extra value from documentation: a proposal for icon
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network
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Network
● Open membership● Group representatives● Annual reporting● Endorsed by Group Chairs group
Scope
● Layered guidelines● Interoperability of standards/systems● Documentation education● Visual glossaries● Documentation copyright● Public outreach● Photography and surveying● Documentation for conservation science
Recent discussions
● Documentation systems– e.g. ConservationSpace
● Interoperability – Documentation training/symposium
Sharing data
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Development of knowledge
● Observations
Development of knowledge
● Observations● Summary
Development of knowledge
● Observations● Summary● Rules
Where is the data?Not the document!
● A fraction of it is shared– In graphs– In tables
Where is the data?Not the document!
● A fraction of it is shared– In graphs– In tables
● Difficult to follow references
Where is the data?Not the document!
● A fraction of it is shared– In graphs– In tables
● Difficult to follow references● Rules are accepted and difficult to revise
Where is the data?Not the document!
● A fraction of it is shared– In graphs– In tables
● Difficult to follow references● Rules are accepted and difficult to revise
● We want easy access!
Tim Berners-Lee by Paul Clarke (Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license.)
Spine book
Re-use of data
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Re-use of data
● Collected for one reason
Re-use of data
● Collected for one reason● Re-used for another
Re-use of data
● Collected for one reason● Re-used for another
● Extra value from the same data
Documentation
● Join the documentation network● Start discussions in your institutions about
open sharing
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