[Nhcoll-l] Division between the education collection and the permanent collection

[Jeff Stephenson]

Dear Efrat,
I would start by setting some parameters for what you want/need to accomplish through your Education Collection.  A separate Education Collection needs to have clear policy and procedure, starting from the point that what needs to be in the Research Collections is the call of individual Curators in each Collection.  Sometimes this means that no data specimens or multiples of specimens are kept for research or for reference; again, this is the call of the Research Curator involved.  An Education Collection mainly differs from a Research Collection in terms of "shelf life":  where we have a policy of maintaining Research Collections in perpetuity, an Education Collection has a measurable shelf life.  This "shelf life" may last a few weeks or may last many decades, but this is not a permanent collection.

There may be some specimens with data that could be used in an Education Collection (up to the Research Curators).

Since a portion of an Education Collection may be "hands on", it is important to maintain safety for the people who may be touching these specimens.  Chemical, physical, and biological hazards are something to avoid sharing.
I would be happy to answer any further questions you may have; contact me if you would like.
Cheers,
Jeff



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Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Division between the education collection and the permanent collection

Hi everybody,

I would like to consult with you about how do you make the division between the education collection and the permanent collection?
What are the parameters for the decision if an object belongs to each of the collections?
Does your criteria for putting an object in the educational collection are:

  1.  Lack of information
  2.  A specimen that you already have in the collection
  3.  Its condition

Thanks,
Efrat


Efrat  Haberman,
Collection Manager
Rishon Le-Zion Museum

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