Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2001 10:10:10 -0700 From: Robert Clark <res03db2@gte.net> To: Don Wilde <don@silver-lynx.com> Cc: David Kelly <dkelly@hiwaay.net>, Bzdik BSD <bzdik@yahoo.com>, freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG, freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Books on FreeBSD and local libraries Message-ID: <20010910101010.B66603@darkstar.gte.net> In-Reply-To: <3B9CCFCF.A1C5E743@silver-lynx.com>; from don@silver-lynx.com on Mon, Sep 10, 2001 at 08:35:59AM -0600 References: <20010910040911.33587.qmail@web13607.mail.yahoo.com> <20010910093153.A90211@grumpy.dyndns.org> <3B9CCFCF.A1C5E743@silver-lynx.com>
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There are often people who are paid to buy books. I would imagine that they might resent outsiders determining what is in the library's collection. [RC] On Mon, Sep 10, 2001 at 08:35:59AM -0600, Don Wilde wrote: > David Kelly wrote: > > > > I think the best way to "bug" a library to offer a book for lending is > > to purchase one or more and deliver them along with the request. > > > That certainly helps, but I have a caution there: The public libraries > in my area claim that they get far too many books donated, and all too > often they'll just dump good books (even new ones!) in the book sale bin > for quick cash rather than adding them to the collection. You have to > specify explicitly that you do not want that to happen. > -- > Don Wilde http://www.Silver-Lynx.com > Silver Lynx Embedded Microsystems Architects > 2218 Southern Bl. Ste. 12 Rio Rancho, NM 87124 > 505-891-4175 FAX 891-4185 > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-advocacy" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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