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Fungi database structure - survey
by Shubhada Nagarkar 29 Mar '04

29 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 21 Mar '04

21 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 18 Mar '04

18 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 10 Mar '04

10 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 10 Nov '03

10 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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Taxonomic Databases Working Group Registration Deadline
by Adrian Rissone 08 Oct '03

08 Oct '03

Taxonomic Databases Working Group Annual Meeting 21-26 October 2003 To help us organise a successful meeting it is vital that delegates register as early as possible. Please register if possible by the end of Sunday 19 October (Portugal time) - before would be helpful. Registrations after this date will attract a Late Registration Surcharge of 20 Euro (twenty Euro). Registration will continue to be available until 24 October, on-line or in person at the meeting venue. Register on-line at https://www.regonline.com/?10342 or visit the TDWG meeting site at http://www.tdwg.org/2003meet/TDWG2003.htm Thank you for your cooperation. Regards, Adrian Rissone --------------------------------------------------------- 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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Taxonomic Databases Working Group (TDWG) 2003 Meeting - Registration on-line now available
by Adrian Rissone 22 Sep '03

22 Sep '03

You may now register on-line (and pay by credit card) for the 2003 Taxonomic Databases Working Group (TDWG) Annual Meeting here: https://www.regonline.com/?10342 Please register as soon as possible. To minimise administration costs imposed by RegOnLine.com all TDWG Institutional Members should register all delegates in a single session (up to 3 Institutional delegates qualify for member discount). Details of the meeting (including membership and registration) may be viewed via the main meeting site at: http://www.tdwg.org/2003meet/TDWG2003.htm Regards, 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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Important change to TDWG mailing list
by Rob Dewhirst 08 Sep '03

08 Sep '03

TDWG Subscribers: The email and web addresses for this list have changed, as of this message. To submit messages to the TDWG list for others to read, send them to TDWG(a)LISTSERV.NHM.KU.EDU. The new web address for viewing archives and managing your subscription is: <http://listserv.nhm.ku.edu/> To send commands to the LISTSERV (unsubscribe, etc) send them to LISTSERV(a)LISTSERV.NHM.KU.EDU No action needs to be taken by you except to send all future submissions to the new email address TDWG(a)LISTSERV.NHM.KU.EDU If you need further clarification, please reply to me directly. Rob Dewhirst Listserv Admin KU Biodiversity Research Institute robd(a)ku.edu

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