🚀 go-pugleaf

As one who has many years experience building big bibliographic databases
across a number of microcomputer-based platforms I strongly support Kimberly's
suggestion that internal numbers NOT be used.

It is my experience that WHEN a database crashes and has to be recovered it
is the system generated fields which are most likely to change.  Sure you
can skate on thin ice and with a robust product like EndNotes you are
likely to be OK.  Just think ofthe effort you will have on your hands if
a crash means unjumbling re-assigned, discontinuous numbers when less than
a second per record gives you your own personalised number.

As a bonus your own numbers are of course much easier and more flexible to
manage inmany ways.  I use a Rexel automatic numbering stamp and use a
YYMMnnn running number for the articles I store.  It is amazing (I find)
how often I am scratching around and think "Oh I would have input the record
for that in about June last year.

Perhaps I'm strange!

But I like EndNotes.

Peter Mathews
Library and Information Services Manager
Australian Council for Educational Research

mathews@acer.edu.au