To create a database in a different location:
To define multiple databases, repeat the above steps as many times as necessary. As mentioned Readerware will automatically load the last accessed database when it starts. To change databases, simply:
So why should you search multiple sites? The short answer is that no
one site will have all the books you are looking for. If you have books
published in different countries, you should ensure that you select at
least one site from each country. Older books will probably not be
found
at the major online vendor sites like Amazon, but will be found at
sites
such as The Library of Congress and The British Library. On the other
hand
the online vendors are more likely to have the latest titles listed, it
may take a while for them to be catalogued at some of the
non-commercial
sites.
Does the order matter? It can, the data extracted from each site is different. Different sites record different information about each book You may find that one site has better categories than another, that you prefer the way they specify the title etc. As Readerware searches each site in order, and stops at the first match, you should list your preferred sites first.
As Readerware auto-catalog runs it updates the ISBN/LCCN list each time a book is processed. You may have noticed that as you added an item to the list, a question mark icon was displayed next to it. This indicates that Readerware auto-catalog has not yet searched the internet for the item. As it processes each item, Readerware changes the icon to indicate the results. The icons are:In addition to the icons, Readerware adds the title to any item it finds. This is a very handy way to identify the items that were not found by Readerware, it effectively gives you their location on your shelves.- This indicates that the item has not yet been processed
- The book has been processed, the book and cover image have been added to the database.
- The book has been processed and added to the database, no cover image was found
- The book has been processed but could not be found at any of the sites searched
- The ISBN was already found in the Readerware database, this ISBN was not processed
Once the auto-catalog operation completes Readerware will display counts of the books processed, the number found and catalogued, the number not found etc. If user logging is enabled, Readerware also creates a log file called rwuser.log. If the books input and books added counts do not match you can examine this log file, it will identify each book skipped and the reason. You can view this log file in any text editor.
If some books were not found, select additional sites and run again.
Readerware will only look for books it hasn't already found, so you can
run auto-catalog any number of times.
Auto-Catalog is the ideal tool for cataloging your existing library. You can also use it as you add new books to your collection.
Drag & Drop is useful when you
need to catalog an older title that may not have an ISBN or you just
want to catalog a couple of new books. Search
for books by ISBN, author, title etc. You can then
drag and drop from your browser to Readerware and the item is added to
your database.
From the Web menu, select one of the search and
import
menu items. Your browser will open at the Readerware search pages. When
you have located the item, drag and drop to catalog.