For promoting communication about electronic databases in paleontology
DISCUSSANTS:
John Alroy, Catherine Badgley, Tony Barnosky, Kay
Behrensmeyer, Marc Carrasco, Virginia Friedman,
Russ Graham, Eric Grimm, Christine Janis, Roger
Kaesler, Hannes Loeser, Charles Marshall, Ken
McGwire, Ann Molineux, Hallie Sims, Una Smith,
David Soller, Jessica Theodor, Bruce Wardlaw, John
Wieczorek
This page currently resides on the UCMP server. Contact Tony Barnosky (barnosky@socrates.berkeley.edu) for questions.
LAST UPDATE Nov 12 2001
To add your site:
1. Make a page on your website that provides the basic information noted at right.
2. e-mail the URL to barnosky@socrates.berkeley.edu
3. Insert a link to this PDN page in your database home page.
Research
Databases Collection
Databases
Other
Paleontology Databases
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Name of Database URL for your home page URL for a basic information page (the one that has this information listed) Purpose of this database (1 short paragraph) Scope (e.g., age range, geographic area, included higher taxa) Intended audience Platform / Software Data model (basic description of what fields are included and how fields are related - can include links to diagrams or a full explanation of the data model) Terminology standards or conventions for data entry (can include links to pertinent glossaries, etc.) Describe the database interface, query, and interpretive capabilities, and output format(s) Extent of user support available How long has the database existed? Where does it reside? How large is the database (e.g., number of records, tables, and/or attributes) What institutional and/or financial support is associated with its maintenance? What are the long-term maintenance plans? Who is the person to contact about the database? |