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{"title":"Operation Bone Rescue—A Case Study of Remediating Flood Damage to Mammal Specimens","authors":"Erin K. Kuprewicz, F. M. Muzio, Greyson Nackid","doi":"10.14351/0831-4985-35.1.21","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.14351/0831-4985-35.1.21","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 Water damage to natural history collections can result from both natural and human-caused environmental disasters. Floods can result in irreparable damage to scientific specimens, depending on the scale of the disaster, types of specimens affected, and availability of remediation resources. In April 2021, the mammal skeletal collection in the Biodiversity Research Collections (BRC) of the University of Connecticut (UConn) experienced a ceiling flood that affected 612 specimens. In this paper we detail all steps of our specimen rescue process and all materials and equipment we used to complete this remediation in an endeavor we termed “Operation Bone Rescue.” Because we were able to immediately respond to this emergency and implement a complete remediation plan, facilitated by funding from our university, we not only rescued all water-affected specimens, but also improved specimen storage and metadata. We highlight the holistic nature of this successful operation and the key roles played by personnel in the BRC, UConn Facilities Operations, Fire Department, and College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Dean's Office. A deep appreciation of the value of natural history collections is shared widely on our campus and resulted in the favorable outcomes of this complex, coordinated specimen rescue effort.","PeriodicalId":10705,"journal":{"name":"Collection Forum","volume":"49 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"73535883","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Fungus and Feathers: Combatting a Mold Outbreak in an Ornithological Collection","authors":"P. Trail, Ariel M. Woodward, J. French","doi":"10.14351/0831-4985-35.1.32","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.14351/0831-4985-35.1.32","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 The ornithological collection of the National Fish and Wildlife Forensic Laboratory in Ashland, Oregon includes over 6,800 bird skin and loose feather specimens. These are essential reference material for the morphological identification of avian evidence in wildlife crime investigations by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. In the summer of 2020, these specimens were moved from several locations and installed in a new building dedicated to the laboratory's bird, mammal, and herpetological collections. Following installation in the new building, a severe outbreak of mold was discovered in many of the cabinets containing bird specimens. This paper reports on the likely cause of the mold outbreak and the actions taken to control it, preserve the specimens, and prevent future outbreaks.","PeriodicalId":10705,"journal":{"name":"Collection Forum","volume":"60 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"82183045","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Need for Permit Management within Biodiversity Collection Management Systems to Digitally Track Legal Compliance Documentation and Increase Transparency About Origins and Uses","authors":"Breda M Zimkus, L. Ford, Paul J. Morris","doi":"10.14351/0831-4985-35.1.1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.14351/0831-4985-35.1.1","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 A growing number of domestic and international legal issues are confronting biodiversity collections, which require immediate access to information documenting the legal aspects of specimen ownership and restrictions regarding use. The Nagoya Protocol, which entered into force in 2014, established a legal framework for access and benefit-sharing of genetic resources and has notable implications for collecting, researchers working with specimens, and biodiversity collections. Herein, we discuss how this international protocol mandates operating changes within US biodiversity collections. Given the new legal landscape, it is clear that digital solutions for tracking records at all stages of a specimen's life cycle are needed. We outline how the Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology (MCZ) has made changes to its procedures and museum-wide database, MCZbase (an independent instance of the Arctos collections management system), linking legal compliance documentation to specimens and transactions (i.e., accessions, loans). We used permits, certificates, and agreements associated with MCZ specimens accessioned in 2018 as a means to assess a new module created to track compliance documentation, a controlled vocabulary categorizing these documents, and the automatic linkages established among documentation, specimens, and transactions. While the emphasis of this work was a single year test case, its successful implementation may be informative to policies and collection management systems at other institutions.","PeriodicalId":10705,"journal":{"name":"Collection Forum","volume":"10 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"81095181","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"An Inexpensive Sample Cataloging and Retrieval Tool for Frozen Tissue Collections Using Powerpoint","authors":"T. E. Lee, Madeline L. Walicek","doi":"10.14351/0831-4985-35.1.48","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.14351/0831-4985-35.1.48","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 We present a method for the cataloging and retrieval of frozen tissue samples stored in a −80°C freezer via image databasing of the samples using server software (PowerPoint) and digital photography. This method is an inexpensive, computer-guided, rapid retrieval technique for visually locating frozen tissue samples in collections. This approach increases retrieval efficiency and reduces sample integrity risk.","PeriodicalId":10705,"journal":{"name":"Collection Forum","volume":"8 