@article {10.3897/zookeys.150.2193,
	title = {Scratchpads 2.0: a Virtual Research Environment supporting scholarly collaboration, communication and data publication in biodiversity science},
	journal = {ZooKeys},
	volume = {150},
	year = {2011},
	month = {28/11/2011},
	pages = {53{\textendash}70},
	publisher = {Pensoft Publishers},
	abstract = {<p> 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\&rsquo;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. </p>},
	keywords = {biodiversity, database, e-infrastructure, Taxonomy, Virtual Research Environment},
	doi = {10.3897/zookeys.150.2193},
	url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.150.2193},
	author = {Smith, Vincent and Rycroft, Simon and Brake, Irina and Scott, Ben and Baker, Ed and Livermore, Laurence and Vladimir A. Blagoderov and Roberts, David}
}
