How the specimen data is
organised and published at
BGBM
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BGBM herbarium database
• MS SQL-Server with MS Access frontend
• Specimen data widely in one database
• Common backbone for names, collectors, countries
• System covers most BGBM specific needs
• Data published through
• BioCASE Provider Software to BioCASE, GBIF and GPI
• Herbarium Images Web site
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BGBM herbarium database
BUT:
• No open source software
• No web frontend for data editing
• No use or provision of web services
• Limited collaboration opportunities (because of BGBM
customisation)
•420.000 digitised (label data)
•178.000 digital images
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Migration to Jacq
• BGBM decided to use Jacq as the new specimen
collection database software
• Jacq development started by Heimo Rainer in Vienna
(under the name “virtual herbaria”)
• Open source software
• Role based access system for different kind of tasks
• Simple easy to use task oriented web frontend
• Institutions without own IT-infrastructure can simply join
the network
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Migration to Jacq
• Currently, about 15 institutions from Europe and LatinAmerica using the system
• One central name backbone with only validated entries
with nomenclatural references
• Data entry supported by different lookup web services
(e.g. HUH, IPNI)
• Specimen data are shared across partners
• Djatoka image server integration
• BioCASE Provider Software pre-installed => all partners
can publish their data immediately to BioCASE, GBIF or
GPI
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BGBM contributions to Jacq
• Development of the roles and rights system
• Development of a new web interface
• Integration of additional web services (map services,
annotation system)
• Implementing a stable identifier system
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Issues
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Do we need common URI-patterns?
Structure and content of (rdf) metadata?
Interfaces (harvesting, query)?
Registration of services?
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