This presentation was given as a keynote during the CAML session at the SCAR open science conference in Buenos Aires, August 2010. Its an introduction to Polar data sharing, focusing on SCAR's Marine Biodiversity Information Network (www.scarmarbin.be) and the new Antarctic Biodiversity Information Facility (www.biodiversity.aq). Both these projects aim at offering free and open access to raw scientific data pertaining to Antarctic biodiversity.
Minerals4EU - European Intelligence Network on the Supply of Raw MaterialsMinerals4EU
The Minerals4EU Project is designed to meet the recommendations of the Raw Materials Initiative and will develop an EU Mineral intelligence network structure delivering a web portal, a European Minerals Yearbook and foresight studies. This presentation gives an overview of the Project. More information about the Project is available at www.minerals4eu.eu
The Minerals4EU Project is designed to meet the recommendations of the Raw Materials Initiative and will develop an EU Mineral intelligence network structure delivering a web portal, a European Minerals Yearbook and foresight studies. This presentations describes how the stakeholders benefit from the Project. More information about the Project is available at www.minerals4eu.eu
Expanding frontiers of collaboration: EUscreenXLMariana Salgado
This is a presentation we have done (Mariana Salgado
Inga Vizgirdiene) in Tallinn, Estonia on the 28.10.2015. We describe the reasons for archives to participate in this kind of projects and the process of designing tools for portals such EUscreenXL. The conference was BAAC (Baltic Audiovisual Archive Council).
Digital Cultural Heritage: Experiences from British LibraryNora McGregor
Slides from seminar on Digital Cultural Heritage given to UCL Institute of Sustainable Heritage's two programmes: the MSc Sustainable Heritage and the MRes Science and Engineering in Arts, Heritage and Archaeology.
Open archive (HAL): implementation of a policy for open archivesBessem Aamira
L’archive ouverte HAL : mise en oeuvre d’une politique partagée pour l’accès ouvert aux publications scientifiques.
Christine Berthaud
Directrice du Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe (CCSD)
du CNRS, France.
Résumé:
L’archive ouverte HAL créée en 2001 par le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe (CCSD) à l’initiative de physiciens du CNRS sur le modèle d’ArXiv a su évoluer au cours de ces 12 années.
HAL est une archive ouverte inter établissements et multidisciplinaire : elle recueille des dépôts émanant de l’ensemble des établissements l’enseignement supérieur et de la recherche et dans toutes les disciplines scientifiques. En avril 2013, on a renouvelé dans le cadre de la Très Grande Infrastructure Recherche : la Bibliothèque Scientifique Numérique, le protocole d’accord signé en 2006 entre les universités et de nombreux organismes afin que la plateforme HAL devienne effectivement une plateforme commune à forte visibilité internationale. Les établissements signataires s’engagent à alimenter HAL selon des modalités définies. Cette politique d’ouverture a induit des évolutions de la plateforme et des procédures la régissant. Une meilleure prise de conscience des possibilités crées par le numérique et l’open-access permet aussi de concevoir de nouveaux modèles entre la voie verte et la voie dorée notamment celui des épi-journaux proposé par la plateforme Episciences.org. Cette communication propose de présenter comment une archive commune peut être partagée par tous en prenant en compte les spécificités de chacun.
Geoscience Data Transfers Standards: EarthResourceML and GeoSciML, tools to d...Minerals4EU
Jouni Vuollo (GTK) presented EarthResourceML and GeoSciML, tools to deliver mineral resources data in EU and globally, at the first international conference on Minerals in Circular Economy, Finland, 26-27 November 2014. Conference website: www.mince.fi
Argentina derrotó 1-0 a Nigeria en su primer partido del Mundial 2010 gracias a un gol de cabeza de Gabriel Heinze en el minuto 6. Lionel Messi fue la figura del partido para Argentina con varias ocasiones de gol, aunque no pudo convertir. Argentina jugó mejor que Nigeria y creó más ocasiones de gol, pero también desperdició algunas claras.
Minerals4EU - European Intelligence Network on the Supply of Raw MaterialsMinerals4EU
The Minerals4EU Project is designed to meet the recommendations of the Raw Materials Initiative and will develop an EU Mineral intelligence network structure delivering a web portal, a European Minerals Yearbook and foresight studies. This presentation gives an overview of the Project. More information about the Project is available at www.minerals4eu.eu
The Minerals4EU Project is designed to meet the recommendations of the Raw Materials Initiative and will develop an EU Mineral intelligence network structure delivering a web portal, a European Minerals Yearbook and foresight studies. This presentations describes how the stakeholders benefit from the Project. More information about the Project is available at www.minerals4eu.eu
Expanding frontiers of collaboration: EUscreenXLMariana Salgado
This is a presentation we have done (Mariana Salgado
Inga Vizgirdiene) in Tallinn, Estonia on the 28.10.2015. We describe the reasons for archives to participate in this kind of projects and the process of designing tools for portals such EUscreenXL. The conference was BAAC (Baltic Audiovisual Archive Council).
