[Nhcoll-l] Why retain physical specimens

[Kevin Winker]

All of these are great responses, and I'm sure we've all used variants of
them. But I wonder if perhaps we might reach more of the public by helping
them realize that images do not define things.

For example, once the marriage photos have been taken, why stay married?
Once your child's school photos have been taken...? If we want to know and
experience the real details, we need the real things.

Best, K.

On Thu, Sep 26, 2019 at 10:02 AM Sarah K. Huber <skhuber at vims.edu> wrote:

> Recently I’ve been fielding a lot of questions about why our collection
> should retain a physical specimen once it has been digitized (e.g.,
> CT-scanned, photographed, x-rayed, etc.). I’m curious how often other
> museum professionals are asked this question and what your general
> responses are for justifying the retention of a physical specimen. Why do
> you tell people it’s important to retain a specimen?
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> If anyone knows of article that have addressed this specific question I
> would appreciate references so that I can have them on hand for
> particularly curious visitors.
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> Thanks,
>
> Sarah
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> Sarah K. Huber, Ph.D.
> Curatorial Associate, VIMS Nunnally Ichthyology Collection
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Kevin Winker
Brina Kessel Curator of Birds
University of Alaska Museum
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