 870340 Tuscaloosa, AL 35487 Phone 205-348-5625 | Mobile 847-814-2048 mbprondzinski at ua.edu | http://amnh.ua.edu/ [The University of Alabama] [Facebook] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.gif Type: image/gif Size: 3710 bytes Desc: image001.gif URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image002.gif Type: image/gif Size: 1273 bytes Desc: image002.gif URL: From abentley at ku.edu Tue Jan 22 14:13:41 2019 From: abentley at ku.edu (Bentley, Andrew Charles) Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2019 19:13:41 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] FW: Science Policy News from AIBS In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. AIBS Public Policy Report AIBS Public Policy Report, Volume 20, Issue 2, January 22, 2019 * Costs Mount as Government Shutdown Drags On * AIBS: Support Science, Fund the Government * Science in the New Congress * Turmoil at NEON as Advisory Panel Disbanded, Reinstated * Participate in the 2019 Congressional Visits Day * Short Takes * Chairs of House Appropriations Subcommittees Announced * Representative Collin Peterson (D-MN) to Chair House Agriculture Committee * President?s Nominees to Lead OSTP and CEQ Confirmed * Become an Advocate for Science: Join the AIBS Legislative Action Center ________________________________ The AIBS Public Policy Report is distributed broadly by email every two weeks to the AIBS membership. Any interested party may self-subscribe to receive these free reports by email or RSS news feed, by going to www.aibs.org/public-policy-reports. With proper attribution to AIBS, all material from these reports may be reproduced or forwarded. AIBS staff appreciates receiving copies of materials used. If you have questions, comments, or suggestions, please contact the AIBS Director of Public Policy, Robert Gropp, at 202-628-1500 x 250. ________________________________ Costs Mount as Government Shutdown Drags On As government offices and research facilities across the country remain shuttered and services delayed or interrupted, the partial government shutdown that has resulted in 800,000 federal workers being furloughed or forced to work without pay has accomplished one thing ? it has set a new record for how long the President and Congress have failed to govern the country. The costs associated with the shutdown continue to grow. Beyond the pain inflicted on federal workers, contractors, and grantees, economists now estimate that the shutdown is having real and significant negative effects on Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Kevin Hassett, Chair of the White House Council of Economic Advisers, now estimates that the shutdown will reduce quarterly economic growth by 0.13 percentage point each week. Hassett doubled his forecast after initially underestimating the economic impact of the shutdown. To put things into perspective, the economic growth in the first quarter of 2018 was 2.2 percent. Other economists also predict losses in the first quarter of 2019, including New York Federal Reserve President John Williams, who thinks the shutdown could cut quarterly U.S. economic growth by 1 percentage point. Prior to and subsequent to the shutdown, Congress endeavored to pass appropriations to fund the government. Prior to the beginning of the 116th Congress in January, the House and Senate were poised to pass bipartisan appropriations legislation only to have the effort thwarted by the President who at the eleventh hour said he would veto the measure. Rather than passing the legislation and forcing the President to carry out his veto threat, Congress capitulated. Congressional Republicans allowed the government to shutdown to force a standoff between the President and congressional Democrats at the start of the 116th Congress ? a shutdown the President famously announced from the Oval Office that he would own. Upon taking control of the House of Representatives in January, Democrats approved appropriations legislation ? the measures previously unanimously approved by the Senate in December, only to have Senate Majority Leader McConnell (R-KY) refuse to bring the measure to a vote in the Senate. Senator McConnell is now working on legislation that would fund all agencies in exchange for $5.7 billion in border wall money and other immigration reforms, based on a proposal put forth by the President. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), however, dismissed the President?s proposal and is insisting that any negotiations on immigration and border legislation take place only after the government is funded and back to work. The budget impasse is a threat to science, with shuttered federal agencies unable to award grants until they are funded again. Research conducted by a significant number of federal agencies has also come to a halt or is significantly limited. Currently, the shutdown directly affects the National Science Foundation, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, National Institutes of Standards and Technology, National Institute of Food and Agriculture, Smithsonian Institution, State Department, Census Bureau, United States Geological Survey, U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Reclamation, Environmental Protection Agency, and the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, among others. AIBS: Support Science, Fund the Government The American Institute of Biological Sciences, on January 18, 2019, issued a statement expressing concern for those being impacted by the government shutdown and for the long-term impacts of the shutdown. The statement reads: The American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS) wants federal employees, including thousands of scientists, being hurt by the continuing political impasse and failure to fund the federal government to know that they are not forgotten. Not forgotten also are the countless individuals being harmed because contracts are not being funded and new grants are not being awarded to carry forward research and science education programs. AIBS President, Dr. Charles B. Fenster, emphasized that we all know dedicated scientists who work for the National Science Foundation, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Environmental Protection Agency, United States Geological Survey, National Park Service, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Land Management, United States Forest Service, National Institute of Food and Agriculture, National Institutes of Standards and Technology, State Department, Census Bureau, and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. ?I encourage all of us to keep our colleagues in our thoughts and to reach out to them as they continue to endure this unwarranted penalty,? said Fenster. ?This shutdown is irresponsible and it is doing real harm to people, the economy, and science,? said Dr. Robert Gropp, AIBS