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iDigBio DwC-A Pull Ingestion
Ingestion of batches of data from providers into the iDigBio Data Portal v1 API will be pull based, through either a single dataset export or Really Simple Syndication (RSS) feeds to Darwin Core Archives (DwC-A) or Comma-Separated Values (CSV) files. Accepted formats are: CSV, zipped single file CSV (.csv.zip), and a DwC-A (Occurrence as a core and Audubon-Core extension are currently handled). Appropriate links to RSS feed or file are to be e-mailed to iDigBio. To facilitate creation of an RSS feed, iDigBio makes a simple PHP script available at GitHub, which generates an output as follows:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
<rss version="2.0">
<channel>
<title>iDigBio Test Feed</title>
<link>http://localhost/rss.php</link>
<description>Test RSS Feed for iDigBio CSV Datasets.</description>
<language>en-us</language>
<item>
<title>Test Set</title>
<id>http://localhost/datasets/test.csv</id>
<type>CSV</type>
<description>A Test Dataset</description>
<link>datasets/test.csv</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 15 Nov 2012 13:50:13 -0500</pubDate>
</item>
<item>
<title>Test Set ZIP</title>
<id>http://localhost/datasets/test.csv.zip</id>
<type>CSV-ZIP</type>
<description>A Test Dataset</description>
<link>datasets/test.csv.zip</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 15 Nov 2012 14:29:45 -0500</pubDate>
</item>
<item>
<title>Test Set FAKE DWCA</title>
<id>http://localhost/datasets/dwca-test.zip</id>
<type>DWCA</type>
<description>A Test Dataset</description>
<link>datasets/dwca-test.zip</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 15 Nov 2012 14:31:04 -0500</pubDate>
</item>
</channel>
</rss>
An example of custom RSS feed from Symbiota:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
<rss version="2.0">
<channel>
<title>CNALH Darwin Core Archive rss feed</title>
<link>http://lichenportal.org</link>
<description>CNALH Darwin Core Archive rss feed</description></description>
<language>en-us</language>
<item>
<title>ASU DwC-Archive</title>
<description>Darwin Core Archive for Arizona State University Lichen Herbarium</description>
<type>DWCA</type>
<recordType>DWCA</recordType>
<link>http://lichenportal.org/portal/collections/datasets/dwc/ASU_DwC-A.zip</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2012 14:06:03 -0700</pubDate>
<collid>7</collid>
</item>
<item>
<title>BRY DwC-Archive</title>
<description>Darwin Core Archive for Brigham Young University</description>
<type>DWCA</type>
<recordType>DWCA</recordType>
<link>http://lichenportal.org/portal/collections/datasets/dwc/BRY_DwC-A.zip</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2012 14:06:07 -0700</pubDate>
<collid>13</collid>
</item>
<item>
<title>COLO DwC-Archive</title>
<description>Darwin Core Archive for Museum of Natural History, University of Colorado</description>
<type>DWCA</type>
<recordType>DWCA</recordType>
<link>http://lichenportal.org/portal/collections/datasets/dwc/COLO_DwC-A.zip</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2012 14:06:31 -0700</pubDate>
<collid>41</collid>
</item>
<item>
<title>DUKE DwC-Archive</title>
<description>Darwin Core Archive for Duke University Herbarium</description>
<type>DWCA</type>
<recordType>DWCA</recordType>
<link>http://lichenportal.org/portal/collections/datasets/dwc/DUKE_DwC-A.zip</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2012 14:06:07 -0700</pubDate>
<collid>28</collid>
</item>
<item>
<title>F DwC-Archive</title>
<description>Darwin Core Archive for Field Museum of Natural History</description>
<type>DWCA</type>
<recordType>DWCA</recordType>
<link>http://lichenportal.org/portal/collections/datasets/dwc/F_DwC-A.zip</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2012 14:06:12 -0700</pubDate>
<collid>25</collid>
</item>
<item>
<title>FH DwC-Archive</title>
<description>Darwin Core Archive for Farlow Herbarium - Harvard</description>
<type>DWCA</type>
<recordType>DWCA</recordType>
<link>http://lichenportal.org/portal/collections/datasets/dwc/FH_DwC-A.zip</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2012 14:06:08 -0700</pubDate>
<collid>40</collid>
</item>
<item>
<title>FLAS DwC-Archive</title>
<description>Darwin Core Archive for University of Florida Herbarium</description>
<type>DWCA</type>
<recordType>DWCA</recordType>
<link>http://lichenportal.org/portal/collections/datasets/dwc/FLAS_DwC-A.zip</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2012 14:06:52 -0700</pubDate>
<collid>35</collid>
</item>
<item>
<title>ILLS DwC-Archive</title>
<description>Darwin Core Archive for Illinois Natural History Survey </description>
<type>DWCA</type>
<recordType>DWCA</recordType>
<link>http://lichenportal.org/portal/collections/datasets/dwc/ILLS_DwC-A.zip</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2012 14:06:14 -0700</pubDate>
<collid>27</collid>
</item>
<item>
<title>ISC DwC-Archive</title>
<description>Darwin Core Archive for Ada Hayden Herbarium at Iowa State University</description>
<type>DWCA</type>
<recordType>DWCA</recordType>
<link>http://lichenportal.org/portal/collections/datasets/dwc/ISC_DwC-A.zip</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2012 14:05:50 -0700</pubDate>
<collid>34</collid>
</item>
<item>
<title>LSU DwC-Archive</title>
<description>Darwin Core Archive for Louisiana State University</description>
<type>DWCA</type>
<recordType>DWCA</recordType>
<link>http://lichenportal.org/portal/collections/datasets/dwc/LSU_DwC-A.zip</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2012 14:06:14 -0700</pubDate>
<collid>37</collid>
</item>
<item>
<title>MICH DwC-Archive</title>
<description>Darwin Core Archive for University of Michigan Herbarium</description>
<type>DWCA</type>
<recordType>DWCA</recordType>
<link>http://lichenportal.org/portal/collections/datasets/dwc/MICH_DwC-A.zip</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2012 14:06:56 -0700</pubDate>
<collid>32</collid>
</item>
<item>
<title>MIN DwC-Archive</title>
<description>Darwin Core Archive for University of Minnesota Lichen Herbarium</description>
<type>DWCA</type>
<recordType>DWCA</recordType>
<link>http://lichenportal.org/portal/collections/datasets/dwc/MIN_DwC-A.zip</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2012 14:07:10 -0700</pubDate>
<collid>12</collid>
</item>
<item>
<title>MSC DwC-Archive</title>
<description>Darwin Core Archive for Michigan State University</description>
<type>DWCA</type>
<recordType>DWCA</recordType>
