Adding records is slower since the indexes must be updated. A good database manager will let you specify which fields to index. It will automatically use indexes to speed up searches when possible. Searching more than one field at a time A well designed program will allow you to search for the contents of several fields. For example, you might want to find all books written by Karl Barth since 1930.
Boolean operators explain the logical relationship between several fields.
A major advantage of a database manager is that you can design personalized reports to view your data in a variety of ways. You can arrange the position of the fields on the page, the punctuation between fields and include headers and footers. Here are some examples of typical database reports. Many programs will search your paper for the works you cite and create the bibliography of these works. If you need to change the style of the bibliography, simply select a new style in the database report generator.