Stan Blum

TL;DR: This paper describes the evolution and development of Darwin Core, a data standard for publishing and integrating biodiversity information, focusing on the categories of terms that define the standard, differences between simple and relational DarwinCore, how the standard has been implemented and the community processes that are essential for maintenance and growth of the standard.

TL;DR: Collecting biological specimens for scientific studies came under scrutiny when B. A. Minteer and colleagues suggested that this practice plays a significant role in species extinctions.

TL;DR: It is concluded that an ambitious goal to describe 10 million species in less than 50 years is attainable based on the strength of 250 years of progress, worldwide collections, existing experts, technological innovation and collaborative teamwork.

TL;DR: Advances made in the task of geospatial referencing for biological collections are addressed, among the most widely demanded by the scientific community and the general public.

TL;DR: The workshop-hackathon was convened by the Global Biodiversity Information Facility at its secretariat in Copenhagen over 22–24 May 2013 and addressed the challenge of adapting the Darwin Core standard for a wide variety of sample data.