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"82704894","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Testing of Inexpensive Nitrogen Chambers for Maintenance of Herbarium Specimens","authors":"M. K. Van Zant, D. Lightfoot","doi":"10.14351/0831-4985-35.01.06","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.14351/0831-4985-35.01.06","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 Inexpensive vacuum bags, designed to store fabrics and made from oxygen-barrier plastic, were repurposed as ambient temperature nitrogen chambers to neutralize pests on herbarium specimens. Combination t-test and ANCOVA results on data from oxygen-monitoring tablets indicated 0.1% anaerobia was maintained inside these bags for 39 days. Anaerobia below 0.3% oxygen maintained for up to 3 weeks deactivates insects, bacteria, and most molds. One or two small oxygen-absorber packets placed inside bags affected how quickly and reliably 0.1% anaerobia could be achieved and maintained. Three vs. six flushes with nitrogen had no statistically significant effect for achieving anaerobia.","PeriodicalId":10705,"journal":{"name":"Collection Forum","volume":"147 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"88096654","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Evaluating the Ethanol Levels and Storage Containers for Efficient Preservation of Historical Collections at the Museo De La Salle, Bogotá, Colombia","authors":"C. Cruz-Rodríguez, Julieth Stella Cárdenas, H. Ramírez-Chaves","doi":"10.14351/0831-4985-35.1.52","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.14351/0831-4985-35.1.52","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 The Museo de La Salle–Bogotá (MLS) houses biological specimens of which 30% (17,001 specimens) are stored in fluid (ethanol 70%). The collections have historical significance for documenting Colombian biodiversity and contain the oldest zoological specimens in the country. For these reasons, the curation and management of the specimens require special attention and endless vigilance. In this study we assessed the decrease in ethanol level in jars of the MLS fluid collections over a 3-year period from 2013 to 2016 and evaluated the relation between container and lid type and ethanol loss. We did not observe a relevant decrease in the percentage of ethanol levels during 2013–2016. However, the type of lid used influenced the amount of ethanol that evaporated; we found that the pressure and twist lids were more effective in maintaining the ethanol levels in the containers, since they have a pressurized rotation system that allows a more secure closure in contrast to the pressure cap, which does not prevent the evaporation of ethanol. Based on our evaluation, we suggest the use of pressure and twist closure caps or caps with a continuous thread closure type along with a tamper-evident seal between the jar mouth and the container cap to ensure a tight and secure seal for minimizing the risk of fluid loss and ensuring the preservation of fluid-fixed specimens of this historical collection.","PeriodicalId":10705,"journal":{"name":"Collection Forum","volume":"170 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"74804520","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Seventeen Years With Jars: a Conclusion and a Small Overview About Plans","authors":"A. Friederichs","doi":"10.14351/0831-4985-34.1.135","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.14351/0831-4985-34.1.135","url":null,"abstract":"There were more than 348 natural history collections and 179 medical collections in Germany compared with 68 natural history collections in France (Charon 2014). More than half of these have parts of the collections stored in fluids, and thus they will all use jars and will all face similar problems (e.g., regularly needing new jars and effectivemethods for sealing them). After 17 years of working with jars, moving wet collections, realizing the KUR-Projekt (Neuhaus et al. 2012), and conducting many workshops, I would like to give a short overview about future ideas and plans and a brief conclusion of my point of view. In most of the wet collections I have visited or worked with, such as the ones of the Museum für Naturkunde (MfN), the majority of the jars used are glass stopper jars (e.g., the Spider wet collection at theMfN shown in Fig. 1). However, such collections also contain a wide variety of other types of glass and plastic containers with a range of closures, including glass plates, plastic snap or screw-on lids, and jars sealed with Picein, an asphaltum– rubber compound (Simmons 2014). Some closures and containers are efficient and durable for the long-term preservation of specimens, and in the past 10 years, both soda glass with twist-off lids and borosilicate glass jars have been used. Yet the question always arises related to the management of these collections: which are the best? Is it preferable to actually use borosilicate glass jars, reputed to be effective but expensive, or is it enough to consider soda–lime twist-off glass jars, which are less expensive? To answer the question, it does not seem sufficient to consider only the price and availability of these containers. Other factors are important, including the need to ensure a proper seal, consideration of the jar contents, and the need for institutions to share resources. For more than 100 years, collection assistants, curators, and collectionmanagers have been dealing with jars and have developed a large pool of knowledge and experience. While there are existing networks to share this knowledge, such as the Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections (SPNHC) wiki (https://spnhc.biowikifarm.net/wiki) or the Natural Sciences Collections Association (NatSCA) and Global Conservation Forum lists, they are not exclusively dedicated to issues related to fluid collections. The day-to-day management of a fluid collection requires special expertise and attention to detail. The people in charge of the conservation of these collections have their own knowledge and experience to draw on, but it is difficult to find this information