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An introduction to the BioCASE programme (A Biological Collection Access Service for Europe)

An introduction to the BioCASE programme (A Biological Collection Access Service for Europe). The Irish National Node Workshop: October 13 th , 2003. The Royal Irish Academy, Dublin. Brian Beckett Ecological Consultancy Services Ltd. (EcoServe). This Presentation:. Participation

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An introduction to the BioCASE programme (A Biological Collection Access Service for Europe)

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  1. An introduction to the BioCASE programme(A Biological Collection Access Service for Europe) The Irish National Node Workshop: October 13th, 2003. The Royal Irish Academy, Dublin. Brian Beckett Ecological Consultancy Services Ltd. (EcoServe) BioCASE – A Biological Collection Access Service for Europe

  2. This Presentation: • Participation • Historical overview and predecessor projects • Implementation of the information service • How can you participate / the future of BioCASE? BioCASE – A Biological Collection Access Service for Europe

  3. BioCASE – An Introduction “The aim of the BioCASE programme is to enhance the over-all value of biological collections as an essential, but presently fragmented and under-exploited European research infrastructure for environmental sciences, systematics, and life sciences in general, by means of implementing a sustainable and expandable information service, which provides researchers with unified access to all European collections, while leaving the control over the information supply in the hands of the information providers.” – www.biocase.org BioCASE – A Biological Collection Access Service for Europe

  4. Potential Participants Biological collections of primary importance for biodiversity research include those housed in: • natural history museums • herbaria and arboreta • botanical and zoological gardens, marine stations / aquaria • microbial and tissue culture collections • plant and animal genetic resource collections • geological museums • universities / research centres • and other observational data (biological surveys, mapping projects) BioCASE – A Biological Collection Access Service for Europe

  5. BioCASE: new information access BioCASE will potentially be useful for: • taxonomists • scientists / public researchers • industrial / private sector applications • General public information BioCASE’s national and international importance • Standardisation of collection holding practice • Information dissemination through the internet • Enhance the profile of collections on all scales BioCASE – A Biological Collection Access Service for Europe

  6. BioCASE: predecessors • Data structure research and modelling (CDEFD project 1993 – 1996) - A Common Datastructure for European Floristic Databases • Resource identification and project proposals (BioCISE project 1997 – 2000) • CETAF Collection networking (ENHSIN Project, Jan. 2000 – ongoing) - Consortium of European Taxonomic Facilities • European Network for Biodiversity Information (ENBI ~ March 2002 – ongoing) BioCASE – A Biological Collection Access Service for Europe

  7. The BioCISE Project: User requirements • What has been collected in area X, and when? • Where has species Y been collected? • Where can I find (bulk) material of species Y for (destructive) analysis? • Where can I get substance Z • What biological collections do I find in X? • Easy-to-use search and result interface BioCASE – A Biological Collection Access Service for Europe

  8. The BioCISE Project • Data received from 470 collection holders • Total no. of collections estimated at > 5000 • Address list of c. 2600 collections • 253 with database, total 401 databases • Est. x * 106 electronic specimen records • Est. x * 107 electronic survey records • Collection holders are willing to share unit-level data BioCASE – A Biological Collection Access Service for Europe

  9. The BioCISE Project: Identified Problems 1. Data availability • Low percentage of recorded objects • Low percentage of records online • Disparate data structures • Inconsistent vocabulary • Different technologies • Inconsistent and undocumented data quality BioCASE – A Biological Collection Access Service for Europe

  10. The BioCISE Project: Identified Problems 2. Collection Community fragmentation • along taxonomic boundaries • species survey vs. specimen collection • collections: archives or means to an end • along national and organisational lines • according to size BioCASE – A Biological Collection Access Service for Europe

  11. European Natural History Specimen Information Network • January 1999 – December 2003 • Networking project of CETAF members • Focus on mobilizing specimen data • Investigating problems related to that task (IPR, User needs, Technologies, etc.) • Berlin workpackage: implementation of a prototype for a common search and access system BioCASE – A Biological Collection Access Service for Europe

