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On 9/21/12, glen e. p. ropella <
> Yep. I've already broached the subject with my county library. Their
> criteria center around whether the new thing (book, CD, whatever) would
> be of use to the average library user. So, most of the stuff I want
> doesn't qualify. Apparently math isn't very useful to my fellow
> citizens. ;-)
>
> But I may be able to convince one of the universities to buy a copy. I
> searched the oregon and california university library catalogs and
> nobody seems to have a copy.
>
>
> Steve Smith wrote at 09/20/2012 02:21 PM:
>> FWIW Glen, you may find that your local library is willing to order any
>> book their patrons desire... Los Alamos (albeit a wealthy county) is
>> very generous about this... I get the impression that county/local
>> libraries are "desperate" to remain relevant and one method is to make
>> sure their patrons get anything they want. I believe most/all public
>> libraries also have interlibrary loan systems as well, so if anyone in
>> their network has it, then they can get it for you.
>>> Are you talking about this one?
>>>
>>> Qualitative Math for the Social Sciences
>>>
http://www.powells.com/biblio/62-9780415444828-1>>>
>>> $140 on amazon is still a little much for me. I'll see if any local
>>> libraries carry it.
>
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