Dear Patty,
 
At 09:54 PM 12/6/98 +1100, you wrote:
>One thing I  haven't heard in this discussion, is for collectors to
>volunteer in a museum to curate thier own collection. Then at least,
>everyone knows what those cryptic lables mean.
 
As an example, I understand that Smithsonian's NMNH volunteer and turrid
specialist Dr. Donn Tippett (who is also a good friend) has donated his
large collection of western Atlantic turrids to that institution and is now
cataloging the lots into their system; this is not a small feat, given the
intricacies of the computer program they use.
 
Cheers,
 
Jose
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