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Posted by Roberta on August 23, 2008, 4:28 am


What a brilliant idea!
And it reminds me to ask all you skilled computer people: which form
of electronic storage would you recommend for longer term? sticks?
CDs? external hard disk? uploading to a website? Has to be cheap and
possible for anybody to read.
Roberta in D

wrote:

>
>We are a small guild (25 members) and we don't have any space for
>storing books. So we are setting up a "virtual" library this fall.
>Members will photocopy the cover and table of contents of books that
>they are willing to share. This info will go into plastic page
>protectors, one per book, and marked with the owners name (or names, if
>more than one person has the same book). So.... if I want to borrow
>book "x" I will go to member "Y" and ask her for it. This way we will
>only have to bring the binder to the meeting. We won't need a librarian
>either since the loans will all be member to member.
>
>Allison in Montreal

Posted by on August 23, 2008, 5:03 pm


> What a brilliant idea!
> And it reminds me to ask all you skilled computer people: which form
> of electronic storage would you recommend for longer term? sticks?
> CDs? external hard disk? uploading to a website? Has to be cheap and
> possible for anybody to read.
> Roberta in D

=46rom one Roberta to another:

If uploading to a website is an option then I vote for
librarything.com. Free, easy, even fun!!! Here's what I posted about
it a few messages back:

http://www.librarything.com/catalog.php?view=3DColvillePiecemakers is
a
way cool resource where I have our library listed. It is free for up
to 200 books, or $25 for a lifetime unlimited personal (or non-
profit)
account. Anyone with net access (even on a web-enabled phone when
you
are at a garage sale or thrift store!) can see what books we
currently
have.

You can add tags for content descriptions or who owns (or has checked
out) which book, etc. I'm not particularly technical but I got our
entire library logged. There are even copies of the covers
automatically inserted once you have the title confirmed. That's
helpful when you can see the book but can't remember the title or
author. :o)

The downside to almost any media is that it becomes outdated so
quickly. Trying to keep your electronic files, operating system, and
hardware playing nicely together can be a nightmare!

Bert in Rice, WA
Piecemakers Guild Librarian

Posted by Roberta on August 24, 2008, 7:19 am


I should have been more clear -I need more or less permanent storage
for pdf files, mostly archives from the charity foundation I'm
involved with. Not books -unfortunately, because the library site is
great!
Roberta in D

On Sat, 23 Aug 2008 14:03:20 -0700 (PDT), gmajoe@gmail.com wrote:

>From one Roberta to another:
>
>If uploading to a website is an option then I vote for
>librarything.com. Free, easy, even fun!!! Here's what I posted about
>it a few messages back:
>
> http://www.librarything.com/catalog.php?view=ColvillePiecemakers is
>a
> way cool resource where I have our library listed. It is free for up
> to 200 books, or $25 for a lifetime unlimited personal (or non-
>profit)
> account. Anyone with net access (even on a web-enabled phone when
>you
> are at a garage sale or thrift store!) can see what books we
>currently
> have.
>
>You can add tags for content descriptions or who owns (or has checked
>out) which book, etc. I'm not particularly technical but I got our
>entire library logged. There are even copies of the covers
>automatically inserted once you have the title confirmed. That's
>helpful when you can see the book but can't remember the title or
>author. :o)
>
>The downside to almost any media is that it becomes outdated so
>quickly. Trying to keep your electronic files, operating system, and
>hardware playing nicely together can be a nightmare!
>
>Bert in Rice, WA
>Piecemakers Guild Librarian

Posted by on August 24, 2008, 10:41 am


> I should have been more clear -I need more or less permanent storage
> for pdf files, mostly archives from the charity foundation I'm
> involved with. Not books -unfortunately, because the library site is
> great!
> Roberta in D

In that case you could consider creating your own Yahoo group. There
are places for photos, files, databases, polls, etc., in addition to
the mail list that many of us have used for years. You can make it non-
public so that it is open to just your group.

http://groups.yahoo.com/start It's free, fairly easy to administer
and use, and has lots of features. Not perfect, but sure does a lot of
things well.

Roberta in R(ice, WA)

Posted by Lenore L on August 22, 2008, 5:35 pm


Our poor librarians tote many tubs of books to each meeting. It is really a
huge labor. We try to get a copy of the latest things. Occasionally, there
is a sale of some of the older, less checked-out books.

You are truly taking on a labor of love.

Lenore


>I am going to be Co-Librarian next year. That means in 2010, I'll be the
>main Librarian. We have too, too, many books. We meet in a church, the
>church is running out of room. We are down to one book cabinet. No one
>wants to get rid of any books.
>
> I think when it's my turn, I am going to be quilting DVD's. Don't you
> think that is an excellent idea?
>
> What do all of your Guilds do with your books, that is if you have a
> library?
>
> Cindy
>



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