IN013
Global community efforts to make Samples, Specimens, and Sampling Features (as well digital information about them) comply with the FAIR and CARE principles
Global community efforts to make Samples, Specimens, and Sampling Features (as well digital information about them) comply with the FAIR and CARE principles
Session ID#: 161625
Session Description:
Billions of samples have been acquired, and are considered cornerstones of research in the Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences. Where catalogs of sample collections exist they are heterogeneous: few are online making it difficult for researchers to find and reuse samples, as well as locate any derived data (images, observations, analytical data, etc).
Increasing costs of field campaigns and sites that can no longer be accessed mean the value of existing collections as reusable resources is evolving; multiple stakeholders are now trying to ensure samples comply with the FAIR and CARE principles.
This session seeks papers on any part of the samples ecosystem from collection/creation to ultimate preservation/destruction, including those working on creating a global network of FAIR samples and data derived from them. Submissions are welcome from:
- Researchers who collect/work with samples;
- Professionals who manage samples (museums, repositories, etc.);
- Cyberinfrastructure providers who support tools and services for samples.
Index Terms:
1908 Cyberinfrastructure [INFORMATICS]
1946 Metadata [INFORMATICS]
Primary Convener: Sarah Ramdeen, Columbia University, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Palisades, United States
Convener: Lesley A Wyborn, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia
See more of: Earth and Space Science Informatics
