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The Future and Electronic Data Processing

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Conservation of Threatened Plants

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The choice of an Electronic Data Processing system, or the decision whether to use one or not, should not be made until we know what demands will be made on the data. I am constantly reminded that the price of computing is rising; I never need reminding that staff salaries are also rising so before we embark it is more than ever essential to know we can afford what we shall use.

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  1. Institute of Terrestrial Ecology, Biological Records Centre, Huntingdon, England

    F. H. Perring

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  1. Living Collections Division, Royal Botanic Gardens, TW9 3AB, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, England

    J. B. Simmons (Curator) (Curator)

  2. Royal Botanic Gardens, TW9 3AB, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, England

    R. I. Beyer (Deputy Curator) & V. T. H. Parry (Chief Librarian & Archivist) (Deputy Curator) &  (Chief Librarian & Archivist)

  3. Cytology, Royal Botanic Gardens, TW9 3AB, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, England

    P. E. Brandham

  4. Conservation Unit, Royal Botanic Gardens, TW9 3AB, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, England

    G. Ll. Lucas (Conservation Unit) (Conservation Unit)

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Perring, F.H. (1976). The Future and Electronic Data Processing. In: Simmons, J.B., Beyer, R.I., Brandham, P.E., Lucas, G.L., Parry, V.T.H. (eds) Conservation of Threatened Plants. NATO Conference Series, vol 1. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-2517-8_13

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