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Mainly by series. j-whitt987 Send a noteboard - 26/11/2009 02:31:52 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?


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.
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 1842 Views
Alphabetically. Easier to find what I'm looking for. Rebekah - 24/11/2009 11:11:22 AM 1263 Views
I always know where my books are in the system. Camilla - 24/11/2009 11:13:34 AM 1549 Views
I'm sure you do. Rebekah - 24/11/2009 11:15:14 AM 1623 Views
Re: I'm sure you do. Camilla - 24/11/2009 11:17:00 AM 1459 Views
Yeah. Rebekah - 24/11/2009 11:27:09 AM 1565 Views
Re: Yeah. Camilla - 24/11/2009 01:03:49 PM 1487 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 859 Views
Bookshelfs are an outdated concept. snoopcester - 24/11/2009 01:34:07 PM 1619 Views
This has occurred to me Camilla - 24/11/2009 01:42:01 PM 1635 Views
I feel sure that it is the future of book storage. snoopcester - 24/11/2009 03:41:33 PM 1497 Views
Re: I feel sure that it is the future of book storage. Camilla - 24/11/2009 03:48:48 PM 1504 Views
With the added bonus of... Kaldric - 24/11/2009 02:57:50 PM 1379 Views
Good point snoopcester - 24/11/2009 03:42:28 PM 1499 Views
Re: Danae al'Thor - 24/11/2009 05:18:21 PM 1451 Views
LOL! rebelaessedai - 24/11/2009 03:20:33 PM 1609 Views
Re: LOL! Camilla - 24/11/2009 03:47:05 PM 1479 Views
Yeah... rebelaessedai - 24/11/2009 07:27:03 PM 1550 Views
horizontaly Yunalesca - 24/11/2009 03:45:34 PM 1614 Views
Hmmm. I mix horisontal and vertical. Camilla - 24/11/2009 03:48:14 PM 1452 Views
You make it sound like I only have one Tom - 24/11/2009 03:59:38 PM 1634 Views
Yes. I meant it as an encompassing word, not to restrict numbers. Camilla - 24/11/2009 04:30:38 PM 1490 Views
In answer to your questions: Tom - 24/11/2009 05:07:07 PM 1558 Views
Re: In answer to your questions: Camilla - 24/11/2009 05:23:51 PM 1552 Views
I do have some forms of synesthesia. Tom - 24/11/2009 05:29:30 PM 1549 Views
Aha! Camilla - 24/11/2009 05:36:20 PM 1515 Views
Which Arabic dictionaries do you have, exactly? Legolas - 24/11/2009 08:50:16 PM 1273 Views
I am not fluent in every language I have a dictionary for, no. Tom - 24/11/2009 11:10:22 PM 1460 Views
Well, I'd hate you more if I spoke Russian. Legolas - 24/11/2009 11:43:56 PM 1511 Views
Re: I don't. Danae al'Thor - 24/11/2009 04:13:44 PM 1472 Views
Re: I don't. Camilla - 24/11/2009 04:31:56 PM 1601 Views
Re: It isn't always neat. Danae al'Thor - 24/11/2009 05:17:25 PM 1430 Views
Re: It isn't always neat. Camilla - 24/11/2009 05:26:16 PM 1678 Views
Re: Two different planes of organisation. Danae al'Thor - 24/11/2009 05:38:15 PM 1531 Views
Re: Two different planes of organisation. Camilla - 24/11/2009 05:44:34 PM 1506 Views
Re: why should they not be? Danae al'Thor - 24/11/2009 05:50:16 PM 1462 Views
Re: why should they not be? Camilla - 24/11/2009 05:52:52 PM 1497 Views
Re: You show a clear demarkation of labour in some ways. Danae al'Thor - 24/11/2009 06:09:28 PM 1489 Views
Re: You show a clear demarkation of labour in some ways. Camilla - 24/11/2009 06:12:15 PM 1463 Views
Well, they should fit together. jh - 24/11/2009 04:28:20 PM 1518 Views
Re: Well, they should fit together. Camilla - 24/11/2009 04:32:48 PM 1458 Views
Hmmm. jh - 24/11/2009 08:29:40 PM 1554 Views
Re: Hmmm. Camilla - 24/11/2009 10:17:36 PM 1521 Views
I don't... anymore. Kaldric - 24/11/2009 04:53:04 PM 1630 Views
Re: I don't... anymore. Camilla - 24/11/2009 04:59:44 PM 1552 Views
Re: How do you organise your bookshelf? mapthis - 24/11/2009 04:55:12 PM 1578 Views
Re: How do you organise your bookshelf? Camilla - 24/11/2009 05:03:20 PM 1588 Views
Re: How do you organise your bookshelf? mapthis - 24/11/2009 05:06:46 PM 1411 Views
Re: How do you organise your bookshelf? Camilla - 24/11/2009 05:18:57 PM 1418 Views
Incidentally... MonCul - 24/11/2009 06:22:28 PM 1587 Views
Re: Incidentally... Camilla - 24/11/2009 06:23:31 PM 1659 Views
Re: Better real estate MonCul - 24/11/2009 07:54:03 PM 1506 Views
Re: How do you organise your bookshelf? vandevere - 24/11/2009 08:14:59 PM 1381 Views
