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*Thank you for Joe Cook’s talk. As someone managing a site (Archbold, FL) with an existing comprehensive multi-taxon collection I am interested in hearing about any existing collection strategies for sites. Not just collection gaps and frequencies (agree with all your suggestions, thank you) but also how to anticipate collection needs for locations sites which also have a long-term corresponding multi streams of environmental data. Extended specimen tied to extended environmental data. Plus think about same question for networks of intensively monitored sites. Hilary Swain hswain@archbold-station.org | *Thank you for Joe Cook’s talk. As someone managing a site (Archbold, FL) with an existing comprehensive multi-taxon collection I am interested in hearing about any existing collection strategies for sites. Not just collection gaps and frequencies (agree with all your suggestions, thank you) but also how to anticipate collection needs for locations sites which also have a long-term corresponding multi streams of environmental data. Extended specimen tied to extended environmental data. Plus think about same question for networks of intensively monitored sites. Hilary Swain hswain@archbold-station.org | ||
'''Potential Workshop topics from Webinar 2''' | |||
*Working with CC-0 datasets dramatically reduces the barrier to re-use collection data and develop tools to facilitate cross-collection and cross-disciplinary integrations. To panelists - How do you see licensing as a way to facilitate / control re-use? How do your colleagues use CC-0 ? Jorrit Poelen jhpoelen+idigbio@jhpoelen.nl https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ Jorrit Poelen jhpoelen+idigbio@jhpoelen.nl https://data.nal.usda.gov/access-policy Kevin kevin.hackett@usda.gov | |||
*When it comes to capacity / workforce development, what would you envision might be done to professionalize collections management and work from the ground up to get more positions funded (not on soft money) at varioius institutions? Can the Action Center take on a role of providing "local" advocacy help regarding the need for these individuals. If we mean what we say about the importance of these collections ... collections don't exist without people. AND the collections are only as useful as the data we have and can add about each of them. Soft money positions often mean much institutional / individual information loss is happening all the time. Deborah Paul dlpaul@illinois.edu One (of many) good models is ISBER, in their training programs and, importantly, their certification programs. Scott MillerS@si.edu | |||
*Other USG agencies might also be useful for this work: OMB, OPM, etc work with the US Digital Service to modernize the talent pool and workforce, especially for data scientists. There are a lot of FANG data scientists out there who might be recruited for this public-facing work. Nick Pyenson pyensonn@si.edu | |||
*So far these discussions have avoided specifics, but at some point the leadership of a national action center and the manner of participation of individual collections in a national action center must be determined. Have specific organizational structures been proposed? Dan Distel d.distel@northeastern.edu '@Dan - I think it is too early to delve into these specifics. Ideally, whatever organizational system is put in place, it will allow for input and collaboration from all within our community. Andy Bentley abentley@ku.edu | |||
*Zimkus - what is your view on "leading development of cyberinfrastructure" ? Are you leaning towards to centralize funding skills, or more to decentralize funding and skills to build a communal skill to maintain, and improve, cyberinfrastructure? Jorrit Poelen jhpoelen+idigbio@jhpoelen.nl I think this has to do with development of a backbone architecture for the Digital Extended Specimen that all of these indepenedent projects cahn contribute to rather than working at cross purposes or reinventing the wheel. Andy Bentley abentley@ku.edu | |||
Attribution is a huge deal for advocacy for collections and should be encouraged in as many ways as possible. CC-BY is simply one way of trying to enforec that but there is a larger conversation to be had here. Andy Bentley abentley@ku.edu | |||
In my opinion use tracking is not actually that useful, especially in the long tail of science. Is a specimen not useful if it is currently not being used? | |||