What you could use is Excel or Works spreadsheet. This way you make it exactly the way you want it and can adjust it to suit your needs and situation. This may be and example of what you could use or at least a starting point. Research Log Date & Time Individual or family Name Documents Searched Book or Film # Info Found 11-Nov-98 Conard, Andrew Soundex Ohio 1920 1828685 Y 3hrs Forrest, Stanley Census of Madison & 1,371,723 Y Champaign Counties 1,828,739 N 1920, 1910 I also keep a sheet that I record the file # for each person from my index of records for major events BIRTH, MARRIAGE, DEATH. Now this is not as critical, but it helped so that when I returned from a research trip I could transpose this information quickly into the notes on that specific individual. You could put in your date and time column where you were researching as there is usually more room there for other notes. The beauty of this form is that it allows me to adjust, add, subtract, any column I wish to make it work for my situation. Hope this helps. -----Original Message----- From: The5bels@aol.com [mailto:The5bels@aol.com] Sent: Sunday, August 09, 1998 2:38 AM To: GEN-ROOTERS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [GEN-ROOTERS-L] Research Logs I have seen some research logs that people use but I find myself either writing notes for thins that are not in columns or making spaces for special information. What information is important for a log? Also I have been told you should keep two logs. One for the people you find and are working on and one for the places you look and the results. That sounds like good advice but then it would seem like you would need other logs, one for the Internet, and one for email. I think I'm going to be forced to make up some custom ones. Would the Rooters contribute what the log should include for information? Or do you have a better way that you could share? Also there should be some commercial software that might be adaptable to this use are any on the list keeping the information this way? Reply to the list so others will know what has been discussed, and I don't get duplicates. Thanks Jim in Phoenix ==== GEN-ROOTERS Mailing List ==== Behold, my beloved brethren, remember the words of your God; pray unto him continually by day, and give thanks unto his holy name by night. Let your hearts rejoice. 2 Nephi 9:52 listowner questions to AZDEE@aol.com