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Italian natural history museums need specimen digitization and much more: a reply to Benvenuti et al
Franco Andreone1, Ferdinando Boero2, Marco A Bologna3
1Museo Regionale di Scienze Naturali, Via G. Giolitti, 36, I-10123 Torino, Italy Museo Regionale di Scienze Naturali Torino Italy.
Abstract:
We reply to the comments made by Benvenuti et al. (2022) about our paper on the Italian natural history museums and scientific collections and the need of a centralized hub and repository. While agreeing that digitization is a useful tool to valorize each museum and collection, we still believe that the suggestion of a centralized hub is valid and necessary. This would largely help in boosting coordination among museums, sharing personnel and resources, and in providing a place to deposit scientific collections that do not fit the scope of smaller museums.
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