Digital Cultural Heritage: Experiences from British LibraryNora McGregor
Slides from seminar on Digital Cultural Heritage given to UCL Institute of Sustainable Heritage's two programmes: the MSc Sustainable Heritage and the MRes Science and Engineering in Arts, Heritage and Archaeology.
Open archive (HAL): implementation of a policy for open archivesBessem Aamira
L’archive ouverte HAL : mise en oeuvre d’une politique partagée pour l’accès ouvert aux publications scientifiques.
Christine Berthaud
Directrice du Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe (CCSD)
du CNRS, France.
Résumé:
L’archive ouverte HAL créée en 2001 par le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe (CCSD) à l’initiative de physiciens du CNRS sur le modèle d’ArXiv a su évoluer au cours de ces 12 années.
HAL est une archive ouverte inter établissements et multidisciplinaire : elle recueille des dépôts émanant de l’ensemble des établissements l’enseignement supérieur et de la recherche et dans toutes les disciplines scientifiques. En avril 2013, on a renouvelé dans le cadre de la Très Grande Infrastructure Recherche : la Bibliothèque Scientifique Numérique, le protocole d’accord signé en 2006 entre les universités et de nombreux organismes afin que la plateforme HAL devienne effectivement une plateforme commune à forte visibilité internationale. Les établissements signataires s’engagent à alimenter HAL selon des modalités définies. Cette politique d’ouverture a induit des évolutions de la plateforme et des procédures la régissant. Une meilleure prise de conscience des possibilités crées par le numérique et l’open-access permet aussi de concevoir de nouveaux modèles entre la voie verte et la voie dorée notamment celui des épi-journaux proposé par la plateforme Episciences.org. Cette communication propose de présenter comment une archive commune peut être partagée par tous en prenant en compte les spécificités de chacun.
Geoscience Data Transfers Standards: EarthResourceML and GeoSciML, tools to d...Minerals4EU
Jouni Vuollo (GTK) presented EarthResourceML and GeoSciML, tools to deliver mineral resources data in EU and globally, at the first international conference on Minerals in Circular Economy, Finland, 26-27 November 2014. Conference website: www.mince.fi
Argentina derrotó 1-0 a Nigeria en su primer partido del Mundial 2010 gracias a un gol de cabeza de Gabriel Heinze en el minuto 6. Lionel Messi fue la figura del partido para Argentina con varias ocasiones de gol, aunque no pudo convertir. Argentina jugó mejor que Nigeria y creó más ocasiones de gol, pero también desperdició algunas claras.
Este documento describe el deporte del fútbol. Explica las posiciones clave como el guardameta, defensa, centrocampista y delantero. También resume las reglas básicas del juego y concluye que el fútbol promueve un estilo de vida saludable y el trabajo en equipo.
La selección de Colombia celebró como si estuviera clasificada al Mundial tras ganarle 1-0 a Ecuador. Aunque aún les falta un punto para la clasificación matemática, los jugadores y entrenador expresaron su alegría y agradecimiento. El presidente Santos predijo la victoria de Colombia pero no pudo asistir al partido debido a protestas en el país. Colombia necesita ahora ganarle a Uruguay para asegurar su clasificación a Brasil 2014.
Este informe semanal de análisis técnico resume las tendencias de varios índices bursátiles, bonos y materias primas. Predice una continuación de la corrección en el S&P 500, Eurostoxx 50 e IBEX 35, mientras que el DAX 30 podría extender su rebote. También recomienda comprar oro y materias primas durante la temporada de verano para aprovechar el patrón estacional.
El documento presenta una línea de tiempo sobre la evolución de los computadores desde 1823 hasta la actualidad. Comienza con la máquina analítica de Babbage en 1823, luego menciona el Colossus en 1943, la Mark 1 en 1944, el ENIAC en 1946, el UNIVAC 1 en 1951 y el surgimiento de los transistores en 1956. Finaliza describiendo brevemente el uso actual de computadoras portátiles en el mercado comercial.
La carta informa al empleado identificado con cédula «Cedula_» que el 18 de febrero se realizará una reunión en el auditorio central mayorista a las 4:30 pm para organizar las cuentas de las ventas del mes anterior debido a una decadencia administrativa. Se le pide al empleado que lleve una agenda y que llegue puntualmente a la reunión. La carta está firmada por la gerente general, subgerente y secretaria del almacén Kilber.
El documento proporciona instrucciones en 6 pasos para crear un slidecast en SlideShare subiendo una presentación de PowerPoint y un archivo de audio MP3 grabado en el celular, sincronizando el audio con las diapositivas a través de la opción de editar en SlideShare. Incluye 3 enlaces que describen más detalladamente cómo crear un slidecast.
