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Adapting to ebooks

Posted on Jun 15, 2020Jan 18, 2021

Would my love for printed books survive the life of a digital nomad?

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Watership Down author Richard Adams passes away

Posted on Dec 28, 2016Jan 6, 2023

Author Richard Adams has died, but his seminal 1972 novel, Watership Down, has left a lasting impact on my life.

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Reading Rainbow Remixed

Posted on Jan 28, 2013Feb 27, 2022

In collaboration with PBS Digital Studios, John D Boswell, aka melodysheep, remixes LeVar Burton's Reading Rainbow to produce music video 'In Your Imagination'.

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The benefits of re-reading

Posted on Aug 21, 2012Feb 1, 2022

With so many new library books to read, is it worth one's valuable time to revisit and re-experience previously read favorite books?

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Publishing your virtual bookshelf online with Goodreads

Posted on Mar 20, 2011Feb 1, 2022

After indexing my personal library into a digital bookshelf, I investigated several online book services on which to share it, settling on Goodreads.

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Cataloging a collection with Delicious Library

Posted on Feb 4, 2011Feb 1, 2022

My desire for a digital index of the hundreds of books in my collection was fulfilled by the barcode scanning software Delicious Library 2 for the Mac.

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Library theft results in jail time

Posted on May 14, 2010Feb 1, 2022

Brian Linebach of Ankeny, Iowa, faces five years in prison for failing to return $1,000 worth of library materials. I can empathize — with the library.

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Local libraries' budgetary issues — and solutions

Posted on Apr 29, 2010Feb 1, 2022

RA Salvatore, Carolyn Noah, and Christine Drew look at the budgetary issues faced by local libraries. Here are their proposed solutions.

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