(version 1.5)

This display is the result of using the "Quick Search Collections" control in the Atrium banner or the Advanced Search option on the Digital Herbarium navigation bar. The title recaps the selection criteria used to produce the results. The display consists of two tabs, Collections and Taxonomy. The Collections tab provides a Collection List of the collections found as a direct result of the search performed. The Taxonomy tab lists the taxonomic entities matching the search criteria. If no exact matches are found in the taxa, "near" matches for the term used as the search criteria are listed on the Taxonomy tab.

Figure III-13.1. Search Results: Collections tab

The Collections tab shows all the collections that satisfy the search criteria. The table layout is very similar to the Collection List on the Collections tab of the Collection/Specimen display.

Collection List: The Collection List provides basic data about the collections found as a result of the search, links to panels with more information (denoted by underlined data or words like "details" or "info") and data sorting (denoted by underlined column headings).

Figure III-13.2. Controls: Collector's Name, Collection Number, Number of Images

Click the collection number to display the Collection Data tab of the Collection Detail display for an individual collection. Click the number of images to go to the Collection Images tab of the Collection Detail display. See Chapter III-12, Collection Detail Display for more information on these panels.

Figure III-13.3. Collector Information

Click the collector's name in the Collection List to display information for the collector.

Figure III-13.4. Control: Sort

Click on the underlined column heading to sort the Collection List by collector's name, collection number, family, genus or specific epithet. Click once for ascending order and a second time for descending order. The sort by family also sorts the Collection List by genus and species within family. The sort order is retained if the data is exported or printed.

Figure III-13.5. Control: Filters

Above the Collection List are filter fields by which the Collection List can be reduced by selecting specific values in one or more of the drop-down lists, such as collector, family, genus, species, location etc. See Chapter II-10, Reducing The Collection List Using Filters for information about how the filters work.

Figure III-13.6. Controls: Paging

Above and below the Collection List are controls for moving through “pages” of the Collection List or for presenting all the collections on one page. Paging only goes into effect when the number of collections exceeds the number of items to show per page specified in your Preferences. Here the lines per page is set to twelve, which requires 3 pages to hold the 26 collections in the search results.

Figure III-13.7. Controls: Export, Print, Workspace

Below the Collection List are additional options which are displayed based upon your permission levels. The "Export List" option creates a file with comma separated values (CSV) which can be imported into Microsoft Excel or other spreadsheet programs. The "Export KML" option created a file that can be used to display the data points using Google Earth. The third option is to print specimen labels for the Collection List. Finally, the last option allows you to add the selected collections to a personal workspace within Atrium. These options appear on both the Collections and Taxonomy tabs, but really only apply to the Collections tab.

Figure III-13.8. Control: Collection Check Box

Each collection has a check box at the left by which it can be selected, or "Select all records." can be used to select all collections on all pages to be added to the workspace. After the needed collections are selected, choose a workspace from the drop-down list and click the "Save to Workspace" button. The collections selected are added to the workspace designated.

Figure III-13.9. Search Results: Taxonomy tab

The Taxonomy tab presents the taxonomic entities found for the search criteria. Taxon names are underlined and can be used as links to move to the Summary tab of the Collection/Specimen display to see the taxonomic data and the collections tied to it on the Collections tab of the Collection/Specimen display.

Figure III-13.10. Search Results: Taxonomy tab, no exact matches

In the case of no taxonomic entries satisfying the search criteria exactly, a list of "near" hits is created. Click a name to move to the Summary tab of the Collection/Specimen display to see the taxonomic data and the collections tied to it on the Collections tab of the Collection/Specimen display.