[Nhcoll-l] Survey for Offensive Collections Material

[Briscoe, Laura]

Good Morning!

Many thanks to those of you who have already answered our survey, but it's not too late if you didn't get a chance already! We are gathering baseline data for our community on how different collections and institutions are addressing collections materials that may be offensive. So far we are very heartened by the interest and responses we have received.


We invite your input in a 10-question survey<https://forms.gle/Pwv2YFBmkWzGY7kB8> that will help to assess if and how collections are dealing with these types of materials with the goal of documenting and developing best practices to preserve the historical integrity of scientific collections while also facilitating a safe and inclusive environment for museum staff as well as global users of our data.


Please take a moment to answer this short survey, and share it with natural history collections colleagues who may not be on this list. The survey will be open until February 10th. For any questions about the project, please contact Laura Briscoe (lbriscoe at nybg.org).


Access Survey Here<https://forms.gle/Pwv2YFBmkWzGY7kB8>


With best wishes,

James Ryan Allen (University of Colorado), Laura Briscoe (New York Botanical Garden), McKenna Coyle (New York Botanical Garden), Aliya Davenport (Reinhardt University), Janet Mansaray (Louisiana State University), Carol Ann McCormick (University of North Carolina Chapel Hill), Mare Nazaire (California Botanic Garden), Michaela Schmull (Harvard University), Janelle Baker (Athabasca University)


Laura Briscoe
Collections Manager
Cryptogamic Herbarium
New York Botanical Garden

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