![]() ![]() BasmoĪ reading tracking app at its core, Basmo can be used as a way to keep your home library organized. ![]() Until you find the one that matches your preferences and needs perfectly, you may have to go through a rather tiring trial and error process. There are many apps out there offering the same thing but in different forms. What are the best home library apps?įinding the best book inventory app for your collection can turn out to be quite challenging. If you’re interested in the other piece of organizing our home library– the physical space– take a look at this post about how I used the Kon Mari method with my books, and my update on how we organized our home library most recently.Here at Basmo, we take great pride in providing you with the necessary information to make you the most accomplished reader you can become, so we had a look at some of the best book library apps out there. But not for long, I’m sure! Now I’m itching to buy more books to scan! □ In case you’re curious, we own 522 children’s books and 21 audiobooks (not counting audible! which we love! read about how we get deals on there in this post.). And he learned the sight words “scan another” too! I completed the whole process over two days (I should have clocked it precisely, but I’d estimate less than 5 hours for scanning and manual entry). Preschool Bookworm actually cataloged a hefty chunk of the books. I found scanning the books to be oddly satisfying, and so simple. Website & app sync with the push of a button. ![]() It’s also through the website (not the app) that searching through records by keywords is offered– this means, if the description/summary, or tags mention a term, it will be searched. Whichever entry method is used, Libib automatically retrieves the title information– cover art, description, number of pages, publication date, tags. I was impressed by the number of records retrieved and their quality, particularly in comparison with the other apps I tried. Although I entered the majority (90%?) of my items through the barcode scanner feature of the app, I used the website to search for others that didn’t have barcodes or whose barcodes weren’t recognized (older books, missing dust jackets). They work hand in hand, and it’s actually the website that gives greater functionality to Libib. I’m so happy to have found Libib! I love that it’s a website AND an app. Just what worked for me! Libib is free, but does have a “pro” version with circulation options. Only one met both parameters from an interface that was easy to navigate, contained many records in their system, and offered quick entry of items (two buttons to push): Libib. I took five apps for test drives after searching reviews of many others. But the ability to search topics and keywords made all the effort worthwhile to me. Worse case scenario I buy a duplicate, I’ll consider the $1 a donation to the library or booksale. All the up front work of entering my books didn’t seem to have enough of a payoff. I nearly gave up the whole idea when I was only able to search titles, not descriptions and keywords. Turns out, the first parameter was met easily the second, not so much. “Show me, magical app, what books do we own about insects?” Second, I wanted to be able to search my home library for particular topics we’re interested in. But maybe I just borrowed it.” With my collection at my fingertips, I can know instantly and remotely what I own. “Do I have this already? I think I might. Two reasons.įirst, I wanted to be able to avoid the mental angst at every. Since I had all the books out and under scrutiny, I added the extra step of scanning them into an app to catalog them. I was due for a massive overhaul of our book collection anyhow, so I combined the need to sort and purge (farewell, baby books) with my interest in having everything organized digitally. This week I cataloged my (children’s book) home library. I fully recognize that this post puts me in a whole other category of crazy.
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