[Taxacom] Quote of the week

[Bob Mesibov]

"There is very little money for establishing and maintaining scientific databases, considering it is often seen as not ?doing? science but just storing and managing data." - Sabin Zahirovic (University of Sydney PhD student)

http://arstechnica.com/science/2013/06/the-story-behind-the-island-that-wasnt-there/

It's *so* tempting to add a punchline to this, about salesmanship and promotion, but I'll resist.
-- 
Dr Robert Mesibov
Honorary Research Associate
Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, and
School of Agricultural Science, University of Tasmania
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