I posted a major revision at post #1 of this thread.
- Processing. Rewrote and shortened Processing section. It used to follow the general workflow order Choice #1. Now it follows workflow order Choice #2. Thank you BetterRed and theducks for your comments above, which helped me reconsider general workflow order and seriously wonder why I hadn't been using Choice #2 until recently.
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General workflow order. When processing new books into calibre, do you:
1. add books, then assess/convert/fix format, then download/edit metadata? or,
2. add books, then download/edit metadata, then assess/convert/fix format? or,
3. assess/convert/fix format outside calibre, then add books, then download/edit metadata?
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- Configurations. Removed Configurations section, rewrote that content and divided it into two new sections: Library, Metadata.
- Library. Devoted Library section to discussion of multiple libraries vs one library; tailoring library structure and metadata scheme; search; order of metadata (columns) for viewing and editing. Coined a new term "metadata clique".
- Metadata. Devoted Metadata section to the metadata scheme I use in my library, including descriptions by field/attribute: each with metadata elements, usage conventions, rules. Provided separate lists for calibre fields (including columns), and custom columns.