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Re: record numbers (was: Re: compacting Endnote libraries)

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From: Stuart E. Strand
Date: Thu, 03 Nov 1994 12:06
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In article <Goldman-0311941705500001@calonice.btk.utu.fi>,
Goldman@hippo.btk.utu.fi (Adrian Goldman) wrote:

> Now we're on the subject of record numbers, can I again (I certainly can!)
> bitch about them?  IMHO it is an absurd way of maintaining a database --
> there really is no flexibility *at all*.  For instance, what I would like
> to do is to share one big happy Endnote database between multiple users
> such that everybody maintains their little portion of it but so that all
> the items are available (and useable in formatting an MS) from one big
> database.  There would be a flag associated with entries so you would
> know that a particular entry came from a particular person - for instance
> a data-enterer field - which would allow you to know where to go look for
> the original article.  (Yes I know you could use the notes field for that -
> but I still wouldn't have a multi-part, multi-user database.)

These are excellent suggestions.  I hope Niles is listening!

  = Stuart =
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From: sstrand@u.washington.edu (Stuart E. Strand)
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Subject: Re: record numbers (was: Re: compacting Endnote libraries)
Date: Thu, 03 Nov 1994 12:06:55 +0000
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