The recording and slides for our community webinar, “Check your Metadata Quality with the DataCite Metadata Dashboard,” are now available. See how the new dashboard helps you spot gaps, track progress, and improve DOI metadata quality. Watch, learn, and improve your metadata: https://youtu.be/wstEsFZ1Esk

@kelly
#DataCite #Metadata #MetadataQuality #PersistentIdentifiers #PIDs #DOI #ResearchData #OpenScience #FAIRData #ScholarlyInfrastructure #OpenInfrastructure #OpenResearch

new blog post: transparent provenance for derived semantic mappings in SSSOM

https://cthoyt.com/2026/05/29/sssom-derived-from.html

#sssom #semanticweb #fairdata #dataintegration

#NewSpecies!
New odorous frog from #vietnam just jumped in:

Odorrana nagao

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/FA4DCB78-DCBD-507C-B31E-B01A4E265E47
Publication: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1280.192981
#ZooKeys #OdorranaNagao

#FAIRdata
#science #OA #openaccess #biology #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #animals #fauna #herpetology #herps #amphibia #frogfriday #frogs

#NewSpecies!
New spider from #india just jumped in:

Theridion himalayana

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/A8B55598-9720-5962-A4F8-1472FC94509F
Publication: https://doi.org/10.3897/evolsyst.10.174338
#EvolutionarySystematics #TheridionHimalayana

#FAIRdata
#science #OA #openaccess #biology #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #animals #fauna #invertebrates #arachnology #arachnids #spider

#NewSpecies!
New clown beetle from #greece just came in:

Anapleus pescheli

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/1D005EE5-AADB-5B4B-9B68-F23AC6572B38
Publication: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1280.187654
#ZooKeys #AnapleusPescheli

#FAIRdata
#science #OA #openaccess #biology #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #animals #fauna #invertebrates #entomology #insects #coleoptera #beetles #bugs #clowns

#NewSpecies!
Breynia phongquangensis
A newly discovered phyllanthaceae from #vietnam!

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/8407D939-8184-5EF5-A326-8493F462E301
Publication: https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.275.195982
#PhytoKeys #BreyniaPhongquangensis

#FAIRdata
#science #OA #openaccess #biology #ecology #taxonomy #nature #biodiversity #conservation #botany #flora #wildflowers #flowers #wildplants #plants #wildlife #phyllanthaceae

#NewSpecies!
New snake from #india just sidled in:

Trachischium lalremsangai

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/8E4ED142-5236-597B-9941-E3F74AB72167
Publication: https://doi.org/10.3897/herpetozoa.39.e187919
#Herpetozoa #TrachischiumLalremsangai

#FAIRdata
#science #OA #openaccess #biology #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #animals #fauna #herpetology #herps #reptilia #snakes

#NewSpecies!
New goby from #china just swam in:

Rhinogobius mengyangensis

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/E81ECBBC-BBB8-5648-B8A4-BC629D466CF0
Publication: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1280.188225
#ZooKeys #RhinogobiusMengyangensis

#FAIRdata
#science #OA #openaccess #biology #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #animals #fauna #fish #TeamFish #fishfriday #ichthyology #goby #freshwater

#NewSpecies!
New pseudoscorpion from #china just pinched us:

Tyrannochthonius baiseensis

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/096987E3-E443-FF93-6D40-FCD1FC39F9D8
Publication: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2026.1058.3278
#EuropeanJournalOfTaxonomy #TyrannochthoniusBaiseensis

#FAIRdata
#science #OA #openaccess #biology #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #animals #fauna #invertebrates #arthropods #arachnology #arachnids #pseudoscorpions

#NewSpecies!
New land snail from #india just crawled in:

Georissa meghalayaensis

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/038887E9-FFB2-731B-4711-FD06FCE1A9DB
Publication: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2026.1060.3284
#EuropeanJournalOfTaxonomy #GeorissaMeghalayaensis

#FAIRdata
#science #OA #openaccess #biology #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #animals #fauna #malacology #gastropods #snails #landsnails #caves