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Got People Data? Want personal / collection / institution credit and impact data? Of course you do ...
by Deborah Paul 09 Jan '25

09 Jan '25

Greetings Everyone, A new paper out as of yesterday: Workshop Report: *Supporting inclusive and sustainable collections-based research infrastructure for systematics (SISRIS).* Weeks Andrea, Collins Elizabeth, Majors Twanelle W, Murrell Zack E, Paul Deborah L, Sheik Matthew, Shorthouse David P, Zeringue-Krosnick Shawn (2024) in Research Ideas and Outcomes 10: e126532. https://doi.org/10.3897/rio.10.e126532 Natural history and science collections are as much about the people who create them as they are about the specimens. Documenting the contributions of collectors and identifiers both past and present: 1) advances collections-based research and 2) creates a more accurate and inclusive historical and future networked account (think metrics and impact) of biodiversity science. This report published 20 May describes our efforts to move the systematics community to action through a series of US national workshops and symposia. The goal was to spotlight the power of "people-data" that can be leveraged using next-generation biodiversity informatics tools. If you attended the 2024 Prairie Research Institute Lightning Symposium, you heard a bit about the potential for this work to be done at PRI in the talk: Realizing the Impact of Who: getting (more) credit and discovering impact. * Cool related SISRIS graphic https://riojournal.com/article/126532/zoom/fig/11382100/ that links to our resources repository on GitHub. * This Workshop Report is also open to post-publication review (we already have one). * Thanks to the US National Science Foundation, Division of Biological Infrastructure. "Collaborative Research: Conference: Supporting inclusive and sustainable research infrastructure for systematics (SISRIS) by connecting scientists and their specimens". Grant No. 2247631 and 2247632. All of us (as authors) are happy to answer any questions any of you might have and look forward to hearing how this work supports your needs to discover, show, and expand impact at multiple community levels along with the extended specimen. Thanks much for sharing this paper in your spheres of influence! Much gratitude! Special thanks to David Shorthouse -- for Bionomia and the vision for this work. Debbie, and all the authors (/PS much cross-posting/) -- - Deborah Paul, Biodiversity Informatics Community Liaison - Species File Group (INHS), University of Illinois -- Biodiversity Information Standards (TDWG) Past Chair 2021-2022 -- Florida State University Courtesy Appointment -- Species File Group and Eventshttps://speciesfilegroup.org

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DCMI 2024: Call for Participation – Deadline Extended
by DCMI Announce 23 May '24

23 May '24

DCMI 2024: Call for Participation – Deadline Extended Metadata Innovation: Trust, Transformation, and Humanity October 20-23, University of Toronto, Canada https://www.dublincore.org/conferences/2024/cfp/ Submission Deadlines (Extended): Papers (full and short), Panel, Workshop: April 29, 2024, 11:59pm (AoE) -> deadline passed, no more submission Posters, Project Reports, Student Forum, and Tutorials: June 10th, 2024, 23:59 (AoE) Notification for authors: July 8, 2024, 23:59 (AoE) Final copy: July 22, 2024, 23:59 (AoE) Registration is Open! You can secure your place at the DCMI 2024 Annual Conference by registering today. The early bird rates are available until September 19, 2024. Register here: https://www.dublincore.org/conferences/2024/registration/ DCMI 2024, the twenty-second International Conference on Dublin Core and Metadata Applications, invites researchers, practitioners, and experts from diverse domains to explore the dynamic landscape of metadata in the theme of Trust, Transformation, and Humanity. The fast-paced advances in artificial intelligence (AI) create new research fronts for metadata. While AI can bring benefits to research, learning, and society at large, it has also supercharged deepfake contents that are used for nefarious purposes. Ensuring trustworthy AI and applications is the first line in responsible metadata research and practice and in fighting the misinformation, disinformation, and deepfake contents. Metadata is quickly expanding its role in providing transparent, trustworthy, and effective representation of data, information, and knowledge in the transformation from “data about data” to data-underpinned knowledge. In this expansion of metadata roles, we strive to bring innovative metadata ideas, projects, and practices together to foster and protect humanity. DCMI 2024 serves as a unique platform for the discussion of "innovative research and practice" - presenting visions for future metadata development and solutions to practical metadata problems. Join researchers, practitioners, and experts from a wide range of sectors in a collaborative exploration of metadata's evolving role through your papers, posters, panel discussions, best practice reports, designathon/hackathon, workshops, and more. DCMI 2024 will feature exclusively in-person meetings. For full details about key topics and submission guidelines, please visit: https://www.dublincore.org/conferences/2024/cfp/

