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Actionable, long-term stable and semantic web compatible identifiers for access to biological collection objects.

Anton Güntsch1, Roger Hyam2, Gregor Hagedorn3

  • 1Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany.

Database : the Journal of Biological Databases and Curation
|April 3, 2017
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Biodiversity research needs stable web identifiers for physical collections. The Consortium of European Taxonomic Facilities (CETAF) now provides HTTP-URI-based stable identifiers for seamless data integration.

Area of Science:

  • Biodiversity informatics
  • Taxonomic data management
  • Digital specimen representation

Background:

  • Increasing shift of biodiversity research activities to the web.
  • Growing need for persistent and stable identifiers for physical collection objects.
  • Challenges in integrating disparate collection data into the semantic web.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To establish a common system of stable identifiers for European taxonomic facilities.
  • To facilitate seamless integration of collection data into the semantic web.
  • To support harmonized access to collection information through web portals.

Main Methods:

  • Agreement on a common system of HTTP-URI-based stable identifiers by the Consortium of European Taxonomic Facilities (CETAF).

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  • Implementation of redirection mechanisms for human-readable and machine-readable specimen representations.
  • Development and provision of open-source software scripts, best practices documentation, and recommendations for RDF metadata elements.

    • Main Results:

    • Successful rollout of the HTTP-URI-based stable identifier system to CETAF member organizations.
    • Adherence to Linked Open Data principles for enhanced data interoperability.
    • Facilitation of harmonized access to collection information via web portals.

    Conclusions:

    • The CETAF stable identifier system addresses the pressing need for persistent digital object identification in biodiversity research.
    • The system promotes data integration and accessibility within the growing semantic web.
    • Standardized metadata and open-source tools support widespread adoption and effective data sharing.