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| Chilton, G.; Fuller, E.. |
| Bird collections are an increasingly valuable resource for the scientific and artistic communities. A number of recommendations are made which should facilitate legitimate use of bird collections, and help to justify the continued support of these collections. 1. If staffing limitations hinder the legitimate use of an institution’s collections, this situation should be used as justification for better funding. 2. Online catalogues have a valuable but limited role in facilitating research; directors of institutions must be made aware that such catalogues do not diminish the role of the curatorial staff. 3. All stakeholders must accept their responsibility to prevent further marginalization of museum collections. 4. In many cases the value of having rare... |
| Tipo: Article / Letter to the editor |
Palavras-chave: Museum collections; 42.83. |
| Ano: 2005 |
URL: http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/record/210813 |
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| Reyes-F., J.; Navas-S., G.R.. |
| A cheap and versatile methodology to get digital images of dry and wet preserved organisms, using a flat bed scanner, is presented. To obtain the images of wet specimens, a shallow pool was glued on top of the scanner glass. The pool is filled with water or alcohol and the organisms are immersed and their structures expanded. The best images were obtained with organisms between 1.5 and 15 cm in length. The depth of field was limited to 1.2 cm. These images are also useful for taxonomical research without the need of manipulating the organisms; they can be used too, to compare with better accuracy certain structures between different specimens. |
| Tipo: Journal Contribution |
Palavras-chave: Museum collections. |
| Ano: 2000 |
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1834/3382 |
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