Well, it's March 31 and some of us know what that means! Yes, it's been a nice ride, and a final day at the carnival.
I was making a last pass through Logos.com, mainly looking to fill out some of my 'holes' in my Libronix library. I've got definite weaknesses in archaeology (I really think Logos does too, but I could be wrong; who knows??). I'd like something on theology that's not 'theological' (meaning descriptive of theologies). Some more 'cultural' discussions on 1st century judaism (i.e. for interpreting the NT etc). Plus a few more 'data-driven' women writers (perspective).
Well, after several hours, I guess it's time to head for where I left my car parked.
I know a couple years back they came up with the 'caret' system. I don't know how they assign the 'carets' but Billy Graham in renaissance history? I'm really not trying to be critical; it's just that Logos has such a large number of choices, it's really hard to 'shop' unless you ALREADY know what you're looking for! Is this confusing? I am.
I really don't know what the answer is. I know when I go to the bookstore, I don't have such a problem. Everything is where you expect it to be. I thought, well maybe I could use google to get it better sorted out; that was a disaster. I tried the internal Logos.com search but that was a wash too (that's how the famous historian Jimmy Swaggert came up!).
I think there's a key word search in Logos.com similar to Logos4, but who knows.
The only way I can figure there might be a decent fix is to have one of those 'fill in the blank' panels (essentially combining all the caret layers and key words on one page). I don't know 'where' that idea came from ... Libronix maybe?!
I don't know .... Logos is such a gold mine of books but just too exhausting. And tomorrow's April 1. A new day.
