Post 9mDVt228hvHMG5I7k0 by orn@friendica.customvisualdesigns.com
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 (DIR) Post #9mBrc3okd9f3XnQDMO by dredmorbius@mastodon.cloud
       2019-08-23T21:35:54Z
       
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       A reminder that the Internet Archive has a phenomenal collection of public-domain, freely-available books.Such as "The Conquest of Bread"https://archive.org/details/conquestofbread00kropiala/page/xivMany still-under-copyright works are available, free, for check-out.#InternetArchive #books #freeBooks #libraries
       
 (DIR) Post #9mDNIAv5uEdVTGuVZg by dredmorbius@mastodon.cloud
       2019-08-24T15:05:34Z
       
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       @switchingsocial yeah.  I usually just #DDG #bangSearch !archive <title> <author> myself.
       
 (DIR) Post #9mDOh6DsbeiE6696XI by silverwizard@friendica.obscuritus.ca
       2019-08-24T15:13:30Z
       
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       @dredmorbiusBut does that solve searching for books? Or only searching for a book?
       
 (DIR) Post #9mDP7MmZf1nGz8tndY by dredmorbius@mastodon.cloud
       2019-08-24T15:26:01Z
       
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       @silverwizard Um, distinguish?You can search for keywords.  If I happen to know *a* book I'm looking for, I'll put in the title/author.  If I'm looking for a subject or topic, keywords.  If an author, obv.The !archive bang searches all of the Archive, you can refine searches by type / media once you're on the site.  It's a convenient way to start, from the browser navbar.I also use #worldcat extensively as a catalog.  It doesn't return whole works though.
       
 (DIR) Post #9mDVt228hvHMG5I7k0 by orn@friendica.customvisualdesigns.com
       2019-08-24T15:47:13Z
       
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       @dredmorbius @switchingsocial @dredmorbiusFor a general subject would it be something like "! archive <subject>"?
       
 (DIR) Post #9mDcsKa0xyUjAVkVCS by dredmorbius@mastodon.cloud
       2019-08-24T18:00:11Z
       
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       @orn The search is not field-sensitive.  However if you enter a specific title or author, you're likely to hit it.!achive <search terms> ... is the generalisation.  You're looking for whatever terms you've supplied, at the Internet Archive.@switchingsocial
       
 (DIR) Post #9mDnoYzSXuDqCP3Zrc by orn@friendica.customvisualdesigns.com
       2019-08-24T19:59:45Z
       
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       @dredmorbius @switchingsocial @dredmorbiusThat cat is terrifying!
       
 (DIR) Post #9mDqNAVhklc0Jslfmq by dredmorbius@mastodon.cloud
       2019-08-24T20:31:25Z
       
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       @orn Effective as intended! @switchingsocial
       
 (DIR) Post #9mRMtIehwZt8iltbg8 by ben_hr@social.coop
       2019-08-31T09:07:00Z
       
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       @dredmorbius the checkout system is absolute magic, I use it a lot.
       
 (DIR) Post #9mRgVNjoVkc5wL6i4u by liamvhogan@aus.social
       2019-08-31T09:55:40Z
       
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       @ben_hr @dredmorbius ‘do you like Kropotkin’? ‘I don’t know, I’ve never Kropotked’
       
 (DIR) Post #9mRgVO9gxXJVEbDNPk by dredmorbius@mastodon.cloud
       2019-08-31T12:46:46Z
       
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       @liamvhogan There's kropotkith and kropotkin.  You may now kropotkith the bread.@ben_hr