This dataset includes records from the move and rehousing of the books at the John Soane's Museum in 2010 which was undertaken following consultation with Ligatus researchers. The project included a basic book survey including dimensions and materials. The dataset includes an archive of JPG files of the shelves of the library prior to moving and two databases (created on different terminals) forthe books surveyed. The schema of the databases is identical. The databases have been created on Libre Office Base.