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 Events https://speciesfilegroup.org