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using that combination. For example catalog number 12345 would become<br />
Z12345. This is not as desirable as `field numbers based on initials, but is handy<br />
where little information exists about the original collector and/or date.<br />
This same plan can be extended for collections consisting of multiple lots (or<br />
specimens). In this case we prefix a "Q" to the range of catalog numbers in<br />
question. Thus if numbers 12345-12358 are from a single original collection, the<br />
field number for all of them could be either Q12345-358 or Q12345-12358.<br />
For most collections, all of these styles will be appropriate for some records. It<br />
is always more informative to include the collector's initials in the field number;<br />
however, any of the styles will work. The important point is to be sure that all<br />
the lots (specimens) collected at the same place and time get the same field<br />
number. Because MUSE stores the locality information once for each field<br />
number, the consistency for these data is enforced for all lots (specimens) with<br />
the same field number. If every catalog number was given a unique field number<br />
(such as with the "Z" style above), then not only would data entry take much<br />
longer, but disk storage requirements would be much higher as well.<br />
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3 Some MUSE Concepts
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