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Free Dublin Core Webinar on Metadata & Disinformation with Amelia Acker - June 13, 2024
by DCMI Announce 16 May '24

16 May '24

Join our free Dublin Core, ASIS&T Webinar with Amelia Acker to explore how metadata is exploited to craft deceptive narratives on social media. Learn about tactics used by bad actors and the importance of responsible data management. Register for free with code DCMI25 On the Duality of Metadata: Potential Uses and Abuses of Provenance Information June 13, 2024 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM (EDT) https://www.dublincore.org/webinars/2024/duality-of-provenance-metadata/ In the past decade, critical internet studies scholars and disinformation researchers have discovered how metadata can be exploited to craft deceptive narratives and influence public discourse on platforms. This talk explores some tactics used by bad actors to manipulate social media platforms and evade content moderation by obfuscating provenance information; highlighting the importance of metadata in identifying disinformation and current responses managing the risks of deceptive content spread across platforms. Provenance information serves as the foundation for responsible data management, data exchange and reuse. But as platforms evolve, this same metadata can be manipulated by bad actors to craft deceptive narratives and spread disinformation. This is a DCMI Webinar organized by the Dublin Core Education Committee and moderated by Education Committee co-chair Karen Wickett. For free registration use the registration code DCMI25. Speaker: Amelia Acker – University of Texas at Austin (https://www.ischool.utexas.edu/people/people-details?PersonID=302) Dr. Amelia Acker is an associate professor at the University of Texas at Austin in the School of Information, where she directs the MSIS program and leads the Critical Data Studies Lab. Currently, Acker is a Fellow of the Governor Bill Daniel Professorship in Archival Enterprise and a recipient of the ACM History and Archiving Fellowship for 2024-2025. Her research on data archives and preservation has been funded by the National Science Foundation and the Institute for Museum and Library Services. Acker’s current research agenda focuses on cultures of mobile computing, emerging digital preservation models, data literacy, personal information management, and metadata standards for scientific data management. Visit https://www.dublincore.org/webinars/2024/duality-of-provenance-metadata/ to register for the webinar. DCMI Education Committee Dublin Core Metadata Initiative

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LAST Chance: TaxonWorks Together 2024 -- starts tomorrow! 7 May
by Deborah Paul 06 May '24

06 May '24

Greetings Everyone, Our 5th annual TaxonWorks Together starts -- in <gulp> 14 hours! It's your opportunity to learn more about us, our collaborators and adopters, and our chance to learn from you. * Agenda and Registration for TaxonWorks Together *https://together.taxonworks.org/ <ttps://together.taxonworks.org/> Over 170 folks registered now from 29 countries. Some session topics that may pique your interests and the interests of your collaborators, colleagues and students: * Your TaxonWorks Adventure Begins (Demos and Tours) * The Latest from TaxonWorks and the Species File Group at INHS * Our New and Experienced TaxonWorks Adopters Share Their Experiences * Managing Natural History Collections in TaxonWorks: Perspectives, Tips, and Highlights of New Digitization Workflows * Vision: Integrating the TaxonWorks Experience Into a Taxonomy Course * Generating an Illustrated Catalog of Anthribidae (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea) with TaxonWorks and TaxonPages * Growing Taxonomic Communities * From Plazi to TaxonWorks * A Data Quality Round Table Conversation with GBIF, iDigBio, The Paleo Data Working Group, Robert Mesibov, Collection Managers, and the SFG * Balancing Global Agency and Local Precision. Roundtrip your feedback. * A Look Inside One’s (TaxonWorks) Data * Managing (and Growing) a Community of Code * Investigating Biological Associations and Relationships Using the UCD@TW API * Show and Tell - Wrapping biodiversity-from OpenRefine to R, Ruby and Python libraries wrapping APIs See you there! We have opportunities for you to share your insights also, built into the program (see 3 Minutes 1 Slide). Debbie, for the SFG and TaxonWorks Together 2024 -- - Deborah Paul, Biodiversity Informatics Community Liaison - Species File Group (INHS), University of Illinois -- Biodiversity Information Standards (TDWG) Past Chair 2021-2022 -- Florida State University Courtesy Appointment -- Species File Group and Eventshttps://speciesfilegroup.org

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