- LifeDesks are standalone web environments built on Drupal that allow users to manage and share biodiversity information and export content to the Encyclopedia of Life (EOL).
- With a LifeDesk, users can upload and manage classifications, create taxon pages, upload and organize images, build bibliographies, and share content with EOL. There are currently around 170 LifeDesks, with 13 sharing content with EOL.
- Creating a LifeDesk is easy. Users can import taxa through batch imports or spreadsheets, edit classifications, create taxon pages, add images and bibliographies. LifeDesks can also partner with EOL to export taxon data through scheduled uploads.
1. Katja Schulz [email_address] EOL Species Pages Group Working With LifeDesks Rubenstein Fellows Workshop National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC 19 March 2010
28. Species Profile Model Chapter Definitions Data concepts and structure to support the retrieval and integration of data about species, e.g., facts about biology, ecology, evolution, behaviour, etc.
58. Katja Schulz [email_address] EOL Species Pages Group Working With LifeDesks Rubenstein Fellows Workshop National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC 19 March 2010
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The first version of LifeDesks was released about a year ago ~170 sites have been created so far, most of them are still very much under construction 13 LifeDesks have data published on EOL
Example: my LifeDesk Overview: accommodate a number of different content types: images, taxon pages, bibliographic references
Most important component: biological classification = backbone of the LifeDesk, used for organizing information & navigation
There are a number of different ways in which this classification can be created on a LifeDesk: Type or paste in taxon names (small groups, no hierarchy info) Import from an Excel spreadsheet (3 formats) Import from EOL - easiest - DEMO: download Nemopoda
In addition to images, you can also create taxon pages which may consist of image objects and a series of text objects. Text objects are created using a simple text editor, and each LIfeDesk comes preconfigured with placeholders for text sections that are mapped against TDWG's developing Species Profile Model, which is also used as the standard to categorize content on the EOL. Users can decide whether the content they are developing is in draft status, i.e., it is visible only to registered site members, or it is published, i.e., visible to any site visitor and available for export to EOL.
In addition to images, you can also create taxon pages which may consist of image objects and a series of text objects. Text objects are created using a simple text editor, and each LIfeDesk comes preconfigured with placeholders for text sections that are mapped against TDWG's developing Species Profile Model, which is also used as the standard to categorize content on the EOL. Users can decide whether the content they are developing is in draft status, i.e., it is visible only to registered site members, or it is published, i.e., visible to any site visitor and available for export to EOL.
In addition to images, you can also create taxon pages which may consist of image objects and a series of text objects. Text objects are created using a simple text editor, and each LIfeDesk comes preconfigured with placeholders for text sections that are mapped against TDWG's developing Species Profile Model, which is also used as the standard to categorize content on the EOL. Users can decide whether the content they are developing is in draft status, i.e., it is visible only to registered site members, or it is published, i.e., visible to any site visitor and available for export to EOL.
The image upload interface is currently very simple
You first have to select a taxon from your classification to which the image is attached, then you upload the image add a caption assumption: all LifeDesk materials are public domain or released under a creative commons license that allows for the creation of derivative works.
The final content type I want to mention is bibliographic references. References you upload are automatically organized into a bibliography, and they will be displayed on relevant taxon pages
References can be added by hand or imported in a number of different ways Demo import from PubMed or DOI
Be sure to select relevant taxa from the classification Refrences are then automatically placed in taxon pages.
Also can import from a variety of different reference management programs.
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be sure to give your collaborators editor privileges if you want them to be able to work on the classification!