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GLOBAL BIODIVERSITY. INFORMATION FACILITY. Task Groups on Metadata and Persistent Identifiers. Éamonn Ó Tuama. GB16 Nodes Meeting, Oct 2009. Task Groups. Metadata Implementation Framework Task group (MIFTG). LSID-GUID Task Group (LGTG). Metadata.
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GLOBALBIODIVERSITY INFORMATIONFACILITY Task Groups on Metadata and Persistent Identifiers Éamonn Ó Tuama GB16 Nodes Meeting, Oct 2009
Task Groups Metadata Implementation Framework Task group (MIFTG) LSID-GUID Task Group (LGTG)
Metadata To become a major provider of discovery and access servicesfor a wide variety of biodiversity data types, GBIF must build a distributed metadata catalog system. The report provides recommendations on: Alignment with other metadata initiatives Metadata specifications Metadata catalogue system and network Metadata editors Controlled vocabularies
GBIF Nodes Survey 2009 39% 42% 18% 11% 31% 31% 28%
Persistent Identifiers Effective identification of data objects is essential for linkingthe world’s biodiversity data. If GBIF is to enable the exchange of biodiversity data it must promote identifier adoption through: education, training, outreach leadership practical services Issue unique identifiers for your data!
Persistent Identifiers • Particular recommendations on: • use of appropriate identifier technologies, in particular LSIDs and HTTP URIsMetadata specifications • adoption of Linked Dataprinciples to align with Semantic Web • provision of servicesto support identifier resolution, redirection, metadata hosting, and caching controlled vocabularies • extension of the role of the data portal to support vocabulary services