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Questionnaires: Integrating Changes into Collections Databases: Challenges and Opportunities
by Deborah Paul 17 Jul '18

17 Jul '18

*Surveys: Integrating Changes into Collections Databases: Challenges and Opportunities* The purpose of these surveys are to gather information from the collections community regarding your experience incorporating changes into your local collections databases. Our goals are to compile and sharefindings at /SPNHC-TDWG 2018/ <https://doi.org/10.3897/biss.2.26003>//as part of the SPNHC symposium <https://doi.org/10.3897/biss.2.26003>: Challenges for Implementing Collections Data Quality Feedback: synthesizing the community experience. Our interests are in the skills, processes, and resources needed (or missing) when collections staff work to integrate data from aggregators and/or crowd-sourced transcriptions back into their local databases. We plan to share the critical information collected in these surveys to help current and future programs design and implement improved data integration and data quality efforts.Many changes might need to be integrated into collection databases. These two surveys focus on : * data quality feedback suggestions from aggregators, and * information provided by crowdsourcing efforts (e.g., online transcription platforms), Please take either questionnaire, or both, as is appropriate. Each survey is estimated to take a maximum of 5 to 10 minutes. /Results will be shared at //SPNHC-TDWG 2018/ <https://doi.org/10.3897/biss.2.26003>/and with you as well if you provide contact information. / Survey 1: Integrating Data Quality Feedback from Aggregators into Collection Databases http://bit.ly/integrateDQ Survey 2: Integrating Crowdsourced Data into Collection Databases http://bit.ly/integrateCrowdData Thanks very much.In anticipation, Deb Paul (iDigBio) & Nicole Fisher (CSIRO) /please excuse cross-postings - aiming for worldwide reach - please share!/ *Nicole Fisher* Digital Collections and Informatics National Research Collections Australia (NRCA) CSIRO *E*nicole.fisher(a)csiro.au <mailto:nicole.fisher@csiro.au> *T*+61 2 6246 4261 *M*+61 (0) 475 972 827 Address : GPO Box 1700, Canberra ACT 2601, Australia www.csiro.au/en/Research/Collections <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.csiro.au_en_Researc…> -- -- Upcoming iDigBio Events https://www.idigbio.org/calendar -- Deborah Paul, iDigBio Digitization and Workforce Training Specialist iDigBio -- Steering Committee Member SPNHC Liaison, Member-At-Large and Member International Relations Committee SYNTHESYS3 Representative Institute for Digital Information, 234 LSB Florida State University Tallahassee, Florida 32306 850-644-6366

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Audubon Core Maintenance Group call on 2018-05-02 at 18:00 UTC
by Steve Baskauf 27 Apr '18

27 Apr '18

The AC Maintenance Group will hold a Google Hangout call on Wednesday, May 2 from 18:00 to 19:00 UTC. The meeting will focus primarily on two issues: looking at the issues in the tracker to decide which have the highest priority, and discussing how to move forward on cleaning up the Audubon Core documentation. The meeting is public and can be joined at this link: https://hangouts.google.com/call/087n5tWXz_8HsEtO0XW4AAEE The meeting time should correspond to 2 PM EDT (US UT-4), 8 PM CEST (Europe UT+2), and 4 AM Thursday, May 3 AEST (Australia UT+10). Check your favorite time zone converter for your local time. -- Steven J. Baskauf, Ph.D., Principal Senior Lecturer Vanderbilt University Dept. of Biological Sciences postal mail address: PMB 351634 Nashville, TN 37235-1634, U.S.A. delivery address: 2125 Stevenson Center 1161 21st Ave., S. Nashville, TN 37235 office: 2128 Stevenson Center phone: (615) 343-4582 https://my.vanderbilt.edu/baskauf/

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Timey-wimey stuff! 4/24 DwC Hour Webinar "The Problem of Time: Dealing with Paleontological and Zooarchaeological Specimens in Darwin Core!
by Deborah Paul 23 Apr '18

