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Old 10-16-2012, 02:12 AM   #5
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Originally Posted by DesertBrat View Post
Well, I don't want to have nearly 10,000 books and documents in a single library.
Why? With virtual libraries the total number of books in the overall database isn't important. My library is 10,000 books and it is easy to view any part of it as if it was its own separate library by using restrictions.

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I've converted the CHM files for some software to epubs so I can put them on the nook color and stand them up next to the computer while working so as not to quit the program in process to look up a tip. I also like to keep research items separate from general reading material. And archive libraries are good for books that I've read, but don't want to delete.
All of these situations can easily be handled in one library. Setting restrictions allows me to have an infinite number of virtual libraries without actually having separate libraries. If I want to view my Software books exclusively I would simply click the Restrict To dropdown and select Software and I would have a library that only showed my software library. The tag browser would simply show only the authors and books associated with that restricted library. All of the plugins would only act on the books shown in the Restricted library.

The possibilities are endless, I discuss restricted libraries in more detail here and here.

Good Luck, I hope you share your solution once you work it out.
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