Electronic database design for zoological collection of the Republic of Kazakhstan

In recent years, research in biology and genetics has led to an increase in biological information stored in databases. The same increase in the amount of information occurred in the field of zoology, but the development of databases in this area was not considered. The article describes the developed electronic database for storing the information about zoological collection of the Institute of Zoology of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The creation of a database and a data bank for the state scientific zoological collection will allow it to be used for scientific, educational and applied purposes, which will be used for accounting, monitoring the status and long-term preservation of a single national zoological collection and managing valuable zoological collection materials. The State Zoological Scientific Collection is the most important source of information for various areas of biological research. It is not only the basis for conducting scientific research on systematics, molecular genetics of animals, but also documentary confirmation of the correctness of the faunistie works performed. When solving this problem, which is important in theoretical and practical terms, an inventory of specimens of species diversity is of particular relevance. On the basis of MySQL, an electronic database has been developed with a convenient interface for entering data from the state zoological collection of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The developed EDB includes an information retrieval system and will ensure the further formation of a virtual scientific zoological collection. The electronic database is intended for zoologists, as well as for specialists of other profiles in need of zoological information.