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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 1963 Views
Alphabetically. Easier to find what I'm looking for. Rebekah - 24/11/2009 11:11:22 AM 1376 Views
I always know where my books are in the system. Camilla - 24/11/2009 11:13:34 AM 1671 Views
I'm sure you do. Rebekah - 24/11/2009 11:15:14 AM 1746 Views
Re: I'm sure you do. Camilla - 24/11/2009 11:17:00 AM 1550 Views
Yeah. Rebekah - 24/11/2009 11:27:09 AM 1656 Views
Re: Yeah. Camilla - 24/11/2009 01:03:49 PM 1582 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 911 Views
Bookshelfs are an outdated concept. snoopcester - 24/11/2009 01:34:07 PM 1718 Views
This has occurred to me Camilla - 24/11/2009 01:42:01 PM 1724 Views
I feel sure that it is the future of book storage. snoopcester - 24/11/2009 03:41:33 PM 1595 Views
Re: I feel sure that it is the future of book storage. Camilla - 24/11/2009 03:48:48 PM 1610 Views
With the added bonus of... Kaldric - 24/11/2009 02:57:50 PM 1479 Views
Good point snoopcester - 24/11/2009 03:42:28 PM 1613 Views
Re: Danae al'Thor - 24/11/2009 05:18:21 PM 1569 Views
LOL! rebelaessedai - 24/11/2009 03:20:33 PM 1697 Views
Re: LOL! Camilla - 24/11/2009 03:47:05 PM 1577 Views
Yeah... rebelaessedai - 24/11/2009 07:27:03 PM 1650 Views
horizontaly Yunalesca - 24/11/2009 03:45:34 PM 1736 Views
Hmmm. I mix horisontal and vertical. Camilla - 24/11/2009 03:48:14 PM 1569 Views
You make it sound like I only have one Tom - 24/11/2009 03:59:38 PM 1740 Views
Yes. I meant it as an encompassing word, not to restrict numbers. Camilla - 24/11/2009 04:30:38 PM 1602 Views
In answer to your questions: Tom - 24/11/2009 05:07:07 PM 1684 Views
Re: In answer to your questions: Camilla - 24/11/2009 05:23:51 PM 1665 Views
I do have some forms of synesthesia. Tom - 24/11/2009 05:29:30 PM 1671 Views
Aha! Camilla - 24/11/2009 05:36:20 PM 1619 Views
Which Arabic dictionaries do you have, exactly? Legolas - 24/11/2009 08:50:16 PM 1395 Views
I am not fluent in every language I have a dictionary for, no. Tom - 24/11/2009 11:10:22 PM 1594 Views
Well, I'd hate you more if I spoke Russian. Legolas - 24/11/2009 11:43:56 PM 1623 Views
Re: I don't. Danae al'Thor - 24/11/2009 04:13:44 PM 1594 Views
Re: I don't. Camilla - 24/11/2009 04:31:56 PM 1716 Views
Re: It isn't always neat. Danae al'Thor - 24/11/2009 05:17:25 PM 1548 Views
Re: It isn't always neat. Camilla - 24/11/2009 05:26:16 PM 1766 Views
Re: Two different planes of organisation. Danae al'Thor - 24/11/2009 05:38:15 PM 1641 Views
Re: Two different planes of organisation. Camilla - 24/11/2009 05:44:34 PM 1637 Views
Re: why should they not be? Danae al'Thor - 24/11/2009 05:50:16 PM 1569 Views
Re: why should they not be? Camilla - 24/11/2009 05:52:52 PM 1566 Views
Re: You show a clear demarkation of labour in some ways. Danae al'Thor - 24/11/2009 06:09:28 PM 1583 Views
Re: You show a clear demarkation of labour in some ways. Camilla - 24/11/2009 06:12:15 PM 1597 Views
Well, they should fit together. jh - 24/11/2009 04:28:20 PM 1645 Views
Re: Well, they should fit together. Camilla - 24/11/2009 04:32:48 PM 1564 Views
Hmmm. jh - 24/11/2009 08:29:40 PM 1652 Views
Re: Hmmm. Camilla - 24/11/2009 10:17:36 PM 1681 Views
I don't... anymore. Kaldric - 24/11/2009 04:53:04 PM 1731 Views
Re: I don't... anymore. Camilla - 24/11/2009 04:59:44 PM 1646 Views
Re: How do you organise your bookshelf? mapthis - 24/11/2009 04:55:12 PM 1697 Views
Re: How do you organise your bookshelf? Camilla - 24/11/2009 05:03:20 PM 1685 Views
Re: How do you organise your bookshelf? mapthis - 24/11/2009 05:06:46 PM 1516 Views
Re: How do you organise your bookshelf? Camilla - 24/11/2009 05:18:57 PM 1521 Views
Incidentally... MonCul - 24/11/2009 06:22:28 PM 1704 Views
Re: Incidentally... Camilla - 24/11/2009 06:23:31 PM 1758 Views
Re: Better real estate MonCul - 24/11/2009 07:54:03 PM 1617 Views
Re: How do you organise your bookshelf? vandevere - 24/11/2009 08:14:59 PM 1497 Views
Re: How do you organise your bookshelf? Camilla - 24/11/2009 08:47:38 PM 1665 Views
