Cultural Resource Management Program
Spring 1996 at the University of Victoria
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The draft course outline is now available for our upcoming
immersion course, "Preserving Natural History Collections"
with Mary Lou Florian, January 17-26, 1996:
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COURSE OUTLINE
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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 17
* Natural history collections
- overview of collections
- our Legacy
- history and philosophy of the specimen vs. material and
preservation vs. conservation
- discussion
* Issues in collection use: past, present and future
* Slide presentation
- natural history collections
THURSDAY, JANUARY 18
* Field trip: Natural history collections tour at the RBCM
- Topics: storage methods rationale; insect pest control and
environment; collection use areas - research,
preparation, loan transaction
- Herbarium
- Invertebrates
- Vertebrates
- Coffee and discussion with Bio Collections Management
and Curators, RBCM staff
* Paleo and Geology
FRIDAY, JANUARY 19
* The environment
- the environment and cellulosics
- the environment and protein materials
- the environment and oils, and pigments
* Cellulosics
- herbarium specimens: materials; preparation methods;
types, etc.; previous treatments; collection use; rationale
for storage; the future
- demonstration of microscope strucure of material
* Ancillary materials
- paper, adhesives, inks, etc., related to dry specimens
- paper, problems and solutions, for wet collections
- deterioration and standards for use for specimens
- field notes, photographs
- storage materials, cabinets, room paints, etc.
MONDAY, JANUARY 22
* Guest speaker: Robert Waller, National Museum of Natural Science
* Topics:
- wet (spirit) collections: types of collections; materials;
preparation methods and research use problems; storage
and use problems; testing methods and solution ID
- geology: materials; deterioration problems; specimen
interaction; health hazards
TUESDAY, JANUARY 23
* Field trip: Witty's Lagoon with guest speaker Dr. Richard Hebda, RBCM
- topics: fossil collection, care and preparation
* Palaeontology
- materials, interaction with environment
- collection use
- storage problems
* storage project
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24
* Materials -- morphology and chemistry
- skin collections: birds and small mammals; furs (tannage)
- calcium based: vertebrate eggs, shelled invertebrates;
environmental problems
* Demonstration -- microscopy of materials
- tannage identification
* Guest speaker: Angela Beltane, Collections Manager, RBCM
- preparation methods and treatments: small mammal and
bird skins; hides; skeletal preparation
- morphology and chemicals
THURSDAY, JANUARY 25
* Integrated insect pest program
- organization
- assessment
- insect pests biology
- inspection
- monitoring
* Fungal problems, control and prevention
* Disaster preparedness
* Current issues re: conservation and collection management
* SPNHC, other professional organizations
* Occupational hazards
FRIDAY, JANUARY 26
* Participants' presentations
* Review and discussion
* Evaluation
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Instructor: Mary Lou Florian, conservation Scientist and Conservator
Emeritus, Royal British Columbia Museum
Dates: January 17-26, 1996
Please register by: December 18
Fee: $589 (credit, non-credit, visiting student credit participation)
Accommodation: Bed & breakfast accommodation is available
on-campus at a rate of $60 per night - call (604) 721-8396 or email
Maureen Keen at [log in to unmask]
For more information on this or other courses, please contact:
Joy Davis, Program Director
Cultural Resource Management Program
University of Victoria
Phone 604-721-8462
FAX 604-721-8774
email [log in to unmask]
For detailed Program information, please visit our Web Site at
http://www.uvcs.uvic.ca/crmp/crmphome.htm
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