October 2018 - tdwg - lists.tdwg.org

Position open in Biodiversity Informatics and Spatial Analysis
by Quentin Groom 30 Oct '18

30 Oct '18

*Senior Research Leader - Spatial Analysis & Data Science <https://careers.kew.org/vacancy/senior-research-leader-spatial-analysis-dat…>* Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, UK https://careers.kew.org/vacancy/senior-research-leader-spatial-analysis-dat… A fantastic opportunity has arisen to lead and manage an expert team within the Biodiversity Informatics and Spatial Analysis Department; in the Science Directorate, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. We are seeking a highly motivated and enthusiastic individual keen to build a strong research group and develop and deliver excellence in geospatial and data analysis to support science at Kew. The role will best suit an individual who has experience of leading a team and who can use their expertise to help drive science at Kew. The post holder is responsible for their own grant-funded research project(s) within a discrete area of a wider research programme and will manage a small team responsible for providing spatial analysis and modelling services to support science. He/she will contribute to the overall running of the Science Directorate. *Contract Type:*Permanent; *Salary:*£48,537 - £53,627 per annum, depending on skills and experience. *Closing Date:*25/11/2018 Dr. Quentin Groom (Botany and Information Technology) Botanic Garden Meise Domein van Bouchout B-1860 Meise Belgium ORCID: 0000-0002-0596-5376 <http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0596-5376> Landline; +32 (0) 226 009 20 ext. 364 FAX: +32 (0) 226 009 45 E-mail: quentin.groom(a)plantentuinmeise.be Skype name: qgroom Website: www.botanicgarden.be

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"Representing Attribution" Darwin Core Hour Webinar TODAY @ 11am EDT
by Erica Krimmel 29 Oct '18

29 Oct '18

Darwin Core (DwC) Hour #14 is TODAY: *An Attribution Darwin Core Extension - What Would That Look Like? <https://www.idigbio.org/content/darwin-core-hour-attribution-darwin-core-ex…>* WHEN: Monday, October 29 at 11:00am EDT / *15:00* UTC WHERE: https://idigbio.adobeconnect.com/room PRESENTERS: *Anne Thessen* (Oregon State University, ORCID <https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-3327>) & *David Shorthouse* (CMN, ORCID <https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7618-5230>). ABSTRACT: Research collections are an important tool for understanding the Earth, its systems, and human interaction. Despite the importance of collections, many are not maintained or curated as thoroughly as we desire. Part of the reason for this is the lack of professional reward for collection, curation, or maintenance. To address this gap in attribution metadata, the Research Data Alliance (RDA) and the Biodiversity Information Standards (TDWG) organization co-endorsed a Working Group to create recommendations for the representation of attribution metadata. After 18 months, this Working Group recommended the use of PROV entities and properties to link people (Agent), the curatorial actions they perform (Activity), and the digital or physical objects they are curating (Entity). Assigning a Role to an Agent is optional. These recommendations are discussed in the context of the RDA, TDWG, and existing standards. Future work includes (1) adapting these recommendations to the specific needs of TDWG and the natural history collections community, which could include development of a Darwin Core extension, (2) recommendations on how to best record agents, activities, and entities in collections management platforms such that these data can be shared, and (3) recommendations and possible solutions to help accelerate the process of reconciling agents and their activities in legacy data. EXTRAS: - Explore the Darwin Core Questions & Answers wiki: https://github.com/tdwg/dwc-qa/wiki - See which of your questions have been asked and answered so far: https://github.com/tdwg/dwc-qa/issues - Submit your question / volunteer (yourself or someone) to do a webinar on a DwC topic: https://tinyurl.com/zja2muz - See what terms DwC recommends using a controlled vocabulary for: https://github.com/tdwg/dwc-qa/wiki/Controlled-Vocabularies - 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 Happy Darwin Core and Data Quality, and hope to see you today! Erica Krimmel, et al. from the iDigBio Data Mgmt Interest Group and the Darwin Core Hour Team *Please kindly excuse cross-postings! Webinar series brought to you by the iDigBio Data Management Interest Group (DMI). We use Adobe Connect for our webinars; see **https://www.idigbio.org/wiki/index.php/Web_Conferencing <https://www.idigbio.org/wiki/index.php/Web_Conferencing> for hints on best experience.*

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Reminder for Call for Proposals: ALA ALCTS CaMMS Cataloging and Classification Research Interest Group - 2018 ALA Midwinter Conference
by Sai Deng 29 Oct '18

