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hd_cal_dave · 05-23-2012, 07:46 PM

I've got a decent sized library (2000+ books) and I used to have them stored in a complex directory hierarchy according to dewey decimal. (Don't worry, I'm not going to ask if I can get Calibre to use that hierarchy internally!)

Now I am going through my books and tagging them. I've started to use more and more heirarchical tags, but I've been making them up as I go.

Then it hit me...why not use the DD or LCC system as my tagging system. Or maybe in addition to my personal tags.

Is this a reasonable thing to do? Have others done this? Does anyone have a file with the set of tags already created that I can import?

Thanks for any guidance in this area.

05-23-2012, 07:46 PM	#1
hd_cal_dave Enthusiast Posts: 25 Karma: 366 Join Date: May 2012 Device: Android	Tags vs Dewey Decimal vs Library of Congress Classification I've got a decent sized library (2000+ books) and I used to have them stored in a complex directory hierarchy according to dewey decimal. (Don't worry, I'm not going to ask if I can get Calibre to use that hierarchy internally!) Now I am going through my books and tagging them. I've started to use more and more heirarchical tags, but I've been making them up as I go. Then it hit me...why not use the DD or LCC system as my tagging system. Or maybe in addition to my personal tags. Is this a reasonable thing to do? Have others done this? Does anyone have a file with the set of tags already created that I can import? Thanks for any guidance in this area.