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LISTSERV Web Interface 16.52024-03-12T11:51:47ZHelen James2024-03-12T11:40:58+00:002024-03-12T11:40:58+00:00Does any one want two globes (world maps) showing geology ?https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?A2=NATSCA;8a657eaf.2403Hi everyone<br>Ulster Museum had two globes made in 1970 for an exhibition that is long past. They represent a geological map of the world made at a time when plate tectonics was just beginning to be understood. As such, they are of historic value. However, the museum no longer has storage space, so before we discard them, we want to find out whether any other museum might be interested in having them.<br>Two globes showing geology of earth’s continents, smaller globe with section showing earth’s core<br>(1) globe (6' diameter; 1.83 m).<br>(2) globe (3' diameter; 0.91 m).<br>[cid:image001.jpg@01DA7472.261BA290][cid:image002.jpg@01DA7472.261BA290][cid:image003.jpg@01DA7472.261BA290] [...]Emma Nicholls2024-03-12T11:39:24+00:002024-03-12T11:39:24+00:00GCG Logo Competition - Deadline Extended!https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?A2=NATSCA;8b541dfd.2403Dear all,<br><br>The Geological Curators Group committee has extended the deadline for our logo competition to Friday 22nd March, so there is still time to get your creative juices flowing!<br><br>The change of logo is part of our exciting rebrand to the Geological Collections Group. This move is being driven by the recognition that the support and resources we provide (particularly in the members only area of our website) isn't reaching large numbers of those who carry out crucial work with geological collections. [...] Membership NatSCA2024-03-12T10:37:18+00:002024-03-12T10:37:18+00:00Apologies...https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?A2=NATSCA;8adb329b.2403Sorry everyone, I have no idea why Leeds decided to encrypt that message<br>after I sent it.<br><br>I was passing on information about GEM's latest call for papers:<br>Call for Papers: Journal of Education in Museums (JEM) 44<br><br>We are excited to open the call for papers for *Issue 44 of the Journal for<br>Education in Museums (JEM)*. [...]Brown, Clare2024-03-12T10:24:43+00:002024-03-12T10:24:43+00:00Your Secure Mail Activation Informationhttps://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?A2=NATSCA;6fc76bf6.2403You Have a New Secure Mail Message<br>"Brown, Clare" <clare.brown@leeds.gov.uk> has sent you an encrypted message via Secure Mail.<br><br>Subject: FW: GEM Journal – Call for Papers!<br>Sent: March 12, 2024 10:24:35 AM, GMT<br><br>RECOVERY INFORMATION:<br><br>To view this message, visit the URL below to create a Secure Mail account. Once you've created your account, you can view your messages you receive from "Brown, Clare" <clare.brown@leeds.gov.uk> directly from your Secure Mail account: [...]Conference NatSCA2024-03-08T08:03:32+00:002024-03-08T08:03:32+00:00Promotional code NatSCA Early Bird Ends TODAY!https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?A2=NATSCA;27b58d80.2403Hello all!<br><br>Early bird registration for the 2024 NatSCA conference, Trials & Triumphs<br><https://www.natsca.org/event/2830>: Sharing practice across the museum<br>sector, ends today, the 8th of March.<br><br>The Annual Conference & AGM will be held on *Thursday 18th and Friday 19th<br>April 2024* in the Oxford University Museum of Natural History. The first<br>day will include the AGM, presentations, lightning talks and a separate<br>unique Oxford dining experience. The second day will include presentations<br>in the morning, followed by a variety of gallery and collection tours in<br>the afternoon. [...]Lu Allington-Jones2024-03-07T09:21:22+00:002024-03-07T09:21:22+00:00Reviewers needed - natural history conservation bookhttps://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?A2=NATSCA;423b5349.2403Dear list members,<br>We are looking for potential reviewers of an upcoming new book "The Conservation of Natural History Specimens", to be published by Routledge.