[Hidden-tech] Database program suggestions for printed/online resource guide

[Rich Roth]

There are a missing pieces of information in your request:

1) How much data are we talking about ? how many entries, how many sections

2) How searchable/organized does the web site/printed version need to be ?

3) What is your web site based on ?

There are many options, some even open source - such as open office/Base or
for a small fee: http://quickbase.intuit.com/
another is Filemaker that has many local and web options including iPad/iPhone.

The web sites based on a CMS like joomla or Drupal, have extensions that provide such
services,
such as Sobi2.

It would help to have a fair bit more info -- you can also look at the HT list for prior
discussions
on this topic: http://www.hidden-tech.net/lists/search.html

There are so many options, I'd see what answers you get here and then get a consultant to sort
them out for you.

Rich/webmaster

On 4/26/2011 1:50 PM, Deborah Chandler wrote:
> Dear Hidden Techers,
>
> Happy Spring! Finally, some flowers and buds...
>
> I am working on a project with a group of about 8 people, gathering data about community
> resources, which will then be put into a printed resource guide as well as an online
> guide (on an existing website, with an existing (blank) structure in place) There will
> be 3-4 of us entering data, all at different locations. I am the only one using a Mac,
> everyone else is using a PC. One person is using Linux.
>
> Then, I will be creating a printed guide on my Mac, using this data.
>
> So, the question is: What database program should we use to input the data, which is
> fully searchable, and has the option of sections being rearranged and which can then
> allow me to pull this data to put it into a printed guide.
>
> The people working on this project range from fairly tech savvy to novices.
>
> We have a budget to purchase software, and if needed, we could consider hiring a
> consultant to help us use it.
>
> Thanks, I would love to bring this info to a meeting early tomorrow afternoon.
>
> Deb
>

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