Executive Director. ?It is past time to open the government. Political fights over a wall can be conducted without destroying the morale of public servants, threatening people's well-being, and damaging the economy. It is reprehensible to demand that federal workers be called to work without pay simply to mask the real negative impacts of this failure to govern.? As described in a 2016 AIBS report, the ?Federal government is the main supporter of basic research in the United States, providing more than half of funding.? More than 80,000 patents were awarded in a ten-year period based on the results of research originally sponsored by the National Science Foundation. Over the past 50 years, roughly half of the economic growth at private businesses has been due to advances in knowledge resulting from research and development. The statement is also available here: https://www.aibs.org/position-statements/20190118_aibs_statement.html Science in the New Congress On January 3, 2019, 111 freshmen, including 10 newly elected Senators and 101 newly elected Representatives, were sworn-in to the 116th Congress. Eleven of these freshmen members of Congress, including eight Democrats and three Republicans, have a background in science, medicine, or technology. Below is a summary of expertise that has joined the new Congress. * Representative Joe Cunningham (D-SC) is a former ocean engineer, who earned his BS from Florida Atlantic University and also holds a law degree. * Representative Lauren Underwood (D-IL), is a registered nurse. She holds master?s degrees in nursing and public health from Johns Hopkins University and served as a Senior Advisor at the Department of Health and Human Services under the Obama Administration. * Representative John Joyce (R-PA), is a dermatologist. * Representative Kim Schrier (D-WA) worked as a pediatrician and has a bachelor?s degree in astrophysics. * Representative Sean Casten (D-IL) is a biochemist and a former cancer researcher. Casten has also worked on clean energy technology. * Representative Kevin Hern (R-OK) is a businessman with a degree in aerospace engineering * Representative T.J. Cox (D-CA) is a chemical engineer. * Representative Elaine Luria (D-VA) is an engineer with experience in operating nuclear reactors in the Navy. * Representative Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA) is an engineer who worked on air and space defense technologies in the U.S. Air Force. * Representative Mark Green (R-TN) is a former Army physician. * Representative Jeff Van Drew (D-NJ) is a dentist. Turmoil at NEON as Advisory Panel Disbanded, Reinstated Battelle Memorial Institute, a nonprofit government-contractor that manages the National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) for the National Science Foundation (NSF), has reinstated a NEON science advisory panel that it had disbanded a week earlier. The twenty-member Science, Technology, and Education Advisory Committee (STEAC), which is comprised of external scientists who advise NEON, was disbanded by Battelle soon after NEON?s Chief Scientist and Principal Investigator, Sharon Collinge, resigned over the firing of two senior managers without her knowledge. Some members of the panel had threatened to resign in support of Collinge. Battelle?s decision to dissolve STEAC met with dissent from panel members, who penned a letter asking Battelle to reinstate the advisory panel. According to a report by Science, Ankur Desai, an atmospheric scientist at the University of Wisconsin in Madison and a member of STEAC, said that Battelle ?just burned some of the most prominent ecologists in the country?This has put the project at massive risk.? This outcry prompted Battelle to reinstate the panel. An apology was issued by a Battelle official, who invited panel members to meet with the project?s Acting Chief Scientist, Eugene Kelly. ?My decision to dissolve the STEAC was based on my erroneous assumption that such advisory bodies were routinely reconstituted at the change of leadership of NSF large facilities,? stated Michael Kuhlman, Battelle?s Chief Scientist. ?That was incorrect, and I accept full responsibility for my error.? NEON is an 81-site U.S. ecological research facility, which collects and provides data from ecosystems across the United States. NEON is currently transitioning into operation as its construction nears completion. Battelle was awarded the contract to manage NEON in 2016, after NSF removed the original contractor. Participate in the 2019 Congressional Visits Day Join the American Institute of Biological Sciences on March 25-27 for our annual Congressional Visits Day in Washington, DC. Meet with your members of Congress to help them understand the important role the federal government plays in supporting the biological sciences. Advocate for federal investments in biological sciences research supported by the National Science Foundation and other federal agencies. Participants will complete a communications and advocacy training program provided by AIBS that prepares them to be effective advocates for their science. AIBS also provides participants with background information and materials, as well as arranges meetings with lawmakers. Supplemental training program: In conjunction with the 2019 AIBS Congressional Visits Day, AIBS is offering its highly acclaimed Communications Boot Camp for Scientists. This professional development training course will be offered on March 25-26. All participants who complete the course will receive a certificate of completion indicating that they have successfully completed 12 hours of communications training. This professional development training program provides practical instruction and interactive exercises designed to help scientists (e.g. researchers, graduate students, professionals, educators) translate scientific information for non-technical audiences and to effectively engage with decision-makers and the news media. Scientists and graduate students who are interested in communicating the importance of federal investments in scientific research and education to lawmakers are encouraged to participate in this important event. Express your interest in participating in the event by registering. Registration will close on February 8, 2019. Space is limited and it may not be possible to accommodate the participation of all interested individuals. Register at: https://www.aibs.org/public-policy/congressional_visits_day.html Short Takes * House Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Nita Lowey (D-NY) has announced the Chairpersons leading the various Appropriations Subcommittees. Representative Sanford Bishop (D-GA) will chair the Agriculture-Food and Drug Administration panel; Representative Jose Serrano (D-NY) will lead the Commerce-Justice-Science panel, Representative Betty McCollum (D-MN) will chair the Interior-Environment