in books or articles. Most of the time, this knowledge is exchanged with colleagues in the museum or sometimes with well-known colleagues in the field working in other museums around the world. Beyond this small group, it is difficult at the moment to share one’s own knowledge or to write articles detailing these facts. It is only in recent ye","PeriodicalId":10705,"journal":{"name":"Collection Forum","volume":"52 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"73853496","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Benefits for the Management and Preservation of Fluid Collections Using QR Codes","authors":"P. Pruvost","doi":"10.14351/0831-4985-34.1.170","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.14351/0831-4985-34.1.170","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10705,"journal":{"name":"Collection Forum","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"74935296","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Noninvasive Fluid Identification: Potential of Micro-Raman Spectroscopy","authors":"S. Cersoy, V. Rouchon, O. Belhadj, J. Cuisin, M. Herbin","doi":"10.14351/0831-4985-34.1.53","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.14351/0831-4985-34.1.53","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 Conservation of the preserving medium is an essential element for the proper preservation of specimens in fluid collections. However, the preservatives can become chemically altered over time or be lost by processes such as evaporation. To combat such changes and properly care for and maintain immersed specimens, it is therefore necessary to know what preservative fluid was initially chosen and how its chemistry may have evolved with time. The present work explores the possibilities offered by Raman spectrometry for a rapid, nondestructive, noninvasive alternative to commonly employed chemical identification tests, which are often limited to the identification of simple fluids. In a first step, fluids were reconstituted and analyzed in small standard glass containers to evaluate the potential of the technique. Then we successfully applied the procedure to real cases and considered its possible use to estimate the concentration of ethanol and to detect small quantities of formaldehyde (down to 1%). The results demonstrate the power of this technique, which opens up new possibilities for the management of fluid collections.","PeriodicalId":10705,"journal":{"name":"Collection Forum","volume":"15 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"86391401","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Museum of Anatomy and Embryology Louis Deroubaix from the Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB): Wet and Other Collections","authors":"S. Louryan, N. Vanmuylder, M. Daumas","doi":"10.14351/0831-4985-34.1.114","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.14351/0831-4985-34.1.114","url":null,"abstract":"The Museum of Anatomy and Embryology of the Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), part of the Laboratory of Anatomy, Biomechanics, and Organogenesis (LABO), was founded around 1838 by the anatomist and surgeon Louis Deroubaix (1813–1897) shortly after the ULB was established (Kinnaert and Louryan 2009, Louryan et al. 2010). Initially, the Museum of Anatomy and Embryology contained human specimens from the main old hospitals of Brussels. Further anatomical parts were gradually collected and dissected by successive teachers of human anatomy and their team thanks to a legal system of body donation. Since the museum’s inception, many bone and soft tissue dissections, preserved in liquid medium, have contributed to the enrichment of the collections for pedagogical purposes. Following the faculty of medicine, the museum’s geographical location has changed four times across Brussels, from the Charles de Lorraine’s palace in the city center to the present location on the periphery of the city in the university’s medical campus. An extensive veterinary bone collection is available for students in a separate building. Resulting from faculty turnover and successive curators’ areas of interest, this museum diversified over time. Figure 1 displays a general overview of the museum, including fluid collections. Various plaster orwaxmodels (e.g.,His-Stegermodels, Tramond’s wax castings, and castings from the famous collection created by Seifert and Nicolas) were progressively added, as was teratological material. As an example, Figure 2 shows a three-dimensional CT scan reformation of a newborn (preserved in fluid) with severe aprosopia (complex and rare facial malformation) as well as pathological, anthropological, odontological, and comparative anatomy specimens. New dissections, many of which are plastinated, are regularly added to the collections, while most past acquisitions were made by incorporating other collections or private donations. Plastinated material enhances material conservation and makes transport in the classrooms easier. The museum currently includes about 1,500 specimens, including fluid-preserved and dry material plus the osteological teaching collection. The Museum of Anatomy and Embryology was founded for pedagogical purposes. Therefore, most of the specimens (fluid-preserved or other) are displayed using a camera during anatomy and embryology lessons. Anatomy and embryology courses take part in a room adjacent to the museum. Moreover, specimens are displayed during anatomical demonstrations and practical sessions, alternatively using medical imaging documents and a virtual anatomy dissection table. During the learning process, switching from a booksize paper illustration to a three-dimensional image is challenging. Using real anatomical specimens helps students and allows them, among other things, to observe the scale and texture of structures to develop deeper and more extensive knowledge. Because usage of specimens can lead to damage, ","PeriodicalId":10705,"journal":{"name":"Collection Forum","volume":"39 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"78341740","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}