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title: "Why use these tools to create a catalog?"
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On this site, we offer a “recipe” which uses a combination of free tools to easily create a directory of information that can be used for multiple purposes. With this method, you can start capturing information quickly and intuitively in a format that is flexible and usable later for various needs. Why does this help us? Because to map information to collect, organise, structure, and classify it and present it clearly is a way to make more sense of it and therefore of the world around us.
What are the benefits of using this method to create a directory?
- You can capture both structured (inc. metadata) and unstructured data (inc. free text and images)
- Its easy to add to
- It has a flexible structure, e.g. you can easily edit structured data fields
- You can collaborate on it
- You can easily access the information later for exploration and visualization, without the need for tidying and re-formatting