Re: AIS: AIS Online
John I Jones wrote:
>
> Hie y'all...
>
> Well that is about as close to the way they say it down here as I can get...
>
> It is time to let some of the cats out of the bag and get some feedback
> on some new AIS services.
>
> At the Fall AIS Board meeting last year they authorized the creation of
> some online databases for the AIS. I put together a small team of folks
> to help get the prototype up and running and it is now ready for folks
> to start putting it through its paces.
>
> The first database is the electronic checklist database. our team
> scanned and proofed the 1989 Checklist and I worked with Mallorn
> Computing to put a search engine front end on the database. So you can
> search the entire '89 registration daabase for a key word and you will
> get a list of irises that have that keyword somewhere in it registration
> entry. If you then click on an individula name you will see the complete registration.
>
> The second database is a complete list of every name ever registered by
> the AIS. Each entry also has the source book listed (e.g.1969 Checklist)
> and any awards if any that the cv has won.
>
> To be sure I need to do some cosmetic work on the presentation of the
> information and provide a key to the meaning of some of the notations,
> but it is a start.
>
> We are working on the '79 checklist, and as soon as the '99 is ready for
> print we will integrate it into the database as well.
>
> Eventually there will be a $10 annual fee for access to these databases,
> but for the moment they are free. So take a look at:
>
> http://www.irisregister.com
>
> and let me know what you think.
>
> John | "There be dragons here"
> | Annotation used by ancient cartographers
> | to indicate the edge of the known world.
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