The White House Office of Science & Technology Policy recently issued a new policy on the management of scientific collections, accompanied by a White House blog.
The UK House of Lords Committee on Science and Technology has published the report of its inquiry into Scientific Infrastructure (with evidence). Recommends better long term planning; improved arrangements on operational costs; and more effective engagement with the EU on infrastructures, among other things.
Scratchpads developed and conceived by (alphabetical):
Ed Baker,
Katherine Bouton
Alice Heaton
Dimitris Koureas,
Laurence Livermore,
Dave Roberts,
Simon Rycroft,
Ben Scott,
Vince Smith