23 Apr '18

Darwin Core (DwC) Hour #13 is almost here:The Problem of Time: Dealing with Paleontological and Zooarchaeological Specimens in Darwin Core <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.idigbio.org_conten…>! /When/:*Tuesday, 24 April 2018* /Time/:*1pm Eastern / 5pm UTC* /Where/:https://idigbio.adobeconnect.com/room <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__idigbio.adobeconnect.c…> The temporality of specimens is a quintessential piece of information that undeniably adds research value. Part of what makes specimens so invaluable is the fact that they represent life in a certain form at a particular place and time. However, there are some complications when it comes to reporting and comparing collection dates and the ages or chronology of ‘modern’ specimens to those from paleontological or zooarchaeological relevant time frames. This Darwin Core Hour aims to take a deeper look at some of these complexities, to begin community discussions of how these important data should be portrayed in Darwin Core, and to provide a starting point for these discussions by introducing the Chronometric extension for Darwin Core that is currently under development. However, there are some complications when it comes to reporting the collecting dates versus the ages or chronology of ‘modern’, paleontological, and zooarchaeological specimens, as well as making meaningful comparisons across represented time frames (e.g., modern, archaeological, paleontological). /Presenter/: Laura Brenskelle, University of Florida/Florida Museum of Natural History Please bring or submit questions for open discussions in each webinar:https://tinyurl.com/zja2muz <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__tinyurl.com_zja2muz&d=…> EXTRAS: * Explore the Darwin Core Questions & Answers wiki:https://github.com/tdwg/dwc-qa/wiki <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__github.com_tdwg_dwc-2D…> * See which of your questions have been asked and answered so far:https://github.com/tdwg/dwc-qa/issues <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__github.com_tdwg_dwc-2D…> * Submit your question / volunteer (yourself or someone) to do a webinar on a DwC topic:https://tinyurl.com/zja2muz <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__tinyurl.com_zja2muz&d=…> * See what terms DwC recommends using a controlled vocabulary for:https://github.com/tdwg/dwc-qa/wiki/Controlled-Vocabularies <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__github.com_tdwg_dwc-2D…> * Compare the above to what's actually inside some of the DwC fields that suggest using a controlled vocabulary (data from GBIF, iDigBio, VertNet, and soon ALA):https://github.com/tdwg/dwc-qa/tree/master/data <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__github.com_tdwg_dwc-2D…> Happy Darwin Core and Data Quality, and hope to see you soon! - Deborah Paul, et al from the***Darwin Core Hour Team* /(please kindly excuse cross-postings!) DwC Hour is a regular webinar series brought to you by the Darwin Core Hour Team and members of the iDigBio Data Management Interest Group (DMI). We welcome input for this series from everyone worldwide. We use Adobe Connect for our webinars. Seehttps://www.idigbio.org/wiki/index.php/Web_Conferencing <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.idigbio.org_wiki_i…>for hints on best experience (hint: use headsets!)/ -- -- Upcoming iDigBio Events https://www.idigbio.org/calendar -- Deborah Paul, iDigBio Digitization and Workforce Training Specialist iDigBio -- Steering Committee Member SPNHC Liaison, Member-At-Large and Member International Relations Committee SYNTHESYS3 Representative Institute for Digital Information, 234 LSB Florida State University Tallahassee, Florida 32306 850-644-6366

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TDWG 2018: deadline for abstracts extended
by Stanley Blum 08 Mar '18

08 Mar '18

[Please excuse cross-posting.] Deadline for TDWG submissions extended It has been brought to our attention that our abstract deadline for TDWG 2018 happens to coincide with another deadline that colleagues in the EU might be facing for some very important proposals. Consequently, we are extending the abstract deadline for two weeks until: *26 March, 2018, 23:59 UTC* This concerns all contributions to *TDWG sessions* at the joint SPNHC-TDWG annual conference <https://tdwg.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=50f3cc44307841383062ca0d6&id…> in Dunedin, New Zealand. Abstracts are required for oral presentations (including those in symposia and workshops), computer demonstrations, and posters. Abstracts will be published in *Biodiversity Information Science and Standards* <https://tdwg.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=50f3cc44307841383062ca0d6&id…> with citable DOIs. Instructions for TDWG submissions can be found at https://tdwg.github.io/conferences/2018/instructions-for-authors <https://tdwg.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=50f3cc44307841383062ca0d6&id…>. Note, your abstract is not actually submitted until you have finished step #9, which notifies session editors that your abstract is complete and ready for review. You should receive an email confirming your submission. Editors are hoping to notify authors of acceptance by 9 April, or as soon as possible thereafter. For the Program Committee, Gail Kampmeier Stanley Blum

