Author(s): Mansell, M. W. & Kenyon, B.
Title: The palpares relational database: an integrated model for lacewing research
Year: 2002
Volume: 48
Pages: 185-195.
Abstract: The Palpares Relational Database has been designed for the Southern African Lacewing Monitoring Programme, to address the limitations of conventional databases and filing systems. The model has also been expanded to other collections and taxa. The application was developed in Microsoft Access®, and comprises Tables, Forms, Queries and Reports that accumulate and integrate data on Specimens, Taxonomy, Localities, Literature, Institutions, Type data, and Collectors and Authors. The model provides synchronised access to comprehensive data across multiple platforms, for potential use in many applications and products. These include publications, geographical information systems analysis, faunal inventories, environmental impact assessments, compilation of catalogues, bibliographies, and data on Neuroptera as biological control agents, as well as being an invaluable resource for taxonomic research.
Keywords: taxonomy, Relational database, specimen data, localities, bibliography, institutions
Journal: Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae
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ISSN: 1217-8837
Publisher: Hungarian Natural History Museum, Budapest
Editor(s): Matskási, I., Peregovits, L. & Sziráki, Gy.
