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I know what my favorites are, of course. j-whitt987 Send a noteboard - 26/11/2009 03:51:45 PM
This is important stuff. At least to some of us. I mean me.

My bookshelf is organised not according to genre or the alphabeth or chronology, but according to how it makes sense in my head. Books that feel the same belong together. This is not only based on content, but also on how the book looks. I can have books by one author in several different locations.

Because most of my books are in Norway, and I have limited space for my books here, I find it increasingly difficult to organise my bookshelf in a way that makes me happy. Which means I keep reorganising it.

Oddly, all my school theory books are in alphabetical order according to author.

Am I mad?
How do you organise your bookshelf?


I keep my favorite series near the top left hand and work from there. For some series (i.e. Star Wars and Star Trek) I organize them according to my favorite series within the series. As an example: William Shatner's Captain Kirk series are in a different location from the DS9 Millennium series which is in a different from the Invasion! series that span the TOS through Voyager series. After my favorite series the rest go up in random order by author.


How do you find them?


The rest I just give a few minutes of looking to find them.
Kirk: Spock, you want to know something? Everybody’s human.
Spock: I find that remark…insulting.
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How do you organise your bookshelf? Camilla - 24/11/2009 10:57:57 AM 1783 Views
Alphabetically. Easier to find what I'm looking for. Rebekah - 24/11/2009 11:11:22 AM 1214 Views
I always know where my books are in the system. Camilla - 24/11/2009 11:13:34 AM 1489 Views
I'm sure you do. Rebekah - 24/11/2009 11:15:14 AM 1584 Views
Re: I'm sure you do. Camilla - 24/11/2009 11:17:00 AM 1416 Views
Yeah. Rebekah - 24/11/2009 11:27:09 AM 1516 Views
Re: Yeah. Camilla - 24/11/2009 01:03:49 PM 1436 Views
K is law, KD is UK law, and KDC is Scots law. That's all you need to know . *NM* Tim - 27/11/2009 02:35:34 PM 832 Views
Bookshelfs are an outdated concept. snoopcester - 24/11/2009 01:34:07 PM 1572 Views
This has occurred to me Camilla - 24/11/2009 01:42:01 PM 1585 Views
I feel sure that it is the future of book storage. snoopcester - 24/11/2009 03:41:33 PM 1448 Views
Re: I feel sure that it is the future of book storage. Camilla - 24/11/2009 03:48:48 PM 1461 Views
With the added bonus of... Kaldric - 24/11/2009 02:57:50 PM 1329 Views
Good point snoopcester - 24/11/2009 03:42:28 PM 1459 Views
Re: Danae al'Thor - 24/11/2009 05:18:21 PM 1405 Views
LOL! rebelaessedai - 24/11/2009 03:20:33 PM 1559 Views
Re: LOL! Camilla - 24/11/2009 03:47:05 PM 1430 Views
Yeah... rebelaessedai - 24/11/2009 07:27:03 PM 1502 Views
horizontaly Yunalesca - 24/11/2009 03:45:34 PM 1482 Views
Hmmm. I mix horisontal and vertical. Camilla - 24/11/2009 03:48:14 PM 1405 Views
You make it sound like I only have one Tom - 24/11/2009 03:59:38 PM 1588 Views
Yes. I meant it as an encompassing word, not to restrict numbers. Camilla - 24/11/2009 04:30:38 PM 1440 Views
In answer to your questions: Tom - 24/11/2009 05:07:07 PM 1504 Views
Re: In answer to your questions: Camilla - 24/11/2009 05:23:51 PM 1502 Views
