exploring the future of scholarly publishing of biodiversity data
DESCRIPTION
Little more than decade back biodiversity data publishing was opportunistic and secondary spin-off activity of the biodiversity research and conservation management chain. Today, the Global Biodiversity Information Facility facilitate free and open access to over 420 million primary biodiversity data records contributed by publishers across the globe. This is an outcome of a growing realization that free and open access to biodiversity data is crucial to take informed decisions and actions for sustainable use of biotic resources and conservation of biodiversity areas. In recent past use of biodiversity data in research, conservation and management activities is on rise. However, users often complain about the low degree of ‘fitness-for-use’ of the accessible data. Most of the times potential use of data is hampered because of lack of adequate metadata, that can demonstrate the fintness-for-use of a given dataset. To overcome this an appropriate incentivisation mechanism is essential, that can provide due credit and acknowledgement to a research groups for their efforts in authoring good metadata. In recent past a concept of ‘scholarly data publishing’ is being talked about where in both data and metadata undergo peer-review similar to other scientific publications. Pensoft publishing has launched a fresh data only journal called ‘Biodiversity Data Journal, and accepts data papers in six of its other journal titles. European aquatic biodiversity community through EU funded project ‘BioFresh’ has engaged with editors of 29 aquatic biodiversity journals to being accepting data papers. GBIF node in Columbia and South Africa are planning to kick start a journal that will publish data papers. Recently, Nature Publishing Group has announced a peer-reviewed data publishing only journal called ‘Scientific Data’. These developments announce the arrival of the new data publishing era ‘Scholarly Data Publishing’. Biodiversity science and biodiversity informatics stands to gain a lot by being on the forefront of this tide.TRANSCRIPT
TDWG 2013
Exploring the future of scholarly publishing of biodiversity data
Vishwas ChavanSenior Programme Officer for CONETNT MOBILISATIONGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
Email: [email protected]
30 October 2013
1993How data publishing was viewed?
Online & CDROM Review, 1993,17(2): 77-82
Attitude towards data publishing then…
Online & CDROM Review, 1993,17(2): 77-82
Institutional Publications Committee’s
opinion
Attitude towards data publishing then…
2001
Significance of data
• Policy and Decisions
• Knowledge
• Information
• Primary Data
can benefit from
and
that depends on
Need for International Mechanism
“An international mechanism is needed to make biodiversity data and
information accessible worldwide.”
- OECD MegaScience Forum
Last updated: 2010-09-16
A global infrastructure for PUBLISHING
biodiversity data
The GBIF Informatics infrastructure
Free & Open Access to biodiversity Data
Scientific Publications using GBIF mediated data
Scientific Publications using GBIF mediated data
Last updated: 2013-04-08
The numbers on this slide have been revised from previous versions to exclude official reports, academic theses and conference proceedings.
Scientific Publications using GBIF mediated data
Scientific Publications using GBIF mediated data
Main uses:
•Ecological Niche Modelling (ENM)•Species distributions•Climate impact studies•Conservation•Invasive alien species•Agriculture•Human health
Main uses:
•Ecological Niche Modelling (ENM)•Species distributions•Climate impact studies•Conservation•Invasive alien species•Agriculture•Human health
http://www.mendeley.com/groups/1068301/gbif-public-library/
Use by Chinese scientists …
12 years of GBIF: Lessons learnt….
• Technology• Infrastructure• Technology• Infrastructure
• Capacity Building• Political support• Social
understanding• Cultural change
• Capacity Building• Political support• Social
understanding• Cultural change
But, where is the DATA?
Existing biodiversity data is scattered &
locked up in individual and institutional
cupboards
Existing biodiversity data is scattered &
locked up in individual and institutional
cupboards
Impediments to data publishing
Lack of IncentivesLack of Incentives
Lack of Data Publishing
Framework
Lack of Data Publishing
Framework
2009
GBIF Data Publishing Framework Task Group
Mainstreaming data publishing
Source: Moritz et. al. (2011). Towards mainstreaming of biodiversity data publishing: recommendations of the GBIF Data Publishing Framework Task Group. BMC Bioinformatics, 12 (Suppl. 15): S1
GBIF Data Publishing Framework Task Group
GBIF Data Publishing Framework Task Group
Data Paper….
Enhancements such as statistical analysis, content assessment and
visual presentation are
feasible….
Enhancements such as statistical analysis, content assessment and
visual presentation are
feasible….
Data Paper Progress….
