TY - BOOK TI - Geoscience Data and Collections: National Resources in Peril SN - 9780309508124 AV - QE50.N38 2002 PY - 2002/// CY - Washington, D.C. PB - National Academies Press KW - Geological specimens-Collection and preservation-United States KW - Geology-Research KW - Electronic books N1 - 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 UR - https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=3375220 ER -