Data standards, sense and stability: Scratchpads, the ICZN and ZooBank

By

Baker, Edward
Michel, Ellinor

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2011

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

150

Pages

167-176

Subjects

BioCode , BioStor , Bulletin of zoological nomenclature , Global Names Architecture , International Commission on Zoological Nomenclatur , Scratchpads , ZooBank

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.150.2248

 

Abstract

The International Commission of Zoological Nomenclature has used the Scratchpads platform (currently being developed and maintained by ViBRANT) as the foundation for its redesigned website and as a platform for engaging with its users. The existing Scratchpad tools, with extensions to provide additional functions, have allowed for a major transformation in presentation of linked nomenclatural tools. Continued development of the new website will act as a springboard for the ICZN to participate more fully in the wider community of biodiversity informatics.