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The Rediscovery of a Challenger Expedition Specimen in William Herdman’s Zoology Museum Collection at the University of Liverpool (and how digitisation is transformative). Written by Leonie Sedman, Curator of Heritage & Collections Care, University of Liverpool. Along with many other NatSCA…

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The Rediscovery of a Challenger Expedition Specimen in William Herdman’s Zoology Museum Collection at the University of Liverpool (and how digitisation is transformative). Written by Leonie Sedman, Curator of Heritage & Collections Care, University of Liverpool. Along with many other NatSCA members, I care for a mixed collection, meaning that one inevitably becomes something of a 'Jack of all trades’ missing out on the academic satisfaction created by specialisation. As a curator who finds collections research to be the most satisfying part of my job, it can be frustrating when that research is often only possible on a ‘need-to-know’ basis - usually when a new display or exhibition is being planned, or when the specimens are to be used in teaching. http://natsca.blog/2025/11/20/the-rediscovery-of-a-challenger-expedition-specimen-in-william-herdmans-zoology-museum-collection-at-the-university-of-liverpool-and-how-digitisation-is-transformative/