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PSA from a former librarian to #AcademicTwitter (esp. #PhD students dissertating, like me!)...
If you need a book for your work, but your budget& #39;s tight and you& #39;re social distancing LIKE
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If you need a book for your work, but your budget& #39;s tight and you& #39;re social distancing LIKE
First, your library has likely devised a system--b/c https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="✨" title="Sparkles" aria-label="Emoji: Sparkles">libraries are magicalhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="✨" title="Sparkles" aria-label="Emoji: Sparkles">--for shipping books to your residence. E.g., @msulibraries provides instructions for MSU borrowers here: https://mediaspace.msu.edu/media/Get+Books+at+Home+%28Spring+2020%29/1_wi4gag6a">https://mediaspace.msu.edu/media/Get...
(Plus, at least for MSU borrowers, the book will come with a PREPAID RETURN LABEL.)
Second, if your lib doesn& #39;t own the book YOU. MUST. HAVE. (e.g., for me, it& #39;s been recent-ish publications like Data Feminism by @kanarinka & @laurenfklein, Design Justice by @schock, Making it Personal by @TanyaKant1), find your lib& #39;s "Suggest a purchase" form...
Usually, these forms allow you to request an e-version accessible from home and to be notified when your requested book becomes available. And at least for @msulibraries, it& #39;s relatively quick. I had one turned around in ~4 days.
Third, there are always options for requesting a scan of a chapter you need (and articles not available through your library), though this one may be more widely known?? If not, look for your library& #39;s ILL (interlibrary loan) webpage.
Anyway, libraries are cool. The end.
Anyway, libraries are cool. The end.
