4.3 Inventory of MPTS-related data base
- One of the services rendered to those requesting information is on identifica- tion of additional supplementary information sources.
- This is allowed for by a list of MPTS-related specialized supplementary data bases which will be attached to the "MPTS Species Profile".
- In preparation of this additional information service, which it is hoped, will increase considerably the information value of the "MPTS Species Profile", a preliminary inventory of existing MPTS-related data bases has been carried out.
- This inventory has revealed a growing danger of unnecessary duplication on the one hand, and of leaving wide-open information gaps on the other.
- This calls for the urgent establishment of an interest group of data-base authors and operators with the objective of coordinating efforts in data collection and dissemination.
- The principles and concept of such a project have been suggested, formulated and published [5].