Post by kijii on Sept 20, 2017 17:04:09 GMT
Always remember, The alphabet is your friend
I have a master list of "what I have" and notation as to whether they are on VHS or DVD.
Where there are two in the same box, I make note on the list and file by the first alpha title.
Shelved alphabetically EXCEPT for a few select actors whose films are kept together on a shelf.
...also the special shelves for horror, musicals and Shakespeare.
BUT the all mixed up method is a great way to keep reminding yourself of what you have !
I have an alphabetical list and that is how I found that SWAP WATER was in the same box as KENTUCKY.
But, think of it this way: If you shelf your movies in alphabetical order, what do you do when you want to add another (new) box to your shelf?
Do you:
a) Keep shoving all of your movies down the shelf.
b) Or what?
I DO have a system for all my Classical Music CD Collection.
I keep an alphabetical list (by composer) of each CD (or group of CDs--from 1 or 2 CDs in box).
But, I have to give each standardized jewel box an index number which I can use to keep by alphabetical list up to date.
This allows for re-shuffling, adding or changing CDs.
With over 600 CDs, some of them have had several index numbers over their lifetime.
Then,
EVERYTHING CHANGED when I discovered that I could rip my CDs into MP3s and rearrange the music on a homemade burned CD or DVD.
But, I still have those index numbers for the boxes on my shelves.
I am still trying to figure out how "the cloud" will change the organization of our various collections.