The icon for the Book Collection custom app.

Book Collection

We developed a custom app on the Claris/FileMaker Platform that catalogues books in a collection.

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A screenshot of the Book Collection custom app showing the book detail view.

Book

  • View everything relating to a book, including the ISBN, author, translator, illustrator, format, type, genre, etc.
  • Select a book from the list in the left sidebar.
  • Find a specific book by typing a word, or part of a word, in the search field; the custom app will look in all fields for the search term.

Edit

  • Add or edit a book and the edit window appears.
  • If you add a book via its ISBN, the book details are retrieved via an API (application programming interface) from a public book database.
  • In most fields, select values from dropdown lists, checkboxes or radio buttons to make editing quick and easy.
  • Edits need to be saved or cancelled so you have complete control over the editing process.
A screenshot of the Book Collection custom app showing the book editing view.
A screenshot of the Book Collection custom app showing the book detail view and the events associated with the book.

Events

  • View the events associated with a book in the Events section, bottom-right.
  • Click the 'Not read', 'Being read', 'Read' or 'Not finished' buttons and an event will be recorded automatically.
  • Add an event manually by clicking the '+' button.
  • As well as the reading-related events, choose from other events such as 'Purchased', 'Received', 'Borrowed' and 'Loaned-out'.

Sort

  • Sort the books in your list by many of the fields in the custom app.
  • Sort by, for example, title, author, publication date, date finished, etc.
  • Select a book from the list in the left sidebar.
A screenshot of the Book Collection custom app showing the book detail view and the options for sorting the books in the list.
A screenshot of the Book Collection custom app showing the book detail view and the awards given to the author.

Awards

  • View the awards given to the author of a book in the Awards section, bottom-right.
  • Add an award by clicking the '+' button.