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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 2124 Views
Alphabetically. Easier to find what I'm looking for. Rebekah - 24/11/2009 11:11:22 AM 1529 Views
I always know where my books are in the system. Camilla - 24/11/2009 11:13:34 AM 1822 Views
I'm sure you do. Rebekah - 24/11/2009 11:15:14 AM 1892 Views
Re: I'm sure you do. Camilla - 24/11/2009 11:17:00 AM 1684 Views
Yeah. Rebekah - 24/11/2009 11:27:09 AM 1803 Views
Re: Yeah. Camilla - 24/11/2009 01:03:49 PM 1731 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 994 Views
Bookshelfs are an outdated concept. snoopcester - 24/11/2009 01:34:07 PM 1875 Views
This has occurred to me Camilla - 24/11/2009 01:42:01 PM 1878 Views
I feel sure that it is the future of book storage. snoopcester - 24/11/2009 03:41:33 PM 1737 Views
Re: I feel sure that it is the future of book storage. Camilla - 24/11/2009 03:48:48 PM 1758 Views
With the added bonus of... Kaldric - 24/11/2009 02:57:50 PM 1615 Views
Good point snoopcester - 24/11/2009 03:42:28 PM 1751 Views
Re: Danae al'Thor - 24/11/2009 05:18:21 PM 1707 Views
LOL! rebelaessedai - 24/11/2009 03:20:33 PM 1857 Views
Re: LOL! Camilla - 24/11/2009 03:47:05 PM 1743 Views
Yeah... rebelaessedai - 24/11/2009 07:27:03 PM 1808 Views
horizontaly Yunalesca - 24/11/2009 03:45:34 PM 1879 Views
Hmmm. I mix horisontal and vertical. Camilla - 24/11/2009 03:48:14 PM 1719 Views
You make it sound like I only have one Tom - 24/11/2009 03:59:38 PM 1893 Views
Yes. I meant it as an encompassing word, not to restrict numbers. Camilla - 24/11/2009 04:30:38 PM 1766 Views
In answer to your questions: Tom - 24/11/2009 05:07:07 PM 1842 Views
Re: In answer to your questions: Camilla - 24/11/2009 05:23:51 PM 1806 Views
I do have some forms of synesthesia. Tom - 24/11/2009 05:29:30 PM 1820 Views
Aha! Camilla - 24/11/2009 05:36:20 PM 1775 Views
Which Arabic dictionaries do you have, exactly? Legolas - 24/11/2009 08:50:16 PM 1544 Views
I am not fluent in every language I have a dictionary for, no. Tom - 24/11/2009 11:10:22 PM 1739 Views
Well, I'd hate you more if I spoke Russian. Legolas - 24/11/2009 11:43:56 PM 1766 Views
Re: I don't. Danae al'Thor - 24/11/2009 04:13:44 PM 1742 Views
Re: I don't. Camilla - 24/11/2009 04:31:56 PM 1862 Views
Re: It isn't always neat. Danae al'Thor - 24/11/2009 05:17:25 PM 1696 Views
Re: It isn't always neat. Camilla - 24/11/2009 05:26:16 PM 1922 Views
Re: Two different planes of organisation. Danae al'Thor - 24/11/2009 05:38:15 PM 1788 Views
Re: Two different planes of organisation. Camilla - 24/11/2009 05:44:34 PM 1795 Views
Re: why should they not be? Danae al'Thor - 24/11/2009 05:50:16 PM 1726 Views
Re: why should they not be? Camilla - 24/11/2009 05:52:52 PM 1703 Views
Re: You show a clear demarkation of labour in some ways. Danae al'Thor - 24/11/2009 06:09:28 PM 1725 Views
Re: You show a clear demarkation of labour in some ways. Camilla - 24/11/2009 06:12:15 PM 1766 Views
Well, they should fit together. jh - 24/11/2009 04:28:20 PM 1816 Views
Re: Well, they should fit together. Camilla - 24/11/2009 04:32:48 PM 1704 Views
Hmmm. jh - 24/11/2009 08:29:40 PM 1798 Views
Re: Hmmm. Camilla - 24/11/2009 10:17:36 PM 1851 Views
I don't... anymore. Kaldric - 24/11/2009 04:53:04 PM 1900 Views
Re: I don't... anymore. Camilla - 24/11/2009 04:59:44 PM 1788 Views
Re: How do you organise your bookshelf? mapthis - 24/11/2009 04:55:12 PM 1849 Views
Re: How do you organise your bookshelf? Camilla - 24/11/2009 05:03:20 PM 1846 Views
Re: How do you organise your bookshelf? mapthis - 24/11/2009 05:06:46 PM 1655 Views
Re: How do you organise your bookshelf? Camilla - 24/11/2009 05:18:57 PM 1661 Views
Incidentally... MonCul - 24/11/2009 06:22:28 PM 1839 Views
Re: Incidentally... Camilla - 24/11/2009 06:23:31 PM 1905 Views
Re: Better real estate MonCul - 24/11/2009 07:54:03 PM 1770 Views
Re: How do you organise your bookshelf? vandevere - 24/11/2009 08:14:59 PM 1647 Views
Re: How do you organise your bookshelf? Camilla - 24/11/2009 08:47:38 PM 1800 Views
