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Assessing record quality and completeness in geoscience collections
Element-level views of MIDS information elements are more useful than raw scores for targeting data improvement in large geoscience collections.
Adam Mansur ↗
Developing and implementing a relational mineral taxonomy model in EMu for Museums Victoria's mineral collection
Linking catalogue records to shared, Mindat-populated mineral taxonomy records makes mineral identification data consistent and queryable.
Oskar Lindenmayer ↗
Extending Specify 7 for geological collections (GeoSpecify)
GeoSpecify brings geology into the same Specify data model as biological collections, with purpose-built age, stratigraphy and composite-object features.
Theresa Miller ↗
Improving access to Earth science collections data via GeoCASe and the European Open Science Cloud (GeoDARA)
Linking specimen-rich GeoCASe records to dataset-level DCAT descriptions could let deep-time collection data feed modern environmental observation infrastructures.
Laura Tilley ↗
Improving geospecimen provenance and findability in the National Museums Scotland Scottish mineral collection
A scripted, reviewable workflow can quickly reconcile legacy mineral records and enrich them with Mindat coordinates, while giving data back to the community resource.
Sarah Stewart ↗
Session discussion: mineralogy extension and MIDS geology rules
Geology collections now have concrete standards moments to engage with: the mineralogy extension ratification and the MIDS public review.
Ben Norton, Adam Mansur ↗
Understanding geological specimen use for effective digitisation strategies
Evidence from inquiries, loans and publications shows geological specimens have diverse, sometimes unexpected uses, which should shape which data are digitised first.
Rachel Walcott, Adam Mansur ↗
From preservation to perseverance: bridging disciplines for data resilience
Data resilience in a crisis is about prioritisation and mutual aid rather than perfection, and infrastructures need to be kept appropriately visible to be funded.
Andrea Thomer ↗
Mobilizing rich, interoperable, and secure fossil data from underserved collections using Symbiota
Targeted Symbiota enhancements around geological context, taxonomy and relationships make a low-barrier CMS viable for under-resourced fossil collections.
Erica Krimmel ↗