The Recognised Value of Collections

Below you will find a selection of articles about the importance of natural science collections. If you have an article to add, please email us at web@natsca.org.

Treasures at Kendal Museum Kendal Museum	2016
Museums: The endangered dead Kemp, C. Nature Vol. 518	2015
Museum collections: vast treasure troves of biological data Baker, W., Buerki, S. Biome	2014
Natural History Must Reclaim Its Place Beardsley, T. M. American Institute of Biological Sciences	2014
Natural History's Place in Science and Society Tewksbury, J. J., et al. BioScience	2014
Taxonomy: A Vital Science in Danger? Home, D. Pulse, Issue 22	2014
Using the core collections at Leeds Museums and Galleries Brown, C., Knight, L.	2014
Not Enough Skeletons in the Closet: Collections-Based Anatomical Research in an Age of Conservation Conscience Bell, C. J., Mead, J. I. The Anatomical Record 297	2014
Collecting biological specimens is essential in science and conservation Roche, L. A., et al. Science Vol. 344 no. 6186	2014
Fossil DNA Could Save Species Nightingale, K. Discovery News	2011
Loss of genetic diversity and inbreeding in New Zealand’s threatened bird species Jamieson, I. G. Science for Conservation 293	2009
Insight: a survey of the London museums market MLA	2008
Ecotypic variation in the context of global climate change: revisiting the rules Millien, V. et al. Ecoloy Letters, Vol 9, Issue 7	2006
A Matter of Life and Death: Natural science collections: why keep them and why fund them? NatSCA	2005
The Value of Museum Collections for Research and Society Suarez, A. V., Tsutsui, N. D. BioScience	2004
Voucher Specimens: What are they? Patuxent Wildlife Research Center	2002
Long-term decline in the thickness of eggshells of thrushes, Turdus spp., in Britain Green, R. E. Proc R Soc Lond B	1998
The second Alexandrian tragedy, and the fundamental relationship between biological collections and scientific knowledge Cotterill, F. P. D. The Value and Valuation of Natural Science Collections, Proceedings of the International Conference, Manchester, 1995	1995