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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 1775 Views
Alphabetically. Easier to find what I'm looking for. Rebekah - 24/11/2009 11:11:22 AM 1207 Views
I always know where my books are in the system. Camilla - 24/11/2009 11:13:34 AM 1482 Views
I'm sure you do. Rebekah - 24/11/2009 11:15:14 AM 1581 Views
Re: I'm sure you do. Camilla - 24/11/2009 11:17:00 AM 1407 Views
Yeah. Rebekah - 24/11/2009 11:27:09 AM 1511 Views
Re: Yeah. Camilla - 24/11/2009 01:03:49 PM 1431 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 830 Views
Bookshelfs are an outdated concept. snoopcester - 24/11/2009 01:34:07 PM 1566 Views
This has occurred to me Camilla - 24/11/2009 01:42:01 PM 1578 Views
I feel sure that it is the future of book storage. snoopcester - 24/11/2009 03:41:33 PM 1441 Views
Re: I feel sure that it is the future of book storage. Camilla - 24/11/2009 03:48:48 PM 1455 Views
With the added bonus of... Kaldric - 24/11/2009 02:57:50 PM 1320 Views
Good point snoopcester - 24/11/2009 03:42:28 PM 1451 Views
Re: Danae al'Thor - 24/11/2009 05:18:21 PM 1400 Views
LOL! rebelaessedai - 24/11/2009 03:20:33 PM 1551 Views
Re: LOL! Camilla - 24/11/2009 03:47:05 PM 1423 Views
Yeah... rebelaessedai - 24/11/2009 07:27:03 PM 1495 Views
horizontaly Yunalesca - 24/11/2009 03:45:34 PM 1472 Views
Hmmm. I mix horisontal and vertical. Camilla - 24/11/2009 03:48:14 PM 1396 Views
You make it sound like I only have one Tom - 24/11/2009 03:59:38 PM 1580 Views
Yes. I meant it as an encompassing word, not to restrict numbers. Camilla - 24/11/2009 04:30:38 PM 1431 Views
In answer to your questions: Tom - 24/11/2009 05:07:07 PM 1497 Views
Re: In answer to your questions: Camilla - 24/11/2009 05:23:51 PM 1496 Views
I do have some forms of synesthesia. Tom - 24/11/2009 05:29:30 PM 1480 Views
Aha! Camilla - 24/11/2009 05:36:20 PM 1465 Views
Which Arabic dictionaries do you have, exactly? Legolas - 24/11/2009 08:50:16 PM 1211 Views
I am not fluent in every language I have a dictionary for, no. Tom - 24/11/2009 11:10:22 PM 1397 Views
Well, I'd hate you more if I spoke Russian. Legolas - 24/11/2009 11:43:56 PM 1454 Views
Re: I don't. Danae al'Thor - 24/11/2009 04:13:44 PM 1415 Views
Re: I don't. Camilla - 24/11/2009 04:31:56 PM 1493 Views
Re: It isn't always neat. Danae al'Thor - 24/11/2009 05:17:25 PM 1373 Views
Re: It isn't always neat. Camilla - 24/11/2009 05:26:16 PM 1618 Views
Re: Two different planes of organisation. Danae al'Thor - 24/11/2009 05:38:15 PM 1480 Views
Re: Two different planes of organisation. Camilla - 24/11/2009 05:44:34 PM 1442 Views
Re: why should they not be? Danae al'Thor - 24/11/2009 05:50:16 PM 1408 Views
Re: why should they not be? Camilla - 24/11/2009 05:52:52 PM 1443 Views
Re: You show a clear demarkation of labour in some ways. Danae al'Thor - 24/11/2009 06:09:28 PM 1439 Views
Re: You show a clear demarkation of labour in some ways. Camilla - 24/11/2009 06:12:15 PM 1403 Views
Well, they should fit together. jh - 24/11/2009 04:28:20 PM 1463 Views
Re: Well, they should fit together. Camilla - 24/11/2009 04:32:48 PM 1409 Views
Hmmm. jh - 24/11/2009 08:29:40 PM 1484 Views
Re: Hmmm. Camilla - 24/11/2009 10:17:36 PM 1470 Views
I don't... anymore. Kaldric - 24/11/2009 04:53:04 PM 1556 Views
Re: I don't... anymore. Camilla - 24/11/2009 04:59:44 PM 1496 Views
Re: How do you organise your bookshelf? mapthis - 24/11/2009 04:55:12 PM 1521 Views
Re: How do you organise your bookshelf? Camilla - 24/11/2009 05:03:20 PM 1533 Views
Re: How do you organise your bookshelf? mapthis - 24/11/2009 05:06:46 PM 1353 Views
Re: How do you organise your bookshelf? Camilla - 24/11/2009 05:18:57 PM 1358 Views
Incidentally... MonCul - 24/11/2009 06:22:28 PM 1523 Views
Re: Incidentally... Camilla - 24/11/2009 06:23:31 PM 1605 Views
Re: Better real estate MonCul - 24/11/2009 07:54:03 PM 1438 Views
Re: How do you organise your bookshelf? vandevere - 24/11/2009 08:14:59 PM 1321 Views
Re: How do you organise your bookshelf? Camilla - 24/11/2009 08:47:38 PM 1505 Views