<link>http://lichenportal.org/portal/collections/datasets/dwc/MSC_DwC-A.zip</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2012 14:06:31 -0700</pubDate>
<collid>10</collid>
</item>
<item>
<title>NCU DwC-Archive</title>
<description>Darwin Core Archive for University of North Carolina Herbarium</description>
<type>DWCA</type>
<recordType>DWCA</recordType>
<link>http://lichenportal.org/portal/collections/datasets/dwc/NCU_DwC-A.zip</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2012 14:07:13 -0700</pubDate>
<collid>24</collid>
</item>
<item>
<title>NY DwC-Archive</title>
<description>Darwin Core Archive for New York Botanical Garden</description>
<type>DWCA</type>
<recordType>DWCA</recordType>
<link>http://lichenportal.org/portal/collections/datasets/dwc/NY_DwC-A.zip</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2012 14:06:45 -0700</pubDate>
<collid>2</collid>
</item>
<item>
<title>OMA DwC-Archive</title>
<description>Darwin Core Archive for University of Nebraska at Omaha Herbarium</description>
<type>DWCA</type>
<recordType>DWCA</recordType>
<link>http://lichenportal.org/portal/collections/datasets/dwc/OMA_DwC-A.zip</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2012 14:07:12 -0700</pubDate>
<collid>9</collid>
</item>
<item>
<title>OS DwC-Archive</title>
<description>Darwin Core Archive for Ohio State University Herbarium</description>
<type>DWCA</type>
<recordType>DWCA</recordType>
<link>http://lichenportal.org/portal/collections/datasets/dwc/OS_DwC-A.zip</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2012 14:06:45 -0700</pubDate>
<collid>38</collid>
</item>
<item>
<title>OSC DwC-Archive</title>
<description>Darwin Core Archive for Oregon State University Herbarium</description>
<type>DWCA</type>
<recordType>DWCA</recordType>
<link>http://lichenportal.org/portal/collections/datasets/dwc/OSC_DwC-A.zip</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2012 14:06:46 -0700</pubDate>
<collid>20</collid>
</item>
<item>
<title>PH DwC-Archive</title>
<description>Darwin Core Archive for Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University</description>
<type>DWCA</type>
<recordType>DWCA</recordType>
<link>http://lichenportal.org/portal/collections/datasets/dwc/PH_DwC-A.zip</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2012 14:05:50 -0700</pubDate>
<collid>33</collid>
</item>
<item>
<title>SBBG DwC-Archive</title>
<description>Darwin Core Archive for Santa Barbara Botanic Garden Lichen Herbarium</description>
<type>DWCA</type>
<recordType>DWCA</recordType>
<link>http://lichenportal.org/portal/collections/datasets/dwc/SBBG_DwC-A.zip</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2012 14:06:50 -0700</pubDate>
<collid>8</collid>
</item>
<item>
<title>SRP DwC-Archive</title>
<description>Darwin Core Archive for Boise State University Lichen Herbarium</description>
<type>DWCA</type>
<recordType>DWCA</recordType>
<link>http://lichenportal.org/portal/collections/datasets/dwc/SRP_DwC-A.zip</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2012 14:06:05 -0700</pubDate>
<collid>23</collid>
</item>
<item>
<title>TENN DwC-Archive</title>
<description>Darwin Core Archive for University of Tennessee Herbarium</description>
<type>DWCA</type>
<recordType>DWCA</recordType>
<link>http://lichenportal.org/portal/collections/datasets/dwc/TENN_DwC-A.zip</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2012 14:07:14 -0700</pubDate>
<collid>31</collid>
</item>
<item>
<title>UC DwC-Archive</title>
<description>Darwin Core Archive for University of California - Berkeley</description>
<type>DWCA</type>
<recordType>DWCA</recordType>
<link>http://lichenportal.org/portal/collections/datasets/dwc/UC_DwC-A.zip</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2012 14:06:50 -0700</pubDate>
<collid>36</collid>
</item>
<item>
<title>UCR DwC-Archive</title>
<description>Darwin Core Archive for University of California, Riverside Lichen Herbarium</description>
<type>DWCA</type>
<recordType>DWCA</recordType>
<link>http://lichenportal.org/portal/collections/datasets/dwc/UCR_DwC-A.zip</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2012 14:06:52 -0700</pubDate>
<collid>11</collid>
</item>
<item>
<title>UTC DwC-Archive</title>
<description>Darwin Core Archive for Intermountain Herbarium (Utah State University)</description>
<type>DWCA</type>
<recordType>DWCA</recordType>
<link>http://lichenportal.org/portal/collections/datasets/dwc/UTC_DwC-A.zip</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2012 14:06:14 -0700</pubDate>
<collid>30</collid>
</item>
<item>
<title>VT DwC-Archive</title>
<description>Darwin Core Archive for Pringle Herbarium</description>
<type>DWCA</type>
<recordType>DWCA</recordType>
<link>http://lichenportal.org/portal/collections/datasets/dwc/VT_DwC-A.zip</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2012 14:06:46 -0700</pubDate>
<collid>39</collid>
</item>
<item>
<title>WIS DwC-Archive</title>
<description>Darwin Core Archive for University of Wisconsin - Madison</description>
<type>DWCA</type>
<recordType>DWCA</recordType>
<link>http://lichenportal.org/portal/collections/datasets/dwc/WIS_DwC-A.zip</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2012 14:07:27 -0700</pubDate>
<collid>22</collid>
</item>
<item>
<title>WTU DwC-Archive</title>
<description>Darwin Core Archive for University of Washington Herbarium</description>
<type>DWCA</type>
<recordType>DWCA</recordType>
<link>http://lichenportal.org/portal/collections/datasets/dwc/WTU_DwC-A.zip</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2012 14:07:18 -0700</pubDate>
<collid>21</collid>
</item>
</channel>
</rss>
An example of custom RSS feed from Integrated Publishing Toolkit (IPT):
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<rss xmlns:foaf="http://xmlns.com/foaf/0.1/" xmlns:ipt="http://ipt.gbif.org/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:geo="http://www.w3.org/2003/01/geo/wgs84_pos#" version="2.0">
<channel>
<title>VertNet Hosting</title>
<link>http://ipt.vertnet.org:8080/ipt</link>
<description>Resource metadata of VertNet Hosting</description>
<language>en-us</language>
<!-- RFC-822 date-time / Wed, 02 Oct 2010 13:00:00 GMT -->
<pubDate>Mon, 14 Mar 2011 13:52:13 -0500</pubDate>
<lastBuildDate>Tue, 08 Jan 2013 16:56:25 -0600</lastBuildDate>
<generator>GBIF IPT 2.0.3-r3672</generator>
<webMaster>larussell@vertnet.org () ()</webMaster>
<docs>http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/rss/rss.html</docs>
<ttl>15</ttl>
<geo:Point>
<geo:lat>38.958437</geo:lat>
