Resources
Materials developed through the Biodiversity Collections Network will be archived in this section of the website. Additionally, we hope this section of the website can become a place to share other community materials and resources that will contribute to the development of a sustainable, networked community of practice.
Reports
- Extending U.S. Biodiversity Collections to Promote Research and Education, 2019
- BCoN Workshop Report: Data Attribution and Integration, 2018
- BCoN Workshop Report: Addressing Legal Issues Involved in Digitized Collections: The Nagoya Protocol as a Test Case, 2018
- BCoN Workshop Report: Evaluating Progress Toward Goals of NIBA, 2017
- BCoN Collections Communications Workshop Report, 2016
- Addressing Biological Informatics Workforce Needs, 2015
- An Implementation Plan for a Network Integrated Biocollections Alliance, 2012
- A Strategic Plan for a Network Integrated Biocollections Alliance, 2010
Journal Articles
- Alex R Hardisty, Elizabeth R Ellwood, Gil Nelson, Breda Zimkus, Jutta Buschbom, Wouter Addink, Richard K Rabeler, John Bates, Andrew Bentley, José A B Fortes, Sara Hansen, James A Macklin, Austin R Mast, Joseph T Miller, Anna K Monfils, Deborah L Paul, Elycia Wallis, Michael Webster, Digital Extended Specimens: Enabling an Extensible Network of Biodiversity Data Records as Integrated Digital Objects on the Internet, BioScience, Volume 72, Issue 10, October 2022, Pages 978–987, https://doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biac060
- Barbara Thiers, John Bates, Andrew C Bentley, Linda S Ford, David Jennings, Anna K Monfils, Jennifer M Zaspel, James P Collins, Manzour Hernando Hazbón, Jyotsna L Pandey, Implementing a Community Vision for the Future of Biodiversity Collections, BioScience, Volume 71, Issue 6, June 2021, Pages 561–563, https://doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biab036
- James Lendemer, et al., The Extended Specimen Network: A Strategy to Enhance US Biodiversity Collections, Promote Research and Education, BioScience, Volume 70, Issue 1, January 2020, Pages 23–30, https://doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biz140
Podcasts
- BioScience Talks podcast on Leveraging Biodiversity Science Infrastructure in the COVID-19 Era, June 2020: https://bioscience-talks.aibs.org/episodes/leveraging-biodiversity-science-infrastructure-in-the-covid-19-era
- BioScience Talks podcast on Biodiversity and the Extended Specimen Network, April 2019: http://bioscience-talks.aibs.org/biodiversity-and-the-extended-specimen-network
Consultations
- Global Consultation on Converging Digital and Extended Specimens, Feb-April 2021: https://bcon.aibs.org/2021/02/08/global-consultation-on-converging-digital-and-extended-specimens/