Hello! I would like to catalogue my library (I estimate in the low thousands but I am unsure of the precise number). I would like to keep tracks of several things, from the “obvious” like author, title, publisher, edition, to more personal like “when”/“where” did I get it. Was it a gift? Is a lucky find from that one trip to Paris, etc.

What’s the best way to go about it? A physical collections of cards ? An app? I would like it to be selfhosted (maybe using sqlite as a backend?)

Any idea, suggestion or anything (including your experience doing something similar!) is welcome!

  • e_t_
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    74 months ago

    You could just make a spreadsheet. Not everything has to be an app.

    • @gromnar@beehaw.orgOP
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      24 months ago

      I agree with this message: in fact I am not against doing it by hand. It could be a nice life project. I will look into all the advice that you have given me, thanks everyone!

    • hedge
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      24 months ago

      Indeed: I have a LibreOffice spreadsheet that I sync between my laptop & phone using syncthing.