A microcomputer data base management system designed for the personal use of social science researchers is presented. Discussed are data base needs required for a body of social science literature, existing microcomputer hardware and data base management software, development of a microcomputer data base management program suitable for storage retrieval of a body of social science literature, and ways a data base can be useful. Major advantages of establishing a personal data base of literature include permanent storage of information, ease of finding stored information, and the manipulation of information for word processing and other applications.
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