DOI: 10.3897/rio.7.e76875

Authors: Arto Luttinen, Risto Väinölä, Jaana Halla, Björn Kröger, Kari Lintulaakso, Aino Juslén, Markku Oinonen, Pasi Sihvonen, Marko-Tapio Hyvärinen

Abstract: The Geology Collection is part of the national collections of the Finnish Museum of Natural History Luomus. General principles and guidelines for the collections are defined in the General Collection Policy of Luomus. The Geology Collection Policy is subordinate to the General Collection Policy of Luomus, clarifying its content with reference to the special characteristics of the geological collections. The Geological Collection includes mineral, rock, and meteorite specimens worldwide and from all geologic ages to support Finnish research and educational projects. The coverage emphasizes specimens from Finland, Scandinavia, Africa, and Antarctica. The Geology Collection Policy defines the purpose of the collections, the objectives, the distribution of responsibilities for collection management and maintenance in the organisation, and the principles of collection accumulation, preservation, accessibility and use to public.

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DOI: 10.3897/rio.6.e62373

Authors: Risto Väinölä, Lauri Kaila, Jaakko Mattila, Pasi Sihvonen, Marko-Tapio Hyvärinen, Leif Schulman, Aino Juslén

Abstract: The collection policy of the Finnish Museum of Natural History Luomus is hierarchically structured. General principles and guidelines are defined in the General Collections Policy. Subordinate to it, the collection policies for the individual sub-collections implement and specify these guidelines and instructions, considering the special nature of each sub-collection. The invertebrate collections policy in 2017 was the first sub-collection policy to observe this hierarchical structure, and was guided by the standards set by the European SYNTHESYS collections management self-assessment procedure. The invertebrate collections policy directs all activities related to the Luomus invertebrate collections (apart from DNA and tissue samples), which comprise the separately managed entomological collections (ca. 9 million specimens) and collections of other invertebrates (0.4 million). The policy defines the purpose of the collections, outlines the objectives and content of procedures and activities related to them, the division of responsibilities for the administration and care of the collections within the organisation, and the principles and practices for the acquisition, preservation, accessibility and use of the collections.

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DOI: 10.3897/rio.6.e60470

Authors: Henry Väre, Leena Myllys, Risto Väinölä, Pasi Sihvonen, Anniina Kuusijärvi, Gunilla Ståhls-Mäkelä, Björn Kröger, Markku Oinonen, Aino Juslén, Leif Schulman, Marko-Tapio Hyvärinen

Abstract: The herbarium collections are sub-collections of the Finnish Museum of Natural History Luomus that manages national natural history collections, as referred to in the Universities Act. The general collections policy defines the overall principles and guidelines concerning the collections practices. The sub-collections policies specify its guidelines and instructions, considering the special nature of the sub-collections. The policy for the botanical and mycological herbarium collections guides the activities related to all botanical, mycological and phycological collections in herbaria, hence excluding digital collections, DNA and tissue samples as well as living collections, which have separate policies. The herbarium collections policy defines and outlines the purpose of the collections as is to accrue and preserve natural specimens representing biodiversity for research and university-level teaching. The policy defines the objectives and content of related activities, the division of responsibilities for the administration and care of the collections within the organisation, and the general principles and practices for the acquisition, preservation, availability and use of the collections.

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DOI: 10.3897/rio.6.e60450

Authors: Marko-Tapio Hyvärinen, Mikael Lindholm, Heli Fitzgerald, Mari Miranto, Aino Anttila, Outi Pakkanen, Merja Pulkkinen, Pertti Pehkonen, Henry Väre, Pasi Sihvonen, Anniina Kuusijärvi, Leena Myllys, Björn Kröger, Mikko Heikkinen, Aino Juslén, Markku Oinonen, Leif Schulman

Abstract: The collections policy of the Finnish Museum of Natural History Luomus is hierarchically structured. The general collections policy defines the overall principles and guidelines. The sub-collections policies, such as the Living collections policy, comply with and apply the general collections policy and specify its guidelines and instructions, taking the special nature of the sub-collections into account. The living plant collections policy guides the care of the collections in the botanic gardens and the seed bank, excluding DNA and tissue samples which are covered by a separate genomic resources policy. The purpose of the collections policy is to help guide the care of the garden collections and the processing of information relating to the collections, thereby providing the basis for developing the botanic gardens.

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DOI: 10.3897/rio.6.e58167

Authors: Marko-Tapio Hyvärinen, Risto Väinölä, Henry Väre, Gunilla Ståhls-Mäkelä, Pasi Sihvonen, Anniina Kuusijärvi, Leena Myllys, Björn Kröger, Mikko Heikkinen, Aino Juslén, Markku Oinonen, Leif Schulman

Abstract: As part of its quality management and goal-driven strategic development, the Finnish Museum of Natural History Luomus drafts policy documents to guide its operational sectors. The purpose of such policies is to define the content and procedures of the Museum’s activities. They answer the questions “what”, “why”, “who” and “for whom” about the activities they discuss, which is to say that they define and delimit the scope of the operational sector, provide the operations with a purpose and determine their content, describe the allocation of responsibilities in the sector under the Luomus organisation and identify the target groups. The policies provide general objectives and thus form the basis for target programmes and any action plans which in turn answer the question “How can we reach the designated goals?”. Policies are not tied to a schedule, unlike target programmes, even though they must be dynamic and updated periodically to better serve the organisation. The core activities at Luomus are: (1) maintenance of the scientific collections, (2) research and (3) expert services. The General Collections Policy sets guidelines for the maintenance of the scientific collections based on the mission of the University of Helsinki and Luomus.

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