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Nature's RAIN



I don't recall seeing this here.......

The June 14 issue of Nature (v.411, #6839, p.732-733) has a short article -
THE HISTORY MAN - about a rare book dealer in California who has compiled a
private scientific archive :  The Jeremy Norman Molecular Biology Archive.
Norman has acquired the original papers of many Nobel laureates, the most
recognizable-to-the-layman being Francis Crick & James Watson (DNA
double-helix structure).   There is a short description of the who-what-how
of the archives, and the second half deals with the controversies of
private archives - i.e., ground-breaking scientific research being held in
private hands, policies of acquisition and access, etc.  Good food for
thought!

The article is on-line if you or your institution has a paper subscription.

ttfn - Jill in Alaska.

Jill L Schneider
USGS - Alaska Technical Data Unit
907-786-7457
jschnidr@usgs.gov
http://minerals.usgs.gov/west/alaska.html

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