[Nhcoll-l] Got People Data? Want personal / collection / institution credit and impact data? Of course you do ...

[Deborah Paul]

Greetings Everyone,

A new paper out as of yesterday:

Workshop Report: *Supporting inclusive and sustainable collections-based 
research infrastructure for systematics (SISRIS).* Weeks Andrea, Collins 
Elizabeth, Majors Twanelle W, Murrell Zack E, Paul Deborah L, Sheik 
Matthew, Shorthouse David P, Zeringue-Krosnick Shawn (2024) in Research 
Ideas and Outcomes 10: e126532. https://doi.org/10.3897/rio.10.e126532

Natural history and science collections are as much about the people who 
create them as they are about the specimens. Documenting the 
contributions of collectors and identifiers both past and present: 1) 
advances collections-based research and 2) creates a more accurate and 
inclusive historical and future networked account (think metrics and 
impact) of biodiversity science. This report published 20 May describes 
our efforts to move the systematics community to action through a series 
of US national workshops and symposia. The goal was to spotlight the 
power of "people-data" that can be leveraged using next-generation 
biodiversity informatics tools. If you attended the 2024 Prairie 
Research Institute Lightning Symposium, you heard a bit about the 
potential for this work to be done at PRI in the talk: Realizing the 
Impact of Who: getting (more) credit and discovering impact.

  * Cool related SISRIS graphic
    https://riojournal.com/article/126532/zoom/fig/11382100/ that links
    to our resources repository on GitHub.
  * This Workshop Report is also open to post-publication review (we
    already have one).
  * Thanks to the US National Science Foundation, Division of Biological
    Infrastructure. "Collaborative Research: Conference: Supporting
    inclusive and sustainable research infrastructure for systematics
    (SISRIS) by connecting scientists and their specimens". Grant No.
    2247631 and 2247632.

All of us (as authors) are happy to answer any questions any of you 
might have and look forward to hearing how this work supports your needs 
to discover, show, and expand impact at multiple community levels along 
with the extended specimen.

Thanks much for sharing this paper in your spheres of influence! Much 
gratitude!

Special thanks to David Shorthouse -- for Bionomia and the vision for 
this work.

Debbie, and all the authors

(/PS much cross-posting/)

-- 
- Deborah Paul, Biodiversity Informatics Community Liaison
- Species File Group (INHS), University of Illinois
-- Biodiversity Information Standards (TDWG) Past Chair 2021-2022
-- Florida State University Courtesy Appointment
-- Species File Group and Eventshttps://speciesfilegroup.org
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