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Hello Chris As with a recent previous enquiry, it really depends on what type of cataloguing you plan to do. Flickr has built in very basic cataloguing - not archive style - and of course it is built for photos. Otherwise Excel (or Google Sheets) is usually a good starting point. You can export into most systems when you need something more complex. One disadvantage of Excel is that it is ‘flat’ so you cannot create relational databases so easily. That is just one reason why you might want to use a collections management system of some kind. If you don’t need to, then it is best to keep it simple. This might confuse more than help… https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/excel-vs-access-can-spreadsheet-replace-database/ … but it may help a penny or two drop about the difference between a spreadsheet and a database. More involved, but more relevant is: https://collectionstrust.org.uk/software/ I hope some of that is helpful. Best wishes Martin ---------------------------------------------------- Martin Bazley Digital heritage consultant Martin Bazley & Associates 82B Melbury Gardens West Wimbledon SW20 0DN 0780 3580 727 [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> www.martinbazley.com<http://www.martinbazley.com/> From: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> on behalf of chris penney <[log in to unmask]> Reply-To: chris penney <[log in to unmask]> Date: Monday, 3 June 2019 at 17:41 To: "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Database for photos Can anyone recommend a cataloguing system for photographs? I have a colleague who is volunteering to deal with a collection in France, at present on excel I think. Chris Penney 07759 693694 Contact the list owner for assistance at [log in to unmask] For information about joining, leaving and suspending mail (eg during a holiday) see the list website at https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?A0=archives-nra Contact the list owner for assistance at [log in to unmask] For information about joining, leaving and suspending mail (eg during a holiday) see the list website at https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?A0=archives-nra