Dr. Erin ZimmermanNov 28, 2022
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A few #project posts, as an #introduction
I've had a long association with the International Plant Names Index https://www.ipni.org firstly in a technical role, now in analysis.
IPNI is a longterm project. Kew received a legacy from #Darwin to create #IndexKewensis - a list of scientific names & place of publication, to avoid repeated lookup of primary literature.
Darwin saw the coming #DataDeluge & supported a text mining project to address it
1st output published 1893 & we continue today
International Plant Names Index

Nov 27, 2022 at 8:47pmWeb
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IPNI is supported & compiled by an editorial team - they are experts in the interpretation of the International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi & plants - the set of rules that govern how we create and use names. The code is revised every 6 years at the nomenclature section of International Botanical Congress. The last congress was in Shenzen, China in 2017, the next will be in Madrid in 2024. Should have met in Brazil in 2023, but... COVID
#botany #ScientificNames
Show threadnickynicolson 🌱Nov 27, 2022
This data compilation helps us organise data as we collate datasets in #BiodiversityInformatics, as it provides the correct spelling of the #ScientificNames - and this is a real challenge. Names data are often very messy but key values to use in #DataIntegration.
It also allows us to explore who is participating in the publication of scientific names, where they are publishing and how publishing practices are changing.