I do have some forms of synesthesia. Tom - 24/11/2009 05:29:30 PM 1485 Views
Aha! Camilla - 24/11/2009 05:36:20 PM 1473 Views
Which Arabic dictionaries do you have, exactly? Legolas - 24/11/2009 08:50:16 PM 1217 Views
I am not fluent in every language I have a dictionary for, no. Tom - 24/11/2009 11:10:22 PM 1403 Views
Well, I'd hate you more if I spoke Russian. Legolas - 24/11/2009 11:43:56 PM 1462 Views
Re: I don't. Danae al'Thor - 24/11/2009 04:13:44 PM 1423 Views
Re: I don't. Camilla - 24/11/2009 04:31:56 PM 1510 Views
Re: It isn't always neat. Danae al'Thor - 24/11/2009 05:17:25 PM 1380 Views
Re: It isn't always neat. Camilla - 24/11/2009 05:26:16 PM 1624 Views
Re: Two different planes of organisation. Danae al'Thor - 24/11/2009 05:38:15 PM 1486 Views
Re: Two different planes of organisation. Camilla - 24/11/2009 05:44:34 PM 1447 Views
Re: why should they not be? Danae al'Thor - 24/11/2009 05:50:16 PM 1414 Views
Re: why should they not be? Camilla - 24/11/2009 05:52:52 PM 1451 Views
Re: You show a clear demarkation of labour in some ways. Danae al'Thor - 24/11/2009 06:09:28 PM 1445 Views
Re: You show a clear demarkation of labour in some ways. Camilla - 24/11/2009 06:12:15 PM 1410 Views
Well, they should fit together. jh - 24/11/2009 04:28:20 PM 1470 Views
Re: Well, they should fit together. Camilla - 24/11/2009 04:32:48 PM 1413 Views
Hmmm. jh - 24/11/2009 08:29:40 PM 1493 Views
Re: Hmmm. Camilla - 24/11/2009 10:17:36 PM 1477 Views
I don't... anymore. Kaldric - 24/11/2009 04:53:04 PM 1564 Views
Re: I don't... anymore. Camilla - 24/11/2009 04:59:44 PM 1503 Views
Re: How do you organise your bookshelf? mapthis - 24/11/2009 04:55:12 PM 1527 Views
Re: How do you organise your bookshelf? Camilla - 24/11/2009 05:03:20 PM 1539 Views
Re: How do you organise your bookshelf? mapthis - 24/11/2009 05:06:46 PM 1360 Views
Re: How do you organise your bookshelf? Camilla - 24/11/2009 05:18:57 PM 1367 Views
Incidentally... MonCul - 24/11/2009 06:22:28 PM 1527 Views
Re: Incidentally... Camilla - 24/11/2009 06:23:31 PM 1613 Views
Re: Better real estate MonCul - 24/11/2009 07:54:03 PM 1445 Views
Re: How do you organise your bookshelf? vandevere - 24/11/2009 08:14:59 PM 1328 Views
Re: How do you organise your bookshelf? Camilla - 24/11/2009 08:47:38 PM 1515 Views
Actually... vandevere - 25/11/2009 01:43:54 AM 1296 Views
Re: Actually... Camilla - 25/11/2009 11:16:06 AM 1445 Views
Re: Actually... vandevere - 25/11/2009 05:25:09 PM 1426 Views
Apparently I'm just very boring in this regard. Craig - 24/11/2009 09:28:08 PM 1438 Views
Re: Apparently I'm just very boring in this regard. Camilla - 24/11/2009 10:18:54 PM 1485 Views
Re: Apparently I'm just very boring in this regard. Craig - 25/11/2009 03:28:10 AM 1372 Views
Re: Apparently I'm just very boring in this regard. Camilla - 25/11/2009 11:17:08 AM 1398 Views
Star Wars gets one book shelf, everything else gets what's left...... Mats imaginary friend - 24/11/2009 10:30:26 PM 1429 Views
Re: Star Wars gets one book shelf, everything else gets what's left...... Camilla - 25/11/2009 11:06:12 AM 1428 Views
Mainly by topic/genre Floffe - 24/11/2009 10:47:37 PM 1577 Views
Re: Mainly by topic/genre Camilla - 25/11/2009 11:07:39 AM 1421 Views
Neither, actually Floffe - 25/11/2009 08:28:33 PM 1535 Views
