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These links and documents contain information about data aggregation as relevant to natural history collections. Content generated during The American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists (ASIH) Annual Joint Meeting – 2016, during an iDigBio sponsored workshop by the following individuals participating in the “Digitization” working group of the aforementioned workshop. Subjects include: Data Aggregation (mobilization);…

Here we present a checklist of items to consider for maintaining business continuity during institutional closures, specifically when circumstances do not allow some or all staff to be on site. This page was created as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, which resulted in closures of collections across the globe. Various emergencies, including acts of…

STORAGE AT A GLANCE:FRAMEWORK AND DEFINITIONS Lisa Elkin, American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY Robert Waller, Protect Heritage Corp. and Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario Approaches to risk mitigation across all aspects of collection storage design and operation have been presented throughout this volume. Of course, not all guidelines…

SPNHC Wiki content page originally generated during The American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists (ASIH) Annual Joint Meeting – 2016, during an iDigBio sponsored workshop by the following individuals participating in the “Museum Logistics” working group of the aforementioned workshop. Subjects include: Facility Management; Space Planning; Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning; Lighting; Flooring; Shelving; Fire…