%0 Journal Article %T Recent recommendations by the German Council of Science and Humanities on scientific collections as research infrastructures ¨C A report %A Cornelia Weber %J University Museums and Collections Journal %D 2012 %I International Committee for University Museums and Collections %X The German Council of Science and Humanities provides advice to the German government and states on the structure and development of higher education and research. In January 2011, the Council presented recommendations on scientific collections as research infrastructures. This article summarizes the results of the proposal and their implications on university museums and collections. %K science policy %K scientific collections %K research infrastructure %U http://edoc.hu-berlin.de/umacj/2012/weber-95/PDF/weber.pdf