Published: May 6, 2025 Administration, Donations / Membership Development, Jobs, Museum Director / President
Roger Tory Peterson Institute https://rtpi.org/ About the Roger Tory Peterson Institute The Roger Tory Peterson Institute (RTPI) is located in Jamestown, NY, where Roger Tory Peterson was born and raised. For 40 years, RTPI has provided a diversity of research, educational, and cultural programs. In 2021, the organization adopted a new strategic plan that places…
Published: May 2, 2025 Collections Assistant, Jobs
Closing: May 15, 2025
Yale Peabody Museum https://peabody.yale.edu/ The Yale Peabody Museum is pleased to announce a job opening for a Museum Assistant in its Entomology Division. This is a permanent, full time position and an opportunity to join a growing entomology collection in an academic setting that is a vibrant component of Yale University’s natural history museum. The…
Published: May 1, 2025 Collections Manager, Curator, Jobs
University of California, Berkeley Museum of Paleontology https://ucmp.berkeley.edu/ Senior Museum Scientist, Paleobotany (9722U) #77855 About Berkeley At the University of California, Berkeley, we are dedicated to fostering a community where everyone feels welcome and can thrive. Our culture of openness, freedom and belonging make it a special place for students, faculty and staff. As a…
Published: April 28, 2025 Education, Jobs, Public Outreach
The University of Iowa Pentacrest Museums https://pentacrestmuseums.uiowa.edu/ The University of Iowa Pentacrest Museum is hiring a dedicated Coordinator of Education and Engagement (100% appointment). Reporting to the Director of Museums, the Coordinator of Education and Engagement (CEE), plays a leadership role in advancing the mission of the Museums by integrating the collection into the university’s curriculum. The CEE will…
Published: April 22, 2025 Collections Assistant, Digitization, Jobs
American Museum of Natural History amnh.org Position Title: Imaging and Georeferencing Technician Department: Ornithology – 018 Position Summary: The American Museum of Natural History is one of the world’s preeminent scientific and cultural institutions, and has as its mission to discover, interpret and disseminate information about human cultures, the natural world and the universe through…
Published: April 21, 2025 Jobs, Museum Director / President, Technical Writer
Botanical Research Institute of Texas Press https://fwbg.org/ The starting salary for this position is $76,800. The Director of BRIT Press will manage the Botanical Research Institute of Texas (BRIT) Press. This position is responsible for the preparation, manufacture, and distribution of botanical research and scientific discoveries. This will include overseeing operations, scientific editing, and publishing…
Published: April 11, 2025 Databases/IT, Jobs, Program/Project Manager
Closing: May 6, 2025
University of Alberta Museums https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/browse The University of Alberta Museums is seeking a Project Manager for the University of Alberta Museums Collection Management System (CMS) Renewal Project. University of Alberta Museums (UAM) is one of Canada’s largest academic and research museum collections with millions of objects and specimens in both the Natural Sciences and Humanities. Its…
Published: April 7, 2025 Collections Assistant, Jobs
Royal Ontario Museum https://www.rom.on.ca/ WHO WE ARECanada’s largest and most comprehensive museum, ROM, is home to a world-class collection of artworks, cultural objects and natural history specimens featured in 40 gallery and exhibition spaces. As the country’s preeminent field research institute and an international leader in new discoveries, ROM plays a vital role in advancing…
Published: March 26, 2025 Committees, Wiki Home
Contents 1 About 2 Committee Members 3 Best Practices 3.1 Consensus Documents 3.2 Review Documents 4 Links 5 Committee Members 6 Committee Documents About The function of the web committee is the following: support the mission, goals, and activities of the society; provide and solicit appropriate content for the web pages; present that content in a timely and user friendly manner; encourage the…
Published: March 26, 2025 Best Practices, Collection Management Policies, Collection Transactions, Field Collecting, Legislation and Regulations, Wiki Home, Zoology Collections
Contents 1 Statement of Purpose 2 Contributors 3 USFWS Federal Migratory Bird Special Purpose Salvage Permits 4 Resources Statement of Purpose This page is for information on USFWS Federal Migratory Bird Special Purpose Salvage Permits. See also Permitting. Contributors Emily Braker USFWS Federal Migratory Bird Special Purpose Salvage Permits Federal Migratory Bird Special Purpose Salvage Permits are administered by the Department…
Published: March 26, 2025 Collection Management, Emergency Management, Health and Safety, Wiki Home
Contents 1 Statement of Purpose 2 Contributors 3 Staff Training Statement of Purpose These links and documents contain information about best practices for training personnel working with natural history collections. Contributors Content generated during The American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists (ASIH) Annual Joint Meeting – 2016, during an iDigBio sponsored workshop by the following individuals…
