Workshop to Develop an Implementation Plan for the Network Integrated Collections, Reston, Virginia, Sept. 17-18, 2012

生物收藏是一种不可替代的资源，它有助于我们对地球上生命的历史和多样性的科学理解。当标本和数据数字化并广泛和公开提供时，这些研究收藏的价值就大大增加了。生物多样性收集界最近联合制定了建立网络综合生物收集联盟(NIBA)的十年战略计划，但迄今为止，尚未制定详细的社区知情计划来指导该战略计划的实施。美国生物科学研究所(AIBS)将为不同的利益攸关方举办一次研讨会，具体目标是为NIBA制定一项详细的实施计划。一项详细的社区知情计划将帮助科学界更有效地精选标本和数据，通过改善获取收集资源的机会来提高研究生产率，开发收集和验证数据的创新工具，制定提高数字捕获效率的协议，并提供教育和培训，以发展生物多样性收集队伍。随着数据和标本的捕获和公开提供，公众将有新的机会获取和了解生物多样性和地球系统，该计划将建议促进公民科学活动的方法，使公众直接接触这些科学资源。

Biological collections are an irreplaceable resource that informs our scientific understanding of the history and diversity of life on Earth. The value of these research collections is greatly enhanced when the specimens and data are digitized and made widely and publically available. The biodiversity collections community recently united to develop a ten-year Strategic Plan for establishing a Network Integrated Biocollections Alliance (NIBA), but to date, no detailed community-informed plan has been developed to guide the implementation of that Strategic Plan. The American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS) will conduct a workshop of diverse stakeholders with the specific goal of deriving a detailed implementation plan for the NIBA. A detailed community-informed plan will help the scientific community more effectively curate specimens and data, increase research productivity by improving access to collection resources, develop innovative tools to capture and validate data, develop protocols that enhance the efficiency of digital capture, and provide education and training to develop the biodiversity collections workforce. As data and specimens are captured and made publically available, there will be new opportunities for the public to access and learn about biodiversity and Earth systems, and the plan will recommend methods to promote citizen science activities to expose the public directly to these scientific resources.