[NHCOLL-L:4731] Fwd: Developing a digital U.S. biological collections national resource: First steps towards a strategic plan

[Laura Abraczinskas]

Dear NHCOLL-L subscribers,
FYI - Message forwarded on behalf of Tim White.


>From: "White, Tim" <russell.white at yale.edu>
>Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2010 12:25:23 -0500
>Subject: Developing a digital U.S. biological  collections national
>  resource: First steps towards a strategic plan
>
>Hi all:
>
>A strategic plan for a 10-year national effort to digitize and mobilize 
>images and data associated with biological research collections is being 
>developed, with initial details provided here: 
><http://digbiocol.wordpress.com/>http://digbiocol.wordpress.com/
>
>The plan requires broad support and input from the collections community 
>and a diversity of stakeholders. The responses to the plan, collected 
>through email (addressed to: 
><mailto:wg-digitization at nescent.org>wg-digitization at nescent.org) and blog 
>commentary (thorough the link above) will be used in future meetings to 
>complete a more formal strategic plan. Feedback regarding the following 
>aspects is especially important:
>
>1) your support for the proposed model, suggestions for revision
>
>2) ideas regarding the three-tiered approach suggested here
>
>3) priorities for collection digitization
>
>4) ways to maximize collaboration across institutions and federal 
>agencies, and at the international level.
>
>This feedback will be aggregated and provided to participants for future 
>planning sessions that will develop a final version of the strategic plan. 
>Thanks in advance for taking the time to contribute to this very important 
>initiative.
>
>All best,
>
>Tim
>
>Tim White
>Assistant Director for Collections
>Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History
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