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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Dear Colleagues,</span><br>
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I’m writing to let you know that an advisory report to the Interagency Working Group on Scientific Collections (IWGSC) has been released and is now available for download.<span style="margin:0px"> <span style="margin:0px"> </span></span>“<a href="https://iwgsc.nal.usda.gov/economic-analyses-federal-scientific-collections" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="margin:0px">Economic
Analyses of Federal Scientific Collections: Methods for Documenting Costs and Benefits</a>” was produced by an Economic Study Group of federal researchers, economists, collections professionals and budget/policy specialists. </p>
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The following resources will introduce you to the report.<span style="margin:0px"> <span style="margin:0px"> </span></span>Please feel free to download them and share them with colleagues.<span style="margin:0px"> <span style="margin:0px"> </span></span>They
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<li>A<span style="margin:0px"> </span><a href="https://figshare.com/s/f68668786d2b9bb3d035" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="margin:0px">brief recorded introduction</a><span style="margin:0px"> </span>to the report, and </li><li>A<span style="margin:0px"> </span><a href="https://iwgsc.nal.usda.gov/sites/default/files/EconomicStudyReport30Nov20.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="margin:0px">presentation slide deck</a>. </li></ul>
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The Economic Study Group focused on collections owned, operated and/or supported by Federal agencies, and the methods presented in the report are accompanied by examples from Federal collections.<span style="margin:0px"> <span style="margin:0px"> </span></span>Nevertheless,
the need to document costs and benefits is shared by non-governmental collections in all countries.<span style="margin:0px"> <span style="margin:0px"> </span></span>The methods described in the report may prove useful to many of them. </p>
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If you are interested in receiving future notices about follow-on discussions and presentations associated with the report, please send an expression of interest by return email.<span style="margin:0px"> </span></p>
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Thanks for your interest in this work.<span style="margin:0px"> <span style="margin:0px"> </span></span>I look forward to the discussions generated by the report. </p>
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Best regards, happy holidays and stay safe, </p>
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David </p>
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David E. Schindel, Research Associate </p>
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Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC </p>
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<a href="mailto:schindeld@si.edu" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="margin:0px">schindeld@si.edu</a> </p>
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