Actually... vandevere - 25/11/2009 01:43:54 AM 1578 Views
Re: Actually... Camilla - 25/11/2009 11:16:06 AM 1782 Views
Re: Actually... vandevere - 25/11/2009 05:25:09 PM 1700 Views
Apparently I'm just very boring in this regard. Craig - 24/11/2009 09:28:08 PM 1712 Views
Re: Apparently I'm just very boring in this regard. Camilla - 24/11/2009 10:18:54 PM 1820 Views
Re: Apparently I'm just very boring in this regard. Craig - 25/11/2009 03:28:10 AM 1706 Views
Re: Apparently I'm just very boring in this regard. Camilla - 25/11/2009 11:17:08 AM 1702 Views
Star Wars gets one book shelf, everything else gets what's left...... Mats imaginary friend - 24/11/2009 10:30:26 PM 1715 Views
Re: Star Wars gets one book shelf, everything else gets what's left...... Camilla - 25/11/2009 11:06:12 AM 1711 Views
Mainly by topic/genre Floffe - 24/11/2009 10:47:37 PM 1956 Views
Re: Mainly by topic/genre Camilla - 25/11/2009 11:07:39 AM 1734 Views
Neither, actually Floffe - 25/11/2009 08:28:33 PM 1951 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 988 Views
I can never agree with myself how to organise Pratchett Camilla - 25/11/2009 11:09:31 AM 1815 Views
The better booksn on one shelf then the worse it gets..... Murtach74 - 24/11/2009 11:28:20 PM 1738 Views
How do you decide which books go where on the good shelf? *NM* Camilla - 25/11/2009 11:10:00 AM 954 Views
i have 4 different bookshelf areas... temeraire - 25/11/2009 02:33:35 AM 1542 Views
Re: i have 4 different bookshelf areas... Camilla - 25/11/2009 11:13:11 AM 1824 Views
My bookshelves are a mess. It started out alphabetical/author, then favorites, and now .... Bookwyrm - 25/11/2009 04:55:20 AM 1850 Views
Re: See, I don't know what my favourites are. Danae al'Thor - 25/11/2009 05:35:50 AM 1786 Views
Are your books happy with this? Camilla - 25/11/2009 11:14:13 AM 1725 Views
Obsessively Elaine - 25/11/2009 01:38:08 PM 1651 Views
Re: Obsessively Camilla - 25/11/2009 07:31:06 PM 1863 Views
Hmmm. Elaine - 09/12/2009 02:02:44 PM 1645 Views
Hmm.... Great Lord of Chaos - 25/11/2009 10:32:28 PM 1764 Views
Re: Hmm.... Camilla - 25/11/2009 11:22:23 PM 1760 Views
Mainly by series. j-whitt987 - 26/11/2009 02:31:52 AM 1607 Views
Re: Mainly by series. Camilla - 26/11/2009 09:06:31 AM 1675 Views
I know what my favorites are, of course. j-whitt987 - 26/11/2009 03:51:45 PM 1787 Views
Re: How do you organise your bookshelf? Dunja - 26/11/2009 02:13:10 PM 1620 Views
Re: How do you organise your bookshelf? Camilla - 26/11/2009 04:47:45 PM 1699 Views
Re: How do you organise your bookshelf? Dunja - 26/11/2009 06:59:12 PM 1838 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 1664 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 1692 Views
Rebekah organises our DVDs like that. Tim - 27/11/2009 02:39:38 PM 1748 Views
Re: Rebekah organises our DVDs like that. Camilla - 27/11/2009 04:36:56 PM 1772 Views
Re: Rebekah organises our DVDs like that. jh - 27/11/2009 07:59:26 PM 1847 Views
It is an A. Rebekah - 29/11/2009 10:19:50 AM 1769 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 1069 Views
By Genre, then world, then author, then chronologically ajfurst - 29/11/2009 09:26:36 AM 1673 Views
Re: By Genre, then world, then author, then chronologically Camilla - 29/11/2009 10:10:25 AM 1715 Views
Re: By Genre, then world, then author, then chronologically ajfurst - 29/11/2009 11:43:01 AM 1886 Views
Books I want to keep and books I plan on giving away random thoughts - 30/11/2009 03:27:07 PM 1577 Views
Re: Books I want to keep and books I plan on giving away Camilla - 30/11/2009 03:29:03 PM 1723 Views
Perfectly. nossy - 30/11/2009 04:47:34 PM 1879 Views
Re: Perfectly. Camilla - 30/11/2009 05:08:43 PM 1766 Views
Re: Perfectly. nossy - 01/12/2009 04:51:17 PM 1722 Views
Re: Perfectly. Camilla - 01/12/2009 04:55:58 PM 1834 Views
I do not believe so. nossy - 01/12/2009 05:02:30 PM 1761 Views
just checking. *NM* Camilla - 01/12/2009 05:03:49 PM 918 Views
Like this Larry - 03/12/2009 05:38:07 AM 1849 Views
Re: Like this Camilla - 03/12/2009 09:08:27 AM 1868 Views
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