Debating How an LRC Should Handle Non-Species Records
Posted: Thu Sep 11, 2008 9:56 am
An important meeting took place on Tuesday 9th September at Record in Chester. The meeting was to discuss how Record should deal with records of just genus or family, rather than records which have been determined all the way to species level.
Although, on the face of it, this may sound like a dry, boring and possibly even nerdy topic, it is a very important one. On the one hand we do not want to lose potentially valuable data but on the other hand we want to encourage people to record as accurately as possible.
Thanks to Ian Wallace of Liverpool Museums for bringing the topic to the fore, and thanks also to Vernon Hockley, one of our Trustees, for chairing the debate. The minutes of this meeting will be made available soon.
Feel free to have your say and post your message here.
Tom Hunt - Enquiries Officer, Record
Although, on the face of it, this may sound like a dry, boring and possibly even nerdy topic, it is a very important one. On the one hand we do not want to lose potentially valuable data but on the other hand we want to encourage people to record as accurately as possible.
Thanks to Ian Wallace of Liverpool Museums for bringing the topic to the fore, and thanks also to Vernon Hockley, one of our Trustees, for chairing the debate. The minutes of this meeting will be made available soon.
Feel free to have your say and post your message here.
Tom Hunt - Enquiries Officer, Record