Loan Policy of the VIMS Ichthyological Collection
The VIMS fish collection is available to education centers and
scientists throughout the United States and abroad. Our policy is to lend,
donate and exchange material freely. Each request is reviewed to determine
the qualifications of the investigator, the condition of the material requested
and the nature of the request (for example, permission to dissect or clear and
stain). Loans are generally six to 12 months in duration. All costs of
processing and shipping specimens are covered by VIMS, and detailed
records of all transactions are maintained. In keeping with common
protocol, we return the container from which the loan specimens have been
removed, to its proper place in the collection. The original labels,
borrower’s name and date allows others to see the dispostition of the
material.
Submit loan requests to the collections manager, Paul Gerdes via
E-mail
arete@vims.edu