[Nhcoll-l] Collections and Covid-19

[Carla Cicero]

Same for the MVZ bird collection.

On Thu, Mar 12, 2020 at 6:32 AM Christine Johnson <cjohnson at amnh.org> wrote:

> Hi Rich,
>
> Glad you asked. As of yesterday, AMNH is not accepting new visitors to its
> collections until April, when the situation will be reevaluated.
>
> Best,
>
> Chris
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> *Christine Johnson, Ph.D.
> <https://www.amnh.org/research/staff-directory/christine-johnson>*
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> *Curatorial Associate*
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> *American Museum of Natural History
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> *Division of Invertebrate Zoology
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> *cjohnson at amnh.org <cjohnson at amnh.org>*
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> *IMLS Coral Rehousing Project
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> *Entomologica Americana <https://www.nyentsoc.org/>*
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> *Journal of Negative Results - EEB <http://www.jnr-eeb.org/index.php/jnr>*
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> *From:* Nhcoll-l <nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu> * On Behalf Of *Richard
> Rabeler
> *Sent:* Thursday, March 12, 2020 9:29 AM
> *To:* nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu
> *Subject:* [Nhcoll-l] Collections and Covid-19
>
>
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> *EXTERNAL SENDER*
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>
> Colleagues:
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>
>
> We are actively discussing plans for our research museum collections at
> the University of Michigan Research Museums Center over the next month or
> so, especially as it relates to students, volunteers, and visitors.
>
>
>
> While I have seen comments on AAMG-L about how people associated with
> public galleries are being impacted, I don't recall seeing the same from
> the collections community.  I suspect some of you, esp. in university
> collections, have been faced with class cancellations and restrictions on
> travel and possibly visitors and you are likely having similar
> conversations.
>
>
>
> Out of curiosity, how are you planning to handle activities in your
> collections?
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> Sincerely,
>
>
>
> Rich Rabeler,
>
> Senior Collection Manager
>
> University of Michigan Herbarium
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-- 
Carla Cicero, Ph.D
Staff Curator of Birds
Museum of Vertebrate Zoology
3101 Valley Life Sciences Building
University of California
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