You and your department, students, clients, etc. can benefit from using a database for many  projects:

*Design a database with data you collect when performing experiments and then create a key word search.

*Create a simple database with information about significant individuals or events and then use reports to analyze the information.

*Use a database to calculate statistical information.

*Create a database on the international market, including the gross national product, import and export patterns, and unemployment rates.

*Create a database to track a school fundraiser. Use Data Access Pages so all the classes at your school can add information on their progress from the Web.

Using the Access 2000 database, you can organize information. Examples of databases you can use include:

*Library resources, including books, magazines, and audio information. When you use Data Access Pages and copy the database to your school network, you can peruse library holdings from the Web.

*Student information, such as name and student number, academic records, contact information, records of disciplinary action, and medical needs or restrictions.

*Classroom resources including curriculum objectives, text books, supplementary texts, student learning activities, and district standards.

*Departmental information, such as the courses taught, by whom, in which classroom, and when.