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Denny ([personal profile] denny) wrote2006-06-04 08:18 pm
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Mmmm, books.

A recent post by [livejournal.com profile] annathenerd reminded me that I was going to look into the possibility of barcode scanning all my books to build up a database of them (partly for insurance purposes, but mostly just for geeky joy). She's using the software that I found on my first glance around on the subject (Readerware), so that looks like the thing to go for - they even have a Linux version. I just need to find an affordable barcode scanner and get swiping :) Probably a project for after I've moved, although it might be an idea to get all the kit working now so that I could swipe things as I unpacked them at the new place...
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[identity profile] blaadyblah.livejournal.com 2006-06-04 07:24 pm (UTC)(link)
Damn you, I'm trying to resist!

[identity profile] arachne.livejournal.com 2006-06-04 07:29 pm (UTC)(link)
If you unpack at the new place as quickly as you unpacked at the current, you probably don't need to rush

[identity profile] wechsler.livejournal.com 2006-06-04 07:33 pm (UTC)(link)
Yay for geeky book joy!

Really wish I'd had an iSight to scan mine in, I had to hand-type all the ISBNs...

[identity profile] theorb.livejournal.com 2006-06-04 07:39 pm (UTC)(link)
Another thing to do is to swipe/record them /before/ they go in boxes, so you can go back in a year, when you still haven't unpacked, and desperately want to know where your copy of The Moon is a Harsh Mistress is, and grep for it in your DB, and find out it's in book box 12. Then you only have to find book box 12, which is hopefully easier. (You /did/ label them on all 6 surfaces, right?)

[identity profile] lzz.livejournal.com 2006-06-04 07:49 pm (UTC)(link)
I started using LibraryThing (www.librarything.com), but I didn't get beyond a couple of books before I found I had things to do other than typing in barcodes. However, with a barcode scanner it would be much easier... I haven't looked at either of them enough to tell whether Readerware would be even easier than LibraryThing, but I REALLY want a barcode scanner now!

[identity profile] bluecassandra.livejournal.com 2006-06-04 08:25 pm (UTC)(link)
We contemplated barcode scanhners for the warehouse but it was a nightmare and expensive.
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[personal profile] mr_magicfingers 2006-06-04 09:09 pm (UTC)(link)
If you had a Mac I'd recommend this and lend you my iSight camera. I've been meaning to get it for a year or so, it's had great reviews.

http://www.delicious-monster.com/

Perhaps I'll treat myself before we move next and scan everything as it goes in the boxes.

[identity profile] fellcat.livejournal.com 2006-06-05 12:26 am (UTC)(link)
Is there a CD/DVD/video version too (most of my CDs seem to have barcodes on them)? It would be sooo useful here, especially if I could record items as being mine/Mum's/Peter's as they were scanned in.
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