As a list of zoological taxonomic names used in the scientific literature, the Index to Organism Names (ION) has provided a reference service to researchers for a number of years, based on the content of international publications analysed for inclusion in Zoological Record®. However, this content is limited to names included in Zoological Record (1864-present). This project extends the names database and brings new opportunities through collaboration between the Smithsonian Institute, Thomson Reuters, and the Biodiversity Heritage Library to provide a more complete resource to compliment other taxonomic names services.
More granularity needed to be a useful tool in detailed nomenclatural and bibliographic databasesBreak down data into standard bibliographic and nomenclatural fieldsEmploy current ZR editorial processes and practicesFacilitate loading to ION through normal update processes
IA data csv fileParsing algorithmsNormalised data loaded to data warehouseZR classification appliedFurther QC, clean upAssignment of BHL linksLoad to ION, assignment of LSIDUpdate capabilities