BS: How organised is your home library?

Subject: RE: BS: How organised is your home library?
From: Ebbie
Date: 08 Aug 02 - 06:48 PM

Oh, dear. Not quite as bad as my photo collection but chaotic.

Subject: BS: How organised is your home library?
From: katlaughing
Date: 08 Aug 02 - 06:41 PM

I am doing something I've always wanted to do, but never had the time to do. As I unpack our library, I am entering the titles, etc. into a great FREE software program from www.abebooks.com, so it will finally be catalogued!

Anyway, it's had me thinking about ways to arrange the books on the shelves...this is unchartered territory in this house and it is kind of exciting to think of different ways to go about it. I usually have them grouped by subject, although in a slightly haphazard fashion; someone, a kid or one of us, or a borrower, invariably would put them elsewhere. Now, I am thinking maybe all fiction in one area, alphabetised even(!), non-fiction on other shelves, etc. Or, just alphabetise the whole thing according to author/title? Who knows?! I have plenty of time because I am only entering a few per day.

So...I'd love to hear how you manage your library, please?

Thanks!

kat