The need to clarify data flows, and also to celebrate the commitment of NBN data partners to sharing their data as part of our national Network is well overdue.
The NBN Strategy consultation process, and the Biological Recording Online Working Group has highlighted the need to implement a system of ‘NBN data sharing badges’ which can be embedded into online recording sites, project websites and promotional literature to indicate who is currently sharing data through the NBN Gateway.
We have been seeking feedback via the NBN Forum and also from members of the Working Group to feed into this process to date. Tom Hunt, ALERC and Rachel Stroud, NBN Secretariat will be running a workshop at the NFBR conference on the 12th May to discuss this proposal further. However, there will be further opportunity after the NFBR conference to feed into and finalise this proposal.
If you are interested in this topic, there are two information documents which can be found on the Biological Recording Online Working Group webpage
- A design brief of how others use badging systems, with some mock designs
- A project brief with some background to the proposal and a set of consultation questions.
Please use the NBN Forum thread to feed your thoughts into this proposal (you will need to be a registered user) or email support@nbn.org.uk by 20th May
Many thanks in advance and we look forward to hearing your views.