How to become an EOL content partner

For projects that already have online databases:Visit http://www.eol.org/content_partnerAgreement to share under CC licenseProvide project metadata and logosProvide data in XML, ideally in our schema, but if

not, we help transform data to our system

EOL partners agree to make their information available to everyone with very few restrictions

This is the most restrictive license EOL allows

http://www.eol.org/content_partner

Partner projects can register themselves

Partner follows steps to set up the partnership

An agreement is generated

Partner provides contact and logo information

Partner provides URL for XML

(sample XML is shown)

Partner controls: •how often we visit the URL to get updates•intellectual property details•the default language

Partner’s XML can override defaults on an object-by-object basis

Cornerstone InstitutionsThe Biodiversity Heritage

LibraryThe Field Museum of

Natural HistoryThe Missouri Botanical

GardenThe Marine Biological

Laboratory Harvard UniversityThe Smithsonian Institution

AmphibiaWebAnimal Diversity WebAntWebCatalogue of LifeFishBaseGlobal Biodiversity

Information Facility (GBIF)

International Union for the Conservation of Nature

Tree of Life Web Project

Sample Content Partners

Direct AmphibiaWeb traffic increased when they partnered with EOL

EOL

For data not yet online

Flickr.com for photosLifeDesks (more later)Coming soon:• Wikipedia• Individual object uploading at EOL