<geo:long>-95.243644</geo:long>
</geo:Point>
<item>
<title>WFVZ Bird Collections</title>
<link>http://ipt.vertnet.org:8080/ipt/resource.do?r=wfvz_birds</link>
<description>Eggs:</br>
The WFVZ houses approximately 225,000 sets of eggs (equal to more than 1,000,000 individual eggs), representing at least 4,000 bird species from around the world, and collected from more than 400 individual and institutional collections. The egg collection of the WFVZ is the largest in the world.</br></br>
The Western Foundation’s collections have contributed to multiple scientific fields (e.g., conservation, ecology, taxonomy, and toxicology). For example, the WFVZ provided photocopies of egg records for more than 500 species, and egg measurements for more than 400 species, covered by the Birds of North America series. This information and digital pictures of these eggs and nests are now available at www.birds.cornell.edu/birdsofna. The Foundation’s egg sets have also figured prominently in studies of eggshell thinning due to contaminants (e.g., DDT and heavy metals). Since 2000 alone, the WFVZ has contributed data to more than 200 publications. Thus, the value of the WFVZ’s collections for science, and for the conservation of bird species, continues to be evidenced.</br></br>
Staff of the WFVZ provide data on eggs, including measurements and digital images, to researchers. Please contact René Corado, Collections Manager, for more information, and see our list of services available to researchers.</br></br>
Nests:</br>
The Foundation has more than 18,000 specimens from around the world, representing the largest collection of nests in North America and the world.</br></br>
WFVZ pictures of the nests of North American breeding bird species are available at www.birds.cornell.edu/birdsofna, or researchers can contact us for particular digital images.</br></br>
Skins:</br>
The WFVZ houses more than 56,000 study skin specimens representing over 100 countries, with the largest numbers of specimens from the United States (>12,900), Mexico (>12,600), Malaysia (>4,400), Costa Rica (>4,000), and Ecuador (>3,800). The skin collection is at least the 16th largest among North American collections.</br></br>
The primary sources for specimens currently are wildlife rehabilitation organizations; wildlife research agencies; birds killed by cats, window strikes, and car impacts; and the Foundation’s own field research projects. Materials are consistently acquired by the Western Foundation and used by researchers, educators, scientific artists, and other museums. In addition, materials are used in educational tours and presentations for the general public, both at the Foundation and at outside events.</br></br>
Skin loans are made to qualified researchers. <a href="http://ipt.vertnet.org:8080/ipt/logo.do?r=wfvz_birds">Resource Logo</a> <a href="http://ipt.vertnet.org:8080/ipt/eml.do?r=wfvz_birds">EML</a></description>
<author>larussell@vertnet.org</author>
<ipt:eml>http://ipt.vertnet.org:8080/ipt/eml.do?r=wfvz_birds</ipt:eml>
<dc:publisher>Linnea Hall Western Foundation of Vertebrate Zoology<linnea@wfvz.org></dc:publisher>
<dc:creator>René Corado Western Foundation of Vertebrate Zoology<rene@wfvz.org></dc:creator>
<ipt:dwca>http://ipt.vertnet.org:8080/ipt/archive.do?r=wfvz_birds</ipt:dwca>
<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jan 2013 16:56:26 -0600</pubDate>
<guid isPermaLink="false">8be43f9b-52e7-47d4-be3e-dbcc066d70ab</guid>
</item>
<item>
<title>Emporia State University Herbarium</title>
<link>http://ipt.vertnet.org:8080/ipt/resource.do?r=kstc_plants</link>
<description>The Emporia State Herbarium was established around 1911 by a teacher who started preserving and cataloging local plants as a reference for identifying them for students and the general public. Today the herbarium is a collection of 43,000 plants that have been dried, mounted, and each is accompanied by careful documentation that can be used to verify identifications. These plants are a permanent record of regional flora, especially for the remaining tallgrass prairie in the Flint Hills of Kansas. Our mission is to document this biodiversity and to maintain the tradition of providing knowledgeable identification of plant specimens for students, scientists, and the general public. <a href="http://ipt.vertnet.org:8080/ipt/logo.do?r=kstc_plants">Resource Logo</a> <a href="http://ipt.vertnet.org:8080/ipt/eml.do?r=kstc_plants">EML</a></description>
<author>larussell@vertnet.org</author>
<ipt:eml>http://ipt.vertnet.org:8080/ipt/eml.do?r=kstc_plants</ipt:eml>
<dc:publisher>Jean Schulenberg Emporia State University Herbarium<jschulen@emporia.edu></dc:publisher>
<dc:creator>Jean Schulenberg Emporia State University Herbarium<jschulen@emporia.edu></dc:creator>
<ipt:dwca>http://ipt.vertnet.org:8080/ipt/archive.do?r=kstc_plants</ipt:dwca>
<pubDate>Fri, 07 Dec 2012 11:33:20 -0600</pubDate>
<guid isPermaLink="false">5325ba61-44e7-4d92-ac11-868b3294b3bb</guid>
</item>
<item>
<title>Cowan Tetrapod Collection - Birds</title>
<link>http://ipt.vertnet.org:8080/ipt/resource.do?r=ubc_bbm_ctc_birds</link>
<description>The Cowan Tetrapod Collection avian holdings of approximately 1,700 species is comprised of 16,300 study skins, 800 skeletons, 600 mounts, and 7,000 eggs. The oldest specimens date from the late 1840’s and several extinct taxa are represented. Global in scope, the collection is especially strong in specimens collected from Western Canada, Mexico (especially Ilsas Tres Marias), and the former Transvaal region of South Africa. The collection was founded by Ian McTaggart-Cowan and his father-in-law Kenneth Racey. Notable collections include those of H.R. Macmillan, W.S. Maguire, A.C. Brooks, and W.J. Plowden-Wardlaw. The Avian collection is housed at the University of British Columbia Beaty Biodiversity Museum which contains approximately 2 million natural history specimens. <a href="http://ipt.vertnet.org:8080/ipt/logo.do?r=ubc_bbm_ctc_birds">Resource Logo</a> <a href="http://ipt.vertnet.org:8080/ipt/eml.do?r=ubc_bbm_ctc_birds">EML</a></description>
<author>larussell@vertnet.org</author>
<ipt:eml>http://ipt.vertnet.org:8080/ipt/eml.do?r=ubc_bbm_ctc_birds</ipt:eml>
<dc:publisher>Ildiko Szabo University of British Columbia Beaty Biodiversity Museum<ildiko@zoology.ubc.ca></dc:publisher>
<dc:creator>Ildiko Szabo University of British Columbia Beaty Biodiversity Museum<ildiko@zoology.ubc.ca></dc:creator>
<ipt:dwca>http://ipt.vertnet.org:8080/ipt/archive.do?r=ubc_bbm_ctc_birds</ipt:dwca>
