I know I ask this every couple of years. But I'm still not satisfied with my system, and so I'm looking for something better. How do you organize all of your books?
I used to have them by category (lectureship books, systematic theology, devotionals etc.) and each category in alphabetical order by author. Now I only have a few books left so I don't worry about organizing them anymore, very few books.
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But I'm still not satisfied with my system, and so I'm looking for something better.
What system are you currently using?
My strategy has been to divest myself of as many paper books as possible but I still have a wall full of them. I too would like to know a good system but currently I just organize them roughly by the type of book they are. I'm also interested in hearing how others are doing this and how, if at all, they integrate them into Logos.
Great question! My thought here is to put together a list with subject tags so that I am reminded of them when I am working on them in Logos. If I'm doing Matthew, I've got several commentaries still in bound book. I need to look at them as well as what I have in Logos. I think at least notes to that effect would be essential.
I've been trusting my memory, but now that you have brought it up, I need to do something concrete about it. I doubt very much that I will ever get everything in Logos.
I find looking for books based on vague memories of the cover color to be therapeutic.
In all seriousness, I am following this thread to see ideas.
But I'm still not satisfied with my system, and so I'm looking for something better. What system are you currently using? My strategy has been to divest myself of as many paper books as possible but I still have a wall full of them. I too would like to know a good system but currently I just organize them roughly by the type of book they are. I'm also interested in hearing how others are doing this and how, if at all, they integrate them into Logos.
There is a nearby church that keeps having garage sales, and the pastor keeps putting good books in there. I can buy an armload of books for a dollar or sometimes less. On top of that the school I received my bachelors from has a free book table... Which I visit regularly, so I'll never be fully divested I don't think. One whole room of my house is books floor to ceiling around the edges. I try not to duplicate titles... but I doubt I'll ever be fully divested.
Great question! My thought here is to put together a list with subject tags so that I am reminded of them when I am working on them in Logos. If I'm doing Matthew, I've got several commentaries still in bound book. I need to look at them as well as what I have in Logos. I think at least notes to that effect would be essential. I've been trusting my memory, but now that you have brought it up, I need to do something concrete about it. I doubt very much that I will ever get everything in Logos.
I find looking for books based on vague memories of the cover color to be therapeutic. In all seriousness, I am following this thread to see ideas.
I organize them by topic. Books on history, theology, greek, commentaries. In the commentary section I placed them in biblical order from Genesis to revelation (not by series). Commentary sets are broken up and placed in order of biblical book along with the rest.
This is what I've got so far. I've started with commentaries and have more paper commentaries than I'd realized.Apologetics (I didn't populate this section because I don't want to cause offense. Even though I'm sure they have books geared at reaching me, a protestant). Bible Background Ancient Cults Introductions/Handbooks NT Background OT BackgroundBible DictionariesBiblesBiblical & Other Languages Aramaic Greek Non-Biblical Greek Books Hebrew Latin/LXX Creole SpanishBiographyCommentaries (by book - I like that)Cults/False ReligionsFiction Classics Christian WesternsHermeneuticsHeterodoxHistory HistoriographyMissions Theological Practical TheoryPhilosophyPreachingSermons CD/Cassette BooksTheology Theology of Missions Biblical Theology Dogmatic Theology Historical Theology Systematic
There is a nearby church that keeps having garage sales, and the pastor keeps putting good books in there. I can buy an armload of books for a dollar or sometimes less.
I wouldn't mind stopping by this garage sale!!!
How do you organize all of your books?
I use the Dewey decimal system. It works extremely well.
You may have it completely disorganized and use a Radar book finder:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nn3TGdIeIA
Unfortunately they don't plan to produce it, it was just an academic excercise so far.
There is a nearby church that keeps having garage sales, and the pastor keeps putting good books in there. I can buy an armload of books for a dollar or sometimes less. I wouldn't mind stopping by this garage sale!!!
That was my first thought! Like others, I've been trying to lighten my load of books on the shelf, and one of the outcomes is that I'm extremely picky about when I bring home from book sales. As a consequence, I haven't been to a good one in a long, long time.
Similarly, I used the Library of Congress system for a while, but I haven't kept up. Probably never will at this point.
How do you organize all of your books? I use the Dewey decimal system. It works extremely well.
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