I don’t always plan my trips to the used bookstore, but there’s nothing more disconcerting than standing in an aisle, holding a book that’s on sale but not being able to remember if I already purchased it or not. You can swap books with another friend using the same curriculum without worrying about forgetting what you had or which book belonged to whom. Delicious Library will even email you AND your friend whenever you specify the “due date.”įor people who use literature heavy curriculum, this can be so useful. ![]() With library software, you can keep track of who you loan books to. We can’t read all of our books all at the same time, but sometimes I feel hesitant to loan school books out because I know I will forget who I gave them to. If we are going to study the Revolutionary War, I search for it in our catalog and find more books than just the ones I labeled as “curriculum.” And since I already made note of the book’s location, I can find it without digging through a closet or hunting under my bed. The search function in library software acts just like your library’s electronic catalog. So often, I buy books to use as “extras” for subjects and then set them aside and forget them. It can get kind of chaotic, but there are always lots of giggles.) Search By Subject (Mine can’t work the scanner yet, but they like to look at themselves in the camera while I scan. Scanning books in is fun and you can get the kids involved. Other library softwares allow you to use a bar code scanner. It uses the ISBN to identify the book, title it, pull up a picture of the cover, and even lets you know what the book is worth on Amazon. Add Books Easilyĭelicious Library works with Mac computers, so it uses the built in iSight camera to scan the ISBN number on the back of the book. And if you’re super organized, you can even make a note of where the book is physically in your home.Īssuming your books don’t sprout legs and wander around the house like mine do. You can categorize and view your books in a way that makes sense to you. With your book list compiled safely on your hard drive or the internet, you know EXACTLY what books you have and which ones you still need to purchase. Here are some of the things you can do with a library software. If your local library has an electronic catalog of their books, and you have almost as many books as the library, then shouldn’t you be able to keep up with your books electronically, too? With new library software like Delicious Library and ReaderWare, being the school librarian has never been easier or more fun. And, usually, they become a part of our home decor in almost every room. ![]() Written by contributor Lora Lynn Fanning of VitafamiliaeĮverybody knows homeschoolers have a lot of books.
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