<pubDate>Thu, 01 Nov 2012 16:44:38 -0500</pubDate>
<guid isPermaLink="false">ba0c046d-52bb-4262-a495-652988c9f3f7</guid>
</item>
<item>
<title>UTEP Vertebrates</title>
<link>http://ipt.vertnet.org:8080/ipt/resource.do?r=utep_verts</link>
<description>The UTEP Biodiversity Collections originated as departmental teaching and research collections in the early 1960s. Between the mid-1960s and the early 1970s, the collections were formalized under the name Museum of Arid Land Biology (acronym MALB). In 1976, organizational changes instituted by the university resulted in the renaming of the collections and associated activities as the Laboratory for Environmental Biology (acronym UTEP, though locally called the "LEB"). In July of 1993, the Laboratory became associated with the University of Texas at El Paso's Centennial Museum through a memorandum of understanding.<br><br>
Some 160,000 curated specimens form the base for research by Centennial Museum personnel and faculty curators; by graduate and undergraduate students from the University of Texas at El Paso; and, through loans and visitation, graduate students and professionals from other institutions. The name was changed to UTEP Biodiversity Collections in August of 2012.<br><br>
Collections primarily are of modern and fossil vertebrate biology (amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals). The collections have a regional emphasis, but also contain material from outside the Southwest, particularly from Mexico. The research collections are maintained in the Biology Building. <a href="http://ipt.vertnet.org:8080/ipt/logo.do?r=utep_verts">Resource Logo</a> <a href="http://ipt.vertnet.org:8080/ipt/eml.do?r=utep_verts">EML</a></description>
<author>larussell@vertnet.org</author>
<ipt:eml>http://ipt.vertnet.org:8080/ipt/eml.do?r=utep_verts</ipt:eml>
<dc:publisher>Scott Cutler Centennial Museum<scutler@utep.edu></dc:publisher>
<dc:creator>Scott Cutler Centennial Museum<scutler@utep.edu></dc:creator>
<ipt:dwca>http://ipt.vertnet.org:8080/ipt/archive.do?r=utep_verts</ipt:dwca>
<pubDate>Mon, 29 Oct 2012 10:30:31 -0500</pubDate>
<guid isPermaLink="false">bd2feca8-ec39-4480-9dad-e353ab6a506d</guid>
</item>
<item>
<title>Biodiversity Research and Teaching Collections - TCWC Vertebrates</title>
<link>http://ipt.vertnet.org:8080/ipt/resource.do?r=tcwc_verts</link>
<description>The Biodiversity Research and Teaching Collections (formerly the Texas Cooperative Wildlife Collection - TCWC), is the natural history collection maintained by the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences, Texas A&M University in College Station Texas. <a href="http://ipt.vertnet.org:8080/ipt/logo.do?r=tcwc_verts">Resource Logo</a> <a href="http://ipt.vertnet.org:8080/ipt/eml.do?r=tcwc_verts">EML</a></description>
<author>larussell@vertnet.org</author>
<ipt:eml>http://ipt.vertnet.org:8080/ipt/eml.do?r=tcwc_verts</ipt:eml>
<dc:publisher>Heather Prestridge Biodiversity Research and Teaching Collections<hlprestridge@tamu.edu></dc:publisher>
<dc:creator>Heather Prestridge Biodiversity Research and Teaching Collections<hlprestridge@tamu.edu></dc:creator>
<ipt:dwca>http://ipt.vertnet.org:8080/ipt/archive.do?r=tcwc_verts</ipt:dwca>
<pubDate>Thu, 02 Aug 2012 12:28:24 -0500</pubDate>
<guid isPermaLink="false">b6015b60-6f96-43a9-88e5-2f41854e8f07</guid>
</item>
<item>
<title>LACM Vertebrate Collection</title>
<link>http://ipt.vertnet.org:8080/ipt/resource.do?r=lacm_verts</link>
<description>The Collection includes the Fish, Herpetology, Bird and Mammal Collections of the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. They are worldwide collections with greatest concentration in North and South America, Africa, the Pacific Ocean, and the Antarctic. <a href="http://ipt.vertnet.org:8080/ipt/logo.do?r=lacm_verts">Resource Logo</a> <a href="http://ipt.vertnet.org:8080/ipt/eml.do?r=lacm_verts">EML</a></description>
<author>larussell@vertnet.org</author>
<ipt:eml>http://ipt.vertnet.org:8080/ipt/eml.do?r=lacm_verts</ipt:eml>
<dc:publisher>Rick Feeney Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County<rfeeney@nhm.org></dc:publisher>
<dc:creator>Rick Feeney Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County<rfeeney@nhm.org></dc:creator>
<ipt:dwca>http://ipt.vertnet.org:8080/ipt/archive.do?r=lacm_verts</ipt:dwca>
<pubDate>Mon, 13 Aug 2012 14:45:27 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>CRCM Vertebrate Collection</title>
<link>http://ipt.vertnet.org:8080/ipt/resource.do?r=crcm_verts</link>
<description>The Charles R. Conner Museum (CRCM) houses a vertebrate research collection. The collection includes specimens from around the world, but the geographic emphasis is on the Inland Northwest of the US. The vast majority of the specimens are from Washington, Idaho, and adjacent states. As of 2012, most of the (non-pickled) bird and mammal records had been entered into the computer database and are available online. Records for the pickled specimens (fish, amphibians, reptiles, and birds) will probably not be available online until 2014. <a href="http://ipt.vertnet.org:8080/ipt/logo.do?r=crcm_verts">Resource Logo</a> <a href="http://ipt.vertnet.org:8080/ipt/eml.do?r=crcm_verts">EML</a></description>
<author>larussell@vertnet.org</author>
<ipt:eml>http://ipt.vertnet.org:8080/ipt/eml.do?r=crcm_verts</ipt:eml>
<dc:publisher>Kelly Cassidy Charles R. Conner Museum<connermuseum@wsu.edu></dc:publisher>
<dc:creator>Kelly Cassidy Charles R. Conner Museum<connermuseum@wsu.edu></dc:creator>
<ipt:dwca>http://ipt.vertnet.org:8080/ipt/archive.do?r=crcm_verts</ipt:dwca>
<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jul 2012 11:57:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>From documents to datasets: A MediaWiki-based method of annotating and extracting species observations in century-old field notebooks</title>
<link>http://ipt.vertnet.org:8080/ipt/resource.do?r=hendersonnotebooks1-3</link>
<description>This record set is derived from the Field Notebooks (1-3) of Junius Henderson and is published as companion to the paper, "From documents to datasets: A MediaWiki-based method of annotating and extracting species observations in century-old field notebooks." The result of the work described in the paper is the identification and mobilization of 1068 observations that have been vetted, specifically to provide valid taxon names where possible, via a process we call “taxonomic referencing.” <a href="http://ipt.vertnet.org:8080/ipt/logo.do?r=hendersonnotebooks1-3">Resource Logo</a> <a href="http://ipt.vertnet.org:8080/ipt/eml.do?r=hendersonnotebooks1-3">EML</a></description>
