Specify 6.7.02 Update Released
The Specify Collections Consortium is delighted to announce Specify 6.7.02, an update to the Specify 6 collection data management platform. The release significantly updates the Specify database schema, addresses numerous bugs, and adds several capabilities requested...
Specify Collections Consortium replaces Oracle’s JAVA SE software with the Amazon’s Corretto
Specify 6 software is written in Java and requires software known as the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) to operate. Until the end of January 2019, the Oracle JRE (also referred to as "Java SE") was available for public use at no cost. At the end of January, Oracle...
Specify Collections Consortium Membership and Open Source Software
This week we presented a internet webinar hosted by iDigBio that was an information update on our progress with transforming the Specify Software Project into the Specify Collections Consortium. We will post the URL of the recorded video here in a few days. In the...
New Release: Specify 6.7.00
The Specify Collections Consortium is pleased to announce an update to the Specify 6 collection management platform. In development for almost nine months, this release adds a significant new capability: Batch Editing. Batch Editing is a powerful capability for bulk...
Specify DB Schema Poster
We have created color, poster-sized PDFs of the Specify database MySQL schema (schema v4.2) suitable for adorning that empty wall in your collection or office. The poster shows all the essential Specify data tables and their relationships. The diagram is large and...
Announcing GGBN/Specify Integration
The Specify Software Project (www.specifysoftware.org) is pleased to announce the fruition of a joint software effort with the Global Genome Biodiversity Network (www.ggbn.org) to facilitate the communication of genetic sample data to the GGBN Portal from biological...