tolvanen@csc.fi (05/29/91)
What is the e-mail address for reporting errors in GenBank? Is there any recommended form for the corrections? Martti Tolvanen TOLVANEN@FINFUN.BITNET Dept. Biochemistry tolvanen@csc.helsinki.fi Univ. Helsinki SF-00170 Helsinki FINLAND Voice +358-0-191-7776
jeh@REPLICON.LANL.GOV (Jamie Hayden) (05/31/91)
For those of you who saw Dr. Tolvanen's original query but
not the response, here it is...
--jamie
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>From jeh Wed May 29 10:16:29 1991
To: genbank-bb@nic.funet.fi, tolvanen@csc.fi
Subject: Re: Error reports
Status: RO
GenBank does have an error/correction form, which I will include
with this letter.
We encourage comments, suggestions, and error reports from the
user community, and look forward to receiving yours.
Cheers,
Jamie Hayden
GenBank
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Los Alamos Correspondence
GenBank ERROR / SUGGESTION REPORT FORM
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
This form should be used to report errors in GenBank data and to submit
suggestions. Your suggestions help us to keep GenBank data up-to-date
and accurate. We welcome your input.
Please answer all questions which apply to the problem or suggestion.
If you report two or more separate problems, please copy and fill out
this form for each additional report. You may fill out the
computer-readable form using a text editor or print the form and fill it
out by hand. Please send the form(s) to:
GenBank
Mail Stop K710
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Los Alamos, NM 87545
telephone: (505) 665-2177
electronic mail: update@genome.lanl.gov
Please be sure to include the primary (first) accession number and locus
name of all entries affected. The form is reproduced below.
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Name: __________________________________________________________________
Department: ________________________ Institution: ______________________
Mailing Address: ____________________________________ Phone: __________
City: __________________________ State: _________ Zip: ______________
Electronic Mail Address: _______________________________________________
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Type of Report:[ ] error [ ] problem [ ] suggestion [ ] comment [ ] other
Release of GenBank to which this applies: ___________________________
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Entry Information:
Primary Accession Number(s): Entry Name(s):
Division (check one or more):
[ ] BCT [ ] INV [ ] MAM [ ] ORG [ ] PHG [ ] PLN [ ] PRI
[ ] ROD [ ] RNA [ ] SYN [ ] UNA [ ] VRL [ ] VRT
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Field Type (check one or more):
[ ] Locus line [ ] Source [ ] Comment [ ] Origin
[ ] Accession [ ] Organism [ ] Features [ ] Sequence
[ ] Keywords [ ] Reference [ ] Base Count [ ] Other ___________
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Report / Suggestion
(please be as precise as possible - attach pages if necessary)
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Data presently in field:
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Proposed Change:
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Reason for Change:
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GenBank Staff Use Only:
[ ] Change made, Release __________ [ ] Reply, Date _______________
[ ] Approved by ______________________________________________________