Software for organizing a book collection?
I am trying to help this grandmotherly old woman who, God bless, collects books. Classics for the most part. Everything from Hardy Boys to Zane Grey. She wants a computer program to organize her collection so she can tell what she has, in what condition, and what it is worth. I figure a data base should be fairly easy to set up, but I was wondering if anyone had any recomendations. I should mention that the woman in question types by looking at the keyboard for the letter, looking at the screen to make sure the letter typed was the correct one, then looking for the next, so something without a whole lot of typing is good.
2006-08-12 08:19:32 · 6 answers · asked by Aurthor D 4 in Computers & Internet ➔ Software
If you can use the data base program Access you can download OpenOffice 2 and create here a data base that she can cross index.
Or you can use this freeware book organizer. If you like it please donate to the author so he/she can keep up the good work.
2006-08-12 08:28:03 · answer #1 · answered by acklan 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Personally, I would recommend using Excel along with Voice Recognition software.
2006-08-13 07:53:26 · answer #2 · answered by williamh772 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Book collector software: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&safe=off&q=free+book+collector+software&btnG=Search
Library software:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&safe=off&q=free+library+software&btnG=Search
There is a lot of free or cheap software available. Given her computer skills, the Excel suggestion is not so good, unless you set it up to be user friendly and idiot-proof (remember frequent backups!). Also, you could do this with a Word table. Set up AutoCorrect abbreviations for repetitive entries, e.g. xg = "Good" In Word or Excel you can set up dropdown menus for things with predefined responses, like book condition.
With her typeing skills being so rudimentary, find a copy of Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing for her. She will enjoy using it. Past versions are very cheap.
http://froogle.google.com/froogle?q=mavis+beacon&btnG=Froogle+Search&oe=utf-8&lmode=online&scoring=p
2006-08-12 08:35:11 · answer #3 · answered by berry_chuckle 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
MIcrosfot Excel.
2006-08-12 08:21:57 · answer #4 · answered by Yahoo! Answerer 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-04 10:55:10 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think u need a library software
2006-08-13 01:56:27 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