panel; Representative Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) will head the Labor-HHS-Education panel; and Representative Marcy Kaptur (D-OH) will chair the Energy and Water Development panel. Representative Tom Cole (R-OK) will serve as the top Republican on the Appropriations Committee. * Representative Collin Peterson (D-MN) has been elected to serve a second term as Chairman of the House Committee on Agriculture. He previously served in this position from 2007 to 2011. * Dr. Kelvin Droegemeier has been confirmed by the Senate to be the next Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), a position that had been vacant for the past two years. Dr. Droegemeier, a meteorologist and extreme-weather expert, was confirmed along with 76 other Presidential nominees on January 2, 2019, the final day of the 115th Congress. Mary Neumayr has also been confirmed to head the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), where she was previously serving as the Chief of Staff. Become an Advocate for Science: Join the AIBS Legislative Action Center Quick, free, easy, effective, impactful! Join the AIBS Legislative Action Center. The Legislative Action Center is a one-stop shop for learning about and influencing science policy. Through the website, users can contact elected officials and sign-up to interact with lawmakers. The website offers tools and resources to inform researchers about recent policy developments. The site also announces opportunities to serve on federal advisory boards and to comment on federal regulations. This tool is made possible through contributions from the Society for the Study of Evolution, Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography, and the Botanical Society of America. AIBS and our partner organizations invite scientists and science educators to become policy advocates today. Simply go to policy.aibs.org to get started. ________________________________ * Give your society or organization a voice in public policy. 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Prondzinski Collections Manager, Natural History Museum The University of Alabama 356 Mary Harmon Bryant Box 870340 Tuscaloosa, AL 35487 Phone 205-348-5625 | Mobile 847-814-2048 mbprondzinski at ua.edu | http://amnh.ua.edu/ [The University of Alabama] [Facebook] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.gif Type: image/gif Size: 3710 bytes Desc: image001.gif URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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We took one of the Datacolor SpyderCHECKR 24 Color Charts (https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1070560-REG/datacolor_sck24_sypdercheckr_24.html), carefully removed the black plastic covering, Removed the plastic colour swatches, cut them into quarters and reassembled the squares onto a piece of durable card with adhesive. We then cut a piece of dark matt-black card with squares that were the same dimensions as the original just scaled down and stuck that over the top. This made 3 charts that are approximately the dimensions that were being requested. With the final quarter, we made another set of smaller charts that was about 3cm long. We found this solution to be useful as we can still run the Datacolour software over the images for colour correction and all our charts are the same colours. They are pretty rustic but perfectly useable and the software still works as long as you use a suitable sized chart for the size of specimen being photographed. Feel free to get in touch if you require any more info. KANE FLEURY Assistant Curator, Natural Science OTAGO MUSEUM kane.fleury at otagomuseum.nz Ph +64 |03| 474 7474 ext 844 419 Great King Street, Dunedin 9016, New Zealand [cid:image002.png at 01D21D84.00A8B270] [cid:image003.png at 01D21D84.00A8B270] [cid:image004.png at 01D21D84.00A8B270] [cid:image005.png at 01D21D84.00A8B270] [cid:image006.png at 01D21D84.00A8B270] This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system sender. From: Nhcoll-l [mailto:nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu] On Behalf Of Prondzinski, Mary Beth Sent: Thursday, 24 January 2019 2:53 AM To: NH-COLL listserv (nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu) Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Mini Color Checker Thanks to all who provided information on where to purchase color checkers! 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Name: image010.gif Type: image/gif Size: 1273 bytes Desc: image010.gif URL: From Sergio.Montagud at uv.es Thu Jan 24 08:20:42 2019 From: Sergio.Montagud at uv.es (Sergio Montagud) Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2019 14:20:42 +0100 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Containers Message-ID: <7362468625smontagu@uv.es> We are looking for suitable containers to keep the specimens dry. We have already solved the storage for wet collections, but now we want boxes or standard containers for mineral samples, fossils, mollusk shells, bird eggs, seeds, etc. As you see, not for large pieces. I think the best ones are transparent polystyrene boxes of various sizes, but I'm not sure now if there are another systems. What do they use in their collections? Do you recommend any supplier in Europe? Thanks! Sergio -- ******************************** Sergio Montagud Alario Museu [UV] Hist?ria Natural Universitat de Val?ncia e-mail: sergio.montagud at uv.es ******************************** From nmonaghan at museum.ie Thu Jan 24 08:51:29 2019 From: nmonaghan at museum.ie (Monaghan, Nigel) Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2019 13:51:29 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Containers In-Reply-To: <7362468625smontagu@uv.es> References: <7362468625smontagu@uv.es> Message-ID: Sergio We have been using spun polystyrene boxes since 2005 from Rubox in the Netherlands: https://rubox.nl/ There is also a supplier in the UK. The company is Stewart: http://www.stewart-solutions.co.uk and their boxes are used in many British museums and available direct or through third part companies. We found Rubox fine, cheaper, and easier to do business with. Nigel Mr Nigel T. Monaghan, Keeper ? Natural History Division, National?Museum of Ireland ? Natural History, Merrion St. Dublin?2,?Ireland. D02 F627 -----Original Message----- From: Nhcoll-l On Behalf Of Sergio Montagud Sent: 24 January 2019 13:21 To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Containers We are looking for suitable containers to keep the specimens dry. We have already solved the storage for wet collections, but now we want boxes or standard containers for mineral samples, fossils, mollusk shells, bird eggs, seeds, etc. As you see, not for large pieces. I think the best ones are transparent polystyrene boxes of various sizes, but I'm not sure now if there are another systems. What do they use in their collections? Do you