any suggestions?

compustupid · 10-19-2006, 06:54 PM

I have been given the unenviable task of cataloging ,into some format, all the books and journal articles I can find on a specific topic. I anticipate finding thousands of these titles and I need to find out what is the best way to catalog all these titles in a way that will be easy to present to others. Think of it as the world's longest bibliography. Is this best done in a database form (which I am completely unfamiliar with) or is there a better suggestion?
Ideally, I would like to have a way to simply cut and paste the bibliographical info from the web into the new format. Is MS Word too simple an answer?
Any suggestions would be appreciated.

**DJ-Zep** · 10-19-2006, 07:43 PM

You want this collection online, correct?
If so, then you can use something called a SQL database. SQL is a database language which makes it easy for you to store information online. You can also use something called PHP to display all of the books.

If not, I reccomend using microsoft excel. I recommend excel because of its easy-to-use functions and its ability to help you organize data.

Good luck!

v-six · 10-20-2006, 12:04 AM

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Originally Posted by DJ-Zep

If not, I reccomend using microsoft excel. I recommend excel because of its easy-to-use functions and its ability to help you organize data.

Good luck!

Im with Zep. Excel is a very good choice for the task, unless you want this to be available via a web browser without downloading the excel file.

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compustupid Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 1 OS: XP	any suggestions? I have been given the unenviable task of cataloging ,into some format, all the books and journal articles I can find on a specific topic. I anticipate finding thousands of these titles and I need to find out what is the best way to catalog all these titles in a way that will be easy to present to others. Think of it as the world's longest bibliography. Is this best done in a database form (which I am completely unfamiliar with) or is there a better suggestion? Ideally, I would like to have a way to simply cut and paste the bibliographical info from the web into the new format. Is MS Word too simple an answer? Any suggestions would be appreciated.

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