<br><br>Natural history collections feature in many institutions globally and are an essential tool of research and communication in the goal of preserving our planet, from resourcing minerals for sustainable technologies to promoting biodiversity and natural sources of medicine. Natural history collections have never been more important, but there are very few conservation courses globally which focus on this material, and, with budget cuts, many museum staff are faced with managing mixed collections containing unfamiliar materials. [...] Ashe, Eimear2024-03-05T15:32:57+00:002024-03-05T15:32:57+00:00Vacancy in National Museum of Irelandhttps://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?A2=NATSCA;726cd162.2403Dear list members,<br><br>There is an opportunity to work in conjunction with the Natural History Division of the National Museum of Ireland, as Documentation Officer, for a five year period. Please take a look at the information booklet to find out all about eligibility, the role, essential requirements and more.<br><br>The role starts at €36k, and has yearly increments. [...]Rachel Jennings2024-03-05T14:48:06+00:002024-03-05T14:48:06+00:00Mounted elephant head weighthttps://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?A2=NATSCA;ba0fbb8c.2403Dear all,<br><br>We have a taxidermy African Elephant head that we need to move from where<br>it is mounted on a wall, and the art handlers we'll be working with have<br>asked for a weight estimate. I'm pretty sure it's been in its current<br>position since at least 1910, and can't find a weight on record. [...]Conference NatSCA2024-03-05T09:46:53-05:002024-03-05T09:46:53-05:00NatSCA Early Bird Ends SOON!https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?A2=NATSCA;bd0d9ac6.2403Hello all!<br><br>Early bird registration for the 2024 NatSCA conference, Trials & Triumphs<br><https://www.natsca.org/event/2830>: Sharing practice across the museum<br>sector, ends this Friday, the 8th of March.<br><br>The Annual Conference & AGM will be held on *Thursday 18th and Friday 19th<br>April 2024* in the Oxford University Museum of Natural History. The first<br>day will include the AGM, presentations, lightning talks and a separate<br>unique Oxford dining experience. The second day will include presentations<br>in the morning, followed by a variety of gallery and collection tours in<br>the afternoon. [...]Beavers, Olivia2024-03-04T12:15:22+00:002024-03-04T12:15:22+00:00March Digital Digest Contenthttps://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?A2=NATSCA;672fda62.2403Hi Everyone,<br><br>I'm starting to put together the NatSCA Digital Digest for March! If you have anything you'd like to share (news, exhibitions, publications, conferences) please let me know off-list by Friday March 8th.<br><br>Thank you,<br><br>Olivia<br><br>Olivia Beavers<br>Beavers, Olivia<br>Asst Curator Vertebrate Zoology<br>World Museum Curatorial<br>07927 588718<br><br>liverpoolmuseums.org.uk<br>@nml_muse<br>Find out What's On, discover more about our Venues, explore our extraordinary Collections, browse our online Shop, and read the latest Stories.<br>Beavers, Olivia<br>Now more than ever, your support makes a real difference. Please consider making a donation online or in-person when visiting our venues.<br>National Museums [...]Meghan Jenkinson2024-02-28T10:22:55+00:002024-02-28T10:22:55+00:00GCG logo competitionhttps://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?A2=NATSCA;a70dd16b.2402Dear all,<br><br>A quick reminder about the Geological Curators Group logo competition! Deadline for entries is 1st March, do get in touch if you’re interested in submitting a design.<br><br>The change of logo is to reflect our rebrand from the Geological Curators Group to the Geological Collections Group, which will form part of our exciting 50th anniversary celebrations in May. [...] Mark Carnall2024-02-22T15:55:21+00:002024-02-22T15:55:21+00:00Re: Please support Amgueddfa Cymru - Museum Wales!https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?A2=NATSCA;4e5eef00.2402Signed.<br><br>It's so depressing to see this coming around again and I can't think of a single year since being involved with NatSCA where there wasn't one or two of the larger museums going through a perpetual downsizing. More with less. World leading on a shoestring. Departments to teams to job shares. [...] Jennifer Gallichan2024-02-22T15:07:27+00:002024-02-22T15:07:27+00:00Please support Amgueddfa Cymru - Museum Wales!https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?A2=NATSCA;b368cc68.2402Dear All<br><br>I’m writing to ask you to support Amgueddfa Cymru, and our colleagues around the Welsh heritage sector, by signing a petition to the Senedd to reconsider the extensive cuts they have made to our sector. You can read about what this will mean to us here:<br><br>Petition launched against cuts to Welsh museums and heritage - Museums Association<https://www.museumsassociation.org/museums-journal/news/2024/02/petition-launched-against-cuts-to-welsh-museums-and-heritage/> [...] Conference NatSCA2024-02-21T14:33:49-05:002024-02-21T14:33:49-05:00NatSCA 2024 registration is now open!https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?A2=NATSCA;bdec5a3a.2402Hello everyone!