From d31c0ee7f7175dec883510f134c21d45789ff6bc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Peter Desmet Date: Sat, 30 Sep 2017 12:11:01 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Add "getting started" --- README.md | 13 +++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index b875541..0552774 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -2,8 +2,21 @@ Darwin Core is a standard maintained by the Darwin Core maintenance group. 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 identifiers, labels, and definitions. Darwin Core is primarily based on taxa, their occurrence in nature as documented by observations, specimens, samples, and related information. +## Getting started +[Darwin Core quick reference guide](http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/index.html) +Documents: + +* [Recommended terms](dist/recommended_terms.csv): a CSV file with the current set of Darwin Core terms +* [Normative document](vocabulary/term_versions.csv): a CSV file with the full version history of Darwin Core terms +* [Usage guides](guides/): Guides on how to use Darwin Core as text, rdf, xml +* [Distribution files](dist/): Convenient files to start using Darwin Core + +Community: + +* [How to contribute](.github/CONTRIBUTING.md): a guide on how to contribute to Darwin Core +* [Darwin Core Q&A](https://github.com/tdwg/dwc-qa): an open forum on the use of Darwin Core ## Repo structure