2007.edit dev meeting
DESCRIPTION
Rycroft, S.D*., Smith, VS., Roberts, D. Scratchpads: getting biodiversity on the webTRANSCRIPT
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Scratchpads
Vincent S. Smith,Simon D. Rycroft, & Dave Roberts
“getting biodiversity on the web”
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Scratchpads
1. Concept, hosting & config.
2. Applications & users
3. Functionality
4. Future directions
- talk outline
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Scratchpads- Concept
1. Your Data 2. Submitted viaWeb forms
3. Creates yourScratchpad
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Scratchpads- Hosting & configuration
• Single virtual machine• LAMP software setup
Host
• Drupal CMS (multisite config.)• Shared permissions, roles & sys. tables• Shared modules• Apache name based virtual hosts• Separate site databases & content• Auto. site creation via scripts
Configuration
• Self content archival (citable)• Daily backup (last 6 months)
Archival & Backup
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Scratchpads- Application process
• Biological focus• Must agree to T&C’s• CC license by-nc-sa
Signup Requirements
• Name• Scope• Mission statement• (Sub)domain name• 3rd party API keys
Signup Form
http://www.editwebrevisions.info/application
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Scratchpads- Use / users
• Taxon (x13)
• Checklists (x4)
• Societies (x4)
• Administrative (x2)
• Regional (x2)
• e-Journals (x1)
Site types* (26 total)
• Registered users (200)
• Total pages (40k)
• Page views (700k)
• Collective visits (46k)
Usage Statistics*
1 June - 1 Sept. 07*http://www.editwebrevisions.info/SiteList
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Scratchpads- Help screencasts
• Signup• Overview• Simple maps• Forum• Taxonomy• Filestore• Literature• Images• Custom data• Administration
Videos with Commentary
And 14 more…
http://www.editwebrevisions.info/help
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Username: test
Password: password
Sandbox
Automatically resetsevery hour
Scratchpads- Testdrive
http://sandbox.editwebrevisions.info/
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http://yourSCRATCHPADaddress.info/taskguide
Functionality- Taskguide
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Functionality- Google Maps
Geolocate points
Point & Click Map Creation
Presence/Absence Maps
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Functionality- Forum & document management
Standard forum & document management functions
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Functionality- Classifications (basic features)
• Multiple classifications• List terms• Basic editing• Classify any content• View classified content
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Functionality- Classifications (import)
uBio ClassificationBank
Excel FileImport
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Functionality- Classifications (advanced features*)
Advanced Intuitive EditingPygmyBrowse
Coming soon*
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Functionality- Scholarly publications
• Manage bibliographies• Edit references• Import / export lists• OpenURL (via BioGUID)• OAI Protocol
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Functionality- Images • Bulk upload & annotation
• Extensive browse & search• Rights control• Web image labeling• Two sets of RSS feeds
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Functionality- Store & visualize Newick formatted phylogenies*
Coming soon*
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Functionality- Genes, DNA sequences, specimen lists, custom data
Coming soon*
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Functionality- Administration • Unlimited site users
• Template user roles• Customize & control all content• Organic groups for collaboration• Built in logs & spam filtering• OpenID single sign-on• One click backup downloads*
Coming soon*
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3. Data warehouse / EDIT CDM
Future Directions
(Sharing module choices, development & scripts,developing the Scratchpads as a general science tool)
(Possible data source, unlikely to be pursued untilafter first release of EOL in Feb. ‘08)
(Warehouse feeding iSpecies2 as envisioned inhttp://vsmith.info/myspecies2 / data source for EDIT CDM)
Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)1. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute (WHOI) &
2. Encyclopedia of Life (EOL)
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Acknowledgements
• Malcolm Scoble (NHM, Entomology)
• Chris Lyal (NHM, Entomology.)
• Rod Page (Univ. of Glasgow)
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Questions?
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