Publications
The following publications are available to order from the NBN Trust for use within your own organisations or for personal use. Please use the order form at the bottom of this page to request your copies.
Leaflets
Gateway leaflet
This is an introductory leaflet to the NBN data portal known as the Gateway. It covers topics such as:
1. The types of information available on the Gateway
2. Where the information comes from
3. How to access the information
4. How sensitive information is handled
5. An introduction to web services
Download the Gateway Leaftet (PDF 294KB) - opens new window
Guide to preparing Species Datasets leaflet
This leaflet will help you to understand the processes you need to go through in order to start sharing your species data through the NBN Gateway. It provides a step by step guide to help you get started.
1. Identify a role for the Gateway
2. Prepare a dataset
3. Prepare information to support your dataset
4. clarify access & Use constraints
5. Submit the dataset
6. Administer the dataset
This information is also available in more detail on this website in the Data Guidebook section
Download the Preparing species datasets Leaftet (PDF 218KB) - opens new window
Useful things leaflet
This leaflet highlights some of the key resources and tools available to the NBN partnership and is a summary of the information in the Useful things section of this website.
The leaflet covers:
1. The Gateway
2. Web services
3. Species Dictionary
4. Ordnance Survey Map tiles
5. Watsonian Vice county boundaries
6. Training and Events
7. Forums
Download the Useful things Leaftet (PDF 304KB) - opens new window
Guidance manuals
The Darwin Guide to Recording Wildlife
In the year celebrating Darwin's bicentennary and the 150th anniversary of the publication of The Origin of Species we have produced The Darwin Guide to Recording Wildlife.
This guide explains how to record for enjoyment, for interest and for best value for science and conservation. It’s offered with this introduction as the Darwin guide because Charles Darwin was himself a recorder; he loved observing natural life and used his and others’ records in his science.
He was also a friendly, funny and adventurous man. We can learn much from his approach to recording, and, most importantly, he can encourage us in all we do.
Read here how he was inspired to record, his ways of working, his triumphs and his failures! We can sense through his experience how we can enjoy wildlife just as he did and feel our own wonder at its endless fascination.
For more details on this guide please see the news release
Download a PDF of this guide (4.8mb) or use the form at the bottom of this page to order a hard copy
Improving Wildlife Data Quality Guidebook
These guidance notes focus on wildlife data verification and validation, in the context of the overall collection, management and dissemination of the wildlife information. They are intended for use by anyone involved in collecting or using wildlife data. They are not intended to be the last word. Different participants in biological recording will have more or less of a need to adopt particular methods. One solution will not suit everyone but this document will give you a good starting point.
Download the Improving Wildlife Data Quality Guidance (PDF 849KB) <opens in new window>
Running a Biological Recording Scheme or Survey Guidebook
A guidebook to help and inform administrators of biological recording schemes and societies
Contents include:
1. Planning and funding
2. Field recording
3. Managing data
4. Publicity, recruitment, training and support
5. Making use of data
Download the Running a biological Recording Scheme or Survey (PDF 2MB) <opens in new window>
Newsletters
and reports
NBN NEWS
NBN Ten Year Strategy 2010 - 2020
Just published, this document outlines the NBN's strategy for the next ten years, from 2010 - 2020. Building on the successful beginning, this document sets out a bold strategy for the next ten years. The challenge is to increase the use of biological records through improving their quality and the flow of data through the system, whilst maintaining and improving the underlying recording and data access infrastructure. Download your copy or order a hardcopy using the form at the bottom of the page.
Download a PDF of the NBN's Ten Year Strategy
ANNUAL REPORTS
2009 - 2010
This is the first year that the Annual Report has been produced in electronic format only. This is part of our review, earlier in the year, of the format of the publications we produce. The Report focuses on how the NBN is being used.
"In our tenth year, I suppose the most obvious sign of the progress we have made comes from the 50 million plus records that can now be viewed on the NBN Gateway"
Jim Munford - Chief Executive of NBN Trust
Download the Annual Report (1.9MB PDF)
2007-2008
"This year has seen some exceptional highs and lows. John Burnett and Jeff Watson will be sorely missed, but they helped lay the foundations of a National Biodiversity Network that continues to grow at an astounding rate. I feel confident that the benefits of sharing biodiversity data through the network will continue to manifest themselves."
Sir Neil Chalmers - Chair of NBN Trust
Download the Annual Report
2008-2009
"Many people now rightly see the NBN as a partnership of organisations that make data of their choice available to a wide audience through a common window, namely the Gateway."
Sir Neil Chalmers - Chair of NBN Trust
Mailing list
NBN News is now published as a monthly eNews. If you wish to be added to the distribution list please visit the Newsletter pages where there is a form for you to complete and submit.
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