Library database with attachment possibilities

[Christopher Adams]

I would not limit Filemaker by calling it a strictly "flat file database system".
While it can be used as such, its real strength comes with the relational
capabilities, which allows you to link to and share from other databases and it
uses much less disk space.

Christopher Adams
Oregon State Library
503.378.4246
chris at opac.osl.state.or.us



Jeff Stuit wrote:

> If you'd like to keep very things simple, using Filemaker 4.0 might be an
> ideal solution. It's an easy, flat file database system, and is capable of
> publishing directly to the web.  The database won't store the PDF file, but
> it can store a URL that would link to the PDF from the bibliographic record.
>
> You can learn more about Filemaker at their web site: http://www.filemaker.com
>
> Take care...
>
> >We are working a lot with electronic documents (pdf) and have therefore
> >created an electronic archive (a very simple database). Now we want to
> >find, or create, a database which we can use for our print material as
> >well as our electronic documents in pdf.=20
> >
> >Because our users are widely spread, the thought is to create an
> >electronic library were we attach the pdf-files directly as a link to
> >the bibliographic information. But because there still is information =
> >in
> >print we also want the possibility to make a good bibliographic =
> >database
> >with lending possibilities. Furthermore it would be excellent if it =
> >also
> >were possible to make the database available on the web.
>
> ----------
> Jeff Stuit                      work: http://jeffy.engin.umich.edu
> stuit at umich.edu                 home: http://www.badmusic.org
>
> You really should read the Good Book:
>
> http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/infotecture/