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Bird Curatorial Manual | Table of Contents
Created by Carla Cicero and Erika Brock (2021)
Table of Contents
About the Collection
Organization of the Collection
Accessioning Birds
Cataloging Birds
Labeling & Numbering Birds
Installing Birds
Curating Tissues
Curating Media
Editing Cataloged Records
Loans
Pest Management
Protocols and Tutorials
Acknowledgements
A guide to best practices and policies for curating and using the MVZ bird collection.