When Biblioscape is installed, it comes with a sample database to get you started. You can use the sample database to learn how to use Biblioscape. When you are ready, you can create a new blank database to work on your own data.
- Go to menu command "File | Database | New Database".
- Browse to the folder where you want to create the new database and give the new database a name. A new folder will be created under the selected folder.
Biblioscape database is not a single file database. Many database table files are created under the database folder. You should treat all the tables as a whole. You cannot move individual table files between different databases. When a new database is created, Biblioscape creates two sub-folders under the database folder.
- Attachments folder: It is recommended you put all the attachment files under this folder. When you add a link to files under this folder, relative path will be used. If your database is moved from one computer to another, relative path will not be broken.
- Backup folder: You should regularly backup your database by zipping all the files under your database. You can keep all the zip files under this folder.
Note: When you create a new database for personal use, you should put it on your local drive. In a work place, your computer is likely to be on a Local Area Network. You may have several drive letters mapped to network file server. If you put Biblioscape on a network drive, the performance will be degraded significantly when your database becomes large. So make sure your database files are on the drive of your own computer. "C" drive is the local drive by default. If your hard disk is partitioned into more than one partitions, you will have more than one local drive.