# Analyzing/mining specimen data for novel applications

**URL:** <https://discourse.gbif.org/t/analyzing-mining-specimen-data-for-novel-applications/2423>\
**Category:** Digital/Extended Specimen\
**Created:** [January 30, 2021, 5:01pm UTC](https://discourse.gbif.org/t/analyzing-mining-specimen-data-for-novel-applications/2423 "2021-01-30T17:01:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![Debbie](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/gbif1/user_avatar/discourse.gbif.org/debbie/32/61_2.png) [@Debbie](https://discourse.gbif.org/u/Debbie)\
**Post date:** [February 16, 2021, 6:20pm UTC](https://discourse.gbif.org/t/analyzing-mining-specimen-data-for-novel-applications/2423/12 "2021-02-16T18:20:25Z")

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> [@jegelewicz](#):
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> How do we avoid losing sight of the other important tasks that collections staff do? Maintenance of the physical specimens (which underpin the data) should be part of the puzzle.

Such a _critical_ _infrastructure, leadership,_ and _professional development_ question! See my reference to this (and related issues) in [Annotating specimens and other data - #29 by Debbie](https://discourse.gbif.org/t/annotating-specimens-and-other-data/2419/29)

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