Task Force Document Library
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Contents
Program of Work
- Develop and strategically expand the GGBN Document Library for biodiversity biobanking
Current Activities
- Expand document library functionality, including platform upgrades, streamlining, cleaning (merging and removing redundancies) and updating tags and sub-categories
- Partner with CryoArks, ESBB and other GGBN partners to expand document library content
Accomplishments
- As of April 2020, the GGBN Document Library has over 550 documents.
Related Resources
- GGBN Document Library Users:
- Request a login: e-mail library@ggbn.org
- Login page: https://library.ggbn.org/share/page/
- General User Guide
- Suggest resources/submit feedback: email library@ggbn.org
- Task Force Members:
- Category Managers Guide
- Login to Task Force site
Getting Involved
Email us at library@ggbn.info to:
- Obtain a login for the Document Library
- Join the Task Force and help curate a specific tag or category
- Suggest additional resources for addition to the Document Library
Current Members/Category and Network Tag Managers
Category Managers
- Biobank Management (including Governance, Business Models, Health and Safety)
- Jeremy deWaard, Centre for Biodiversity Genomics, University of Guelph
- Curation Protocols (including specimen and sample field collection, sample preparation, shipping, laboratory curation and storage methods)
- Animals: Breda Zimkus, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard
- Plants: Tim Fulcher, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew
- Microorganisms: library@ggbn.org
- Education and Training Tools (including workshop documents and publications, interactive session protocols and technology)
- Heather Prestridge, Texas A&M
- GGBN Conferences (Conference documents archive)
- Katie Barker, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution
- Alysha Chadderdon, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution
- Gabi Droege, Berlin Botanic Garden
- GGBN Information (GGBN-specific information and GGBN-produced materials)
- Katie Barker, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution
- Alysha Chadderdon, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution
- Gabi Droege, Berlin Botanic Garden
- Information and Data Management Systems (Data standards, data workflows, pipelines, portals, database interoperability)
- Muriel Rabone, Natural History Museum London
- Gabi Droege, Berlin Botanic Garden
- Regulation and Legislation:
- ABS: Documents and publications regarding access to genetic resources and benefit sharing (ABS), including examples/templates for Permits/PIC/MAT/MTA/How To publications/case studies across the globe): library@ggbn.org
- Non-ABS: library@ggbn.org
- Shipping Regulations: library@ggbn.org
- Research Protocols (including laboratory specimen and sample analysis: e.g. species-specific extraction, amplification, sequencing for fresh and archival/ancient material)
- Laura Forrest, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Network Tag Managers
- CryoArks Content (animal biobanking for conservation research)
- Kirsty Lloyd, Natural History Museum London
- Darwin Tree of Life Content
- Heather Allen, Natural History Museum London
- ESBB Content
- To be decided