[Nhcoll-l] FW: News and Updates from NIBA

Mon Feb 9 09:31:44 EST 2015

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February 5, 2015

Dear NIBA Stakeholder,

Thank you for your interest in the Network Integrated Biocollections Alliance. You are receiving this note because you have previously registered at www.niballiance.org<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__niballiance.us1.list-2Dmanage.com_track_click-3Fu-3Da2886d199362c2554974f78af-26id-3D5a281d9304-26e-3D3c1f66a4fe&d=AwIGaQ&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=CLFZJ3fvGSmDp7xK1dNZfh6uGV_h-8NVlo3fXNoRNzI&m=_SMIekvu0PMhg0Pah6G6AyT8V1DTDDE2kmd1MMFKtVI&s=qVHd8G81msvX9nByNQCrGGzHfVy4W_EYngXOf7faTX8&e= > to receive updates and information from the project.

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The NIBA Advisory Council is currently requesting input to inform the planning and priorities of the NIBA project.

The NIBA is an outgrowth of prior community efforts that led to the development of a Strategic Plan and an Implementation Plan for a Network Integrated Biocollections Alliance. The goals set forth in the Implementation Plan are:

  1.  Establish an organizational and governance structure that will provide the national leadership and decision-making mechanism required to implement NIBA and to fully realize its Strategic Plan.
  2.  Advance engineering of the US biocollections cyberinfrastructure.
  3.  Enhance the training of existing collections staff and create the next generation of biodiversity information managers.
  4.  Increase support for and participation in NIBA by the research community and a broad spectrum of stakeholders.
  5.  Establish an enduring and sustainable knowledge base.
  6.  Infuse specimen-based learning and exploration into formal and informal education.

A lot has happened since this document was published. Thus, the Advisory Council would like input on several questions, including:

  1.  Are these recommendations still appropriate?
  2.  Are there items that were not included in the plan that should have been?
  3.  Are there items that have been completely or partially addressed by existing initiatives or groups? What are these and which goals do they specifically address?
  4.  Have needs emerged that should be considered if the NIBA is to be achieved?
  5.  Are you aware of new partnerships or collaborations with non-traditional users of biocollections?
  6.  General thoughts and recommendations.

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