New Year Changes (2022): At the BookShelf (Facebook Page)


Hi all. It has probably become obvious to anyone that may have been following this Blog for some time that posts have become few and far between of late. I think I have more-or-less struggled over the years with times of poor health, but no more so than the current time. It is a many faceted problem and I won’t go into all of the details. Essentially, something needs to change (or a number of things really). Being still at work and clearly needing to continue to work in order to feed myself, etc, sadly it has beome time to change the way I do things around my many Blogs, etc. I have always enjoyed being online and keeping blogs and websites ticking over, but it has now become an almost impossible chore.

What will change is that this Blog will remain up as an archive, while also providing a gateway (via a link) to my Facebook Page (At the BookShelf), where I hope to continue posting curated articles/links/reviews, etc. It is so much quicker and easier to do that there than having to write code, etc, here. Essentially, the only real change will be the location of the information. Of course, this will also affect the tumblr version of the Blog also. The page has been going for some time now, years in fact, and has long been a useful place for information concerning books, etc.

If you would like to continue the journey with me, please visit the Facebook Page linked to below – and thank you for visiting me here over the years.

For more visit:
At the BookShelf (Facebook Page)

The only other thing to note is that posts will begin appearing there very soon – maybe even tonight. Thanks all.

Archive of Sumerian Literature


The link below is to an archive website for Sumerian literature, one of the first known languages and some of the earliest known literature.

For more visit:
http://etcsl.orinst.ox.ac.uk/

More On Norway’s Digital Archive


The link below is to another article taking a look at the National Library of Norway and its digital archive program.

For more visit:
https://goodereader.com/blog/e-book-news/national-library-of-norway-digitizes-250000-ebooks

Norway’s Digital Archive


The link below is to an article reporting on Norway’s sensible digital archive program for literature.

For more visit:
https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2013/12/norway-decided-to-digitize-all-the-norwegian-books/282008/

Article: Automatically Archive Quotes from Ebooks in a Single Document


The link below is to an article that explains one way to automatically archive quotes from ebooks in a single document.

For more visit:
http://ebookfriendly.com/archive-book-quotes-in-a-single-doc-ifttt/

Article: The Digital Public Library of America


The link below is to an article about the latest attempt to build a book archive – The Digital Public Library of America.

For more visit:
http://www.technologyreview.com/web/40210/

Not My Review: ‘The Censor’s Library,’ by Nicole Moore


The link below is to a book review that I didn’t write. The book being reviewed is ‘The Censor’s Library,’ by Nicole Moore. This book is about the banned books of Australia, stored away in an archive and making up some 793 boxes of books. It looks into the history of censorship of imported books in Australia.

For more visit:
http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/books/contains-adult-themes-20120316-1va3t.html