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Re: Mainly by series. Camilla Send a noteboard - 26/11/2009 09:06:31 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.


How do you find them?
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How do you organise your bookshelf? Camilla - 24/11/2009 10:57:57 AM 1997 Views
Alphabetically. Easier to find what I'm looking for. Rebekah - 24/11/2009 11:11:22 AM 1404 Views
I always know where my books are in the system. Camilla - 24/11/2009 11:13:34 AM 1703 Views
I'm sure you do. Rebekah - 24/11/2009 11:15:14 AM 1777 Views
Re: I'm sure you do. Camilla - 24/11/2009 11:17:00 AM 1575 Views
Yeah. Rebekah - 24/11/2009 11:27:09 AM 1684 Views
Re: Yeah. Camilla - 24/11/2009 01:03:49 PM 1610 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 930 Views
Bookshelfs are an outdated concept. snoopcester - 24/11/2009 01:34:07 PM 1752 Views
This has occurred to me Camilla - 24/11/2009 01:42:01 PM 1758 Views
I feel sure that it is the future of book storage. snoopcester - 24/11/2009 03:41:33 PM 1622 Views
Re: I feel sure that it is the future of book storage. Camilla - 24/11/2009 03:48:48 PM 1643 Views
With the added bonus of... Kaldric - 24/11/2009 02:57:50 PM 1502 Views
Good point snoopcester - 24/11/2009 03:42:28 PM 1640 Views
Re: Danae al'Thor - 24/11/2009 05:18:21 PM 1597 Views
LOL! rebelaessedai - 24/11/2009 03:20:33 PM 1736 Views
Re: LOL! Camilla - 24/11/2009 03:47:05 PM 1607 Views
Yeah... rebelaessedai - 24/11/2009 07:27:03 PM 1682 Views
horizontaly Yunalesca - 24/11/2009 03:45:34 PM 1766 Views
Hmmm. I mix horisontal and vertical. Camilla - 24/11/2009 03:48:14 PM 1602 Views
You make it sound like I only have one Tom - 24/11/2009 03:59:38 PM 1765 Views
Yes. I meant it as an encompassing word, not to restrict numbers. Camilla - 24/11/2009 04:30:38 PM 1638 Views
In answer to your questions: Tom - 24/11/2009 05:07:07 PM 1720 Views
Re: In answer to your questions: Camilla - 24/11/2009 05:23:51 PM 1694 Views
I do have some forms of synesthesia. Tom - 24/11/2009 05:29:30 PM 1707 Views
Aha! Camilla - 24/11/2009 05:36:20 PM 1646 Views
Which Arabic dictionaries do you have, exactly? Legolas - 24/11/2009 08:50:16 PM 1421 Views
I am not fluent in every language I have a dictionary for, no. Tom - 24/11/2009 11:10:22 PM 1625 Views
Well, I'd hate you more if I spoke Russian. Legolas - 24/11/2009 11:43:56 PM 1658 Views
Re: I don't. Danae al'Thor - 24/11/2009 04:13:44 PM 1617 Views
Re: I don't. Camilla - 24/11/2009 04:31:56 PM 1747 Views
Re: It isn't always neat. Danae al'Thor - 24/11/2009 05:17:25 PM 1577 Views
Re: It isn't always neat. Camilla - 24/11/2009 05:26:16 PM 1796 Views
Re: Two different planes of organisation. Danae al'Thor - 24/11/2009 05:38:15 PM 1670 Views
Re: Two different planes of organisation. Camilla - 24/11/2009 05:44:34 PM 1668 Views
Re: why should they not be? Danae al'Thor - 24/11/2009 05:50:16 PM 1606 Views
Re: why should they not be? Camilla - 24/11/2009 05:52:52 PM 1592 Views
Re: You show a clear demarkation of labour in some ways. Danae al'Thor - 24/11/2009 06:09:28 PM 1607 Views
Re: You show a clear demarkation of labour in some ways. Camilla - 24/11/2009 06:12:15 PM 1627 Views
Well, they should fit together. jh - 24/11/2009 04:28:20 PM 1681 Views
Re: Well, they should fit together. Camilla - 24/11/2009 04:32:48 PM 1594 Views
Hmmm. jh - 24/11/2009 08:29:40 PM 1678 Views
Re: Hmmm. Camilla - 24/11/2009 10:17:36 PM 1731 Views
I don't... anymore. Kaldric - 24/11/2009 04:53:04 PM 1770 Views
Re: I don't... anymore. Camilla - 24/11/2009 04:59:44 PM 1669 Views
Re: How do you organise your bookshelf? mapthis - 24/11/2009 04:55:12 PM 1727 Views
Re: How do you organise your bookshelf? Camilla - 24/11/2009 05:03:20 PM 1713 Views
Re: How do you organise your bookshelf? mapthis - 24/11/2009 05:06:46 PM 1539 Views
Re: How do you organise your bookshelf? Camilla - 24/11/2009 05:18:57 PM 1544 Views
Incidentally... MonCul - 24/11/2009 06:22:28 PM 1726 Views
Re: Incidentally... Camilla - 24/11/2009 06:23:31 PM 1796 Views
Re: Better real estate MonCul - 24/11/2009 07:54:03 PM 1648 Views
Re: How do you organise your bookshelf? vandevere - 24/11/2009 08:14:59 PM 1526 Views
