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Small pieces loosely joined: a unified theory of biodiversity for the web.
The document discusses Scratchpads, a website platform for taxonomic research. Scratchpads allow individual researchers and communities to integrate their data, such as specimens, publications, images and phylogenies. Data is tagged and can be displayed in customizable panels on dynamically generated pages. This brings together the fragmented work of individual taxonomists ("micro taxonomy") while also integrating with larger biodiversity databases ("macro taxonomy"). The document provides examples of how Scratchpads have been used and their potential to further unify biodiversity research across different areas of study and online platforms.
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Introduction to a unified theory of biodiversity focused on macro and micro taxonomy.
Details on macro taxonomy goals: species inventory, documentation of relationships, and data publication.
Macro taxonomy data includes 1.8M described species, 300M pages, and potentially 1.5-3B specimens.
Insights into the research community of 4-6,000 scientists, pro-amateurs, and citizen scientists.
Describes the fragmented and specialized nature of micro taxonomy, with a focus on its sociological aspects.
Highlights non-transferable skills and domain-specific methodologies in micro taxonomy.
Summarizes outputs of micro taxonomy as heterogeneous and difficult to find and utilize.
Highlights the need for integrating macro and micro taxonomy for better data accessibility.
Discusses traditional taxonomy approaches including central databases and the challenges faced.
Introduces Scratchpads as a community website for data management and publication.
Details on the functionalities of Scratchpads including data upload, tagging, and publishing.
Describes various functions of Scratchpads, including managing specimens, DNA, and literature.
Overview of Scratchpad administration features, including user roles and data management.
Reports on current Scratchpad user statistics and various species covered.
Highlights monthly visitor statistics for Scratchpads and user engagement metrics.
Discusses diverse applications of Scratchpads including eBooks, journals, and image galleries.
Highlights organizations collaborating with Scratchpads to enhance data collection and dissemination.
Details on what is required to create a Scratchpad and agreement to terms.
Guidance on management and categorizing user content in Scratchpads.
Explains the process of tagging data for better accessibility and indexing.
Describes the autotagging process for content indexing based on taxonomy references.
Discusses the advantages of tagging data and how it can be presented in various ways.
Explains how to integrate and publish tagged data in Scratchpads.
Details the customization of data presentation such as species pages and hierarchical views.
Describes how Scratchpads contribute to biodiversity science through personalized technologies.
Discusses the integration of biodiversity data via Scratchpads!
Introduces Zootaxa as a leading journal that publishes new species descriptions in biodiversity.
Summarizes the collaborative, data-rich impact of Scratchpads on biodiversity research.
Acknowledges contributors and participants in the Scratchpad initiative.
Highlights the scalable and sustainable technologies used in managing Scratchpads.