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Introduction - The Mauritius Herbarium
by Mauritius Herbarium 29 Nov '17

29 Nov '17

Hello everyone, I am Claudia Baider, Brazilian-born working in Mauritius for over 15 years. I am currently in charge of The Mauritius Herbarium. My main research interest is in the conservation of biodiversity in tropical terrestrial systems focusing on the Amazon, the Atlantic forests and, more recently, the Mascarenes (located within the Madagascar and SW Indian Ocean Biodiversity hotspot) where I investigate the impact of invasive alien species on its biodiversity. I am also interested in restoration ecology and taxonomy of Mascarene flowering plants. Over the last decade, The Mauritius Herbarium has databased and barcoded most of its collections. Our aim now is to apply international standards for making data available on our website, and in a regional and global portals. We are also working with a local NGO that is is spearheading a project on organic farming that wishes to make the results of this project available local and internationally. We received a BID-AFRICA 2017 grant (BID-AF2017-0316-SMA) for the project 'Getting the plants to all: dissemination of information from the collection of The Mauritius Herbarium" ( https://www.gbif.org/project/aRCxBBF1BYU2C0us62ea4/getting-the-plants-to-al…). With my best wishes, Claudia -------------------------------------------- Dr Claudia Baider, The Mauritius Herbarium, RE Vaughan Building (MSIRI compound), Agricultural Services, Ministry of Agro-Industry and Food Security. Reduit, Postal code 80835, Mauritius. Phone +(230) 4541061. https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=dpFq8_8AAAAJ&hl=en

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15 PhD student positions open for Marie Curie Plant ID
by Mergen Patricia 15 Nov '17

15 Nov '17

Dear all There are 15 phD positions open in the Marie Curie ITN Plant ID https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/257786 Number 12 is with Botanic Garden Meise Genomicbarcoding to trace and identify illegally logged African trees - Botanic Garden Meise, Degree Awarding KU Leuven These positions are open to applicants world-wide. More info here on how to apply to the position in Meise. The procedure is similar for the 14 other positions in this program. http://www.plantentuinmeise.be/PUBLIC/GENERAL/ABOUTUS/vacancies.php With my best wishes Patricia ________________________________________ From: Bid-community [bid-community-bounces(a)lists.gbif.org] on behalf of Deborah Paul [dpaul(a)fsu.edu] Sent: 05 October 2017 10:01 To: bid-community(a)lists.gbif.org Subject: [Bid-community] You're Invited! Darwin Core (Quarter) Hour - Extensions in Short - at TDWG 2017 Hi Everyone, Please join us tomorrow for Darwin Core (Quarter) Hour - Extensions in Short! Time Date: 9 AM EDT, 2 PM London, 4 PM Kenya ON Thursday 5 October WHERE: http://idigbio.adobeconnect.com/tdwg2017 Abstract. In this special Darwin Core Hour webinar we will tackle a topic that annoys some, excites others, and (at times) puzzles the rest of us: Darwin Core Extensions. As existing extensions are being used increasingly by the biodiversity informatics community and as the number of new extensions that are being proposed grows rapidly, it is important to understand what they refer to and why they are becoming so popular within the community. By exploring some examples, we will try to answer the following questions: What are extensions? How do they work? And, under which circumstances would I ever use them? Presenter: Paula Zermoglio Moderators: Holly Little, Dag Endresen, David Bloom DETAILS. At TDWG 2017 Conference on Thursday, the Darwin Core Hour team is presenting a talk "Standards in Action: The Darwin Core Hour" and we hope that you will join us to hear this special edition of Darwin Core Hour and participate in our mini-DwC (Quarter) Hour Extensions in Short. Proceedings of TDWG https://doi.org/10.3897/tdwgproceedings.1.20280 See you in 24 hours! Deb Paul, et al from TDWG 2017 and the Darwin Core Hour Team -- -- Upcoming iDigBio Events https://www.idigbio.org/calendar -- Deborah Paul, iDigBio Digitization and Workforce Training Specialist iDigBio -- Steering Committee Member, SPNHC Liaison and Member-At-Large, SYNTHESYS3 Representative Institute for Digital Information, 234 LSB Florida State University Tallahassee, Florida 32306 850-644-6366 _______________________________________________ Bid-community mailing list Bid-community(a)lists.gbif.org https://lists.gbif.org/mailman/listinfo/bid-community

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New GBIF data validator
by Kyle Copas 01 Nov '17

01 Nov '17

All, ICYMI, just a quick note to BID community to alert you to the release of GBIF’s new data validator: https://www.gbif.org/tools/data-validator This news item provides some background that may highlight its potential relevance for you: https://www.gbif.org/news/1typAByt7mWSuoAY6sM442 All best, Kyle ===== Kyle Copas +45 35 32 14 75 | mobile +45 28 75 14 75 | Skype kylecopas GBIF Secretariat Universitetsparken 15 2100 Copenhagen Ø Denmark http://www.gbif.org<http://www.gbif.org/>

