Biodiversity Information Science and Standards : Conference Abstract
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Corresponding author: Frederik Berger (frederik.berger@mfn.berlin)
Received: 03 Jul 2019 | Published: 17 Jul 2019
© 2019 Frederik Berger
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Citation: Berger F (2019) Describing the German Research Infrastructure DCOLL Based on the Criteria Defined by the One World Collection Group - a test case. Biodiversity Information Science and Standards 3: e37875. https://doi.org/10.3897/biss.3.37875
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The standardized description of collections is an important means for prioritizing collection digitization on a supra-institutional level. Different organizational and systematic structures prevent easy comparison of collections sizes and foci, in order to make informed decisions on setting priorities and efficiently distributing tasks. In autumn 2018, the consortium of German Natural Sciences Collections (DCOLL), consisting of seven natural history collections holding institutions integrated as a National Research Infrastructure*
One World Collection, prioritization, digitization, DCOLL, research infrastructure
Frederik Berger
I wish to thank all staff members of the DCOLL institutions who contributed to the survey in 2018.
Members of the consortium are Botanischer Garten und Botanisches Museum (Berlin), Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen (Braunschweig), Museum für Naturkunde (Berlin), Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung (Frankfurt), Zoologisches Forschungsmuseum Alexander Koenig (Bonn), Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde (Stuttgart), Staatliche Naturwissenschaftliche Sammlungen Bayerns (München). The proposal is currently under revision by the German Ministry for Education and Research for inclusion onto the Roadmap for Research Infrastructures.