The Pratchetts are in chronolgical order, and everything else is just fitted in wherever i will it *NM* Stephen - 24/11/2009 11:16:14 PM 819 Views
I can never agree with myself how to organise Pratchett Camilla - 25/11/2009 11:09:31 AM 1530 Views
The better booksn on one shelf then the worse it gets..... Murtach74 - 24/11/2009 11:28:20 PM 1451 Views
How do you decide which books go where on the good shelf? *NM* Camilla - 25/11/2009 11:10:00 AM 792 Views
i have 4 different bookshelf areas... temeraire - 25/11/2009 02:33:35 AM 1261 Views
Re: i have 4 different bookshelf areas... Camilla - 25/11/2009 11:13:11 AM 1504 Views
My bookshelves are a mess. It started out alphabetical/author, then favorites, and now .... Bookwyrm - 25/11/2009 04:55:20 AM 1563 Views
Re: See, I don't know what my favourites are. Danae al'Thor - 25/11/2009 05:35:50 AM 1469 Views
Are your books happy with this? Camilla - 25/11/2009 11:14:13 AM 1410 Views
Obsessively Elaine - 25/11/2009 01:38:08 PM 1340 Views
Re: Obsessively Camilla - 25/11/2009 07:31:06 PM 1505 Views
Hmmm. Elaine - 09/12/2009 02:02:44 PM 1336 Views
Hmm.... Great Lord of Chaos - 25/11/2009 10:32:28 PM 1440 Views
Re: Hmm.... Camilla - 25/11/2009 11:22:23 PM 1437 Views
Mainly by series. j-whitt987 - 26/11/2009 02:31:52 AM 1302 Views
Re: Mainly by series. Camilla - 26/11/2009 09:06:31 AM 1357 Views
I know what my favorites are, of course. j-whitt987 - 26/11/2009 03:51:45 PM 1427 Views
Re: How do you organise your bookshelf? Dunja - 26/11/2009 02:13:10 PM 1302 Views
Re: How do you organise your bookshelf? Camilla - 26/11/2009 04:47:45 PM 1412 Views
Re: How do you organise your bookshelf? Dunja - 26/11/2009 06:59:12 PM 1493 Views
right now they're in stacks on the floor as i don't have enough shelf space moondog - 26/11/2009 11:57:44 PM 1383 Views
Re: right now they're in stacks on the floor as i don't have enough shelf space Camilla - 27/11/2009 08:34:52 AM 1389 Views
Rebekah organises our DVDs like that. Tim - 27/11/2009 02:39:38 PM 1439 Views
Re: Rebekah organises our DVDs like that. Camilla - 27/11/2009 04:36:56 PM 1463 Views
Re: Rebekah organises our DVDs like that. jh - 27/11/2009 07:59:26 PM 1542 Views
It is an A. Rebekah - 29/11/2009 10:19:50 AM 1468 Views
No it is not. Sushi might look like pickled herring but it is not the same thing. *NM* jh - 01/12/2009 06:01:07 PM 915 Views
By Genre, then world, then author, then chronologically ajfurst - 29/11/2009 09:26:36 AM 1378 Views
Re: By Genre, then world, then author, then chronologically Camilla - 29/11/2009 10:10:25 AM 1383 Views
Re: By Genre, then world, then author, then chronologically ajfurst - 29/11/2009 11:43:01 AM 1583 Views
Books I want to keep and books I plan on giving away random thoughts - 30/11/2009 03:27:07 PM 1285 Views
Re: Books I want to keep and books I plan on giving away Camilla - 30/11/2009 03:29:03 PM 1394 Views
Perfectly. nossy - 30/11/2009 04:47:34 PM 1539 Views
Re: Perfectly. Camilla - 30/11/2009 05:08:43 PM 1405 Views
Re: Perfectly. nossy - 01/12/2009 04:51:17 PM 1453 Views
Re: Perfectly. Camilla - 01/12/2009 04:55:58 PM 1552 Views
I do not believe so. nossy - 01/12/2009 05:02:30 PM 1402 Views
just checking. *NM* Camilla - 01/12/2009 05:03:49 PM 765 Views
Like this Larry - 03/12/2009 05:38:07 AM 1547 Views
Re: Like this Camilla - 03/12/2009 09:08:27 AM 1514 Views
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