An Introduction

1. Use of Zoology Related Software
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2. Table of Contents
ISIS
Definition
MedARKS
ARKS
ZIMS
CAZA
References
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3. ISIS
means
International Species Information System
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ISIS
 ISIS is a member ship organization that develops technical
solutions to help our members collect and share knowledge
on animals and their environments for zoos, aquariums and
related conservation organizations.
 We are a fast-growing organization with a wide open future.
 We are always working on new ideas for providing services
and products that serve the global conservation community

5. Definition
 “core to the efficient husbandry and
management of the animal collections…”
 “Data, regardless of physical form or
medium, providing information about
individual animals, or samples or parts
thereof, or groups of animals”
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6. MEDARKS
means
Medical Animal Record Keeping System
 The Medical Animal Records Keeping System (MedARKS) is a
DOS-based software used to support veterinary medical
record keeping and animal management.
 MedARKS functionality will be available to all ISIS members in
the ZIMS application in 2014.
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8.  Animal Record Keeping System is used to record core data
for all of the animals in a zoo and to provide overall inventory
management.
 This includes husbandry, weights and measures, what animal
is living in which enclosure and transfers in and out of the
institution.
 ARKS data is uploaded to the ISIS global database, where ISIS
members can access it in a variety of ways.
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9. ZIMS
means
Zoological Information Management System
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 As a part of membership, ISIS is offering our
members our ZIMS application
 This living document is meant as an overview of
best practices to help animal records keepers
create and maintain the best possible animal
records.
 As ZIMS is in a constant state of increased
functionality, this document will be updated as ZIMS
improvements can support additional best
practices

11. CAZA
means
Canadian Association of Zoos and Aquariums
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12.  The Canadian Association of Zoos and
Aquariums accreditation standards include the
following references to animal records.
 Animal identification and records must provide
information to enable current and retrospective
investigation of genealogy, life history and
medical events.
 Animals must be identifiable whenever
practical, and have corresponding ID numbers.
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13. Management of animals
 Diet and appetite changes
 Weights and Lengths
 Enrichment and training
 Medical treatments and procedures
 Changes in physical appearance
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References
http://www2.isis.org/membership/Page
s/ISIS-Services.aspx
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internation
al_Species_Information_System
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Ass
ociation_of_Zoos_and_Aquariums