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Vincent S. Smith Simon D. Rycroft & Dave Roberts

Scratchpads. “community tools for taxonomists”. Vincent S. Smith Simon D. Rycroft & Dave Roberts. Data set…. 1.8M described species (10M names). 300M pages (over last 250 years). 1.5-3B specimens. People…. 4-6,000 scientists. 30-40,000 amateurs. Many more citizen scientists?.

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Vincent S. Smith Simon D. Rycroft & Dave Roberts

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  1. Scratchpads “community tools for taxonomists” Vincent S. Smith Simon D. Rycroft & Dave Roberts

  2. Data set… • 1.8M described species (10M names) • 300M pages (over last 250 years) • 1.5-3B specimens People… • 4-6,000 scientists • 30-40,000 amateurs • Many more citizen scientists? Macro scale taxonomy The big picture of taxonomic research Goal… • Inventory the Earth’s species • Document their relationships • “Publish” these data

  3. Methodological… • Communities of practice • Hard to record & update • High output but low impact Different… • Data • Interpretations • Methods Micro scale taxonomy The practice of taxonomic research Parochial… • Specialised • Experts • Fragmented & distributed How do we integrate micro & macro taxonomy?

  4. Single giant database • One size fits all • Very complex (or very simple) • Doesn’t fit all needs • Unsustainable The Traditional Result! • No one uses it (except the developers) • The project dies or a new database is built! Integrating micro & macro taxonomy Pulling taxonomy and taxonomists together The Traditional Approach

  5. 2 Uploaded & tagged 3 1 Published & reviewed on your site Your data What is a Scratchpad? A website for you & your community

  6. 2 Uploaded & tagged 3 1 Published & reviewed on your site Your data Fast Intuitive Fit for use What is a Scratchpad? A website for you & your community

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

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

  9. What can Scratchpads do? In summary +Specimens -Creating a record -Importing from a spreadsheet -Linking specimen & location records -Linking specimen & pub. records +Tasks -Creating a tasklist +Taxonomy -Importing from a spreadsheet -Importing from Classificationbank -Starting from scratch -Taxonomy manager -Displaying a classification -Adding names -Deleting names -Taxonomy & panels +Users -Your settings -Adding a new user -User roles and permissions -Adding and editing user profile fields -Logging in +Webform -Creating and using webforms +Administration -Change your site information -Change you front page -Change your logo -Activity and access logs +Backup -Backing up your data -Restoring your data +Bibliography -Creating a record -Importing from a ref. manager -Exporting to a reference manager +Blog -Creating and adding a blog +Custom Content -Defining a CCK -Importing from a spreadsheet -Creating a custom view +Fileshare -Creating and using a fileshare +Forum -Altering the forum settings -Creating a container for a forum -Creating a new forum -Creating a new topic inside a forum +Groups -Creating a group -Subscribing to a group +Image -Uploading & basic annotation -Linking image & location records -Linking image & specimen records -Linking image & publication records -Overlay annotations on images +Layout -Change your theme -Menus -Blocks and sidebars +Locations -Creating a record -Importing from a spreadsheet +Pages -Creating, editing, cloning & deleting -Configuring the panels template +Panels -Adding & configuring content -Creating a new panel -Citing a Panels page +Polls -Creating a poll

  10. What can Scratchpads do? Visual taskguide

  11. Ants Bees Beetles Big-headed flies Birds Blackflies Sites: 61 Ciliates Cockroaches Users: 665 Dragon Trees Dung Beetles Pages: 130k False Buttonweed Flat worms Since March 2007 Flies Foraminifera Fossil Insects Fungus Gnats Holometabola Leaf-miner Flies Lice Lichens of Bermuda Malvaceae Megalastrum ferns Milichiid flies Mosquitoes Mosses Nannotax fossils Nepticuloid moths Palms Pearl oysters Polychaete worms Scaleworms Stick insects Sulawesi Ferns Termites Triticid grasses Weevils Wood Ferns Current Scratchpads

  12. Scratchpad usage Content & contributors in the first 15 months 129,896 pages,665 contributors June 24 2008 • Pages: • Across 61 sites • - In detail: • Images (4.5%) • Maps (2.8%) • Specimens (2.1%) • Others (1.3%) • Definitions (41%) • References (26%) • Associations (8.5%) • DNA sequences (6%)

  13. Scratchpad usage Content & contributors in the first 15 months 129,896 pages, 665 contributors June 24 2008 • Contributors: • No more than 10% significantly active • 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]

  14. Scratchpad visitors Tracking visitors across sites • Key monthly statistics • 50,000 page views • 6,000 visitors • 8 minutes on site • 50% returning visits (average per month 08’)

  15. http://Scratchpads.eu Or just find out more… • To do… • 100+ help videos • Integration with EOL • Mass data editing tools • Interaction between sites • More panels (CBoL, IUCN) • Better taxonomy management • More functions (Ecol. interactions)

  16. http://e-monocot.org Develop ideas for the e-Monocot project • Forum for… • Expressions of interest • Community news • Project news • Report a problem • Suggest a feature

  17. Simon Rycroft Ben Scott Dave Roberts Thanks…

  18. Questions?

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