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database wanted for bibliography

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From: rsmith
Date: Thu, 08 Oct 1992 16:57
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I've had little use for a database until now, but I find that I have a growing
need for something to keep track of my growing library of photocopies of
journal articles.  (I'm a graduate student in cognitive psychology, so I'm
collecting these things at an alarming rate.)  Any suggestions on what to use? 
I saw a Hypercard stack on sumex-aim that looked promising, but it doesn't
really suit my purposes (I want to be able to search for ANY author of a paper,
and this database only had one author field, just for starters).  I'm not very
concerned with how neatly the data lines up or anything; I just want to be able
to search for an author, title, or subject, and find out everything else I've
entered, including (most importantly) where I've stored the full paper.

I was thinking that one of the integrated packages, like ClarisWorks or
GreatWorks, might suit my purposes for a relatively low price, but I'm not
positive of that.  What about a specialized bibliography database?  Would one
of those provide any advantages over something cheaper?  Does anybody know of a
PD or shareware program that might help me?

I'll try to keep up with this newsgroup for a couple of weeks; after that,
please e-mail responses.  Thanks for any help.

					--Rod Smith
					  RSMITH@PEARL.TUFTS.EDU
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