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I agree on your reasons for separate libraries but would like to comment on the single one:
* Copy and Paste. Copying and pasting metadata across Libraries involves using Library/Quick Switch and search to find the item to copy, copy it, Quick Switch again, and then search to find desired paste location. So it means more time spent or more typing of metadata such as series information when adding new books.
If both libraries have exactly the same columns, all metadata will be copied. To find differences, you can just type something into all fields, copy (without deleting!) to other library and look closely at the fields that are empty. There must be some difference in column properties.
* Library Restructuring - Yes, could be painful if you have several libraries. One reason for taking it slowly for several months to find out exactly what and how you need.
* Edit Metadata in Bulk. This only works across whatever books are selected in one library. For example, to delete an author's middle name, or to change a large multi-author multi-level series name. It's easier when all books by that author or in that complex series are all in the same library.
If I have author already in main library, it's the correct (what I prefer) name. Any changes I make in 'new books' library will result in the same name. Series - some books in my 'new books' library have just note 'yes, something' in the series field. I'll deal with them in time, but for now it means "do not read before further research". After all, I have enough reading material so I'd rather avoid unfinished series.
About searches I have not much experience, also with content server.
When I'm not home, my computer (and Calibre) is off anyway. (I'm thinking about migrating library to Dropbox)
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