Small pieces loosely joined: towards a unified theory of biodiversity for the web.
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Vincent S. SmithNatural History Museum, London, U.K.
Small pieces loosely joinedToward a unified theory of biodiversity for the web
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Macro taxonomyThe foundation for biodiversity research
• Inventory the Earth’s species• Document their relationships• “Publish” & apply these data
Goal…
• 1.8 M described spp. (10M names)• 300M pages (over last 250 years)• 1.5-3B specimens
Data set…
People…• 4-6,000 scientists• 30-40,000 “pro-amateurs”• Many more citizen scientists?
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Micro taxonomyThe process of taxonomic research
• Parochial• Specialised experts• Fragmented & distributed
Sociology…
• Different (domain specific)• Communities of practice• Non transferable skills
Methodology…
Output…• Heterogeneous & scattered• High volume, low impact• Hard to find (use)
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Micro taxonomyThe process of taxonomic research
• Parochial• Specialised experts• Fragmented & distributed
Sociology…
• Communities of practice • Epistemological richness!• Non transferable skills
Methodology…
Output…• Heterogeneous & scattered• High volume, low impact• Hard to find (use)
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Traditional scholarly communication“Paper-minds”
Issues…• 50% descriptions are copyright (1923)• Author pays model problematic (indiv. & societies)• Limited Open Access and accessibility• High transaction costs of publishing • No mechanism for updates & corrections• Little or no data integration (except citations)• No mechanism for community engagement
Result…• Most taxonomic “knowledge” is never published• What is published cannot be mobilised• Low impact (but long half life)
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Integrating macro & micro taxonomy
Communication
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Bridging the interface between policy and practice
Data People
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New forms of communicationLessons for scholarly communication
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What is a Scratchpad?A website for you & your community
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Fast Intuitive Fit for use
What is a Scratchpad?A website for you & your community
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What can Scratchpads do?Import, manage, search & browse:
DNA & Phylogenies
Specimens
Literature Images
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DNA & Phylogenies
Specimens
Literature ImagesTaxonomy
What can Scratchpads do?Integration & connectivity within & between sites
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+Administration -Change your site information -Change you front page -Change your logo -Activity and access logs+Backup -Backing up your data -Restoring your data+Bibliography -Creating a record -Importing from a ref. manager -Exporting to a reference manager+Blog -Creating and adding a blog+Custom Content -Defining a CCK -Importing from a spreadsheet -Creating a custom view+Fileshare -Creating and using a fileshare+Forum -Altering the forum settings -Creating a container for a forum -Creating a new forum -Creating a new topic inside a forum
+Groups -Creating a group -Subscribing to a group+Image -Uploading & basic annotation -Linking image & location records -Linking image & specimen records -Linking image & publication records -Overlay annotations on images+Layout -Change your theme -Menus -Blocks and sidebars+Locations -Creating a record -Importing from a spreadsheet+Pages -Creating, editing, cloning & deleting -Configuring the panels template+Panels -Adding & configuring content -Creating a new panel -Citing a Panels page+Phylogeny -Adding a phylogenetic tree
+Specimens -Creating a record -Importing from a spreadsheet -Linking specimen & location records -Linking specimen & pub. records+Tasks -Creating a tasklist+Taxonomy -Importing from a spreadsheet -Importing from ClassificationBank -Starting from scratch -Taxonomy manager -Displaying a classification -Adding names -Deleting names -Taxonomy & panels+Users -Your settings -Adding a new user -User roles and permissions -Adding and editing user profile fields -Logging in+Webform -Creating and using webforms
What can Scratchpads do?In summary:
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An ecosystem of communities
AntsBeesBeetlesBig-headed fliesBirdsBlackfliesCiliatesCockroachesDragon TreesDung BeetlesFalse ButtonweedFlat wormsFliesForaminiferaFossil InsectsFungus GnatsHolometabolaLeaf-miner FliesLiceLichens of BermudaMalvaceaeMegalastrum fernsMilichiid fliesMosquitoesMossesNannotax fossilsNepticuloid mothsPalmsPearl oystersPolychaete wormsScaleworms
TermitesTriticid grassesWeevilsWood Ferns
Sulawesi FernsStick insects
Sites: 130+
Users: 1500+
Pages: 170k
Since March 2007
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Dynamically built species pages
A data management tool
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Browsed through a taxonomy
A data management tool
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Including 3rd party content
A data publishing tool
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With data curation toolsWith data curation tools
A data publishing tool
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Listing all “authors”
A data publishing tool
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Dated, permanent & citable
A data publishing tool
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“Small pieces loosely joined”
Scratchpad impact
1. Bringing data togetherBiodiversity studies are data rich, poorly archived & ever changing
2. Bringing people togetherBiodiversity researchers are few in number, fragmented & highly distributed
3. Bringing science togetherBiodiversity science demands a different approach to addressing BIG questions
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Questions?
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