My solution for cataloging isn't final. I am looking into two programs
that seem to answer my specific needs, The one program is Kphotoalbum. I
am still trying to understand how to really use the program. I recently
discovered a program called imgseek which can be installed with "apt-get install
imgseek". This program seems to be the real answer I'm looking for. It searches
all hard drives and leaves the folders in place and builds a catalog like
windows with folders, subfolders and photos in a database format. It doesn't
import photos to one folder but builds thumbnails. As I said this is still under
investigation. I hope this adds to the discussion.