As of July 15 we have made some of our collections available on the net.
This is initially a trial to see how it works and what users think about it.
Comments welcome!
The files currently available are Annelida (about 13,200 lots; mostly
polychaetes), Mollusca (about 51,000 lots) and Vertebrata (about 16,500
lots). These are not all our holdings. Those available are only those that
are item documented (fully museum registered) and transferred on to our
computer database files.
We will be looking at the access again in September and adjusting it as
appropriate. Additional entries will be added at regular intervals as and
when we get them entered on file.
At present, I know that the Type (all) field is not working for some reason.
This is probably something simple as the 'prerelease' version worked OK.
In the 'full' results, the Family doesn't show, but you can search on
Family without problems. Also, the Updated name fields are not showing
up, but this is simply because I haven't filled them all in yet!
When the Update fields are operational, please bear in mind that this will
simply be an electronic conversion and will not imply verification of the
specimen.
Anyway, these little problems aside, I'd appreciate comments. The fields
available on the net are not all that we have in our full databases so, if
required, we could make others accessible.
The temporary address is
http://zoology.nmgw.ac.uk:591/Museum/Home.htm
Dr Andrew S.Y. Mackie
Head of Marine Biodiversity Section
Department of Biodiversity
and Systematic Biology (BioSyB)
National Museum of Wales
Cathays Park
Cardiff CF10 3NP
UK
Tel: int +44 (0)1222 573 311
Fax: int +44 (0)1222 239 009
E-mail: Andrew.Mackie at nmgw.ac.uk
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