Re: How do you organise your bookshelf? Camilla - 24/11/2009 08:47:38 PM 1563 Views
Actually... vandevere - 25/11/2009 01:43:54 AM 1344 Views
Re: Actually... Camilla - 25/11/2009 11:16:06 AM 1492 Views
Re: Actually... vandevere - 25/11/2009 05:25:09 PM 1475 Views
Apparently I'm just very boring in this regard. Craig - 24/11/2009 09:28:08 PM 1486 Views
Re: Apparently I'm just very boring in this regard. Camilla - 24/11/2009 10:18:54 PM 1545 Views
Re: Apparently I'm just very boring in this regard. Craig - 25/11/2009 03:28:10 AM 1425 Views
Re: Apparently I'm just very boring in this regard. Camilla - 25/11/2009 11:17:08 AM 1449 Views
Star Wars gets one book shelf, everything else gets what's left...... Mats imaginary friend - 24/11/2009 10:30:26 PM 1479 Views
Re: Star Wars gets one book shelf, everything else gets what's left...... Camilla - 25/11/2009 11:06:12 AM 1470 Views
Mainly by topic/genre Floffe - 24/11/2009 10:47:37 PM 1701 Views
Re: Mainly by topic/genre Camilla - 25/11/2009 11:07:39 AM 1467 Views
Neither, actually Floffe - 25/11/2009 08:28:33 PM 1655 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 852 Views
I can never agree with myself how to organise Pratchett Camilla - 25/11/2009 11:09:31 AM 1588 Views
The better booksn on one shelf then the worse it gets..... Murtach74 - 24/11/2009 11:28:20 PM 1497 Views
How do you decide which books go where on the good shelf? *NM* Camilla - 25/11/2009 11:10:00 AM 812 Views
i have 4 different bookshelf areas... temeraire - 25/11/2009 02:33:35 AM 1305 Views
Re: i have 4 different bookshelf areas... Camilla - 25/11/2009 11:13:11 AM 1555 Views
My bookshelves are a mess. It started out alphabetical/author, then favorites, and now .... Bookwyrm - 25/11/2009 04:55:20 AM 1610 Views
Re: See, I don't know what my favourites are. Danae al'Thor - 25/11/2009 05:35:50 AM 1515 Views
Are your books happy with this? Camilla - 25/11/2009 11:14:13 AM 1463 Views
Obsessively Elaine - 25/11/2009 01:38:08 PM 1383 Views
Re: Obsessively Camilla - 25/11/2009 07:31:06 PM 1552 Views
Hmmm. Elaine - 09/12/2009 02:02:44 PM 1390 Views
Hmm.... Great Lord of Chaos - 25/11/2009 10:32:28 PM 1490 Views
Re: Hmm.... Camilla - 25/11/2009 11:22:23 PM 1499 Views
Mainly by series. j-whitt987 - 26/11/2009 02:31:52 AM 1356 Views
Re: Mainly by series. Camilla - 26/11/2009 09:06:31 AM 1405 Views
I know what my favorites are, of course. j-whitt987 - 26/11/2009 03:51:45 PM 1488 Views
Re: How do you organise your bookshelf? Dunja - 26/11/2009 02:13:10 PM 1349 Views
Re: How do you organise your bookshelf? Camilla - 26/11/2009 04:47:45 PM 1462 Views
Re: How do you organise your bookshelf? Dunja - 26/11/2009 06:59:12 PM 1560 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 1429 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 1432 Views
Rebekah organises our DVDs like that. Tim - 27/11/2009 02:39:38 PM 1489 Views
Re: Rebekah organises our DVDs like that. Camilla - 27/11/2009 04:36:56 PM 1510 Views
Re: Rebekah organises our DVDs like that. jh - 27/11/2009 07:59:26 PM 1590 Views
It is an A. Rebekah - 29/11/2009 10:19:50 AM 1513 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 938 Views
By Genre, then world, then author, then chronologically ajfurst - 29/11/2009 09:26:36 AM 1429 Views
Re: By Genre, then world, then author, then chronologically Camilla - 29/11/2009 10:10:25 AM 1458 Views
Re: By Genre, then world, then author, then chronologically ajfurst - 29/11/2009 11:43:01 AM 1635 Views
Books I want to keep and books I plan on giving away random thoughts - 30/11/2009 03:27:07 PM 1331 Views
Re: Books I want to keep and books I plan on giving away Camilla - 30/11/2009 03:29:03 PM 1450 Views
Perfectly. nossy - 30/11/2009 04:47:34 PM 1594 Views
Re: Perfectly. Camilla - 30/11/2009 05:08:43 PM 1458 Views
Re: Perfectly. nossy - 01/12/2009 04:51:17 PM 1501 Views
Re: Perfectly. Camilla - 01/12/2009 04:55:58 PM 1601 Views
I do not believe so. nossy - 01/12/2009 05:02:30 PM 1457 Views
just checking. *NM* Camilla - 01/12/2009 05:03:49 PM 788 Views
Like this Larry - 03/12/2009 05:38:07 AM 1595 Views
Re: Like this Camilla - 03/12/2009 09:08:27 AM 1571 Views
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