From b11144611d796a0e128d316d787879c32ae503ad Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Peter Desmet Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2014 00:57:22 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Add license, attribution and citation --- README.md | 13 +++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 44bc47a..801d291 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -5,3 +5,16 @@ ## Introduction The Darwin Core is body of standards. It includes a glossary of terms (in other contexts these might be called properties, elements, fields, columns, attributes, or concepts) intended to facilitate the sharing of information about biological diversity by providing reference definitions, examples, and commentaries. The Darwin Core is primarily based on taxa, their occurrence in nature as documented by observations, specimens, samples, and related information. Included are documents describing how these terms are managed, how the set of terms can be extended for new purposes, and how the terms can be used. + +## License + +Darwin Core (c) by the Darwin Core Task Group, Biodiversity Informatics Standards (TDWG). Darwin Core is licensed under a [Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). A copy of the license is provided in [LICENSE](LICENSE). + +### How to attribute and cite Darwin Core + +Use the recommended citation format where possible. For applied uses, referencing `http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/` suffices. The recommended citation format is (substitute the parenthetical date accessed with today's date): + +``` +Darwin Core Task Group, Biodiversity Information Standards (TDWG). 2009. Darwin Core. +http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/ (accessed on 2014-10-29). +```