So, the main table for the Library has crashed and the auto-repair has failed…. This is bad.
I need to figure out what to do from here as it looks like the only backups I have that were not also affected are quite old.
As such the project is going on hold for a bit until I’m able to sort things out and find a better hosting solution.
–The Reference Librarian
UPDATE: I have managed to rebuild the table that crashed, however, I am not sure how long it will hold. At this point the plan is to make a backup of the entire thing, move the backup to a new server, and in the meantime, shut down the most data-intensive portions of the website. This will hopefully preserve the hit counter and blog rankings until I am able to find a better, more dedicated solution.
The Biblioblog Reference Librarian's Desk 
Thanks for the update. I really appreciate this blog and the work you put into it.