Andy Naselli has a helpful article titled "Why you should organize your personal theological library and a way how."
Although he states the obvious when he says "organizing your personal theological library enables you to function more efficiently and productively" and "few people would disagree that it's prudent to organize your library," he points out that "personal libraries today can be more complex than they were a few decades ago because we may have print books and articles, electronic books in platforms like Logos Bible Software or Accordance, PDFs, Word docs, audiobooks, MP3s, videos, blog posts, and more."
Before he shares in the article how he organizes his library, he acknowledges that his "isn't the only way to do it, and it's probably not the best way. But the system works well for me given my personality, training, and goals, and it may stimulate you to develop or tweak your own system in a way that serves you well."
His conclusion: It's wise to organize your library so that you can research efficiently, and this article suggests one way to do that today by using Zotero. The organizational method we use is merely a tool--a means to an end. And the end is to glorify God as good stewards of his varied grace.
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