This document compares one's perceived difficulties in life to those faced by others who are seemingly in worse situations. It suggests that while some may feel unhappy with their friends, allowance, studies or transport system, others have it much worse. It advises that when feeling like giving up, one should think of those who suffer even more, such as a referenced man. The document ultimately questions if the reader's society is truly unfair given the circumstances of others, and encourages gratitude for what is better by considering Jesus Christ.
El documento discute por qué debemos preocuparnos por el lugar donde vivimos y los recursos naturales. Explica que nuestro entorno es nuestro hogar y donde desarrollamos nuestras capacidades. También describe algunas acciones positivas como el reciclaje y hacer nuevos productos a partir de residuos. Finalmente, define la contaminación como el resultado de la mala disposición de residuos sólidos que causa desequilibrios ecológicos como el calentamiento global.
El caniche es una raza de perro que se usaba originalmente para cazar aves acuáticas. Existen cuatro variedades por tamaño: gigante, mediano, enano y toy. Son perros inteligentes que se usan para caza, rescate y como mascotas familiares.
El fútbol se originó en Egipto y China hace miles de años y fue adoptado por griegos y romanos. Se desarrolló en Inglaterra en el siglo XIX y las primeras reglas formales se establecieron en 1848. La FIFA se fundó en 1904 y organizó la primera Copa Mundial en 1930 en Uruguay, ganada por Uruguay. El fútbol ahora se juega en todo el mundo siguiendo reglas estandarizadas.
O documento discute a diferença entre a paz de Cristo e a paz do mundo. A paz do mundo é frágil e baseada em condições, enquanto a paz de Cristo é duradoura e vem de dentro para fora, requerendo uma mente e coração calmos. A verdadeira paz não pode ser imposta, mas sim deve ser um reflexo dos sentimentos esclarecidos de todos.
El documento presenta un catálogo de herramientas de jardinería y floristería, incluyendo las azadas y podadoras para remover tierra y cortar ramas, las escobas de césped y rastrillos para limpiar el césped, las navajas de injertar y paletas de mano para arrancar malas hierbas, y las pistolas de silicona, pelarosas y alicates para pegar y preparar arreglos florales.
El documento proporciona información básica sobre el baloncesto. Fue creado por James Naismith y consiste en encestar una pelota en canastas ubicadas a los extremos de la cancha. Explica las posiciones de un equipo, el papel del árbitro y algunos fundamentos técnicos del deporte. También incluye enlaces a sitios web sobre baloncesto.
Jim Warren is one of the most successful and versatile artists in the world today with over 35 years of painting. His artwork ranges from portraits of celebrities and families to illustrations for books, movies, and album covers. Warren's fine art oil paintings and limited edition prints are featured in top galleries around the world. He has created this website to share his artwork and connect with fans.
El documento describe un proceso químico para la carbonización del metanol. El metanol se hace pasar a través de un reactor catalítico que contiene un catalizador de RhI3 para producir ácido acético. Los productos de la reacción se envían a una columna de destilación para separar el ácido acético de las impurezas.
We are creatures of nature. We evolved we do not adapt. Only evolution can change us. To think we are in control of the best foods for weight loss is a fallacy. It is based on misguided information and pseudo- science that emanates from in-house food industry labs. bit.ly/1uGtj9y
Biodiversity informatics for Polar Regions - how to transform data into knowl...Anton Van de Putte
This document summarizes Dr. Anton P. Van de Putte's presentation on transforming polar biodiversity data into knowledge. It discusses Belgium and Portugal's roles in the Antarctic Treaty and scientific cooperation in Antarctica. It then describes projects like the Census of Antarctic Marine Life that have made biodiversity data open access. The presentation highlights the Antarctic Biodiversity Portal and tools like the Antarctic Master Directory that integrate and analyze biodiversity data from the region. It emphasizes making research more visible through open data sharing and transforming data into knowledge products like the Atlas of Southern Ocean Marine Biodiversity.
Este documento describe el deporte del fútbol. Explica las posiciones clave como el guardameta, defensa, centrocampista y delantero. También resume las reglas básicas del juego y concluye que el fútbol promueve un estilo de vida saludable y el trabajo en equipo.
La selección de Colombia celebró como si estuviera clasificada al Mundial tras ganarle 1-0 a Ecuador. Aunque aún les falta un punto para la clasificación matemática, los jugadores y entrenador expresaron su alegría y agradecimiento. El presidente Santos predijo la victoria de Colombia pero no pudo asistir al partido debido a protestas en el país. Colombia necesita ahora ganarle a Uruguay para asegurar su clasificación a Brasil 2014.
Este informe semanal de análisis técnico resume las tendencias de varios índices bursátiles, bonos y materias primas. Predice una continuación de la corrección en el S&P 500, Eurostoxx 50 e IBEX 35, mientras que el DAX 30 podría extender su rebote. También recomienda comprar oro y materias primas durante la temporada de verano para aprovechar el patrón estacional.