<author>larussell@vertnet.org</author>
<ipt:eml>http://ipt.vertnet.org:8080/ipt/eml.do?r=hendersonnotebooks1-3</ipt:eml>
<dc:publisher>Rob Guralnick University of Colorado, Boulder; University of Colorado Museum of Natural History<Robert.Guralnick@colorado.edu></dc:publisher>
<dc:creator>Gaurav Vaidya University of Colorado, Boulder; University of Colorado Museum of Natural History<ggvaidya@gmail.com></dc:creator>
<ipt:dwca>http://ipt.vertnet.org:8080/ipt/archive.do?r=hendersonnotebooks1-3</ipt:dwca>
<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jul 2012 17:21:06 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>UTA Herpetology (UTA-A UTA-R)</title>
<link>http://ipt.vertnet.org:8080/ipt/resource.do?r=uta_herps</link>
<description>University of Texas at Arlington Amphibian and Reptile Diversity Research Center: During the 1980s the herpetological collection witnessed an explosive session of growth. Prior to the 1980s the collection contained approximately 8,000 herpetological specimens. By the end of the decade more than 30,000 specimens were housed in the collection. During the 1990s the size of the collection increased at an almost exponential rate. During this time, the collection grew to contain more than 80,000 specimens. This combined with efforts from faculty and students helped to establish national and international recognition for the collection. Since the turn of the century the herpetology collection at the University of Texas at Arlington has experienced more growth and the collection now houses some 115,000 specimens and is among the top herpetological collections in the United States. In 2004 the entire herpetological collection was moved from the basement of the Life Sciences building to the newly constructed Amphibian and Reptile Diversity Research Center.
Asides from housing a major herpetological collection, the Department of Biology at the University of Texas at Arlington has hosted and facilitated the academic pursuits of a diverse student body. This has also provided inherent benefits to the museum collection as well. The collection currently holds the worlds largest assemblage of reptiles and amphibians from Guatemala as well as significant holdings from Texas, Bolivia, Cameroon, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guyana, Honduras, and Mexico. Along with several thousand fluid preserved specimens, the collection maintains several type specimens, a sizeable osteological collection, cleared and stained specimens, audio recordings of frog calls, one of the largest collections of herpetological photographs in the United States, as well as a comprehensive herpetological library. These resources can be made available for use by qualified individuals. For questions regarding the use of the collection resources please call 817-272-2406. <a href="http://ipt.vertnet.org:8080/ipt/logo.do?r=uta_herps">Resource Logo</a> <a href="http://ipt.vertnet.org:8080/ipt/eml.do?r=uta_herps">EML</a></description>
<author>larussell@vertnet.org</author>
<ipt:eml>http://ipt.vertnet.org:8080/ipt/eml.do?r=uta_herps</ipt:eml>
<dc:publisher>Carl Franklin University of Texas at Arlington Amphibian and Reptile Diversity Research Center<franklin@uta.edu></dc:publisher>
<dc:creator>Carol Spencer Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, UC Berkeley<atrox@berkeley.edu></dc:creator>
<ipt:dwca>http://ipt.vertnet.org:8080/ipt/archive.do?r=uta_herps</ipt:dwca>
<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jul 2012 13:56:58 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>UAFMC Fish</title>
<link>http://ipt.vertnet.org:8080/ipt/resource.do?r=uafmc_fish</link>
<description>The fish collection consists of lots, mostly from Arkansas, but some from Hawaii. Recent cooperation with Dr. James E. Johnson of the US Fish and Wildlife Coop here on campus has resulted in the acquisition of specimens from new locations in the state, including the Buffalo River area. <a href="http://ipt.vertnet.org:8080/ipt/logo.do?r=uafmc_fish">Resource Logo</a> <a href="http://ipt.vertnet.org:8080/ipt/eml.do?r=uafmc_fish">EML</a></description>
<author>larussell@vertnet.org</author>
<ipt:eml>http://ipt.vertnet.org:8080/ipt/eml.do?r=uafmc_fish</ipt:eml>
<dc:publisher>Nancy McCartney University of Arkansas Collections Facility<nmccartn@uark.edu></dc:publisher>
<dc:creator>Nancy McCartney University of Arkansas Collections Facility<nmccartn@uark.edu></dc:creator>
<ipt:dwca>http://ipt.vertnet.org:8080/ipt/archive.do?r=uafmc_fish</ipt:dwca>
<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jul 2012 15:10:28 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>NYSM Mammals (ZM)</title>
<link>http://ipt.vertnet.org:8080/ipt/resource.do?r=nysm_mammals</link>
<description>Museum specimens including skins, skeletons, fluid preservations, and frozen tissue. <a href="http://ipt.vertnet.org:8080/ipt/logo.do?r=nysm_mammals">Resource Logo</a> <a href="http://ipt.vertnet.org:8080/ipt/eml.do?r=nysm_mammals">EML</a></description>
<author>larussell@vertnet.org</author>
<ipt:eml>http://ipt.vertnet.org:8080/ipt/eml.do?r=nysm_mammals</ipt:eml>
<dc:publisher>Joe Bopp New York State Museum<jbopp@mail.nysed.gov></dc:publisher>
<dc:creator>David Gerhard New York State Museum<dgerhard@mail.nysed.gov></dc:creator>
<ipt:dwca>http://ipt.vertnet.org:8080/ipt/archive.do?r=nysm_mammals</ipt:dwca>
<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2012 16:21:04 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>ISU Mammals</title>
<link>http://ipt.vertnet.org:8080/ipt/resource.do?r=isu_mammals</link>
<description>John Wesley Powell & Dale Birkenholz Natural History Collections</br></br>
The bird and mammal collections total over 6,000 specimens representing 560 species and 120 families, and date back to 1867. The bulk of the collections is from Illinois and the United States, with holdings also from Africa, India, Europe, and South America. We prepare salvaged birds and mammals into scientific study skins, and save stomach contents, skeletons, and frozen tissues (for DNA). <a href="http://ipt.vertnet.org:8080/ipt/logo.do?r=isu_mammals">Resource Logo</a> <a href="http://ipt.vertnet.org:8080/ipt/eml.do?r=isu_mammals">EML</a></description>
<author>larussell@vertnet.org</author>
<ipt:eml>http://ipt.vertnet.org:8080/ipt/eml.do?r=isu_mammals</ipt:eml>
<dc:publisher>Dr. Angelo Capparella John Wesley Powell-Dale Birkenholz Natural History Collections<apcappar@ilstu.edu></dc:publisher>
