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| NODC Accession No.: | 0050418 |
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| Title: | NODC Taxonomic Code on CD-ROM (NODC Accession 0050418) |
| Abstract: | The content of the NODC Taxonomic Code, Version 8 CD-ROM (CD-ROM NODC-68) distributed by NODC is archived in this accession. Version 7 of the NODC Taxonomic Code (CD-ROM NODC-35), which does not include ITIS TSNs, is also archived in this NODC accession. Up to 1996, while it was in active use, the NODC Taxonomic Code was the largest, most flexible, and widely used of the various coding schemes which adapted the Linnean system of biological nomenclature to modern methods of data storage and retrieval. It was based on a system of code numbers that reflected taxonomic relationships. Over the years the problems and shortcomings created by this approach became more apparent. At the same time, relational database management systems were developed that enabled efficient searches and retrievals to be conducted without the need for taxonomic information to be built into the code. Therefore, in 1996, NODC released the final version (#8) of the NODC Taxonomic Code on CD-ROM. This CD-ROM, now out of date, provided the old NODC codes along with their new ITIS Taxonomic Serial Numbers to facilitate the transition to a new Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS, http://www.itis.gov/). From that point in time the NODC code was frozen, and ITIS assumed responsibility for assigning new TSN codes, and verifying accepted scientific names and synonyms. ITIS is supported by a partnership of U.S. and international organizations, including NOAA/NODC. ITIS contains nearly 300,000 entries for terrestrial, marine, and freshwater species from all biological kingdoms. While it focuses on North American species (driven by the priorities of the current ITIS partners), it also includes worldwide treatment of selected groups of fishes, birds, reptiles, molluscs, corals, and other groups. ITIS is continually seeking new partnerships, and expanding its coverage. |
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| Submitting Institution: | NODC |
| Collecting Institutions: | NODC |
| Date received: | 1996-05-01 |
| Start date: | 1996-05-01 |
| End date: | 1996-05-01 |
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| Datatypes: | documentation only - no data type |
| Observation types: | documentation only - no observation type |
| Instrument types: | documentation only - no instrument type |
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| Supplementary Info: | Additional information about the NODC Taxonomic Code CD-ROMs is available online at http://www.nodc.noaa.gov/General/CDR-detdesc/taxonomic-v8.html. |
| meta_version: | 2 |
| Last modified: | NODC.Webmaster@noaa.gov | ||
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