Request a Loan loan form Name* First Last Email* Enter Email Confirm Email Institution*Are you a student?*YesNoFaculty Advisor's NameLoans to students are made to the faculty advisor. If you are a student, please complete this field. First Last Faculty Advisor's email* Enter Email Confirm Email What material are you requesting?*Please be as specific as possible - include names of requested taxa, and specific CONN barcodes or collector name/number if there are particular specimens in which you are interested.Loan purpose*Please tell us a bit about your research and why you are requesting this loan.How will this loan be stored while in your custody?*Specimens on loan should be housed securely and according to professional standards. Specimens should be protected from extremes of temperature and humidity, and from insects, vermin and dirt. Special arrangements may apply to specimens loaned for exhibition.Study Results*The University of Connecticut maintains the Biodiversity Research Collections, including the George Safford Torrey Herbarium (CONN), for the benefit of a global community of scientists, students, and citizens. We welcome and encourage scientific inquiry using our herbarium specimens; in turn, we request that you actively contribute to our mission by a) annotating specimens that you borrow with species determinations; b) acknowledging CONN in your publications that result from this loan and sending us citation information and/or pdfs; and c) sending us Genbank numbers, TreeBase records, etc. to associate with specimens. I have read the Study Results Policy above. Shipping Address*To what address should the loan be shipped? 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Requests for destructive sampling will be considered when the potential contribution to science outweighs the defacement or loss of a specimen. Requests for destructive sampling must be made in writing, and will be evaluated against the following criteria: the purpose and merit of the study; the appropriateness of the proposed analytical technique(s); the demonstrated competence of the researcher; the potential to compromise future study; the availability, or rarity, of equivalent material; and the proposed dissemination of results. Special consideration pertains to type specimens, or other items of significant scientific or cultural value. Proper association of the sampled specimen and its parts is essential (collection-specific guidelines apply). Please check the box below to indicate you have read and understood this policy and the criteria by which we will permit or prohibit destructive sampling. Yes, I have read the Destructive Sampling Policy Destructive sampling request*If there are particular specimens you would like to sample, please list them here.Proposed analytical techniques*Please describe what analyses (DNA isolation, SEM, chemical assays, etc.) and techniques you will use; have you successfully used these techniques before?CAPTCHA Home | About | History | Quick Search | Policies | Databases | Educational Resources | Engage |