Australian Museum CANRI Projects 200001

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Australian Museum CANRI Projects 2000/01

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Summary of Presentations to CANRI Board 9
November 2001 by Michael Elliott
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Fauna Identification Keys Project (Hardcopy of
Database)

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This is the Hardcopy keys database in MS Access.
This main form displays the reference and author,
while the subform shows the keys included in the
reference.
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Online Search Existing Taxonomic Keys

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This is the Web Search existing keys database in
MS Access. This is the front screen.
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This is the Web Search existing keys database in
MS Access. This is the top of the organisation
front screen containing the details of the key.
Clicking on the Products button in the database
will take you to the next screen.
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This is the Web Search existing keys database in
MS Access. This is the products screen showing
the key(s) available at the site.
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Fauna Identification Toolbox Project

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This is the front screen of the Heteroptera key
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This is the main screen of the key where users
can browse the characters and decide which ones
they want to use.
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These are the choices available to the user for
the character Head shape. They compare their
specimen to the bug and decide which image it
most closely resembles. They do this for all
character states.
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When they reach the end of the key an information
page is available showing an image and some text.
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Master Names List for Fauna of NSW

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This is the front page of the FaunaNet query
system. The user types in a search term (in
this case possum) and clicks enter below. The
system searches through the MNL before returning
the query with the ability to map museum data
points
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This is the returned search screen showing the
different responses for possum. Clicking on the
map icon will map the data points.
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This shows the taxonomic information for the
species Pseudocheirus peregrinus.