Corema

Corema (Collection and Research Management) Corema is a flexible and fully featured software package for all types of biological collections. The system can be used by institutions, societies and private collections such as natural history museums, herbaria and zoological gardens. Corema is based on the latest developments in information technology and is easy to install, use and maintain. Our goal has always been to give our customers the best possible software for the management of their collections. Contact us today for a free 60 days trial version.
Corema offers complete information management Accessions and collection items Taxonomy and nomenclature Localities and collectors Literature and web references Maps Images Contacts and personnel Reports and labels Data exports and imports Read more about the features and modules in Corema.	Corema can handle most collection types and material Living material (e.g. plants, animals) Preserved material (e.g. herbarium specimens, insects, birds, etc.) Tissue samples Genetic material (e.g. DNA samples, seed banks) Fossils Observations The different types can be handled separately or in combination, i.e. a collection can cover both preserved material, tissues and living material.
Internet publishing Publishing of collection data to a web-based search and presentation module is integrated. The web module can be used from a standard browser or mobile phone by the public as well as the staff.	Cost effective Most Corema users will work comfortably and efficiently within days. Although we do offer training, the majority of our customers have started to use the system successfully without any special training.
High data quality In Corema, data quality is ensured through a robust data model, comprehensive validation rules and referential integrity in the database.	Flexibility Through comprehensive code and definition lists, the system can be tailored to the specific needs of a collection. Multiple collection types can be handled in the same database, sharing taxonomy, locations, etc.
Standard databases Corema uses popular, high speed, standard SQL databases with full data integrity, variable field lengths and efficient use of disk space. The data can easily be made available to third party tools for extraction or analyses.	Multi-language characters and data standards Corema has full support for multi-language character sets (Unicode). The system uses international standards when possible.
Scalability Corema is scalable from single user installations to large multi-user environments. An unlimited number of records can be stored in any part of the system.	Migration of existing data Data stored in a structured format (e.g. spreadsheet or another database) can be migrated to Corema. This process usually includes cleanup of the data as well.