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| ====== Where to buy cheap/used books from? ====== | ====== Where to buy cheap/used books from? ====== | ||
| - | Please click on edit to add information to this section (you need to be logged in). | + | //Please click on **edit** to add information to this section (you need to be logged in).// |
| ====== 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 ====== | ====== Alternatives to buying ====== | ||
| ===== Places where books can be borrowed ===== | ===== Places where books can be borrowed ===== | ||
| - | Please click on edit to add information to this section (you need to be logged in). | + | 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!) | ||
| ===== Online Books ===== | ===== 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. | + | 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. |
| **Advnatages of eBooks** | **Advnatages of eBooks** | ||
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| * You don't have to buy the original book. | * You don't have to buy the original book. | ||
| * The text is searchable. | * The text is searchable. | ||
| - | **Disadvantages of eBooks | + | **Disadvantages of eBooks ** |
| - | ** * 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 it the most. | + | |
| + | * 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. | * You generally cannot save or print them. | ||
| - | ===== UT and Partner Libraries ===== | + | ===== Other Libraries ===== |
| - | Even if UT doesn't have the book, or if all copies are checked out, you can still borrow it from one of the partner libraries (someone please insert the url where this can be searched). | + | 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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