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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 1695 Views
Alphabetically. Easier to find what I'm looking for. Rebekah - 24/11/2009 11:11:22 AM 1132 Views
I always know where my books are in the system. Camilla - 24/11/2009 11:13:34 AM 1407 Views
I'm sure you do. Rebekah - 24/11/2009 11:15:14 AM 1493 Views
Re: I'm sure you do. Camilla - 24/11/2009 11:17:00 AM 1345 Views
Yeah. Rebekah - 24/11/2009 11:27:09 AM 1426 Views
Re: Yeah. Camilla - 24/11/2009 01:03:49 PM 1358 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 802 Views
Bookshelfs are an outdated concept. snoopcester - 24/11/2009 01:34:07 PM 1488 Views
This has occurred to me Camilla - 24/11/2009 01:42:01 PM 1511 Views
I feel sure that it is the future of book storage. snoopcester - 24/11/2009 03:41:33 PM 1361 Views
Re: I feel sure that it is the future of book storage. Camilla - 24/11/2009 03:48:48 PM 1381 Views
With the added bonus of... Kaldric - 24/11/2009 02:57:50 PM 1250 Views
Good point snoopcester - 24/11/2009 03:42:28 PM 1379 Views
Re: Danae al'Thor - 24/11/2009 05:18:21 PM 1307 Views
LOL! rebelaessedai - 24/11/2009 03:20:33 PM 1464 Views
Re: LOL! Camilla - 24/11/2009 03:47:05 PM 1355 Views
Yeah... rebelaessedai - 24/11/2009 07:27:03 PM 1421 Views
horizontaly Yunalesca - 24/11/2009 03:45:34 PM 1382 Views
Hmmm. I mix horisontal and vertical. Camilla - 24/11/2009 03:48:14 PM 1320 Views
You make it sound like I only have one Tom - 24/11/2009 03:59:38 PM 1513 Views
Yes. I meant it as an encompassing word, not to restrict numbers. Camilla - 24/11/2009 04:30:38 PM 1352 Views
In answer to your questions: Tom - 24/11/2009 05:07:07 PM 1419 Views
Re: In answer to your questions: Camilla - 24/11/2009 05:23:51 PM 1418 Views
I do have some forms of synesthesia. Tom - 24/11/2009 05:29:30 PM 1396 Views
Aha! Camilla - 24/11/2009 05:36:20 PM 1396 Views
Which Arabic dictionaries do you have, exactly? Legolas - 24/11/2009 08:50:16 PM 1136 Views
I am not fluent in every language I have a dictionary for, no. Tom - 24/11/2009 11:10:22 PM 1303 Views
Well, I'd hate you more if I spoke Russian. Legolas - 24/11/2009 11:43:56 PM 1373 Views
Re: I don't. Danae al'Thor - 24/11/2009 04:13:44 PM 1332 Views
Re: I don't. Camilla - 24/11/2009 04:31:56 PM 1399 Views
Re: It isn't always neat. Danae al'Thor - 24/11/2009 05:17:25 PM 1292 Views
Re: It isn't always neat. Camilla - 24/11/2009 05:26:16 PM 1535 Views
Re: Two different planes of organisation. Danae al'Thor - 24/11/2009 05:38:15 PM 1406 Views
Re: Two different planes of organisation. Camilla - 24/11/2009 05:44:34 PM 1362 Views
Re: why should they not be? Danae al'Thor - 24/11/2009 05:50:16 PM 1321 Views
Re: why should they not be? Camilla - 24/11/2009 05:52:52 PM 1367 Views
Re: You show a clear demarkation of labour in some ways. Danae al'Thor - 24/11/2009 06:09:28 PM 1363 Views
Re: You show a clear demarkation of labour in some ways. Camilla - 24/11/2009 06:12:15 PM 1317 Views
Well, they should fit together. jh - 24/11/2009 04:28:20 PM 1388 Views
Re: Well, they should fit together. Camilla - 24/11/2009 04:32:48 PM 1331 Views
Hmmm. jh - 24/11/2009 08:29:40 PM 1410 Views
Re: Hmmm. Camilla - 24/11/2009 10:17:36 PM 1389 Views
I don't... anymore. Kaldric - 24/11/2009 04:53:04 PM 1471 Views
Re: I don't... anymore. Camilla - 24/11/2009 04:59:44 PM 1420 Views
Re: How do you organise your bookshelf? mapthis - 24/11/2009 04:55:12 PM 1453 Views
Re: How do you organise your bookshelf? Camilla - 24/11/2009 05:03:20 PM 1455 Views
Re: How do you organise your bookshelf? mapthis - 24/11/2009 05:06:46 PM 1277 Views
Re: How do you organise your bookshelf? Camilla - 24/11/2009 05:18:57 PM 1278 Views
Incidentally... MonCul - 24/11/2009 06:22:28 PM 1449 Views
Re: Incidentally... Camilla - 24/11/2009 06:23:31 PM 1552 Views
Re: Better real estate MonCul - 24/11/2009 07:54:03 PM 1361 Views
Re: How do you organise your bookshelf? vandevere - 24/11/2009 08:14:59 PM 1247 Views
Re: How do you organise your bookshelf? Camilla - 24/11/2009 08:47:38 PM 1417 Views
