CDEFD

Contents

• Introduction
• Modelling Techniques: Terms and Concepts
  • Terminology
  • Data Structure Diagrams
  • Entity Relation Model (ER-) Diagrams
  • Terms and Entities Taken from Other Models
• Framework of the Information Model
• Field Data
  • The Gathering Event
  • The Gathering Site: Geographical and Ecological Data
  • The Gathering or Field Unit
  • Field Descriptor Sets
• Units
  • Derived Units and Derived Unit Creation Events
  • Implementing Derived Unit Creation Events
  • Unit Subtypes
  • Association of Units
  • Material Category and Free Identification Events
• Collection Management
  • Accession or Inventory Codes
  • Unit Location and Ownership
  • Persons, Teams, Institutes, Companies, and Organizations
  • Unit Transaction Management: Acquisition, Loans, Gifts, and Sales
  • Preservation State and Treatments
• Nomenclatural Types
• Taxonomic Identifications
• Acknowledgements
• Literature Cited
• Appendix: Entities, Attributes, and Data-Elements

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