GRSciColl: Registry of Scientific Collections maintained by the community for the community

GRSciColl, the Registry of Scientific Collections, is a comprehensive, community-curated clearinghouse collections information originally developed by Consortium Barcode Life (CBOL) and hosted Smithsonian Institution until 2019. It now maintained in Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) registry (see this news item). GRSciColl aims to improve access about institutions, scientific they hold, facilitate staff members who manage them. Anyone can use search for based on their attributes (country, preservation type, etc.) as well codes identifiers. These users will find what contain, where are located, manages them how get into contact. Furthermore, institutions be more visible advertise collections, both digitized undigitized. Plus, ability an overview country help guide some data mobilisation efforts national organizations. Finally, reference institution identifiers, which enable links from other systems (as exemplified GBIF.org) make easily available. Engaging community crucial maintaining that information. After migration GBIF, first phase development focused consolidation, integration with external systems, providing necessary functionality safeguards move centrally curated system. With all these place, focus shifting expanding editors, understanding best serve user needs. difficult maintain various available repositories. This why we aim synchronize many reliable sources possible. In 2020, set up weekly synchronization Index Herbariorum, exploring such European Taxonomic Facilities (CETAF) National Center Biotechnology (NCBI) BioCollections database. addition, worked team at Integrated Digitized Biocollections (iDigBio) import collection GRSciColl. The GBIF displayed iDigBio portal via Application Programming Interface (API). new permission model curation. suggest updates, those changes applied or discarded appropriate reviewers: mediators, administrators. 2021, reached out Network increase our pool editors. Many Node managers involved curation planning likewise include applicants GBIF-managed funding programs “Biodiversity Development'' (BID) Fund Asia” (BIFA). We also work collaborators, Crisis Response Committee Society Preservation Natural History Collections (SPNCH), reach outside community. Alongside support curation, second important aspect use. needs accessible relevant Specimen-related occurrences, published GBIF.org, cross-linked entries whenever possible example). As identifiers within individual specimen records, rather than relying dataset entities, procedure allows aggregation specimen-related occurrences under GRSciColl-registered regardless way were GBIF. digitization progress, whether through own initiative, datasets contributed publishers. API ongoing provide better ways information: filters, download result search, (Application Interface) lookup service associated given code identifier. latter was designed database interoperability. By working together community, want ensure becomes remains tool rely on. There GRSciColl: check updates additions suggestion buttons interface. You become editor behalf your collection. If you interested sharing please contact us [email protected]. Tell would like email ([email protected]) GitHub repository. volunteer translator forms languages. follow 2021 Roadmap log feedback ideas system directly