Jon Wrote: > What I have not yet figured out is how to keep this book up to date when > I get new CDs, without having to reprint the entire thing (or at least > the entire genre) ... I am thinking about leaving some blank space on > every page, so I can just reprint single pages (for a while, anyway) > ... or, alternately, printing supplimental pages as I acquire new CDs, > then once a year or so reprinting the entire book. > > Again, suggestions for better tools to use, or better ways to keep this > book up-to-date are welcome!How about using trading card polyethylene > pockets? Here's what I mean:
http://tinyurl.com/ctwly Figure out the dimensions of a card, and make templates accordingly (if your software allows it). You'd probably have to print several items per page and then use a guillotine or scissors to slice them up, but then you've got movable entries which you can rearrange without re-printing. Sturdy paper would be a good idea, but not too thick if you want to place two back-to-back. One of those cards could show a cover image in the top half (not quite up to the side margins), with artist/title/year in the bottom and room still for that all-important barcode. Consider also having small icons along one edge to convey certain simple information; for example, a small box which is usually empty but displays "VA" for compilations, or five outlines of stars, some of which are filled in according to some rating. (I imagine that trading cards, particularly from CCGs like Magic, Yu-Gi-Oh etc, will be able to inspire other useful layouts.) Tracks could be listed individually on the rear of each card if desired (but of course you'll then be halving your capacity). Consider leaving one empty slot on each page to make incremental updates easier; as time goes on the amount of padding space will decrease and you'll need to do the occasional full re-arrange (with new padding). You could print multiple copies of each card, for inclusion in different sections or binders which are ordered differently (by artist, title, genre, year...). An alternative to the 9-card pocket above is this 10-card pocket intended for business cards (so the cards would be a different shape): http://tinyurl.com/cxqpx I think that something which could hold index cards would be nicer (probably only 4 or 6 per page, but more real estate per card). Or follow the example earlier in the thread and buy sheets which will hold CDs and inlays -- say, a 2x2 sheet with two discs in the left column and two 5" cards in the right to list metadata. (Depends whether you want all your discs in this book as well!) Finally, bear in mind that the database ID is subject to change on a full rescan, which is why I originally suggested using a disc's own barcode (and creating your own for those without one). I've typed all my CDs' barcodes in as metadata already, but the prospect of getting all that information may seem a little daunting... -- smst ------------------------------------------------------------------------ smst's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=752 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20138 _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