  12. Data Levels • BioCISE prototype • Collection-level data (“metadata”) • Data on the contents of entire collections or subcollections: BioCISE prototype • ENHSIN prototype • Unit-level data • Data on individual specimens or observations (ENHSIN: only specimens) BioCASE – A Biological Collection Access Service for Europe

  13. By January 2002…….. • CDEFD had prepared the theoretical base • BioCISE assessed resources and prototyped a collection-level network • ENHSIN united some key players, investigated some basic questions, and prototyped a unit-level network…….. BioCASE implementation BioCASE – A Biological Collection Access Service for Europe

  14. BioCASE: implementation A Biological Collection Access Service for Europe • Proposal organised by BioCISE, supported byCETAF and ENHSIN • BioCASE -implementation phase • www.biocase.org 35 Institutions: 31 National Nodes BioCASE – A Biological Collection Access Service for Europe

  15. BioCASE: Programme Information • 3 year programme, running from November 2001 to 31st October 2004 • Principal Coordinator – Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin-Dahlem (Walter Berendsohn, project leader) • 35 Institutions involved with 31 National Nodes in total • Approximately a 2 million Euro budget, funded from the EU fifth framework programme (Energy, Environment and Sustainable Development) • 7 principal contractors: FUB-BGBM (Berlin), NHM (London), USOTON (Southampton), UPMC/LIS (Paris), INPA (Tel-Aviv), UvA (Amsterdam), RBGKEW (Kew) BioCASE – A Biological Collection Access Service for Europe

  16. BioCASE: the concept BioCASE unites earlier approaches: • Combines unit- and collection-level access • Collection-level organised by National Nodes • Unit-level data remains under control of the collection holders • Overcomes fragmentation • Organizes unit-level access: mobilise data • Provides support services (thesaurus and indexing) BioCASE – A Biological Collection Access Service for Europe

  17. BioCASE: the work packages (major tasks) • National node development & networking • Collection profile development • “Central” node development • Thesaurus modelling, design, data acquisition • Indexing • User interface. User panel input • Legal base & best practice. Business model BioCASE – A Biological Collection Access Service for Europe

  18. BioCASE: programme schematic National Nodes User Interface Thesaurus Central Node Collection Profile User Panel Indexing Legal Basis Future Plans BioCASE – A Biological Collection Access Service for Europe

  19. Summary • BioCASE collection-level network functional • BioCASE unit-level network starting • BioCASE user-interface under development • BioCASE business, IPR and access models under discussion BioCASE – A Biological Collection Access Service for Europe

  20. BioCASE: How can you contribute? Your contribution: • We would like you to consider participation in the BioCASE programme • Participation will involve simply providing us with some basic metadata information on you biological collections • This information will be incorporated into the central database, integrating in a European and global resource. • Evolution of the project: BioCASE after 2004. BioCASE – A Biological Collection Access Service for Europe

  21. Where does BioCASE go after 2004? Related Projects: • GBIF – Global Biodiversity Information Facility • ENBI – European Network for Biodiversity Information • Species 2000 europa (a.k.a. EuroCat) • Fauna Europaea, Euro+Med Plantbase, ERMS • Global Species Databases located in Europe • SYNTHESIS – FP6 project by the Consortium of European Taxonomic Facilities (CETAF) • Further proposals under Framework Programme 6 BioCASE – A Biological Collection Access Service for Europe

  22. Global Species Db’s Global Species Db’s Global Hub Euro-Hub 2 EU Taxon-based Db EU Taxon-based Db Search tools Additional information sources Catalog of Names LICHI Euro- Hub 1 Case Specimen Db Specimen Db GBIF ENBI (Europe’s contribution to GBIF) BioCASE – A Biological Collection Access Service for Europe

  23. Further Information • BioCASE project: www.biocase.org • ENHSIN project: www.nhm.ac.uk/science/rco/enhsin/ • ENBI: www.faunaeur.org/enbi/info.html • EuroCat: www.sp2000.org/ • ERMS www.erms.biol.soton.ac.uk/ • TDWG: www.tdwg.org • ABCD: www.bgbm.org/tdwg/ • Ecological Consultancy Services Ltd: www.ecoserve.ie BioCASE – A Biological Collection Access Service for Europe

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