Clemson University's Herbarium

HERBARIUM POLICIES
Visitation Policy \| Collection Use Policy \| Annotation Policy \| Loan Policy
Visitation Policy
The Clemson University Herbarium is open to students and researchers from 8:30 A.M. to 4:30 P.M., Monday through Friday. Special arrangements for visitation during other times must be made with the curator. Visiting researchers should contact the curator to arrange a visit prior to their arrival so that accommodations can be made for the researcher. Visitors are expected to sign the guest log and include their names (s), date of visit, research project, taxa examined, and institutional affiliation. Incoming Plant Material All plant material that is brought into the herbarium must be first be treated to remove any threat of insect contamination. Plant material should be given to a staff member for freezing or microwaving prior to use in the herbarium.
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Collection Use Policy
The collections at Clemson University are available to use by all researchers during normal business hours. Researchers are expected to treat the specimens with great care and handle them accordingly. If you are unsure about the proper handling of herbarium specimens, please located a staff member who will be glad to help you in this regard. Researchers are not to re-file specimens and specimens used should be placed in the designated area for re-filing by herbarium staff.
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Annotation Policy
Researchers are encouraged to annotate specimens they examine. Annotations should be made with archival ink or typed on acid-free paper. The labels should include the determination, researcher's name, date, and institution of affiliation. Annotation labels should be placed either above or to the left of the specimen label if possible. The herbarium staff will be glad to assist you with any supplies that you may need including blank labels, pens and adhesive
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Loan Policy

The specimens housed at the Clemson University Herbarium are available to scientists for research and education. The herbarium maintains an archival collection and a separate teaching collection. Loans utilized for educational purposes may be obtained from the teaching collection. All loan requests must be made in writing to the curator. Specimens are packed to assure their safe arrival and are to be returned in the same manner. Loans are made for either a
six-month or 12-month period. Loan extensions may be requested in writing before the termination of the requested loan period.

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