UCMP Collections Open now

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The University of California, Berkeley,  Museum of Paleontology is pleased
to announce that its collections of fossil vertebrates, plants,
foraminifera, radiolaria, coccoliths, miscellany, and samples is once again
open for loans and visitors.  For information about UCMP's holdings, you
may visit our World Wide Web site at ucmp1.berkeley.edu.  UCMP holds
millions of specimens, many of which are cataloged into its electronic data
management system.  All type specimens are in the database and are
accessible on-line at the above address, using WWW or gopher access.

The Museum's collections have been closed for packing and moving for the
past 2-1/2 years.  The Museum  completed its move into the new Valley Life
Sciences Building on the Berkeley campus in December into quarters
specially designed for the Museum.  The main research collection is housed
in that building, and is available for study.  Subsidiary storage
facilities exist at three other sites on or near the campus where bulk
samples, large fossils, and especially numerous fossils are kept.  Visitors
may use any of these collections and the specialized laboratories of the
Museum.  These include the Environmental Scanning Electron Microscope lab,
Molecular Phylogenetics lab, and palynological, microfossil, large
specimen, and casting labs.   A complete computer facility is available in
the Museum with 2 Sun SparcStations, several MacIntoshes, and several PCs,
all connected to the Berkeley network for immediate access to the Internet.

Loan forms and requests are available on-line at the above address.  For
loan requests, additional information, or visit proposals, please address
the proper Museum Scientist below.

Dr. Diane Erwin (derwin@ucmp1.berkeley.edu):  Paleobotany
Dr. Pat Holroyd (pholroyd@ucmp1.berkeley.edu):  Vertebrate paleontology
Dr. Karen Wetmore (karenw@ucmp1.berkeley.edu):  Invertebrate paleontology,
microfossils, and samples, and the ESEM lab.

Other questions may be directed to

Judy Scotchmoor (judys@ucmp1.berkeley.edu) for UCMP's public and
educational programs
Mark Goodwin  (markg@ucmp1.berkeley.edu): for general collections access
and use of preparation laboratories.
Dr. Susan Jenks (sjenks@ucmp1.berkeley.edu) for Molecular Phylogenetics lab.
Dr. David Lindberg (davidl@ucmp1.berkeley.edu)  or myself
(jlipps@ucmp1.berkeley.edu) for general Museum information.

For slo-mail please use the address or fax number below.

Jere H. Lipps,  Director
Museum of Paleontology
University of California
Berkeley, California 94720 USA

Voice:  510-642-9006.  Fax:  510-642-1822
Internet:  jlipps@ucmp1.berkeley.edu