Add Items

There are three methods for adding items to your Libib collection:

1. Search
2. Manual Entry
3. CSV Import

Search

When searching to add an item select the collection you want to add the item to, the type of item you are searching for, and then type your search in the input box.

UPC/ISBN

For all types of items, UPC/ISBN does an immediate lookup and add. If you have a physical barcode scanner, you can place your cursor in the input box, and just start scanning each item. Otherwise, you can simply type the UPC/ISBN in the input box. This is the most accurate way to lookup an item.

Older Books

Book searching needs the ISBN specifically; using a UPC (manufacturer barcode) for books will often return incorrect information. Books published prior to 2005 may not have an ISBN barcode on the back cover. Look on the inside cover for an ISBN barcode and/or number for older books. If none can be found, use the keyword search or manual entry.

Keywords

Keywords let you search for items by titles, authors, actors, directors, keywords, band names, etc. This comes in handy when you don't have the UPC/ISBN available.

LCCN Pro

You can lookup books using its LCCN (Library of Congress Control Number). There are specific ways to format these numbers, which don't always match the format shown in the book.

Manual Entry

Manual Entry allows you to create a completely custom entry. This method is ideal for antique books and personal entries that are unavailable through standard lookups.

Pro Feature

Pro users have access to additional fields when creating manual entries.

CSV Import

Libib allows you to import items through CSV files (UTF-8 encoded), requiring at least one identifying column like ISBN 13, ISBN 10, UPC, or EAN.

Before Import

• Only one type can be imported at a time (ex. books and movies can not be mixed together in an import)
• Items require a valid identifier (ISBN10/ISBN13/UPC/EAN) for import. Items without identifiers are skipped.
• Libib auto curates data based on the identifier value.
• Additional data you add to your CSV file will overwrite those fields with your entries.
• UTF-8 encoding is mandatory for files containing non-Latin characters or diacritics.

Import Templates

CSV import templates available for download:

• Book Import Template
• Movie Import Template
• Music Import Template
• Videogame Import Template

CSV Import Fields

Field	Notes
added	The date the item was added to your collection. (Format: YYYY-MM-DD)
creators	Authors/Directors/Platforms/Artists/Designers – the creator(s) of the item. If more than one, they can be comma separated.
began_date	The date you began the item. (Format: YYYY-MM-DD)
	Optional identifying elements for your items.
completed_date	The date you completed the item. (Format: YYYY-MM-DD)
copies	How many copies you have of this specific item. Integers only.
description	The description of the item (limited to 5000 characters, ~1000 words).
group	What series an item belongs to.
upc_isbn10	ISBN 10 for books or UPC for non-books.
ean_isbn13	ISBN 13 for books or EAN for non-books.
	The DDC (Melvil Classification) of an item.
	The Library of Congress Classification of an item.
	The Library of Congress Control Number of an item. (Books only)
	The OCLC Control Number of an item. (Books only)
	The Lexile for an item. (Books only)
length_of	Pages in books, runtime in minutes for movies, album length in minutes.
number_of_discs	The number of discs for an album, movie, or video game.
aspect_ratio	The aspect ratio of a movie. (Movies only)
notes	Any personal notes that you have made about the item.
price	The price/cost of the item; this field is always user provided.
publish_date	The date the item is published. (Format: YYYY-MM-DD)
publisher	The publisher of the item.
rating	Your rating on a scale of 1–5, half increments allowed. (ex. 4.5)
review	Your review of the item.
review_date	The date you made your review. (Format: YYYY-MM-DD)
status	Allowed values: Abandoned, Not begun, In progress, Completed.
tags	Comma separated words that operate as categorizations for the item.
title	The title of the item.

Field Alignment

After uploading, you will verify column alignments.

1. The name of your csv column.
2. A drop down list of possible matches that Libib will recognized. Libib tries to auto-match your column names to our options, but you can adjust here if needed.
3. If there is "no match found", Libib will ignore the data in that column. A checkmark indicates that the column has been matched to a Libib field.
4. The first 5 rows of your csv's column data for review.