Oskar Kindvall (third) lecture on Tuesday, Sept 15, 2009, for the Biodiversity Informatics Course, a Swedish Taxonomy Initiative (Svenska Artprojektet) course at the Swedish Natural History Museum, Stockholm, supported by the Swedish Species Service (ArtDatabanken) and the Swedish GBIF node.

1. Names and Taxonomic ConceptsAdministering taxonomic information Oskar Kindvall

2. Administration tasks Add taxa Remove taxa Move taxa Change taxon sort order Change taxon category (grading) Lump taxa (lumping) Split taxa (splitting) Add taxon names Edit taxon names

3. Administration tasks Add taxa Remove taxa Move taxa Change taxon sort order Change taxon category (grading) Lump taxa (lumping) Split taxa (splitting) Add taxon names Edit taxon names

4. Administration tasks Add taxa Remove taxa Move taxa Change taxon sort order Change taxon category (grading) Lump taxa (lumping) Split taxa (splitting) Add taxon names Edit taxon names

5. Administration tasks Add taxa Remove taxa Move taxa Change taxon sort order Change taxon category (grading) Lump taxa (lumping) Split taxa (splitting) Add taxon names Edit taxon names

6. Administration tasks Add taxa Remove taxa Move taxa Change taxon sort order Change taxon category (grading) Lump taxa (lumping) Split taxa (splitting) Add taxon names Edit taxon names

7. Administration tasks Add taxa Remove taxa Move taxa Change taxon sort order Change taxon category (grading) Lump taxa (lumping) Split taxa (splitting) Add taxon names Edit taxon names

8. Lumping

9. Administration tasks Add taxa Remove taxa Move taxa Change taxon sort order Change taxon category (grading) Lump taxa (lumping) Split taxa (splitting) Add taxon names Edit taxon names

10. Splitting

11. Administration tasks Add taxa Remove taxa Move taxa Change taxon sort order Change taxon category (grading) Lump taxa (lumping) Split taxa (splitting) Add taxon names Edit taxon names

12. Administration tasks Add taxa Remove taxa Move taxa Change taxon sort order Change taxon category (grading) Lump taxa (lumping) Split taxa (splitting) Add taxon names Edit taxon names

13. Overview of current system http://dyntaxa.artdata.slu.se https://webservice.artdata.slu.se/WebService/ArtDatabankenService.svc

14. Forthcoming improvements New architecture New routine for administration New procedure for lumping New procedure for splitting More taxon search options Extended taxon list diagnostics Special version “The Encyclopedia of the Swedish Flora and Fauna”

15. Forthcoming improvements New architecture New routine for administration New procedure for lumping New procedure for splitting More taxon search options Extended taxon list diagnostics Special version “The Encyclopedia of the Swedish Flora and Fauna”

16. Forthcoming improvements New architecture New routine for administration New procedure for lumping New procedure for splitting More taxon search options Extended taxon list diagnostics Special version “The Encyclopedia of the Swedish Flora and Fauna”

17. New lumping procedure

18. Forthcoming improvements New architecture New routine for administration New procedure for lumping New procedure for splitting More taxon search options Extended taxon list diagnostics Special version “The Encyclopedia of the Swedish Flora and Fauna”

19. New splitting procedure

20. Forthcoming improvements New architecture New routine for administration New procedure for lumping New procedure for splitting More taxon search options Extended taxon list diagnostics Special version “The Encyclopedia of the Swedish Flora and Fauna”

21. Forthcoming improvements New architecture New routine for administration New procedure for lumping New procedure for splitting More taxon search options Extended taxon list diagnostics Special version “The Encyclopedia of the Swedish Flora and Fauna”

22. Forthcoming improvements New architecture New routine for administration New procedure for lumping New procedure for splitting More taxon search options Extended taxon list diagnostics Special version “The Encyclopedia of the Swedish Flora and Fauna”

23. How can taxonomists contribute? Contact Per Alström (Per.Alstrom@artdata.slu.se) Become one of our experts Learn how to do certain administration tasks and do it your self Compile good excel files

24. How can taxonomists contribute? Contact Per Alström Become one of our experts Learn how to do certain administration tasks and do it your self Compile good excel files

25. How can taxonomists contribute? Contact Per Alström Become one of our experts Learn how to do certain administration tasks and do it your self Compile good excel files

26. How can taxonomists contribute? Contact Per Alström Become one of our experts Learn how to do certain administration tasks and do it your self Compile good excel files

27. It is easy to import excelfiles when… Taxonid is provided where possible Names are separated from author Subgenus names are not included in species names Hierarchical relationships are reported for each pair of parent/child. When synonyms are provided on separate rows in a name list When taxon category is provided