[Nhcoll-l] [External] Re: Terminology

[Jeff Stephenson]

Hello,
A synonym for “Teaching Collections” is “Education Collections” which may cover more than just university-level hands on experience.  Either one should be an acceptable term.  An Education Collection would have to comply with all rules, regulations, and ethics involved, and follow these as stated in the Museum’s Collections Policy.    However, we would have to follow our Museum’s Collections Policy for any “commercial” use.
One way to think of Teaching/Education Collections in contrast to Research Collections is “shelf life” – one of our main goals for research collections is to house and care for the objects “in perpetuity” while we don’t make that a goal of an Education Collection.  They shouldn’t be thought of as “disposable.”
Thanks,
Jeff

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From: Nhcoll-l <nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu> On Behalf Of Lance McBrayer
Sent: Wednesday, December 6, 2023 5:42 AM
To: Kamcke, Claudia <c.kamcke at 3landesmuseen.de>
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Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] [External] Re: Terminology

Our collection, and many others at universities, would call this a "teaching collection".  The specimens are useful for identification, outreach, etc., but have no data. Thus if they are damaged via student handling or lost, then the consequences of that damage/loss are less significant.
cheers
lance

On Wed, Dec 6, 2023 at 7:26 AM Kamcke, Claudia <c.kamcke at 3landesmuseen.de<mailto:c.kamcke at 3landesmuseen.de>> wrote:
Hi Lennart,

what about „biocultural collection“ or „geocultural collection“ for fossil specimens and minerals etc.

All the best from Braunschweig,
Claudia

Von: Nhcoll-l <nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu<mailto:nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu>> Im Auftrag von Lennart Lennuk
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Hi!

How to name a collection that contains specimens with no data and is used for educational and commercial purposes?
Our translator is using a word „auxiliary collection“ but I did not found any usage on that word.

Best!
Lennart

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