We have Netflix and Gamefly. I want to know if there is a Netbooks or Bookfly equivalent? [more inside]
posted on Jul 1, 2008 - 20 answers

Is there any open-source book cataloging program, based on MS Access or another popular database, for personal use? [more inside]
posted on Jun 22, 2008 - 5 answers

What materials should I use for labelling the spines of my books? [more inside]
posted on Apr 13, 2008 - 3 answers

Where to find those VERY large storybooks that children's librarians use for storytelling hours? I've searched for "large", "big" and "oversized" storybooks to no avail.
posted on Jan 15, 2008 - 9 answers

Where can I keep track, online, of my current list of books read/owned and books I want to read? [more inside]
posted on Jan 5, 2008 - 21 answers

Due to space restrictions, how do I bid farewell to my home library? [more inside]
posted on Dec 15, 2007 - 36 answers

I want a set of Discworld bookends for my Terry Pratchett collection. I'm particularly interested in Death, as I already have a gift set with the Librarian and Rincewind. I'm having trouble even finding the bookends online, and shipping directly from the UK would be pretty expensive, as they're heavy (naturally) and I'm in Florida. Where to look? How to get the best deal? Any help from the hive mind would be greatly appreciated!
posted on Nov 29, 2007 - 5 answers

LibraryFilter: What helps / hinders you in your use of the public library? [more inside]
posted on Sep 29, 2007 - 77 answers

Best practices for library book sales? My librarian friend is hosting her first book sale (that is, she's free to run it differently than it has been run for years) and is looking for ideas to make it a fun, profitable and successful event. What kinds of things make a book sale really work? [more inside]
posted on Sep 24, 2007 - 12 answers

Is there a good English library in Tokyo? What about used bookstores? [more inside]
posted on Jun 14, 2007 - 10 answers

Library Books is a software program for the Mac OS X that tracks the books you have checked out from the library. Does anybody know of a similar software for the pc (windows)? Further description of the software inside. [more inside]
posted on Jun 11, 2007 - 6 answers

Avid readers: In twenty years, am I going to regret the fact that I only checked books out of the library, rather than amassing my own collection? I read about a book or two a week, and my budget could stand buying 3-4 used books a month.
posted on May 18, 2007 - 57 answers

I need to know which book-related web service/API is best (most complete archive, most up-to-date, most metadata) for looking up information about books given an ISBN-10 or ISBN-13. [more inside]
posted on Apr 17, 2007 - 10 answers

Which book would you consider a "universal" book? [more inside]
posted on Mar 14, 2007 - 57 answers

I need to catalogue my non-profit's library of books and videos. We want it to be accessible for students and faculty to easily see what we own and what is currently available for borrowing. I have been looking at LibraryThing, and am pretty impressed, but I can't see a way to incorporate our films, to give each item an id number, or to mark what is currently borrowed or available. Are there ways for me to do this, or would another site/software be better?
posted on Dec 14, 2006 - 10 answers

If you could buy any computer book(s) or subscribe to any tech-related journal(s), what would it (they) be? [more inside]
posted on Dec 13, 2006 - 10 answers

Help! Book mites! I think I saw one today on a book and I fear that there are [more inside]
posted on Sep 20, 2006 - 3 answers

Can public library books harbor bacteria/virii/disease? [more inside]
posted on May 18, 2006 - 20 answers

Can anyone recommend a good site for borrowing books online? Physical books I mean, not e-books. I've found Booksfree; are there any others out there?
posted on May 16, 2006 - 10 answers

Suggest practical and creative systems for reducing the number of books I own (rather long exposition inside). [more inside]
posted on Feb 10, 2006 - 28 answers

How should I organize my personal library? [more inside]
posted on Jan 25, 2006 - 50 answers

In this metatalk thread I was trying to find a link to a media cataloging web app. What I am trying to do is take a text file of about 1,000 books, delimited by comma, and import it into one of these online social folksonomified library catalogs. Do you know of a free, friendly library web app that allows for importing of text files (I don't have the ISBN numbers, so that rules out LibraryThing) I also don't mind installing a php app, as long as it uses flat text files (it's for a friend who doesn't want to play with mysql)
posted on Oct 14, 2005 - 3 answers

O bibliophiles of MeFi: I humbly seek your wisdom. How would you clean the white linen cover of a fine hardcover? The book is 35 years old and in good shape, but the cover has grime, smudges, flecks, some yellowing: i.e., the usual buildup a reference volume would accrue over a few decades. I've tried mild soaps, but hesitate to use anything stronger. [more inside]
posted on Sep 8, 2005 - 5 answers

My university library says I lost a book I know I returned. [more inside]
posted on Jul 6, 2005 - 18 answers

I am trying to track down a used copy of the Wine Handbook 2004. It is distributed by the Adams Beverage Group, and I cannot find a copy on Ebay, in my local library or even the Library of Congress. Can anyone help me?
posted on Dec 7, 2004 - 4 answers

Librarianfilter: My girlfriend is "wondering if anyone could recommend good websites containing lists/reviews for educational books/videos/software for children (ages 5 up through high school)? I recently acquired the responsibility of selecting materials (I'm a librarian) for our University's Educational Resource Center and don't have an education background so I'm new to this. I know about the Parent's Choice Foundation. I was wondering if there is something similar for librarians/educators? I get tons of catalogs but want lists/reviews, preferably online. Thanks!"
posted on Oct 13, 2004 - 3 answers