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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"
lang="EN">Surveys: Integrating Changes into Collections
Databases: Challenges and Opportunities</span></b><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"
lang="EN"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"
lang="EN">The purpose of these surveys are to gather information
from the collections community regarding your experience
incorporating changes into your local collections databases. Our
goals are </span><span lang="EN-AU">to compile and share</span><span
style="mso-fareast-language:EN-AU" lang="EN"> findings </span><span
lang="EN-AU">at <a href="https://doi.org/10.3897/biss.2.26003"><i>SPNHC-TDWG
2018</i></a><i><span style="color:#538135"> </span></i></span><span
style="mso-fareast-language:EN-AU" lang="EN">as part of the
SPNHC </span><span lang="EN-AU"><a
href="https://doi.org/10.3897/biss.2.26003"><span
style="mso-fareast-language:EN-AU" lang="EN">symposium</span></a></span><span
style="mso-fareast-language:EN-AU" lang="EN">: </span><span
lang="EN-AU">Challenges for Implementing Collections Data
Quality Feedback: synthesizing the community experience. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU">Our interests are in the
skills, processes, and resources needed (or missing) when
collections staff work to integrate data from aggregators and/or
crowd-sourced transcriptions back into their local databases. We
plan to share the critical information collected in these
surveys to help current and future programs design and implement
improved data integration and data quality efforts.</span><span
style="mso-fareast-language:EN-AU" lang="EN"> Many changes might
need to be integrated into collection databases. These two
surveys focus on :</span></p>
<ul type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1
level1 lfo3"> <span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"
lang="EN">data quality feedback suggestions from aggregators,
and</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1
level1 lfo3"> <span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"
lang="EN">information provided by crowdsourcing efforts (e.g.,
online transcription platforms),</span></li>
</ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU">Please take either
questionnaire, or both, as is appropriate. Each survey is
estimated to take a maximum of 5 to 10 minutes.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span lang="EN-AU">Results will be shared at
</span></i><span lang="EN-AU"><a
href="https://doi.org/10.3897/biss.2.26003"><i>SPNHC-TDWG 2018</i></a><i><span
style="color:#538135"> </span>and with you as well if you
provide contact information. </i></span></p>
<span lang="EN-AU">Survey 1: Integrating Data Quality Feedback from
Aggregators into Collection Databases </span><br>
<span lang="EN-AU"><a href="http://bit.ly/integrateDQ">http://bit.ly/integrateDQ</a></span><br>
<br>
<span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-AU" lang="EN">Survey 2:
Integrating Crowdsourced Data into Collection Databases</span><br>
<span lang="EN-AU"><a href="http://bit.ly/integrateCrowdData"><span
style="mso-fareast-language:EN-AU" lang="EN">http://bit.ly/integrateCrowdData</span></a></span><span
style="mso-fareast-language:EN-AU" lang="EN"></span><span
lang="EN-AU"><br>
<br>
Thanks very much.</span><span lang="EN-AU"> In anticipation,</span>
<br>
<span lang="EN-AU">Deb Paul (iDigBio) & Nicole Fisher (CSIRO)<br>
</span>
<blockquote><span lang="EN-AU"><i>please excuse cross-postings -
aiming for worldwide reach - please share!</i></span><br>
<span lang="EN-AU"></span></blockquote>
<b><span style="color:#00A9CE;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"
lang="EN-AU">Nicole Fisher</span></b><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Minion
Pro";color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU" lang="EN-AU"></span><br>
<span
style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"
lang="EN-AU">Digital Collections and Informatics </span><br>
<span
style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"
lang="EN">National Research Collections Australia (NRCA)</span><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Minion
Pro";color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU" lang="EN-AU"></span><br>
<span
style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"
lang="EN-AU">CSIRO</span><span style="font-family:"Minion
Pro";color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU" lang="EN-AU"></span><br>
<b><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#00A9CE;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"
lang="EN-AU">E</span></b><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"
lang="EN-AU"> <a href="mailto:nicole.fisher@csiro.au">nicole.fisher@csiro.au</a>
</span><b><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#00A9CE;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"
lang="EN-AU">T</span></b><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"
lang="EN-AU"> +61 2 6246 4261 </span><b><span
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lang="EN-AU">M</span></b><span
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Pro";color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU" lang="EN-AU"> </span><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"
lang="EN-AU">+61 (0) 475 972 827</span><span
style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU" lang="EN-AU"></span><br>
<span
style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"
lang="EN-AU">Address : GPO Box 1700, Canberra ACT 2601, Australia</span><br>
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href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.csiro.au_en_Research_Collections&d=DwMFAw&c=HPMtquzZjKY31rtkyGRFnQ&r=ODXYRdWm1Oqf5-w5G2NjQw&m=M6jKNcGNZTcLm1Q2yNrLdsSJIZ60UxF-D5RZrEfadIU&s=JyWxtC4jhhJcNknHskgHFqn9FiEOYLdsA3Oqfpo4wL4&e="><span
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