[Taxacom] taxonomic names databases

[Richard Pyle]

ZooBank

(http://zoobank.org)

But I'm biased....

We will soon be submitting a grant proposal to link together GNI (which emerged from uBio), GNUB (which includes ZooBank), and Catalog of Life (among many others, ultimately including GBIF, WoRMS, etc.) such that updating any one of these has the effect of updating all of them.

Entering content into ZooBank (anyone can create a user account and start cranking away) is limited to original descriptions of names only (along with the associated literature citations), but the underlying database (GNUB) is open to ALL taxon name usages (e.g., various spellings, combinations, synonymy treatements, etc.), and I would be happy to work with you to get those entered as well.

Aloha,
Rich

Richard L. Pyle, PhD
Database Coordinator for Natural Sciences | Associate Zoologist in Ichthyology | Dive Safety Officer
Department of Natural Sciences, Bishop Museum, 1525 Bernice St., Honolulu, HI 96817
Ph: (808)848-4115, Fax: (808)847-8252 email: deepreef at bishopmuseum.org
http://hbs.bishopmuseum.org/staff/pylerichard.html




> -----Original Message-----
> From: Taxacom [mailto:taxacom-bounces at mailman.nhm.ku.edu] On Behalf Of
> John Grehan
> Sent: Saturday, August 20, 2016 9:47 AM
> To: taxacom
> Subject: [Taxacom] taxonomic names databases
> 
> I looked at the uBio database that was recently announced as back on line with
> respect to a group I work on and found that names for the last few years were
> missing. I tried emailing the administrator but the email link did not work. That
> brought to mind about all these various databases and search engines that
> appear to be floating out there as mentioned at various time on Taxacom. I was
> wondering if one wanted to contribute to updating for a particular group, which
> database is worth the effort and would have the interest to have contributions. I
> would be interested to do that, but not for a multitude of databases and none
> that are complex in their requirements. So what database do the experts on
> TAXACOM consider to be the best to contact?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> John Grehan
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