Published: March 26, 2025 Best Practices, Cryogenic Collections, Field Collecting, Specimen and Material Type, Specimen and Object Preparation, Wiki Home, Zoology Collections
Contents 1 Statement of Purpose 2 Introduction 3 Contributors 4 Vial Considerations 5 Labeling and organizing vials 6 Tissue Collection Methods 7 Tissue Types 8 Tissue Preservation Methods 8.1 Freezing and Flash-freezing 8.2 Ethanol 8.3 DMSO 8.4 RNAlater 8.5 Tissue Piecing Protocol 9 Discipline Specific Information 9.1 Herpetology 9.2 Ichthyology 9.3 Mammalogy 10 References Statement of Purpose These links and documents contain information about best practices for tissue sample collection. Introduction Role of…
Published: March 26, 2025 Best Practices, Collection Management, Collection Transactions, Wiki Home
Contents 1 SPNHC Threatened Collections Toolkit 2 Contributors 3 What are endangered and orphaned collections 4 What natural history collections are at risk? 5 Why do collections become orphaned? 6 Warning signs of endangered collections 7 Taking in an orphaned collection 8 Preventing orphaned collections 8.1 Museum and university research collections 8.2 Private collections 8.3 Corporate collections 9 Deaccessioning an orphaned collection in a museum or university…
Published: March 26, 2025 Best Practices, Botanical Collections, Collection Management, Curation Practices, Geology and Paleontology Collections, Wiki Home, Zoology Collections
Contents 1 Statement of Purpose 2 Introduction 3 Contributors 4 General Taxonomic Resources 5 Botanical Resources 5.1 Online Nomenclature Resources 5.1.1 General Botany Resources 5.1.2 Vascular Plant Resources 5.1.3 Non-Vascular Cryptogam Resources 5.1.3.1 Bryophytes 5.1.3.2 Fungi and Lichens 5.1.3.3 Algae 5.2 Print Nomenclature Resources 5.3 Rules of Botanical Nomenclature 5.4 Botanical Latin 5.5 Assessing Specimen Names 6 Zoological Resources 6.1 Online Nomenclature Resources 6.1.1 Amphibians 6.1.2 Birds 6.1.3 Fishes 6.1.4 Invertebrates 6.1.5 Mammals 6.1.6 Reptiles 7 Geology and Paleontology 7.1 Online…
Published: March 26, 2025 Archaeology and Ethnographic Collections, Best Practices, Curation Practices, Health and Safety, Specimen and Material Type, Wiki Home, Zoology Collections
Contents Statement of Purpose Contributors Links Highlighted Resources History of Taxidermy Taxidermy Storage Stabilization & Restoration of Taxidermy Taxidermy & Pest Control Taxidermy & Disaster Recovery Health & Safety Statement of Purpose These links and documents contain information about the care and preservation of skin and taxidermy collections. There is a wealth of information on…
Published: March 26, 2025 Best Practices, Collection Storage, Curation Practices, Preventative Conservation Book, Specimen and Material Type, Wiki Home
This page is an initial listing of useful supplies and vendors for curation activities Curation Supplies & Vendors Category 1 Category 2 Item Description Mfg Supplier Pricing Unit size Cmt Image Curation Storage Jars (flint & paragon) withpoly-propylene lids with F217 poly-ethylene, alcohol resistant liners N/A O’Berk/Kols containers $xx.xx/jar 8 oz – 1 gallon Also…
Published: March 26, 2025 Best Practices, Collection Storage, Curation Practices, Preventative Conservation Book, Specimen and Material Type, Wiki Home
Chapter 33: Plastic Storage Products Scott Williams, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Contents 1 Chapter 33: Plastic Storage Products 1.1 Introduction 1.2 Basic Terminology 1.3 Suitability Criteria for Plastic Storage Products 1.4 Hazards Associated with Plastic Storage Products 1.5 The Nature of Plastics 1.5.1 Polymerization 1.5.2 Thermoplastics and Thermosets 1.6 Degradation of Plastics 1.6.1 Chemical Degradation 1.6.2 Oxidation 1.6.3 Moisture and hydrolysis 1.6.4 SIDEBAR 1 – How to Interpret the…
Published: March 26, 2025 Conference Proceedings, Wiki Home
Contents 1 Statement of Purpose 2 Contributors 3 Annual Meetings 4 Resources Statement of Purpose This page is where information pertaining to official Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections (SPNHC) Annual Meetings can be maintained, including PDFs of conference proceedings and abstracts. Contributors Genevieve Tocci, Emily Braker, Sankurie Pye Annual Meetings 2023 – San Francisco, CA, USA – 38th…
Published: March 26, 2025 Software Resources, Wiki Home
Contents 1 Statement of Purpose 2 Software Resources 3 Contributors 4 References Statement of Purpose This page is a finding aid for users to discover information about software resources relevant to the SPNHC community. This includes but is not limited to collections/content management systems, specimen digitization tools, and tools designed to facilitate specimen-based research. Many of the resources below…
Published: March 26, 2025 Specimen and Material Type, Specimen and Object Preparation, Wiki Home, Zoology Collections
Contents 1 Statement of Purpose 2 Links Statement of Purpose These links and documents contain information about preparation of skeletons. Links https://www.nps.gov/museum/publications/conserveogram/11-07.pdf https://research.amnh.org/vz/ichthyology/congo/other03.html https://lsa.umich.edu/ummz/mammals/Dermestarium.html
Published: March 26, 2025 Best Practices, Collection Management, Collection Transactions, Curation Practices, Geology and Paleontology Collections, Specimen and Material Type, Wiki Home
