Importing People

Caution: importing this way will allow duplicate nodes to be created, so please do not re-import people who are already in the database.

A list of people already in the database can be seen here: http://www.protichnoctem.com/nodakpaleo/?q=people

This page to import: http://www.protichnoctem.com/nodakpaleo/?q=import/import_people
There is a link to download a template CSV file on that page.

Fields (starred are required)

*namefirst
First name of individual.

*namelast
Last name of individual or full name of organization, association, etc.

role
Why this person should be in the database.
Possible values for "role:"
- Collections Manager
- Field Collector
- Landowner
- Taxonomist

institution
Institution with which this person is/was affiliated. Only one institution per person can be imported, but multiple institutions can be associated by editing the node afterward.

birthdate
Birthdate in format YYYY-MM-DD.

notes
Any other information that seems relevant to describing this person.