When there is no topic left to talk about in your study, it could be your bookcase and the shelving there in. For some there is nothing like shelves, so the shelving has no relevance at all.



Purpose: For some shelving means just stacking of the books and nothing else. For some it is a systematic way of keeping the books in order so that they are easily available when needed. Some people want to make their bookcase look neat and tidy and want to make the people feel that they take care of and maintain it.

Being creative with , means that the books are arranged on the shelf in such a manner that it is presentable, catchy, and looks systematic. The shelving depends on the following issue:

1The types of the books that have to be displayed on the shelves: Dimensions such as voluminous books and thin books

2The purpose of the bookcase: Whom is it intended for? Children or Adults.

3The location of the bookcase: The location could be the unused corner of the room or the door to the store room that is hardly used.

4Duration: Is the placement or the location of the bookcase permanent or for a short duration? Nowadays folding bookcases and shelves are also available. It is the best shelving solution for the students.

The most common styles of shelving are the horizontal shelving and the vertical shelving . The bookshelves could be the simplest with the horizontal planks of wood just above each other creating different tiers. On the other hand the bookshelves could be complex with the bookcase itself taking different shape, just like sometime the book case is circular rotating on an axis. The large voluminous books are stacked horizontally towards the base of the bookcase while the small thin books are stacked vertically towards the upper tiers of the bookcase.

The bookcase is could be standing independently, mounted on the wall or just taking the support of the wall in a slightly inclined position. The last sort of shelving gives a staggering appearance.

The shelving of the books should be appealing for the eyes and at the same time serve its basic purpose of holding he books firmly in their places.

The shelving could be through a suspension shelf and on the other hand could be based on geometric modular shelving. The geometric modular shelving is based on various geometric shapes. This sort of shelving can be customized.