Hello folks,

On Dec 6, 2023 13:00 – 17:00 UTC there will be a free, online workshop for collections data managers, collections management system developers, and anyone with an interest in applying persistent and unique identifiers to the people's names in collections data. See https://bit.ly/cms-roundtrip to register.

There is a line-up of excellent speakers and domain experts from the US, EU, and Australia who have tackled this challenge from many angles including through the use of downloads available on Bionomia, https://bionomia.net. Some speakers use Specify, some use EMu, and there are other systems at play. There are two 10-15min spots available if you are interested in demonstrating your work in the area of people's names disambiguation and incorporation of their unique, machine-actionable identifiers in your collections management system or collections data. Talks will be recorded.

To help keep things lively, we will also have a "Disambiguation Exhibition". Here's your chance to share a quick story. Perhaps you have new insights, new challenges, or new avenues for research as a result of examining who-is-who on labels, or you might have an unsolved mystery to challenge attendees. The format of an "exhibition" is 3 slides in 90 seconds and there are 8 open slots.

Please get in touch with me if you are interested in contributing either a 10min talk or a 90 second exhibit and I will send a link to the Google Doc used to plan the event.

Otherwise, I hope you are able to join, learn, and consider adopting a "roundtrip" of people's identifiers in your collections data. The agenda will be available soon.

David P. Shorthouse