<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;">Hey Seth, <div>“Distinguish” by the Species File Group is an open-source solution that allows you to build your matrices in TaxonWorks and deploy them via GitHub pages: <a href="https://github.com/SpeciesFileGroup/distinguish/?tab=readme-ov-file">https://github.com/SpeciesFileGroup/distinguish/?tab=readme-ov-file</a> </div><div><br></div><div>I’ve built interactive keys in LUCID <a href="https://www.lucidcentral.org/">https://www.lucidcentral.org/</a> before as well, and I honestly prefer Distinguish/TaxonWorks over their proprietary process. </div><div><br></div><div>The barrier to entry is a bit higher, as you’ll have to learn to use matrix and key-building tools in TaxonWorks, then deploy them with GitHub, but it’s free and the development team and very responsive to questions. <a href="https://speciesfilegroup.org/events.html">https://speciesfilegroup.org/events.html</a> </div><div><br></div><div>Hope you find a tool that works for you! </div><div><br></div><div>Best, </div><div><br id="lineBreakAtBeginningOfMessage"><div>
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<div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div>On Feb 8, 2024, at 1:37 PM, Seth Raynor <Seth.Raynor@colorado.edu> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div><div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(33,33,33)">Hello everyone,<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(33,33,33)">Together with two of my colleagues at University of Colorado, we are embarking on a comprehensive investigation of the lichen biota of Colorado, which will include numerous new state records/range extensions, species new to science, etc.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(33,33,33)"><br>As such, we foresee that draft identification keys that we write now will need to be massively reworked in the coming months and years.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(33,33,33)"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(33,33,33)">We are reaching out to ask if any of you have recent experience with writing interactive/dynamic or otherwise online, easily amenable dichotomous keys. If so, what are your favorite platforms, and why? Are they proprietary or open access?<br><br>Hoping to hear some feedback from those of you with some expertise and experience in this area!<br><br><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(33,33,33)">Thank you for the time and help in advance!<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(33,33,33)">Best,<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(33,33,33)"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(33,33,33)">Seth Raynor<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(33,33,33)">Graduate Student | Manzitto-Tripp Lichen Lab<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(33,33,33)">University of Colorado</span></p></div>
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