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.
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.
