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Vincent S. Smith Simon D. Rycroft, Ben Scott & Dave Roberts

Scratchpads. “redefining publication”. “getting biodiversity online”. Vincent S. Smith Simon D. Rycroft, Ben Scott & Dave Roberts. European Distributed Institute of Taxonomy. 27 Leading Taxonomic Institutions Europe, North America and Russia 5-year, EU funded, €11.5 million

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Vincent S. Smith Simon D. Rycroft, Ben Scott & Dave Roberts

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  1. Scratchpads “redefining publication” “getting biodiversity online” Vincent S. Smith Simon D. Rycroft, Ben Scott & Dave Roberts

  2. European Distributed Institute of Taxonomy • 27 Leading Taxonomic Institutions • Europe, North America and Russia • 5-year, EU funded, €11.5 million • Network in taxonomy & biodiversity research • Capacity Building • Integrating infrastructures & goals • “Labs without walls” • Training & outreach activities • NHM Providing Leadership • Developing Web infrastructure • Providing depth of knowledge & content • Integration beyond EDIT

  3. 2 Uploaded & tagged 3 1 Published & reviewed on your site Your data What is a Scratchpad? “Small pieces, loosely joined”

  4. 2 Uploaded & tagged 3 1 Published & reviewed on your site Your data Fast Intuitive Fit for use What is a Scratchpad? “Small pieces, loosely joined”

  5. Specimens Images What can Scratchpads do? Import, manage, search & browse: DNA & Phylogenies Literature

  6. Taxonomy What can Scratchpads do? Integration & connectivity within & between sites Specimens DNA & Phylogenies Images Literature

  7. What can Scratchpads do? Instantly build a site & curate the Web Panels Google scholar, Yahoo! Images, BHL, NCBI sequences, GBIF maps (species page templates to integrate user data with quality information on the wider Web)

  8. What can Scratchpads do? Instantly build a site & curate the Web Panels Google scholar, Yahoo! Images, BHL, NCBI sequences, GBIF maps (species page templates to integrate user data with quality information on the wider Web)

  9. Scratchpad applications A multipurpose, flexible technology eBooks 4th Edition Howard & Moore, Birds of the world (fact checking, data compilation, 2010, funding)

  10. Scratchpad applications A multipurpose, flexible technology eJournals European Mosquito Bulletin (ISSN 1460-6127), Phasmid Studies (ISSN 0966-0011) (submission, review, & dissemination of articles)

  11. Scratchpad applications A multipurpose, flexible technology Image galleries Nanno fossils, Cockroaches, Stick insects, Flatworms, Grasses, Lichens & many more… (rapid upload, annotation, & display of images)

  12. ZOOTAXA A rapid international journal for animal taxonomists ISSN 1175-5326 (Print Edition) & ISSN 1175-5334 (Online Edition) Scratchpad applications A multipurpose, flexible technology Societies & Organizations GBIF, Zootaxa, Threatened Plants of the World (Kew), BarCoVer (DNA Barcoding) & more (space for data collection, services, discussion, & organization)

  13. Scratchpad usage Content & contributors in the first year 102,000 pages, 237 contributors Jan. 24 2008

  14. Scratchpad usage Content & contributors in the first year 112,000 pages, 504 contributors Feb. 29 2008

  15. Scratchpad usage Content & contributors in the first year 112,000 pages,504 contributors Feb. 29 2008 • Pages: • Growth of 10% in Feb. 08 • Across 57 sites (up from 53 in Jan. 08) • - In detail: • Images (3.5%) • Maps (3.3%) • Specimens (2.4%) • Others (7.8%) • Definitions (47%) • References (19%) • Associations (10%) • DNA sequences (7%)

  16. Scratchpad usage Content & contributors in the first year 112,000 pages, 504 contributors Feb. 29 2008 • Contributors: • Growth of 112% in Feb. 08 (half via ZooTaxa) • Contributors in more than 30 countries • In detail: • Australasia (2.5%) • South America (2%) • Russia (0.8%) • Middle East (0.4%) • Europe (55%) • Unknown (29%) • North America (9%) • Asia (3%) [Jan. 08]

  17. Scratchpad visitors Tracking visitors across sites Jan. 29 2008 - Feb.28 2008

  18. The “long tail” of taxonomy Visitors want less of more, i.e. everyone wants something different Scratchpad visitors Popular content: what visitors are looking at

  19. Scratchpad visitors Visitor statistics

  20. Scratchpad management Scalable & sustainable technology Hardware, software & user support Virtual machine, open-source software, self-archiving, backed-up, multi-site configuration (easy to move & upgrade, secure & reliable, citable, screencasts, low admin., low marginal costs)

  21. Scratchpad prospects Future development work • Functionality (more data types) • Ecological Interactions • Conservation actions (IUCN Red list) • Improved phylogeny management • Integration (more interaction) • Encyclopedia of Life (Workbench) • More Panels (CBoL, IUCN, Plazi/ZooTaxa) • New gateway & mirror core • Potential (long-term directions) • Grant income generation (>€10m in new grants) • Bibliometrics / Webometrics • Use beyond biodiversity science

  22. Simon Rycroft Ben Scott Dave Roberts Thanks…

  23. Questions?

  24. 112,000pages 504contributors Content Usage Impact (Web equivalent to journal impact factor & personal H-index) Scratchpad bibliometrics Metrics of output and use

  25. Scratchpad visitors Keywords: how visitors find the sites

  26. Scratchpad management Scalable & sustainable technology Signup & user support Online signup form, terms-of-use, auto. site creation, taskguide, screen-casts, sandbox (easy to get, legal, fast to create, intuitive to use, audio-video assistance, test-drive features)

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