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Today! Darwin Core Hour: Making DNA and tissue collections available
by Deborah Paul 21 Feb '18

21 Feb '18

Hello Everyone, A quick reminder - please join us today for Darwin Core Hour: Making DNA and tissue collections available by using the GGBN extensions with IPT Date: Wednesday, 21 February 2018 Time: 5 PM CET, 11 AM EST, 1 PM Buenos Aires Where: https://idigbio.adobeconnect.com/room Details: https://www.idigbio.org/content/darwin-core-hour-making-dna-and-tissue-coll… Related Links 2017 Darwin Core Hour Webinars <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__github.com_tdwg_dwc-2D…> Submit your question <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__bit.ly_dwchour-2Dinput&…> Contribute an answer <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__github.com_tdwg_dwc-2D…> - please share your expertise and experience! See questions-answered-so-far <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__github.com_tdwg_dwc-2D…> on the Darwin Core Q & A site Best, Darwin Core Hour Team -- -- Upcoming iDigBio Events https://www.idigbio.org/calendar -- Deborah Paul, iDigBio Digitization and Workforce Training Specialist iDigBio -- Steering Committee Member SPNHC Liaison, Member-At-Large and Member International Relations Committee SYNTHESYS3 Representative Institute for Digital Information, 234 LSB Florida State University Tallahassee, Florida 32306 850-644-6366

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Questions without answers - oh no! Darwin Core Hour needs your help
by Deborah Paul 06 Dec '17

06 Dec '17

Hi Everyone, It's your chance to make someone's day. Please help us tackle the backlog of questions we have in our Darwin Core Hour website. This is your opportunity to do a good deed and make someone happy at the same time. Sharing your expertise makes this project work. Thank you for your contribution. You can also help by passing along this note to others you know could answer these outstanding questions. If you feel you cannot answer a question fully, don't be shy - share the knowledge that you have anyway. Multiple people can answer the same question, each one contributing their grain of sand. New Tickets Needing Answers <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__github.com_tdwg_dwc-2D…> Some of them are tangential to the Darwin Core Hour Scope - and so we need to do this outreach to help our community find the knowledge they need to support their data mobilization efforts. We very much appreciate your help. Please also consider joining our Darwin Core Hour Team for 2018. Thank you, Muchas gracias, Kiitos paljon, Merci, Grazie, Domo arigato, Vielen Dank, Spasiba, ... From the Darwin Core Hour Team please excuse cross-posting -- -- Upcoming iDigBio Eventshttps://www.idigbio.org/calendar -- Deborah Paul, iDigBio Digitization and Workforce Training Specialist iDigBio -- Steering Committee Member, SPNHC Liaison and Member-At-Large, SYNTHESYS3 Representative Institute for Digital Information, 234 LSB Florida State University Tallahassee, Florida 32306 850-644-6366

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Darwin Core Hour: Audubon Core and 3D Biodiversity Data - Tuesday 21 November 2017 3 PM EST
by Deborah Paul 04 Dec '17

