#library extension

[whetstonefires]

I also use Library Extension, and I once sent in a bug report. the actual developer personally emailed me to tell me it had been patched within the hour. Disconcertingly competent.

Right?? Like oh you're a real person. Talking to me. About your program you wrote that I'm using. With disconcerting rapidity!

Apart from the speed thing, which is more of a personal project management flex, it felt like traveling back in time to like 2002.

[onlymurdersintheafterparty]

Have you ever been browsing on goodreads or thestorygraph and been frustrated having to go to several online library sources to see where the book is available? If so I strongly recommend that you add the library extension to your browser. Not only does it tell you which app/website has the book in question, it also tells you how many copies are available. I find it extremely helpful because it lets me know if I'd be better off physically going to the library for a book or if I can save myself a trip and check out the ebook instead. There is the occasional error where a book with a name that is too common will be mistaken for either another book or a dvd with the same name but for the most part it's highly accurate. I hope that this post is helpful and saves you time as well as money! If you're just getting started with exploring digital libraries and looking for apps/websites that allow you to access audiobooks and ebooks with your library card for free you can find some popular ones on my list here.

Update: I’ve been made aware the link is currently down so I’ll try to get it back working soon

[astriiformes]

Still working on getting everything set up how I like it on Palamedes (the new laptop) and was reminded of my favorite browser extensions everyone should know about -- Unpaywall and Library Extension

Unpaywall automatically searches a database of open-access sources to let you know if an academic article you're looking at is available anywhere for free. (And yes, I know there are other ways of getting your hands on them if there aren't open-access options, but it's an easy, convenient first step in the search!)

Library Extension is kind of similar, except it's an extension that tells you if your local library (or its Hoopla catalogue, or various online sources like Open Library) has a book available in a little box that shows up if you're looking at titles on Amazon, Goodreads, or their less evil counterparts -- Bookshop and Storygraph, respectively. It even has a button that automatically takes you to the page to request it as a hold from the library instead, which I know is amazing for my "I'll look that up later [does not look that up later]" ADHD brain.

I cannot recommend these extensions enough, and the ease and convenience of both of them have definitely helped me read more academics articles and books than I would have otherwise. Definitely check them out if you're not already using them!

[unpretty]

my local library apparently partnered with like TWELVE CONSORTIUMS for overdrive access and all but eight of them were in the library extension database (i requested the other four be added) so now when i go to amazon the library list is like. a fucking mile long. and i can look at them all and see which library has the shortest wait time to get the book i want. life: hacked.

[voidedtea]

[ID in alt]

my pieces for @strawberrij's thespius fashion zine!! quite the endeavour and adventure that turned out pretty neat i think :]

special thanks go to @ratchetclankarecute for posing/cloth references + the bulk of the image descriptions! that first image would Not have happened without them <3

[queerliblib]

Irish? Queer? we’ve got books for you

Irish authors, settings (or both!), with a St. Patricks’ Day romance thrown in - all available at the Queer Liberation Library!

Books pictured are listed below, and there are more in the list in our collection if you click through!

Some Integrity by Padraig Regan (multi-award winning irish poetry, queerness as a way of looking)

In the Name of Love: the movement for Marriage Equality in Ireland by Una Mullally (what it says on the tin)

Moments of Glad Grace by Alison Wearing (ultimately a family story, exploring ancestral connections to Ireland and a daughter’s relationship with her aging father)

All Our Hidden Gifts by Caroline O’Donoghue (teens, tarot, and catholic school)

Juno Loves Legs by Karl Geary (young friendship in 1980’s Dublin)

Lucky to Be Yours by Shannon O’Connor (fun F/F rom-com!)

[collegeboysam]

they didn't explore sam using his powers to save dean enough, so desperate to get to his brother that he just does it, not even completely sure how. we should have had a monster of the week episode where a group tries to hurt them and sam gets so frantic about dean maybe dying that he makes everyone's heads explode

[shredsandpatches]

don't want to get into it on that one post but while it's true that there are a lot of complex reasons behind the way that the Library of Congress classifies information the way it does, it's ALSO true that a lot of information professionals have a lot of respect for/interest in AO3, to the extent that you will almost certainly encounter discussion of it in library school (I did). This is not to throw shade at the LOC OR to say its classifications are perfect (there are a number of movements to update its terminology to address the number of *isms in various subject categories) but to also point out that AO3's approach to metadata is genuinely impressive and effective enough to have the respect of professionals, not just cringe fandom people (I am both)

[intothestacks]

An extension for library and book lovers

Library Extension allows you to see if your library has a book you're interested in and put a hold on it without having to go to the library site to do it.

They have extensions for Chrome, Firefox, and Edge.

The extension works for several dozen countries, so it's worth checking if your country is included.

You then select which country subdivision you live in and which library systems you want to add the extension to.

Once the library is added in, when you go to shopping sites like Amazon, you should see on the side whether the library has any copies of the book!

[apaleflame]

the most life saving firefox extension for me (aside from ublock origin) is definitely library extension, if you're browsing goodreads the extension will show you this on the corner of the page:

showing you whether or not the book you want is available at your library, in either it's physical or electronic collection!

