You can store everything in one folder on your harddrive, and each file represents one specific datum (with database programs everything is hidden encrypted somewhere inside your program). The main advantage is the beautiful simplicity and the speed - you can search and find data much faster than using a complex database program. What do we need for an entomological data collection?Ģ.) Ability to change a taxon to synonym status without changing the original file (to keep all links)ģ.) Links to the place of storage for each specimen and backĦ.) Easy way to copy data for label printingħ.) Ability to add data for detailed event decriptions, detailed locality descriptions, loan data, literature data etc. I was tired to rely on complex but fragile solutions. Many years ago there where different special database solutions available on the net, but meanwhile you can't find them anymore (only a solution for MSACCESS (I don’t use Windows) and another one for FileMaker). I know, that many entomologists work with Excel sheets, which for me is much too inconvenient. So I started to search for a stable and reliable solution. And man, it works great!įrom time to time my previous FileMaker solution has given me strange problems, since the database began to grow. I started to integrate my entomological database (before I used a custom made highly complex FileMaker DB) into my Zettelkasten running with The Arcive.
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