Summary

Course description               

The training course provides an introduction to (genetic) data management and publication through the Global Genome Biodiversity Network (GGBN), as well as an introduction to the GGBN and the use of its data portal, the data standards and several case studies from Latin American institutions that have published data from different types of collections through the GGBN. The course purpose is to give the necessary foundations to professionals from Latin America to use the GGBN data infrastructure for publishing and giving visibility to the information they preserve.

Learning outcomes  

By the end of this course, participants should be able to:

• Describe the GGBN and its facilities and advantages for data publication.
• Explain the data management and publication workflow through the GGBN.
• Use the GGBN data portal.
• Describe the steps for mapping ABCD and DwC data into the GGBN.
• Compare case studies from Latin America on data publication in the GGBN
• Publish their own collections data through the GGBN.
• Compare the data publication workflows between GGBN and OBIS

Target audience

Target audience and prerequisites (Who should attend? What prerequisite knowledge is required)

• professionals or technicians who have knowledge on biodiversity data standards and that are interested in learning about data management and publication through the GGBN.
• professionals or technicians who work and/or do research in biological collections, especially tissue and DNA collections.
• Priority will be given to candidates from Latin America
• Participants must be fluent in both English and Spanish

Course content (Topics and activities to be covered)

• Introduction to GGBN
• GGBN-the future tool for biodiversity research-Overview and Prospects
• GGBN Document Library
• Access and benefit sharing (ABS), introduction to the topic and its relevance to Latin American Countries
• GGBN’s Support of Member Compliance on ABS
• GGBN Data Portal Tour
• Introduction to the GGBN Data Standard
• Mapping data, how mapping DwC, ABCD-GGBN to a DNA Database works
• Use Case Studies in Latin America.
• How IOC-OBIS manages genetic data

Instructors/Trainers      

• Jonas Astrin (The Leibniz - Institute for the Analysis of Biodiversity Change)
• Jackie Mackenzie-Dodds (Natural History Museum, London)
• Katie Barker (Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History)
• Manuela da Silva (Foundation Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ), Brasil)
• Astrid Mestier du Bourg (Botanical Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin)
• Jörg Holetschek (Botanical Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin)
• Gilberto A. Ocampo Acosta (Universidad Autónoma de Aguas Calientes, México)
• Ana Lourdes Medrano Cedillo (Universidad Autónoma de Aguascalientes, México)
• Santiago R. Ron Melo (Pontifica Universidad Católica del Ecuador).
• Angie D. González Galindo (Universidad Nacional de Colombia)
• Giomar H. Borrero Pérez (INVEMAR)
• Erika Montoya Cadavid (INVEMAR)

Language

Both Spanish and English

Pre-course Activities or Assessment

No

Learner assessment

A certificate of completion will be issued if all course modules segments have been completed, and a minimum of 80% is achieved on the assessments (quizzes, assignments). Attendance of all online synchronous question and discussion sessions is mandatory.

Pre-requisites:

Language and computer skills required (Applicants are expected to have):

• A good working knowledge of English and Spanish
• Basic computer skills

Technology requirements (to complete this course, participants should have access to):

• Computer with Windows or Mac operating system
• Latest version of either Chrome, Edge, Firefox, or Safari web browsers
• Access to stable internet
• Speakers and microphone or headset