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FishBase Lessons Learned

FishBase Lessons Learned. Rainer Froese IfM-GEOMAR rfroese@ifm-geomar.de December 2004. Overview. What is FishBase Some statistics on usage Lessons learned Future plans. Some Statistics. What is not used is useless With modern web statistic software there is no excuse

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FishBase Lessons Learned

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  1. FishBaseLessons Learned Rainer Froese IfM-GEOMAR rfroese@ifm-geomar.de December 2004

  2. Overview • What is FishBase • Some statistics on usage • Lessons learned • Future plans

  3. Some Statistics What is not used is useless With modern web statistic software there is no excuse for not knowning your users

  4. About 10,000 visitors per month

  5. Under The Hood • FishBase Structure

  6. Under The Hood • FishBase Structure • From DataEase to MS Access to MySQL to ??? • From HTML to Cold Fusion to PHP to CMS to ??? • 5 mirrors around the world • www.ZoneEdit.com for load-balancing

  7. General Principles • Keep it simple • Yes-Attitude • Be opportunistic • Give more credit than was expected • Deal with errors • Expose data • Invite, accept and act on criticism • Compare data • Use your data

  8. Design Principles • Do not over-normalize • Avoid (hide) codes • Dedicated fields vs free-text fields • `Science and Data first´ approach • Transparency (reference, entered, modified, date) • Strategic decisions about data (comparative advantage, importance, future maintenance)

  9. Future Plans • Complete coverage and content • Improve mapping • Add more analytical tools • Move to mobile devices • Do FishBase for all aquatic species?

  10. Thanks to the FishBase Team

  11. Thanks to the FishBase Consortium

  12. Thanks to our Donors

  13. Thanks for Listening Questions?

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