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Figure 21: Data processing of specimen information DATA PROCESSING Data processing is performed with the database “BRAHMS” (Botanical Research and Herbarium Management System), which supports three overlapping categories of project: � Management and curation of herbarium collections � Production of taxonomically oriented outputs � Production of geographically oriented outputs In the Berau Herbarium the first and the third category will mainly be used for the production of labels, determination slips and lists, geographic checklists, and biodiversity survey results. The key advantage provided by a database such as BRAHMS is improved access to data. For example, as well as assembling data by species, they can be assembled and ordered by collector name, geographical area, ecological area, altitude range, determination status, species group. RAPID DATA ENTRY (RDE) Field data are first entered into spreadsheet like files external to and independent from BRAHMS. RDE files can be optimised for any particular task (figure 21). In Berau we select the fields, which are used either in Wanariset (WAN) or in Leiden (L) to make exchange of data as easy as possible. Rapid Data Entry is easy to learn, flexible and allows data entry to proceed on multiple workstations without access to a network. RDE provides an extra layer of database security as RDE data files are easily checked and importing can be centrally controlled. DATA EXTRACTION Data queries – leading to the generation of outputs – are initiated by selecting the “Extract” data option on the main BRAHMS menu. OUTPUT Data in extract files can be processed and formatted directly by BRAHMS or passed to other spreadsheets or databases such as Excel. 17
Labels, determination slips and other categories of formatted “collection summaries” can be created directly from BRAHMS. The BRAHMS Report Generator (BRG) includes default report templates for commonly used lists and indexes, sample checklists formats, and more complex monograph formats for specific journal and monograph series. EXPORTING DATA TO OTHER FORMATS Any subset of data from the main database can be exported from BRAHMS. Broadly, data may be exported in the following ways: � RDE format – data exported into RDE files can be auto-transferred to other BRAHMS systems. RDE files (xBase tables) have a highly segregated data structure and are easily processed by other packages � Spreadsheet/database formats – delimited formats including Access, Excel, Lotus, FoxPro, Paradox � Text files � Specialised packages – data can be exported to range of specialised systems. Examples are TREMA, ArcView, MapInfo and ALICE. 18
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