Data
Pap
ers
D
ata
Pap
ers
20112011 201420142013201320122012
An
ticip
ate
dA
ntic
ipate
d
Biodiversity Data Journal
Biota Colombiana
“The Data Paper is an evolutionary step in ensuring discovery and access of biodiversity data resources over Internet. It will place publication of biodiversity data …on a par with scholarly publishing”
Lyubomir PenevManaging EditorPenSoft Publications
“The Data Paper is an evolutionary step in ensuring discovery and access of biodiversity data resources over Internet. It will place publication of biodiversity data …on a par with scholarly publishing”
Lyubomir PenevManaging EditorPenSoft Publications
Data Paper….
Towards Data citation….
Data Citation….
“It is difficult or impossible given the existing citation metrics system to identify who originally created or added value to the datum”
Dave RobertsNatural History Museum,
London
“It is difficult or impossible given the existing citation metrics system to identify who originally created or added value to the datum”
Dave RobertsNatural History Museum,
London
Please cite this data as follows: (accessed through GBIF data portal, Mammal specimens, http://data.gbif.org/datasets/resource/559)(accessed through GBIF data portal, Vertebrate specimens, http://data.gbif.org/datasets/resource/541)(accessed through GBIF data portal, Natural History Museum Rotterdam, http://data.gbif.org/datasets/resource/693)(accessed through GBIF data portal, Database Schema for UC Davis Wildlife museum, http://data.gbif.org/datasets/resource/736)......................................................................
Please cite this data as follows: (accessed through GBIF data portal, Mammal specimens, http://data.gbif.org/datasets/resource/559)(accessed through GBIF data portal, Vertebrate specimens, http://data.gbif.org/datasets/resource/541)(accessed through GBIF data portal, Natural History Museum Rotterdam, http://data.gbif.org/datasets/resource/693)(accessed through GBIF data portal, Database Schema for UC Davis Wildlife museum, http://data.gbif.org/datasets/resource/736)......................................................................
Data Citation….
http://www.gbif.org/orc/?doc_id=4659
http://ands.org.au/services/cite-my-data.html
http://wokinfo.com/products_tools/multidisciplinary/dci/dci-vid2.html
Towards Data Usage Index….
Data Usage Index“Similar to the Impact Factor for scholarly publishing, a professional recognition mechanism that can also assess the impact of data publishing is urgently required”
Peter Ingwersen, ProfessorAbo Akademi University, FinlandOslo University College, NorwayRoyal School of Library & Information Sciences, Denmark
“Similar to the Impact Factor for scholarly publishing, a professional recognition mechanism that can also assess the impact of data publishing is urgently required”
Peter Ingwersen, ProfessorAbo Akademi University, FinlandOslo University College, NorwayRoyal School of Library & Information Sciences, Denmark
Data Usage Index
Data Usage Index (DUI)
Data Usage Index (DUI)
What it is: The Data Usage Index is a measure of the impact of data publishing by being accessed and used by the stakeholder communities
What it is: The Data Usage Index is a measure of the impact of data publishing by being accessed and used by the stakeholder communities
Source: Chavan and Ingwersen (2009) Towards a data publishing framework for primary biodiversity data: challenges and potentials for the biodiversity informatics community. BMC Bioinformatics, 10 (Sppl 14): S2
Data Usage Index
Source: Ingwersen and Chavan (in press). Indicators for Data Usage Index (DUI): An incentive for publishing primary biodiversity data through the global information infrastructure. BMC Bioinformatics (special supplement).
DUI is computed on the basis of 14 biodiversity data usage indicators
DUI is computed on the basis of 14 biodiversity data usage indicators
publisherspublishers
countrycountry
datasetsdatasets
thematic data
thematic data
DUI for..DUI for..
Data Usage Index
2013
‘Data Publishing’ will be treated on par with ‘Scholarly Publishing’
Dreaming of a future….
‘Data Publishing’ will become integral component of ‘Scholarly Publishing’
Dreaming of a future….
towards
Unified Publishing
Index
towards
Unified Publishing
Index
Unified Publishing Index….
Unified Publishing
Index
Unified Publishing
Index
Impact Factor
Impact Factor
Citation Impact indices
Citation Impact indices
Data Usage Index
Data Usage Index
Other indicesOther indices
Reassured Future….
Ambition to:
• deliver predictive modeling of the biosphere
• compete with BIG science projects
Reassured Future….
Determination to:
• demand-driven mobilisation
• publishing in-tune with national & global relevance
Reassured Future….
Changing winds:
• Supportive political environment
• Funding linked to data publishing
• Early signs of cultural changes
Biggest challenge
Impossible ….….
Impossible is nothing!
