[Nhcoll-l] Federal agency collections and SPNHC

[Shelton, Sally Y.]

We will absolutely provide that. Would there be any way that you or someone from your place could do a paper or poster about your partnership? I think that some accounts of productive relationships  would be terrific.


Sally Y. Shelton, Associate Director
Museum of Geology and Paleontology Research Laboratory
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
501 E. St. Joseph
Rapid City, SD   57701
Sally.Shelton at sdsmt.edu
605.394.2487



From: Carrie Eaton [mailto:carrie at geology.wisc.edu]
Sent: Monday, January 28, 2013 8:20 AM
To: Shelton, Sally Y.; Nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu
Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] Federal agency collections and SPNHC

Hi Sally et al.,
Our collection here in Wisconsin has been working with the NPS for about 3 years now under a cooperative agreement that has helped to subsidize some of the work. However, I would still be VERY interested in hearing what others have done and experienced in recent years. I will unfortunately be missing SPNHC this year because I will be on maternity leave. Would it be possible to share resources from this session online, or in newsletter/article format at some point? With all the discussion on the NHCOLL listserv this year, there are probably many others who would be as equally grateful for such a service.
many thanks,
Carrie



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On 1/25/2013 2:43 PM, Shelton, Sally Y. wrote:
As Chair of SPNHC's Legislation & Regulations Committee, I wanted to comment on recent posts relating to collections from U.S. Federal lands that are held by non-Federal institutions.  The Legislation & Regulations Committee is the Society's clearinghouse for information and events related to laws, regulations, permits and related issues affecting the collection, possession, ownership and transportation of natural history specimens.
We are proud of all our museums and collections represented in the broad scope of the Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections. This includes holdings under a wide range of ownership, stewardship and governance situations.
A number of Federal agencies in the United States have sought, and are increasingly seeking, partnership with non-Federal entities to provide professional curation services for collections which require care outside the resources of the parent agency. In the past, many of these arrangements were informal, even casual; that approach is no longer possible. Collections management partnerships under repository agreements now require formal contractual clarification of ownership, mutual responsibilities, and mutual rights and benefits.
Inevitably, differences of opinion sometimes arise. As a society whose membership includes a wide range of stakeholders, SPNHC does not have a position on this issue beyond our general mission of ensuring that collections are appropriately cared for and made accessible to users. Nonetheless, we are working with the Conference on Fossil Resources to present a joint workshop at the 2013 CFR and SPNHC meetings that are taking place in Rapid City this June, which is intended to foster productive discussion of these and related issues, with the goal of reaching a formal position statement on the roles of repositories for natural history collections in the 21st century.
It's a complex issue, and one that can only be solved with the active involvement of all interested parties. I should also remind readers of NHCOLL-L that this is not a one-sided debate; not everyone has the professional latitude to contribute in a public online forum. For this reason, we hope to see everyone who has concerns about Federal agency collections issues at the meetings in June and most particularly at the workshop here on June 19; details on how to register for the meetings with be going out soon. We look forward to a positive and productive day with a thoughtful position statement on these issues drafted for further work.

Sally Y. Shelton, Associate Director
Museum of Geology and Paleontology Research Laboratory
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
501 E. St. Joseph
Rapid City, SD   57701
Sally.Shelton at sdsmt.edu<mailto:Sally.Shelton at sdsmt.edu>
605.394.2487





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