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Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2015 11:23:01 -0800
From: Girvin Herr <girvin DOT herr AT sbcglobal DOT net>
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Subject: Re: [geda-user] Any good repository for datasheets in pdf out there?
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On 01/13/2015 05:34 AM, Svenn Are Bjerkem wrote:
> Hi,
> wondering if anybody on this list knows a solution to create a 
> repository for component datasheets in pdf format. Storing all PDFs in 
> a subdirectory seems good enough, but I need to store some metadata 
> with each PDF to keep track of the datasheets compared to other 
> databases used for producing the products.
>
> I am not sure if it is a PLM solution I need for this or if I wip up 
> some mysql/php and provide on an internal webpage. I am sure somebody 
> has had this problem before.
>
> -- 
> Svenn
Greetings,
I am not sure what kind of "metadata" you need to connect to a 
datasheet.  Creating a repository may be redundant and not worth the 
effort.  I use the following for parts datasheets, especially old parts 
I may still need data for.  Their parts search engines are pretty good.

http://www.datasheetarchive.com/
http://www.datasheet4u.net/
http://www.xs4all.nl/~ganswijk/chipdir/

There may be others out there.
That said, I often regret getting rid of my collection of databooks in 
the past, assuming I could always get the data on the manufacturer's 
websites and doing so would clear shelf space.  Boy, was I wrong about 
the websites!
Enjoy!
Girvin Herr