Posted by Dinah on January 30, 2006, at 19:59:08
In reply to Alphabetizing, posted by James K on January 30, 2006, at 16:15:09
I'm anything but neat, but I like to keep my library organized so I can find everything.
I also like to keep all my books, cd's, albums (yes, I'm that old), videotapes, and DVD's on a database. I've just started adding date and a brief description to the basic titles. I organize them by genre or topic. Of course, all authors or artists grouped together, even if I have to stretch the topic definitions. :)
My husband can never figure out the system, so I'm thinking of labeling the bookshelves and crossreferencing them to the books, and putting a bookshelf map in the library.
He also has to give all new purchases to me for entering into the database before putting them on the shelves.
Actually, I had to switch from my old Q&A database because it no longer works, so I'm behind on the books. :( I've got a big stack of the printout from the old database to re-enter.
poster:Dinah
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