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SUMMARY OF BEBB HERBARIUM POLICIES Hours - The Bebb Herbarium is open from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, Monday through Friday, except for holidays and when staff commitments do not permit these hours. After-hours access - Unless special arrangements have been made, only researchers with a key may be in the herbarium after hours. After-hour users are responsible for turning off all lights and locking the doors. Smoking - No smoking or tobacco use is allowed in the herbarium or in G. L. Cross Hall. Pets - No pets or animals are allowed in the herbarium. Food & beverage - No food or beverages are allowed in the herbarium (room 206). Library - The Herbarium library is a non-circulating library. Library materials may only be taken out of the library with permission of herbarium staff and signature on a loan sheet. Persons with office space in the herbarium may use library materials at their desk for short periods of time but should indicate with a note card where materials are placed. Plant material (living or dead) - Absolutely NO untreated (frozen sufficiently or fumigated) plant material of any kind (living or dead) may be brought into the herbarium. NOTE WELL: Specimen fumigation - ALL incoming plant material, whether shipped, hand-carried, or removed from a plant press, must be boxed and frozen in the Ultra-Low Freezer (-30oC) for at least one week. Please check with Amy Buthod for procedures and for putting material in the queue for freezing. Upon adequate treatment, all plant materials must be stored in a herbarium cabinet. Treatment protocols for supplies, books, papers, etc - All papers, books, reprints, and materials entering the herbarium must be placed in the -20oC freezer immediately and must remain in the freezer for a minimum of 48 hours. If items have been exposed to conditions where insects may have been a problem, then all materials should be run through the -30oC freezer for one week as per incoming plant material. Collecting equipment - Plant presses and plant driers are available to students and faculty and to those involved in herbarium-approved projects. Please consult with the herbarium staff to sign out equipment. Driers are located in room 212 GLCH.Use of collections - Please follow guidelines summarized under Use of Collections and posted in the Herbarium. Usage of the collections is contingent upon adherence to rules and regulations of the Bebb Herbarium. Computer & Software Usage - Computers and software usage in the herbarium (room 206) and the Systematics Research Lab (room 209) are meant primarily for individuals conducting research in systematics and for those associated with the Oklahoma Biological Survey. No software is to be up- or downloaded without approval of the OBS Senior Application Support Programmer, Dan Hough. Computers in individual offices are off-limits for general usage unless special arrangements have been made. Plant Identification and Information - Herbarium staff will provide information and assistance to identify plants to OU faculty, students, and staff, to individuals associated with the research community and government agencies, and to qualified amateurs. Fees may be charged for services to for-profit organizations. Visitors - Visitors are welcome to visit the Bebb Herbarium during normal hours of operation, Monday to Friday, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. All visitors must check in with herbarium staff and must agree to follow herbarium rules before entry is permitted into the research collection housed in room 206. We ask all visitors to sign the Guest Register, which is located in the hallway in the Goodman Foyer. This
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