There is a great deal of information that comes along with the
words, such as images, maps, and charts that help frame the content of the
postings and behind the article content sits the publications which act as source
materials for the content.
I have recently been working to expand access to my background
materials as a way to provide readers a pathway to more information, when they want to go deeper into the subject
matter. The tools for this new effort are Goodreads and Facebook.
For those of you not familiar with Goodreads -- you should
be. This site collects lists of books by subject and includes member reviews of
those books. You can put your own library up there as a contribution or just
read what others have to say about books you’re interested in. Another feature
allows you to search for booksellers who have the book and buy it right in
Goodreads. You can also join any one of a variety of forums on different topics
where members openly discuss issues that matter to them.
I have 136 of the books in my Goodreads booklist including
about 80 books on the ancient world. Every book I use for my postings gets
added to my booklist there.
To make supplementary materials available, I have created a
Facebook page for the blog which you can see at:
Here I will be adding all of the image materials from the
articles I post, including charts, artifacts, and maps of the ancient world -- located in the photo section organized by category. Not all of the
materials are up there yet but I’m working on it. Take a look and see what
you think.
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