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From: "Elissa Scalise Powell, CGRS" <>
Subject: [APG] Laptops during research phase
Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2001 09:16:31 -0500
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: [mailto:]
> Subject: Re: [APG] Certification requirements
>
> PS. For what this tidbit is worth, my colleagues and I have found that
> having a laptop with us on-site and then writing the report as we do the
> research, we make more efficient use of our time. Does anyone else find
> this a good solution?
>
> All my best,
> Natalie Cottrill

I couldn't resist the beginning of this new thread, as I would like to hear
what others say also. I have done research with a laptop along, but gave it
up as a lot of the repositories I was working in did not have the space for
it. I also find that when I write the final research report, I need
resources that are in my home office, be it books on my shelf, or files in
the computer, or the internet, so incorporating my research notes is not a
big deal.

That is not to say that I did not find it a valuable asset when doing
something like deed research where you might gather all the index references
to a particular person or family. A spreadsheet really helps organize the
information and can be dropped into the final report later. It is just a bit
cumbersome to have it for a shorter research project.

What experience does everyone else have?

Elissa Scalise Powell, CGRS
Pittsburgh, PA

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