Reference database marine mammal literature

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1988-01Author
Watkins, William A.
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Bird, James E.
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Moore, Karen E.
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Tyack, Peter L.
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https://hdl.handle.net/1912/6926DOI
10.1575/1912/6926Keyword
Databases; Marine mammalsAbstract
A comprehensive Reference Database has been designed for the
marine mammal literature. The system uses INMAGIC programming
(Cambridge, MA) to file, store, search, retrieve, and format the
data records. The database was organized to be complementary to
features developed by William E. Schevill for his library of
older cetacean literature, and it uses direct association of
species with some 300 indexed subjects, observation dates,
locations, etc. Every component and detail of the references
and annotations are available for rapid search by a wide variety
of simple and complex strategies. In addition, separately
indexed fields provide immediate retrieval of author, editor,
year, journal, type of publication, language, genus/species
(searchable by order/suborder and family as well), major
subject, subject, picture, observation date, geographic location
(including area name and latitude/longitude), as well as the
location and library call numbers of the document referred to.
Codes have been adapted for ease in identifying and searching
species, subjects, journals, languages, and geographic areas.
These codes may be used separately or in connection with the
associated terms and texts. It is anticipated that the
Reference Database will be a continuing resource for marine
mammal research.
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Watkins, W. A., Bird, J. E., Moore, K. E., & Tyack, P. L. (1988). Reference database marine mammal literature. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. https://doi.org/10.1575/1912/6926Related items
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