[IAEP] Library Activity

[Edward Cherlin]

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On Tue, May 5, 2009 at 12:05 PM, Edward Cherlin <echerlin at gmail.com> wrote:
> Here is a screenshot from Goodreads.com of the beginning of my
> Economics collection. I have to go around the house and find the rest,
> put them on a physical shelf together (I recently added three new
> bookcases), and add them to my list. People occasionally ask me where
> to get a particular book, or comment when I list one of their
> favorites.
>
> On Tue, May 5, 2009 at 11:33 AM, Gary C Martin <gary at garycmartin.com> wrote:
>> On 5 May 2009, at 18:23, Aleksey Lim wrote:
>>
>>> On Tue, May 05, 2009 at 09:41:01AM -0700, Carol Farlow Lerche wrote:
>>>> I have attached a screenshot of calibre.  This is a very useful way to
>>>> look
>>>> at books, though I'm sure many improvements could be suggested.
>>>>  (Clicking
>>>> column headings sorts the grid.)
>>>
>>> Thanks for screens,
>>> Library could have fileformat-backends to parse all these books related
>>> properties from files to make calibre-like view more useful.
>>
>> Just for a more tangible UI reference. Here's how the lovely Delicious
>> Library presents objects, not just books, but music, dvds, tools, gadgets,
>> clothes, anything you care to give it really. You can then share and browse
>> the library meta-data with friends so you know what items you each have (or
>> are willing) to share. It's more aimed at tracking physical objects, rather
>> than distributing virtual objects, so you would use it to track who's has
>> got what if you were running say, an physical XO hardware lending library.
>> But virtual objects would work just as well in the UI.
>>
>> --Gary
>>>
>>> --
>>> Aleksey
>
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> Silent Thunder (默雷/धर्ममेघशब्दगर्ज/دھرممیگھشبدگر ج) is my name
> And Children are my nation.
> The Cosmos is my dwelling place, The Truth my destination.
> http://earthtreasury.org/worknet (Edward Mokurai Cherlin)
>



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Silent Thunder (默雷/धर्ममेघशब्दगर्ज/دھرممیگھشبدگر ج) is my name
And Children are my nation.
The Cosmos is my dwelling place, The Truth my destination.
http://earthtreasury.org/worknet (Edward Mokurai Cherlin)
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