Specimen Loan Policy
KOPRI Herbarium provides loans of dried specimens for scientific research and some types of educational activities (not for commercial purposes). Specimen loans are made only to faculty, curators, and research personnel at institutions with adequate facilities to house and care for specimens for the duration of the loan.
General policies
Specimen Donation
KOPRI herbarium welcomes donations of herbarium specimen and related materials (e.g. images, scientific illustrations and field notes). All specimens should be accompanied by either field notes, data tags, or data sheets. Donated material will be made available for research, education or public exhibit. Once a donation is accessioned in to KOPRI Herbarium, the inclusive material and any copyrights become the property of Korea Polar Research Institute.
Contact KOPRI Herbarium director (hchoi82@kopri.re.kr) for additional information.