3.5 Participating in research should be within the scope of any collection. At the minimum this need constitute no more than collecting and collating information for statistical purposes. Record keeping should therefore be comprehensive and carried out in a systematic way. Where possible, zoos should use standard protocols for data collection to enable analysis. Data collection will usually be carried out by zoo staff, but there may be scope to involve volunteers, research workers or students. Data on specimens can be made available to outside projects.