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Updated: the icon set is now available over BitTorrent.Click the download button to get the ZIP file containing all Mac-specific releases. This torrent file includes the old Tiger-specific version and the Leopard bundles as well.
NOTE: all icons and related mods from British Library can now also be found here . (accurate as of 1 October 2014)
Icons of the Library
Third Edition
Samantha Wright
18 October, 2010
14 June 2011: Updated instructions on installation. See below.
30 January 2012: Updated download links. See above.
It's been two years since Library Icons 2nd Ed. came out. This is, of course, too long, but things came up as they so often do. This release includes 918 icons in three different formats (Windows, PNG, and OS X), supporting the maximum resolution of Windows (256×256) and Mac OS X 10.5 and 10.6 (512×512). The PNG release is also 512×512.
Usage
Mac OS X: I can't help troubleshoot installing the icons since the newest Mac I have runs 10.2. Essentially, however, you want to download the original release of Icons of the Library which was structured and divided up to make the replacement job easier on OS X 10.5 when it first came out. Things have changed a little since then, so it's safe to expect mismatches.
If replacing the resources inside of each app bundle is intimidating, OS X also has icon packagers. Good places to start for icon replacement tips are this article from Apple for general files, and this FAQ for special stuff like application and system icons.
Thanks for taking the time to read this, and happy modding!
– Samantha Wright
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Comments: 58
Thanks for stopping by! Have you tried the Dropbox link? It seems OK for me.
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Glad you like them!
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I wish more people actually know how to seed
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Sorry about that; I try to seed regularly but I use a creaky old Windows box to do it that isn't always in peak condition. Hopefully that should be alleviated now.
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Thank you! Im glad you still seed
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Alright, it downloaded for me. I will seed it as for as long as I can.
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Working on that! Try now.
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Thanks! Took about an hour to download, not the fastest, but it worked for me!
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Really sorry about that. With MegaUpload gone we've basically taken a step back into the dark ages.
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I know, I miss it so much! Anyways, I love the icons, I'm actually a student of archaeology/anthropology so the whole old world feel is awesome!
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I'm glad they've found a good home. 
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One that'd take less than 7 weeks, 3 hours, 42 minutes...
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If there are no seeds or leaches then what's the point? Certainly there must be a better more efficient less frustrating way they can be downloaded?
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The archive is 351 MB. Quite simply: no, there isn't, not since MegaUpload shut down. You're welcome to suggest additional BitTorrent trackers, but pretty much every file upload host around these days has draconian restrictions, and I don't think people want to babysit their downloads for the four or five hours it would take to get all of the pieces if I broke it up into parts.
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That would be great, did you see the note i sent? I'm still figuring out how to navigate the site.
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Not a problem. One little note: comments on dA are tree-based, so for maximum recognizability you usually click on the 'reply' button next to a post rather than just adding a whole new comment at the bottom.
But, yeah, I did get your note and since there were only a few icons listed I'm going to see if I can churn them out myself for maximum regularity.
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thanks,
if i wanted to add some missing apps to the books, how would i get the photoshop copies to expand, or is that bad to ask?
I'm amazed at the detail of the icons.
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Pick out which books you want to work from, and I'll gladly send them over! My only requirement is that you give the PSDs back to me afterward so I can polish them up and include them in the next version, with appropriate credits of course. Alternatively you can just ask; I'm more than happy to do a few!
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for mac users, i used CandyBar to apply the icons and it worked flawlessly.
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the icons are amazing, when can i find the wallpaper and doc
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The original wallpaper is here . The dock is included in the 'Leopard Bundles' zip, which is included in the torrent.
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wow neither of the links are working!!! Is there any way I can download these?
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All fixed! You can download the Mac version here . Thanks!
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how exactly do you change the icons?
im using version 2 of the library for my macbook
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Your answers are in this article from Apple for general files, and this FAQ for special stuff like application and system icons.
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thanks for the assistance!
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um sorry to be that guy but how exactly do you change the icons?
(P.S. i'm using iosx and the version 2 library)
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Many, many thanks. Those icons are just wonderful ! Gratias tibi ago.
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I can't imagine the sort of work that went into making this, you must have the patience of a saint several dozen saints.
Anyway, these look great, and refreshingly unique too - I've never seen an icon set like it before.
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When you really get into it, many only take a few seconds—just swap out the text and you've got yourself a new file type. Google Image Search plays a major role in most, though—I have desperately little skill as a vector artist, excepting perhaps Doom maps.
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Ah, that's good to know. Vector art, I used to do vector art in Inkscape...
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My experience with Inkscape is that the only thing it lacks is tablet support.
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That must have been some time ago, since it has tablet support now. It's not very good, but it's there...
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In a similar vein, one could say that the only thing Emacs lacks is a good text editor—then, hopefully, the joke is clearer
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Oh... I see what you did there. |P
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Wow, so beautiful! 
Just out of curiosity is there a THIRD EDITION for Windows coming? And if so, does it come with a .bat file or something that automatically installs basic icons (i.e. word, computer, documents, etc.). If not w/e these are great!!! Keep up the good work!
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