==== How to use… ====

=== …the Bibliographical Database ===

The Bibliographical Database contains bibliographical information for **books, book sections and journal articles** connected to the **history of quantum physics**.\\ 

The more than 6700 entries include **primary source** as well as **secondary literature**. The Database can be used like every other **Opac**.\\ 


For **many entries** there all ready is a link available to get the **pdf-file.** 

The Database is far from beeing complete, if you come across any **primary or secondary material**,\\ 

please share this material by **adding new entries** to the database, **using the scanbox** or by emailing to our **student research assitents** email

== Basics ==

The easiest way of accessing the Bibliographical Database is its web-representation on the quantum website. You can find the Bibliographical Database in the\\

website-section "Intranet" under Databases/Bibliographical Database or [[http://quantum-history.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/intranet/documentsIntranet/bibliography/search.html| click here]].

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The Database can be used like every other **Opac**. 

For **many entries** there allready is a link available to get the **pdf-file.**

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== The Fileserver-Database ==

As mentioned above the web-site is a representation of our filemaker database. 

To add/edit bibliographical information it is neccessary to change the entries in the fileserver database itself. 

(This is only possible from a computer inside the institute or a computer connected to the institute network via VPN). 


|Open File-Maker-Pro 8| 

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Activate ** Eine bestehende Datei öffnen** and press **OK**.

Click on **Hosts** in the newly opened window. In the column labeled "hosts" activate **fm8-server**, choose **bib_quantum** and click on **Open**.

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Having opened the database, you will see the first entry of the database.

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You can now ...
  * search for exisisting entries and edit entries
  * extract bibliographical information
  * add new entries


To **search for existing entries** click on the **FIND**-Button in the upper column of the database or press **APPLE F**.

Click on a field, enter word you are searching for.

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To go through the results click on the on the **book-pages symbol** in the upper left corner of the database.

To **change an existing entry** go to the entry, change the information and save the changes simply by clicking on the **book-pages symbol**. 

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Above this symbol there is a **button labled "Quantum"** here you can change the representation of the Database to e.g. **"List"**.

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In the usual "Quantum"-represantation there is a field on the very right side of the data-sheet for **"citation"**. 

From this field you can copy and paste the entry for your bibliography.

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To **add new entries** the easiest way is to dublicate an existing entry **APPLE D"**. 

Change the respective fields in the entry (in particular do not forget the field for "reference type") and save the new entry by going to annother one.

** go to how to use [[use_archival-db | the Archival Database]]**