Lists the informants for a selected country or countries, showing the locations of the collections for which they provided information. Lists characters and possible character states, sorted by project and taxon name. The report will be used for proofreading. This feature will simulate the rapid, convenient record access of the personal databases that many scientists now use. Such databases typically contain only the scientist's own specimens, often separated into files by project.
Users can choose between two main strategies for entering, viewing, and updating data.
Second, they can enter or access records separately in the main tables and authority tables. Movement between modules or tables will be relatively seamless for the user. For either data entry strategy, the system will automatically navigate between tables or modules when necessary in order to maintain a smooth work flow. In general, only records that have been verified by data administrators, senior scientists, or project leaders will be made publicly viewable on the Internet. The system design allows optional tracking of duplicates.