Re: How do you organise your bookshelf? Camilla - 24/11/2009 08:47:38 PM 1690 Views
Actually... vandevere - 25/11/2009 01:43:54 AM 1464 Views
Re: Actually... Camilla - 25/11/2009 11:16:06 AM 1651 Views
Re: Actually... vandevere - 25/11/2009 05:25:09 PM 1595 Views
Apparently I'm just very boring in this regard. Craig - 24/11/2009 09:28:08 PM 1590 Views
Re: Apparently I'm just very boring in this regard. Camilla - 24/11/2009 10:18:54 PM 1716 Views
Re: Apparently I'm just very boring in this regard. Craig - 25/11/2009 03:28:10 AM 1573 Views
Re: Apparently I'm just very boring in this regard. Camilla - 25/11/2009 11:17:08 AM 1582 Views
Star Wars gets one book shelf, everything else gets what's left...... Mats imaginary friend - 24/11/2009 10:30:26 PM 1599 Views
Re: Star Wars gets one book shelf, everything else gets what's left...... Camilla - 25/11/2009 11:06:12 AM 1585 Views
Mainly by topic/genre Floffe - 24/11/2009 10:47:37 PM 1832 Views
Re: Mainly by topic/genre Camilla - 25/11/2009 11:07:39 AM 1611 Views
Neither, actually Floffe - 25/11/2009 08:28:33 PM 1812 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 930 Views
I can never agree with myself how to organise Pratchett Camilla - 25/11/2009 11:09:31 AM 1706 Views
The better booksn on one shelf then the worse it gets..... Murtach74 - 24/11/2009 11:28:20 PM 1620 Views
How do you decide which books go where on the good shelf? *NM* Camilla - 25/11/2009 11:10:00 AM 889 Views
i have 4 different bookshelf areas... temeraire - 25/11/2009 02:33:35 AM 1430 Views
Re: i have 4 different bookshelf areas... Camilla - 25/11/2009 11:13:11 AM 1699 Views
My bookshelves are a mess. It started out alphabetical/author, then favorites, and now .... Bookwyrm - 25/11/2009 04:55:20 AM 1733 Views
Re: See, I don't know what my favourites are. Danae al'Thor - 25/11/2009 05:35:50 AM 1615 Views
Are your books happy with this? Camilla - 25/11/2009 11:14:13 AM 1602 Views
Obsessively Elaine - 25/11/2009 01:38:08 PM 1519 Views
Re: Obsessively Camilla - 25/11/2009 07:31:06 PM 1746 Views
Hmmm. Elaine - 09/12/2009 02:02:44 PM 1530 Views
Hmm.... Great Lord of Chaos - 25/11/2009 10:32:28 PM 1629 Views
Re: Hmm.... Camilla - 25/11/2009 11:22:23 PM 1642 Views
Mainly by series. j-whitt987 - 26/11/2009 02:31:52 AM 1487 Views
Re: Mainly by series. Camilla - 26/11/2009 09:06:31 AM 1553 Views
I know what my favorites are, of course. j-whitt987 - 26/11/2009 03:51:45 PM 1666 Views
Re: How do you organise your bookshelf? Dunja - 26/11/2009 02:13:10 PM 1498 Views
Re: How do you organise your bookshelf? Camilla - 26/11/2009 04:47:45 PM 1583 Views
Re: How do you organise your bookshelf? Dunja - 26/11/2009 06:59:12 PM 1720 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 1553 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 1569 Views
Rebekah organises our DVDs like that. Tim - 27/11/2009 02:39:38 PM 1621 Views
Re: Rebekah organises our DVDs like that. Camilla - 27/11/2009 04:36:56 PM 1651 Views
Re: Rebekah organises our DVDs like that. jh - 27/11/2009 07:59:26 PM 1725 Views
It is an A. Rebekah - 29/11/2009 10:19:50 AM 1652 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 1003 Views
By Genre, then world, then author, then chronologically ajfurst - 29/11/2009 09:26:36 AM 1560 Views
Re: By Genre, then world, then author, then chronologically Camilla - 29/11/2009 10:10:25 AM 1591 Views
Re: By Genre, then world, then author, then chronologically ajfurst - 29/11/2009 11:43:01 AM 1770 Views
Books I want to keep and books I plan on giving away random thoughts - 30/11/2009 03:27:07 PM 1449 Views
Re: Books I want to keep and books I plan on giving away Camilla - 30/11/2009 03:29:03 PM 1593 Views
Perfectly. nossy - 30/11/2009 04:47:34 PM 1756 Views
Re: Perfectly. Camilla - 30/11/2009 05:08:43 PM 1645 Views
Re: Perfectly. nossy - 01/12/2009 04:51:17 PM 1620 Views
Re: Perfectly. Camilla - 01/12/2009 04:55:58 PM 1721 Views
I do not believe so. nossy - 01/12/2009 05:02:30 PM 1623 Views
just checking. *NM* Camilla - 01/12/2009 05:03:49 PM 860 Views
Like this Larry - 03/12/2009 05:38:07 AM 1721 Views
Re: Like this Camilla - 03/12/2009 09:08:27 AM 1739 Views
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