Training course on biodiversity data publishing and fitness-for-use in the GBIF Network, 2011 edition
Description of the event:
The objective of this course was to provide GBIF Node managers with up-to-date information about three main topics (i) the new biodiversity data publishing options based in Darwin Core Archives, spreadsheets, the GBIF Integrated Publishing Toolkit and others; (ii) how to build data discovery and publishing strategies and action plans; and (iii) data quality and fitness-for-use.
This event was hold back-to-back to the global Nodes meeting associated to the 18th meeting of the GBIF Governing Board.
Number of participants and target audience:
43 people from 36 countries/organisations: ACB, Andorra, ARCOS, Argentina (5 people), Australia, Belgium (2 people), Benin, Bioversity International, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chinese Taipei, Colombia, Congo, Cuba, Denmark (2 people), ETI Bioinformatics, EWT, Finland, France, Guinea, ICLEI, India, Kenya (2 people), Korea, Republic of, Madagascar, Mauritania, Netherlands, Norway, Pakistan, Poland, Slovakia, South Africa, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda and United States.
GBIF Node Managers and other staff members of GBIF Nodes.
Contact information:
Please contact the GBIF Secretariat at training(AT)gbif.org if you would like to receive additional information about this event.
Venue:
Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales “Bernardino Rivadavia” (MACN), Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Dates:
28-30 September 2011.
Status:
Closed
Language:
English, French and Spanish
Resources:
- 01 - Draft annotated agenda.
- 02 - List of participants by language groups.
- 03 - Recommended reading: Getting Started, Overview of data publishing in the GBIF Network.
- 04 - Recommended reading: Publishing and Registering Data with GBIF.
- 05 - Recommended reading: Create your own Darwin Core Archive, Step-by-Step Guide.
- 06 - Background document: Best practice guide for Data Discovery and Publishing Strategy and Action Plans.
- 07 - Background document: GBIF Position Paper on Future Directions and Recommendations for Enhancing Fitness-for-Use Across the GBIF Network.
- 08a - Student’s handbook - English.
- 08b - Manual des estudiante - Español.
- 08c - Manuel de l’étudiant - Français.
- 09 - Course presentations (3 languages).
- 10 - Course evaluation.
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