@inbook {KNZ00623, title = {Data entry}, booktitle = {Data and Information Management in the Ecological Sciences: A Resource Guide}, year = {1998}, publisher = {Long-Term Ecological Research Network Office, University of New Mexico}, organization = {Long-Term Ecological Research Network Office, University of New Mexico}, address = {Albuquerque}, abstract = {One of the many issues that an information management specialist must consider is the need to convert data into a usable electronic format. This frequently means converting data collected in the field, usually on paper, into an electronic form that can then be used in a statistical or graphical package by the researcher. The purpose of this paper is to present guidelines that we have found useful in making this conversion as quick and error-free as possible.}, keywords = {LTER-KNZ}, url = {http://www.ecoinformatics.org/pubs/guide/briggs2.fv2.htm}, author = {J. M. Briggs and Benson, B.J. and Hartman, M. and Ingersoll, R.}, editor = {Michener, W.K. and Porter, J.H. and Stafford, S.G.} }