[Nhcoll-l] Duke

[Bentley, Andrew Charles]

I was going to say that may represent a way to make the kind of connections that Doug was mentioning.  I did also just see Nate's comment but worry that such actions would hurt the very people we don't want to hurt.  This is an administrative decision through and through and they should bear responsibility for this decision - not those who are involved with the collection or the research that gets performed on it.  Also of note is that BCoN is in the midst of publishing an article advocating for and explaining our ideas around a formal Specimen Management Plan that would hopefully provide a funding mandate for material lodged with such collections as products of research.  Look for it in BioScience soon.

I will play devil's advocate for a minute by saying that if there is legitimately no one at Duke who is working on these collections any longer then maybe they would be better placed elsewhere where they could be used more effectively.  This however in no way negates the valid points brought up by Doug and others of the burden such an orphan collection would put on the strained resources of those institutions that would potentially take this collection on.  We all know that our community will bend over backward to save this collection - but at what cost?  We as a community need to be looking at more strategic community-based solutions to this ever increasing problem.  Maybe something like the Biological Collections Action Center that was included in the CHIPS and Science act could fulfill this role along with established entities like AIBS, NSCA, SPNHC, iDigBio and others.

Andy
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From: Nhcoll-l <nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu> On Behalf Of Watkins-Colwell, Gregory
Sent: Friday, February 16, 2024 12:00 PM
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Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Duke

I just saw on facebook that the Duke Chronicle has picked up the story and even shared the petition.

Greg


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