Abstract
The Paleontological Collection (PalCo) is one of partial 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 PalCo Policy is subordinate to the General Collection Policy of Luomus, clarifying its content with reference to the special characteristics of the paleontological collections. The PalCo includes fossil plant, invertebrate and vertebrate specimens worldwide in scope and from all geologic ages to support Finnish research and educational projects. The coverage emphasizes Paleozoic and Quaternary specimens from Finland, the Baltic countries and Scandinavia. The PalCo 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.
Highlights
General principles and guidelines have been defined in the General Collection Policy (Hyvärinen et al 2020)
The Palaeontology Collection (PalCo) Policy is one of these separate policy documents and it directs all activities related to the paleontological collections.*1
When a new specimen is accessioned into the collection, its data are entered into the collection management system (CMS) Kotka (Heikkinen et al 2019), and it receives a unique identifier
Summary
Specimens are accessioned into the collection through fieldwork and research of Luomus and University of Helsinki researchers and students, private donations, bequests, exchanges, and (rarely) purchases. Collections may be accumulated by exchange of specimens with other collection units. The PalCo will not accept specimens with restrictions on use that might interfere with its mission and goals. The PalCo will not knowingly accept or acquire specimens that have been illegally collected or imported into Finland. Valuable specimens of a high technical quality, which support the focus areas of Luomus and are important for current or future research. The focus areas guiding the accumulation of the PalCo are based on the purpose of the collection, and on ongoing and future published research of Helsinki University researchers and Luomus staff, this includes:. The evaluation procedure should consider the following criteria: 1. Collection priorities: Is the specimen or collection consistent with collection priorities as described in the collection policy?
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