Curating Biocultural Collections: A Handbook (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781842464984)

Biocultural collections cross the boundary between nature and culture, documenting the remarkable richness and diversity of human engagement with the natural world. With materials ranging from blocks of wood to DNA, and from ancient books to new websites, they play a diverse role in research and relaying valuable information about our world. Curating Biocultural Collections is the first book that both recognizes this role and provides wide-ranging advice for successfully managing these resources.

Written and edited by experts from around the world, Curating Biocultural Collections draws on real-world experiences, providing examples from ethnobiology, anthropology, agriculture, botany, zoology, and museum curation. The book places a strong emphasis on meeting the needs of collection users and encourages ethical and equitable engagement with source communities. With one hundred photographs, including objects from little-known collections, alongside case studies and a carefully chosen bibliography, this book gives valuable insight for anyone working to preserve valuable resources.

Author: Jan Salick
ISBN-10: 1842464981
ISBN-13: 9781842464984
Publisher: Royal Botanic Gardens Kew
Language: English
Published: 06/15/2014
Pages: 250
Format: Paperback
Weight: 2.61lbs
Size: 9.98h x 7.62w x 0.84d