From local knowledge holders to researchers, everyone who has knowledge about the Barkley Sound ecosystems tool called ‘Barkleypedia’. Similar to ‘Wikipedia’, a peer reviewed online encyclopedia, ‘Barkleypedia’ will bring together vast amounts of information via articles and summaries to create an complete ‘picture’ of the ecosystem health of the region. This information will be used to inform sustainable planning. This is a great opportunity for ANYONE to share knowledge, whether as a story, short paragraph, article, etc., about the Barkley Sound ecosystem and contribute to planning the future of this region’s ecosystem. Everyone is encouraged to share their knowledge either through ‘Barkleypedia’ or through the knowledge symposium.
 
To read already posted ecosystem knowledge click here. 
 
 
‘Barkleypedia’ and the Barkley Sound Knowledge Symposia are both part of the larger community outreach taking place through the ‘Tsawlk Patrnership’. Tsawalk is a new planning initiative begun on the West Coast of Vancouver Island to help all the communities and residents of the region to make decision about their own future by contributing directly to the planning effort. The overall objective is to achieve sustainable economies, societies and ecosystems in the region.
 
 
Please visit the HOW TO ADD YOUR KNOWLEDGE to share your ecosystem knowledge!
 

Barkleypedia is open for contributions of any length from anyone with ecosystem knowledge of Barkley Sound.  These contributions can include figures and tables imbedded in the text.  All articles (and abstracts) must be written with a neutral voice and knowledge statements should be substantiated by sources cited using footnotes of references in the form of published literature, personal observations (specifying which author), personal communications (including name, affiliation, and date), public communications (information in published abstracts, or information publicly distributed over the Internet but not permanently archived), or unpublished data (specifying which author).  
 
Articles are subject to editing by the Barkleypedia edotirial team. Comments on articles can be made by anyone, but these will be moderated for etiquette by the editors. 

 
Symposium submission details:
 
Barkleypedia is now receiving 'Wiki abstracts' contributed in response to the Call for Wiki-Abstracts for the Barkley Sound Knowledge Symposium.  Submission of longer Wiki articles are welcome at any time, by anyone, but only abstracts will be examined for symposium selection.  Submitted abstracts and articles can be viewed here.
 
Authors who submit abstracts by 30 November 2009 can be considered for oral or poster presentation at the Barkley Sound Knowledge Symposium, 9-11 February 2010 at Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre (and for special presentations on the M.V. Francis Barkley during the journey to and from Bamfield).  Full articles (e.g. 2000-4000 words) of those abstracts will be solicited from the authors of accepted abstracts in early December, 2009, but full unsolicited articles are welcome at any time for contribution to the general knowledge base.
 
Guidelines for Wiki-Abstracts for the Barkley Sound Knowledge Symposium:
The content of wiki-abstracts should relate to the Mission, Goals, Themes, and Session Topics as described on the Barkley Knowledge Symposium Website.  Wiki-Abstracts should not exceed 500 words (not including literature cited), and they should include six sections:

1. Summary (Insert “[symposium abstract]” at the end of the summary)
2. Methods or mode of knowledge
3. Results or Observations
4. Discussion/Conclusion
5. Key words
6. Literature cited

Abstracts may include citations as numbered footnotes, and a Literature cited section should be included.  Figures and Tables should not be included in the Wiki-Abstract. 
Abstracts should be formatted as in the following example, with a full space between each element.  The Title should bold, Authors should be listed with full given names and middle initials; superscript numbers should refer to italicized affiliations and contact emails delineated with semicolons rather than carrage returns
 
Title of the Wiki-Abstract 
 
Kelly F. Nation1, Sally P. Scientist2, Jonny R. Agency3, Amber Y. Treesitter4
 
1Tsawalk Fisheries Council, Address…, Country, e-mail: ... 2Faculty of .... , University of ... , Address…, Country, e-mail: ... ; 3Agency of Natural Resources …, Address…, Country, e-mail: ... 4Living Barnacle Society,  …, Address…, Country, e-mail: ...
 
Summary
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Methods or mode of knowledge
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Results or observations
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Discussion and conclusion
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Key words
Five key words or phrases divided by commas.
 
Literature cited
 
Barkleypedia follows the following footnoted reference style: 

1.     Billoski TV. 1992. Introduction to Paleontology. New York: Institutional Press. 212 pp.
2.     Morehouse SI, Tung RS. 1993. Statistical evidence for early extinction of reptiles due to the K/T event. Journal of Paleontology 17: 198-209
3.     Schwartz MT, Billoski TV. 1990. Greenhouse hypothesis: effect on dinosaur extinction. In Extinction, ed. BT Jones, NV Lovecraft, pp. 175-89. New York: Barnes and Ellis
4.     Okey TA. 2004. Shifted community states in four marine ecosystems: some potential mechanisms. PhD Thesis, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, 164 pp.   
5.     Personal communication, Joe M. Smith, Western Salmon Consultants, 23 August 2009
6.     Unpublished data, Sally P. Scientist
7.     Personal observations, Jonny R. Agency, 4 September 2005, South tip of Dixon Island, Barkley Sound
8.     Public communications, Herring Anglers Association Website (http://herring.ca), Accessed on 4 December 2008
 

All journal titles should be spelled out completely. Provide the publisher’s name and location when you cite conference proceedings or other books.  For public communications, the reference should include date accessed, and title of the source, and the URL.

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