scholarly journals Advancing Collections Management with the Netherlands Biodiversity Data Services

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
pp. e25746
Author(s):  
Max Caspers ◽  
Maarten Schermer
Keyword(s):  
The Netherlands ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
Collection Management ◽  
Sources Of Information ◽  
Status Change ◽  
Collections Management ◽  
Biodiversity Data ◽  
Data Services ◽  
Entire Collection ◽  
Important Field

By the summer of 2015 Naturalis Biodiversity Center had come to the end of a five-year digitization programme that aimed at digitally disclosing the entire collection of, at the time, 38 million objects. The result was a vast amount of collections data being made available to researchers, collection managers and the public. In order to utilize these data to their full extent, Naturalis has in the past few years been developing the Netherlands Biodiversity Data Services (NBDS). These services “speak” not only to our digitized collection, but to other sources of information as well and lets us query and use these data in a centralized manner. While the NBDS open up a lot of possibilities for i.e. communication, exhibition, education, policy making, etc., a very important field for its application is collection management. Instead of managing (at this point) 41 million individual objects, the NBDS could provide insight into custom aggregations of data to further professionalize decision making. Not only detailed information about taxonomy, gathering events and collection history can be provided, one can also think about quantifying use, conservation status, change in collection-size over time, etc. Some examples of application for collections management will be given during the presentation and illustrated with a collections dashboard. Even though we have made great progress in digitization, certain parts of our collection are not digitized to specimen-level and to various degrees of completeness, parts of the physical collection are not identified to species level, not all data are consistent or properly validated, etc. But instead of this limiting the applicability of the NBDS, the data service can be used as a tool to pinpoint these areas for improvement and to allow collection management to properly address and prioritize them. This presentation ultimately deals with the potential the NBDSNBA has for managing collections, both physical as digital, and enhancing their quality and value.

scholarly journals Leveraging the Benefits of Open Data Services for Natural History Collection Management

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
pp. e25882
Author(s):  
Maarten Schermer ◽  
Daphne Duin
Keyword(s):  
Natural History ◽  
The Netherlands ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Open Data ◽  
Collection Management ◽  
Collections Management ◽  
Biodiversity Data ◽  
Data Services ◽  
Natural History Collections ◽  
Digital Collection

The value of data present in natural history collections for research and collection management cannot be overstated. Naturalis Biodiversity Center, home to one of the largest natural history collections in the world, completed a large-scale digitisation project resulting in the registration of more than 38 million objects, many of them annotated with descriptive metadata, such as geographic coordinates and multimedia content. While digitisation is ongoing, we are now also looking for ways to leverage our digital collection, both for the benefit of collection management and that of networking with other natural history collections. To this end, we developed the Netherlands Biodiversity Data Services, providing centralized access to our collection data via state of the art, open access interfaces. Full, centralized access to the digital collection allows us to combine the data with other sources, such as collection scans focusing on the physical condition and accessibility of the collection. But also with data from external sources, such as the collection information of sister institutions, allowing for combining and comparing data, and exploring areas where collections can reinforce each other. Focusing on availability and accessibility, the services were deliberately designed as a versatile, low-level API to allow the use of our data with a broad variety of applications and services. These applications range from scientific research and remote mobile access to collection information, to “mash ups” with other data sources, apps and application in our own museum. We will demonstrate this range of applications through several examples, including the embedding of data in websites (example, Dutch Caribbean Species Register: http://www.dutchcaribbeanspecies.org/linnaeus_ng/app/views/species/nsr_taxon.php?id=177968&cat=165), use in the development of deep learning models, thematic portals (example, Naturalis meteorite collection: http://bioportal.naturalis.nl/result?theme=meteorites&language=en) and the development of Java- and R-clients. This presentation ties in with Max Caspers' presentation “Advancing collections management with the Netherlands Biodiversity Data Services“, in which he will demonstratie the potential of the services described in this presentation for the area of collections management, specifically.

Copac developments and the Copac Collection Management service

2016 ◽  
Vol 44 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-19
Author(s):  
Shirley Cousins ◽  
Diana Massam
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Collection Management ◽  
Management Service ◽  
Collections Management ◽  
Interlibrary Loan ◽  
Management Tools ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Future Developments ◽  
Descriptive Account ◽  
Management Project

Purpose – This paper aims to describe major developments at Copac, including changes that facilitate use for interlibrary loan activity, introduce the Copac Collections Management project and look toward future developments in the context of the UK’s National Monograph Strategy. The Copac service gives access to the merged catalogues of 95 UK and Irish national, academic and specialist libraries, and is still growing. Design/methodology/approach – This paper is a descriptive account. Findings – This paper identifies and describes some of the implications of the reengineering of Copac; addresses the role and benefits of the Copac Collections Management project; and looks ahead to forthcoming development areas. Originality/value – This paper is a valuable update on the service provided by Copac, as well an overview of the forthcoming Copac Collections Management tools service, and an introduction to future developments within the National Monograph Strategy context.

