[Taxacom] Request for subject-specific listserver info, & online lists of natural history collections

[Shorthouse, David]

> So, in sum, I suppose what I'm asking for is:
> What's the best way to "get the word out" to all the malacologists,
> mineralogists, botanists, entomologists, etc., about our holdings here
> at our little museum?--short of listing all of our specimen records on
> our institutional website. I believe that (1) and (2) above are the
> best
> ways--are there others?

[David Shorthouse wrote:] 
Yes! Hook-up a DiGIR or Tapir access point to your db and register yourself
with GBIF. Your proposed ideas (blitzing listervs and choking Inboxes) may
result in a quick burst of interest, but this won't be sustained unless you
have something that can be searched. My advice would be to roll into your
proposal detailed plans for how you intend to expose your data when you do
not yet have a web presence.

Cheers,

David P. Shorthouse
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