Guidelines for the management and curation of invertebrate fossil collections
Subtitle: including a data model and standards for computerization
By: Russell D. White and Warren D. Allmon, editors.
Contributors: White, Russell D. 1959-; Allmon, Warren D.; Paleontological Society.; North American Paleontological Convention (1996 : Washington, D.C.)
Series: Paleontological Society special publications ;; v. 10; Special publication (Paleontological Society) ;; no. 10.
Publisher: Paleontological Society
Published: 2000
Place of publication: [Pittsburgh, PA]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 260
Subjects: Invertebrates, Fossil -- Collection and preservation -- Congresses.; Fossils -- Collection and preservation -- Congresses.; Paleontology -- Methodology -- Congresses.
Genres: Congresses.
Other titles: Invertebrate fossil collection curation & management
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
"Presented as a National Science Foundation workshop at the North American Paleontological Conference, Washington, DC, June 7-14, 1996."
Table of contents: title: Introduction -- Warren D. Allmon and Russell D. White; title: The value of fossil collections -- Warren D. Allmon and Terry P. Poulton; title: Fossil invertebrate and microfossil collections : kinds, uses, users -- Nigel C. Hughes, et al.; title: Institutional and individual orphaned collections -- Julia Golden; title: Orphaned and endangered collections in invertebrate paleontology : a call for a national solution -- Warren D. Allmon and Meredith A. Lane; title: Guidelines for the documentation and care of invertebrate fossil collections -- Russell D. White; title: Fossils and laws -- Sally Y. Shelton and John B. Chewning; title: Balancing resources and collections needs I : Acquisition and accession of invertebrate fossils -- Elizabeth Merritt and Scott Lidgard; title: Balancing resources and collections needs II : Deaccessioning and disposal of fossil invertebrates and microfossils -- Jean DeMouthe, Elizabeth Merritt and Scott Lidgard; title: Considerations before deaccessioning or disposing of paleontological specimens -- Donald G. Mikulic; title: Conservation guidelines for invertebrate palaeontology collections -- Janet B. Waddington; title: A data model for invertebrate paleontological collections information -- Paul J. Morris; title: The scientific value of natural history museum collections : the concept of completeness -- Bruce S. Lieberman and Roger L. Kaesler; title: Appendix I, Literature references providing and documenting the categories of value of fossil collections -- Warren D. Allmon and Terry P. Poulton; title: Appendix II, Results of the institutional survey of invertebrate paleontology collections -- Scott Lidgard and Douglas S. Jones; title: Appendix III, Survey of endangered and orphaned invertebrate fossil collections -- Julia Golden; title: Appendix IV, Guidelines for the care of natural history collections -- Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections; title: Appendix V, The Paleontological Society code of fossil collecting -- Paleontological Society; title: Appendix VI, Society of Vertebrate paleontology by-law on ethics -- Society for the Vertebrate Paleontology; title: Appendix VII, The Canadian cultural property export control list --; title: Appendix VIII, Excerpts from the executive summary: Report of the Secretary of the Interior: Fossils on federal and Indian lands, May, 2000 -- Secretary of the Interior; title: Appendix IX, A model for invertebrate paleontology collections information -- Paul J. Morris; title: Appendix X, Entity documentation -- Paul J. Morris.