Books Item Definition

Book and note items are readable inventory entries that hold long-form text. Use them for journals, manuals, notes, records, or any item that opens written content for the player.

Placement

Register books and notes in:

garrysmod/gamemodes/[schema folder]/schema/definitions/sh_items.lua

Use lia.item.registerItem in that shared file to define the item directly from code.

Reference

Field	Type	Purpose
name	string	Display name shown in the inventory.
desc	string	Description text shown to the player.
category	string	Inventory category used for sorting and grouping.
model	string	World and inventory model used by the item.
contents	string	Main readable text opened by the item.

Example

lia.item.registerItem("medical_journal", "base_books", {
    name = "Medical Journal",
    desc = "A journal containing treatment notes.",
    category = "books",
    model = "models/props_lab/binderblue.mdl",
    contents = [[
Entry 14:
The patient responded well to the second treatment cycle.
]]
})