Database Website Buffet 1 ASU Lichen Herbarium Database

Database & Website ‘Buffet’ 1. ASU Lichen Herbarium Database 2. ASU Lichen Herbarium Website 3. ABLS Lichen Exchange 4. The Species Analyst (Kansas) 5. Collections Query Website

ASU Lichen Herbarium Database • MS Access Front-end SQL Server Back-end • 57, 933 specimen records, ~ 90, 000 estimated • 216 type collections, 2459 exsiccati collections • 7390 localities, most with coordinates • collection dates from 1836 to present • special collections from Europe and USA

Herbarium Database Outputs

http: //www. speciesanalyst. net

Collections Query Website • SIMPLE & EASY to use • Audience: taxonomists • Integration of fundamentally similar collections databases • Preserve the identities of database owners • Provide security for sensitive data

Images of Herbarium Specimens

Future Directions for Collections Query • Mapping tool (prototype almost complete) • More flexible queries (SQL vs. XPath, XQuery & XML) • Different web applications for different audiences using the same set of query tools (Java. Beans) • Thinking about scalability and interdisciplinary connectivity during design • Integrate a universal taxonomy database to facilitate resolution of synonyms & higher order taxonomy • Integrate character databases for ‘virtual floras’ • Integrate a spatial thesaurus