Descripción del servicio
The National Museum of Natural Sciences is the oldest center in Spain in the preservation, maintenance, and management of systematic digitization of natural history collections, and manages large and varied information related directly or indirectly to individuals, with reference center for receiving consultations for many types of users. Information requests are answered very diverse, non-scientific purposes related to the collection of Herpetology.
The staff of the collection makes the technical and administrative management of the application and writes the response (in Spanish or English) which is sent by email. Searchers for the requested data in databases or other information carriers: bibliography on paper or other Internet resources. Sometimes the revision of the pieces in the collection is necessary to solve doubts.
The response time can vary from two days to two weeks, depending on the previous applications, the availability of support staff at the time of the request and the amount and quality of information that is requested. If the query references old material from the Real Gabinete de Historia Natural (Royal Cabinet of Natural History), investigates in the MNCN Archive to inform the consultant how to redirect your application, which requires a longer response time. Knowledge of funds collection and its history is a key point also determines the response time.
It begins on request by the person or institution concerned, which is received mainly by email. Although some others are received by mail, or by phone (professionals and amateurs training); science museums and other museum institutions nationally and internationally; various non-museum institutions nationwide; numerous national and international organizations; Museum staff itself, the CSIC and other public administrations; People interested in the management, conservation and maintenance of scientific collections of amphibians and reptiles, or solving other technical issues related to them; enterprises of various kinds, including the media; teachers, students, artists and the general public interested in zoology. General inquiries may lead to the start of another type of benefit.
IMPORTANT: Excepted from this provision are all requests whose outcome leads to the improvement of the scientific quality of the collection, or those which by their nature cannot compete with the private sector
Cuadro de opciones y precios
| Opciones |
Unidad |
Sector Público |
Otros Clientes |
| Gestión de consultas de ejemplares de colecciones zológicas |
€ / h |
41.81 € |
45.79 € |