Virtual library from list of title/author

melvinwinklie · 12-29-2015, 10:02 PM

I have a reading list from school that needs to be read for this semester. I have loaded most of them into calibre, and I am looking for a way to make a "playlist" of sorts...I guess a reading list...of just these titles. Maybe it would be possible to make a virtual library that viewed only these titles, perhaps based on a search that could parse the list and select titles that match records on that list? It would be trivial to transfer my school list to a csv of title and author, but not sure how to create a virtual library from a search on that csv. I would like to avoid saving them in a separate library if possible because I like having all records in the same file structure, and some titles are shared with the rest of my family

eschwartz · 12-29-2015, 10:15 PM

Virtual Libraries are defined by a search -- any search.
If the books are all by a specific group of authors, you can make a VL for those authors.
Of course, you can also make a VL that searches for all books with the Tag "School Reading List".

davidfor · 12-29-2015, 11:31 PM

An alternative way to do this is with the Reading List plugin. You can manually create a list by adding books or use a search.

And if the list is long, you might want to look at the Import List plugin. It can import from a CSV or a web site and set the metadata for the books imported. In this case, you should be able to use this to add a tag like "Boring stuff I have to read for school".

melvinwinklie · 12-30-2015, 12:30 AM

Unfortunately, the books are not easily defined by a search for author or genre since they are kinda all over the map. I suppose a custom tag as you suggested would work, but I was hoping to be able to write a search that could match against a csv of the title/author since I already have access to that.

That Reading List plugin however seems to be mostly what I was looking for! I can add the titles to the list and view just those titles I need to read for school. It doesn't seem to filter the list of authors/tags on the side bar, but I can view the list and create a virtual library on the resulting search, and that takes care of that. Thanks for the tip

Now...to read all these buggers.

12-29-2015, 10:02 PM	#1
melvinwinklie Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2015 Device: tablet	Virtual library from list of title/author I have a reading list from school that needs to be read for this semester. I have loaded most of them into calibre, and I am looking for a way to make a "playlist" of sorts...I guess a reading list...of just these titles. Maybe it would be possible to make a virtual library that viewed only these titles, perhaps based on a search that could parse the list and select titles that match records on that list? It would be trivial to transfer my school list to a csv of title and author, but not sure how to create a virtual library from a search on that csv. I would like to avoid saving them in a separate library if possible because I like having all records in the same file structure, and some titles are shared with the rest of my family

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12-29-2015, 10:15 PM	#2
eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,421 Karma: 85400180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	Virtual Libraries are defined by a search -- any search. If the books are all by a specific group of authors, you can make a VL for those authors. Of course, you can also make a VL that searches for all books with the Tag "School Reading List".

12-29-2015, 11:31 PM	#3
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	An alternative way to do this is with the Reading List plugin. You can manually create a list by adding books or use a search. And if the list is long, you might want to look at the Import List plugin. It can import from a CSV or a web site and set the metadata for the books imported. In this case, you should be able to use this to add a tag like "Boring stuff I have to read for school".

12-30-2015, 12:30 AM	#4
melvinwinklie Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2015 Device: tablet	Unfortunately, the books are not easily defined by a search for author or genre since they are kinda all over the map. I suppose a custom tag as you suggested would work, but I was hoping to be able to write a search that could match against a csv of the title/author since I already have access to that. That Reading List plugin however seems to be mostly what I was looking for! I can add the titles to the list and view just those titles I need to read for school. It doesn't seem to filter the list of authors/tags on the side bar, but I can view the list and create a virtual library on the resulting search, and that takes care of that. Thanks for the tip Now...to read all these buggers.

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