tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8814984506642537843.post1860732238328914431..comments2024-03-03T16:03:52.071+11:00Comments on Debt Free, Cashed Up and Laughing - The Cheapskates way to living the good life: Keeping Track of BooksCath Armstronghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12982092492622482815noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8814984506642537843.post-38095225888281058612011-06-19T09:04:23.729+10:002011-06-19T09:04:23.729+10:00Charlene it was in the late 1970's that I star...Charlene it was in the late 1970's that I started using them too. The company I worked for gave us a $300 a year book allowance - huge money at the time for me.<br /><br />Of course, being a book nut, I didn't let that money go to waste and used it to create the start of what I lovingly call my library, what the rest of the family refers to as "mum's pile of books" :)<br /><br />I have a database for mine too, just thought I'd break in readers gently and start with something simple and non-threatening to a novice bookworm.<br /><br />Spreadsheets and databases are saved for a future TotD :)Cath Armstronghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12982092492622482815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8814984506642537843.post-53648927845870025362011-06-19T01:40:15.647+10:002011-06-19T01:40:15.647+10:00I started using book plates in the 80's. I...I started using book plates in the 80's. I'd lost several books. Subsequent to that, putting them in my books lent was my rule. I can't say people returned them more frequently but I guess I thought if they ever looked at them they'd feel built.<br /><br />Two summers ago I spent part of each evening shelving all my books by author last name. Then I took photos of the shelves close up and entered the title and author of each book into a database. Now when I get a book I enter it's info into the database and when someone borrows one, I note it by date in the record for that book.<br /><br />This works very well but more likely not from the borrower's responsibility but from my reminding them.<br /><br />OK, this sounds a bit obsessive but I like my books and want to share them and get them back!Charlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17167633465853736197noreply@blogger.com