Root element containing the description for at least one of a Network, an Organisation or a Collection. A Network is a collection of organisations, such as a BioCASE National Node. Each Network must have a unique ID. Number of organisations in the network. An organisation is the holding body in which one or more collections is housed. Each organisation must have a unique ID. If the organisation is a member of a Network it may have the ID of that network as its parentID. Type of organisation. Controlled list of terms to be expanded as necessary Number of collections in the organisation. A Collection is any assemblage of specimens, observations, or other biodiversity material that the curator defines as such. Each collection must have a unique ID. It may also have the ID of its holding Organisation as its parentID. If the collection is part of a larger collection, the parentID will the the ID of the containing colleciton. National or local code for this record. The names of individuals that are associated with the collection or organisation. Roles identified so far are Collector, Observer, Owner, Adminstrator, Preparator, Determiner which are all baed on PersonType. Simple binary flag to say whether the collection contains type specimens or not. Indication of the particular focus of the collection. Complements the free text "Strength" element in the Descriptive Data Block. Value may be one of Taxonomic, Geographical, Personal, Habitat, Historical, Conservation. Indication of the collection accrual status. May also indicate collections that have been lost or destroyed. Value may be one of Active, Passive, Selective, Closed, Lost. Number of specimens in the collection. The numbers of specimens in an organisation or network may be found by calculation. Number of species in the collection. The numbers of species in an organisation or network may be found by calculation. Pointer to a web-site held by a national node that contains a description of the collection. Access to BioCASE-wrapped unit level database, if available. Free text description of the state of documentation of the collection, whether in electronic or paper form. Indication of how much of the collection has documentation in electronic form. Type of collection. Controlled list of terms to be expanded as necessary. Type of objects collected as a complement to "CollectionClass". Controlled list of organism "parts" to be expanded as necessary. Controlled list of terms to describe the preservation method(s) used. To be expanded as necessary. If a collection has been dispersed, the other segments may be identified here. Type for the elements that are common to Network, Organisation and Collection ID: Must be a unique identifier. The value is used in conjunction with the "ParentID" element for navigation up and down the hierarchy. 1: Allows the possibility of a collection being a part of another collection. 2: Allows the possibility of inheriting some data, such as access restrictions, from the parent where they are the same for all collections within an organisation. However, if a particular collection has special access restrictions these will take precedence over those inherited. 3: Allows identification of, for example, all collections held within an organisation by asking for all records where "ParentID"within the "CollectionSpecific" element matches the "ID" of the required organisation. See ID element for main notes. This is repeatable to allow a collection to have multiple parents or an organisation to be part of multiple networks. Indication of who created this record and when. Also whether it has been updated and by whom. Together, these provide a confidence factor on the accuracy and currency of the information. Name of the person that created this record. Date that This record was first created. Name of the person that last edited this record. Date that This record was last edited. Administrative details for the Network, Organisation or Collection. Physical location postal address. Name and / or Job Title of a person who can provide access to, or further information about, the collection. Also needs to mesh with Unit Profile. Name of an individual that may be contacted for access or further information about the collection, organisation or network. May be more enduring than a named individual. Email address for the individual. Expected to be an Internet email address by default. Free text description the conditions of access to the organisation or collection. May include details of allowed users, charges, opening hours etc. There has been some discussion on atomising this element, but there are likely to be too many variants to warrant anything other than free text. Free text description of what use of the collection is allowed, having gained access. Examples may be a policy on photography, loan, reproduction, sampling etc. Standard disclaimer text, if any, which has a separate legal status. Choice of a free text entry or more atomised input. The Name of the Institution for postal addresses. Name of the sub-unit(s) of the Institution. Repeatable holder for the more specific postal address details. Local postal code. Name of town or city. County or Department or equivalent. Name of country. Standard English form. The 2-letter ISO country code. URL of a graphic file that may be included with search results to give a visual indication of the source of the information. A string consistent with ISO 8601. An offset from Co-ordinated Universal Time (UTC) in units of hours (e.g. +hh). To aid selection of an appropriate time to make telephone contact. Free text alternative to atomised version. Should only be used by existing databases. Tel, Fax, Email Full international telephone number. Expected to be an Internet email address as default. Full international fax number. Name of this network, organisation or collection. The main free-text description. Pointer to the collection holder's web-site that contains a description as an alternative or supplement to the "description" element. If this network, organisation or collection has an aspect in which it is particularly strong it can be highlighted here. Free text, as compared with CollectionFocus, which may only contain specific terms. If this network, organisation or collection has a special purpose it may be indicated here. Contents of the collection, organisation or network by higher taxonomic group. Based on the KeywordType so optional attributes allow qualification of repeats to express "none", "some", "mainly" or "all" where this helps to specify the taxonomic coverage. If the keywords used have been drawn from a published thesaurus, it may be identified as the "source" attribute, to aid term mapping. Contents of the collection, organisation or network by common names of groups, such as "animals", "deer", Birds of Prey" etc. Based on the KeywordType so optional attributes allow qualification of repeats to express "none", "some", "mainly" or "all" where this helps to specify the coverage. If the keywords used have been drawn from a published thesaurus, such as the Citizen's Tree of Life, it may be identified in the "source" attribute, to aid term mapping. Contents of the collection, organisationor network by geographic name, land or water body. Based on the KeywordType so optional attributes allow qualification of repeats to express "none", "some", "mainly" or "all" where this helps to specify the geographic coverage. If the keywords used have been drawn from a published thesaurus, it may be identified in the "source" attribute, to aid term mapping. Contents of the collection, organisation or network by the time over which it was assembled, or Palaeontological period. Based on the KeywordType so optional attributes allow qualification of repeats to express "none", "some", "mainly" or "all" where this helps to specify the temporal coverage. If the keywords used have been drawn from a published thesaurus, it may be identified in the "source" attribute, to aid term mapping. Value may be one of None, Some, Mainly or All. Also may hold the source of a term, if it has been drawn from a published authority list or thesaurus. Compatible with section 2.2.2 of vCard version b2.1. Also needs to mesh with Unit Profile. Name or section of the name under which an individual would normally expect themselves to be filed. Primary individual name. Any names or initials additional to Family Name and Given Name that might serve as extra identifiation or personal preference. Courtesy titles, such as Mr, Ms, Herr, Senor, Dr, Professor Sir etc. The honourifics after a personal name, such as PhD, Dip. Lib. etc. Opportunity to draw attention to published material, such as catalogues, that relate to the collection, organisation or network. Related web-sites, such as photographic archives etc. Integer between 0 and 100 None / Some / Mainly / All Active / Passive / Selective / Closed / Lost / Other Taxonomic / Geographical / Habitat / Historical / Commercial / Personal / Other Administration / Association / Botanic garden / Field station / Herbarium / Horticulture / Independent expert / Laboratory / Library / Museum / Nature education centre / Nature reserve management / Non-university college / Private company / Research institute / University / Zoo or aquarium / Other Culture / Dormant / Fossil / Living / Observations / Photographic / Preserved / Other Whole organisms / Anatomical slides / Blood / Bones / Eggs / Feathers / Nests / Pellets / Pollen / Seeds / Shells / Skins / Wood / Other No treatment / Alcohol / Deep frozen / Dried / Dried and pressed / Formalin / Freeze-dried / Glycerin / Gum Arabic / Microscopic preparation / Mounted taxidermy / Pinned / Other