Posts tagged Natural History Collections
A Taxonomist's Notebook
- Dr. Meredith A. Lane, in Roles of Natural History Collections (1996)
I’ve never read anything that so clearly explains why I spend so much time on the internet, sharing my love for natural history and the collections that maintain our knowledge of it. When Dr. Lane wrote this in 1996, less than 1 in 10 Americans had access to the internet, yet, just prior to this selection, she accurately predicts the ways in which the Internet will be used to connect with and entertain the public, including everything from Twitter chats with curators to the thebrainscoop and amnhnyc‘s Shelf Life.
Beautiful words from a visionary.