El documento presenta una línea de tiempo sobre la evolución de los computadores desde 1823 hasta la actualidad. Comienza con la máquina analítica de Babbage en 1823, luego menciona el Colossus en 1943, la Mark 1 en 1944, el ENIAC en 1946, el UNIVAC 1 en 1951 y el surgimiento de los transistores en 1956. Finaliza describiendo brevemente el uso actual de computadoras portátiles en el mercado comercial.
La carta informa al empleado identificado con cédula «Cedula_» que el 18 de febrero se realizará una reunión en el auditorio central mayorista a las 4:30 pm para organizar las cuentas de las ventas del mes anterior debido a una decadencia administrativa. Se le pide al empleado que lleve una agenda y que llegue puntualmente a la reunión. La carta está firmada por la gerente general, subgerente y secretaria del almacén Kilber.
El documento proporciona instrucciones en 6 pasos para crear un slidecast en SlideShare subiendo una presentación de PowerPoint y un archivo de audio MP3 grabado en el celular, sincronizando el audio con las diapositivas a través de la opción de editar en SlideShare. Incluye 3 enlaces que describen más detalladamente cómo crear un slidecast.
This document compares one's perceived difficulties in life to those faced by others who are seemingly in worse situations. It suggests that while some may feel unhappy with their friends, allowance, studies or transport system, others have it much worse. It advises that when feeling like giving up, one should think of those who suffer even more, such as a referenced man. The document ultimately questions if the reader's society is truly unfair given the circumstances of others, and encourages gratitude for what is better by considering Jesus Christ.
El documento discute por qué debemos preocuparnos por el lugar donde vivimos y los recursos naturales. Explica que nuestro entorno es nuestro hogar y donde desarrollamos nuestras capacidades. También describe algunas acciones positivas como el reciclaje y hacer nuevos productos a partir de residuos. Finalmente, define la contaminación como el resultado de la mala disposición de residuos sólidos que causa desequilibrios ecológicos como el calentamiento global.
El caniche es una raza de perro que se usaba originalmente para cazar aves acuáticas. Existen cuatro variedades por tamaño: gigante, mediano, enano y toy. Son perros inteligentes que se usan para caza, rescate y como mascotas familiares.
El fútbol se originó en Egipto y China hace miles de años y fue adoptado por griegos y romanos. Se desarrolló en Inglaterra en el siglo XIX y las primeras reglas formales se establecieron en 1848. La FIFA se fundó en 1904 y organizó la primera Copa Mundial en 1930 en Uruguay, ganada por Uruguay. El fútbol ahora se juega en todo el mundo siguiendo reglas estandarizadas.
O documento discute a diferença entre a paz de Cristo e a paz do mundo. A paz do mundo é frágil e baseada em condições, enquanto a paz de Cristo é duradoura e vem de dentro para fora, requerendo uma mente e coração calmos. A verdadeira paz não pode ser imposta, mas sim deve ser um reflexo dos sentimentos esclarecidos de todos.
El documento presenta un catálogo de herramientas de jardinería y floristería, incluyendo las azadas y podadoras para remover tierra y cortar ramas, las escobas de césped y rastrillos para limpiar el césped, las navajas de injertar y paletas de mano para arrancar malas hierbas, y las pistolas de silicona, pelarosas y alicates para pegar y preparar arreglos florales.
El documento proporciona información básica sobre el baloncesto. Fue creado por James Naismith y consiste en encestar una pelota en canastas ubicadas a los extremos de la cancha. Explica las posiciones de un equipo, el papel del árbitro y algunos fundamentos técnicos del deporte. También incluye enlaces a sitios web sobre baloncesto.
Jim Warren is one of the most successful and versatile artists in the world today with over 35 years of painting. His artwork ranges from portraits of celebrities and families to illustrations for books, movies, and album covers. Warren's fine art oil paintings and limited edition prints are featured in top galleries around the world. He has created this website to share his artwork and connect with fans.
El documento describe un proceso químico para la carbonización del metanol. El metanol se hace pasar a través de un reactor catalítico que contiene un catalizador de RhI3 para producir ácido acético. Los productos de la reacción se envían a una columna de destilación para separar el ácido acético de las impurezas.
We are creatures of nature. We evolved we do not adapt. Only evolution can change us. To think we are in control of the best foods for weight loss is a fallacy. It is based on misguided information and pseudo- science that emanates from in-house food industry labs. bit.ly/1uGtj9y
Biodiversity informatics for Polar Regions - how to transform data into knowl...Anton Van de Putte
This document summarizes Dr. Anton P. Van de Putte's presentation on transforming polar biodiversity data into knowledge. It discusses Belgium and Portugal's roles in the Antarctic Treaty and scientific cooperation in Antarctica. It then describes projects like the Census of Antarctic Marine Life that have made biodiversity data open access. The presentation highlights the Antarctic Biodiversity Portal and tools like the Antarctic Master Directory that integrate and analyze biodiversity data from the region. It emphasizes making research more visible through open data sharing and transforming data into knowledge products like the Atlas of Southern Ocean Marine Biodiversity.
