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Guy LeCharles Gonzalez (aka glecharles) (aka loudpoet)

An arm with a tattoo: "I was made for the library, not the classroom."

Booknotes: February 2024

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  • Post published:March 1, 2024
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Books I read, and a brief note on what I thought about each of them. Might include other media, too.

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"This is Fine" stuffed dog; a framed Writer's Digest cover; collected editions of The Far Side and Calvin and Hobbes. In front, a miniature guillotine.

Five Things: February 29, 2024

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  • Post published:February 29, 2024
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"You should only do it because you love it." Five things for February 29, 2024.

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"This is Fine" stuffed dog; a framed Writer's Digest cover; collected editions of The Far Side and Calvin and Hobbes. In front, a miniature guillotine.

Five Things: February 8, 2024

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  • Post published:February 8, 2024
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"'The future sucks' seems to be the underlying theme of yet another edition of this newsletter. Sorry, not sorry!" Five things for February 8, 2024.

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An arm with a tattoo: "I was made for the library, not the classroom."

Booknotes: January 2024

  • Post author:Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
  • Post published:January 31, 2024
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Books I read this month, and a brief note on what I thought about each of them.

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"This is Fine" stuffed dog; a framed Writer's Digest cover; collected editions of The Far Side and Calvin and Hobbes. In front, a miniature guillotine.

Five Things: January 25, 2024

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  • Post published:January 25, 2024
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"Ultimately, you have to be true to yourself and deal with the consequences." Five things for January 25, 2024.

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On library ebook licenses, patron demand, and power dynamics

  • Post author:Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
  • Post published:January 17, 2024
  • Post category:Media
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Meanwhile, libraries have generally proven reluctant to use their power to shape the demand curve and shift digital budgets away from expensive Big 5 bestsellers, even when it means sacrificing diversity and depth in their own digital collections.

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"This is Fine" stuffed dog; a framed Writer's Digest cover; collected editions of The Far Side and Calvin and Hobbes. In front, a miniature guillotine.

Five Things: January 4, 2024

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  • Post published:January 4, 2024
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"One of the few book-related things I’d save in a fire." Five Things: January 4, 2024.

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