query about using calibre for a big library

Tejaswini · 01-25-2011, 01:05 AM

Hi friends !
This is Tejaswini. I want to know if any of caliber users are using it to manage big libraries?
With big libraries in question , do we have an option to add classification numbers to our collection?
If no, i would like it to add as a suggestion for improving caliber.

AndrewH · 01-25-2011, 03:03 AM

I use Calibre to manage my library of (at the time of this posting) 2517 ebooks.

I don't know what you mean by classification numbers, but you can certainly add tags to your ebooks. Your tags could be anything from a number to a phrase.

Manichean · 01-25-2011, 04:01 AM

There are people around here who have 10.000+ books in their library. I don't think there's a upper limit to your library size apart from practical (memory size) matters.
You can actually add any field you'd like to to your library. The feature is called "custom columns", see "preferences->custom columns" or the manual.

If by classification system you're thinking about for example the Dewey system, there's actually been some discussion as to whether that should be implemented as a column. The consensus, though, seems to be that at least for the time being, people wanting to use such a system should implement it themselves by adding an appropriate custom column.

01-25-2011, 01:05 AM	#1
Tejaswini Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: none	query about using calibre for a big library Hi friends ! This is Tejaswini. I want to know if any of caliber users are using it to manage big libraries? With big libraries in question , do we have an option to add classification numbers to our collection? If no, i would like it to add as a suggestion for improving caliber.

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01-25-2011, 03:03 AM	#2
AndrewH Fanatic Posts: 553 Karma: 1234566 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Vancouver, WA Device: Sony PRS-T1, & Kobo Mini	I use Calibre to manage my library of (at the time of this posting) 2517 ebooks. I don't know what you mean by classification numbers, but you can certainly add tags to your ebooks. Your tags could be anything from a number to a phrase.

01-25-2011, 04:01 AM	#3
Manichean Wizard Posts: 3,130 Karma: 91256 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Germany Device: Cybook Gen3	There are people around here who have 10.000+ books in their library. I don't think there's a upper limit to your library size apart from practical (memory size) matters. You can actually add any field you'd like to to your library. The feature is called "custom columns", see "preferences->custom columns" or the manual. If by classification system you're thinking about for example the Dewey system, there's actually been some discussion as to whether that should be implemented as a column. The consensus, though, seems to be that at least for the time being, people wanting to use such a system should implement it themselves by adding an appropriate custom column.

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