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davidfor · 01-23-2016, 08:35 AM

If you want to export the metadata from the calibre library, you can create a catalog. Right-click on the conversion button and choose the catalog option.

For the import, I'm reasonable certain you have described how the import list works. It can create books if there are no matches, and there is some review function. My use of it has been very basic, so I can't really say exactly how it works.

The best thing you can do is to experiment. Copy your library to another, create a csv file that matches what you want and import it. Once you have played a bit, you can work out if the plugin will work for you, or if it needs changes. And you will be better able to state what the changes needed are.

Having said that, I don't think this is how I would do what you are doing. I would probably just exchange the whole library minus the books. You can easily zip the the library directory but exclude any books. That can be sent to the person doing the maintenance. They can add a tag for the changed books, or you can use the modified date to see what was changed. Merging the changes back is a bit harder. Maybe an export and import at that time is the way to do it. It might be worthwhile looking at DaltonT's plugins. Most of them are about fixing metadata and libraries, so they might help.

01-23-2016, 08:35 AM	#142
davidfor Grand Sorcerer Posts: 24,905 Karma: 47303824 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Sydney, Australia Device: Kobo:Touch,Glo, AuraH2O, GloHD,AuraONE, ClaraHD, Libra H2O; tolinoepos	If you want to export the metadata from the calibre library, you can create a catalog. Right-click on the conversion button and choose the catalog option. For the import, I'm reasonable certain you have described how the import list works. It can create books if there are no matches, and there is some review function. My use of it has been very basic, so I can't really say exactly how it works. The best thing you can do is to experiment. Copy your library to another, create a csv file that matches what you want and import it. Once you have played a bit, you can work out if the plugin will work for you, or if it needs changes. And you will be better able to state what the changes needed are. Having said that, I don't think this is how I would do what you are doing. I would probably just exchange the whole library minus the books. You can easily zip the the library directory but exclude any books. That can be sent to the person doing the maintenance. They can add a tag for the changed books, or you can use the modified date to see what was changed. Merging the changes back is a bit harder. Maybe an export and import at that time is the way to do it. It might be worthwhile looking at DaltonT's plugins. Most of them are about fixing metadata and libraries, so they might help.