Smithsonian Institution Archives

Website Records, 2019-2020

Summary

(Electronic Resource)

"VectorMap" website, crawled November 6, 2019

Collection ID:: SIA.FA21-055
Creators:: Walter Reed Biosystematics Unit
Dates:: 2019-2020
Languages:: English
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Repository:: Smithsonian Institution Archives

Descriptive Entry

This accession consists of two websites maintained by the Walter Reed Biosystematics Unit (WRBU). The WRBU performs collections management activities for the National Museum of Natural History (NMNH), Department of Entomology mosquito collection, comprising over 1.5 million specimens. The WRBU also provides assistance to staff and researchers in locating and examining specimens. In addition, the WRBU maintains a molecular entomology laboratory within the Smithsonian Institution, Museum Support Center.

The "VectorMap" website was crawled on November 6, 2019. The website provides mapped collection data and distribution models for arthropod disease vector species as well as the hosts of vector-borne disease pathogens. Collection records are searchable and downloadable and users can map and contribute their own georeferenced collection data or distribution models. Due to technical issues, data in this accession may be incomplete and some features do not function as expected.

The primary WRBU website was crawled on February 21, 2020, in the midst of a redesign. At the time of capture, the publicly available website consisted of a single page with a "coming soon" notice and links to resources on other websites.

Materials are in electronic format.

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Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 21-055, Website Records

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Keyword Terms	Keyword Types
National Museum of Natural History (U.S.). Department of Entomology	Corporate Name	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Smithsonian Institution. Museum Support Center	Corporate Name	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
VectorMap (Website)	Title	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Museums -- Collection management	Topic	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Museums -- Public relations	Topic	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Web sites	Topic	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Natural history museums	Topic	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Insects -- Molecular aspects	Topic	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Mosquitoes	Topic	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Vector fields	Topic	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Information visualization	Topic	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Vector-pathogen relationships	Topic	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Arthropoda	Topic	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Electronic records	Genre/Form	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Web sites	Genre/Form	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid

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