Note: The BioCASe information repository is updated regularly, so your search results may differ after each update.
Quality control of the information accessed by the BioCASe is the responsibility of the data providers and national nodes. If you encounter any problems with the quality of the information please notify us.
Viewing search results
After you execute a search for collection level information or unit level information, you are presented with a list of results that were found to match your search criteria. You can review the list and select the items that interest you in order to view additional details about them.
Results
for Institutions and Collections
The
list of results for a collection level search is a list of
the names and geographic locations of organizations and collections
that
match your search criteria.
Note:
Listed organizations and
collections that follow
a * contain
information extracted from websites by an automated process.
1. View the list of results.
2. Select the results about which you would like additional details by clicking the checkboxes in the View column. You can select all the items in the list with the Select All button and you can clear all your selections with the Clear All button.
3. Click the View Selections button.
4. View the detailed descriptions for your selections. The information in certain fields in the detailed description is hyperlinked. You can click on these links to view related information.
You can also view a result for a single organization or collection by clicking directly on its name.
If you would like to view details about other items from the summary list, click the back button and repeat the selection process.
Note: The detailed description for every organization or collection is comprised of the same set of fields. However, since data providers choose which information to make available via the BioCASe, there may be information provided for some organizations or collections that is not available for others.
Results
for Specimens and Observations
The results for a specimen level are divided in 3 parts:
You can refine them by selecting countries, common names, institution IDs, collection IDs...
Note: 10.000 units maximum can be displayed.
For each unit, a list of data are available. The list includes
the ID of the specimen or observation, as well as the host organization
and collection, the full scientific name, the country in which the specimen
or observation was gathered, the gathering date, and the coordinates.
Elements that have to be displayed on the "available result
page" can be selected in the Preference page.
Note: Since individual data
providers can choose which information to make available via the BioCASe,
the information provided for specimens and observations in different collections
may vary greatly.
Saving search results to a file
You
can
save detailed
results for collections and institutions, or specimens and
observations, to a text file.
§ To save results to a text file for collection and institutions:
1. On the detailed results page, click the Txt Report button. A text file will open with the results.
2.
From the File menu select Save As.
3.
Select a folder
and give the
file a name.
4. Click Save.
§ To save results to a text file for specimens and observations:
1. On the preliminary result page: click on the download box corresponding to the list you want to download.
2. On the available result page: you can ask to download the full details from the provider, by clicking on the download box.
3. On the details result page : you can display the XML file and save it as a file (click on 'show source xml')
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