Biodiversity Information Science and Standards :
Conference Abstract
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Corresponding author: Arturo H. H. Ariño (artarip@unav.es)
Received: 04 Sep 2023 | Published: 07 Sep 2023
© 2023 Arturo H. Ariño
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Citation:
Ariño AHH (2023) On the Long Tails of Specimen Data. Biodiversity Information Science and Standards 7: e112151. https://doi.org/10.3897/biss.7.112151
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A recent article by K.R. Johnson and I.F.P. Owens in Science (
While the larger institutions may doubtlessly have greater overall resources to try and make their data available than smaller institutions, how do they compare in terms of data mobilization and sharing? Not surprisingly, the distribution of the collection sizes shows a long tail of small institutions that, nonetheless, are also embarking on digitization efforts. Will this long tail of science actually manage to have all their biodiversity data available sooner than the larger institutions? It is becoming more widely recognized that data usability is predicated on data becoming findable, accessible, interoperable and reusable (FAIR,
This presentation explores and compares the distribution of potential versus readily available data in 2010 and in 2023, examines what trends might exist in the race to universal specimen data availability, and whether the digitization efforts might be better targeted to achieve greater overall scientific benefit.
collections data, digitization, gaps
Arturo H. Ariño
TDWG 2023
I am grateful to Stan Blum and Gail Kampmeier for their relevant comments and insights.