29 Oct '18

***Please excuse cross-posting *** Call for Proposal: ALA ALCTS CaMMS Cataloging and Classification Research Interest Group The ALCTS CaMMS Cataloging & Classification Research Interest Group seeks speakers to present at the ALA Midwinter Conference to be held in Seattle, WA on Saturday, Jan 26, 2019 from 3 to 4 p.m. Full presentations that are accepted are asked to be about 15 minutes long and the accepted light presentations 5-10 minutes long. Audience questions and discussion after the presentations are encouraged. Below are the details: Theme: Research on Cataloging and Classification and Its Applications within and beyond the Library Topics include (but not limited to): o Classification, categorization and clustering in facilitating resource organization, description and retrieval; o Classification schemes, adapting or developing classification systems for describing and classifying digital documents in the library and the web; o Application of bibliographic classification principles in working with digital collections and metadata in institutional and digital repositories; o Ethical issues in subject analysis and biases in classification schemes, thesauri and other knowledge organization systems; o Thesauri in modern information retrieval and automatic text classification; o Collaboration with graduate students, faculty and researchers in digital humanities, science and other fields on data curation related projects on campus and beyond; o Transforming library bibliographic data from MARC to BIBFRAME, RDA and the Library Reference Model; o Communications between technical services, digital initiatives and public services; o Semantic web and LOD technologies in working with library data, and cataloger's responsibilities in the linked data environment. Please email proposals to the Co-Chairs by Wednesday, October 31, 2018. In your proposal, please include the following: * Presentation title * Abstract: 150-300 words * Amount of time needed to make the presentation * Names and positions of presenter(s) * Email address(es) of presenter(s) We look forward to hearing from you! CCRIG Co-Chairs, 2018-2019 Sai Deng sai.deng(a)ucf.edu<mailto:sai.deng@ucf.edu> Becky Skeen becky.skeen(a)usu.edu<mailto:becky.skeen@usu.edu> CCRIG Co-Vice Chairs, 2018-2019 Amy B. Bailey abbailey(a)indiana.edu<mailto:abbailey@indiana.edu> Jianying Shou jianying.shou(a)duke.edu<mailto:jianying.shou@duke.edu>

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Monday 10/29 Darwin Core Hour Webinar: Representing Attribution
by Erica Krimmel 23 Oct '18

23 Oct '18

Darwin Core (DwC) Hour #14 is almost here: *An Attribution Darwin Core Extension - What Would That Look Like? <https://www.idigbio.org/content/darwin-core-hour-attribution-darwin-core-ex…>* WHEN: Monday, October 29 at 11:00am EDT / *15:00* UTC WHERE: https://idigbio.adobeconnect.com/room PRESENTERS: *Anne Thessen* (Oregon State University, ORCID) & *David Shorthouse* (CMN, ORCID). ABSTRACT: Research collections are an important tool for understanding the Earth, its systems, and human interaction. Despite the importance of collections, many are not maintained or curated as thoroughly as we desire. Part of the reason for this is the lack of professional reward for collection, curation, or maintenance. To address this gap in attribution metadata, the Research Data Alliance (RDA) and the Biodiversity Information Standards (TDWG) organization co-endorsed a Working Group to create recommendations for the representation of attribution metadata. After 18 months, this Working Group recommended the use of PROV entities and properties to link people (Agent), the curatorial actions they perform (Activity), and the digital or physical objects they are curating (Entity). Assigning a Role to an Agent is optional. These recommendations are discussed in the context of the RDA, TDWG, and existing standards. Future work includes (1) adapting these recommendations to the specific needs of TDWG and the natural history collections community, which could include development of a Darwin Core extension, (2) recommendations on how to best record agents, activities, and entities in collections management platforms such that these data can be shared, and (3) recommendations and possible solutions to help accelerate the process of reconciling agents and their activities in legacy data. EXTRAS: - Explore the Darwin Core Questions & Answers wiki: https://github.com/tdwg/dwc-qa/wiki - See which of your questions have been asked and answered so far: https://github.com/tdwg/dwc-qa/issues - Submit your question / volunteer (yourself or someone) to do a webinar on a DwC topic: https://tinyurl.com/zja2muz - See what terms DwC recommends using a controlled vocabulary for: https://github.com/tdwg/dwc-qa/wiki/Controlled-Vocabularies - 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 Happy Darwin Core and Data Quality, and hope to see you soon! Erica Krimmel, et al. from the iDigBio Data Mgmt Interest Group and the Darwin Core Hour Team *Please kindly excuse cross-postings! Webinar series brought to you by the iDigBio Data Management Interest Group (DMI). We use Adobe Connect for our webinars; see **https://www.idigbio.org/wiki/index.php/Web_Conferencing <https://www.idigbio.org/wiki/index.php/Web_Conferencing> for hints on best experience.*

