Alexandria (software)
Encyclopedia
Alexandria is a GNOME
application that keeps a database
of books. Users can search by title, author, keywords, or ISBN number, or with a barcode reader
. The application can connect to book retailers such as Amazon.com
or national libraries such as the Library of Congress
to download information on the book such as title, author(s), ISBN, edition information as well as images of the book's cover. Alexandria also allows the user to categorize the books into multiple virtual libraries and search the database once the item has been added.
United States Amazon
Belgium Proxis
United States Barnes & Noble
Spain Spanish Ministry of Culture
Germany Thalia
Italy Internet Bookshop Italia
Canada Renaud-Bray
United States US Library of Congress
United Kingdom British Library
Greece Library of Heraklion in Crete
GNOME
GNOME is a desktop environment and graphical user interface that runs on top of a computer operating system. It is composed entirely of free and open source software...
application that keeps a database
Database
A database is an organized collection of data for one or more purposes, usually in digital form. The data are typically organized to model relevant aspects of reality , in a way that supports processes requiring this information...
of books. Users can search by title, author, keywords, or ISBN number, or with a barcode reader
Barcode reader
A barcode reader is an electronic device for reading printed barcodes. Like a flatbed scanner, it consists of a light source, a lens and a light sensor translating optical impulses into electrical ones...
. The application can connect to book retailers such as Amazon.com
Amazon.com
Amazon.com, Inc. is a multinational electronic commerce company headquartered in Seattle, Washington, United States. It is the world's largest online retailer. Amazon has separate websites for the following countries: United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Japan, and...
or national libraries such as the Library of Congress
Library of Congress
The Library of Congress is the research library of the United States Congress, de facto national library of the United States, and the oldest federal cultural institution in the United States. Located in three buildings in Washington, D.C., it is the largest library in the world by shelf space and...
to download information on the book such as title, author(s), ISBN, edition information as well as images of the book's cover. Alexandria also allows the user to categorize the books into multiple virtual libraries and search the database once the item has been added.
Libraries searched
United States AmazonAmazon.com
Amazon.com, Inc. is a multinational electronic commerce company headquartered in Seattle, Washington, United States. It is the world's largest online retailer. Amazon has separate websites for the following countries: United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Japan, and...
Belgium ProxisProxis
Proxis is an online store, founded in the year 1997. Proxis sells English, Dutch and French books, CDs, DVDs, games, and supplies. Proxis is the Belgian market leader in the field of online shops and ships her products worldwide....
United States Barnes & NobleBarnes & Noble
Barnes & Noble, Inc. is the largest book retailer in the United States, operating mainly through its Barnes & Noble Booksellers chain of bookstores headquartered at 122 Fifth Avenue in the Flatiron District in Manhattan in New York City. Barnes & Noble also operated the chain of small B. Dalton...
Spain Spanish Ministry of CultureMinister of Culture (Spain)
The Ministry of Culture of Spain is the departament of Spanish government responsible for culture. The current minister is Ángeles González Sinde, who succeeded César Antonio Molina in 2009.- Organization :* Ministry of Culture** Subsecretary of Culture...
Germany Thalia Italy Internet Bookshop Italia Canada Renaud-BrayRenaud-Bray
La librairie Renaud-Bray is the largest chain of French-language bookstores in North America, and the largest bookstore chain in Canada after Chapters/Indigo....
United States US Library of CongressLibrary of Congress
The Library of Congress is the research library of the United States Congress, de facto national library of the United States, and the oldest federal cultural institution in the United States. Located in three buildings in Washington, D.C., it is the largest library in the world by shelf space and...
United Kingdom British LibraryBritish Library
The British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom, and is the world's largest library in terms of total number of items. The library is a major research library, holding over 150 million items from every country in the world, in virtually all known languages and in many formats,...
Greece Library of Heraklion in CreteSee also
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