[Genealib] Electronic filing cabinet software

[Karen Miller]

I've used the old version of CLOOZ to index
photographs and documents for a church archive.  The
newest version has a better layout and more reports
available, and presumably continuing technical
support. The time needed for data entry is not
trivial. In order to get the most OUT, you have to put
a lot IN.  Once there you can happily data mine with
surprising results. If your researcher is willing to
put in the time to enter all the names and places
mentioned in the documents, he should find it very
worthwhile.

Karen Miller
Wilmette Public Library
Wilmette, IL

--- Beth Klingensmith <bklingen at comcast.net> wrote:

> I am hoping some of you have some suggestions. I am
> working with a man who is doing a research project
> around one person.  It's not a typical genealogy
> project, as he is concentrating on one person and
> the people/places/data around her.  He is storing
> information on different colored cards as such: 
> 
> Names on white 4x6 cards. Every time the name is
> referenced I note the reference and the information
> on the card.
> Blue cards are used for abstracting documents and
> each has a number of a page, sometimes two if the
> entry is short. Yellow cards are used for place
> names, with references and details. Like people,
> places may be referred multiple times. Green cards
> for financial transactions, with references and
> details. Pink cards for information useful in
> dating.
> Pink cards with a corner clipped for bibliographic
> references and origins of manuscripts. 
> 
> He is losing himself in these cards. I don't think
> typical genealogical software will help because it
> is so dependent on familial relationships. Has
> anyone used a software program like CLOOZ - and what
> are your thoughts on whether an "electronic filing
> cabinet" software program would help him.
> 
> Thanks for any help - Beth Klingensmith - Colorado
Springs,CO>
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