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16 Resources in Peril
A report by the National Research Council finds that significant volumes of
the geological data and collections in the United States are at risk of being
discarded or unused.
Paul Cutler and Christopher G. Maples
20 Data
Preservation: A Global Perspective
National repositories are spreading as countries seek to address a common challenge.
Christopher M. Keane
22 Access
Makes an Old Collection New
The founding collection of the Illinois State Museum was in danger of
being forgotten.
Brian Bisbee
Plus: How to ‘print out’ a lizard head
Kristina Bartlett
24 The
Crisis in Geological Collections
Collections of geological samples
underpin the geological and paleontological sciences. But we face a crisis in
preserving them.
Donald G. Mikulic and Joanne Kluessendorf
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& VIEWS 5 COMMENT Valuing Earth's Books The Texas State Geologist defends cores. Think of each core, he says, as a unique and rare book. Scott W. Tinker 8
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