Book Organization
Life is like a library owned by the author.
In it are a few books which he wrote himself,
but most of them were written for him.
Harry Emerson Fosdick
I love books. No, I really love books.But now I have to figure out how to organize them. I wonder if I'm the only intelligent bibliophile that can never,ever find anything in the public library? I just don't get their system.
I've recently put all of my own books on shelves. They are fresh out of boxes in a hap hazard manner. So I need a system that works for me.
I think I'm going to try to alphabetize by title, because I rarely remember the author's name. I also think I will break them down into sections that make sense to me.
Reference (dictionaries, home improvement, Public Relations for Dummies)
Fiction
Religion/Speculation (standard religious texts as well as books leaning more towards New Age because New Age books tend to reference religious texts)
Biography
Cooking
History
Fairy Tales (simply because I have so many because I actively collect them)
Yeah, this system might look strange to some people, but I'm pretty sure it will help me out.
Have you got a bookshelf? How are they arranged? What worked for you?