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Re: Mainly by topic/genre Camilla Send a noteboard - 25/11/2009 11:07:39 AM
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?

And within that, the rule is that the same author goes together. Exactly which end up together depends on how many of each I have. Pratchett gets most of two shelves, and then some other fantasy will be in the rest of the second, for example. And now it is almost midnight and I must go to sleep.


Do you subdivide within the genre alphabetically? Or according to sub-type?
*MySmiley*
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How do you organise your bookshelf? Camilla - 24/11/2009 10:57:57 AM 1784 Views
Alphabetically. Easier to find what I'm looking for. Rebekah - 24/11/2009 11:11:22 AM 1215 Views
I always know where my books are in the system. Camilla - 24/11/2009 11:13:34 AM 1491 Views
I'm sure you do. Rebekah - 24/11/2009 11:15:14 AM 1586 Views
Re: I'm sure you do. Camilla - 24/11/2009 11:17:00 AM 1417 Views
Yeah. Rebekah - 24/11/2009 11:27:09 AM 1517 Views
Re: Yeah. Camilla - 24/11/2009 01:03:49 PM 1438 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 834 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Bookshelfs are an outdated concept.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 1588 Views
I feel sure that it is the future of book storage. snoopcester - 24/11/2009 03:41:33 PM 1450 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 1332 Views
Good point snoopcester - 24/11/2009 03:42:28 PM 1460 Views
Re: Danae al'Thor - 24/11/2009 05:18:21 PM 1407 Views
LOL! rebelaessedai - 24/11/2009 03:20:33 PM 1560 Views
Re: LOL! Camilla - 24/11/2009 03:47:05 PM 1431 Views
Yeah... rebelaessedai - 24/11/2009 07:27:03 PM 1505 Views
horizontaly Yunalesca - 24/11/2009 03:45:34 PM 1483 Views
Hmmm. I mix horisontal and vertical. Camilla - 24/11/2009 03:48:14 PM 1407 Views
You make it sound like I only have one Tom - 24/11/2009 03:59:38 PM 1590 Views
Yes. I meant it as an encompassing word, not to restrict numbers. Camilla - 24/11/2009 04:30:38 PM 1442 Views
In answer to your questions: Tom - 24/11/2009 05:07:07 PM 1507 Views
Re: In answer to your questions: Camilla - 24/11/2009 05:23:51 PM 1504 Views
I do have some forms of synesthesia. Tom - 24/11/2009 05:29:30 PM 1488 Views
Aha! Camilla - 24/11/2009 05:36:20 PM 1475 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 1406 Views
Well, I'd hate you more if I spoke Russian. Legolas - 24/11/2009 11:43:56 PM 1463 Views
Re: I don't. Danae al'Thor - 24/11/2009 04:13:44 PM 1426 Views
Re: I don't. Camilla - 24/11/2009 04:31:56 PM 1513 Views
Re: It isn't always neat. Danae al'Thor - 24/11/2009 05:17:25 PM 1381 Views
Re: It isn't always neat. Camilla - 24/11/2009 05:26:16 PM 1627 Views
Re: Two different planes of organisation. Danae al'Thor - 24/11/2009 05:38:15 PM 1489 Views
Re: Two different planes of organisation. Camilla - 24/11/2009 05:44:34 PM 1450 Views
Re: why should they not be? Danae al'Thor - 24/11/2009 05:50:16 PM 1417 Views
Re: why should they not be? Camilla - 24/11/2009 05:52:52 PM 1453 Views
Re: You show a clear demarkation of labour in some ways. Danae al'Thor - 24/11/2009 06:09:28 PM 1448 Views
Re: You show a clear demarkation of labour in some ways. Camilla - 24/11/2009 06:12:15 PM 1412 Views
Well, they should fit together. jh - 24/11/2009 04:28:20 PM 1472 Views
Re: Well, they should fit together. Camilla - 24/11/2009 04:32:48 PM 1416 Views
Hmmm. jh - 24/11/2009 08:29:40 PM 1496 Views
Re: Hmmm. Camilla - 24/11/2009 10:17:36 PM 1478 Views
I don't... anymore. Kaldric - 24/11/2009 04:53:04 PM 1567 Views
Re: I don't... anymore. Camilla - 24/11/2009 04:59:44 PM 1504 Views
Re: How do you organise your bookshelf? mapthis - 24/11/2009 04:55:12 PM 1530 Views
Re: How do you organise your bookshelf? Camilla - 24/11/2009 05:03:20 PM 1541 Views
Re: How do you organise your bookshelf? mapthis - 24/11/2009 05:06:46 PM 1362 Views
Re: How do you organise your bookshelf? Camilla - 24/11/2009 05:18:57 PM 1368 Views
Incidentally... MonCul - 24/11/2009 06:22:28 PM 1530 Views
Re: Incidentally... Camilla - 24/11/2009 06:23:31 PM 1615 Views
