Mandatory and recommended fields for sharing data with GGBN

Metadata of your DNA bank

Group	Element	Remarks	Example
ContentContact	Address	Complete Address of the responsible person	Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin-Dahlem, Freie Universität Berlin, Koenigin-Luise-Str. 6-8, 14195 Berlin, Germany
ContentContact	Email	valid email address; will be used by the web portal for sending you annotations etc.	please use @ instead of masquerades like "[at]"
ContentContact	Name	Person, person team responsible for curation of your DNA Bank	Dr. Birgit Gemeinholzer
Description/Representation	Details	Short text to describe the focus and number of samples in your DNA collection. It must include the following phrase: The DNA bank is part of the DNA Bank Network which was established in spring 2007. The network was initiated by GBIF Germany and provides a technically optimized DNA collection service facility for all biological research accessible via one central web portal. The network promotes deposition of well documented reference DNA samples after project completion or data publication from scientists of other universities and institutions.	The DNA bank of the Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin-Dahlem holds currently a collection of 8200 plant DNA and tissue samples growing constantly. Its core collection focuses on the flora of the Berlin and Brandenburg but it also preserves DNA from the Alps, the Mediterranean and the Altai Mountains.
Description/Representation	@language	language of description	should be "en"
Description/Representation	Title	Short title that describes your DNA collection	DNA Bank of the Herbarium Berolinense
IPRStatements/Citation	Text		Droege, G., Zetzsche, H. & Gemeinholzer, B. (Ed.) 2008 - (continuously updated): DNA samples of the DNA bank at the BGBM (Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin-Dahlem).
IPRStatements/Copyright	Text		The copyright for any material created by the DNA bank of the BGBM is reserved. The duplication or use of information and data such as texts or images is only permitted with the indication of the source or with prior approval by the BGBM.
IPRStatements/TermsOfUse	Text		The use of the data is allowed only for non-profit scientific use and for non-profit nature conservation purpose. The data bases or part of it may only be used or copied by the written permission from the legal owner.
	IconURI	complete url path to the logo of your institution
Owner	Address	Complete Address of the institution that owns the DNA bank samples and data
Owner/Representation	Text	name of your institution	Botanic Garden an Botanical Museum Berlin-Dahlem (Freie Universität Berlin)
Owner	URL	path to website of your institution	http://www.bgbm.org
RevisionData	DateModified	date of last modification of your data
TechnicalContact	Address	Complete Address of the responsible person	Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin-Dahlem, Freie Universität Berlin, Koenigin-Luise-Str. 6-8, 14195 Berlin, Germany
TechnichalContact	Email	valid email address; will be used by the web portal for sending you annotations etc.	please use @ instead of masquerades like "[at]"
TechnicalContact	Name	Person, person team responsible for technical issues of your database	Gabriele Droege
	RecordBasis	this value must be part of the ABCD vocabulary	must be "OtherSpecimen"
	SourceID	short description of relevant collection	should be "DNA Bank"
	SourceInstitutionID	short name/abbreviation of relevant institution	BGBM