I use ][<en's system, and I am at about 10 or 11,000 after our move to a new
house and residence.  I also employ the books in a box format which is
particularly handy,  thank God for Candy.
Leland
-----Original Message-----
From: Ken Follett <[log in to unmask]>
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Date: Wednesday, January 27, 1999 12:46 PM
Subject: Re: Bookworms


>I think Candy covered it all.
>
>Some time back Kathy estimated I own (she refuses to take responsibility
for
>any of this) at home, 7000+ books, which is a bit more than 100' of shelf
>space. My method of filing is to know almost where 80% of the books are in
a
>mental map -- which only works if you are the sole mental that cares to
find a
>book. Clumps of books are arranged by category as whimsey and Saturday
morning
>dawdling dictates. Business books on one shelf, UFO books in the bedroom,
>fishing and camping in the front room, writing manuals in the livingroom,
>gardening & computer books upstairs, Atlases and railroad books elsewhere.
>I've recently started concentrating on clumping the Chinese, American
Indian
>and Civil War. Though I am familiar with the Dewey Decimal system, I find
it
>too structured. My original concept was to leave the books mixed, including
>our son's books in with the other books. The strategy here was that, though
it
>would make it more difficult to find a particular book, whenever looking
for a
>book the chances of finding something else would be increased. I consider
this
>an educational environment of discovery. Kathy seems to consider it a
menace.
>
>][<en