recommend any supplier in Europe? Thanks! Sergio -- ******************************** Sergio Montagud Alario Museu [UV] Hist?ria Natural Universitat de Val?ncia e-mail: sergio.montagud at uv.es ******************************** _______________________________________________ Nhcoll-l mailing list Nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu https://mailman.yale.edu/mailman/listinfo/nhcoll-l _______________________________________________ NHCOLL-L is brought to you by the Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections (SPNHC), an international society whose mission is to improve the preservation, conservation and management of natural history collections to ensure their continuing value to society. See http://www.spnhc.org for membership information. Advertising on NH-COLL-L is inappropriate. https://www.museum.ie/Country-Life/Exhibitions/Current-Exhibitions/Travellers-Journey From fabian.neisskenwirth at nmbe.ch Thu Jan 24 08:58:16 2019 From: fabian.neisskenwirth at nmbe.ch (Neisskenwirth Fabian) Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2019 13:58:16 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Containers In-Reply-To: References: <7362468625smontagu@uv.es> Message-ID: Hey Sergio, i recomend you RAKO boxes. They are very stable, come in all different sizes and have a EU standardization. It?s a swiss company, but I found seller in Spain: https://www.manutan.es/es/mas/caja-apilable-norma-europa-color-gris-rako-de-90-a-175-l Almost all museums use these here, you can pile them up very easily and the hold a big amount of weight. And it's really good quality, so they last long too. Hope this helps. Saludos de Berna, -- Fabian Neisskenwirth Pr?paration Naturwissenschaftlicher Pr?parator +41 (0)31 350 72 25 NATURHISTORISCHES MUSEUM BERN Bernastrasse 15, CH???3005 Bern www.nmbe.ch Eine Institution der Burgergemeinde Bern -----Urspr?ngliche Nachricht----- Von: Nhcoll-l [mailto:nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu] Im Auftrag von Monaghan, Nigel Gesendet: Donnerstag, 24. Januar 2019 14:51 An: Sergio Montagud; nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Betreff: Re: [Nhcoll-l] Containers Sergio We have been using spun polystyrene boxes since 2005 from Rubox in the Netherlands: https://rubox.nl/ There is also a supplier in the UK. The company is Stewart: http://www.stewart-solutions.co.uk and their boxes are used in many British museums and available direct or through third part companies. We found Rubox fine, cheaper, and easier to do business with. Nigel Mr Nigel T. Monaghan, Keeper ? Natural History Division, National?Museum of Ireland ? Natural History, Merrion St. Dublin?2,?Ireland. D02 F627 -----Original Message----- From: Nhcoll-l On Behalf Of Sergio Montagud Sent: 24 January 2019 13:21 To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Containers We are looking for suitable containers to keep the specimens dry. We have already solved the storage for wet collections, but now we want boxes or standard containers for mineral samples, fossils, mollusk shells, bird eggs, seeds, etc. As you see, not for large pieces. I think the best ones are transparent polystyrene boxes of various sizes, but I'm not sure now if there are another systems. What do they use in their collections? Do you recommend any supplier in Europe? Thanks! Sergio -- ******************************** Sergio Montagud Alario Museu [UV] Hist?ria Natural Universitat de Val?ncia e-mail: sergio.montagud at uv.es ******************************** _______________________________________________ Nhcoll-l mailing list Nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu https://mailman.yale.edu/mailman/listinfo/nhcoll-l _______________________________________________ NHCOLL-L is brought to you by the Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections (SPNHC), an international society whose mission is to improve the preservation, conservation and management of natural history collections to ensure their continuing value to society. See http://www.spnhc.org for membership information. Advertising on NH-COLL-L is inappropriate. https://www.museum.ie/Country-Life/Exhibitions/Current-Exhibitions/Travellers-Journey _______________________________________________ Nhcoll-l mailing list Nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu https://mailman.yale.edu/mailman/listinfo/nhcoll-l _______________________________________________ NHCOLL-L is brought to you by the Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections (SPNHC), an international society whose mission is to improve the preservation, conservation and management of natural history collections to ensure their continuing value to society. See http://www.spnhc.org for membership information. Advertising on NH-COLL-L is inappropriate. From Sadie.Mills at niwa.co.nz Thu Jan 24 21:45:46 2019 From: Sadie.Mills at niwa.co.nz (Sadie Mills) Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2019 02:45:46 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Drying cabinets Message-ID: Dear all, We are looking for recommendations about brands or suppliers of drying cabinets, or hot tips (no pun intended) if any of you have developed any ingenious solutions to drying specimens? Our algae team are looking for a cabinet for drying fresh-collected algae (stinky at times), and our invertebrate team would be looking for a cabinet to dry previously ethanol preserved specimens (DG-fumey and stinky). Our specimens can range in size from a few mm, up to a metre so flexibility in shelving size would be great. We are based in Wellington New Zealand so a local supplier for this side of the world would be better for us, but any pointers would be much appreciated from any that have gone through this hunt before! Thanks, Sadie [cid:image1e3e34.PNG at a8d7ddb1.4888ae20] Sadie Mills Principal Technician - Marine Biology Collections Manager T +64-4-386-0464 National Institute of Water & Atmospheric Research Ltd (NIWA) 301 Evans Bay Parade, Greta Point, Wellington Connect with NIWA: niwa.co.nz Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Instagram To ensure compliance with legal requirements and to maintain cyber security standards, NIWA's IT systems are subject to ongoing monitoring, activity logging and auditing. This monitoring and auditing service may be provided by third parties. Such third parties can access information transmitted to, processed by and stored on NIWA's IT systems. