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Creating portable digital libraries by embedding metadata
screenshot of the calibre interface Tools like Calibre make it possible to organize digital publications into meaningful collections by adding a wealth of metadata to files. This makes it possible to organize and search publications according to theme, publisher, authors, year and more. There is also a ‘description’ field which allow for comments of different kinds, such as an abstract of the publication, or personal notes on its (ir)relevance. A well-tended collection which has been thoughtfully annotated can become a valuable research tool for individual or collective researchers.

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https://test.roelof.info/log/portable-libraries/

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