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| - | ====== Where can you borrow used books from? ====== | + | |
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| - | ====== Where can I buy used books cheaply? ====== | + | |
| - | Please click on edit to add information to this section (you need to be logged in). | + | ====== Where to buy cheap/used books from? ====== |
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| ====== Where can I buy books online? ====== | ====== Where can I buy books online? ====== | ||
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| + | ===== GRACS ===== | ||
| + | | ★ **See the [[https://www.cs.utexas.edu/~gracs/books.shtml|GRACS Textbook page]] to quickly and cheaply order your CS textbooks.** ★ | | ||
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| ===== Multi-Site Searches ===== | ===== Multi-Site Searches ===== | ||
| The following sites search a number of sites and calculate the cheapest option available. | The following sites search a number of sites and calculate the cheapest option available. | ||
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| * [[http://www.bookfinder4u.com/|Bookfinder4U]] | * [[http://www.bookfinder4u.com/|Bookfinder4U]] | ||
| * [[http://www.booksprice.com/|Booksprice]] | * [[http://www.booksprice.com/|Booksprice]] | ||
| + | * [[http://www.campusi.com/|Campus i]] | ||
| * [[http://www.thecheapestbook.com/|Cheapest Book]] | * [[http://www.thecheapestbook.com/|Cheapest Book]] | ||
| * [[http://www.mysimon.com/Books/9000-11122_8-0.html|My Simon]] | * [[http://www.mysimon.com/Books/9000-11122_8-0.html|My Simon]] | ||
| * [[http://www.pricegrabber.com/home_books.php/|PriceGrabber]] | * [[http://www.pricegrabber.com/home_books.php/|PriceGrabber]] | ||
| * [[http://www.pricescan.com/home_books.asp|PriceScan]] | * [[http://www.pricescan.com/home_books.asp|PriceScan]] | ||
| + | * [[http://bigwords.com/|BigWords]] | ||
| + | ====== Alternatives to buying ====== | ||
| + | ===== Places where books can be borrowed ===== | ||
| + | Computer science relevant books are mostly in: | ||
| + | - [[http://lib.utexas.edu/about/librarymap/pcl.html|Perry-Castañeda (Main) Library (PCL)]] | ||
| + | - [[http://lib.utexas.edu/about/librarymap/pma.html|Physics Mathematics Astronomy (Kuehne) Library (PMA)]] | ||
| + | But there are also the: | ||
| + | - [[http://lib.utexas.edu/about/librarymap/arch.html|Architecture and Planning Library]] | ||
| + | - [[http://lib.utexas.edu/about/librarymap/benson.html|Benson Latin American Collection]] | ||
| + | - [[http://lib.utexas.edu/about/librarymap/cah.html|Center for American History]] | ||
| + | - [[http://lib.utexas.edu/about/librarymap/chem.html|Chemistry (Mallet) Library]] | ||
| + | - [[http://lib.utexas.edu/about/librarymap/class.html|Classics Library]] | ||
| + | - [[http://lib.utexas.edu/about/librarymap/cdl.html|Collections Deposit Library]] | ||
| + | - [[http://lib.utexas.edu/about/librarymap/eng.html|Engineering (McKinney) Library]] | ||
| + | - [[http://lib.utexas.edu/about/librarymap/fal.html|Fine Arts Library]] | ||
| + | - [[http://lib.utexas.edu/about/librarymap/geo.html|Geology (Walter) Library]] | ||
| + | - [[http://lib.utexas.edu/about/librarymap/hrc.html|Harry Ransom Center]] | ||
| + | - [[http://lib.utexas.edu/about/librarymap/law.html|Tarlton Law Library]] | ||
| + | - [[http://lib.utexas.edu/about/librarymap/lsl.html|Life Science Library]] | ||
| + | - [[http://lib.utexas.edu/about/librarymap/msl.html|Marine Science Library]] | ||
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| + | (By the way, the Fine Arts Library has a great DVD collection which you can check out for free. Much better and cheaper than a video store!) | ||
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| + | ===== Online Books ===== | ||
| + | The [[http://www.lib.utexas.edu|UT Library website]] provides access to [[http://www.lib.utexas.edu/books/etext.html|thousands of books online]], although not that many on computer science. | ||
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| + | **Advnatages of eBooks** | ||
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| + | * You don't have to buy the original book. | ||
| + | * The text is searchable. | ||
| + | **Disadvantages of eBooks ** | ||
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| + | * Some websites have a limit on the number of concurrent viewers, so it may not be available for online viewing before homework deadlines or exams, when you need them the most. | ||
| + | * You generally cannot save or print them. | ||
| + | ===== Other Libraries ===== | ||
| + | Even if UT doesn't have the book, or if all copies are checked out, you can still borrow it from another library via two methods: | ||
| + | - Interlibrary Loan -- the UT libraries will find the book and have it shipped, if you have the time. Request via [[https://lib-pclcz020.austin.utexas.edu/Illiad/IXA/illiad.dll|InterLibrary Services]]. | ||
| + | - If you're in a rush, uou can find the book yourself via [[http://utexas.worldcat.org/|WorldCat]], and go to that library to use the book. If the library is part of [[https://www.tsl.texas.gov/texshare/libraryuser_card.html|TexShare]] (and most colleges and public libraries in Texas are), then [[http://lib.utexas.edu/services/borrower/texshare.html|get a TexShare card from the UT libraries]] so that you can check out the book at the other library. | ||
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