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Darwin Core Hour: Kurator Web - for Cleaner Biodiversity Data - Tuesday Oct 24th @ 11 AM EDT 12 PM ART, 3 PM UTC, 5 PM CEST
by Deborah Paul 24 Oct '17

24 Oct '17

Yes! It's almost Darwin Core Hour Time. In this enthralling installment, we will all be getting a closer look at Kurator Web (http://kurator.acis.ufl.edu/kurator-web/), and a live demo too. Won't you please join us to learn more about this suite of tools and how you can use them to enhance your collections and research datasets? When: Tuesday Oct 24th @ 11 AM EDT, 12 PM ART, 3 PM UTC, 5 PM CEST Where: http://idigbio.adobeconnect.com/room Presenter: John Wieczorek Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University; VertNet Title: Darwin Core Hour: Kurator Web - for Cleaner Biodiversity Data Abstract: When we think about biodiversity data and its use, we often immediately wonder about the data quality and how to improve it. The Kurator project is one of the initiatives addressing this issue, and aims at building data quality control and enhancement tools that can be readily used by people with different technical skill levels. One such tool is the Kurator Web application. This tool allows users to execute web-based data quality improvement workflows on biodiversity data, especially on data shared using Darwin Core terms, without the need for programming expertise. In this webinar we will demonstrate the use of Kurator Web to run pre-existing data quality workflows, some of which include: aligning datasets with Darwin Core terms, comparing unique values in datasets with controlled vocabularies, and providing suggestions for improvements for existing data. Finally, we will provide some context on how these tools can integrate with broader workflows and some perspective on the future of biodiversity data quality. MORE details: https://www.idigbio.org/content/darwin-core-hour-kurator-web-cleaner-biodiv… More (about) Darwin Core Hours: https://github.com/tdwg/dwc-qa/wiki/Webinars LINK to how to get the most out of Adobe Connect https://www.idigbio.org/wiki/index.php/Web_Conferencing From the entire DwC Hour Team - Hoping to see lots of the BID community next Tuesday, Deb Paul, et al (and yes, please excuse the cross-postings - we don't want anyone to miss!) -- -- Upcoming iDigBio Events https://www.idigbio.org/calendar -- Deborah Paul, iDigBio Digitization and Workforce Training Specialist iDigBio -- Steering Committee Member, SPNHC Liaison and Member-At-Large, SYNTHESYS3 Representative Institute for Digital Information, 234 LSB Florida State University Tallahassee, Florida 32306 850-644-6366

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You're Invited! Darwin Core (Quarter) Hour - Extensions in Short - at TDWG 2017
by Deborah Paul 04 Oct '17

04 Oct '17

Hi Everyone, Please join us tomorrow for Darwin Core (Quarter) Hour - Extensions in Short! Time Date: 9 AM EDT, 2 PM London, 4 PM Kenya ON Thursday 5 October WHERE: http://idigbio.adobeconnect.com/tdwg2017 Abstract. In this special Darwin Core Hour webinar we will tackle a topic that annoys some, excites others, and (at times) puzzles the rest of us: Darwin Core Extensions. As existing extensions are being used increasingly by the biodiversity informatics community and as the number of new extensions that are being proposed grows rapidly, it is important to understand what they refer to and why they are becoming so popular within the community. By exploring some examples, we will try to answer the following questions: What are extensions? How do they work? And, under which circumstances would I ever use them? Presenter: Paula Zermoglio Moderators: Holly Little, Dag Endresen, David Bloom DETAILS. At TDWG 2017 Conference on Thursday, the Darwin Core Hour team is presenting a talk "Standards in Action: The Darwin Core Hour" and we hope that you will join us to hear this special edition of Darwin Core Hour and participate in our mini-DwC (Quarter) Hour Extensions in Short. Proceedings of TDWG https://doi.org/10.3897/tdwgproceedings.1.20280 See you in 24 hours! Deb Paul, et al from TDWG 2017 and the Darwin Core Hour Team -- -- Upcoming iDigBio Events https://www.idigbio.org/calendar -- Deborah Paul, iDigBio Digitization and Workforce Training Specialist iDigBio -- Steering Committee Member, SPNHC Liaison and Member-At-Large, SYNTHESYS3 Representative Institute for Digital Information, 234 LSB Florida State University Tallahassee, Florida 32306 850-644-6366

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Webinar: Crowdsourcing Basics: What is it, and will it work for your collection? - the Milwaukee Public Museum experience
by Deborah Paul 15 Sep '17

