I have some that are scanned on two flash drives (two different colors). I do have some in binders also. The free ones I print from the internet are in a plastic sleeve in a binder. My two older granddaughters keep my indexs up to-date-for me. It helps me keep organized and improves the typing and organizational skills of the grands. The index list for the flash drive is titled "Blue Flash Drive - Dec 2009 - Dec 2010, etc 1. Cross-Stitch (name of patterns under that title) 2. Plastic Canvas (name of patterns under that title), just an example. Another ex. Binders are label such as: Quilting, Plastic Canvas, Crochet, Crossstitching, etc. Then the indexs are labeled:Accessories, Children, Home Decor, Speical Occassions, Quilt, Totes, etc. Grandchildren and small children get a kick out of helping with this. When I have grandchildren over or even on a rainy they, keep my Index and books up to date for me. I have plastic stackable binds (3) with drawers that I keep some of my notions and patterns in. My patterns are sorted the same as the index tabs in simplicity magazines. I also have magazine racks for my thin pamphlets. Their reward was something I made for them until they started learning to sew. Hope this helps.