Our Mission

As a community-focused 3D data repository, MorphoSource seeks to:

1. In collaboration with museums, other physical collections, and scanning facilities, maximize the value of museum specimens to society, especially to under-served communities of educators and students.
2. Support museums, other physical collections, and scanning facilities by (i) facilitating their efforts with 3D data to make it accessible, manage it, and preserve it; and (ii) amplifying the value of their collections and the visibility of their institutions in advancing discovery and scholarly discourse (and in otherwise supporting scholarly activities).
3. In collaboration with researchers and journals, maximize transparency, reproducibility, and impact of research based on physical aspects of curated specimens.
4. Support researchers and journals by (i) facilitating their efforts with 3D data to make it accessible, manage it, and preserve it; and (ii) amplifying the value of their contributions as well as the visibility of their contributions’ impact in advancing discovery and scholarly discourse.