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Cundiff Curatorial Associate, Department of Invertebrate Paleontology Acting Curatorial Associate, Department of Vertebrate Paleontology Museum of Comparative Zoology Harvard University 26 Oxford Street Cambridge, MA 02138 (617) 496-5406 jcundiff at oeb.harvard.edu http://www.mcz.harvard.edu/Departments/InvertPaleo/ http://www.mcz.harvard.edu/Departments/VertPaleo/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dpaul at fsu.edu Fri Jan 25 14:25:59 2019 From: dpaul at fsu.edu (Deborah Paul) Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2019 19:25:59 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] ARCS Conference call for speakers re: large-scale collections projects Message-ID: Hi All, I saw this on the CSAAM listserv (please excuse repost). Some of you might be interested in this call for speakers opportunity - didn't want you to miss. Greetings, Listserv! Have you recently undertaken a large-scale collections project? A collection move perhaps? Did you implement new or existing technology to help you along the way? If so, the registration team at Mingei International Museum wants to hear from you. We are seeking additional speakers for an ARCS conference proposal focused on using technology to keep track of objects during a collection move or other large-scale collection project. Anyone who has experience using barcoding, specific tools in their database, or other technology and are interested in presenting on the topic should get in touch with us! We are looking to fill two speaker slots and would like to hear from people from small and larger institutions. Please send your reply to me and include your name, institution, and a summary of your project/technology. We will be submitting our proposal January 31 and the ARCS Conference is November 7-9, 2019 in Philadelphia, PA. Thanks! Best Regards, Caitlin Podas, Registrar (619) 704-7505 |cpodas at mingei.org Mingei International Museum Balboa Park 1439 El Prado San Diego CA 92101 www.mingei.org Mingei International Museum in Balboa Park is currently closed for a major transformation. Find Caf? 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URL: From mgrizzle at ku.edu Fri Jan 25 14:52:23 2019 From: mgrizzle at ku.edu (Grizzle, Meghan Alexandra) Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2019 19:52:23 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Archaeological Database Survey Message-ID: <1548445945699.31290@ku.edu> I am asking you to participate by filling out the survey below. The survey will be used for my thesis research that explores the relationship between field archaeologists and collections repository staff and how the current "curation crisis" may be alleviated. I feel we must do two things, educate the field archaeologists about collections management practices and show field practices to collection managers; and creating and implementing a collections management system (CMS) specifically for anthropology/archaeology collections. I may pull quotes from the answered survey questions - if so I will not include your full name, nor will I attribute it to the name of institution for which you work unless you prefer otherwise. Thank you for your time for answering the above questions. Please feel free to contact me at mgrizzle at ku.edu if you have any further questions or comments that you feel are necessary. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/YM7RMQ7? Meghan Grizzle Graduate Student Museum Studies Program University of Kansas mgrizzle at ku.edu Tel: (307)299-1872 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From wsimpson at fieldmuseum.org Fri Jan 25 17:35:36 2019 From: wsimpson at fieldmuseum.org (William Simpson) Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2019 16:35:36 -0600 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] SPNHC 2019 in Chicago! Message-ID: <8de8bf52-7e2f-36a2-f8a9-92b7cfda8567@fieldmuseum.org> Dear All, The Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections (SPNHC) is holding its 34^th ?annual meeting May 25^th ?to the 31^st . The Meeting is hosted by the Field Museum of Natural History and will take place at the Hilton Chicago (720 South Michigan Avenue) and The Field Museum in Chicago, Illinois. SPNHC is an international society whose mission is to improve the preservation, conservation and management of natural history collections to ensure their continuing value to society. Deadline to submit abstracts will be February 9^th ?with possible extensions for people affected by the government shutdown. For more details, visit the web page at: https://www.spnhcchicago2019.com/ Best, Bill -- * William F. Simpson* Head of Geological Collections McCarter Collections Manager, Fossil Vertebrates Gantz Family Collections Center O: 312.665.7628 Field Museum of Natural History 1400 South Lake Shore Drive Chicago, IL. 60605 fieldmuseum.org Field Museum Logo -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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For more details, visit the web page at: https://www.spnhcchicago2019.com/ __________________________ Paul Mayer Collections Manager Fossil Invertebrates Gantz Family Collections Center Science and Education 312.665.7631 The Field Museum 1400 S. Lake Shore Dr. Chicago, IL 60605-2496 fieldmuseum.org pmayer at fieldmuseum.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gnelson at floridamuseum.ufl.edu Mon Jan 28 11:02:37 2019 From: gnelson at floridamuseum.ufl.edu (Nelson,Gil) Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2019 16:02:37 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Registration Now Open for 3rd Digital Data in Biodiversity Research Conference, Yale Peabody Museum In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: The Peabody Museum at Yale University and iDigBio at the Florida Museum, University of Florida, in association with the Natural Sciences Collections Alliance are delighted to announce that registration is now open for the 2019 Digital Data in Biodiversity Research Conference, this year hosted on the Yale campus, New Haven, CT, 10-12 June. The theme for this year's event is Methods, Protocols, and Analytical Tools for Specimen-based Research in the Biological Sciences. Registration is now open! https://www.idigbio.org/content/save-date-methods-protocols-and-analytical-tools-specimen-based-research-biological-sciences#overlay-context=. The conference planning team is extremely pleased to also collaborate with the Ecological Society of America (ESA) on its popular and successful Sustaining Biological Infrastructure: Strategies for Success course, to be held 12-14 June in conjunction with the conference. This year's conference will again offer opportunities to submit abstracts for hosting discussion sessions ranging in length from 30 to 75 minutes, a very popular activity begun last year, as well as abstracts for oral and poster presentations. New this year will be the opportunity to submit abstracts for half or full-day workshops and symposia to be held on Wednesday the 12th. Although workshops during the previous two conferences were well attended with positive responses, the planning team believes that opening up workshop submission opportunities to a wider range of participants will result in even more relevant