#libraries
I can finally say I've upgraded successfully to #Fedora40. It was not without hassle this time and it started with what seemed to be a system that did not even give me a prompt after #rebooting, although the update process had seemed to go smoothly and quickly. Luckily, the virtual screens were working and so I could #login to a #shell. Although #sddm didn't seem to be working, #kdm was and so I was able to open a desktop session, but only in #Gnome. There were still problems running #kde #programs such as #konsole and #korganizer as some #qt #libraries were missing. Installing those allowed the programs to run. Also, no #audio devices were being detected and so I couldn't play any clips, etc.
Today I found that #kwin was also lacking a library (#qtsensors) and so after that was installed and I rebooted the machine, I found that sddm was working again and so I could log in to the #kde session that I usually do. Also, the #sound issue was solved by removing the directory #wireplumber from ~/.local/state.
There’s More to Copyright Than Financial Incentives, Internet Archive Argues in Court
#torrent-freak #internet-archive #ia #freedom #liberty #library #libraries #ebook #ebooks #lawsuit #price-gouging #enshittification #library-freedom #book-publishers #lawsuit
Z-Library: New Problems
My private URL for Z-Library no longer works. These were an innovation Z-Library started a year or two ago. You sent an email message to them, and they sent you back custom URLs just for you.
However, I found http://zlib24th6ptyb4ibzn3tj2cndqafs6rhm4ed4gruxztaaco35lka.b32.i2p/ This works just fine, and will be harder to block, but I2P doesn't make connections as easily as the Clearnet, and not even as easily as Onionland. Also, a lot of you don't run I2P.
For now, https://singlelogin.re/ is also working.
#zlibrary #z-library #books #copyright #site-blocking #open-culture #library #libraries #free-access #ebooks #downloads #ebook-downloads #book-downloads
When you're new to a development stack (here, NextJS for me), it's not easy to know which libraries to use.
This article explains the process quite well, using the internationalization example, but that's true for almost every use case:
https://dev.to/arsenii/how-to-choose-an-i18n-library-for-a-nextjs-14-application-part-1-5hjp
Publishers Secure Widespread Support in Landmark Copyright Battle With Internet Archive
Major book publishers continue their legal crusade against Internet Archive's scan-and-lend library, hoping to shut it down for good. IA's appeal previously received support from authors and copyright scholars. The publishers, however, have some heavyweight backers too. New amicus briefs are signed by former U.S. politicians, former judges, and legal scholars. Industry groups such as the MPA and RIAA also rally behind the publishers.
#internet-archive #ia #copyright #copying #books #book-publishing #publishers #fair-use #library #libraries #intellectual-property #lawsuit
The association, founded in 1876, condemned legislation that would threaten librarians and other educators with criminal prosecution for possessing “obscene” material.
#ALA #libraries #censorship #read #BannedBooks #books #democracy #legislation
#UN FAILS AGAIN
the evil ones will not stop
tens of thousands of deaths of innocent civilians, including MANY doctors, nurses, women and children, are a modern medieval horror that casts an indelible, lasting, terminal pile of shame on anyone in Netanyanu's government and (I'll say it clearly) anyone who supports Israel's actions.
But the deaths of tens of thousands of innocents is still a fraction of Gaza's population of over two million. What is actually FAR more damaging to Palestine's survival is the systematic and deliberate destruction of the entire infrastructure.
#Mosques, #churches, #schools, #libraries, #hospitals, hundreds if not thousands of residential apartment blocks, roads, gas stations, power systems, water supplies, and much much more. In fact, everything a civilization needs to function. If #Gaza is to be eradicated, that's what will do it unless there's a ceasefire VERY soon.
Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=xlkaqbMmvUUSee less
SPECIAL: RayMcGovern & Matthew Hoh : The myth of the Mossad.
Nokia. In addition to attracting great bands, this town has a pretty cool central library.
I once had a social media series called "Tribute to Libraries". Basically the idea was to visit every single library in the Helmet (Finnish capital region) system, take some pictures and do a post. May resurrect it at some point.
Related to this, visited the Nokia central library. Open since 2020, the building also has spaces for arts exhibitions, plus meeting rooms and work spaces. Being a modern library, it only has 90K books available, with a lot of space dedicated to various services.
Link: https://visitnokia.fi/kohteet/kirjasto-ja-kulttuuritalo-virta/
My previous library journeys: https://jasonrobinson.me/streams/tag/tributetolibraries/
#libraries #books #reading #digitalcollections
Magnificent!
UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE
Cambridge Digital Library
https://cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/collections/
“The US library system, once the best in the world, faces death by a thousand cuts,”
“The traditional practice of libraries is to buy or acquire published materials, preserve and catalog them, and lend them widely and confidentially. (…) But now, in the digital age, every one of these functions has been denied to libraries, or recently even declared illegal in the United States.”
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/oct/09/us-library-system-attack-digital-licensing
#libraries #technology
DIGITIZED LARGE SCALE FORMAT
Digitizing oversized archival items - such as maps, architectural plans, posters, registers and artworks.
- The sheer size of large format items can make them prone to damage, if not handled and supported correctly, and can make capturing high quality images difficult.
#libraries #technology #books #maps #manuscripts #photography
DIGITAL LIBRARY COLLECTIONS
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/
#libraries #architecture
Interior
Marriott Library ~ University of Utah. Salt Lake City
I worked here - on the 5th Floor. IT/Digital Technologies.
