Scratchpads
“redefining publication”
“getting biodiversity online”
Vincent S. Smith
Simon D. Rycroft, Ben Scott & Dave Roberts

European Distributed
Institute of Taxonomy
27 Leading Taxonomic Institutions
- Europe, North America and Russia
- 5-year, EU funded, €11.5 million
- Network in taxonomy & biodiversity research
Capacity Building
- Integrating infrastructures & goals
- “Labs without walls”
- Training & outreach activities
NHM Providing Leadership
- Developing Web infrastructure
- Providing depth of knowledge & content
- Integration beyond EDIT