<br><br>Registration is now open for the 2024 Annual Conference & AGM of the<br>Natural Sciences Collections Association. *Trials and Triumphs: sharing<br>practice across the museum sector* will be held on Thursday 18th and Friday<br>19th April 2024 in the Oxford University Museum of Natural History. This<br>practical conference aims to celebrate triumphs and amplify successes in<br>museums, but also highlights pitfalls and lessons learned from situations<br>that didn't go as planned. [...]Mark Carnall2024-02-20T11:01:58+00:002024-02-20T11:01:58+00:00Re: Mollusc specimens for radiocarbon studieshttps://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?A2=NATSCA;daf92792.2402Dear All<br><br>These researchers came through and data-mined the collections here and found a few specimens which fit the criteria but they hadn't had a huge response from this call out.<br><br>If you have any marine bivalve specimens with year of collection pre-1950 from the east coast of the UK from Plymouth up to Scotland, with potential for destructive sampling, they'd love to hear from you. There's currently a huge data gap and relevant specimens will help with demystifying the marine reservoir effect on radiocarbon dating and so every specimen is potentially making an important contribution. [...] Emma Nicholls2024-02-19T19:02:52+00:002024-02-19T19:02:52+00:00Undergraduate Bursary Schemehttps://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?A2=NATSCA;ef463bf7.2402Dear all,<br><br>I have been asked to pass on the following email about the EXCPETIONAL projects within the AMAZING undergraduate bursary scheme, taking place at the Oxford University Museum of Natural History this summer. Please see below for details.<br><br>With best wishes,<br><br>Emma<br><br>Hello from OUMNH!<br><br>We are getting in touch to let you know that applications for our 2024 Undergraduate <https://oumnh.web.ox.ac.uk/undergraduate-bursary-scheme-2024> Bursary Scheme<https://oumnh.web.ox.ac.uk/undergraduate-bursary-scheme-2023> are closing on 22 February 12pm. This year, we are offering seven exciting projects focusing on natural sciences research, museum collections management, and public engagement with science. The Scheme is open to students from backgrounds that [...]Angharad Jones2024-02-14T14:52:58+00:002024-02-14T14:52:58+00:00Wild boar skin donationhttps://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?A2=NATSCA;60a0fe25.2402Dear all<br><br>I hope you can help me with the following query, please.<br><br>My colleague has been approached by another institution offering a wild boar skin donation. This was initially obtained from eastern Europe.<br><br>I am aware of CITES. As far as I can tell, wild boar is not a CITES listed species. However, I wondered if there was any other legislation I should be aware of, before making a decision as to whether to accept to the skin. [...] Blog NatSCA2024-02-12T11:37:58+00:002024-02-12T11:37:58+00:00Seeking blog posts for the Springhttps://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?A2=NATSCA;11a608c2.2402Hi all<br><br>The daffodils are just starting to peek out from the undergrowth and the<br>birds are starting to sing, all signs that Spring will soon be upon us.<br>With this in mind I am seeking your blog posts from April onwards.<br><br>If there is anything you would like to promote, discuss, raise, share, then<br>do consider writing a blog post for NatSCA. This is a great time to get a<br>date booked into the diary, even if you are looking at later in the year. [...]Emma Nicholls2024-02-07T08:53:39+00:002024-02-07T08:53:39+00:00Registration closing for 1824-2024 Bicentenary Symposiumhttps://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?A2=NATSCA;a9dd5b55.2402Dear all,<br><br>Just a quick reminder that registration for the incredibly exciting 200 year celebration of the naming of Megalosaurus and Plesiosaurus closes this Friday, 9th Feb.