Experimental project

This is a sandbox project, which contains experimental code for developer use only.

I've gotten quite a bit over the last several years from Drupal and want to give a little back. Contributing to an open source project is one of my life goals. Here is a link to my previous application.

I created a module to track my personal book collection. It has a fairly nice Web 2.0 interface which helps to reduce the number of clicks needed for data entry. Additionally I have integrated Google Books with it so that you can just enter the ISBN and it will automatically populate the local database with the books data from Google. You may very well ask why wouldn't I just use Google Books? Control, privacy and I started the module before Google Books existed.

The main difference between the Milan module (the one under review) and the ones that currently exist is that mine is focused on tracking a personal collection. It stores information locally so as to provide more privacy from government and commercial tracking. This isn't additional security but rather privacy through anonymity and poor accessibility. Your information would be readily available stored on sites such as Google books. This module allows for local storage information such as its under my bed or in the attic. It allows for tracking of the books using little information. It provides a structured method for classifying books by genre, series, worlds, authors and publishers. It utilizes Google books to locally save book data via ISBN. Below is a table with my description on the focus of the other similar modules. Each description focuses on the difference from the Milan module.

Module Description
Book Post Doesn't store book data locally and isn't to track books. Is targeted more towards including book data

in other blog like posts so they can be talked about.
MARC & Millennium OPAC Integration These are targeted towards bulk importing library. They aren't targeted to an average user

to just track their book collection with a minimum of effort.
Open Library API These are modules that could provide additional functionality but do not provide the same functionality.

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