S.S. ARKHIPOVA1, S.K. CHERNIKOV1, KH.L. GAINUTDINOV1, A.I. GOLUBEV2, R.M. SABIROV2. Hypertext encyclopedia of invertebrates animals.
The encyclopedia is as a hypertext database on a compact disc. Encyclopaedia makes it possible to retrieve data on zoology, physiology, ecology, evolution and taxonomy of different phyla of invertebrate animals; it includes photos figures, animation elements and videoclips and descriptions of exhibits from the museum of invertebrate animals of the Kazan State University. The internet version of the encyclopedia is placed on WWW-server of the Kazan Scientific Centre of RAS. Support: RFBR (grant # 00-07-90144).
1Kazan Physical-Technical institute, Sibirsky trakt, 10/7, Kazan, 420029, Russia
2Kazan State University, Kremlevskaya st. , 18, Kazan, 420008, Russia.
K. E. DOVGAILO. Project Lysandra - as a universal software for creating of determinations catalogue on CD
Software Lysandra was designed for creating of determinations catalogue on CD consisting of editor-program, database and program-viewer. Programs work in Windows 95-98. Database was organised so as to provide working for following parts of viewer:1. names catalogue, it based on systematically taxons hierarchy. It provides navigating through the program. 2. database search-system, that will perform searching not only by names, but also by using different filters as well as their combination. 3. windows for viewing information and illustrations on some object. User can compare information of two different objects by means two windows.4. determinations part of living organism's group which will be considered in a certain work.5. part selected information by means of which the user will be able to prepare a selection of illustrations and (or) text for further printing out or demonstrations. For the present moment program-editor, database and three first part of viewer has been completed. Determination part is been tested. The first CD has been practically completed on the bases of "Lysandra" by authors - I. K. Lopatin and K.E. Dovgailo - "Leaf beetles of genus Cryptocephalus (Chrysomelidae) of Palearctic". It includes a complete check-list of the genus about 395 species, biological, ecological, distribution information, determinations part, near 500 colour total images, and nearly as many black-and-white schemes-illustrations. A part from this a number of CD are being prepared on butterfly and beetle fauna of Belarus. -K. E. Dovgailo - founder "Lysandra" project,
Belarus Republic, Minsk, tel.-fax: (375 17) 230 42 20, email: kir-dov@mail.ru, Web-site: www.lysandrasoft.com
Yu.R.ROSKOV, S.A.JEZNIAKOVSKY. New upgraded version of "Legumes of Northern Eurasia".
The first issue of the information system "Legumes of Northern Eurasia" was published on compact disc in 1998. At present the updated version of the information system for Windows is being elaborated. All new taxonomic changes will be contributed to the database. The system will be supplemented by a great amount of new photos kindly made in the mountains of Caucasus, Siberia and Middle Asia by our collegues G.N.Alexandrov, O.G.Baranova, P.Yu.Gorbunov, I.Yu.Gubareva, O.E.Kosterin, M.S.Knyazev, P.V.Kulikov, A.N.Naumenko, N.I.Naumenko, A.I.Pyak, E.M.Ryzhova, V.A.Sagalaev, K.G.Tkachenko, S.S.Umanetz and V.V.Yakubov. The new version will also include keys for identification of taxa. The work on the identification system was supported by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (grant N 99-07-90023).
Komarov Botanical Institute, 2, Prof. Popov Str., 197376 St.Petersburg, Russia; Tel. +7-812-2342236, Fax +7-812-2344512, email: roskov@herb.ras.spb.ru
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