The format should be compatible with some sort of Microsoft Access-esque form GUI to allow for easy data insertion.The format should be easy to access with multiple languages (especially R and Python), ideally without external dependencies like Java.The format should be portable and not require an underlying server (sorry MongoDB and MySQL)-this way I can save the file in an encrypted file container for IRB data protection purposes.As I conduct interviews for my dissertation research, I’ve been trying to figure out an open source database for storing interview notes and keeping track of the people and organizations I’m talking to.
