[techtalk] Computer Books

[Samuel Lavenz]

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I personally, am of the opinion that libraries should stock more technical
books.  I think they should stock the entire O'Reilly collection...but that's
just me.  I've come across a wide variety of computer books in libraries.
Everything from dummies books to ueber-technical books.  I think that's the
sort of collection a library ought to have.  It helps them cater to all of the
library's patrons.

That's my $0.02.

sam

On Sun, 17 Dec 2000, Char P. wrote:

> I am a librarian in a public library and I can tell you from personal
> experience that computer books that are too technical or expert level are
> not what the average person coming into the library is looking for.  The
> average patron is looking for very generalized information.  They love the
> 
> Dummy books (personally I hate them - I tend to recommend the books with
> lots of pictures laid out in a 1-2-3 step kind of way).  People that want
> specialized books are generally willing to purchase these books for their
> own collections.
> 
> An excellent Linux computer book from O'Reilly Press is called Running
> Linux (I.S.B.N. 1-56592-469-X). Matt Welsh is the author.
> 
> I am at home right now, but I'll be back to work on Jan. 2 - I can give
> you the titles of some of the computer books that round out our collection
> 
> at the library.  Let me know if you are interested.
> 
> Charlene
> imcharp at home.com
> 
> 
> 
> wirren at excite.com wrote:
> 
> > Any suggestions for good ones that should go in a library? (Public, not
> > personal)
> >
> > Melanie
> >
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