<div dir="ltr">I&#39;m pretty sure we use&nbsp;acceptedNameUsage and acceptedNameUsageID when we ask partners to share synonyms or when we create connectors to generate DwC-A files with synonyms. &nbsp;I wish we had some guidelines or documentation about this, though. &nbsp;Will consult with Patrick Leary and get back to you.<div>
<br></div><div>Cyndy<br><div><br></div><div><br><div><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125);font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333015441895px"><br></span></div></div></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">
On Tue, Mar 18, 2014 at 5:44 PM, Chuck Miller <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a href="mailto:Chuck.Miller@mobot.org" target="_blank">Chuck.Miller@mobot.org</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">

<div lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1f497d">Hilmar,<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1f497d">Sticking strictly to Darwin Core and not adding RDF, I think there are a couple of DwC terms that are attributes that can be used to identify a synonym:<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1f497d"><u></u>&nbsp;<u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1f497d">taxonomicStatus - </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">The status of the use of the scientificName as a label for a taxon. Requires taxonomic opinion to define the scope of a taxon. Rules of priority then are used to define the taxonomic status of the nomenclature contained in that scope, combined with the experts opinion. It must be linked to a specific taxonomic reference that defines the concept. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary. Examples: &quot;invalid&quot;, &quot;misapplied&quot;, &quot;homotypic synonym&quot;, &quot;accepted&quot;.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"><u></u>&nbsp;<u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">relationshipofResource - The relationship of the resource identified by relatedResourceID to the subject (optionally identified by the resourceID). Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary. Examples: &quot;duplicate of&quot;, &quot;mother of&quot;, &quot;endoparasite of&quot;, &quot;host to&quot;, &quot;sibling of&quot;, &quot;valid synonym of&quot;, &quot;located within&quot;.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"><u></u>&nbsp;<u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1f497d">There&rsquo;s also acceptedNameUsage and acceptedNameUsageID, which if used infer that the name the terms are associated with is a synonym of the AcceptedName.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1f497d"><u></u>&nbsp;<u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1f497d">But, so far there is no guideline for how to organize synonyms in a Darwin Core Archive.&nbsp; They can be embedded in the core file using relationshiopofResource from a synonym name to an accepted name in the same file.&nbsp; Or they can be in an extension file, where the extension file may be called Synonyms and thus define a one-to-many &ldquo;synonym relationship&rdquo; from the taxonID in the core file to synonym names in the extension file.&nbsp; There are probably other ways.&nbsp; RDF adds the ability to be more explicit about the relationships.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1f497d"><u></u>&nbsp;<u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1f497d">Rich Pyle has lectured prolifically on this so I&rsquo;m sure he has good advice to offer.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1f497d"><u></u>&nbsp;<u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1f497d">Chuck<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1f497d"><u></u>&nbsp;<u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"> <a href="mailto:tdwg-content-bounces@lists.tdwg.org" target="_blank">tdwg-content-bounces@lists.tdwg.org</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:tdwg-content-bounces@lists.tdwg.org" target="_blank">tdwg-content-bounces@lists.tdwg.org</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Hilmar Lapp<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, March 18, 2014 2:55 PM</span></p><div class=""><br><b>To:</b> TDWG Content Mailing List<br></div><b>Cc:</b> Dan Leehr<br><b>Subject:</b> [tdwg-content] synonyms in DwC Archives<u></u><u></u><p></p><div>
<div class="h5"><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u>&nbsp;<u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal">I&#39;m looking for recommendations on how best to put synonyms for taxon records into DwC Archive format.<u></u><u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal">
<u></u>&nbsp;<u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">I&#39;m assuming that these would go into an extension file. Do I have this right? What I&#39;m having more trouble with is determining the right column term. there&#39;s dwc:vernacularName, which is also in the examples, but what about synonyms of different types that come with taxonomies (such as NCBI&#39;s) or that result from merging taxonomies. There isn&#39;t an obvious candidate in DwC, and the list at&nbsp;<a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v1/url?u=http://rs.gbif.org/core/dwc_taxon.xml&amp;k=diZKtJPqj4jWksRIF4bjkw%3D%3D%0A&amp;r=7lL8FaPI0tdUGKvRgo98Kw%3D%3D%0A&amp;m=23xLjQiVV1J3LqDEA6SJ9GeIiH8my9R%2FN91aHemUvUg%3D%0A&amp;s=9d0fbbc371b53c3c24830dfff14d416a13291b9e4d75a8f02d2a40510a43eacd" target="_blank">http://rs.gbif.org/core/dwc_taxon.xml</a> doesn&#39;t have a suggestion either that would seem pertinent.<u></u><u></u></p>
</div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u>&nbsp;<u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Any suggestions, pointers to documentation or examples?<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u>&nbsp;<u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">
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