<dc:creator>Gretchen Knapp John Wesley Powell-Dale Birkenholz Natural History Collections<geknapp@ilstu.edu></dc:creator>
<ipt:dwca>http://ipt.vertnet.org:8080/ipt/archive.do?r=isu_mammals</ipt:dwca>
<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jun 2012 16:05:03 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>UNR Herpetology</title>
<link>http://ipt.vertnet.org:8080/ipt/resource.do?r=unr_herps</link>
<description>The UNR herp collection houses nearly 6000 reptiles and amphibians, predominantly from the Great Basin Desert, with an emphasis on local ecological communities in northern Nevada and eastern California. The collection began in the mid 1930s, and has seen growth in the 1950s, 1970s, and 1990s. We also maintain a small tissue collection of more recently acquired specimens. <a href="http://ipt.vertnet.org:8080/ipt/logo.do?r=unr_herps">Resource Logo</a> <a href="http://ipt.vertnet.org:8080/ipt/eml.do?r=unr_herps">EML</a></description>
<author>larussell@vertnet.org</author>
<ipt:eml>http://ipt.vertnet.org:8080/ipt/eml.do?r=unr_herps</ipt:eml>
<dc:publisher>Chris Feldman University of Nevada, Reno<ophis@unr.edu></dc:publisher>
<dc:creator>Chris Feldman University of Nevada, Reno<ophis@unr.edu></dc:creator>
<ipt:dwca>http://ipt.vertnet.org:8080/ipt/archive.do?r=unr_herps</ipt:dwca>
<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jun 2012 16:48:41 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>ISU Birds</title>
<link>http://ipt.vertnet.org:8080/ipt/resource.do?r=isu_birds</link>
<description>John Wesley Powell & Dale Birkenholz Natural History Collections</br></br>
The bird and mammal collections total over 6,000 specimens representing 560 species and 120 families, and date back to 1867. The bulk of the collections is from Illinois and the United States, with holdings also from Africa, India, Europe, and South America. We prepare salvaged birds and mammals into scientific study skins, and save stomach contents, skeletons, and frozen tissues (for DNA). <a href="http://ipt.vertnet.org:8080/ipt/logo.do?r=isu_birds">Resource Logo</a> <a href="http://ipt.vertnet.org:8080/ipt/eml.do?r=isu_birds">EML</a></description>
<author>larussell@vertnet.org</author>
<ipt:eml>http://ipt.vertnet.org:8080/ipt/eml.do?r=isu_birds</ipt:eml>
<dc:publisher>Dr. Angelo Capparella John Wesley Powell-Dale Birkenholz Natural History Collections<apcappar@ilstu.edu></dc:publisher>
<dc:creator>Gretchen Knapp John Wesley Powell-Dale Birkenholz Natural History Collections<geknapp@ilstu.edu></dc:creator>
<ipt:dwca>http://ipt.vertnet.org:8080/ipt/archive.do?r=isu_birds</ipt:dwca>
<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jun 2012 13:33:22 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>SMNS Herpetologie</title>
<link>http://ipt.vertnet.org:8080/ipt/resource.do?r=smns_herps</link>
<description>The herpetological collection at the SMNS comprises about 20,000 specimens from all over the world. Some of the material is historically valuable. After Baron Carl Ferdinand von Ludwig (1784-1847) and Duke Paul Wilhelm von Württemberg (1797-1860) had added their specimens, the herpetological collection grew further through material collected by Baron F. von Müller (collected between 1836-1896) and August Kappler (collected between 1832-1872). More detailed information is published in the type catalogue, that can be obtained from the curator. Important parts of the collection are tortoise, crocodiles and neotropical amphibians.</br></br>
Through destruction of parts of the collection during the Second World War important information has been lost. It was necessary to reorganise and record the entire collection. In addition to collection-based research, studies on the ecology of South American frogs, toads and reptiles are conducted. Our knowledge of species composition and ecology of rainforests contrasts sharply with the speed that these habitats vanish from our planet. The analysis of such complex ecosystems can only be achieved step by step by looking at smaller systems within larger ones. In cooperation with the Natural History Museum at Lima (Museo de Historia Natural de la Universidad San Marcos), species composition and ecology of amphibians and reptiles in small pools within the Peruvian rainforest have been under investigation since 1977. These pools and streams are such 'smaller systems' that at least, on a temporary basis, offer ideal conditions to many species. A massive undertaking is to find out more about the food chains in these habitats. Most amphibians and reptiles are very sensitive to environmental change and are often at the centre of the food chain which makes them perfect indicators of an ecosystem. The identification of frogs and toads is often done by recording their call and subsequent analysis of the tapes which result in sonograms. On the other hand, to identify snakes, lizards and crocodiles it is often necessary to count rows of scales and for some species you have to look at their teeth with magnifying glass. This is of course difficult with wriggly, living and often poisonous animals and it is often easier to identify those as part of a scientific collection. Some of the specimens preserved in alcohol are over 200 years old and are used for taxonomic research as well as being available for the international research community. The entire collection is inventoried on a computer database. <a href="http://ipt.vertnet.org:8080/ipt/logo.do?r=smns_herps">Resource Logo</a> <a href="http://ipt.vertnet.org:8080/ipt/eml.do?r=smns_herps">EML</a></description>
<author>larussell@vertnet.org</author>
<ipt:eml>http://ipt.vertnet.org:8080/ipt/eml.do?r=smns_herps</ipt:eml>
<dc:publisher>Dr. Andreas Schlüter Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde Stuttgart<schlueter.smns@naturkundemuseum-bw.de></dc:publisher>
<dc:creator>Dr. Andreas Schlüter Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde Stuttgart<schlueter.smns@naturkundemuseum-bw.de></dc:creator>
<ipt:dwca>http://ipt.vertnet.org:8080/ipt/archive.do?r=smns_herps</ipt:dwca>
<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jun 2012 13:51:07 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>MPM Herpetology (H)</title>
<link>http://ipt.vertnet.org:8080/ipt/resource.do?r=mpm_herps</link>
<description>The Milwaukee Public Museum (MPM) collection contains amphibians and reptiles from around the US, especially the Midwest, and from the West Indies, where retired Curator Robert Henderson still does research.
