Most bibliophiles, avid book readers, academicians and scholars are known to have physical personal libraries stocked with books, periodicals, novels and encyclopedias on their favorite subjects and professional interests. Now it has become relatively easy for ordinary citizens, working professionals and students to aggregate Internet-based resources to create their own personal libraries on their PCs. But some well-thought out steps and free software program downloads are needed to set up a highly personalized library on your computer---at home or work.
Instructions
Set up a Library on a PC
1. Download Real Player or Windows Media Player to download legally allowed or subscription-based music and video files. Download free Adobe Acrobat Reader, widely used in the business world and academia, to ensure downloading of PDF files and documents. Download e-books from the library. Many public library systems in the United States have arrangements with top-notch publishers which allow downloads of science, technology and educational titles in the form of eBooks in PDF format. .
2. Demarcate your work and personal-based resources on your PC to avoid clutter and confusion while checking, accessing or browsing these files.
3. Personalize your PC library by intelligently classifying aggregated resources. Classify or label folders and resources according to subject areas or self-defined, easily identifiable number codes--just like in physical libraries. Give macro names to these folders and then create micro- files or even sub-folders in particular folders. For instance, if you have named a folder IT (Information Technology), then create sub-folders for niche IT areas and fields such as SOA, CRM, Cloud Computing etc. to avoid confusion when files need to be accessed. For rich media files like songs, videos and movie clips, make use of the customized library-like classification and tailored playlist options that all media players offer to classify and save favorite songs and videos.
4. Create different e-mail IDs to leverage online research resources. Virtually all mainstream websites, magazines and specialized magazines now offer free newsletters, research resources, downloadable documents and other knowledge feeds to subscribers. To avoid email inbox clutter, create different e-mail ids for periodicals and websites whose emailed newsletters, subscriber and RSS feeds are important for your work or personal interests. Again, save the documents or files mailed to your different e-mail accounts in the classified and earmarked folders.
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