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Curating biocultural collections : a handbook /

"Biocultural collections document the remarkable richness and diversity of human engagements with nature. This handbook, written and edited by experts from around the world, is the first practical resource for those involved in the use and curation of such collections. All aspects of the field...

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Corporate Authors: Botanical Society of America. Meeting; Society for Economic Botany U.S.. Meeting; Botany Conference Saint Louis, Mo
Group Author: Salick, Jan, 1949; Konchar, Katie; Nesbitt, Mark, 1961
Published: Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew,
Publisher Address: Richmond, Surrey, UK :
Publication Dates: 2014.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Subjects:
Ethnological museums and collections
Natural history museums > Collection management
Museums > Curatorship
Botanical gardens > Curatorship
Ethnobiology > Methodology
Ethnobotany > Methodology
Museum techniques
Material culture > Collection and preservation
Biological specimens > Collection and preservation
Botanical specimens > Collection and preservation
Antiquities > Collection and preservation
Summary: "Biocultural collections document the remarkable richness and diversity of human engagements with nature. This handbook, written and edited by experts from around the world, is the first practical resource for those involved in the use and curation of such collections. All aspects of the field are covered, from the curation of specimens, artefacts and documents to their associated reference materials and metadata. Throughout there is a strong emphasis on the needs of collection users, ethical considerations and engagement with source communities. This book will be of interest to readers in a
Item Description: Outgrowth of a workshop entitled "Biocultural Collections: Establishing Curation Standards" held July 11, 2011, at the joint Botanical Society of America and Society for Economic Botany meeting in St. Louis. (Page 11 and societies' websites).
Carrier Form: ix, 406 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color map ; 26 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9781842464984 (paperback) :
1842464981 (paperback)
CLC: G260
G265
Call Number: G265/C975
Contents: Biocultural collections : needs, ethics and goals / Jan Salick, Katie Konchar & Mark Nesbitt. Box: ethical standards in ethnobiology / Ethnobiology Working Group -- Featured biocultural collections. Missouri Botanical Garden, biocultural collection / Katie Konchar & Jan Salick ; National Botanic Gardens of Ireland, economic botany collection / Peter Wyse Jackson & Matthew Jebb ; National Museum of Natural History, Paris, ethnobiology collections / Serge Bahuchet ; Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, economic botany collection / Mark Nesbit ; Smithsonian collections / Michele Austin-Dennehy & Adrienn

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