MPM has collected these animals since the late 1800s to document the tremendous variety of animal life on our planet.
Today, the MPM vertebrate zoologists center their research on the classification, evolution, natural history and ecology of animals with an emphasis on documenting biological diversity. <a href="http://ipt.vertnet.org:8080/ipt/logo.do?r=mpm_herps">Resource Logo</a> <a href="http://ipt.vertnet.org:8080/ipt/eml.do?r=mpm_herps">EML</a></description>
<author>larussell@vertnet.org</author>
<ipt:eml>http://ipt.vertnet.org:8080/ipt/eml.do?r=mpm_herps</ipt:eml>
<dc:publisher>Carol Spencer Museum of Vertebrate Zoology at Berkeley<atrox@berkeley.edu></dc:publisher>
<dc:creator>Gary Casper Great Lakes Ecological Services, LLC<gc@greatlakeseco.com></dc:creator>
<ipt:dwca>http://ipt.vertnet.org:8080/ipt/archive.do?r=mpm_herps</ipt:dwca>
<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jun 2012 13:47:44 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>UMZC Zoological Specimens</title>
<link>http://ipt.vertnet.org:8080/ipt/resource.do?r=umzc_vertebrates</link>
<description>The University Museum of Zoology in Cambridge contains collections that rival those of the major university museums world-wide. They were designated in 1998 as being of outstanding historical and international importance.
Much of the Museum’s material derives from the great collecting expeditions of the 19th century, which provided the first documentation of the fauna in many parts of the globe. The collections therefore provide essential baseline data against which to assess the current distribution and status of species, particularly in the Red Sea, Indian Ocean, South-East Asia, and the oceanic islands.
The collections include individual specimens of exceptional historical significance including fine examples of the Dodo and Great Auk, skins of the extinct Tasmanian Wolf and many of Darwin’s specimens, some of which were collected from his voyage on the Beagle, and from his time studying at the University of Cambridge.
Continuing research in the Museum provides a major source of new accessions. Recent examples include fossils of the earliest land vertebrates, molluscs from the excavation of the Channel Tunnel, which document climactic change in Europe over the past 10,000 years, and a rich variety of invertebrate fauna from the Seychelles. <a href="http://ipt.vertnet.org:8080/ipt/logo.do?r=umzc_vertebrates">Resource Logo</a> <a href="http://ipt.vertnet.org:8080/ipt/eml.do?r=umzc_vertebrates">EML</a></description>
<author>larussell@vertnet.org</author>
<ipt:eml>http://ipt.vertnet.org:8080/ipt/eml.do?r=umzc_vertebrates</ipt:eml>
<dc:publisher>Mathew Lowe University Museum of Zoology Cambridge (Zoology)<MWL34@cam.ac.uk></dc:publisher>
<dc:creator>Mathew Lowe University Museum of Zoology Cambridge (Zoology)<MWL34@cam.ac.uk></dc:creator>
<ipt:dwca>http://ipt.vertnet.org:8080/ipt/archive.do?r=umzc_vertebrates</ipt:dwca>
<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jun 2012 13:36:35 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>DMNH Birds</title>
<link>http://ipt.vertnet.org:8080/ipt/resource.do?r=dmnh_birds</link>
<description>The bird collection consists of approximately 67,000 study skins, 9,000 skeletons, 6,000 alcohol-preserved birds, and 36,000 clutches of eggs. The holdings represent about 4,000 bird species. About 140 taxa are in the type collection. The alcohol collection was eighth in the world in 1982 (Wood et al. 1982) and has nearly doubled in size since then, the skeleton collection was 18th in the world in 1986 (Wood & Schnell 1986), and the egg collection is second largest in North America (Kiff & Hough 1985). All skeletal and alcohol specimen data are entered into a computer database, as are all of the study skins. The egg collection data is not in a database. The collection, worldwide in scope, has especially strong collections of Philippine and Central and South American birds. Extinct species are also represented. Formation of the collection began when the Museum was founded in 1957. Among the collections that can be found here are those of George Miksch Sutton, Allan R. Phillips, Olin S. Pettingill, T.D. Burleigh, D.S. Rabor, and M. Hachisuka - D.S. Ripley. <a href="http://ipt.vertnet.org:8080/ipt/logo.do?r=dmnh_birds">Resource Logo</a> <a href="http://ipt.vertnet.org:8080/ipt/eml.do?r=dmnh_birds">EML</a></description>
<author>larussell@vertnet.org</author>
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<dc:publisher>Jean L. Woods, Ph.D. Delaware Museum of Natural History<jwoods@delmnh.org></dc:publisher>
<dc:creator>Jean L. Woods, Ph.D. Delaware Museum of Natural History<jwoods@delmnh.org></dc:creator>
<ipt:dwca>http://ipt.vertnet.org:8080/ipt/archive.do?r=dmnh_birds</ipt:dwca>
<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jun 2012 13:41:11 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>HSU Wildlife Mammals</title>
<link>http://ipt.vertnet.org:8080/ipt/resource.do?r=hsu_wildlife_mammals</link>
<description>Humboldt State University Wildlife Department mammal skins, osteology, and live mounts. <a href="http://ipt.vertnet.org:8080/ipt/logo.do?r=hsu_wildlife_mammals">Resource Logo</a> <a href="http://ipt.vertnet.org:8080/ipt/eml.do?r=hsu_wildlife_mammals">EML</a></description>
<author>larussell@vertnet.org</author>
<ipt:eml>http://ipt.vertnet.org:8080/ipt/eml.do?r=hsu_wildlife_mammals</ipt:eml>
<dc:publisher>Tamar Danufsky Humboldt State University, Department of Wildlife<Tamar.Danufsky@humboldt.edu></dc:publisher>
<dc:creator>Tamar Danufsky Humboldt State University, Department of Wildlife<Tamar.Danufsky@humboldt.edu></dc:creator>
<ipt:dwca>http://ipt.vertnet.org:8080/ipt/archive.do?r=hsu_wildlife_mammals</ipt:dwca>
