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You know, it would have been nice if the reporter had checked on the
credentials of the one-woman museum (traveling display bus) behind
this. Does she have any scientific credentials whatsoever? Has she
had any experience in managing museums and raising money to keep the
doors open and the staff paid and the research done, beyond this one
bus display unit that opened in Sept. 2014? <br>
<br>
It's fine to have an opinion, but she's hardly an experienced museum
manager or a scientist and so who is she to have this platform?
She's just really good at PR. <br>
<br>
I get so tired of the press (and sometimes our own scientific
publications) giving space and airtime to people who have opinions
but no expertise. You know what they say about opinions. <br>
<br>
Ellen<br>
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<pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">Ellen Paul
Executive Director
The Ornithological Council
Email: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:ellen.paul@verizon.net">ellen.paul@verizon.net</a>
"Providing Scientific Information about Birds<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.nmnh.si.edu_BIRDNET&d=AwMD-g&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=CLFZJ3fvGSmDp7xK1dNZfh6uGV_h-8NVlo3fXNoRNzI&m=vooW8grFNfFnXc_QhlYQIuRnA3wCXu5r-lspn2g4Xkw&s=oUFLn3Jd-29RuJeP5iuUGtBxW4vtiO8Z4xfxNfto0jk&e=">"
http://www.nmnh.si.edu/BIRDNET"</a>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 3/24/15 11:36 AM, Elizabeth Merritt
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Chris Norris wrote a very thoughtful response on Prerogative
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</span><span
style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Founding
Director, Center for the Future of Museums<br>
American Alliance of Museums <br>
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