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Record Nr.

UNINA9910455991203321

Titolo

Geoscience data and collections [[electronic resource] ] : national resources in peril / / Committee on the Preservation of Geoscience Data and Collections, Committee on Earth Resources, Board on Earth Sciences and Resources, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council of the National Academies

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, c2002

ISBN

1-280-18446-9

9786610184460

0-309-50812-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (123 p.)

Disciplina

552

Soggetti

Geological specimens - Collection and preservation - United States

Geology - Research

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

""Front Matter""; ""Reviewers""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""Figures, Tables, and Sidebars""; ""Executive Summary""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Nature of the Challenge""; ""3 Geoscience Data and Collections Today""; ""4 Managing Geoscience Data and Collections: Challenges and Practices""; ""5 Regional Centers: A Model for the Future""; ""6 Challenges and Solutions""; ""References""; ""A Biographical Sketches of Committee Members""; ""B Presentations to the Committee""; ""C Questionnaire""; ""D Types of Geoscience Data and Collections""; ""E Glossary""; ""F Acronyms and Abbreviations""

""G NSF Division of Earth Sciences (EAR) Guidelines for Geoscience Data and Collections Preservation and Distribution""""H Web Sites""