Introduction & Examples

Overview

Teaching: 5 minutes min
Exercises: 0 min

Questions

What will we be doing?

What is the purpose of this exercise?

Objectives

Explain activity

Go over example specimens

Provide materials for workshop activity

Description

This hands-on exercise was developed to help data providers transcribe specimen-level data that contains information about associated taxa/specimens. This activity will be focused on parasite-host records, and how to consistently capture interaction data from specimen labels. We will examine specimens that vary in quality of available interaction information on the label and practice data transcription and interaction interpretation for downstream integration with GloBI.

Objectives

Gain a better understanding of parasite collections interactions data

Practice transcribing specimen interactions data using real examples

Discuss (first in small groups, then as a network) different ways in which species interactions data can be interpreted

Compile a list of verbatim terms currently used to describe associations on specimen labels

Compile a set of ‘interaction types’ derived from ‘human interpreted interactions’

Share outcomes (e.g., interactions translation table)

Where to find materials for this activity

Individual transcription Worksheet (choose the best format for you):
Group Transcription Worksheet (choose the best format for you):
Commonly used Interaction Terms
Transcription Images all on next episode page or individually:
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Example images:
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Terms and Definitions

Commonly used Interaction Terms and Definitions: (available here: PDF version (.pdf))

Worksheet columns and definitions:

Verbatim Interaction Text (Interaction as on label without interpretation)
Specimen Taxon name
Human derived/interpreted interaction: Use examples from handout or come up with your own!
Target Common Name, Target Taxon Name, Specimen Event Date, Target Sex, Target Body Part, Target Life Stage
Additional Properties, or notes about interaction
Do you have a new interaction? Please define it for us