Science Education Portraits X – Personal Archive of a Scientist

Citation: Ling, MHT. 2025. Science/Education Portraits X: Personal Archive of a Scientist. Acta Scientific Microbiology 8(1): 74-82.

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Here is the permanent [PDF] link to my archive.

In 2007, Sydney Brenner and Richard Roberts call for the archival of such non-published or non-publishable records, such as notes and drafts, as our scientific heritage. Using this as imperative, I reflect on my own scientific life and the records generated. These include research notebooks, research data, and auxiliary records (which includes emails, diaries, instant messages, among others). I concur and urge that every scientist should consider themselves as personal archivist to protect and preserve our collective heritage.