Recent Sources of Information on the Anabaptists in the Netherlands

1917 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
pp. 47-71
Author(s):  
Henry Elias Dosker
Keyword(s):  
Sixteenth Century ◽  
The Netherlands ◽  
Sources Of Information ◽  
Low Countries ◽  
Spare Time ◽  
The Reformation ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Northeastern Germany

The subject is not of my own choosing. It was assigned to me by our Secretary, when he invited me last summer to write a paper for this meeting of the Society. The raeson for this request lies in the fact that, for the last dozen years, much of my spare time has been spent in special work on this engrossing subject, which is shrouded in much mystery. But we all know something about the great Anabaptist movement, which paralleled the history of the Reformation. We have all touched these Anabaptists in their life and labors, in the sixteenth century, in all Europe, but especially in Switzerland, upper Germany, and Holland. Crushed and practically wiped out everywhere else, they rooted themselves deeply in the soil of northeastern Germany and above all in the Low Countries. And thence, whenever persecution overwhelmed them, they crossed the channel and moved to England, where their history is closely interwoven with that of the Nonconformists in general and especially with the nascent history of the English Baptists.

scholarly journals LifeWatch Greece data-services: Discovering Biodiversity Data using Semantic Web Technologies

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
pp. e8443
Author(s):  
Nikos Minadakis ◽  
Yannis Marketakis ◽  
Martin Doerr ◽  
Chryssoula Bekiari ◽  
Panagiotis Papadakos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Semantic Web ◽  
Biodiversity Data ◽  
Semantic Web Technologies ◽  
Data Services ◽  
Web Technologies

scholarly journals Who Has Time for Biological Collections Data Quality Feedback? Maybe a Community Can Help

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
pp. e26083
Author(s):  
Teresa Mayfield
Keyword(s):  
Data Quality ◽  
Management System ◽  
Collection Management ◽  
Published Data ◽  
Records Management ◽  
Biodiversity Data ◽  
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ◽  
Research Issues ◽  
Collection Management System ◽  
Data Collections

At an institution without a permanent collections manager or curators, who has time to publish data or research issues on that data? Collections with little or no institutional support often benefit from passionate volunteers who continually seek ways to keep them relevant. The University of Texas at El Paso Biodiversity Collections (UTEP-BC) has been cared for in this manner by a small group of dedicated faculty and emeritus curators who have managed with no budget to care for the specimens, perform and publish research about them, and publish a good portion of the collections data. An IMLS grant allowed these dedicated volunteers to hire a Collections Manager who would migrate the already published data from the collections and add unpublished specimen records from the in-house developed FileMaker Pro database to a new collection management system (Arctos) that would allow for better records management and ease of publication. Arctos is a publicly searchable web-based system, but most collections also see the benefit of participation with biodiversity data aggregators such as the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF), iDigBio, and a multitude of discipline-specific aggregators. Publication of biodiversity data to aggregators is loaded with hidden pathways, acronyms, and tech-speak with which a curator, registrar, or collections manager may not be familiar. After navigating the process to publish the data the reward is feedback! Now data can be improved, and everyone wins, right? In the case of UTEP-BC data, the feedback sits idle as the requirements of the grant under which the Collection Manager was hired take precedence. It will likely remain buried until long after the grant has run its course. Fortunately, the selection of Arctos as a collection management system allowed the UTEP-BC Collection Manager to confer with others publishing biodiversity data to the data aggregators. Members of the Arctos Community have carried on multiple conversations about publishing to aggregators and how to handle the resulting data quality flags. These conversations provide a synthesis of the challenges experienced by collections in over 20 institutions when publishing biodiversity data to aggregators and responding (or not) to their data quality flags. This presentation will cover the experiences and concerns of one Collection Manager as well as those of the Arctos Community related to publishing data to aggregators, deciphering their data quality flags, and development of appropriate responses to those flags.

scholarly journals "So, you want a database? : a beginner's guide to database technology for small cultural institutions"

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shannon Leigh Perry
Keyword(s):  
Prior Knowledge ◽  
Database Management ◽  
Database Management Systems ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Collection Management ◽  
Cultural Institutions ◽  
Collections Management ◽  
Additional Resource ◽  
Database Technology

