The future of data access
If we only had a guid or doi for each species and the necessary resources in the background
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsvxOCTaqwk7Y9mRQb9oi296ucA31bsdV3RTxjMlr40razHSuQjnWEFKAs5ftMkbMnXAjloZJOV45NtIvl6xpnGyYx8TnzA4vCAC8gaV3GZ8WMHR_W1h4waxZbyF9k4wRsOtuexw/s320/New+Bar+Codes+Can+Talk+With+Your+Cellphone.jpg)
This figure legend
"The pattern on a building in Tokyo is filled with information that can be read by a properly programmed cellphone with a camera. The technology can also be used for many other things, like buying airline tickets. (NYTimes)"
could read like "the pattern on a food bag or sign post in a national park is filled with information that can be read by a properly programmed cellphone with a camera. The technology can also be used to provide access to all the species information of the world"
If we only had a guid or doi for each species and the necessary resources in the background
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsvxOCTaqwk7Y9mRQb9oi296ucA31bsdV3RTxjMlr40razHSuQjnWEFKAs5ftMkbMnXAjloZJOV45NtIvl6xpnGyYx8TnzA4vCAC8gaV3GZ8WMHR_W1h4waxZbyF9k4wRsOtuexw/s320/New+Bar+Codes+Can+Talk+With+Your+Cellphone.jpg)
This figure legend
"The pattern on a building in Tokyo is filled with information that can be read by a properly programmed cellphone with a camera. The technology can also be used for many other things, like buying airline tickets. (NYTimes)"
could read like "the pattern on a food bag or sign post in a national park is filled with information that can be read by a properly programmed cellphone with a camera. The technology can also be used to provide access to all the species information of the world"