Training course on persistent identifiers
Description of the event:
GBIF has identified the provision of identifiers for biodiversity objects as one of the central challenges to developing a global bioinformatics infrastructure. Besides, one of the main recommendations of the “LSID GUID Task Group” convened by GBIF was to provide education and support for community members who are in the process of adopting Persistent Identifiers.
This course aims at increasing the knowledge of the participants about Persistent Identifiers, specifically on how to issue, use, publish and resolve these identifiers, helping them to select the most appropriate solution for their specific situation.
Number of participants and target audience:
24 people from 18 countries/organisations: Argentina, Belgium (3 people), CABI Bioscience, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Netherlands, Poland, Spain (5 people), Sweden and Tanzania.
This course is targeted to (i) teams leading the development of biodiversity informatics tools that can potentially issue/use/resolve Persistent Identifiers and (ii) biodiversity data managers, who are in a position to start implementing Persistent Identifiers in their work.
Contact information:
Please contact the GBIF Secretariat (training AT gbif.org) if you have any questions about this event.
Venue:
Royal Botanical Garden (CSIC), Madrid, Spain.
Dates:
8-10 February 2012.
Status:
In progress
Language:
English
Resources:
- The report from the GBIF LSID GUID Task Group.
- GBIF Beginner’s Guide to Persistent Identifiers.
- Call for nominations.
- Student handbook.
- Live streaming of the event (QuickTime & access to port 554 required).
- Persistent Identifiers Interest Group in the GBIF community site.
- Event evaluation report.
Participants:
