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Old 05-04-2025, 06:13 PM   #5
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Originally Posted by theducks View Post
My custom columns are general, so I just keep my Manuals in my main Library.
Except for Author and Title, I don't believe the Police will seek you out for leaving fields blank.

In case of Manuals: if the author is not specified, I use the Publisher there also (sometimes embellished ). eg LG Staff
I also tag the document: UG (users Guide), QSG (Quick Start Guide), IG (Installation Guide), Wnty ...

I even use 'Series' to tie a set together (LG BD [0])
I do this.

Click image for larger version Name: 2025-05-04 19_09_51-Edit metadata - The Elder Scrolls IV_ Oblivion - Manual - [303 of 374].png Views: 69 Size: 462.5 KB ID: 215459

Click image for larger version Name: 2025-05-04 19_10_18-Edit metadata - The Elder Scrolls IV_ Oblivion - Manual - [303 of 374].png Views: 53 Size: 465.4 KB ID: 215460

The pub-type column is shared for magazines and manuals. Product is for manuals only. I have VLs and view manager views for both.

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Originally Posted by DNSB View Post
I have a few items like that which live in their own libraries in calibre. Mostly tech manuals left over from before my retirement and household appliance manuals. Quite a few custom columns that are not needed for the main library. The other library is scans of old SF & F magazines. Oddly, those two libraries have a lot fewer books than my main library but eat disk space like it was free.
In my library, I think the PDFs of scannned fanzines and strategy guides are twice the size of everything else.
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