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by glenn poppedecember 10, 2024
Dear friends, Our team took some downtime from catalog over the last couple months and, unfortunately, our website did too. The Open Library (operated by the Internet Archive), which is an integral...
by roryjune 7, 2024
Dear reader, A word from catalog staff member Mark: A Book is a Piece of Wood Digital technology is constantly evolving, and we’re forever playing catch up. The technology of the book, on the...
by rorymay 17, 2024
Dear book person, It's been a little while and lots has happened in the life of catalog. In this post I'll go over all the biggest updates. A new catalog staff member appears! A big welcome to...
by glenn poppemarch 7, 2024
dear friends, we've just entered book two of middlemarch with our bluesky friends, which has been a lot of fun so far. i think the swirling daily conversation will provide enough energy to help me...
by roryfebruary 28, 2024
Dear catalog friends, A few updates on the catalog app and roadmap, before I go into my main train of thought: We have a changelog! I try to update it every week and that's where you'll find the...
by roryjanuary 6, 2024
(Did you get this post as an email, because you're on our email list? Don't miss the email-exclusive first section there, which includes an invite link for you.) As we've been opening up catalog for...
by glenn poppenovember 13, 2023
dear friends, the world seems to be on fire – from firebombs to wildfires to dumpster fires, a relentless march of destruction of people, places, and knowledge.  institutions of learning have been...
by roryaugust 30, 2023
Though I live in Brooklyn today, I grew up in the deep suburbs of the San Francisco Bay Area. Our town was the kind of town that was exactly above-average in all areas: more diverse than not, more...
by glenn poppeaugust 11, 2023
hello friends, stewart brand wrote in how buildings learn "a building is not something you finish. a building is something you start." so i'm excited to share the start of something new: we're...