Open AccessXML schemas and mark-up practices of taxonomic literature
Author(s) -
Lyubomir Penev,
Christopher H. C. Lyal,
Anna L. Weitzman,
David R. Morse,
David King,
Guido Sautter,
Teodor Georgiev,
Robert A. Morris,
Terry Catapano,
Donat Agosti
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
zookeys
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.672
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1313-2989
pISSN - 1313-2970
DOI - 10.3897/zookeys.150.2213
Subject(s) - computer science , taxonomy (biology) , information retrieval , xml , document structure description , taxon , xml schema editor , set (abstract data type) , world wide web , programming language , biology , ecology
We review the three most widely used XML schemas used to mark-up taxonomic texts, TaxonX, TaxPub and taXMLit. These are described from the viewpoint of their development history, current status, implementation, and use cases. The concept of "taxon treatment" from the viewpoint of taxonomy mark-up into XML is discussed. TaxonX and taXMLit are primarily designed for legacy literature, the former being more lightweight and with a focus on recovery of taxon treatments, the latter providing a much more detailed set of tags to facilitate data extraction and analysis. TaxPub is an extension of the National Library of Medicine Document Type Definition (NLM DTD) for taxonomy focussed on layout and recovery and, as such, is best suited for mark-up of new publications and their archiving in PubMedCentral. All three schemas have their advantages and shortcomings and can be used for different purposes.
Accelerating Research
Robert Robinson Avenue,
Oxford Science Park, Oxford
OX4 4GP, United Kingdom
Address
John Eccles HouseRobert Robinson Avenue,
Oxford Science Park, Oxford
OX4 4GP, United Kingdom