tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post1813937447388114288..comments2023-10-15T04:23:50.187-04:00Comments on College Misery: A Book-y Big Thirsty From Compost.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-47279201996844857332013-03-08T23:47:40.961-05:002013-03-08T23:47:40.961-05:00Yeah, my tiny offices, almost always shared, never...Yeah, my tiny offices, almost always shared, never have had enough bookcases. In one instance, I was told happily I had a choice of office furniture! File cabinet or bookcase? <br /><br />But I've never been given space with NO shelves.<br /><br />I advise you to do as Peter and I have done: get cheap or free shelves and put them in anyway. Label them clearly on the back so it's clear Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02906546940408742913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-30660810629608273412013-03-08T17:03:26.560-05:002013-03-08T17:03:26.560-05:00Lemur & Edna: Yes, a cube farm like you would...Lemur & Edna: Yes, a cube farm like you would see in an insurance company. I've already resigned myself to not having a real office with a door -- only administrators and janitors get those -- but the lack of a single book shelf in the entire faculty "area" is really bugging me.Composthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15457598409190167717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-16131561595561096062013-03-08T03:50:17.039-05:002013-03-08T03:50:17.039-05:00Re: OP -- What Lemurpants said.
Peter, our librar...Re: OP -- What Lemurpants said.<br /><br />Peter, our library seems to be moving in the e-book direction, too, and I am filled with trepidation about it. Given that our students (let alone our proffies) are not nearly as techno-addled as it seems most North Americans are these days, I worry about inadvertently limiting access for people who can't shell out the crazy amount of money it takes Edna Expathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11438002061912782295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-31725916514714181502013-03-07T22:43:07.770-05:002013-03-07T22:43:07.770-05:00I've started running into the following situat...I've started running into the following situation: I look up a new title in our library catalog and yes, we do have it, but only the "online edition". So I click on it and it is often possible to download/print chapter by chapter, if I want to (but I'm probably not supposed to.) You'd think they would also get the bound version for the library, but that never seems to happenPeter Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00754472537710161295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-45889822212472964562013-03-07T22:34:57.969-05:002013-03-07T22:34:57.969-05:00At the place where I used to teach, I took 2 years...At the place where I used to teach, I took 2 years leave to do my Ph. D. residency and finish my thesis. When I left, the library was a place where people go to to study and do work.<br /><br />I returned, and that same library was absolute bedlam. When I asked the librarian about what had happened to rules about being quiet, I was told that there was a distant corner where students could go ifAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-54140992189667727062013-03-07T15:39:02.818-05:002013-03-07T15:39:02.818-05:00What are these books you speak of?
I have at leas...What are these books you speak of?<br /><br />I have at least ten freshman students who have the Bedford Handbook on their iPhone or iPad.Compound Calicohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00059155949950433688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-43596269227285360092013-03-07T14:54:33.313-05:002013-03-07T14:54:33.313-05:00It's a trend. My campus recently closed down i...It's a trend. My campus recently closed down its library for four years, in order to build a new, $100 million library. Just in case you thought this might have been worth it, the new library has all the books relegated to the basement, and all on compact shelving, so it's hard to browse without being terrified of being crushed to death. There is also a Starbuck's IN the library, justAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-67593549383093058362013-03-07T14:53:11.629-05:002013-03-07T14:53:11.629-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-52993059665078263272013-03-07T11:09:58.346-05:002013-03-07T11:09:58.346-05:00Weird.Weird.ChrryBlstrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02802638646237163409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-16117704418939092062013-03-07T10:59:07.787-05:002013-03-07T10:59:07.787-05:00It's absolutely a trend. New offices are being...It's absolutely a trend. New offices are being made smaller, and so less room for books. New buildings are being built without rooms for departmental libraries and the like. Libraries are running out of room, and are trying hard to buy as few books as they can--nevermind if using most online books is not nearly as convenient as hard copies. Libraries and departments are refusing to take Doctor BPDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15077311480386412339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-25723182722609521682013-03-07T10:56:29.790-05:002013-03-07T10:56:29.790-05:00LOL WUT
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Is this like a cub...LOL WUT<br />i don't even<br />et c.<br /><br />Is this like a cube farm prarie-dog sort of set up? Like the old library study carrels, but sans shelving?Polar Bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09713477095763100821noreply@blogger.com