Taming the Wild Library

My library has become unruly, to put it nicely. Bookshelves are filled to capacity and beyond. There are stacks of books piled on most available surfaces, next to and under most pieces of furniture, nevermind the floor. Needless to say, I don't always remember whether or not I have a particular volume.

There have been several attempts at cataloguing this beast, but all of them have been abandoned because of the labor intensive nature of the project. I have discovered a wonderful, realitvely inexpensive, software program that does most of the labor for you. All you need to provide is an ISBN or LCCN, and Readerware reaches out into the World Wide Web and collects the associated information--title, author, format, page count, etc. The ISBNs and LCCNs can be input by hand, or you can invest in a bar code scanner, which need not be fancy or expensive. Entries can be modified once Readerware has assembled the information in a user friendly database. There are also versions for cataloguing CDs and DVDs or VHS. Visit www.readerware.com to download a thirty-day free trial.