Biodiversity Information Networks: Dataflows for interdisciplinary sciencesGBIF_NPT
Danis and Parsons, presentation given at the World Conference on Marine Biodiversity, Aberdeen, September 2011.
ANSTRACT: In this paper, we present SCAR’s Marine Biodiversity Information Network (SCAR-MarBIN, www.scarmarbin.be), introduce the new Antarctic Biodiversity Information Facility (ANTABIF, www.biodiversity.aq) and argue that it has become vital and practicable to support an international mechanism for the exchange of scientific data. This approach allows to integrate large data volumes, and helps modern biologists to face a “data deluge” using new techniques and technologies currently developed in the field of biodiversity informatics. Biodiversity is an example of data-intensive science, and certainly requires an interdisciplinary, scalable approach to address complex systemic problems such as environmental change and its impact on marine ecosystems. This paper discusses the experience of data scientists seeking to collect, curate, and provide data during the timeframe of the International Polar Year. The data content of the SCAR-MarBIN and ANTABIF holdings has been explored, and recent published analyses are used to illustrate concrete examples. We find that while technology is a critical factor to address this dimension, the greater challenges are more socio-cultural than technical. We describe a vision of discoverable, open, linked, useful, and safe data and suggest the need for a rapid socio-technical evolution in the overall science data ecosystem.
Biodiversity Information Networks: dataflows for interdisciplinary scienceBruno Danis
In this paper, we present SCAR’s Marine Biodiversity Information Network (SCAR-MarBIN, www.scarmarbin.be), introduce the new Antarctic Biodiversity Information Facility (ANTABIF, HYPERLINK "http://www.biodiversity.aq" www.biodiversity.aq) and argue that it has become vital and practicable to support an international mechanism for the exchange of scientific data. This approach allows to integrate large data volumes, and helps modern biologists to face a “data deluge” using new techniques and technologies currently developed in the field of biodiversity informatics. Biodiversity is an example of data-intensive science, and certainly requires an interdisciplinary, scalable approach to address complex systemic problems such as environmental change and its impact on marine ecosystems. This paper discusses the experience of data scientists seeking to collect, curate, and provide data during the timeframe of the International Polar Year. The data content of the SCAR-MarBIN and ANTABIF holdings has been explored, and recent published analyses are used to illustrate concrete examples. We find that while technology is a critical factor to address this dimension, the greater challenges are more socio-cultural than technical. We describe a vision of discoverable, open, linked, useful, and safe data and suggest the need for a rapid socio-technical evolution in the overall science data ecosystem.
The document discusses SCAR-MarBIN and ANTABIF, which provide free and open access to Antarctic biodiversity data. Their goals are to exchange scientific data and results from Antarctica freely to promote international cooperation and adaptive conservation/management. They have developed web portals and databases containing over 850,000 visitors and 35 million data records downloaded. Their philosophy is to build an open electronic ecosystem offering access to taxonomic and geospatial biodiversity data using open source solutions.
The document discusses biodiversity data from Antarctica and efforts to make it freely accessible online. It describes several initiatives including SCAR-MarBIN, ANTABIF, and GBIF that host Antarctic biodiversity data and enable users to access over 1 million records. Examples of applications for the data are also provided, such as modeling species distributions, examining responses to climate change, and designing targeted scientific expeditions. Challenges in fully realizing the potential of the data are also discussed.
Librarians and Open Access: the case of E-LIS Fatima Darries
The literature abounds with information on Open Access. Librarians rally to the cause as part of our responsibility of providing access to information. But what are librarians doing to further the cause of Open Access in their own discipline? E-LIS, short for Eprints in Library and Information Science, aims to further the Open Access philosophy by making available papers in LIS and related fields. It is a free-access international repository and archive, in line with the Free Online Scholaship movement (FOS) and the Eprints movement.
The document describes a dataset of sea stars (Antarctic starfish) collected during the ANDEEP3 expedition in 2005. The expedition focused on deep-sea stations in the Powell Basin and Weddell Sea of Antarctica. Sea stars were collected using trawling methods at depths ranging from 1,047 to 4,931 meters. The dataset includes information on the starfish specimens collected, such as location and depth of collection. A data paper describing the dataset was published in the peer-reviewed open-access journal ZooKeys to make the dataset available and provide scholarly credit to the data publishers.
ViBRANT—Virtual Biodiversity Research and Access Network for TaxonomyVince Smith
Presented by Dave Roberts and coauthored by Vince Smith at BioIdentify 2010, the National Muséum of Natural History (MNHN), Paris, France. 20-22 Sept, 2010.
