Libra - organize your stuff, beautifully

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Libra is a new and innovative library management software for Microsoft Windows. Though it’s still in beta mode but the software is pretty much powerful and user-friendly to manage your media library. It has the ability to download media information and album arts from Amazon.com database and you can add media using search from Amazon.com database or by manual input, you can also import your previous library database directly into Libra (Delicious Library, Library Thing, Generic Excel (v2003 and above)/Text files, DVD Profiler v3) . It features a webcam barcode scanner, which allows you to use your webcam as a barcode scanner, by using this feature you can add media to Libra automatically by pointing your webcam to the barcode of your media. It also supports using of regular barcode scanners. Using Libra you can track who borrowed your media and what's the check out date, due date etc. You can export your Libra database to Web Export, Excel Export or in text CSV format.

The most interesting thing about Libra is that it is a freeware for non-commercial use.

Download Libra and give it a try.

Library Management Software

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Library management software helps you to correctly and easily manage, categorize and update your collection of media (e.g. books, DVDs, music and games).

Managing your media library

You can use any spreadsheet software like Microsoft Excel, OpenOffice

Calc etc for basic cataloging of your media collection. You also can use database software like Microsoft Access, OpenOffice Base etc.

Though there are some software programs that are dedicated to library management like Delicious Library(for Apple Macintosh), Libra (for Microsoft Windows) etc.

Software used by organizations to manage their media library

Many organizations like public libraries used to have customized library management software, which is specially developed and designed by a software company hired by that organization.