BRAHMS 

Hi 

The information you provide is fine and I am impressed by your efficiency. I have added a few comments in bold. 

Thank you, 

Denis 

  > Specialization by taxonomic group 

Herbarium collections 

I m not 100% sure what this means. But I had better add that many projects use BRAHMS for managing taxon names and related data 

(images, descriptions and other facts). 

  > Data export capabilities and/or limitations 

Export functionality for Access, Excel, and other formats including text files and direct links to Word 

  > URL or other source of user documentation 

http://storage.plants.ox.ac.uk/brahms/manual/manual.html 

We do now have on line help 

  > Data import capabilities and/or limitations 

Data may be imported from ACCESS, EXCEL and also from any file that can be converted to DBF format. 

  > URL or other source of database model documentation (tables, attributes, relationships, and their semantics) 

On line functions exist to list all tables and their structure but not the relations.

Clubtail 1.0   dragonfly database 

Dear Anton, 

Here is the information that you need: 

  > Specialization by taxonomic group 

Under "Specialization by taxonomic group", please note that the software contains a copy of the North American odonata prepared by 

Paulson and Dunkle in 1996 and described more fully in "The Odonata of North America, by Dennis R. Paulson and Sidney W. 

Dunkle, November 1996". 

  > Contact information and URL 

Under Contact information and URL, you may add my URL: www.OnMyMountain.com 

  > Limitations to scalability 

The database is primarily intended for use within North America (where we have "states" and "counties").  If it were to be expanded 

for use in other countries, the database structure and programming interface would need to be modified to allow data entry for 

countries that have different political boundaries, such as provinces, regions, parishes, etc. 

  > Estimate of size and distribution of user base 

Most users of this database reside in North America or perform studies of dragonflies in North America.  The number of users is 

probably less than 100, however the exact number of users of this database is unknown. 

  > Data import capabilities and/or limitations 

The database is built on Microsoft Access 97 technology.  Data could feasibly be imported from ASCII delimited text files, however, 

it would require a functional copy of Microsoft Access 97 to do this since the database could become corrupted by opening it up with 

a later version of Microsoft Access, such as Access 2000. 

  > Data export capabilities and/or limitations 

The database is built on Microsoft Access 97 technology.  Data could feasibly be exported into ASCII delimited text files, however, it 

would require a functional copy of Microsoft Access 97 to do this since the database could become corrupted by opening it up with a 

later version of Microsoft Access, such as Access 2000. 

  > URL or other source of user documentation 

User s Manual is available from our company, LANIUS Software, Inc.  It exists as a WordPerfect document. 

  > URL or other source of database model documentation (tables, attributes, relationships, and their semantics) 

Database model documentation is provided in Appendix A of the user s manual written for the product.  The User s Manual is 

available from our company, LANIUS Software, Inc.  It exists as a WordPerfect document. 

Sincerely, 

/s/ John C. Robinson 

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