Sosannah
commented
1 year ago Adding alternative catalog numbers
- [x] Tilvaeksjournal,
- [x] C.N.,
- [x] ZMUC AVES,
- [x] Field number,
- [x] Biota,
- [x] Aeg,
- [x] Løpp
Updating existing records to have the different catalogue numbers
- [ ] C.N.,
- [ ] ZMUC AVES,
- [ ] Field number,
- [ ] Biota - with a standard B- prefix
- [ ] Aeg,
- [ ] Løpp
Col Obj Attribute: - the preferred order is coming soon
- [x] Sex – separate to sex and sex determination
- [x] Age – Pullus should be updated to Pullus/chick.
- [x] “Hatchling” records should be shifted to Pullus and deleted
- [x] Weight – Change to mass
- [x] Age, molt, bill color, leg color, feet color, and iris color should allow addition of descriptors
- [x] Add field “mouth lining” (string)
- [x] Add field “Bursa” (string)
- [x] Add field “fat” (categories, no, light, medium, heavy)
- [x] Add field “habitat” (string)
- [x] Change “Wing length” to “Wing chord” (float)
- [x] Add field “Culmen” (float)
- [x] Add field “Hand-wing Index” (float)
- [x] Add field “Hallux length” (float)
Collecting Information
- [x] Method – add “shot”, “salvaged”
Other:
- [ ] Also: change default to “publish”
- [ ] Add tissue degradation score
peterhosner
Some minor changes would improve and streamline the birds database, and also bring fields more in line with DarwinCore. If I could get Fedor or Zsuzsanna to assist me I would appreciate it!
Catalog numbers:
Alt Cat Number (or, collection codes?)
Currently, we use this field for any non-NHMD, non-Tilvaeksjounral number. However, some specimens have multiple numbers that fit this field. I would instead prefer to have fields for each of the previous number series:
Tilvaeksjournal – This is the oldest cataloging system, the data of accession to the museum followed by a unique sequential number, each specimen accessioned that data received a unique number. These are physically cataloged in the Tilvaeksjournal.
C.N. – This very old catalog system (to early 1900s) had a sequential number for each species. This system had the disadvantage that any taxonomic changes made it obsolete. These are physically cataloged in the old CN catalog book.
ZMUC AVES (Ny Kat) – This number series is one of the most common in our collection (mid 1900s–early 2000s), a 6-digit sequential number. This system was retired when the NHMD system began. These are physically catalogued in the
NHMD – Assigned automatically when catalogued in Specify.
Field number – This is individually variable, and recorded under the collector field
Biota – This is a tissue number, a sequential number from the old “Biota” tissue database. It is a 6 digit number starting at 100,000. Beginning in 2022 it has a “B” prefix (e.g. B-123456), but update older recordings to include a B-prefix to prevent confusion with Ny Kat
Aeg – This is from the old set of egg catalogs, contemporary with the “Ny Kat”
Løpp. – This is the number series for the large Løppenthen egg collection
Col Obj Attribute:
Sex – This field currently has compound information, sex and sex determination. These fields should be separated.
Age – Pullus should be updated to Pullus/chick. “Hatchling” records should be shifted to Pullus and deleted.
Weight – Change to mass
Molt, bill color, leg color, feet color, and iris color should allow addition of descriptors
Add field “mouth lining” (string)
Add field “Bursa” (string)
Add field “fat” (categories, no, light, medium, heavy)
Add field “habitat” (string)
Change “Wing length” to “Wing chord” (float)
Add field “Culmen” (float)
Add field “Hand-wing Index” (float)
Add field “Hallux length” (float)
Collecting Information
Method – add “shot”, “salvaged”
Other:
Also: change default to “publish”
Change date to DD/MM/YYYY
Add tissue degradation score