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Learn About Windows 7: Libraries

In Windows 7, the Libraries feature provides developers with the ability to present users with a unified, coherent view of their files no matter where they are stored. An application that supports Libraries allows customers to find and organize their content in a way that makes sense to them, while presenting a user interface that is consistent with the overall Windows 7 user experience.

Introductory Video:

Windows 7 Find and Organize: The User Experience (David Washington, Oct 2008)

Get Started With Windows 7 Libraries

Written Content

Understanding Windows 7 Libraries (The Windows 7 Team blog, April 2009)
Windows Libraries Technical Overviews (Product documentation, MSDN)

Sample Applications

Shell Library Backup Sample (Windows SDK, August 2009)
Shell Library Command Line Sample (Windows SDK, August 2009)

Use Windows Libraries In Your Application

Written Materials

Using Libraries in Your Program (Product documentation, MSDN)
Libraries Under the Hood (Windows team blog, April 2009)
Light Up with Windows 7 Libraries (The Windows 7 Team blog, April 2009 )

Videos

Windows 7 Online Training: Libraries (Windows 7 Online Training: Jaime Rodriguez, Yochay Kiriaty)
Empowering Users to Find, Visualize, and Organize their data with Libraries and the Explorer (Yochay Kiriaty, October 2011)

Learn More

Written Material

Library Description Schema Reference (Product documentation, MSDN)
IShellLibrary Interface (Product documentation, MSDN)
Library Functions (Product documentation, MSDN)