Digital repositories and Knowledge ManagementZaven Hakopov
Challenges of information management repositories and their instrumental positioning for Knowledge Management, but also accessibility and preservation of information is presented, with a specific example of a large digital repository, the International Nuclear Information System (INIS)
This document summarizes an Antarctic Biodiversity Information Facility (ANTABIF) workshop in 2012. ANTABIF aims to make Antarctic biodiversity data open, linked, useful, and interoperable. It has developed tools like the Antarctic Field Guides website for species identification, a biogeographic atlas of the Southern Ocean, and the Microbial Antarctic Resource System (MARS) for genomic data. Challenges include handling the increasing volume and complexity of data from Antarctica.
Intro to GBIF: NBN Crowdsourcing Data Capture SummitKyle Copas
Slides presented as an invited speaker representing GBIF—the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (http://gbif.org)—at an event seeking 'to kick-start collaborations to mobilise the National Biodiversity Network’s extensive undigitised data holdings using crowdsourcing platforms'. Organized by the UK's NBN Trust, the summit took place at the Manchester Museum on 25 Sept 2015.
This document discusses the LOCKSS-USDOCS project, which aims to replicate the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) in a digital environment. It summarizes that LOCKSS is an open source digital preservation system that distributes content across a peer-to-peer network of libraries. LOCKSS-USDOCS currently preserves digital content from GPOaccess and the Federal Digital System, including the Federal Register and Code of Federal Regulations. The project aims to expand participation from more libraries and collections over time.
SURF is a Dutch organization that works to improve ICT infrastructure for higher education and research. One of its initiatives is enhancing publications by linking publications with additional materials like datasets, annotations, and multimedia objects. Several projects in archaeology, history, and other fields have created enhanced publications by combining articles with maps, images, audio/video clips. Next steps include improving tools for creating enhanced publications and promoting availability and curation of research data to support this work.
Prototype Phase Kick-off Event and CeremonyArchiver
On Monday 7 December 2020, the selected consortia for the ARCHIVER prototype phase have been announced during a Public Award Ceremony.
The Kick-off marks the beginning of the Prototype implementation Phase, where the three selected to move forward will build prototypes of their solutions including all components, and basic functionality, interoperability, and security tests will be performed by IT specialists from the buyers’ group.
The document summarizes the African Open Science Platform (AOSP). It discusses that AOSP aims to coordinate open science activities across Africa to increase collaboration, data sharing and reuse. It is focused on four key areas: establishing an open data forum, funding research infrastructure initiatives, funding transdisciplinary research projects, and developing open data policies. The ultimate goals are to accelerate discovery through open data, attract more funding, and contribute to global knowledge. AOSP is funded by the National Research Foundation of South Africa and managed by the Academy of Science of South Africa.
Part 1 - What is a data e-infrastructure?
Part 2 - Serving policy frameworks facing BIG challenges
Part 3 - The power of an e-Infrastructure - Synergies and efficiencies through Global collaboration communities
This document summarizes the work of the Marine Biology Lab at the Université Libre de Bruxelles led by Bruno Danis. It describes the lab's research focusing on various topics related to marine biology in Antarctica such as symbiosis, eco-physiology, biogeography, and biodiversity informatics. It lists the biological models, approaches, and objectives for each research topic. It also provides information on the lab's partners, funding, timelines, and publications. The lab operates the biodiversity.aq ecosystem which includes tools and databases for taxonomy, occurrences, an atlas, field guides, and microbial data.
VERSO: Ecosystem Responses in the Southern OceanBruno Danis
General presentation of the BELSPO funded vERSO (Ecosystem Resoponses to Changes in the Southern Ocean) project. More information on www.versoproject.be
A new atlas, providing the most thorough audit of marine life in the Southern Ocean, is published this week by the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Leading marine biologists and oceanographers from all over the world spent the last four years compiling everything they know about ocean species from microbes to whales. It’s the first time that such an effort has been undertaken since 1969 when the American Society of Geography published its Antarctic Map Folio Series.
In an unprecedented international collaboration 147 scientists from 91 institutions across 22 countries (Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, the UK and the USA) combined their expertise and knowledge to produce the new Biogeographic Atlas of the Southern Ocean. More than 9000 species are recorded, ranging from microbes to whales. Hundreds of thousands of records show the extent of scientific knowledge on the distribution of life in the Southern Ocean. In 66 chapters, the scientists examine the evolution, physical environment, genetics and possible impact of climate change on marine organisms in the region.
Chief editor, Claude De Broyer, of the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, said: “This is the first time that all the records of the unique Antarctic marine biodiversity, from the very beginnings of Antarctic exploration in the days of Captain Cook, have been compiled, analysed and mapped by the scientific community. It has resulted in a comprehensive atlas and an accessible database of useful information on the conservation of Antarctic marine life.”
