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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b>From:</b> Schindel, David [mailto:schindeld@si.edu]
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<b>Sent:</b> Friday, December 09, 2016 4:02 PM<br>
<b>Subject:</b> OSTP blog about Interagency Working Group on Scientific Collections<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">OSTP just released a blog about the work of the IWGSC, the information Clearinghouse with agency policies for their collections, and the registry of US Federal Scientific Collections.&nbsp; Any help you can offer in spreading the word would
 be appreciated.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.whitehouse.gov_blog_2016_12_09_finding-2Dfederal-2Dscientific-2Dcollections-2Djust-2Dgot-2Deasier-2D1&d=CwMFAg&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=CLFZJ3fvGSmDp7xK1dNZfh6uGV_h-8NVlo3fXNoRNzI&m=IFVkNmj1WCM74OVg1xGcQ3vZB769izrUssrrk4FrW3I&s=aPKFalcW8Zr_-caG_8Xj9oApU0QV31crWwjjauNbKzQ&e=">https://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2016/12/09/finding-federal-scientific-collections-just-got-easier-1</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Have a good weekend -<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">David<span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
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