Open Access to the Digital Biodiversity Database: A Comprehensive Functional Model of the Natural History Collections
The Natural History Collections of Adam Mickiewicz University (AMUNATCOLL) in Poznań contain over 2.2 million specimens. Until recently, access to the collections was limited to specialists and was challenging because of the analogue data files. Therefore, this paper presents a new approach to data...
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| author | Bogdan Jackowiak Marcin Lawenda Maciej M. Nowak Paweł Wolniewicz Jerzy Błoszyk Michał Urbaniak Piotr Szkudlarz Damian Jędrasiak Justyna Wiland-Szymańska Rafał Bajaczyk Norbert Meyer |
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| description | The Natural History Collections of Adam Mickiewicz University (AMUNATCOLL) in Poznań contain over 2.2 million specimens. Until recently, access to the collections was limited to specialists and was challenging because of the analogue data files. Therefore, this paper presents a new approach to data sharing called the Scientific, Educational, Public, and Practical Use (SEPP) Model. Since the stakeholder group is broad, the SEPP Model assumes the following key points: full open access to the digitized collections, the structure of metadata in accordance with certain standards, and a versatile tool set for data mining or statistical and spatial analysis. The SEPP Model was implemented in the AMUNATCOLL IT system, which consists of a web portal equipped with a wide set of explorative functionalities tailored to different user groups: scientists, students, officials, and nature enthusiasts. An integral part of the system is a mobile application designed for field surveys, enabling users to conduct studies comparing their own field data and AMUNATCOLL data. The AMUNATCOLL IT database contains digital data on specimens, biological samples, bibliographic sources, and multimedia nature documents. The metadata structure was developed in accordance with ABCD 2.06 and Darwin Core standards. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-aa10bd195f4d4c4282e08b5f2ff354792023-12-03T13:32:30ZengMDPI AGDiversity1424-28182022-07-0114859610.3390/d14080596Open Access to the Digital Biodiversity Database: A Comprehensive Functional Model of the Natural History CollectionsBogdan Jackowiak0Marcin Lawenda1Maciej M. Nowak2Paweł Wolniewicz3Jerzy Błoszyk4Michał Urbaniak5Piotr Szkudlarz6Damian Jędrasiak7Justyna Wiland-Szymańska8Rafał Bajaczyk9Norbert Meyer10Department of Systematic and Environmental Botany, Faculty of Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, ul. Uniwersytetu Poznańskiego 6, 61-614 Poznań, PolandPoznan Supercomputing and Networking Center, ul. Jana Pawła II 10, 61-139 Poznań, PolandDepartment of Systematic and Environmental Botany, Faculty of Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, ul. Uniwersytetu Poznańskiego 6, 61-614 Poznań, PolandPoznan Supercomputing and Networking Center, ul. Jana Pawła II 10, 61-139 Poznań, PolandDepartment of Systematic and Environmental Botany, Faculty of Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, ul. Uniwersytetu Poznańskiego 6, 61-614 Poznań, PolandPoznan Supercomputing and Networking Center, ul. Jana Pawła II 10, 61-139 Poznań, PolandDepartment of Systematic and Environmental Botany, Faculty of Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, ul. Uniwersytetu Poznańskiego 6, 61-614 Poznań, PolandPoznan Supercomputing and Networking Center, ul. Jana Pawła II 10, 61-139 Poznań, PolandDepartment of Systematic and Environmental Botany, Faculty of Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, ul. Uniwersytetu Poznańskiego 6, 61-614 Poznań, PolandFaculty of Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, ul. Uniwersytetu Poznańskiego 6, 61-614 Poznań, PolandPoznan Supercomputing and Networking Center, ul. Jana Pawła II 10, 61-139 Poznań, PolandThe Natural History Collections of Adam Mickiewicz University (AMUNATCOLL) in Poznań contain over 2.2 million specimens. Until recently, access to the collections was limited to specialists and was challenging because of the analogue data files. Therefore, this paper presents a new approach to data sharing called the Scientific, Educational, Public, and Practical Use (SEPP) Model. Since the stakeholder group is broad, the SEPP Model assumes the following key points: full open access to the digitized collections, the structure of metadata in accordance with certain standards, and a versatile tool set for data mining or statistical and spatial analysis. The SEPP Model was implemented in the AMUNATCOLL IT system, which consists of a web portal equipped with a wide set of explorative functionalities tailored to different user groups: scientists, students, officials, and nature enthusiasts. An integral part of the system is a mobile application designed for field surveys, enabling users to conduct studies comparing their own field data and AMUNATCOLL data. The AMUNATCOLL IT database contains digital data on specimens, biological samples, bibliographic sources, and multimedia nature documents. The metadata structure was developed in accordance with ABCD 2.06 and Darwin Core standards.https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/14/8/596biodiversity collectionsdigitizationopen-access databasecitizen sciencecitizen educationenvironmental management |
| spellingShingle | Bogdan Jackowiak Marcin Lawenda Maciej M. Nowak Paweł Wolniewicz Jerzy Błoszyk Michał Urbaniak Piotr Szkudlarz Damian Jędrasiak Justyna Wiland-Szymańska Rafał Bajaczyk Norbert Meyer Open Access to the Digital Biodiversity Database: A Comprehensive Functional Model of the Natural History Collections Diversity biodiversity collections digitization open-access database citizen science citizen education environmental management |
| title | Open Access to the Digital Biodiversity Database: A Comprehensive Functional Model of the Natural History Collections |
| title_full | Open Access to the Digital Biodiversity Database: A Comprehensive Functional Model of the Natural History Collections |
| title_fullStr | Open Access to the Digital Biodiversity Database: A Comprehensive Functional Model of the Natural History Collections |
| title_full_unstemmed | Open Access to the Digital Biodiversity Database: A Comprehensive Functional Model of the Natural History Collections |
| title_short | Open Access to the Digital Biodiversity Database: A Comprehensive Functional Model of the Natural History Collections |
| title_sort | open access to the digital biodiversity database a comprehensive functional model of the natural history collections |
| topic | biodiversity collections digitization open-access database citizen science citizen education environmental management |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/14/8/596 |
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