ObjectGroup - Review and update examples for all 'types of thing' properties

[essvee]

See meeting notes: 16th March 23 Original defs:

• baseTypeOfCollection: https://github.com/tdwg/cd/issues/365
• typeOfCollection: https://github.com/tdwg/cd/issues/255 (added JuB 6.4.23)
• objectType: https://github.com/tdwg/cd/issues/304
• preparationType: https://github.com/tdwg/cd/issues/64
• preservationMode: https://github.com/tdwg/cd/issues/321
• material: https://github.com/tdwg/cd/issues/261
• preservationMethod: https://github.com/tdwg/cd/issues/65

Current master defs: https://github.com/tdwg/cd/blob/review/standard/terms/ltc_standard_terms_draft.csv#L135 See also: the 'types of thing' tab in the working spreadsheet.

The examples we have in place for these fields (esp objectType and preparationType) are outdated relative to the term defs and should be reviewed + fixed before they confuse everyone unnecessarily. Make sure that every example is valid for the term it's being used against.

[jbstatgen]

baseTypeOfCollection https://github.com/tdwg/cd/issues/365

Updated examples to "MaterialEntity, InformationArtefact, AbstractConcept"

Changed MaterialSample to MaterialEntity following the proposal by the Material Sample task group.

Added AbstractConcept for eg. standards, models, controlled vocabularies, etc.

Changed "High-level term" to "High-level terms" in the definition, reason: can be an array.

In the Notes: changed "occurrences" to "material entities".

[jbstatgen]

typeOfCollection: https://github.com/tdwg/cd/issues/255 (added JuB 6.4.23)

Modified definition: removing "...that exist ..." so that it is now "Additional information that describes the object(s) in the collection."

Added to Notes: "High-level information that enables the finding of the group and/or its object(s) in searches by users on the web using attributes commonly of interest. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary. ..."

Updated examples to

if baseTypeOfCollection = MaterialEntity: Living, Preserved, Fossilized, Non-biological, Human-made; if baseTypeOfCollection = InformationArtefact: Digital, Physical

Originally: "PreservedSpecimens, FossilSpecimens, MineralSpecimens, ArchaeologicalArtefacts, EthnographicObjects, HumanRemains, HominidRemains, MaterialSamples, LivingSpecimens" [HumanObservations, MachineObservations]

Removed "Specimens" following discussions in the Material Sample task group.

HumanObservations, MachineObservations: They should become part of a vocabulary under InformationArtefact for property samplingProcess

ArchaeologicalArtefacts, EthnographicObjects: They become part of Human-made

HumanRemains, HominidRemains: These are questionable, are they needed? They should be found via Anthropology, Medical/Biomedical and/or Paleontology under a Discipline classification

[jbstatgen]

preservationMode: https://github.com/tdwg/cd/issues/321

Modified notes to: "This property should be only used in association with ObjectGroups that contain paleontological material. It is aligned with the concept of preservationMode in ABCD(EFG) (https://efg.geocase.eu/documentation/html/efg.html#element_PreservationMode_Link03032878)."

[jbstatgen]

objectType: https://github.com/tdwg/cd/issues/304

In Examples: changed

• "tissue, specimen, culture, rna, mineral, dna, environmental sample, HTS Library" to "if baseTypeOfCollection = MaterialEntity: Specimen, Tissue, Culture, HTS Library, Lysate, Environmental sample (e.g. eDNA), Extracted/Preserved DNA/RNA, Microscope slide, Spore print, Macrofossil, Mesofossil, Microfossil, Oversized fossil, Macro-object, Micro-object, Oversized object, Cut/polished gemstone, Core, Fluid, Hazardous material/object, Mixed; if typeOfCollection = Human-made: bowl, textile; if baseTypeOfCollection = InformationArtefact: Text, Audio, Visual"

In Notes: changed

• "This should not be used for classifying objects by taxon. The best way to do that is to use the Taxon class (formal taxonomy and vernacular names) or ObjectClassification class (informal classification). For cultural collections terms such as 'bowl', 'textile' are appropriate at this level. For large collections of multiple types use pipe delimited lists."
• to "This should not be used for classifying objects by taxon. The best way to do that is to use the Taxon class (formal taxonomy and vernacular names) or ObjectClassification class (informal classification)." (removed "For large collections of multiple types use pipe delimited lists." and removed "For cultural collections terms such as 'bowl', 'textile' are appropriate at this level.")

In Notes: added "Hands-on, practical attributes classifying the stored curated objects. You will expect to find these kinds and types of objects when you go to and access their storage location. ..."

[jbstatgen]

preparationType: https://github.com/tdwg/cd/issues/64

Notes: changed

• Added "These attributes commonly identify the parts or states that are the outcome of the preparation process, which produced the curated object. ..."
• Removed from end of Notes: "For large collections with multiple types use a pipe delimited list."
• Added " For cultural collections terms such as 'bowl', 'textile' are appropriate at this level."

Updated Examples to

• "if objectType = Specimen or Part of entity: Bones, Eggs, Pollen, Muscle, Leaf, Blood, Skins, Shells, Wood, ... ; if objectType = culture: cell culture, axenic culture, viable cells; if typeOfCollection = human-made: Bowl, Textile, ...; etc"
• Removed "if objectType = culture: cell culture, axenic culture, viable cells; " since these terms are now part of the vocabulary of preservationMethod

[jbstatgen]

material: https://github.com/tdwg/cd/issues/261

Notes changed:

• Added ". The object, or artefact could contain biological parts, for example jewellery made of amber with insects in, or cloaks made of bird feathers. "

Examples changed:

• Removed "Examples include terms such as brick, gold, aluminium, polycarbonate, resin, amber, feather"
• Added "Biological body, Organism material (cp. objectType =Organism product), Viable cells, Protein, RNA, DNA, etc."

[jbstatgen]

preservationMethod: https://github.com/tdwg/cd/issues/65

Notes changed:

• Removed "If the collection has multiple preservationMethods then this should be expressed elsewhere, such as in ObjectQuantity. "
• Added "Preservation method generally describes the final storage state. ..."

Examples changed to "dried, dried_pressed, dried_pinned, Dried assemblage, Dried - not assembled, Dry preserved, papered/packaged, slide box, Skeletonized, Tanned, mounted, Slide mount, Embedded, gum_arabic, Blood sampling cards (biomedical), Fluid preserved, Alcohol, formaledhyde, glycerin, EDTA, frozen / cryopreserved, Cryopreserved / frozen - 80C, refrigerated, freeze_dried, Surface coating, SEM stub, Stasis, cell culture, axenic culture, viable cells, Controlled atmosphere, Climate controlled conditions, Non climate controlled conditions, no_treatment, etc."