The Beginner's Guide to RDF is now available at the TDWG-RDF Task Group's website via the RRL http://code.google.com/p/tdwg-rdf/wiki/Beginners The guide is intended to serve as an introduction for persons who are not already familiar with RDF and OWL, and as a reference for those who would like organized access to reference material on those topics. The information is presented with minimal formal language and includes functional examples from the biodiversity informatics community. Thanks to the members of the Task Group who provided clarification and examples during discussion prior to writing the guide and especially to Paul Murray and Bob Morris who provided helpful feedback on drafts of the guide. Steve Baskauf TDWG-RDF Task Group co-convener -- Steven J. Baskauf, Ph.D., Senior Lecturer Vanderbilt University Dept. of Biological Sciences postal mail address: VU Station B 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, fax: (615) 343-6707 http://bioimages.vanderbilt.edu