Register of Antarctic Marine Species - AquaRESBruno Danis
RAMS (the Register of Antarctic Marine Species) is a free and open access database that contains taxonomic and biogeographic data for over 18,000 accepted Antarctic marine species. It is a community-driven project with a board of 60 editors. RAMS is part of the larger WoRMS (World Register of Marine Species) database. It serves as a taxonomic backbone for many Antarctic biodiversity projects and is aimed at supporting science, conservation, and management efforts. RAMS data is accessible on the biodiversity.aq website.
Presentation given at the Microbial Antarctic Resource System (mARS), during the SCAR Open Science Conference 2012, in Portland. Presented by Alison Murray and Bruno Danis.
Presentation given at the Standing Groups meeting at the SCAR Open Science Conference. This presentation focuses on a facet of the ANTABIF architecture, the GBIF Integrated Publishing Toolkit
This document provides information about a meeting to design an integrated information system called MARS (Microbial Antarctic Resource System) for microbial biodiversity data from Antarctica. The goals are to capture stakeholder needs, scope the project, identify requirements, examine challenges of unifying different data types, and provide recommendations. Participants will discuss priorities and needs, examine sample data, and have hands-on activities over multiple days to iteratively design MARS.
This document provides an overview and objectives of an ANTABIF training session. The training will familiarize participants with ANTABIF's architecture, functionalities, tools and standards. It will include hands-on exercises with dummy and real data. The objectives are to learn about ANTABIF, see demonstrations of its features, and collect feedback on its usefulness. The agenda includes technical overviews, standards, publishing tools, and hands-on sessions.
An overview of Antarctic biodiversity networksBruno Danis
The document summarizes Bruno Danis' presentation on Antarctic Biodiversity Networks at the GBIF Science Symposium 2011. Some key points:
- Antarctic Treaty of 1959 inspired sharing of scientific data from Antarctica freely.
- SCAR-MarBIN and ANTABIF facilitate open access to Antarctic biodiversity data through various tools and portals.
- Achievements include the Reference Antarctic Marine Species database, over 1 million georeferenced records published through GBIF and OBIS, and community projects like the Antarctic Field Guides and Biogeography Atlas of the Southern Ocean.
- Future challenges include continued technological improvements and promoting a culture of open data sharing in the Antarctic community.
The document discusses two biodiversity information networks - SCAR-MarBIN and ANTABIF - that provide free and open access to Antarctic biodiversity data. They follow a general philosophy of building an electronic ecosystem that exposes biodiversity data and metadata in multiple contexts through community collaboration and standardization. The networks have developed web portals, taxonomic and geospatial databases, field guides, and tools that follow open standards to facilitate data sharing and discovery. Projects aim to georeference genetic data and develop a Southern Ocean biogeography atlas.
4. The Antarctic Treaty
« In order to promote international cooperation in
scientific investigation in Antarctica, as provided for in
Article III (1c) of the Treaty, the Contracting Parties agree
that, to the greatest extent feasible and practicable: […]
Scientific observations and results from Antarctica shall be
exchanged and made freely available. »
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6. Mark Parsons [THANKS]
Discoverable
Data should be accessible soon after collection (online wherever possible) in a
discovery portal such as the Global Change Master Directory.
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7. Mark Parsons [THANKS]
Open
Open Data is a philosophy and practice requiring that certain data are freely
available to everyone, without restrictions from copyright, patents or other
mechanisms of control.—Wikipedia
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8. Mark Parsons [THANKS]
Linked
The term Linked Data is used to describe a method of exposing, sharing, and
connecting data [using] the Web.—Wikipedia
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9. Mark Parsons [THANKS]
Useful
Data from different projects, disciplines, and data centers should be
easily understood and used in conjunction with each other in
standard tools and analysis frameworks
Data should be well described so to be useful for a broad audience.
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10. Mark Parsons [THANKS]
Interoperable
Metadata and data should be readily interchangeable between
different polar data systems to enable data discovery across multiple
portals.
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11. Mark Parsons [THANKS]
Safe
Safe from hackers, from obsolescence, from undocumented change, from loss,
and from the ravages of time.
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12. Some initial recommendations
for scientists and data centers
• Investigators should publish their IPY data immediately.
• The scientific community needs to recognize the value of good data
through citation, consideration of data publication in promotion and
tenure review, and by training young scientists in data management.
• Data centers must develop partnerships with other data centers in
other countries and other disciplines to enhance data accessibility and
interoperability.
• Data centers should partner with their scientific community to explicitly
meet their needs, provide easy submission tools, and make the data
more useful and integrated with other data.
