October 2017 - tdwg-content

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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You're Invited! Darwin Core (Quarter) Hour - Extensions in Short - at TDWG 2017
by Deborah Paul 04 Oct '17

04 Oct '17

Hi Everyone, Please join us tomorrow for Darwin Core (Quarter) Hour - Extensions in Short! Time Date: 9 AM EDT Thursday 5 October WHERE: http://idigbio.adobeconnect.com/tdwg2017 Abstract. In this special Darwin Core Hour webinar we will tackle a topic that annoys some, excites others, and (at times) puzzles the rest of us: Darwin Core Extensions. As existing extensions are being used increasingly by the biodiversity informatics community and as the number of new extensions that are being proposed grows rapidly, it is important to understand what they refer to and why they are becoming so popular within the community. By exploring some examples, we will try to answer the following questions: What are extensions? How do they work? And, under which circumstances would I ever use them? Presenter: Paula Zermoglio Moderators: Holly Little, Dag Endresen, David Bloom DETAILS. At TDWG 2017 Conference on Thursday, the Darwin Core Hour team is presenting a talk "Standards in Action: The Darwin Core Hour" and we hope that you will join us to hear this special edition of Darwin Core Hour and participate in our mini-DwC (Quarter) Hour Extensions in Short. Proceedings of TDWG https://doi.org/10.3897/tdwgproceedings.1.20280 See you in 24 hours! Deb Paul, et al from TDWG 2017 and the 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 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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