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<td>Status of NPS custodianship agreements</td>
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<td>Fri, 14 Dec 2012 07:21:16 -0500</td>
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<td>Ellen Paul <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:ellen.paul@verizon.net"><ellen.paul@verizon.net></a></td>
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<td>Bulletin Board for Bird Collections and Curators
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:AVECOL-L@LISTSERV.LSU.EDU"><AVECOL-L@LISTSERV.LSU.EDU></a>, NHCOLL-new
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:nhcoll-l@mailman.yale.edu"><nhcoll-l@mailman.yale.edu></a></td>
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We received a response from the NPS regarding the request to have
the "custodianship" agreement (aka the "Smithsonian" agreement)
and while some of you may yet succeed in getting a better
agreement from the NPS, perhaps even the custodianship agreement,
working individually with the NPS, we have reached the end of a
20-year effort to achieve a systemic resolution. <br>
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I encourage you all to consult with your legal counsel when
approached by the NPS to sign any agreement be it the loan
agreements, the repository agreements, or something else. <br>
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Sorry, all. <br>
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I was asked to advise the museum community as follows:<br>
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style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><i>After
careful consideration of the proposal to draft a common
repository agreement with multiple institutions,
consultation with the NPS Director and legal counsel, and
review of NPS laws and policies, we have identified some key
principles that will guide our future relations with partner
institutions:</i></p>
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<li style="margin-left:15px"><i>Working directly with
individual institutions provides our best options for
addressing the unique opportunities presented by each
partnership.</i></li>
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<li style="margin-left:15px"><i>Direct discussion between the
principal representatives of both parties -- partner
institution's staff and NPS staff -- will be needed to
produce legally sound agreements that consider unique
circumstances of each proposed partnership.</i></li>
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<i><br
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</i><i><span
style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">These
principles will guide us as we move forward. I would
recommend that you advise the institutions, share this email
with them so they have an accurate understanding of our
working principles, and encourage the principal
representatives of each individual institution to work
directly with the appropriate NPS staff in developing and
securing appropriate agreements. </span></i><i><br>
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<span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><br>
Ellen Paul<br>
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Ellen Paul
Executive Director
The Ornithological Council
Email: <a moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:ellen.paul@verizon.net" target="_blank">ellen.paul@verizon.net</a>
Phone (301) 986 8568
"Providing Scientific Information about Birds<a moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://www.nmnh.si.edu/BIRDNET" target="_blank">"
http://www.nmnh.si.edu/BIRDNET"</a>
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