[Taxacom] GBIF data

[Mary Barkworth]

One can make data available using the DarwinCore model - it draws from a
flat table. We simply export data from our database to a table on the
server to which we give GBIF access. It really is pretty simple (but,
being lazy, I did get help from a Computer Science student). I do not
see that as the major impediment to sharing data. Probably the greatest
is creating the database in the first place (which includes choosing a
system to use), with the second being reluctance to share for free
something that costs a lot to create and may be viewed as someone's
private research data, only after that do I see the mechanics of making
the data available being a problem. 

Mary