Transcribe*All*Text* - Atlas of Living...
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Transcribe All Text
Transcribe the catalog label, and all information on specimen label, including all hand-‐written notes here. Enter down to create a space between separate labels. If the specimen you are transcribing is the same species and from the same locality as the last specimen you transcribed, you can push the “Copy text from previous task” button. If you do this, just be sure to change the catalog number and double-‐check to make sure everything else is correct.
Collection Event
Event Date Enter the event date in YYYY-‐MM-‐DD format. If there is a range, enter it in YYYY-‐MM-‐DD/YYYY-‐MM/DD format. Verbatim Altitude This is not on all labels, but when it is, it will be usually be found at the end of the first line of the locality label. It is written in parenthesis. If it is not on the label, leave this field blank.
In Copula? This is not on all labels. If it is, just type it into the field. If not, leave this field blank. Collector This is almost always going to be “First Beatty Mexican Expedition”. Handwritten Notes If there are any handwritten notes (besides a corrected determination or “det. by”) copy exactly what the note says. Verbatim Locality Transcribe the exact locality description, except for the altitude. Interpreted Location
See the Transcribing Specimen Labels tutorial for a description of how to use the mapping tool. Once you have chosen a locality and coordinate uncertainty that you feel is accurate, hit the “Copy values to main form” button and it will auto-‐fill the fields in this section. Identification
Catalog Number
Enter the catalog number as “PSUC_FEM #########”. Taxon This is the species name (or just genus, if that’s all that’s listed, as in some cases). Sometimes, there is a question mark afterward or brackets surrounding it. Do not include these here. Include them in the “Trasnscribe All Text” box. Authorship This is the person who originally described the species. It is the last name that follows the species. Sometimes, they are abbreviated. Enter them into the field exactly as they appear. Sex This is not always included in the label. If it is, type out the sex (i.e. “male”, “female”) and the number of each, if listed. If the sex is not on the label, leave this field blank. Determined By This is the person who determined what species (or genus) the specimen is. It is denoted by “det. by”. Copy the name exactly as it appears on the label. If the determination was amended, and the original determiner is crossed out, just type in the name that is written above it. Type Status Most specimens do not have a type. If they do, it will be printed in red ink. Enter the type name here, exactly as it appears on the label. If there is no type, leave this field blank. Individual Count This is the number of specimens in the envelope. Notes In this section, record any notes that will help us in validating the specimen. If there were handwritten notes that were difficult to read, or any other sort of labels that did not fit into any other category, please indicate that here. One specific example is a second determination label: