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Author Topic: Library Management System 0.7 -- A tool for keeping track of your books!  (Read 3655 times)

jpprater

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What it is:  A tool for keeping track of your book collection and who you've loaned copies of your books to.
What it isn't:  A full-blown system for keeping track of the collection of a public library. ;) I wrote this to keep track of my personal library at home.  It would take some modifying for it to be ready for use with a really HUGE collection in a public environment.
Why I wrote it:  Other tools didn't really seem to offer me the functionality my wife and I wanted for keeping track of our books.  We wanted something nice and simple that could do certain things, and we didn't want a lot of fluff.  So it's fairly minimalist.  The features we need, and none of the ones we don't.  :Thmbsup:  If you want a feature that's not there, feel free to email me about it via the discussion group (see below).

Current features include:
  • View/Edit/Delete existing books
  • Add new books
  • Search Amazon for book information when adding
  • Track copies of books loaned to people
  • Comment on each book or loan
  • Works with almost any popular database engine
  • Runs on Python using the web2py framework

Where to get it:  Download it from the project website.  Installation instructions are on the site.  It's open-source hosted on GoogleCode. :)  There's also a project discussion group hosted on Google Groups, so please send any comments, suggestions, or issues there.

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Hey isn't this a candidate for entering into NANY 2010?