Yale University Press – Yale Books: “David Ebony interviews Michael Lobel, author of Van Gogh and the End of Nature In his latest book, Van Gogh and the End of Nature, author Michael Lobel situates Vincent van Gogh in the midst of the industrial era in 19th-century Europe, and explores the artist’s often fraught relationship… Continue Reading
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The Free Library by Farlex
34,746,903 articles and books – “Since 2003, The Free Library has offered free, full-text versions of classic literary works from hundreds of celebrated authors, whose biographies, images, and famous quotations can also be found on the site. Recently, The Free Library has been expanded to include a massive collection of periodicals from hundreds of leading… Continue Reading
NYT – The best books of the 21st century
The best books of the 21st century, including “Demon Copperhead,” Robert Caro’s latest and epic works in translation. Today: 80-61. See part one of the article. See also The New Yorker – The Best Books We Read This Week. Our editors and critics choose the most captivating, notable, brilliant, surprising, absorbing, weird, thought-provoking, and talked-about… Continue Reading
The Original Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland Manuscript
Open Culture – Handwritten & Illustrated By Lewis Carroll (1864) ; “…Alice’s Adventures Under Ground, the original version of the book that Carroll presented to Alice Liddell in 1864, is presently housed in the British Library, which has graciously made it freely available online. You can view it here. The handwritten volume includes 37 crisp… Continue Reading
The End of Libraries as We Know Them? with Brewster Kahle and Kyle Courtney
The End of Libraries as We Know Them? with Brewster Kahle and Kyle Courtney Why Is This Happening? The Chris Hayes Podcast– Could the future of libraries as we’ve known them be completely different? Our guests this week say so. Megapublishers are suing the Internet Archive, perhaps best known for its Wayback Machine, to redefine… Continue Reading
Making a case for Shakespeare, 400 years after his death
The Economist – The Folger library reopens, with a renewed purpose [unpaywalled]. What is the world’s largest Shakespeare collection doing in Washington, DC? Across the street from the Library of Congress, diagonally opposite to the Supreme Court, sits the Folger Shakespeare Library. At first glance, the large neoclassical block of white marble looks like another… Continue Reading
National Information Standards Controlled Digital Lending Working Group Stalls
Library Futures: “…I am stepping down because I believe that publishers and their affiliated trade associations are more interested in undermining that mission and the NISO process than they are in finding a solution for CDL that respects the rights of libraries, authors, publishers, and readers. The Working Group’s proposed standard, which offers best practice… Continue Reading
Generative AI Resources 2024
Via LLRX – Generative AI Resources 2024 – Referencing an article in this month’s Georgetown Law Technology Review, “…traditional AI algorithms normally operate by carrying out a specific function or completing a task using a data set that contains information on how that function or task has previously been done In other words, traditional AI is… Continue Reading
The Internet is Not Forever, So It’s Time to Preserve What You Can
How to Geek: “Key Takeaways Web content is constantly at risk of being lost; users can help preserve it. Physical media and DRM-free backups are essential for long-term access. Focus on preserving personal favorites and cultural artifacts for future generations. There’s a saying that “the internet never forgets” but that’s just wishful thinking. Storing data… Continue Reading
Internet Archive Lists Banned Books
Metafilter: “included within a recent announcement by the the Internet Archive is a list of banned books. this is a great resource! started reading & only got as far as Aristotle & Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe [gbooks]. there’s apparently also a film. looking forward to exploring further!” Continue Reading
How the ‘Owner’s Guide’ Became a Rare Book
The Atlantic [unpaywalled] – Instruction Manuals: In Memoriam. Are we better off for that?: “Just the other day, I had to read the manual. I’d borrowed my neighbor’s hammer drill to make some holes in a masonry wall, and I didn’t know how to swap the bits. Fortunately, the drill’s carrying case came with a… Continue Reading
Public domain comic book archive
Comic Book + / Total 42,888: “Welcome to the main page of our massive public domain comic book archive. True gems to download or read online. So many, it is impossible to read them all! The majority of our books belong to what has been termed the Golden Age of Comics. This began primarily with… Continue Reading