Mark Parsons [THANKS]
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13. SCAR-MarBIN
SCAR’s Marine Biodiversity Information Network
www.scarmarbin.be
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14. General philosophy
• Build an electronic ecosystem
• Offer free and open access to data and technology
• Expose all the (biodiversity) data and metadata
• Remain community-driven
• Adopt strong standardization
• Work for science, conservation, management
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15. SCAR-MarBIN
Marine Biodiversity Information Network
• www.scarmarbin.be
• Main funding: Belgian science Policy office
• International funding
• International Polar Year 2007/08
• Census of Antarctic Marine Life
• Ocean Biogeographic Information System
• Global Biodiversity Information Network
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16. The webportal
taxonomy, biogeography
vizualisation
open access
800,000 visitors
5,800,000 hits
39,000,000 dld records
V2alpha coming up
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17. The Register of Antarctic
Marine Species
• The first RAMS
• Board of 60+ editors
all taxa
all species
• Feeds WoRMS, CoL and
EoL
valid species
• 16,475 taxa
0 3.750 7.500 11.250 15.000
• 9,346 species
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18. Biogeographic data
1,088,044 records
178 datasets
5,235 taxa
Feeds OBIS, GBIF
Downloadable
WebGIS
OGC Webservices
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27. SCAR-MarBIN V2
• 100% Open Source
• Geo-oriented
• improved search engine
• improved interface, direct access to data
• all resources available through Webservices
• alpha version to be deployed soon
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33. ANTABIF
Antarctic Biodiversity Information Facility
www.biodiversity.aq
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34. ANTABIF
Antarctic Biodiversity Information Facility
• www.biodiversity.aq
• Funding: Belgian science Policy office
• International Year of Biodiversity
• Single Access to all Antarctic Biodiversity
data
• Australian Antarctic Division
• Global Biodiversity Information Network
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35. ANTABIF
Technology: 100% Open Source
• Search engine: Full text (SOLR-Lucene)
• Database: PostGresql
• GIS: Geoserver, PostGIS, OpenLayers
• Web services: RESTish (all resources)
• Protocoles: DIF, DwCore, DwC archive, Tapir…etc
• GBIF tools : HIT, IPT…etc
• Hosting: BBPF
• Metadata system: Global Change Master Directory
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47. [projects] some examples
Antarctic Field Guides
Georeferenced genetic data
Polar Macroscope Synthesis
Biogeographic Atlas of the SO
Scratchpads
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49. What is a Scratchpad?
A Toolkit for our community Vincent Smith [THANKS]
1 2 3
Your data Uploaded & “Published” & reviewed
tagged on your site
Fast Intuitive Fit for use
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50. Scratchpads Vincent Smith [THANKS]
A multi-site implementation of Drupal
http://scratchpads.eu
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51. Scratchpads Vincent Smith [THANKS]
A multi-site implementation of Drupal
http://scratchpads.eu
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52. Taxonomy Vincent Smith [THANKS]
Taxonomy import,
management and
navigation
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53. Bibliographic data Vincent Smith [THANKS]
Reference manager /
Endnote support for
bibliographies
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54. Images Vincent Smith [THANKS]
Image galleries,
image upload &
annotation
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55. Phylogeny Vincent Smith [THANKS]
Nexus / Newick import for
visualizing phylogenies
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56. Character Matricies Vincent Smith [THANKS]
Molecular & morphological character matricies (discrete,
morphometric and text characters)
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57. Distribution Maps Vincent Smith [THANKS]
Presence absence
country maps
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58. Specimens & locations Vincent Smith [THANKS]
Specimen & location
records (DwC)
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59. Pages, Forums, Blogs, Newsletters
Vincent Smith [THANKS]
Static web pages
Web fora with e-
mail integration
Newsletters with e-
User blogs mail integration
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60. Mass Import Vincent Smith [THANKS]
Import from CSV text file to any content type
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61. Multilingual Support Vincent Smith [THANKS]
Create & switch between content in any language
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62. Taxon Pages Vincent Smith [THANKS]
Integrating data & “publishing” in a Scratchpad
Including 3rd party content
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63. Taxon Pages Vincent Smith [THANKS]
Integrating data & “publishing” in a Scratchpad
Including 3rd party content
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86. METADATA
• WHAT?
• Contact, abstract, citation
• much more can be entered
• HOW?
• online form: Datasets>Submit a dataset
• download data toolkit then email to me
• contact me
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92. Your data is
DISCOVERABLE
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93. DATA
• WHAT?
• ScientificName, Latitude, Longitude, Date
• much more can be added
• HOW?
• enter the metadata (!!!!)
• use DTK, or your own stuff, or more advanced
techniques
• contact your data center or me
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107. Food for thought
• its a time of rapid change, need for timely change
in our behavior regarding data publication:
NORMS
• IPY/CAML’s virtual legacy
• save the whales? save the birds? SAVE THE DATA
FIRST! [in as many contexts as possible]
• flying across disciplines is exciting!
• information networks are organic
• this is just a beginning!
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