<br><br>I have attached the programme with full details and a flier, but in brief:<br><br>* 21st Feb at Oxford University Museum of Natural History<https://www.oumnh.ox.ac.uk/><br>* For more information and to register, see here<https://www.tickettailor.com/events/historyofgeologygroup/1071297><br>* Registration closes 9th Feb [...] Pernille Richards2024-02-06T11:17:19+00:002024-02-06T11:17:19+00:00Taxidermy and health and safetyhttps://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?A2=NATSCA;b0eac27a.2402Hi,<br><br>At Maidstone Museums we are in the process of planning a project to improve the documentation of our Taxidermy collection and increases its use.<br><br>One of the questions which has been highlighted is the need to know any potential health and safety issues regarding the Taxidermy, most of it is Victorian in date. [...] Mark Carnall2024-02-05T15:52:08+00:002024-02-05T15:52:08+00:00Mollusc specimens for radiocarbon studieshttps://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?A2=NATSCA;ebbf005d.2402Dear NatSCA Colleagues<br><br>I hope you are all well!<br><br>I am forwarding on a request from a colleague here at Oxford University looking for potential specimens for destructive sampling to characterise the radiocarbon marine reservoir effect. They may have been in touch with some of you previously about this, apologies for cross-posting. [...] Nelson,Gil2024-02-04T14:18:49+00:002024-02-04T14:18:49+00:00Registration is Open: 8th Annual Digital Data Conferencehttps://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?A2=NATSCA;3edab4b6.2402Full message available at: <a href="https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?A2=NATSCA;3edab4b6.2402">Registration is Open: 8th Annual Digital Data Conference</a>Bentley, Andrew Charles2024-02-02T19:25:06+00:002024-02-02T19:25:06+00:00Re: Pancake Tortoise (Malacochersus tornieri)https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?A2=NATSCA;da7f23ce.2402Rhian<br>Have you looked on GBIF to see where specimens of that species are held in digitized collections?<br>https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?basis_of_record=PRESERVED_SPECIMEN&taxon_key=2441842<br>Andy<br>A : A : A :<br>}<(((_°>.,.,.,.}<(((_°>.,.,.,.}<)))_°><br>V V V<br>Andy Bentley<br>Ichthyology Collection Manager<br>University of Kansas<br>Biodiversity Institute<br>Dyche Hall<br>1345 Jayhawk Boulevard<x-apple-data-detectors://9/><br>Lawrence, KS, 66045-7561<x-apple-data-detectors://9/><br>USA<x-apple-data-detectors://9/><br><br>Tel: (785) 864-3863<tel:%28785%29%20864-3863><br>Fax: (785) 864-5335<tel:%28785%29%20864-5335><br>Email: abentley@ku.edu<mailto:abentley@ku.edu><br>ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3093-1258<br>http://ichthyology.biodiversity.ku.edu<http://ichthyology.biodiversity.ku.edu/><br>A : A : A :<br>}<(((_°>.,.,.,.}<(((_°>.,.,.,.}<)))_°><br>V V V<br><br>From: The Natural Science Collections Association discussion list <NATSCA@JISCMAIL.AC.UK> On Behalf Of Rhian Rowson<br>Sent: Friday, February 2, 2024 12:36 PM<br>To: NATSCA@JISCMAIL.AC.UK<br>Subject: Pancake Tortoise (Malacochersus tornieri) [...] Rhian Rowson2024-02-02T18:36:15+00:002024-02-02T18:36:15+00:00Pancake Tortoise (Malacochersus tornieri)https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?A2=NATSCA;8f60f11f.2402Sent on behalf of Chloe Daniel<br><br>Dear curators<br>Does your museum have a Pancake Tortoise (Malacochersus tornieri) in its collection?<br>This East African species is Critically Endangered according to the IUCN. It is partly threatened by the pet trade. In 2021 a study by scientists from Tanzania, Kenya and Brazil used museum records on GBIF (among other data) to map its likely future distribution.<br>I am looking for Pancake Tortoise specimens in UK museums that could add information to this distributional picture, or potentially provide DNA samples from the wild. This is part of my MSc project in Animal Conservation [...] Bethany Palumbo2024-02-01T12:25:42+01:002024-02-01T12:25:42+01:00Advert for Deputy Director of Collections- Natural History Museum of Denmarkhttps://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?A2=NATSCA;ab5f0c4a.2402Hi all,<br><br>In some very exciting news, we are now advertising for a new Deputy<br>Director of Collections here at the NMHD, with a start date of June 2024!<br><br>The Deputy Museum Director of Collections will lead the continuing<br>development and implementation of the Museum’s strategic plans for the<br>collections, including planning and implementing new collections facilities<br>and a subsequent move of all collections. The Deputy Museum Director of<br>Collections reports directly to the Museum Director, Peter C. Kjærgaard,<br>and is a member of the Museum’s Executive Board. This comes at a super<br>exciting time for the museum with our [...]