This thesis project is comprised of a twenty page folded booklet and ten page analytical paper. The booklet is meant as a beginner's guide to collections management systems within cultural institutions. Its primary audience is smaller institutions that may not have the benefit of staff with expert or prior knowledge of electronic databases and collections management systems. The booklet outlines what a database is, why collection management systems are important, a frequently asked question section, a glossary and an additional resource page. The frequently asked questions section gives examples of why database management systems are important and how to choose a collections managament system, along with other commonly asked questions.

scholarly journals Promoting rational antibiotic use in Turkey and among Turkish migrants in Europe – implications of a qualitative study in four countries

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Westerling ◽  
A. Daryani ◽  
O. Gershuni ◽  
K. Czabanowska ◽  
H. Brand ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
The Netherlands ◽  
Health Communication ◽  
Antibiotic Use ◽  
Current Evidence ◽  
Sources Of Information ◽  
Eu Countries ◽  
Individual Interviews ◽  
Manage Care ◽  
Turkish Migrants ◽  
Rational Antibiotic Use

Abstract Background Antimicrobial resistance is considered one of the major threats to global health. The emergence of resistant microorganisms is a consequence of irrational use of antibiotics. In Turkey, the consumption of antibiotics is relatively high and antibiotics are among the most commonly used drugs. However, Turkey has adopted new, more restrictive policies and regulations on antibiotics. In addition, Turkish migrants to EU countries, such as Germany, the Netherlands and Sweden, may encounter health systems that promote a more restrictive and rational antibiotic use. The objective of this paper was to explore the variation in implemented policies related to rational antibiotic use that citizens in Turkey and Turkish migrants in Germany, the Netherlands and Sweden are subjected to and to discuss the implications for the promotion of rational antibiotic use. Data were collected through focus groups and individual interviews with citizens, physicians and pharmacists in the four countries. In total, 130 respondents were interviewed. Content analysis was used. Results Three relevant themes were identified: Implementation of regulations and recommendations, Access to antibiotics and Need for health communication. Irrational use of antibiotics was reported mainly in Turkey. While it had become less likely to get antibiotics without a prescription, non-prescribed antibiotics remained a problem in Turkey. In the three EU countries, there were also alternative ways of getting antibiotics. Low levels of knowledge about the rational antibiotic use were reported in Turkey, while there were several sources of information on this in the EU countries. Communication with and trust in physicians were considered to be important. There were also system barriers, such as lacking opportunities for physicians to manage care in accordance with current evidence in Turkey and factors limiting access to care in EU countries. Conclusions Several fields of importance for promoting rational antibiotic use were identified. There is a need for harmonisation of health-related regulations and policy programmes. Antibiotics should only be available with a prescription. Programmes for rational antibiotic use should be implemented on a broad scale, in medical care, at pharmacies and in the population. Methods for health communication and patient-centred care should be further developed and implemented in this field.

scholarly journals Conservation status of Caribbean coot Fulica caribaea in the Netherlands Antilles and other parts of the Caribbean

2008 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
pp. 241-246 ◽  
Author(s):  
V Nijman ◽  
M Aliabadian ◽  
AO Debrot ◽  
JA de Freitas ◽  
LGL Gomes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
The Netherlands ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
Netherlands Antilles ◽  
The Caribbean

scholarly journals Collection and Diversity: in search of new collections management methodologies

2021 ◽  
pp. 67-84
Author(s):  
Thainá Lopes
Keyword(s):  
Research Process ◽  
Management Policy ◽  
Collection Management ◽  
Museum Collections ◽  
Sexual Diversity ◽  
Collections Management ◽  
Methodological Choices ◽  
Management Processes ◽  
New Methodologies ◽  
Methodological Aspects

This article presents the theoretical-methodological aspects of the museum collections management processes from the perspective of cultural and sexual diversity, aiming at a LGBT collections policy. The general objective is to reflect on the conception of new methodologies for a LGBT collections management policy at the Museum of Sexual Diversity. The approached methodology reflects the 4 phases of the extension project Collection and Diversity: mapping and collection policy in museums, in order to systematize the action steps that involve the identification, contextualization, action and evaluation of the research process and safeguard of the collection. We consider that the elaboration of a normative document must necessarily reflect principles, values and the identity of the institution, so that certain methodological choices are essentially political. In short, we identified the need to build instruments and procedures in the management of collections and museum documentation that meet diversity, so that they are respected and valued. Keywords: Collection management. LGBT museology. Museum of Sexual Diversity. Collections management policy. Museum documentation.

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