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

生物收藏品是一种不可替代的资源，它使我们对地球上生命的历史和多样性有了科学的认识。当标本和数据被数字化并广泛公开时，这些研究收藏的价值将大大提高。生物多样性收集界最近联合制定了一个十年战略计划，以建立一个网络综合生物收集联盟（NIBA），但迄今为止，还没有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）将举办一个由不同利益攸关方参加的研讨会，其具体目标是制定NIBA的详细实施计划。详细的社区知情计划将有助于科学界更有效地管理标本和数据，通过改善收集资源的获取来提高研究生产力，开发创新工具来捕获和验证数据，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工作人员。随着数据和标本的采集和公开，公众将有新的机会接触和了解生物多样性和地球系统，该计划将推荐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.