Trichoptera Literature Database: a collaborative Internet resource Ralph W. Holzenthal, Patina Mendez University of Minnesota St. Paul, Minnesota, USA Joshua H.W. Steiner Josh Steiner Consulting Oakland, California, USA Taxonomic research in Trichoptera depends on: Access to specimens and type material Access to a list of valid names and synonyms Access to bibliographic lists and citations Access to primary literature Taxonomic research in Trichoptera depends on: Access to specimens and type material Readily available through the worlds natural history museums Access to a list of valid names and synonyms Access to bibliographic lists and citations Access to primary literature Taxonomic research in Trichoptera depends on: Access to specimens and type material Access to a list of valid names and synonyms Trichoptera World Checklist, Trichopterorum Catalogus, Zoological Record, Index of Organism Names, etc. Access to bibliographic lists and citations Access to primary literature Taxonomic research in Trichoptera depends on: Access to specimens and type material Access to a list of valid names and synonyms Access to bibliographic lists and citations Trichopterorum Catalogus, Bibliographia Trichopterorum, Zoological Record, Braueria, etc. Access to primary literature Taxonomic research in Trichoptera depends on: Access to specimens and type material Access to a list of valid names and synonyms Access to bibliographic lists and citations Access to primary literature Available from the worlds libraries, but often difficult to obtain, especially for students and workers in developing countries Trichoptera Literature Database: Objectives: 1.Create a complete bibliography of the existing Trichoptera literature 2.Scan and provide access to historical, out-of-print, and rare literature 3.Provide links to PDF literature already available online Requirements: Internet accessible, with basic search engine and ability to download PDFs Trichoptera Literature Database R.W. Holzenthal, P.K. Mendez, J.H.W. Steiner (eds) Beta version 1.0 Released 26 May 2009 OBJECTIVE 1: Create a complete bibliography of the existing Trichoptera literature : Initiated using EndNote (ver. X2) bibliographic software (Thomson Reuters, US$250 retail) Complete citations, including keywords and abstracts, can be imported directly from Zoological Record Online OBJECTIVE 1 (cont.): Create a complete bibliography of the existing Trichoptera literature : EndNote user interface and citation entry form Label: 1st author last name_year_EndNote unique record number Keywords & Abstract: imported directly from Zoological Record Online OBJECTIVE 1 (cont.): Create a complete bibliography of the existing Trichoptera literature : Trichoptera literature master EndNote file can be downloaded by user from TLD in 3 formats: Native EndNote file (.enl,.enlp) Rich Text Format (.rtf) for use in MS Word, Open Office RIS formatted text file (.txt) for import into other bibliographic management applications (e.g., Reference Manager, Zotero, RefWorks, earlier versions of EndNote) OBJECTIVE 1 (cont.): Create a complete bibliography of the existing Trichoptera literature : Retroactive capture of citations: Bibliography from Betten (1934) (complete) Bibliographies from Ulmer (1903, 1907, 1908, 1911), (in progress) Proceedings of the International Symposia on Trichoptera, 1st-12th (complete) Zoological Record Online (complete through mid 1970s) Trichoptera Newsletter/Braueria (in progress) Current and Selected Bibliographies, NABS (in progress) Nimmo (1996) Bibliographia Trichopterorum (in progress) Fischer's Trichopterorum Catalogus (in progress) Etc. 7,250+ citations to date, retroactive capture complete by end of 2009! OBJECTIVE 2: Scan and provide access to historical, out-of-print, and rare literature : Priorities: Taxonomy, systematics, distribution, biogeography, and evolution of extant and fossil species; but also ecology, behavior, etc. Literature published before 1923 (public domain) Historically important, rare, or out-of-print works in the public domain 600 papers scanned; 200 uploaded to database OBJECTIVE 2 (cont.): Scan and provide access to historical, out-of-print, and rare literature : Scanning protocols: Adobe Acrobat Pro dpi, black and white Pages straight, cropped, stray marks removed 300 dpi, 8 bit for grayscale or color Fujitsu ScanSnap S1500MPlustek OpticBook 3600 OBJECTIVE 2 (cont.): Scan and provide access to historical, out-of-print, and rare literature : acceptableunacceptable OBJECTIVE 3: Provide links to PDF literature already available online : Background: Many journals now available online Many journals hold copyright on PDF JSTOR provides PDFs of complete volumes of many journals Google Books Etc. Where PDFs already exist on-line, through open access or subscription, the TLD provides a link to the URL where the file can be downloaded Technical aspects of the database Database structure and management Use EndNote as the primary citation manager Export XML from EndNote Import XML into an online database using PHP in the Symfony framework Retain EndNote native file format to preserve Cite-While-You- Write capabilities and bibliography formatting for users PDF management Link PDFs to database records via unique record label (e.g., BANKS_1895_46) Manage PDFs from an online administrative interface Capture information related to the quality of the scan, file size, and online availability of the PDF Technical aspects of the database EndNote Database) PHP importer (Symfony framework) Web Database Export for download Export XML 1. EndNote 2. RIS Import 3. RTF File Manage PDFS Community contributions of citations Community contributions of PDFs Search and download literature Direct record search Browsing of records User interface - search page PDF label information PDF quality information Online PDF location Administrator interface - PDF upload 271 visits from 34 countries since May 26th, 2009, tracked using Google Analytics How can you contribute to this collaborative Internet resource? Priorities: Send citations that should be added to the database Send high-quality scanned PDFs (see scanning protocols) or static links to existing PDFs Examples: Send corrections to existing citations Check your own citations for completeness Adopt a region (e.g., Japanese literature) Adopt an author (e.g., Navs, Ulmer, Kimmins) Adopt a language (e.g., Russian literature) Adopt a subject area (e.g., fossil literature) Acknowledgments Technical Contributors Roger J. Blahnik, Jolanda Huisman, Desiree R. Robertson-Thompson, Lourdes Chamorro-Lacayo, Aysha Prather, Anne Wasmund, Alex Eagen, Joel Gardner, Robin Thomson, George Guenthner Bibliographic Contributors Brady Richards, Andy Nimmo, Mike Hubbard Systems & Bibliographic Assistance Michael Glaser and Shuping Zhang (College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences, University of Minnesota) Linda Eels, Margaret Borg, and Ann Rojas (Entomology, Fisheries, and Wildlife Library, University of Minnesota) Inspiration This database was inspired by Mike Hubbard's Ephemeroptera Galactica Bibliography of Ephemeroptera and the Trichopterorum Catalogus, the monumental work of F. C. J. Fischer Funding & Support This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant Nos , , & Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation. Acknowledgments Recent collaborators: Tomiko Ito Carmen Zamora Muoz John Morse Vince Resh Brian Armitage Bert Higler Andy Rasmussen Gilbert Fuentes Gisli Gislason Ed Dewalt Takao Nozaki Takaaki Torii Ferdy de Moor Thank you very much!