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####Discover and Dynamically Create Reference Links Between Publications and Catalogued Specimens

##Background

Problem:

  1. Currently there is no easy way to link AMNH science publications to specimens in our research collections. We would like a solution to dynamically create bibliography that would match references to publications to specimen numbers in our collection database (KE EMu - http://kesoftware.com/).
  2. We have scanned specimen catalog cards but the jpegs are not named but specimen or catalog number so there is no way to find a card that pertains to a specific specimen. We would like to be able to search the cards for a specimen name or number and ultimately, we would like to attach the jpeg of the card to the corresponding specimen record in the collection database (KE EMu - http://kesoftware.com/).

Audience:

Scientific staff, researchers, interested public

Solutions

  1. Extract specimen numbers/names from digitized Scientific Publications (http://digitallibrary.amnh.org/handle/2246/5) and match them to corresponding numbers/names in collections databases and output a bibliography in XML format that could be imported into KE Emu.

  2. Extract jpegs labeled with specimen numbers/names from digitized Scientific Publications (http://digitallibrary.amnh.org/handle/2246/5)

  3. Extract the scientific name and the catalog number (if available) from jpegs of specimen catalog cards and insert this data for each card / catalog page into a spreadsheet with the name of the file in which it appears (ie: p0005_74101.jpg)

Resources:

###AMNH Vertebrate Zoology EMu site

EMu is a comprehensive and flexible collections management system, and is used for multiple divisions of vertebrate zoology at AMNH including Herpetology, Ichthyology, Mammalogy, and Ornithology. It contains . It's the best place to begin a search as it crosses formats and location. Downside: for collections-based material, the descriptions may be too general and relevant content may not come up in a search.

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