[tdwg-content] synonyms in DwC Archives

[Cynthia Parr]

I'm pretty sure we use acceptedNameUsage and acceptedNameUsageID when we
ask partners to share synonyms or when we create connectors to generate
DwC-A files with synonyms.  I wish we had some guidelines or documentation
about this, though.  Will consult with Patrick Leary and get back to you.

Cyndy





On Tue, Mar 18, 2014 at 5:44 PM, Chuck Miller <Chuck.Miller at mobot.org>wrote:

> Hilmar,
>
> Sticking strictly to Darwin Core and not adding RDF, I think there are a
> couple of DwC terms that are attributes that can be used to identify a
> synonym:
>
>
>
> taxonomicStatus - The status of the use of the scientificName as a label
> for a taxon. Requires taxonomic opinion to define the scope of a taxon.
> Rules of priority then are used to define the taxonomic status of the
> nomenclature contained in that scope, combined with the experts opinion. It
> must be linked to a specific taxonomic reference that defines the concept.
> Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary. Examples:
> "invalid", "misapplied", "homotypic synonym", "accepted".
>
>
>
> relationshipofResource - The relationship of the resource identified by
> relatedResourceID to the subject (optionally identified by the resourceID).
> Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary. Examples:
> "duplicate of", "mother of", "endoparasite of", "host to", "sibling of",
> "valid synonym of", "located within".
>
>
>
> There's also acceptedNameUsage and acceptedNameUsageID, which if used
> infer that the name the terms are associated with is a synonym of the
> AcceptedName.
>
>
>
> But, so far there is no guideline for how to organize synonyms in a Darwin
> Core Archive.  They can be embedded in the core file using
> relationshiopofResource from a synonym name to an accepted name in the same
> file.  Or they can be in an extension file, where the extension file may be
> called Synonyms and thus define a one-to-many "synonym relationship" from
> the taxonID in the core file to synonym names in the extension file.  There
> are probably other ways.  RDF adds the ability to be more explicit about
> the relationships.
>
>
>
> Rich Pyle has lectured prolifically on this so I'm sure he has good advice
> to offer.
>
>
>
> Chuck
>
>
>
> *From:* tdwg-content-bounces at lists.tdwg.org [mailto:
> tdwg-content-bounces at lists.tdwg.org] *On Behalf Of *Hilmar Lapp
> *Sent:* Tuesday, March 18, 2014 2:55 PM
>
> *To:* TDWG Content Mailing List
> *Cc:* Dan Leehr
> *Subject:* [tdwg-content] synonyms in DwC Archives
>
>
>
> I'm looking for recommendations on how best to put synonyms for taxon
> records into DwC Archive format.
>
>
>
> I'm assuming that these would go into an extension file. Do I have this
> right? What I'm having more trouble with is determining the right column
> term. there's dwc:vernacularName, which is also in the examples, but what
> about synonyms of different types that come with taxonomies (such as
> NCBI's) or that result from merging taxonomies. There isn't an obvious
> candidate in DwC, and the list at http://rs.gbif.org/core/dwc_taxon.xml<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v1/url?u=http://rs.gbif.org/core/dwc_taxon.xml&k=diZKtJPqj4jWksRIF4bjkw%3D%3D%0A&r=7lL8FaPI0tdUGKvRgo98Kw%3D%3D%0A&m=23xLjQiVV1J3LqDEA6SJ9GeIiH8my9R%2FN91aHemUvUg%3D%0A&s=9d0fbbc371b53c3c24830dfff14d416a13291b9e4d75a8f02d2a40510a43eacd>doesn't have a suggestion either that would seem pertinent.
>
>
>
> Any suggestions, pointers to documentation or examples?
>
>
>
>   -hilmar
>
>
>
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