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NEW INITIATIVE TO AID PLANT CONSERVATION GOALS
by unknown＠example.com 15 Apr '04

15 Apr '04

Missouri Botanical Garden, New York Botanical Garden, and the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew have announced their intention to join forces in order to add momentum to ongoing efforts to compile a working list of known plant species and to accelerate the rate at which herbarium collection information is made available for preliminary conservation assessment of plant species. An online directory, to be known as iPLANTS (Integrated Plant List with Accepted Names and Threat Status), will directly address Target 1 of the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation by facilitating production of a list of all known plant species and make a significant contribution to Target 2 by providing data on and preliminary conservation assessments of threatened plants. Peter Raven, Director, Missouri Botanical Garden, explained, This new initiative is very much complementary to the work of organisations such as the International Organisation for Plant Information (IOPI), Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) and the World Conservation Union (IUCN) who have done much to synthesise and disseminate knowledge about biological organisms. Gregory Long, President, New York Botanical Garden said, Our aim now is to add momentum to the effort by enabling botanical institutions and experts worldwide to contribute information to the global effort at a greater rate than ever before. Peter Crane, Director Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew added, in the initial development period it is important to strengthen our collaboration and networking with others. A broad and inclusive partnership will be vital if we are to succeed. The working list will be comprehensive, documenting all names ever published for plant species and linking accepted names and synonyms so as to facilitate access to information currently scattered in published literature and databases worldwide. It will also include previously unpublished information held in the museum collections of some of the major botanical institutions worldwide. Publication and interpretation of this information on the Internet will be of huge practical value to those working to ensure that the worlds plant resources are protected, conserved and used in sustainable ways, now and into the future. iPLANTS is being funded for an initial 8 month period by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation based in San Francisco. For information about iPlants please contact Alan Paton, A.Paton(a)rbgkew.org.uk Dr Alan Paton Assistant Keeper Herbarium Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Richmond Surrey TW9 3AB UK Tel (0)20 8332 5295 Fax (0)20 8332 5278

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Re: my data
by nickl＠CALM.WA.GOV.AU 09 Apr '04

09 Apr '04

Authentication required.

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Re: Question
by rousse＠CCR.JUSSIEU.FR 08 Apr '04

08 Apr '04

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Fungi database structure - survey
by Shubhada Nagarkar 30 Mar '04

30 Mar '04

Dear all, I have sent messages regarding the survey i have conducted. I would appreciate if you go through it and help me in getting the information. Please refer the following sites and let me know if you have any problems. http://bioinfo.ernet.in/library/fungi/survey.htm OR http://shubha.0catch.com On these pages you will get a word file of my questionnaire. Please fill it and send it to me as an attachment at shubha(a)bioinfo.ernet.in / shubhangarkar(a)netscape.net / shubha_nagarkar(a)hotmail.com Sincerely shubha nagarkar http://bioinfo.ernet.in/library/personal/main.html

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by tree＠AG.ARIZONA.EDU 29 Mar '04

29 Mar '04

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Apology for server down
by Shubhada Nagarkar 22 Mar '04

22 Mar '04

Dear All, Two days back i have sent a reqeust to fill the online questionnaire at http://202.41.70.82/ques/quesup.html Due to some technological problems I reqeust all of you to check the site after 3-4 days. I am very sorry for the inconvenience. If anyone is interested please do write to me so that i would be able to send word file. Thanking you sincerely shubha nagarkar

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Indian Fungi Database structure
by Shubhada Nagarkar 19 Mar '04

19 Mar '04

Dear Sir/madam, I am a librarian in the Bioinformatics Center, University of Pune, India. I am pursuing my Ph.d. in Library and Information Science. I am pursuing this research under the guidance of Prof. Harsha Parekh, (Chair) SNDT University, Mumbai and Prof. Geoffrey Bowker (co-Chair) UCSD, USA. My research area is Biodiversity informatics and in particular the construction of the database structure for Indian fungal species. The structure of the database is based on the Information needs of various types of users such as Mycologists, agriculturists, medical mycologists, industrialists, etc. During the study I will synthesize the contents of the various primary (books, journal articles) and secondary (abstracting services) sources of information as well as existing worldwide databases available on the Internet. Apart from this I have designed a questionnaire to be circulated to the various researchers from these areas. The questionnaire is available online at http://202.41.70.82/ques/quesup.htm It has been observed that several worldwide efforts concerning "Biodiversity Informatics" are underway with the aim of digitizing biodiversity data and making the results of biotic surveys easily accessible on the Internet. But little importance has been given to documenting fungi species. It has also been observed that these databases are inadequate to use for average users and scientists. First, they are not comprehensive in coverage and are unable to answer all possible questions of the users. Second, they are too complex to understand and designed without consulting users. I am writing to ask you to kindly help me understand your information needs by providing the maximum possible information, your candid comments and suggestions by filling the online questionnaire. If you have any difficulties in filling the questionnaire please contact me at shubha(a)bioinfo.ernet.in Filling up the questionnaire will not take more than 15-20 mins. I would also appreciate if you forward the same to the students, other researchers at your department/ organization Thanking you in advance Sincerely Shubha Nagarkar http://bioinfo.ernet.in/library/personal/main.html

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Georgina MacKenzie, TDWG Secretary
by Adrian Rissone 11 Mar '04

11 Mar '04

Dear TDWG-ers, You may not know that Georgina MacKenzie, long time Secretary of TDWG, leaves Biosis (now part of Thomson International) tomorrow (Friday 12 March 2004). She is a victim of "rationalisation". Georgina has served TDWG with dedication, efficiency and great good humour for many years. She will be sorely missed. If you would care to send your good wishes to Georgina, her e-mail address (until tomorrow morning UK time) is: gmackenzie(a)york.biosis.org Please pass on this message to colleagues who may not have heard the sad news. Regards, Adrian Rissone

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TDWG Meeting 2003 - reminder request for copies of presentations
by Adrian Rissone 11 Nov '03

11 Nov '03

I would be grateful if all delegates who presented a talk or poster at the 2003 Annual Meeting in Oeiras, and are able to let us have an electronic copy for posting on the TDWG web site, could send it to me as soon as possible. I will be compiling a web page for the presentations in the next few days. Many thanks. Adrian Rissone TDWG 2003 Meeting Programme Coordinator http://www.tdwg.org/2003meet/TDWG2003.htm Email: A.Rissone(a)nhm.ac.uk

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TDWG Annual Meeting 2003 - possible KE Emu break-out session
by Adrian Rissone 08 Oct '03

08 Oct '03

URGENT: Request for registration of interest - Informal KE Emu Users meeting CIRCULATION: TDWG membership only An informal meeting of current and prospective users of the commercial Collections Management System KE Emu has been proposed. The Taxonomic Databases Working Group does NOT promote, endorse or support the use of any particular commercial product but on that understanding we are willing to host such a meeting as it is apparent that several TDWG member institutions are using, or are evaluating, the product. If you are interested in participating in the meeting it is important that you send email without delay to Adrian Rissone (A.Rissone(a)nhm.ac.uk) with "TDWG KE EMu" in the subject line, stating the date and time that you intend to arrive at the TDWG meeting in Oeiras. This will allow us to estimate the numbers and best time to schedule the informal meeting. --------------------------------------------------------- Adrian Rissone TDWG 2003 Meeting Programme Coordinator http://www.tdwg.org/2003meet/TDWG2003.htm Email: A.Rissone(a)nhm.ac.uk --------------------------------------------------------- Information Systems Manager Department of Palaeontology The Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, LONDON SW7 5BD ---------------------------------------------------------

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