Re: Better real estate MonCul - 24/11/2009 07:54:03 PM 1447 Views
Re: How do you organise your bookshelf? vandevere - 24/11/2009 08:14:59 PM 1331 Views
Re: How do you organise your bookshelf? Camilla - 24/11/2009 08:47:38 PM 1517 Views
Actually... vandevere - 25/11/2009 01:43:54 AM 1298 Views
Re: Actually... Camilla - 25/11/2009 11:16:06 AM 1446 Views
Re: Actually... vandevere - 25/11/2009 05:25:09 PM 1428 Views
Apparently I'm just very boring in this regard. Craig - 24/11/2009 09:28:08 PM 1440 Views
Re: Apparently I'm just very boring in this regard. Camilla - 24/11/2009 10:18:54 PM 1487 Views
Re: Apparently I'm just very boring in this regard. Craig - 25/11/2009 03:28:10 AM 1374 Views
Re: Apparently I'm just very boring in this regard. Camilla - 25/11/2009 11:17:08 AM 1401 Views
Star Wars gets one book shelf, everything else gets what's left...... Mats imaginary friend - 24/11/2009 10:30:26 PM 1432 Views
Re: Star Wars gets one book shelf, everything else gets what's left...... Camilla - 25/11/2009 11:06:12 AM 1429 Views
Mainly by topic/genre Floffe - 24/11/2009 10:47:37 PM 1581 Views
Re: Mainly by topic/genre Camilla - 25/11/2009 11:07:39 AM 1424 Views
Neither, actually Floffe - 25/11/2009 08:28:33 PM 1538 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 821 Views
I can never agree with myself how to organise Pratchett Camilla - 25/11/2009 11:09:31 AM 1533 Views
The better booksn on one shelf then the worse it gets..... Murtach74 - 24/11/2009 11:28:20 PM 1454 Views
How do you decide which books go where on the good shelf? *NM* Camilla - 25/11/2009 11:10:00 AM 794 Views
i have 4 different bookshelf areas... temeraire - 25/11/2009 02:33:35 AM 1263 Views
Re: i have 4 different bookshelf areas... Camilla - 25/11/2009 11:13:11 AM 1506 Views
My bookshelves are a mess. It started out alphabetical/author, then favorites, and now .... Bookwyrm - 25/11/2009 04:55:20 AM 1564 Views
Re: See, I don't know what my favourites are. Danae al'Thor - 25/11/2009 05:35:50 AM 1471 Views
Are your books happy with this? Camilla - 25/11/2009 11:14:13 AM 1412 Views
Obsessively Elaine - 25/11/2009 01:38:08 PM 1341 Views
Re: Obsessively Camilla - 25/11/2009 07:31:06 PM 1507 Views
Hmmm. Elaine - 09/12/2009 02:02:44 PM 1340 Views
Hmm.... Great Lord of Chaos - 25/11/2009 10:32:28 PM 1442 Views
Re: Hmm.... Camilla - 25/11/2009 11:22:23 PM 1439 Views
Mainly by series. j-whitt987 - 26/11/2009 02:31:52 AM 1306 Views
Re: Mainly by series. Camilla - 26/11/2009 09:06:31 AM 1361 Views
I know what my favorites are, of course. j-whitt987 - 26/11/2009 03:51:45 PM 1429 Views
Re: How do you organise your bookshelf? Dunja - 26/11/2009 02:13:10 PM 1305 Views
Re: How do you organise your bookshelf? Camilla - 26/11/2009 04:47:45 PM 1415 Views
Re: How do you organise your bookshelf? Dunja - 26/11/2009 06:59:12 PM 1495 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 1386 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 1390 Views
Rebekah organises our DVDs like that. Tim - 27/11/2009 02:39:38 PM 1441 Views
Re: Rebekah organises our DVDs like that. Camilla - 27/11/2009 04:36:56 PM 1465 Views
Re: Rebekah organises our DVDs like that. jh - 27/11/2009 07:59:26 PM 1545 Views
It is an A. Rebekah - 29/11/2009 10:19:50 AM 1469 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 1380 Views
Re: By Genre, then world, then author, then chronologically Camilla - 29/11/2009 10:10:25 AM 1384 Views
Re: By Genre, then world, then author, then chronologically ajfurst - 29/11/2009 11:43:01 AM 1587 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 1396 Views
Perfectly. nossy - 30/11/2009 04:47:34 PM 1541 Views
Re: Perfectly. Camilla - 30/11/2009 05:08:43 PM 1406 Views
Re: Perfectly. nossy - 01/12/2009 04:51:17 PM 1455 Views
Re: Perfectly. Camilla - 01/12/2009 04:55:58 PM 1554 Views
I do not believe so. nossy - 01/12/2009 05:02:30 PM 1404 Views
just checking. *NM* Camilla - 01/12/2009 05:03:49 PM 766 Views
Like this Larry - 03/12/2009 05:38:07 AM 1549 Views
Re: Like this Camilla - 03/12/2009 09:08:27 AM 1517 Views
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