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Front Matter (R1-R16)

Executive Summary (1-7)

1 Introduction (8-21)

2 Nature of the Challenge (22-39)

3 Geoscience Data and Collections Today (40-56)

4 Managing Geoscience Data and Collections: Challenges and Practices (57-69)

5 Regional Centers: A Model for the Future (70-79)

6 Challenges and Solution (80-81)

References (82-84)

Appendix A Biographical Sketches of Committee Members (85-89)

Appendix B Presentations to the Committee (90-95)

Appendix C Questionnaire (96-97)

Appendix D Types of Geoscience Data and Collections (98-98)

Appendix E Glossary (99-101)

Appendix F Acronyms and Abbreviations (102-103)

Appendix G NSF Division of Earth Sciences (EAR) Guidelines for Geoscience Data and Collections Preservation and Distribution (104-105)

Appendix H Web Sites (106-108)