Scratchpads
“Biodiversity online”
“Redefining publication”
Simon D. Rycroft
Vincent S. Smith & Dave Roberts

What is a Scratchpad?
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Taxonomy backbone
• Classification import from uBio Classification Bank
• Import from tab delimited files in three different
formats
• Makes use of a core feature of Drupal

Auto tagging
• Quick and easy
• Data available immediately after upload
• Works with any extra data that may be added to a
taxonomy (vernacular names, synonymy)