vocabularies - managing them

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Kehan Harman

Researcher – NHM, London

9 November 2009

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Vocabularies – Managing ThemVocabularies – Managing Them

Roger Hyam

Markus Döring

David Remsen

Summary

What?

Why?

How?

Where do we go from here?

Summary

What?

Why?

How?

Where do we go from here?

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Summary

What?

Why?

How?

Where do we go from here?

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Summary

What?

Why?

How?

Where do we go from here?

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Summary

What?

Why?

How?

Where do we go from here?

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Vocabularies in the Wild

TDWG Content StandardsGeographic Regions

Botanical Authors

ISO CodesCountries (3166)

Languages (639)

Vocabularies in the Wild

TDWG Content StandardsGeographic Regions

Botanical Authors

ISO CodesCountries (3166)

Languages (639)

Vocabularies in the Wild

TDWG Content StandardsGeographic Regions

Botanical Authors

ISO CodesCountries (3166)

Languages (639)

Vocabularies in the Wild

TDWG Content StandardsGeographic Regions

Botanical Authors

ISO CodesCountries (3166)

Languages (639)

L.W.Sm. DC.

Vocabularies in the Wild

TDWG Content StandardsGeographic Regions

Botanical Authors

ISO CodesCountries (3166)

Languages (639)

DwC recommended controlled vocabulariesoccurrenceStatus

basisOfRecord

Opportunity?

Associate data with standardised terms

i18n/l10n

Threat?

ExpiresTDWG Standard for Botanical Journal Abbreviations

Un-normalised data

Threat?

ExpiresTDWG Standard for Botanical Journal Abbreviations

Un-normalised data

Threat?

ExpiresTDWG Standard for Botanical Journal Abbreviations

Un-normalised data X

Threat?

ExpiresTDWG Standard for Botanical Journal Abbreviations

Un-normalised data X

Threat?

ExpiresTDWG Standard for Botanical Journal Abbreviations

Un-normalised data XX

Need

Accessible 'Content Standards'

Definitions

Identifiers

i18n

Disambiguation

Workflow

Need

Accessible 'Content Standards'

Definitions

Identifiers

i18n

Disambiguation

Workflow

Identifiers

Identifiers

Identifiers

HTTP/URI

Need

Accessible 'Content Standards'

Definitions

Identifiers

i18n

Disambiguation

Workflow

Identifiers

Identifiers

Identifiers

HTTP/URI

∫ data

Community Participation

Community Participation

GBIF Vocabulary* Server* and DwC extension

http://vocabularies.gbif.org

Vocabulary Server

What is a Vocab?Standardised conceptsAdditional metadata

TermsMultilingual 'Labels' for concepts

Web ServiceGET responses

DownloadTSV/CSV

Vocabulary: ISO Country Codes

Concept: Bolivia (BO)

Term Language

Βολιβία Modern Greek (el)

बो ििििया Sanskrit (sa)

بوليفيا Arabic (ar)

Vocabulary: ISO Country Codes

Concept: Bolivia (BO)

Terms:

Workflow

Draft, Review, PublishedDraftFluid

ReviewIdentifiers harden up

PublishedAdd concepts?

Add multilingual terms

Workflow

Draft, Review, PublishedDraftFluid

ReviewIdentifiers harden up

PublishedAdd concepts?

Add multilingual terms

Workflow

Draft, Review, PublishedDraftFluid

ReviewIdentifiers harden up

PublishedAdd concepts?

Add multilingual terms

New Revisio

Workflow

Draft, Review, PublishedDraftFluid

ReviewIdentifiers harden up

PublishedAdd concepts?

Add multilingual terms

New Revision

Next steps?

How to contact GBIF:

Web site: www.gbif.orgData portal: data.gbif.org Vocabs: vocabularies.gbif.org

GBIF SecretariatUniversitetsparken 152100 CopenhagenDenmark

E-mail: info@gbif.org kehanharman@gmail.com

Phone: +45 3532 1470Fax: +45 3532 1480