04 Dec '17

Hello Everyone! Got 3D data and image files? How are you sharing, storing, and managing these media information resources and metadata? Wondering what others are doing to make media, and 3D in particular, more accessible? From the scientific collections perspective, please join us for our upcoming Darwin Core Hour Webinar: Audubon Core and 3D Biodiversity Data: Metadata, Practice, and Unification of Efforts We encourage people to bring or submit questions for discussion section of webinar. https://bit.ly/dwchour-input Date: Tuesday 21 November 2017 Time: 3pm EST, 12pm PST, 5pm ART, 9pm CET, 20:00 UTC Where: http://idigbio.adobeconnect.com/room Abstract: A growing mode of digitization of natural history collection objects is 3D digitization, which includes three main acquisition techniques: surface scanning (structured light or laser scanners), volumetric scanning (microCT or MRI), and photogrammetry (structure from motion). There is now burgeoning interest in and tremendous need for describing 3D data files with standard vocabularies in the interest of promoting broad accessibility and long-term digital preservation. Audubon Core is an existing vocabulary and extension to Darwin Core that is used to describe digital media files representing natural history objects. It is not an entirely new vocabulary with many terms borrowed from Dublin Core, Darwin Core and more. It also intended to describe different kinds of digital data representing different creation methods and file formats. We overview several different 3D data collection modalities specifying the details needed for understanding how 3D data was generated and processed. We investigate the utility of Audubon Core for describing these 3D modalities. Questions we ask are which existing terms can be used for describing new 3D modalities, whether new terms are needed, whether certain 3D modalities need specific terms not applicable to other modalities, what 3D data formats should be emphasized for preservation and access, and how to pursue formally acquiring new terms either through creation of new vocabularies or extending existing ones. Presenters Gary Motz - Chief Information Officer and Assistant Director for Information Services, Indiana Geological and Water Survery Doug Boyer - Assistant Professor, Department of Evolutionary Anthropology, Duke University; MorphoSource Moderator - Holly Little, Informatics Manager, Paleobiology Collections, Smithsonian Relevant links https://terms.tdwg.org/wiki/Audubon_Core_Term_List http://morphosource.org/ Darwin Core Hour Series Abstract: Darwin Core has become a broadly-used standard for biodiversity data sharing since its inception as a standard by the organization Biodiversity Information Standards (TDWG) in 2009. Despite, or because of, its popularity, people trying to use the standard continue to have questions about how to use Darwin Core and associated extensions. This webinar series looks at open questions related to Darwin Core. Though the topic is broad, individual chapters in the series will focus on specific topics to any adequate level of depth. We encourage people to bring or submit questions and to have open discussions in each webinar (https://bit.ly/dwchour-input) See https://github.com/tdwg/dwc-qa/wiki/Webinars for our webinar resources. See you soon! Deborah Paul from iDigBio, and the DwC Hour Team Link to how to get the most out of Adobe Connect https://www.idigbio.org/wiki/index.php/Web_Conferencing Please use headsets for best experience.t -- -- Upcoming iDigBio Events https://www.idigbio.org/calendar -- Deborah Paul, iDigBio Digitization and Workforce Training Specialist iDigBio -- Steering Committee Member, SPNHC Liaison and Member-At-Large, SYNTHESYS3 Representative Institute for Digital Information, 234 LSB Florida State University Tallahassee, Florida 32306 850-644-6366

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Audubon Core Maintenance Group
by Steve Baskauf 17 Nov '17

17 Nov '17

Section 2 of the new Vocabulary Maintenance Specification [1] specifies that a TDWG vocabulary standard should be maintained by an interest group charged specifically with the maintenance of that vocabulary. Of our two current vocabulary standards, Darwin Core now has a maintenance interest group. However, a maintenance interest group has not yet been chartered for Audubon Core. The upcoming Darwin Core hour [2] on Audubon Core and 3D Biodiversity Data has provided the impetus to start work on chartering an Audubon Core Maintenance Group. One of the key tasks of this group would be to shepherd requests for changes and additions to Audubon Core. If there are terms that should be added to Audubon Core to describe 3D biodiversity data, the maintenance group needs to be in place to make those additions happen. I have volunteered to work on getting a charter together for the Audubon Core Maintenance Group. If you are interested in serving as a core member of that group, please contact me and copy the group convener, Bob Morris (morris.bob(a)gmail.com) In your email, please give a brief indication of your interests and area(s) of expertise. Steve Baskauf [1] https://github.com/tdwg/vocab/blob/master/vms/maintenance-specification.md#… [2] Tuesday 21 November 2017 http://idigbio.adobeconnect.com/room -- Steven J. Baskauf, Ph.D., Principal Senior Lecturer Vanderbilt University Dept. of Biological Sciences postal mail address: PMB 351634 Nashville, TN 37235-1634, U.S.A. delivery address: 2125 Stevenson Center 1161 21st Ave., S. Nashville, TN 37235 office: 2128 Stevenson Center phone: (615) 343-4582 https://my.vanderbilt.edu/baskauf/

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Darwin Core Hour: Kurator Web - for Cleaner Biodiversity Data - Tuesday Oct 24th @ 11 AM EDT 12 PM ART, 3 PM UTC, 5 PM CEST
by Deborah Paul 24 Oct '17

