For me packing my library of books is the most delicate and time-consuming task in moving. Certainly it’s a pain in the neck (literally) to move their weight. But for an organization nut like myself the aches can be compounded.

Thankfully the process has been eased by using Booxter, a cheap program for my Mac OS X. I just connect my webcam (in my case a Sony digital video recorder with streaming Firewire) and the camera automatically scans the ISBN bar off the back of each book. Once the ISBN is entered, Booxter does its work, collecting a picture of the cover, author’s name, title and all types of information off the internet automatically. Entering about 20 books a minute is a real blessing!

Then I make my own genre categories to organize the library exactly the way I need it. I can even mark which packing boxes each book goes into.

You can see what I have scanned over the past few days (and take a glimpse at my book collection) here.

So if you want to organize your library and you own a Mac, look into Booxter.