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SECOND ANNOUNCEMENT: Senior Manager of Biodiversity Informatics, Tulane University
by Bart, Henry L 03 Oct '18

03 Oct '18

This position is not yet filled. We are looking for more applicants from the Biodiversity Informatics community. Please see the latest posting on indeed.com. Senior Manager of Biodiversity Informatics The Tulane University Biodiversity Research Institute (TUBRI) invites applications for the position of Senior Manager of Biodiversity Informatics to continue the excellence TUBRI has established developing technology for accessing and using biodiversity specimens and data in research and education. TUBRI houses the Royal D. Suttkus Fish Collection, the world's largest collection of preserved, post-larval fish specimens. TUBRI manages FishNet 2, a global network of fish collection databases providing researchers access to records of over 40 million fish specimens. TUBRI is innovating hardware and software systems for rapid 3D digitization of biodiversity specimens. TUBRI is a collaborating partner in the HydroClim Project (http://www.hydroclim.org/), which is generating current and future streamflow and water temperature predictions for stream segments in all major watersheds across the United States and Canada (the HydroClim data portal is being developed at TUBRI) and will soon manage FishNet2's new role as the global node to specimen-vouchered fish records to the Ocean Biogeographic Information System. Please see http://www.tubri.org/informatics/ for a list of additional software and information system tools developed at TUBRI. The Senior Manager of Biodiversity Informatics is responsible for maintaining TUBRI's existing biodiversity information infrastructure (e.g., FishNet2), and day-to-day operations of TUBRI's computing network and server administration (managing databases, backup and storage technology, and general IT support). Other responsibilities include assisting the TUBRI director with developing and pursuing a vision for innovative uses of biodiversity specimens and information, collaboration building, proposal preparation, providing technology oversight and managing technology staff and data for funded projects. We are interested in candidates with knowledge of biodiversity specimens (fishes preferred, but other taxonomic groups acceptable) and biodiversity data systems, an outstanding record of achievement in this area, or a very promising research program and trajectory. The range of skills needed for the position include software and database development, database networking and data integration, familiarity with taxonomic naming conventions, GIS, web development. Experience with relational database management, SQL, Postgres/PostGIS experience, API development. Required programming skills include C#, C++, C, JavaScript, Python. Database skills include: MS SQL Server, PostgreSQL, PostGIS, SQLite. Desired skills for projects currently under development include mechanical and electronic design and engineering, hardware design and fabrication, experience with Computer Aided Design (CAD) and Electronic Design Automation (EDA) software. Desired (but not necessarily required) skills include experience with ontologies and semantics, high performance computing, cloud computing architecture, data flows and pipelines. Required Education and Experience: Bachelor's Degree in computer science or natural science and five years' biodiversity data systems experience to include relational database management, SQL, Postgres/PostGIS, API development, as well as C#, C++, C, JavaScript, Python programming experience. Preferred Education and Experience: M.S. or Ph.D. in computer science or natural sciences. Experience in planning, development, and implementation of highly technical biodiversity informatics projects. Application: If you are interested or have questions about the position, please contact Hank Bart (hbartjr(a)tulane.edu<mailto:hbartjr@tulane.edu>). To apply, please visit Tulane Jobs at: http://bit.ly/2OVIQlK. Review of applications will begin 20 August 2018; the search will remain open until the position is filled. The position is based at the Tulane University Biodiversity Research Institute (http://www.tubri.org/), located on the grounds of the Tulane University's Hebert Research Center Campus in Belle Chasse, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana. Belle Chasse is a small town within the Greater New Orleans Metropolitan area, 10 miles from downtown New Orleans and 16 miles from Tulane University's main campus in uptown New Orleans. Tulane University embraces principles of Diversity and Inclusive Excellence in its hiring practices and at every level within the university, in order to foster a diverse and inclusive community that respects and embraces people of all racial, ethnic, sexual, socioeconomic, religious, cultural, and educational backgrounds on its campuses. Henry L. Bart Jr., Ph.D. Director, Tulane University Biodiversity Research Institute Curator, Royal D. Suttkus Fish Collection 3705 Main Street Belle Chasse, LA 70037 Voice: 504-394-1711; Fax: 504-394-5045 Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Tulane University 400 Lindy Boggs Hall New Orleans, LA 70118 Voice: 504-862-8283; Fax 504-862-8706 http://people.tubri.org/hank/

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