The "Species 2000 Taxonomic Database Survey Questionnaire for the Catalogue of Life" is shown below.  Alternatively you can download it in MS Word format.

Database summary

(Summary will be published in the CD-ROM booklet and credit pages)

Full Database Name:

Short Database Name (nickname or acronym):

Database Version (number or code)

Release date (or date of download for the Catalogue of Life):

Institution:

Legal Custodian of the database (could be individual person, group, project, institution, etc):

Author(s) of the database content:

Editor(s) of the database content (if applicable):

Database abstract (free text of 50-70 words, which will be published in the Annual Checklist booklet and included as a digital credit page in the Catalogue of Life. This can be a brief database description, explanation of goals, targets, historical sketch, advertisement, thanks to sponsors, credits, etc. Please, look examples on http://www.catalogueoflife.org/annual-checklist/2008/info_source_dbs.php).

Which major taxon does the Database cover (please, give both Scientific and English names of the group)?
    Latin name & rank:
    English Name:

Does the Database cover the taxon worldwide?                    Yes / No
If not, which geographical areas does it incorporate?

Home URL of the Database (title page):

Database full details

(This information will be stored in the Species 2000 Metadatabase)

Search URL of the Database (search page):

URL of Project Logo:

Name of any wider project (if the Database is linked to, or part of any other database, project or programme):

How many species does it contain at present? (Please, give the precise number of species for the present version)

     How many EXTANT species does it contain?

What is the approximate total number of names (species + synonyms)?

What is the estimated number of known species when database will be completed?

What is the completeness of species list in the Database (in percentage):

What are the sources of the taxonomic data and opinions (Literature, Expert data, Collection data (specimens), Survey data, On-line sources, others - explain)?

In what form is the Dataset? (Relational db, Excel table, HTML system, Flat text, Card index, Monograph, etc.):

What is the Database Software?
Software of ‘master database’:
Software of web-based database:

How many taxonomists are involved in maintenance and data quality verification?

Does the Database contain non-standard characters (i.e. diacritics, etc.)?      
If ‘Yes’, where do they occur in the data (i.e. scientific names, author string, common names, bibliographic references, person names, distribution data, comment fields, etc.)?

What is the approximate frequency of updating the Database (daily, weekly, monthly, annually, sporadically, fixed version):

Taxonomic sector details

Which rank of higher taxa above the Family does the Database contain?

Is the Database species- or name- based (i.e. is it a synonymic checklist or a name list)?

Which mediums is the database available in? (i.e. HDD, CD, DVD, local server, Web, etc.)?

Does the Database have subspecific taxa with accepted names?            Yes / No

Does the Database have subspecific taxa in synonyms?                Yes / No
If ‘Yes’, which Infraspecific Ranks are used in the Database (i.e. Subspecies, Varieties, Forms, Strains):

Is the information attached for infraspecific taxa combined in the information for the species?                                        Yes / No

Presence of Standard Dataset for species level:

(for details see Species 2000 Standard Dataset )

Accepted, Valid or Correct scientific name:
Is this information present for all species?
Full Genus Name                Yes/No
Specific Epithet                Yes/No
Author String                Yes/No
Name Status (i.e. Accepted, Provisionally accepted, others – please, give a list of statuses)                    Yes/No

Can species names in your database be classified as:
Accepted species                Yes/No
Provisionally accepted species        Yes/No

Do species have a Nomenclatural Reference (bibliographic source which contains the original (validating) publication of taxon name or new name combination)     Yes/No

Do species have Acceptance Status Reference(s) (bibliographic sources which accept this species in the same taxonomic status, and with the same name)     Yes/No


Synonyms
Does the Database have synonyms?         Yes/No

Is this information present for all synonyms?
Full Genus Name                Yes/No
Specific Epithet                Yes/No
Author String                Yes/No
Name Status (i.e. Synonym, Ambiguous Synonym, Misapplied Name, others – please, give a list of statuses)    Yes/No

Can synonyms in your database be classified as:
Synonyms                     Yes/No
Ambiguous synonyms             Yes/No
Misapplied names                 Yes/No

Do synonyms have a Nomenclatural Reference (bibliographic source which contains the original (validating) publication of taxon name or new name combination)                                                 Yes/No

Do synonyms have Status Reference(s) (bibliographic source which contains the original (validating) publication of taxon name or new name combination)     Yes/No


Common Names
Does the Database have common names?                     Yes / No

If ‘Yes’, does it give for each common name:
The Country of usage                             Yes / No
The Language of the name                            Yes / No
Reference(s) citing the usage                         Yes / No


Latest taxonomic scrutiny
Does the Database have a taxonomic scrutiny field (name of taxonomic expert who is responsible for taxonomic quality of each species record)?             Yes / No

If ‘Yes’, does the Database show:
Name of Expert                     Yes / No
Date of latest scrutiny                 Yes / No

Family name
Does the Database contain information about which Family the species belongs to?                                                 Yes / No

Distribution
Does the Database have information about the distribution of each species?    Yes / No

If ‘Yes’,
Does the Database use TDWG standard for Countries level?         Yes / No
(TDWG – Taxonomic Databases Working Group, www.tdwg.org)

Does species have occurrence status (in which area species is native, introduced or other - explain)?                                 Yes / No

If the Database contains distribution information in some other form, please, explain.


Presence of additional data & Comment field:
Does the Database have additional data?
Descriptions                 Yes / No
Identification tools                 Yes / No
Images                     Yes / No
Maps                     Yes / No
Others (i.e. Habitats, Conservation Status, etc. etc.; please, explain)

Which additional data would you, the Custodian, propose to include in the Comment field (your choice – up to 255 text characters available)?


Species 2000 peer review

Please suggest names and contact addresses of two or three taxonomists who could be invited as Species 2000 reviewers for your database.

Contact details

(Persons & Institutions)

Responsible Officer (Senior Person, Principal Investigator):
    Title:
    First Name:
    Family Name:
    Address:
    Tel.:
    Fax:
    Email:
    WWW:

Taxonomic Manager:
    Title:
    First Name:
    Family Name:
    Address:
    Tel.:
    Fax:
    Email:
    WWW:

System Manager:
    Title:
    First Name:
    Family Name:
    Address:
    Tel.:
    Fax:
    Email:
    WWW:


I give permission for Questionnaire information to be made publicly available as a part of the Species 2000 Metadatabase.

Signature:

Name of authorised person:

Date: