Organizing slide collections

[P3D Erlys Jedlicka <erlys@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

One of the most difficult things about taking a lot of slides is how to 
organize them for storage, and be able to find them again. In our camera 
club we had different methods. One person separated them into categories 
they were to be entered in. The only problem with that method was that 
some slides fit more than one category, and we had a rule that if a 
slide didn't win it could be entered again, so a slide could get 
separated from one group while it sat waiting in another. Other people 
had complicated computer cataloging, with each slide assigned a number. A 
computer entry had to be made for each one designating the various 
categories, etc. and if a slide was out for interclub judging, an entry 
had to be made about its whereabouts. Still other people threw them all 
in a box and went through the box to select slides on camera club night.

Dr. T recently wrote, 

>I used to be very organized.  Every slide that I kept was labeled and
>carried an ID that showed the number of roll and number of slide in the
>roll.  I had a list with all the rolls of film I've shot.

>Of course, that was back when I was not into viewer repairs or photo-3d.
>Now I hardly have time to sleep!

Point well taken! Who has time to enter everything into the computer, 
especially if you are very actively entering slides here and there. My 
own method was strictly in date order. I'd be interested in hearing your 
favorite methods for storing slides in your collection between shows.


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