NatSCA Notes & Comments

NatSCA Notes & Comments are occasional articles that are published online. They are more formal than blog posts, but can be less structured and formal than Journal articles. They can include case studies, conference reports, editorials, book reviews, etc. Notes & Comments are not peer reviewed, but should be fully referenced.

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“Hope” is the thing with feathers: how useful are cyclomethicones when cleaning taxidermy?

Allington-Jones, L.

Issue 18 2020, Pages 1 - 4
A conference report on the ‘Finding Funds for Fossils, Ferns and Flamingos: how to secure money for museum collections’ 30th January 2019

Banks, S.

Issue 17 2020, Pages 1 - 4
The 11th Biennial European Bird Curators Meeting - Conference Report

Wilson, J.J.

Issue 16 2020, Pages 1 - 4
Investigating chemical preservation in herbarium specimens of Humulus lupulus Linnaeus 1753

Bacon, K. L., Brown, C., Boom, A., Gill, F. L.

Issue 15 2020, Pages 1 - 4
A conference report on the ‘Caring for Natural Science Collections: A one day conference exploring advances in conservation’ 17th October 2018

Banks, S.

Issue 14 2019, Pages 1 - 5
Beavers to Weavers: working with community groups and industrial history collections to build a natural history exhibition

Machin, R.

Issue 13 2018, Pages 1 - 5
Natural history displays: the medium and the message

O’Connor, A.

Issue 12 2017, Pages 1 - 3
Can natural science collections support a connection to nature for young children and families?

Bates, E., Narkiss, I.

Issue 11 2017, Pages 1 - 6
Natural Talent Traineeships: using museum collections to bridge the skills gap

Horsley, C., McFarlane, J.

Issue 10 2017, Pages 1 - 2
Really, the RHS has an herbarium?

Harvey, Y., Phillips, B., Harris, S., O’Beirne, L., Kapetanakis, P.

Issue 9 2017, Pages 1 - 4
Museum in a House: Collections out of context

Gallichan, J., Townsend, A.

Issue 8 2017, Pages 1 - 6
This Is a Local Museum, for Local Natural History Specialist Groups

Simmons, Z. S., Jarvis, C.

Issue 7 2017, Pages 1 - 8
Summary of poster presented at the 2016 NatSCA conference: The ‘Greater Koodoo’ diorama at the American Museum of Natural History

Crawford, R.

Issue 6 2017, Pages 1 - 4
Looking through a lens: preserving and presenting the past through digitisation

Petts, R.

Issue 5 2017, Pages 1 - 7
IPM News: The parasitic wasp Laelius pedatus, a parasitoid of museum beetles, is now established at the Natural History Museum, London

Notton, D. G.

Issue 4 2016, Pages 1 - 3
Stabilisation and conservation of the Wallich Correspondence held at Central National Herbarium (CAL), Botanical Survey of India (BSI), Howrah, India

Om Prakash, Ranee , Singh, Paramjit

Issue 3 2016, Pages 1 - 5
Book Review: Integrated Pest Management for Cultural Heritage (2015)

Graham, L.

Issue 2 2015, Pages 1 - 2
The impending crisis for botanical collections held by local authorities: origins, consequences and potential solutions

Hall, Geoffrey

Issue 1 2015, Pages 1 - 7