I would suggest looking at postgresql <http://www.postgresql.org/>. It may not be as widely used as mysql, but it is used a lot, and it's a high-quality piece of database software. It's also free. -Ben On 04/15/2016 02:18 PM, Matt Sherman wrote: > Hi all, > > I am looking to pick the group brain as to what might be the most useful > database software for a digital project I am collaborating on. We are > working on converting an annotated bibliography to a searchable database. > While I have the data in a few structured formats, we need to figure out > now what to actually put it in so that it can be queried. My default line > of thinking is to try a MySQL since it is free and used ubiquitously > online, but I wanted to see if there were any other database or software > systems that we should also consider before investing a lot of time in one > approach. Any advice and suggestions would be appreciated. > > Matt Sherman