Contents 1 Statement of Purpose 2 Contributors 3 Introduction 4 Shipping Small and Fragile Fossils 5 Packing Micro-Fossil Mounts for Shipping 6 Links 7 References Statement of Purpose This page presents recommendations on how to pack and ship small fossils to prevent damage in transit. Contributors Carrie Eaton Introduction These glass vials are packed with batting then nested into a box for…
Published: March 26, 2025 Collection Transactions, Geology and Paleontology Collections, Wiki Home
Contents 1 Statement of Purpose 2 Contributors 3 Introduction 4 Shipping Large Fossils 4.1 Key points: 5 Custom Packing Options 6 Crates 7 Links 8 References Statement of Purpose This page presents recommendations on how to pack and ship large fossils to prevent damage during shipment. Contributors Carrie Eaton and Jessica Cundiff Introduction Packing large fossils properly is important to prevent damage in transit when shipping…
Published: March 26, 2025 Best Practices, Botanical Collections, Collection Management, Collection Transactions, Curation Practices, Geology and Paleontology Collections, Wiki Home, Zoology Collections
Contents 1 Statement of Purpose 2 Contributors 3 Introduction 4 Shipment Types 4.1 Dangerous Goods 4.2 Genetic Resources 4.3 Geology and Paleontology 4.4 Pinned, Dry Insects 5 Shipping Regulations 5.1 List of Regulations 5.2 Links to SPNHC Wiki Pages 6 Links 7 References Statement of Purpose This page contains an overview on shipping collections and links out to specific shipping resources an information Contributors Genevieve Tocci; Shelley A. James;…
Published: March 26, 2025 Best Practices, Collection Transactions, Wiki Home
Contents 1 Statement of Purpose 2 Contributors 3 Regulating agencies 4 Training 5 Dangerous goods/Hazardous materials 6 Regulations 6.1 Domestic Regulations 6.2 International Regulations 6.2.1 International Customs Requirements 6.2.2 Dangerous Goods Regulations of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) 7 Transport in personal baggage as carry-on or checked luggage 8 Natural history specimens 8.1 Problems and concerns 9 Source Material 10 Conference Presentations & Training Modules 11 References Statement of Purpose…
Published: March 26, 2025 Best Practices, Botanical Collections, Collection Management Policies, Collection Transactions, Field Collecting, Legislation and Regulations, Wiki Home, Zoology Collections
Contents 1 Statement of Purpose 2 Contributors 3 Scientific Collecting Licenses 4 Resources Statement of Purpose This page is for information Scientific Collecting licenses for lethal take of wildlife, including plants. See also See also Permitting. Contributors Emily Braker Scientific Collecting Licenses Scientific Collecting Licenses authorize the lethal collection of wildlife, generally for purposes of survey, inventory, or targeted scientific research.…
Published: March 26, 2025 Best Practices, Collection Management Policies, Collection Transactions, Field Collecting, Legislation and Regulations, Wiki Home, Zoology Collections
Contents 1 Statement of Purpose 2 Contributors 3 Salvage Permits 4 Resources Statement of Purpose This page is for information on US state-issued Salvage Permits. See also Permitting. Contributors Emily Braker Salvage Permits Salvage Permits are a type of Scientific Collecting License that authorize collecting of dead animals and their parts (skulls, feathers, etc.) for scientific research and educational purposes. These…
Published: March 26, 2025 Best Practices, Collection Management, Emergency Management, Health and Safety, Wiki Home
Contents 1 About 2 Contributors 3 Introduction 4 Reopening Collections 4.1 Managing Collections After Closure Due to Public Health Emergencies 4.2 Receiving Incoming Collection Items After Closure Due to Public Health Emergencies 5 Links About Here we present a checklist of items to consider for reopening collections after institutional or departmental closures, specifically when circumstances do not allow some or all staff…
Published: March 26, 2025 Best Practices, Collection Storage, Curation Practices, Preventative Conservation Book, Specimen and Material Type, Wiki Home
This content is excerpted from Preventive Conservation: Collection Storage (2019), Elkin and Norris, eds. Contents 1 Statement of Purpose 2 Contributors 3 Boards and Papers 4 Foams, Padding and Support Materials 5 Film and Sheet Products 6 Fabrics and Soft Products 7 Adhesives 8 Tapes 9 Mechanical Fasteners 10 Sewing 11 Products for Metals Storage 12 Inappropriate Materials Statement of Purpose This list of materials is primarily drawn from Chapter…
Published: March 26, 2025 Committees, Wiki Home
About The Recognitions and Grants Committee administers the nominations, evaluation, and selection of recipients for SPNHC awards and the Faber Research Grant. Committee Members Up-to-date membership for committee. Committee Documents Recognition and Grants Committee Description from the Leadership Manual
Published: March 26, 2025 Committees, Wiki Home
About The Publications Committee is responsible for the wide range of publications, including text and general information books, Collection Forum (the journal of SPNHC), and the SPNHC Newsletter, which benefit and assist the natural history collections community. The committee evaluates the future direction of these publications in order to best serve the community. Committee Members…
