[Nhcoll-l] Your Part In a Pursuit of a Worldwide Collection Catalogue

[Deborah Paul]

Hello SPNHC folk,

RE: Your Part In a Pursuit of a Worldwide Collection Catalogue

Right now (through April 27th) you have a unique opportunity /_*to add 
the most critical voice to an online consultation*_/ about
Advancing the Catalogue of the World’s Natural History Collections. This 
community inherently recognizes the value of collections and you 
collectively have so many insights about potential for them as well.

Please start here: 
https://discourse.gbif.org/t/advancing-the-catalogue-of-the-worlds-natural-history-collections/1710

A few example questions that need your experience and insights:

  * Would the collections community benefit from a comprehensive
    directory of all natural history collections?
  * Who would make use of such a directory?
  * Can publishing a collection record to a catalogue assist collections
    in moving towards full digitisation?
  * What incentives or support do collections need to make this a
    worthwhile step?
  * Would more accurate estimates of the scale and value of collections
    be useful?
  * How might these be used and by whom?
  * How should ownership and access control for collection records be
    managed?
  * How should appropriate editors be recognised and validated?
  * What do these communities require to be able to carry out their work
    efficiently and support their collections?
  * How can an integrated approach enhance their offerings?
  * What risks need to be addressed?

Please share this call with your colleagues too so that input can truly 
be worldwide and cross-discipline.

We're very much looking forward to talking with you in the forum (at 
GBIF) where the questions are posted. We are waiting for you.

In anticipation, from Deb, on behalf of the consultation team:
Donald Hobern, Alex Asase, Quentin Groom, Maofang Luo, Deborah Paul, Tim 
Robertson, Patrick Semal, Barbara Thiers, Matt Woodburn, Eliza Zschuschen

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