topics. Those who want to submit a workshop or symposium abstract will need to register early as workshop/symposia proposals are due by 23 March. Those who want to submit discussion, oral, or poster presentation abstracts must register before the 30 April abstract deadline. You will receive a link to the abstract submission page with your registration confirmation. Registration is now open and closes 17 May. To register and learn more: https://www.idigbio.org/content/save-date-methods-protocols-and-analytical-tools-specimen-based-research-biological-sciences#overlay-context=. This announcement is being distributed to multiple lists. To ensure you get future conference notices, please email a request with your preferred email address to Gil Nelson (gnelson at floridamuseum.ufl.edu) or Jill Goodwin (jvgoodwin at fsu.edu). Gil Nelson PhD, Director Integrated Digitized Biocollections (iDigBio) Florida Museum of Natural History University of Florida gnelson at floridamuseum.ufl.edu [FM_logo_horizontal_CMYK] Courtesy Professor Department of Biological Sciences Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium Florida State University gnelson at bio.fsu.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.png Type: image/png Size: 10269 bytes Desc: image001.png URL: From jpandey at aibs.org Mon Jan 28 15:07:50 2019 From: jpandey at aibs.org (Jyotsna Pandey) Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2019 15:07:50 -0500 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Participate in the 2019 AIBS Congressional Visits Day In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Join the American Institute of Biological Sciences on March 25-27, 2019 for our annual Congressional Visits Day in Washington, DC. Meet with your members of Congress to help them understand the important role the federal government plays in supporting the biological sciences. Advocate for federal investments in biological sciences research supported by the National Science Foundation and other federal agencies. Participants will complete a communications and advocacy training program provided by AIBS that prepares them to be effective advocates for their science. AIBS also provides participants with background information and materials, as well as arranges meetings with lawmakers. *Optional training program: *In conjunction with the 2019 AIBS Congressional Visits Day, AIBS is offering its highly acclaimed Communications Boot Camp for Scientists . This professional development training course will be offered on March 25-26. All participants who complete the course will receive a certificate of completion indicating that they have successfully completed 12 hours of communications training. This professional development training program provides practical instruction and interactive exercises designed to help scientists (e.g. researchers, graduate students, professionals, educators) translate scientific information for non-technical audiences and to effectively engage with decision-makers and the news media. Scientists and graduate students who are interested in communicating the importance of federal investments in scientific research and education to lawmakers are encouraged to participate in this important event. Participants are responsible for their own travel costs. The ideal participant will: - Work in a scientific profession or be enrolled in graduate school. - Be able to speak about the importance of biological research funded by federal agencies (e.g. NSF, NIH, USDA). - Provide compelling examples from their own experiences. Need more information? Read the frequently asked questions . Registration will close on February 8, 2019. 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Please respond to Managing Editor, Mariel Campbell ([ editor at spnhc.org ]( mailto:editor at spnhc.org )) if interested. Dr. Barbara M. Thiers Patricia K. Holmgren Director of the William and Lynda Steere Herbarium President, Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections New York Botanical Garden Bronx, NY 10458-5126 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ges at umich.edu Tue Jan 29 09:39:59 2019 From: ges at umich.edu (Gregory Schneider) Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2019 09:39:59 -0500 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Tubes for tissue samples in fluids In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hi Gail, At the UMMZ Division of Reptiles and Amphibians, we have been using cryovials from Bioworld in our frozen tissues collection. I had an opportunity to look into choices for vials when we switched from -80 C freezers to LN2 vapor phase freezers. We decided on: 2.0ml Self-Standing Sterile Cryogenic Vials, External Threads 2.0ml Self-standing Conical Cryogenic Vial screwed with clear caps. Clear Medical Grade Polypropylene, Autoclavable, >20,000 x G. Working Temperature -196? to 121? , Freeze Proof, Boil Proof, Sterile, Rnase & Dnase Free, Endotoxin Free. made by: http://www.biologixgroup.com/ We store them in 5 1/4 inch square boxes (as these fit our LN2 freezer racks) and, they can fit 100 per box (10 x 10). Our tissues database has fields for Box Number and Cell Number so that records for multiple tissues with the field number (or Catalog number) can still be unique records in the database. I hope this helps. Best regards, Greg > Greg Schneider Division of Reptiles and Amphibians Museum of Zoology Research Museums Center 3600 Varsity Drive University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Michigan 48108 734 647 1927 ges at umich.edu [image: Description: Description: logocolor] www.ummz.lsa.umich.edu/rep_amph/index.html On Tue, Jan 29, 2019 at 6:32 AM Gali Beiner wrote: > Dear NHColl-listers, > > On behalf of a postdoc in our collections who needs to organize a tissue > sample collection, I'd like to ask for ideas for sample tubes that are > duarable and can also be organized neatly. Tubes should hold about 15-50ml > fluids. Flat bottoms may be a good idea since they will need to be taken > out from their stands for ongoing work. The tubes will contain ethanol. > > Thanks, > > Gali > > -- > Gali Beiner (ACR) > Conservator, Palaeontology Lab > National Natural History Collections > The Hebrew University of Jerusalem > Berman Building, Edmond J. Safra campus, Givat Ram > Jerusalem 91904, Israel > Fax. 972-2-6585785 > *gali.beiner at mail.huji.ac.il * > > *https://nnhc.huji.ac.il/?lang=en * > _______________________________________________ > Nhcoll-l mailing list > Nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu > https://mailman.yale.edu/mailman/listinfo/nhcoll-l > > _______________________________________________ > NHCOLL-L is brought to you by the Society for the Preservation of > Natural History Collections (SPNHC), an international society whose > mission is to improve the preservation, conservation and management of > natural