Open AccessThe Broken Bridge Between Geology and Museums
Author(s) -
Christopher Tacker
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
eos
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/2016eo051707
Subject(s) - bridge (graph theory) , geology , earth science , archaeology , geography , medicine
For lack of funding, irreplaceable collections of mineral specimens may be lost. The Earth science community must rethink the role of museums as archives and outlets for information.