{"id":10873,"date":"2020-07-08T08:13:37","date_gmt":"2020-07-08T12:13:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ibol.org\/?p=10873"},"modified":"2020-07-08T09:04:52","modified_gmt":"2020-07-08T13:04:52","slug":"bold-systems-selected-as-one-of-worlds-top-data-repositories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ibol.org\/site\/bold-systems-selected-as-one-of-worlds-top-data-repositories\/","title":{"rendered":"BOLD Systems Selected as One of World\u2019s Top Data Repositories"},"content":{"rendered":"\n[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″ custom_padding=”0px||0px|||”][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_3,1_3″ use_custom_gutter=”on” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” _builder_version=”4.4.9″ background_color=”#141418″ use_background_color_gradient=”on” background_color_gradient_start=”rgba(20,20,24,0.7)” background_color_gradient_end=”rgba(0,0,0,0)” background_color_gradient_direction=”90deg” background_color_gradient_start_position=”30%” background_color_gradient_end_position=”85%” background_color_gradient_overlays_image=”on” background_image=”https:\/\/ibol.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/BOLDsystems.png” custom_padding=”67px|100px|300px|100px|false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”|30px||30px” custom_padding_phone=””][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.27.4″ _dynamic_attributes=”content” text_font=”Oswald|||on|||||” text_text_color=”#ffffff” text_font_size=”29px” text_line_height=”1.3em” header_font=”||||||||”]@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF90aXRsZSIsInNldHRpbmdzIjp7ImJlZm9yZSI6IiIsImFmdGVyIjoiIn19@[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.4.8″ _dynamic_attributes=”content”]@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF9jYXRlZ29yaWVzIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsiYmVmb3JlIjoiIiwiYWZ0ZXIiOiIiLCJsaW5rX3RvX3Rlcm1fcGFnZSI6Im9uIiwic2VwYXJhdG9yIjoiIHwgIiwiY2F0ZWdvcnlfdHlwZSI6ImNhdGVnb3J5In19@[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.4.8″ min_height=”60px” custom_padding=”0px||0px|||”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.27.4″ _dynamic_attributes=”content” text_font=”||on||||||” text_text_color=”#646564″ custom_padding=”20px||”]@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF9kYXRlIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsiYmVmb3JlIjoiIiwiYWZ0ZXIiOiIiLCJkYXRlX2Zvcm1hdCI6ImRlZmF1bHQiLCJjdXN0b21fZGF0ZV9mb3JtYXQiOiIifX0=@[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.22.3″ custom_padding=”3px|0px|0px|0px|false|false”][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_5,2_5″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”0|0px|0|0px|false|false”][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text content_tablet=”Almost 200 people from Latin America were connected through Zoom on June 24, 2020. The reason for spending a summer evening in front of their computer screens was to see Daniel Janzen and Winnie Hallwachs (University of Pennsylvania, members of iBOL board of directors) discussing their work in Costa Rica and their journey to BioAlfa<\/strong><\/a>. <\/span>\nDan gave an overview of his six decades in this tropical country, from his first visit in 1963, to his later ecological work in various national parks. This led to Dan and Winnie eventually focusing their interests on \u00c1rea de Conservaci\u00f3n Guanacaste<\/a><\/strong> (ACG), a UNESCO World Heritage Site covering more than 150,000 hectares of land and sea in the Northwest of Costa Rica. <\/span>” content_phone=”Almost 200 people from Latin America were connected through Zoom on June 24, 2020. The reason for spending a summer evening in front of their computer screens was to see Daniel Janzen and Winnie Hallwachs (University of Pennsylvania, members of iBOL board of directors) discussing their work in Costa Rica and their journey to BioAlfa<\/strong><\/a>. <\/span>\n\nDan gave an overview of his six decades in this tropical country, from his first visit in 1963, to his later ecological work in various national parks. This led to Dan and Winnie eventually focusing their interests on \u00c1rea de Conservaci\u00f3n Guanacaste<\/a><\/strong> (ACG), a UNESCO World Heritage Site covering more than 150,000 hectares of land and sea in the Northwest of Costa Rica.<\/span>” content_last_edited=”on|phone” _builder_version=”4.4.9″ text_font=”||||||||” custom_padding=”0px||0px|||” text_font_size_tablet=”” text_font_size_phone=”” text_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone”]The Barcode of Life Data System<\/a> (BOLD), developed at the Centre for Biodiversity Genomics (CBG), at the University of Guelph (U of G) in Canada, has been selected for inclusion in the Clarivate Analytics\u2019 Data Citation Index<\/a> (DCI) on the Web of Science<\/a> platform.\n\nBOLD, a cloud-based biodiversity data storage and analysis platform, is one of roughly 380 data repositories across all fields of science included in the DCI which provides a single point of access to quality research data from repositories across disciplines and around the world.\n\n\u201cAdding BOLD to the DCI is an important advance for our data system,\u201d said Sujeevan Ratnasingham, associate director of Informatics at the CBG, and chief architect of BOLD. \u201cIt will increase BOLD\u2019s exposure to the global research community, which is timely as we push ahead with major international scientific research programs that will require international coordination and collaboration.\u201d [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/ibol.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Profile-Photo-Sujeevan.jpg” alt=”Sujeevan Ratnasingham, chief architect of BOLD Systems” title_text=”Profile-Photo-Sujeevan” _builder_version=”4.4.9″ custom_margin=”||15px|||”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.4.9″]
Sujeevan Ratnasingham, Chief Architect of BOLD Systems.\n (Photo courtesy Centre for Biodiversity Genomics)<\/span><\/h5>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.4.8″ custom_padding=”20px||0px||false|false”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_text content_tablet=”” content_phone=”” content_last_edited=”on|desktop” _builder_version=”4.4.9″]

Through DCI\u2019s format of linked content and summary information, BOLD data is presented within the broader context of scholarly research, enabling users to gain insights that might be lost when data sets or repositories are viewed in isolation.<\/p>\n

BOLD was originally developed by Ratnasingham, a computer scientist and CBG Director, Prof. Paul Hebert, to support the generation and application of data from \u2018DNA barcodes\u2019 \u2013 a method that uses short, standardized genetic markers to identify species. First developed in 2003, DNA barcoding led to the official launch of BOLD Systems two years later.\u00a0<\/p>\n

BOLD features four modules; a data portal, an educational portal, a registry of Barcode Identification Numbers (BINs) \u2013 or putative species \u2013 and, a data collection and analysis workbench. Today, BOLD has more than 25,000 registered users, based in 200 nations and draws nearly one million unique visitors each year.<\/p>\n

The International Barcode of Life (iBOL) Consortium, a network of researchers and research organizations in more than 30 nations rely heavily on BOLD Systems data. iBOL launched its latest research program, BIOSCAN, in June 2019 with an aim to further grow biodiversity data in BOLD, with the ultimate aim of creating a baseline to better monitor changes in biodiversity.<\/p>\n

\u201cBOLD bridges innovative genomics technologies and traditional biodiversity science, to create a unique data resource with broad applications,\u201d said Ratnasingham. \u201cBOLD\u2019s inclusion in the DCI serves as recognition of the utility and importance of the resource and the system.\u201d<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.25.2″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.25″ background_color=”#a8d367″ custom_padding=”67px|0px|0|0px|false|false” border_style_top=”double”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.27.4″ text_font=”||||||||” text_orientation=”center” custom_padding=”||14px|||” text_font_size_tablet=”” text_font_size_phone=”16px” text_font_size_last_edited=”on|desktop”]

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