history collections to ensure their continuing value to > society. See http://www.spnhc.org for membership information. > Advertising on NH-COLL-L is inappropriate. > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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The DHA-RA program is a unique opportunity in which participants who successfully complete the requirements receive a 2-year eligibility period, starting from the date of their degree, during which they can be non-competitively hired by the Department of Interior (NPS, BLM, USGS, USFWS, etc.). These opportunities are available to upper level undergraduate and graduate students. The DHA-RA program is focused on full representation of women and participants from Historically Black, Hispanic, Asian Pacific Islander, and Native American schools or other schools with diverse student populations. To be eligible for a DHA-RA position, participants must be a U.S. citizen or U.S. permanent legal resident (?green-card-holder?), currently enrolled in an institution of higher education, and graduate after completion of the internship. Students enrolled in certificate programs are not eligible for DHA positions. Please spread the word as the deadline to submit is February 3rd, 2019. 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We are still looking for contributions that cover innovative storage techniques, tips, or solutions for any of the following: * Zoological specimens of all types of preparation * Botanical specimens of all types of preparation * Geological specimens * Vertebrate and Invertebrate Paleontological specimens * Paleobotany specimens Please refer to the symposium description (SY-10) on the conference website for further information http://www.spnhcchicago2019.com/abstract-submission Feel free to contact me (abraczi1 at msu.edu) if there are questions. The Abstracts page of the conference website provides general instructions and submission information http://www.spnhcchicago2019.com/abstract-submissions The abstract deadline is February 9, 2019 Presenters will be asked to provide their storage solution in a ready format for uploading to the STASHc resource (http://stashc.com/) after the conference. 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The collection is highly specialized and emphasizes the Paleozoic, particularly locally collected Late Devonian fish (mainly chondrichthyans and arthrodires) from the Cleveland Shale Member of the Ohio Shale, though it also includes an important collection of Mississippian stem tetrapods and early reptiliomorphs from West Virginia, a small, but unique collection of dinosaur remains, including several holotypes, and a representative collection of Oligocene and Pleistocene mammals. The Museum also retains an extensive collection of extant vertebrates that are useful for comparative studies (osteological specimens, skins, and wet specimens). The Museum also maintains a fully functional fossil preparation laboratory adjacent to the collection and work spaces. Areas of research focus could include but are not be limited to: systematics, functional or evolutionary morphology, paleoecology, and biomechanics. The Museum is particularly interested in connecting paleontological research with our visitors and the community. The curatorial staff at the CMNH are expected to develop research programs in their appointed area, work collaboratively both within and outside of the Museum, train students, take an active role in public outreach, support public programs, enhance institutional collections, and attract external funding. Curators at the CMNH also provide oversight and direction of the collections through collaboration with the collections management staff. CMNH curators have the opportunity to instruct courses, chair graduate student committees, access library services, and incorporate undergraduate students into research activities through the Museum?s affiliation with the Department of Biology of neighboring Case Western Reserve University. In addition, the close proximity with the Cleveland Institute of Art, John Carroll University, Cleveland State University, NASA Glenn Research Center, and the University of Akron have enabled collaborative relationships to develop across a number of the Museum?s scientific and educational programs. Qualifications and Required Application Materials: Applicants must hold a Ph.D. by the time of appointment in vertebrate paleontology or related field. Applicants should submit cover letter, a curriculum vitae, a statement of research interests and goals, a statement of outreach and programming interest, three letters of reference, and copies of three significant publications. Review of applications will begin on April 1, 2019 and continue until the position is filled. Inquiries about the position should be directed to Gavin Svenson, Director of Research and Collections (gsvenson at cmnh.org) To Apply - https://workforcenow.adp.com/mascsr/default/mdf/recruitment/recruitment.html?cid=49c26a0f-b438-4d50-910e-e2fca33d6a29&jobId=273294&source=IN&selectedMenuKey=CareerCenter Gavin J Svenson, Ph.D. Director of Research & Collections Curator and Head of Invertebrate Zoology Cleveland Museum of Natural History 1 Wade Oval Drive Cleveland, OH 44106 216.231.4600 x. 3315 gsvenson at cmnh.org mantodearesearch.com [cid:ec35662a-b400-4f0e-9bf3-24156b007a06] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Outlook-4k3pndjf.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 18368 bytes Desc: Outlook-4k3pndjf.jpg URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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The Research Collections Manager is responsible for the development, management, and care of specimen-based collections at Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute, including, but not limited to, the Harbor Branch Oceanographic Museum (HBOM) and the Marine Biotechnology Reference Collection (MBRC). Responsible for ensuring the proper storage, care and preservation of biological and geological samples held by HBOI. Primary responsibilities are management and oversight of daily operations, curation, and research activities of the HBOM and MBRC. Summary of Responsibilities: * Works with HBOI collection curators to help set collections policy, goals, and guidelines. * Assigns accession numbers, compiles accession records, classifies, and physically numbers museum specimens. This will initially involve bar-code labelling the MBRC collections. * Performs data entry, including annotation of videos related to specimen collections. * Manages and assures accuracy, security, and retrievability of collection databases. * Conducts regular inventories of collections and performs reconciliation with databases. This will initially involve review and revision of specimen-based collection databases, including the HBOM and MBRC, and involve