Want to organize your Library Priority List better?

NetworkGeek
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Here is a tip I learned years ago on the forums, which I refined and still use. I have markers so my resources aren't just thrown into the priority list haphazard, then I can't figure out why I see certain resources used when I think that's the wrong choice. Plus, it's easy to add/subtract/modify my priorities when I want to - which for all of us is probably pretty unfrequently, again making the management of an unwieldly list very difficult.

Here is my priority list:

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How did I get them all in sections? Simple - the markers with '**********' on either side of the name are Personal Books! That name is the title of the book. Each is just a Word .docx file, with anything as the contents - I usually just leave it as something like "Prioritize List Marker". They won't impact any Logos functions, as there are on tags in them.

Compile the Personal book, and then it will show up in your library. Drag it to the Priority list like any other book. Then, start to arrange the books under the apprpriate marker.

Now, I have a lot of markers - I am not 100% sure they are all used, but sometimes things can change in the software, so I decided to organize as many types of books as I could, now that I could keep a very long list organized. Plus, I seem to recall that some of the resource types do affect the Factbook and maybe other newer functions - not 100% sure about it though.

Also - I have found the ORDER of the markers is important. Over time this order seems to work, that I don't get any unintended consequences; like a Study Bible being prioritized ahead of a Bible. So, I have them in this order:

Harmonies

Bibles

Lectionaries

Bible Dictionaries

Word Dictionaries

Greek Lexicons

Hebrew Lexicons

Latin Lexicons

Commentaries

Thesaurus

Concordance

Church Fathers

Calendar Devotionals

Maps&Atlases

If your Priority List drives you crazy, try this!

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