Actually... vandevere - 25/11/2009 01:43:54 AM 1431 Views
Re: Actually... Camilla - 25/11/2009 11:16:06 AM 1620 Views
Re: Actually... vandevere - 25/11/2009 05:25:09 PM 1565 Views
Apparently I'm just very boring in this regard. Craig - 24/11/2009 09:28:08 PM 1561 Views
Re: Apparently I'm just very boring in this regard. Camilla - 24/11/2009 10:18:54 PM 1684 Views
Re: Apparently I'm just very boring in this regard. Craig - 25/11/2009 03:28:10 AM 1533 Views
Re: Apparently I'm just very boring in this regard. Camilla - 25/11/2009 11:17:08 AM 1554 Views
Star Wars gets one book shelf, everything else gets what's left...... Mats imaginary friend - 24/11/2009 10:30:26 PM 1566 Views
Re: Star Wars gets one book shelf, everything else gets what's left...... Camilla - 25/11/2009 11:06:12 AM 1559 Views
Mainly by topic/genre Floffe - 24/11/2009 10:47:37 PM 1803 Views
Re: Mainly by topic/genre Camilla - 25/11/2009 11:07:39 AM 1570 Views
Neither, actually Floffe - 25/11/2009 08:28:33 PM 1774 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 910 Views
I can never agree with myself how to organise Pratchett Camilla - 25/11/2009 11:09:31 AM 1676 Views
The better booksn on one shelf then the worse it gets..... Murtach74 - 24/11/2009 11:28:20 PM 1594 Views
How do you decide which books go where on the good shelf? *NM* Camilla - 25/11/2009 11:10:00 AM 871 Views
i have 4 different bookshelf areas... temeraire - 25/11/2009 02:33:35 AM 1397 Views
Re: i have 4 different bookshelf areas... Camilla - 25/11/2009 11:13:11 AM 1667 Views
My bookshelves are a mess. It started out alphabetical/author, then favorites, and now .... Bookwyrm - 25/11/2009 04:55:20 AM 1708 Views
Re: See, I don't know what my favourites are. Danae al'Thor - 25/11/2009 05:35:50 AM 1589 Views
Are your books happy with this? Camilla - 25/11/2009 11:14:13 AM 1571 Views
Obsessively Elaine - 25/11/2009 01:38:08 PM 1495 Views
Re: Obsessively Camilla - 25/11/2009 07:31:06 PM 1690 Views
Hmmm. Elaine - 09/12/2009 02:02:44 PM 1493 Views
Hmm.... Great Lord of Chaos - 25/11/2009 10:32:28 PM 1594 Views
Re: Hmm.... Camilla - 25/11/2009 11:22:23 PM 1617 Views
Mainly by series. j-whitt987 - 26/11/2009 02:31:52 AM 1451 Views
Re: Mainly by series. Camilla - 26/11/2009 09:06:31 AM 1503 Views
I know what my favorites are, of course. j-whitt987 - 26/11/2009 03:51:45 PM 1623 Views
Re: How do you organise your bookshelf? Dunja - 26/11/2009 02:13:10 PM 1465 Views
Re: How do you organise your bookshelf? Camilla - 26/11/2009 04:47:45 PM 1554 Views
Re: How do you organise your bookshelf? Dunja - 26/11/2009 06:59:12 PM 1691 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 1525 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 1548 Views
Rebekah organises our DVDs like that. Tim - 27/11/2009 02:39:38 PM 1593 Views
Re: Rebekah organises our DVDs like that. Camilla - 27/11/2009 04:36:56 PM 1616 Views
Re: Rebekah organises our DVDs like that. jh - 27/11/2009 07:59:26 PM 1698 Views
It is an A. Rebekah - 29/11/2009 10:19:50 AM 1618 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 988 Views
By Genre, then world, then author, then chronologically ajfurst - 29/11/2009 09:26:36 AM 1529 Views
Re: By Genre, then world, then author, then chronologically Camilla - 29/11/2009 10:10:25 AM 1560 Views
Re: By Genre, then world, then author, then chronologically ajfurst - 29/11/2009 11:43:01 AM 1741 Views
Books I want to keep and books I plan on giving away random thoughts - 30/11/2009 03:27:07 PM 1421 Views
Re: Books I want to keep and books I plan on giving away Camilla - 30/11/2009 03:29:03 PM 1558 Views
Perfectly. nossy - 30/11/2009 04:47:34 PM 1715 Views
Re: Perfectly. Camilla - 30/11/2009 05:08:43 PM 1616 Views
Re: Perfectly. nossy - 01/12/2009 04:51:17 PM 1597 Views
Re: Perfectly. Camilla - 01/12/2009 04:55:58 PM 1696 Views
I do not believe so. nossy - 01/12/2009 05:02:30 PM 1585 Views
just checking. *NM* Camilla - 01/12/2009 05:03:49 PM 847 Views
Like this Larry - 03/12/2009 05:38:07 AM 1692 Views
Re: Like this Camilla - 03/12/2009 09:08:27 AM 1708 Views
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