The Bookshelf Manager
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## The Bookshelf Manager

The Bookshelf Manager is a tool to manage your Bookshelf. You can install new works to your Bookshelf, and update or remove existing works from your Bookshelf. Access it by clicking Settings → Bookshelf Manager in the main menu.

### Tip

If this is the first time you are starting BibleTime, click on the Refresh button to see a list of works provided by the Crosswire Bible Society.

### Bookshelf path(s) setup

Here you can specify where BibleTime may store your Bookshelf on the hard drive. You can even store it in multiple directories. The default is "~/.sword/" on *nix and "C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Sword" for Windows.

### Tip

If you have a sword CD, but do not want to install all the works on the hard disk, but use them directly from the CD, then you can add the path to the CD as one of your bookshelf paths. When you start BibleTime, it will show all works on the CD if it is present.

### Install/update work(s)

With this facility, you can connect to a repository of works (called "library"), and transfer one or more works to your local Bookshelf. These libraries may be local (e.g. a SWORD CD), or remote (e.g. Crosswire's online repository of SWORD modules, or another site offering SWORD modules). You can install other sources by clicking on Get list... when you have New Installation Source dialog open. You can manage your libraries with Add library and Delete library.

To begin the installation or update process, select a library you want to connect to and a local Bookshelf path to install the work(s) to. Then click on Connect to library. BibleTime will scan the contents of the library and present you with a list of works that you can add to your Bookshelf, or that you already have installed but are available in a new version in the library, and thus can be updated. Then you can mark all works that you want to install or update, and click on Install works. They will then be transferred to your Bookshelf.

### Remove work(s)

This facility allows you to delete one or more of the works from your Bookshelf too free up disk space. Simply mark the items and click on Remove works.

### Search Indexes

This option allows you to create new search indexes and cleanup orphaned index files for removed works.

### Tip

If you are having problems with your search function, visit this feature.

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