# Library Type - Documentary **URL:** \ **Category:** Feature Suggestions\ **Created:** [February 3, 2018, 4:27am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/library-type-documentary/224037 "2018-02-03T04:27:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Diego\_Conti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/258eb7/32.png) [@Diego\_Conti](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Diego_Conti)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2018, 4:27am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/library-type-documentary/224037/1 "2018-02-03T04:27:03Z")
Would it be possible to add another library type called Documentaries: ![](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/uploads/default/original/3X/2/8/286364995326df2dfa6d81aa95fb0049ba570b38.png) ---
**Author:** ![NewPlaza](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/newplaza/32/128634_2.png) [@NewPlaza](https://forums.plex.tv/u/NewPlaza)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2018, 5:42am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/library-type-documentary/224037/2 "2018-02-03T05:42:06Z")
Sounds nice… But no. Most documentaries can be found on themoviedb/imdb/thetvdb. What you could do (because you are PP subscriber) is create to 2 new libraries , DocuMovies/DocuSeries. Then create a managed user called DocuStuff(or whatever…) and point to those 2 new libraries. ---
**Author:** ![TheFallenAngel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/thefallenangel/32/97161_2.png) [@TheFallenAngel](https://forums.plex.tv/u/TheFallenAngel)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2018, 4:37pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/library-type-documentary/224037/3 "2018-02-04T16:37:35Z")
I have that - use movies library and name it Documentaries. ---
**Author:** ![tom80H](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/tom80h/32/19753_2.png) [@tom80H](https://forums.plex.tv/u/tom80H)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2018, 4:40pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/library-type-documentary/224037/4 "2018-02-04T16:40:36Z")
> @TheFallenAngel said: > I have that - use movies library and name it Documentaries. > +1 using this approach for Short Movies which I don’t want to show up in the middle of my movies. same with Music libraries (1 main music, 1 for comedy albums, 1 for audiobooks, 1 for soundtracks) ---
**Author:** ![tom80H](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/tom80h/32/19753_2.png) [@tom80H](https://forums.plex.tv/u/tom80H)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2021, 10:23pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/library-type-documentary/224037/5 "2021-01-29T22:23:55Z")
Closed on January 29, 2021, 10:23pm UTC Early 2021 clean-up: duplicate > [@Provide a new Documentaries category in addition to TV and Movies](https://forums.plex.tv/t/provide-a-new-documentaries-category-in-addition-to-tv-and-movies/146794): > > Please consider ADDING “Documentaries” as a media type in addition to Film and TV. As has been discussed, sometimes documentaries are a TV series, sometimes they are in a movie database, and sometimes they are simply not listed. As an initial implementation, add a new DOCUMENTARIES category in addition to TV and Film that would (a) check TV database; (b) then check film database if not found in TV; and © include a home video entry if neither a TV or film match was found. The would maximize the… ---
**Author:** ![tom80H](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/tom80h/32/19753_2.png) [@tom80H](https://forums.plex.tv/u/tom80H)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2021, 12:42am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/library-type-documentary/224037/6 "2021-06-10T00:42:49Z")
Archived on June 10, 2021, 12:42am UTC