Modernizing Plant Records Managment: An Overview and Evaluation of Digital Recordkeeping Tools
Weber EM and Beagan CM. 2017. Modernizing Plant Records Managment: An Overview and Evaluation of Digital Recordkeeping Tools. Cultural Landscape Guidance Documents. Olmsted Center for Landscape Preservation, National Park Service. Boston, Massachusetts
This report introduces readers to digital plant records management, provides a comparative analysis of the leading digital plant recordkeeping tools, and outlines considerations related to the use of these tools to enhance plant care, public education, and research. It is intended for a National Park Service audience, but may also be useful to other land managing organizations that are assessing plant records management options. The summary of findings describes: - How plant records are currently tracked in national parks; - What a plant records management database is and how it can be used; - Plant records management database options, including strengths and weaknesses; and - Considerations related to adopting use of a plant records management database.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Weber, Ella; Beagan, Christopher
- Date of Issue
- 2017
- Publisher
- Olmsted Center for Landscape Preservation, National Park Service
- Units
- FRLA , HAMP , JOMU , LONG
- Keywords
- comparative analysis, database, digital records management, documentation, living collections, plant care, plant collections, plant documentation, public education, recordkeeping, research, software