IMu Rapid Data Entry Andrew Brown

Overview Browser-based Desktop Tablet Phone Project-based Authenticated access

Project-based Managed by one or more “leads” People may be members of more than one project Project information stored in the EMu registry

Project example

Project “Dashboard” comprising Forms Editors Statistics (more generalised in future)

Project Dashboard

Forms Data entry forms configured by the program lead Configuration done within browser Usually associated with EMu module

Form Operation Different modes of operation: New records “Crowd sourcing” Search “Custom”

“Crowd Sourcing” Mode Finds records matching criteria built-in to the form Randomly offers one as next record to edit

Search Mode Adds search box to form Allows user to easily find records and select these to edit in the form Also able to add new records

“Custom” Mode Used to build more specialised behaviour Form associated with customisable backend script Can be developed by in-house technical staff

Data Entry Variety of different data types Single/Multi-valued Validation Data types Mandatory Suggested Lookup lists Auto suggest Drop-down list

Data Entry Attachments Auto suggest Image display and capture Desktop upload Mobile camera

Editors Global updater Resolve attachments Apply consistency More targeted than EMu global editor Also created by project lead

Editor Example

Statistics Simple reporting mechanism Visualisation tool Bar chart Pie chart

Example – Herbarium Sheets Problem: Large numbers of sheets requiring digitization. Need to handle as efficiently as possible.

Herbarium Sheets Careful analysis of workflow: Apply barcode to each sheet Image each sheet Digitize label information

Herbarium Sheets Specialized processes: 1.“Customized” form to create stub records 2.Automated attachment of images to stubs 3.“Crowd-source” form to digitize label 4.Editors to resolve attachments etc. Initial capture into dedicated digitization fields Subsequent resolution using editors etc.

“Custom” form

“Crowd source” form

Demonstration

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