15 Sep '17

Greetings All, RE: Crowdsourcing Basics: What is crowdsourcing, and will it work for your collection? - the Milwaukee Public Museum experience. WHEN: Wednesday 20 September at 12 PM EDT, 11 AM CDT. WHERE: http://idigbio.adobeconnect.com/room (Headsets for best experience!). WHO: Presenters: Alyssa Caywood, Collection Digitization Project Manager, Milwaukee Public Museum (MPM) and Julia Colby, Vertebrate & Invertebrate Collections Manager MPM; Moderator: Elizabeth (Libby) Ellwood, Research Fellow - LaBrea Tar Pits, WeDigBio organizer (and former iDigBio Post Doc). Abstract. Crowdsourced transcription projects are used by collection managers across the country to fulfill their data entry capture needs. Intrigued, but not sure crowdsourcing is right for you and your collection? Our discussion will cover evaluating your collection and planning a crowdsource transcription project, plus suggest platforms and tips for evaluating which platform might work for you. We will share what we’ve learned from crowdsourcing transcriptions for our own collections and from hosting a WeDigBio event in 2016. Join us to explore whether crowdsourcing is a tool that you should add to your data management toolbox. And, find out more about ways to participate in WeDigBio 2017 https://www.wedigbio.org/. Please share -- this is crowdsourcing afterall! See you Wednesday, Deborah Paul, on behalf of Alyssa, Julia, and Libby Tips for best webinar experience: https://www.idigbio.org/wiki/index.php/Web_Conferencing -- -- Upcoming iDigBio Events https://www.idigbio.org/calendar -- Deborah Paul, iDigBio Digitization and Workforce Training Specialist iDigBio -- Steering Committee Member, SPNHC Liaison and Member-At-Large, SYNTHESYS3 Representative Institute for Digital Information, 234 LSB Florida State University Tallahassee, Florida 32306 850-644-6366

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Darwin Core Hour 9: Kurator Web - for Cleaner Biodiversity Data
by Deborah Paul 14 Sep '17

14 Sep '17

Hi Everyone, Please excuse cross-postings. RE: Darwin Core Hour 9: Kurator Web - for Cleaner Biodiversity Data After hearing from aggregators last month, and all about the Data Quality efforts of the TDWG DQ IG in September, we shift gears to a project called "Kurator" which offers a suite of tools that any data provider (individual or institution) can use to investigate data quality. DAY and TIME: Tuesday Oct 24 @ 11 AM EDT, 12 PM ART, 3 PM UTC, 5 PM CEST DETAILED Abstract: https://www.idigbio.org/content/darwin-core-hour-kurator-web-cleaner-biodiv… WHERE: http://idigbio.adobeconnect.com/room Related Links Kurator Web http://kurator.acis.ufl.edu/kurator-web/ Kurator Web code https://github.com/kurator-org/kurator-web Kurator Workflows https://github.com/kurator-org/kurator-validation/wiki Abstract. When we think about biodiversity data and its use, we often immediately wonder about the data quality and how to improve it. The Kurator project is one of the initiatives addressing this issue, and aims at building data quality control and enhancement tools that can be readily used by people with different technical skill levels. One such tool is the Kurator Web application. This tool allows users to execute web-based data quality improvement workflows on biodiversity data, especially on data shared using Darwin Core terms, without the need for programming expertise. In this webinar we will demonstrate the use of Kurator Web to run pre-existing data quality workflows, some of which include: aligning datasets with Darwin Core terms, comparing unique values in datasets with controlled vocabularies, and providing suggestions for improvements for existing data. Finally, we will provide some context on how these tools can integrate with broader workflows and some perspective on the future of biodiversity data quality. Brought to you by the Darwin Core Hour Team - Connecting Biodiversity Data Communities Deb Paul, et al PS Check out past and future DCH Webinars https://github.com/tdwg/dwc-qa/wiki/Webinars Hints for best Adobe Connect experience: https://www.idigbio.org/wiki/index.php/Web_Conferencing Let us know if you'd like to moderate / present / plan future Darwin Core Hours https://tinyurl.com/zja2muz -- -- Upcoming iDigBio Events https://www.idigbio.org/calendar -- Deborah Paul, iDigBio Digitization and Workforce Training Specialist iDigBio -- Steering Committee Member, SPNHC Liaison and Member-At-Large, SYNTHESYS3 Representative Institute for Digital Information, 234 LSB Florida State University Tallahassee, Florida 32306 850-644-6366

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Avoiding repetitive data entry
by Monica 08 Sep '17

08 Sep '17

Best wishes to all who have completed their projects. We are still working away on publishing our datasets, and have a question for the community. We have many datasets coming from one collection, so the metadata institutions, contributors, etc. is the same for all of them. Is there a way to just copy the metadata record in the IPT so we don't have to re-create it every time? Monica Morrison MWK_email_signature_logo P.O. Box HA 60 HAK Maun Botswana Tel. 267 686-2825 Fax 267 686-2825 Mobile +267 71757223 Email: moediwakitso(a)btcmail.co.bw Skype: monica_morrison Twitter: monicamorrisong <http://www.linkedin.com/pub/monica-morrison/11/466/3b0/> linked_in_profile Moedi wa Kitso is a trading company of Burning Log (Pty) Ltd.

