ZooBank and the Taxonomic Renaissance There are an estimated 8-10 million species on Earth but only about 1.5 million have been described. Taxonomy provides essential information for fields like conservation, agriculture, and medicine. However, constraints include limited access to existing species descriptions, specimens, and colleagues. Cyberinfrastructure like e-monographs, a Taxonomic Expert Network, and a Virtual Species Observatory can help modernize and improve taxonomy by enabling collaborative research and providing open access to curated collections, descriptions, and identification tools. This cyberinfrastructure will transform how taxonomic information and knowledge are generated and applied.