Increasing Capacity for Small Natural History Collections: Developing Protocol for Volunteer-Based Inventorying Programs

15 January 2015
3:00-4:00 p.m Eastern
Virtual meeting place: https://idigbio.adobeconnect.com/scnet
Increasing Capacity for Small Natural History Collections:  Developing Protocol for Volunteer-Based Inventorying Programs.
Presenters: Shana Hawrylchak, Manager of Exhibits and Collections, EcoTarium; Kaleigh Pare, Collections Specialist; EcoTarium; Emma Westling, Collections Consultant.
Description: EcoTarium staff will discuss their work preparing for the submission of a two part IMLS grant to a) conduct a collections survey of small natural history collections in New England, and b) develop protocol for a volunteer-based inventorying system for small collections.  They will discuss successes and lessons learned as they developed materials for this submission.