Actually... vandevere - 25/11/2009 01:43:54 AM 1220 Views
Re: Actually... Camilla - 25/11/2009 11:16:06 AM 1357 Views
Re: Actually... vandevere - 25/11/2009 05:25:09 PM 1340 Views
Apparently I'm just very boring in this regard. Craig - 24/11/2009 09:28:08 PM 1355 Views
Re: Apparently I'm just very boring in this regard. Camilla - 24/11/2009 10:18:54 PM 1377 Views
Re: Apparently I'm just very boring in this regard. Craig - 25/11/2009 03:28:10 AM 1286 Views
Re: Apparently I'm just very boring in this regard. Camilla - 25/11/2009 11:17:08 AM 1321 Views
Star Wars gets one book shelf, everything else gets what's left...... Mats imaginary friend - 24/11/2009 10:30:26 PM 1338 Views
Re: Star Wars gets one book shelf, everything else gets what's left...... Camilla - 25/11/2009 11:06:12 AM 1377 Views
Mainly by topic/genre Floffe - 24/11/2009 10:47:37 PM 1475 Views
Re: Mainly by topic/genre Camilla - 25/11/2009 11:07:39 AM 1332 Views
Neither, actually Floffe - 25/11/2009 08:28:33 PM 1444 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 789 Views
I can never agree with myself how to organise Pratchett Camilla - 25/11/2009 11:09:31 AM 1436 Views
The better booksn on one shelf then the worse it gets..... Murtach74 - 24/11/2009 11:28:20 PM 1356 Views
How do you decide which books go where on the good shelf? *NM* Camilla - 25/11/2009 11:10:00 AM 770 Views
i have 4 different bookshelf areas... temeraire - 25/11/2009 02:33:35 AM 1169 Views
Re: i have 4 different bookshelf areas... Camilla - 25/11/2009 11:13:11 AM 1430 Views
My bookshelves are a mess. It started out alphabetical/author, then favorites, and now .... Bookwyrm - 25/11/2009 04:55:20 AM 1474 Views
Re: See, I don't know what my favourites are. Danae al'Thor - 25/11/2009 05:35:50 AM 1381 Views
Are your books happy with this? Camilla - 25/11/2009 11:14:13 AM 1324 Views
Obsessively Elaine - 25/11/2009 01:38:08 PM 1257 Views
Re: Obsessively Camilla - 25/11/2009 07:31:06 PM 1415 Views
Hmmm. Elaine - 09/12/2009 02:02:44 PM 1252 Views
Hmm.... Great Lord of Chaos - 25/11/2009 10:32:28 PM 1359 Views
Re: Hmm.... Camilla - 25/11/2009 11:22:23 PM 1351 Views
Mainly by series. j-whitt987 - 26/11/2009 02:31:52 AM 1216 Views
Re: Mainly by series. Camilla - 26/11/2009 09:06:31 AM 1271 Views
I know what my favorites are, of course. j-whitt987 - 26/11/2009 03:51:45 PM 1343 Views
Re: How do you organise your bookshelf? Dunja - 26/11/2009 02:13:10 PM 1222 Views
Re: How do you organise your bookshelf? Camilla - 26/11/2009 04:47:45 PM 1313 Views
Re: How do you organise your bookshelf? Dunja - 26/11/2009 06:59:12 PM 1413 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 1310 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 1303 Views
Rebekah organises our DVDs like that. Tim - 27/11/2009 02:39:38 PM 1358 Views
Re: Rebekah organises our DVDs like that. Camilla - 27/11/2009 04:36:56 PM 1373 Views
Re: Rebekah organises our DVDs like that. jh - 27/11/2009 07:59:26 PM 1461 Views
It is an A. Rebekah - 29/11/2009 10:19:50 AM 1380 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 883 Views
By Genre, then world, then author, then chronologically ajfurst - 29/11/2009 09:26:36 AM 1298 Views
Re: By Genre, then world, then author, then chronologically Camilla - 29/11/2009 10:10:25 AM 1293 Views
Re: By Genre, then world, then author, then chronologically ajfurst - 29/11/2009 11:43:01 AM 1504 Views
Books I want to keep and books I plan on giving away random thoughts - 30/11/2009 03:27:07 PM 1199 Views
Re: Books I want to keep and books I plan on giving away Camilla - 30/11/2009 03:29:03 PM 1320 Views
Perfectly. nossy - 30/11/2009 04:47:34 PM 1440 Views
Re: Perfectly. Camilla - 30/11/2009 05:08:43 PM 1304 Views
Re: Perfectly. nossy - 01/12/2009 04:51:17 PM 1367 Views
Re: Perfectly. Camilla - 01/12/2009 04:55:58 PM 1461 Views
I do not believe so. nossy - 01/12/2009 05:02:30 PM 1316 Views
just checking. *NM* Camilla - 01/12/2009 05:03:49 PM 721 Views
Like this Larry - 03/12/2009 05:38:07 AM 1457 Views
Re: Like this Camilla - 03/12/2009 09:08:27 AM 1457 Views
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