24 Oct '17

Yes! It's almost Darwin Core Hour Time. In this enthralling installment, we will all be getting a closer look at Kurator Web (http://kurator.acis.ufl.edu/kurator-web/) and a live demo too. Please join us to learn more about this suite of tools and how you can use them to enhance your collections and research datasets and so that you share your knowledge about them with your respective communities. When: Tuesday Oct 24th @ 11 AM EDT, 12 PM ART, 3 PM UTC, 5 PM CEST Where: http://idigbio.adobeconnect.com/room Presenter: John Wieczorek Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University; VertNet Title: Darwin Core Hour: Kurator Web - for Cleaner Biodiversity Data Abstract: When we think about biodiversity data and its use, we often immediately wonder about the data quality and how to improve it. The Kurator project is one of the initiatives addressing this issue, and aims at building data quality control and enhancement tools that can be readily used by people with different technical skill levels. One such tool is the Kurator Web application. This tool allows users to execute web-based data quality improvement workflows on biodiversity data, especially on data shared using Darwin Core terms, without the need for programming expertise. In this webinar we will demonstrate the use of Kurator Web to run pre-existing data quality workflows, some of which include: aligning datasets with Darwin Core terms, comparing unique values in datasets with controlled vocabularies, and providing suggestions for improvements for existing data. Finally, we will provide some context on how these tools can integrate with broader workflows and some perspective on the future of biodiversity data quality. MORE details: https://www.idigbio.org/content/darwin-core-hour-kurator-web-cleaner-biodiv… LINK to how to get the most out of Adobe Connect https://www.idigbio.org/wiki/index.php/Web_Conferencing From the entire DwC Hour Team - See you next Tuesday, Deb Paul, et al (and yes, please excuse the cross-postings - we don't want anyone to miss!) -- -- Upcoming iDigBio Events https://www.idigbio.org/calendar -- Deborah Paul, iDigBio Digitization and Workforce Training Specialist iDigBio -- Steering Committee Member, SPNHC Liaison and Member-At-Large, SYNTHESYS3 Representative Institute for Digital Information, 234 LSB Florida State University Tallahassee, Florida 32306 850-644-6366

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Open position: GGBN / BGBM Biodiversity Informatics Research Group
by Dröge, Gabriele 09 Oct '17

09 Oct '17

*Apologies for cross-posting* Freie Universität Berlin ZE Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin Researcher/Software Developer GGBN 2020 The Research Group Biodiversity Informatics (http://bgbm.org/en/biodiversity-informatics) at the Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin, Freie Universität Berlin has an opening for a Researcher/Software Developer - German federal salary level EG 13 TV-L FU, 100% (Scientist/Senior Scientist). Duration: 18 months Job description Evaluation and revision of the GGBN software architecture (http://www.ggbn.org) Evaluation and development of automated and semi-automated updating of the GGBN-Index (SOLR). Evaluation and development of data quality functions. Development of web-service interfaces between technical components of the GGBN platform. The BGBM's "Research and Development Group Biodiversity Informatics and Scientific Information Systems" is a leading institution for biodiversity informatics research with numerous national and international projects (BMBF, DFG, BMU, EU). The interdisciplinary team consists of computer scientists, biologists, bioinformaticians, and engineers. Important research topics include information modelling and standardisation of Meta data, networking of primary biodiversity data, and taxonomic computing. Requirements The candidate must have a university degree (Master/Diploma) in computer science, bioinformatics, or a similar scientific discipline. Desirables * Very good knowledge of indexing technologies (e.g. SOLR, Lucene). * Good knowledge of object-oriented information modelling. * Very good knowledge of Java and PHP. * Experience with relevant frameworks such as Spring, Hibernate, Maven, and Yii. * Very good English communication skills. * A familiarity with the relevant scientific biodiversity informatics data standards as well as experience with collaborating in a transnational development project is also advantageous. Applications accompanied by cover letter, tabular CV, and proof of degree should be submitted by 23.10.2017 electronically by email (Ref. GGBN-2020) to av-p(a)bgbm.org<mailto:av-p@bgbm.org<mailto:av-p@bgbm.org%3cmailto:av-p@bgbm.org>> or in paper form by mail to Freie Universität Berlin, Zentraleinrichtung Botanischer Garten und Botanisches Museum Berlin-Dahlem, - AV -, Ref. GGBN-2020, Königin-Luise-Str. 6-8, 14195 Berlin, Germany The FUB adheres to the German disability guidelines and is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. Applications from women are especially encouraged.

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