Data Entry Assistant (DEA) Help

Introduction

This section contains information on preparing specimen data for entry into the OSUC specimen database using a web application named Data Entry Assistant (DEA). This guide includes instructions for formatting specimen records as well as references to facilitate taxonomic name recognition, locality georeferencing, etc.

General Help

• Data Transcription Procedures
• Data Entry Assistant (DEA) Procedures

References

• Taxonomic Name / Identification Recognition Reference
• Geographic Resources / Gazetteers
• State / Province Codes for Countries

Resources

• Specimen Data Template: File:Data Entry Template 20-Feb-2007.xls
• Pub-Cited Unvouchered Specimen Data Template: File:Data Entry Unv Template 04-Nov-2011.xls
• DEA Processed Specimen Data Template: File:DEA data entry template-full.xls
• Political Divisions of Countries: Statoids