01636nas a2200277 4500008004100000245014700041210006900188260003500257300001200292490000800304520074600312653001701058653001301075653002101088653001301109653003301122100001901155700001901174700001701193700001501210700001401225700002401239700002901263700001901292856004701311 2011 eng d00aScratchpads 2.0: a Virtual Research Environment supporting scholarly collaboration, communication and data publication in biodiversity science0 aScratchpads 20 a Virtual Research Environment supporting scholar bPensoft Publishersc28/11/2011 a53–700 v1503 a
The Scratchpad Virtual Research Environment (http://scratchpads.eu/) is a flexible system for people to create their own research networks supporting natural history science. Here we describe Version 2 of the system characterised by the move to Drupal 7 as the Scratchpad core development framework and timed to coincide with the fifth year of the project’s operation in late January 2012. The development of Scratchpad 2 reflects a combination of technical enhancements that make the project more sustainable, combined with new features intended to make the system more functional and easier to use. A roadmap outlining strategic plans for development of the Scratchpad project over the next two years concludes this article.
10abiodiversity10adatabase10ae-infrastructure10aTaxonomy10aVirtual Research Environment1 aSmith, Vincent1 aRycroft, Simon1 aBrake, Irina1 aScott, Ben1 aBaker, Ed1 aLivermore, Laurence1 aBlagoderov, Vladimir, A.1 aRoberts, David uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.150.2193