Best Practice Handbook

Introduction

• about reBiND
• how to use this book

System Installation and Administration

• Installing BioCASe Provider Software
• Installing eXist
• Installing reBiND Framework
• Configuring eXist/reBiND Framework
• Using a custom data format (?)
• Documentation of Correction Modules
• Writing Custom Correction Modules
• Using a different metadata format

Data Archiving

• workflow
  • Data Preparation
    • prepare the content for ABCD mapping: resolve abbreviations, add units, concatenate atomised scientific name, additional information from data documentation, add metadata, denormalise
    • ABCD Mapping (see BioCASE documentation) plus additional examples
  • XML Export from BioCASE provider software (mention other like Pentaho Kettle?)
  • import to reBiND Framework
    • import from XML file system
    • Connect to BioCASE and upload XML
  • Validation and Corrections
    • Validation
    • Running the automated correction
      • default correction (selecting existing correction module)
      • modifiy corrections
      • add additional modules
  • Reviewing the XML file
  • Entering metadata
  • publishing the dataset

Data Access and Search

• Search via reBiND web interface
• Search via Biodiversity networks (GBIF)

Case Studies

• Case studies with single data sets from different providers
• General observations

Data Rescue (outdated software and hardware)

• software
  • Identifying Unknown File Formats
  • Conversion for selected file formats
    • DataPerfect
    • Paradox
    • dBase
    • Harvard Graphics
    • Word 3 for DOS
    • Excel to Access database
  • Document new data formats for others
• hardware
  • 3.5" Floppies
  • 5.25 " Floppies

supporting data preparation

• Software Products
  • Data Splitter
  • Character Encoding Correcter
  • Stand-alone Correction Manager
• supporting procedures
  • Retrieving Geocoordinates From Points In Images

Technical Background

• eXist
• XQuery
• ABCD
• EML