Rodent Regatta

I’m at a point where the things that make up my personal library probably total between 5000 and 7500 books, journals, tapes, CD’s and movies. It’s always been my thought that the ideal way to create a database of this stuff would be to start with a master database (Amazon?) and simply check off the books that I own.

Once processed these checked items would be entered into a personal database (web service?) that I could then add truly personal information into. The date I purchased the item, whether it is autographed or not, how it is categorized in my library, etc.; these things would be entered manually resulting in a fully-populated database.

Handing me an empty database and suggesting I type all the titles, authors, ISBN numbers, copyright dates, etc., is not going to fly. For those who like the sound of such an approach, you might want to check out this entry from The Shifted Librarian.