<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 10:52:36 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>HSU Wildlife Eggs and Nests</title>
<link>http://ipt.vertnet.org:8080/ipt/resource.do?r=hsu_wildlife_eggs_nests</link>
<description>Humboldt State University Wildlife Museum bird eggs and nests. <a href="http://ipt.vertnet.org:8080/ipt/logo.do?r=hsu_wildlife_eggs_nests">Resource Logo</a> <a href="http://ipt.vertnet.org:8080/ipt/eml.do?r=hsu_wildlife_eggs_nests">EML</a></description>
<author>larussell@vertnet.org</author>
<ipt:eml>http://ipt.vertnet.org:8080/ipt/eml.do?r=hsu_wildlife_eggs_nests</ipt:eml>
<dc:publisher>Tamar Danufsky Humboldt State University, Wildlife Department<td6@humboldt.edu></dc:publisher>
<dc:creator>Tamar Danufsky Humboldt State University, Wildlife Department<td6@humboldt.edu></dc:creator>
<ipt:dwca>http://ipt.vertnet.org:8080/ipt/archive.do?r=hsu_wildlife_eggs_nests</ipt:dwca>
<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 13:30:19 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>HSU Wildlife Birds</title>
<link>http://ipt.vertnet.org:8080/ipt/resource.do?r=hsu_wildlife_birds</link>
<description>Humboldt State University Wildlife Museum bird study skins, live mounts, and osteology <a href="http://ipt.vertnet.org:8080/ipt/logo.do?r=hsu_wildlife_birds">Resource Logo</a> <a href="http://ipt.vertnet.org:8080/ipt/eml.do?r=hsu_wildlife_birds">EML</a></description>
<author>larussell@vertnet.org</author>
<ipt:eml>http://ipt.vertnet.org:8080/ipt/eml.do?r=hsu_wildlife_birds</ipt:eml>
<dc:publisher>Tamar Danufsky Humboldt State University, Wildlife Department<td6@humboldt.edu></dc:publisher>
<dc:creator>Tamar Danufsky Humboldt State University, Wildlife Department<td6@humboldt.edu></dc:creator>
<ipt:dwca>http://ipt.vertnet.org:8080/ipt/archive.do?r=hsu_wildlife_birds</ipt:dwca>
<pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 16:30:23 -0600</pubDate>
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<title>TTRS Mammals</title>
<link>http://ipt.vertnet.org:8080/ipt/resource.do?r=ttrs_mammals</link>
<description>Scientists, natural history students, artists, and others interested in the fauna and flora of the southeast are encouraged to visit The Natural History Museum and Scientific Collections at Tall Timbers. Special arrangements must be made to view and work with specimens, and the general hours of operation are 8:30 AM-4:30 PM. Loans are generally discouraged but are allowed occasionally and governed by formal agreements developed on an individual basis. <a href="http://ipt.vertnet.org:8080/ipt/logo.do?r=ttrs_mammals">Resource Logo</a> <a href="http://ipt.vertnet.org:8080/ipt/eml.do?r=ttrs_mammals">EML</a></description>
<author>larussell@vertnet.org</author>
<ipt:eml>http://ipt.vertnet.org:8080/ipt/eml.do?r=ttrs_mammals</ipt:eml>
<dc:publisher>Kevin Robertson Tall Timbers Research Station and Land Conservancy<krobertson@ttrs.org></dc:publisher>
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<description>Scientists, natural history students, artists, and others interested in the fauna and flora of the southeast are encouraged to visit The Natural History Museum and Scientific Collections at Tall Timbers. Special arrangements must be made to view and work with specimens, and the general hours of operation are 8:30 AM-4:30 PM. Loans are generally discouraged but are allowed occasionally and governed by formal agreements developed on an individual basis. <a href="http://ipt.vertnet.org:8080/ipt/logo.do?r=ttrs_birds">Resource Logo</a> <a href="http://ipt.vertnet.org:8080/ipt/eml.do?r=ttrs_birds">EML</a></description>
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<dc:creator>Jim Cox Tall Timbers Research Station and Land Conservancy<jim@ttrs.org></dc:creator>
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<description>Small mammals primarily from southwestern United States and Mexico. Includes pikas from New Mexico to Alaska. <a href="http://ipt.vertnet.org:8080/ipt/logo.do?r=nmmnh_mammals">Resource Logo</a> <a href="http://ipt.vertnet.org:8080/ipt/eml.do?r=nmmnh_mammals">EML</a></description>
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<dc:publisher>Patricia Gegick New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science<patricia.gegick@state.nm.us></dc:publisher>
<dc:creator>Patricia Gegick New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science<patricia.gegick@state.nm.us></dc:creator>
<ipt:dwca>http://ipt.vertnet.org:8080/ipt/archive.do?r=nmmnh_mammals</ipt:dwca>
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Once the links are received, an iDigBio IT staff member goes through the URLs to verify they are functioning as we expect, adding them to the dataset manager. The dataset manager downloads and hashes the datasets and all individual records on a nightly basis, pre-validating the internal uniqueness of IDs within individual datasets (trivial collision). If the dataset is new, all records in the dataset are staged for ingestion. If the dataset is an update, the true difference (using hashes) between the current and new datasets are computed, the changes are staged for ingestion, committed to the idigbio specimen API, and elastic-search is reindexed.
All records in a dataset are expected to have a Globally Unique IDentifier (GUID). The exact term for storing this GUID is currently being defined, and will be described here in the near future, and it is expected to depend on the technology used (IPT or custom DwC-A/CSV). For additional terms, not covered by DwC, the recommendation is to consult with the MISC WG on the existence of an alternative term or the need to create one.