AbstractThere appears to be no large technical database which includes all the journals and publications appropriate to heavy ion fusion (HIF). We have started compiling an HIF bibliography database as an ongoing, part-time activity. The database currently has 630 references, mostly from HIF symposia and accelerator conferences. Each reference is given a primary keyword from a list of eigth topics and a secondary keyword from a list of 16. Conventional desktop software allows sorting, searching and extracting. The software, methods, keywords and current category totals are described.