Figure 1
Schematic overview of the proposed system architecture based on Web architecture design principles. Colours used for personas are IGSN Registrar (green), IGSN Agent (yellow), information provider/user (blue), and information aggregator (red).
Figure 2
Workflow of linking samples to a publication.
Figure 3
Workflow of reusing samples.
Figure 4
Elements of the IGSN ecosystem. Solid boxes are elements that are needed as a minimum for the system to function (minimum viable product, MVP). To simplify the figure, we portrayed the IGSN user to include the Information User and the Information Provider as one persona, assuming that researchers will be users and providers of information about a sample. The colours used in this figure correspond to those in Figure 1.