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Catalyzer is a cataloging system that combines selected features from spreadsheets, documents and databases. Perhaps the closest analogy is with a library catalog that holds information about different types of item (books, journals, electronic resources et al). For each type, a particular set of information is needed - e.g. for a book, the authors, title, ISBN. For a journal, the title, volume, issue, ISSN. Then for each item (be it a journal or a book), there is a catalog entry (what used to be a record card) with the required values on it.
With Catalyzer, you can set up the different types and specify what pieces of information belong with each one. Or you can let Catalyzer create some basic types for you and then just extend these as and when you need to. The second approach is ideal if you want to archive the contents of folders on your hard disk or on CDs. The first approach applies if you want to enter new data from scratch in a structured fashion.