[chuck-the-goon]

Can I just give a shout out as an artist and say thank you to all the people that make edits, gifs, compilation videos, screenshots with enhanced colours/detail/saturation, and all the other art forms that are made with such loving attention, because you guys are the absolute best. Seriously.

[larkandkatydid]

Do you think that 75 years from now the Tesla Foundation will host a super cool black history month exhibition and/or that woke social justice people will apply for jobs at the extremely woke Elon Musk museum?

I realize this sounds absurd unless you live in Southeast Michigan, in which case, I hope you are wishing me luck on my job application at the woke and beautiful Elon Musk museum, unironically my dream job. And also, I hope you went to this becaue it ruled.

[kyuuvoid]

GUYSS look at what my uni library has!!!

[gavramous]

i know ghost's actor said that ghost listens to fucking classical music of all genres (idk, maybe i'm just not cool enough to understand), but in my heart of hearts he's a grunge/metalhead who has a weird relationship with being a grunge/metalhead.

there's periods of time which can last for weeks (but usually last for months) where he doesn't listen to his music at all, because the sound remind him too much of who he was and what he went through. the thought of trying to find new music to listen to seems like an irritating task, though; a task that would only leave him frustrated with himself for letting this be an issue in the first place. of course, he does understand why it is an issue: it's association. he, on his bad days, has trouble disconnecting the music from his father. but it's also music that he likes, and on his good days enjoys listening to. these oscillating moods irritate him to no end, and he doesn't see a clear conclusion for them.

- - -

ghosts and gaz are in the kitchen, sharing each other's company and the last dregs of communal sugar in their tea, and they're talking about music. gaz is explaining what makes him so passionate. it turns out to be because of his father and his zeal for music of all genres. he explains how there was always music on in his house growing up; they always had a cd or a vinyl or a casette playing, and it was always something new, something unlike what they had listened to the week before.

ghost listens intently to gaz. he enjoys hearing about his normal childhood and his positive relationship with music. he enjoys hearing about his not perfect (in gaz's words), but loving family. he asks gaz what the weirdest album his father got obsessed with was, what genres his siblings enjoyed, gaz's favourite song, and gaz answers all his questions happily.

eventually, gaz asks ghost about his relationship with music, and it's ghost's turn to open up and sour the good conversation.

ghost explains that it can be a bit... tense sometimes. his father had a huge impact on his taste, and unfortunately that means some of the time he has trouble listening to his music without sordid feelings arising. ghost tells gaz how he's unwilling to try and find anything different, as it would just overwhelm him, so he makes do. he tacks it off with "it's just music. not the end of the world." that is, in his humble opinion, an acceptably casual (but also not too undermining) way of ending his answer.

apparently not to gaz. he looks at ghost seriously for a beat, then says, "i could always recommend you some music."

ghost thinks on this for a bit. where's the harm? gaz has good music taste. the worst that could happen is a deflated ego on gaz's part if ghost happens to not enjoy his recommendations. gaz might take that as a challenge, though, and spend a lot more effort trying to find something ghost enjoys. the thought of gaz putting in so much effort for him bothers ghost, but ghost also knows that gaz wouldn't offer to do something he doesn't want to do. gaz would probably also get a huge kick out of reccomending something to ghost that he'd end up liking.

"why not," ghost says.

gaz's face lights up, and he asks, "what type of music do you wan't to try out?"

ghost furrows his brow. he hadn't thought about it in that much depth. he just knows that sometimes he wants out. he guesses that something soft would suffice. something he can put on and not have to fight to listen to; something that carries him. but not something too light and airy. something that's grounded. he tells this to gaz, slightly embarrassed with his wording, but gaz tells him that's a perfect description, and he already has an album in mind for ghost to check out. gaz sends him a text with the album linked and says he will look for some other recommendations for him. ghost thanks him, and their conversation continues, and eventually moves onto something else.

- - -

it's a week later that ghost finally has time to sit down and do nothing for more than 5 minutes. he's relaxing in his room, and he remembers the link for the album gaz sent him. the message is still sitting unseen in his inbox, and he decides that there's no better time to give it a listen.

he grabs his shitty earphones from his desk and lays on his bed, opening up the album and starting it.

it starts off slow, but it's strong and sure of itself. it's flowy, and if he's honest, ghost can't really tell when one song ends and another starts. the lyrics are there in random intervals, and they're much softer than the sound of the music itself, but the voice that sings them is strong. it's obvious the focus is on the instrumental, and ghost apprciates that. it allows him to relax fully.

this is exactly what he has wanted.

he listens to the whole album and lays there after it finishes. he sends gaz a text, thanking him and letting him know it's a wonderful recommendation.

ghost still enjoys the music he's grown up with. but gaz has helped him more than he can know. he has helped give him options for the days he struggles with, and that means so much to ghost.

[trentreznorspussy]

i’m sorry i appreciate the library as much as the next person but the fucking libby app is literally so useless like oh yeah i’d love nothing more than to wait 20 weeks for the chance listen to the choice of 17 audiobooks that are actually good and 1000 badly written middle aged softcore porno slogs jesus christ

[shifuaang]

he's a loser, a fossil, and I don't mean to sound hostile, but the demon has a shit hairline