Actually... vandevere - 25/11/2009 01:43:54 AM 1287 Views
Re: Actually... Camilla - 25/11/2009 11:16:06 AM 1437 Views
Re: Actually... vandevere - 25/11/2009 05:25:09 PM 1418 Views
Apparently I'm just very boring in this regard. Craig - 24/11/2009 09:28:08 PM 1431 Views
Re: Apparently I'm just very boring in this regard. Camilla - 24/11/2009 10:18:54 PM 1475 Views
Re: Apparently I'm just very boring in this regard. Craig - 25/11/2009 03:28:10 AM 1364 Views
Re: Apparently I'm just very boring in this regard. Camilla - 25/11/2009 11:17:08 AM 1390 Views
Star Wars gets one book shelf, everything else gets what's left...... Mats imaginary friend - 24/11/2009 10:30:26 PM 1423 Views
Re: Star Wars gets one book shelf, everything else gets what's left...... Camilla - 25/11/2009 11:06:12 AM 1421 Views
Mainly by topic/genre Floffe - 24/11/2009 10:47:37 PM 1567 Views
Re: Mainly by topic/genre Camilla - 25/11/2009 11:07:39 AM 1413 Views
Neither, actually Floffe - 25/11/2009 08:28:33 PM 1526 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 814 Views
I can never agree with myself how to organise Pratchett Camilla - 25/11/2009 11:09:31 AM 1522 Views
The better booksn on one shelf then the worse it gets..... Murtach74 - 24/11/2009 11:28:20 PM 1438 Views
How do you decide which books go where on the good shelf? *NM* Camilla - 25/11/2009 11:10:00 AM 788 Views
i have 4 different bookshelf areas... temeraire - 25/11/2009 02:33:35 AM 1251 Views
Re: i have 4 different bookshelf areas... Camilla - 25/11/2009 11:13:11 AM 1499 Views
My bookshelves are a mess. It started out alphabetical/author, then favorites, and now .... Bookwyrm - 25/11/2009 04:55:20 AM 1555 Views
Re: See, I don't know what my favourites are. Danae al'Thor - 25/11/2009 05:35:50 AM 1460 Views
Are your books happy with this? Camilla - 25/11/2009 11:14:13 AM 1402 Views
Obsessively Elaine - 25/11/2009 01:38:08 PM 1332 Views
Re: Obsessively Camilla - 25/11/2009 07:31:06 PM 1497 Views
Hmmm. Elaine - 09/12/2009 02:02:44 PM 1330 Views
Hmm.... Great Lord of Chaos - 25/11/2009 10:32:28 PM 1432 Views
Re: Hmm.... Camilla - 25/11/2009 11:22:23 PM 1431 Views
Mainly by series. j-whitt987 - 26/11/2009 02:31:52 AM 1295 Views
Re: Mainly by series. Camilla - 26/11/2009 09:06:31 AM 1351 Views
I know what my favorites are, of course. j-whitt987 - 26/11/2009 03:51:45 PM 1421 Views
Re: How do you organise your bookshelf? Dunja - 26/11/2009 02:13:10 PM 1294 Views
Re: How do you organise your bookshelf? Camilla - 26/11/2009 04:47:45 PM 1404 Views
Re: How do you organise your bookshelf? Dunja - 26/11/2009 06:59:12 PM 1486 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 1376 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 1384 Views
Rebekah organises our DVDs like that. Tim - 27/11/2009 02:39:38 PM 1432 Views
Re: Rebekah organises our DVDs like that. Camilla - 27/11/2009 04:36:56 PM 1457 Views
Re: Rebekah organises our DVDs like that. jh - 27/11/2009 07:59:26 PM 1535 Views
It is an A. Rebekah - 29/11/2009 10:19:50 AM 1462 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 912 Views
By Genre, then world, then author, then chronologically ajfurst - 29/11/2009 09:26:36 AM 1374 Views
Re: By Genre, then world, then author, then chronologically Camilla - 29/11/2009 10:10:25 AM 1374 Views
Re: By Genre, then world, then author, then chronologically ajfurst - 29/11/2009 11:43:01 AM 1580 Views
Books I want to keep and books I plan on giving away random thoughts - 30/11/2009 03:27:07 PM 1276 Views
Re: Books I want to keep and books I plan on giving away Camilla - 30/11/2009 03:29:03 PM 1387 Views
Perfectly. nossy - 30/11/2009 04:47:34 PM 1533 Views
Re: Perfectly. Camilla - 30/11/2009 05:08:43 PM 1397 Views
Re: Perfectly. nossy - 01/12/2009 04:51:17 PM 1448 Views
Re: Perfectly. Camilla - 01/12/2009 04:55:58 PM 1544 Views
I do not believe so. nossy - 01/12/2009 05:02:30 PM 1394 Views
just checking. *NM* Camilla - 01/12/2009 05:03:49 PM 761 Views
Like this Larry - 03/12/2009 05:38:07 AM 1539 Views
Re: Like this Camilla - 03/12/2009 09:08:27 AM 1506 Views
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