Organize Your Books, Movies, Music and Video Games With Libib
I have a reasonable but not overwhelming amount of media: mostly books, then video games, and then some collectible vinyl records and CDs that I keep. I also have friends who have rooms filled with all sorts of things: stacks of books and floor-to-ceiling bookcases that almost break from overuse. We could all benefit from using Libib , a free service that you can use to scan and catalog your books, movies, music, and video games.
Register a “standard” account at Libib – the pro version costs $ 100 per year – and you can register up to 5,000 items within 100 different “libraries” or material groups. Setting up new libraries is a simple process through the Libib website or its iOS and Android apps . (I prefer to use the latter, and I’ll explain why in a moment.)
Once you’ve created your sample library and given it a clever name, it’s time to do the fun part: summon your inner Belle and organize your stacks of stuff. In an iOS app, it’s as easy as clicking on your library and then clicking on the big plus icon in the upper right corner of the app. When you do this, you will be given the option to scan the barcodes of your products (yes!) Or enter their details manually (no!).
As silly as it sounds, Libib’s barcode scanning feature is a lot of fun to use. It’s incredibly fast and didn’t miss in any of the books I’ve tried. Every successful scan emits a satisfactory beep and you will be scanning multiple items faster than you would normally at a self-checkout counter.
Libib’s manual input option, although much slower, is great when you have rarer items that don’t have barcodes. And it’s all on you. Libib does not perform searches or searches based on the partial data you enter, so make sure you spell the title and author correctly (for your own posts).
By scanning your collection of books – or at least a few – you can easily browse your collection on the Libib website or app. For example, drag a book and you will see its cover (imported or hand-shot); a detailed description of the content of the book; key details such as ISBN number, page count, and publisher; and any reviews you (not others) have written for that title.
You can also set the book status – Not Started, In Progress, Abandoned, or Completed – as well as a rating (one to five stars), custom tags (to help you find similar items later). as well as any notes you want to add (featured quotes, page number you stopped reading, etc.).
In addition to tags, you can create custom groups for items based on any topic you want (“stuff, I swear I’ll get to”) and specify how many copies of the book you have. Pay for the professional service Libib and you can even track who you lent all your media to. Don’t let anyone get away with one of your favorites.