Category Archives: Catalog
I would prefer not to.
Last weekend I scored a tote bag from Melville House Books emblazoned with the words, “I would prefer not to,” the famous refrain from Melville’s 1853 story, “Bartleby, the Scrivener: a Story of Wall-Street.” I am loath to festoon myself … Continue reading
Filed under Catalog, Literature, Michele, OccupyLibraries, Scholarship
Thank you to 2600, and all our donors!
2600: The Hacker Quarterly dropped off some magazines and books the other day. Thank you to publishers like these folks who are stepping up to support us! Yesterday we also received some amazing books from WBAI, and wonderful boxes from donors across … Continue reading
Filed under Catalog, Donations, Hacking, Michael, Technology
Scanning Books
Yesterday, we started the process of scanning all the barcodes of media in our collection and photographing the title pages or covers of those without bar codes. We’re using the free and open source application Bar Code Scanner which creates a … Continue reading
Filed under Catalog, Michael, Photographs, Radical Reference, Technology