manual comparison of field notes and other documentation with existing databases. * Performs routine curation of specimens. * Manages, orders supplies for, and upgrades storage, maintenance, care, and preventive conservation of collections. * Works with the collection curators regarding possible deaccessions and manages documentation and disposal according to collections policy. * Manages collection-related budget in consultation with supervisor. * Assists with development of proposals for collections use, management and care. * Oversees development, maintenance, security, and upgrades of collections database. * Provides limited access to collections in response to requests for loans, research, and specimen information, consistent with HBOI collections policies. * Retrieves and prepares specimens for research, education, outreach, and other museum needs. * Handles arrangements, condition reporting, packing, shipping, and insurance for both incoming and outgoing loans and assures that sample shipments are in compliance with hazardous materials and CITES requirements. * Trains and oversees part-time and volunteer personnel in clerical work, collection duties, and collections care. * Assists faculty, students, staff, and collaborators with questions on identification of specimens. * Responds to collection-related inquiries, surveys, etc., from museums, researchers, and students. * Tracks publication citations of collections and provides data as requested. * Presents information on collection-related topics as needed. * Evaluates current practices, stays current with professional standards, and develops new practices in collections management and care in order to develop multiple access systems, meet the needs of a diverse audience, make use of changing technology, address legal issues of collections, and plan for changing needs of staff and the public. * Ensures research and facility compliance with all institutional and occupational requirements. * Develops reports for the collection curators, HBOI, Division of Research or others as needed. * Oversees issues of intellectual property and rights which pertain to collections. * Performs other duties as assigned. Minimum Qualifications: ? Master's degree in biology or a related field from an accredited institution; or a Bachelor's degree in biology or a related field from an accredited institution and at least two years of applicable experience in a museum, including work with collections required. ? Prior experience working in a biological specimen museum preferred. ? Working knowledge of principles, and practices of collections management, care, documentation, and classifications required. ? Experience with Microsoft Office software (Word, Excel, Powerpoint) and general office equipment required. ? Skilled in use of Microsoft Office Access database and WoRMS required. ? Working knowledge of collections conservation required. ? Ability to work in a team-oriented environment and ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with volunteers, assistants, supervisor, and the public required. ? Ability to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing required. ? Skilled in use of ArcGIS preferred. ? Ability to travel between office location and on-site collections locations required. ? A valid driver's license is required. To Apply To be considered, you must apply on the FAU Career site, https://fau.edu/jobs/apply/ . Special Instructions to Applicant: Final candidate will be required to have official, sealed transcripts and original NACES evaluation, if applicable, sent from their educational institution to Human Resources prior to the start of employment. Successful completion of a background check, which may include a motor vehicle check, credit check, fingerprinting or additional screening, is required for the selected candidate prior to the start date. FAU is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veterans' status or any other characteristic protected by law. Individuals with disabilities requiring accommodation, please call 561-297-6057, TTY/TDD 711. A : A : A : }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> V V V Andy Bentley Ichthyology Collection Manager University of Kansas Biodiversity Institute Dyche Hall 1345 Jayhawk Boulevard Lawrence, KS, 66045-7561 USA Tel: (785) 864-3863 Fax: (785) 864-5335 Email: abentley at ku.edu http://ichthyology.biodiversity.ku.edu A : A : A : }<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> V V V -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Fossil collections at the Burke Museum are actively growing and include over three million specimens distributed in several subdisciplines: vertebrate paleontology, paleobotany (including pollen and phytoliths), invertebrate paleontology, and micropaleontology. A smaller collection of minerals and meteorites is also part of the divisional holdings. Currently, the fossil collections are managed by four half-time faculty curators, one full-time fossil lab manager, and one collections manager. The volume of the collection exceeds proportionally the number of individuals tasked with managing both the specimens and the accompanying digital resources. This position must support diverse paleontogy collections, to include vertebrate paleontology, invertebrate paleontology, paleobotany,micropaleontology, and geology, on and off-site. Each collection must be managed appropriately, and each set of data is housed in a different database file. There is much work to be done to bring all of the collections under the appropriate level of care and organization, as the use of the collections for research is determined by their accessibility both digitally and tangibly. Basic Functions: The successful candidate will assist the curators in day-to-day collections operations. Specific responsibilities include: Management and Maintenance of Collections: 75% Growth of the Collections: 10% Public Outreach: 15% Required Qualifications: . Masters Degree in Paleobiology or related field . Four to five years related work experience . Proficient experience with computer databases and online access of natural history collections Desired Qualifications: . PhD in Paleobiology or related field . Experience with GPS mapping and GIS technology . Experience with MySQL or related relational database systems . Experience writing funded grant proposals Conditions of Employment: . Work in a lab that is visible to the public; work weekends as scheduled Application Process: The application process for UW positions may include completion of a variety of online assessments to obtain additional information that will be used in the evaluation process. These assessments may include Work Authorization, Cover Letter and/or others. Here is the link: UW Hires UW Req # 164053 Paleontology & Geology Collections Manager -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: