Ugh!! Textbooks!!

[OCUreligionmajor2010]

Your library doesn't have the books you use in class?!? What does it have in it? I would have thought the books required in courses taught at that university would be a bare minimum for a university, regardless of size. If I recommended a book to my students that wasn't in our library, there would be uproar...

I realise that libraries don't have enough copies for all students, but don't you have textbooks in a reserve section (i.e. you can read them in the library, but not take them out)? That was how I managed. I did most of my (relatively small amount of ) studying in the library, using their books. Obviously if you want to study at home, this doesn't work as well, hence my comment about diligence...

haha no if we had a textbook section I would have taken advantage of that. it may go with us being a private university,they have to make money somehow and a large part of it is books i suppose (well and tuition!). i talked to so some of my friends who go to public universities and they didn't have anything like that either... The library might have a copy of the text but it would be open to anyone to check out. maybe it's a US thing? (I noticed you were from the United Kingdom, I'm going out on a limb and assuming you attended college there)

 

[Matt.9:22]

amazon.com helps. But I lucked out this year. I got a job at the school bookstore, so I get to put used books on reserve and then I get to buy them for twenty percent off of the used price. Sweet.

Half.com. Not so much. I got scammed on there ( a guy took my money and closed his account), and it took ebay four months to resolve it and get my money back.

 

[Matt.9:22]

haha no if we had a textbook section I would have taken advantage of that. it may go with us being a private university,they have to make money somehow and a large part of it is books i suppose (well and tuition!). i talked to so some of my friends who go to public universities and they didn't have anything like that either... The library might have a copy of the text but it would be open to anyone to check out. maybe it's a US thing? (I noticed you were from the United Kingdom, I'm going out on a limb and assuming you attended college there)

My school usually has one copy, and some knuckle head always checks it out a week before school starts and keeps it out until the end of finals. So it's not much help.