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Participation to the 2017 TDWG conference
by Mergen Patricia 30 Aug '17

30 Aug '17

Dear all We would like to remind you about the 2017 TDWG Conference in Canada Ottawa. (Biodiversity Information Standards) https://tdwg.github.io/conferences/2017/ We would be happy to see more participants active within the GBIF-BID at the conference. As a reminder, you are encouraged to use the funding you have received within the GBIF-BIDs for networking activities and for example come promote your work within those projects at TDWG. Special rates apply for participants from lower and lower-medium economies and students. Check out the registration here: https://www.regonline.com/builder/site/Default.aspx?EventID=2011221 In case you would like to attend and are from an eligible country please contact our treasurer at treasurer(a)tdwg.org<mailto:treasurer@tdwg.org> With my best wishes Pat Dr. Patricia Mergen Liaison Officer Royal Museum for Central Africa Botanic Garden Meise Leuvensesteenweg 13 3080 Tervuren - BELGIUM ' +32(0)2 769 5626 • Patricia.Mergen(a)africamuseum.be<mailto:Patricia.Mergen@africamuseum.be> • Patricia.Mergen(a)plantentuinmeise.be<mailto:Patricia.Mergen@plantentuinmeise.be> www.africamuseum.be<http://www.africamuseum.be/> www.plantentuinmeise.be [Africa_ex_clr_EN] [APM] P Before printing, think about the environment .

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FW: Madagascar Workshop on Environmental and Scientific Open Data for Sustainable Development Goals in Developing Countries, 5 & 6 September 2017
by Laura Anne Russell 16 Aug '17

16 Aug '17

Below is an upcoming workshop (5-6 Sept 2017) that may be of some interest to African BID awardees. Best, Laura Laura Russell Programme Officer for Participation and Engagement Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) Secretariat From: african-open-science-platform(a)googlegroups.com [mailto:african-open-science-platform@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Ina Smith Sent: 11 August 2017 17:18 To: african-open-science-platform(a)googlegroups.com Subject: Madagascar Workshop on Environmental and Scientific Open Data for Sustainable Development Goals in Developing Countries, 5 & 6 September 2017 Dear all Please read more about this upcoming workshop, to be hosted in Antananarivo, Madagascar at the Hotel Carlton. http://africanopenscience.org.za/?page_id=286 The program can be viewed at http://africanopenscience.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/workshop_progra… To attend, please register at http://codata-pastd.org/webreg/Register.html For inquiries, contact any of the following: Xiang ZHOU zhouxiang(a)radi.ac.cn<mailto:zhouxiang@radi.ac.cn> or zhoux(a)irsa.ac.cn<mailto:zhoux@irsa.ac.cn> Frédéric Joël RAMAROLAHIVONJITIANA dsi(a)mef.gov.mg<mailto:dsi@mef.gov.mg> Mrs NOASILALAONOMENJANAHARY Ambinintsoa Lucie noasilalao912(a)gmail.com<mailto:noasilalao912@gmail.com> Kind regards Ina Ina Smith Project Manager: African Open Science Platform<http://africanopenscience.org.za/> Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) DOAJ Ambassador, Southern Africa Region LIASA Librarian of the Year 2016 [ttp://orcid.org/sites/default/files/images/orcid_16x16(1).gif]<http://orcid.org/> http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9710-3668 Switchboard: +27 12 349 6600 Tel: +27 12 349 6641 Fax: +27 (0) 86 576 9512 Email: ina(a)assaf.org.za<mailto:ina@assaf.org.za> [ssafemail] 1st Floor Block A, The Woods, 41 De Havilland Crescent, Persequor Park Meiring Naudé Road, Lynnwood 0020, Pretoria, South Africa. PO Box 72135, Lynnwood Ridge 0040, Pretoria, South Africa. Website: www.assaf.org.za<http://www.assaf.org.za/> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "African Open Science Platform" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to african-open-science-platform+unsubscribe(a)googlegroups.com<mailto:african-open-science-platform+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com>. To post to this group, send email to african-open-science-platform(a)googlegroups.com<mailto:african-open-science-platform@googlegroups.com>. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/african-open-science-platform/A3995AC971A…<https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/african-open-science-platform/A3995AC971A…>. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.

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