Poor Schoky. It's tough being a college student. But someday you will graduate and get a job and you'll have money. And then you can get any book you like. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Schokokeks
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Poor Schoky. It's tough being a college student. But someday you will graduate and get a job and you'll have money. And then you can get any book you like. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Schokokeks
Thanks, Virgil. It's actually very encouraging to hear that from someone who's gone through the same ;).Quote:
Originally Posted by Virgil
...and no time to read them :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by Virgil
I love pessimism :D And I think in general time can be found for things we really want to do. But still, I love to spoil things :D
Schok- If you love reading you'll find the time for it when you finally get into the big bad world. god, sometimes i'd love to be a student again. havent been for four years now! Your lucky! Is there no good library in the city you go to college that you could join?
Oh well, since I always read at night, putting off all assaults of sleep, not even Koa could spoil that for me. I will always be reading ;).Quote:
Originally Posted by Niamh
The really frustrating thing is that my college should be the place to house a good library, shouldn't it ? :rolleyes: Sadly, that's not unlimitedly the case, as especially highly demanded books are only availably once, and there are practically no books offered that date after say 1970. It's particularly the case with belles-lettres, non-scientific, fiction books that I'm looking for most of the time. There are a few classics available, such as Shakespeare and Oscar Wilde, but so far I've not succeeded in finding e.g. Vonnegut, Kerouac or Updike.Quote:
Originally Posted by Niamh
The public library in my town just recently got an award for allegedly being Germany's best public library, but if it is, I really don't know in what desperate state the others must be in. My idea of a public library is that it houses a more or less large number of classics and new publications, mostly fiction. The one I have access to is fairly okay concerning German literature, but is a catastrophe with English (or any other foreign) literature again.
And then, adding to the unfairness that enrages me :p, I've noticed during my travels that books in shops are a great deal cheaper in Britain than they are over here, not only the classics but also contemporary ones that appeared recently, which are practically unaffordable here :(.
So, now that I've got that out, I need a biiiig cup of tea :D.
really? our departmental library has lots of books, classics as well as contemporary (including Vonnegut, Kerouac and Updike). We've even got Harry Potter, children's books and some sci-fi because one of our professor specializes in them. (I'm studying at Erlangen-Nuremberg, by the way)Quote:
Originally Posted by Schokokeks
aren't you at Heidelberg? Isn't it supposed to be the greatest and most venerable univ in all of Germany?
fancy some Twinings Earl Grey? i got some in London this weekend.Quote:
Originally Posted by Schokokeks
Wouldn't that be natural for most libraries? Our local libraries don't have many foreign language books. But I can't complain. New York Public Library is outstanding. Local neighborhood libraries may be shallow but one just needs to trek into downtown for one of the best in the world. I have never not found a book I was looking for. Except that someone may have checked it out. And now a lot can be accessed electronically. Here are a couple of web sites if you want to look around.Quote:
Originally Posted by Schokokeks
http://www.nypl.org/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Public_Library
hello girls
how are you
nice thread
have a ncie day
Our library in the English department also has these books somewhere, but 80% of the total amount of books may not be taken out of the holy halls (Präsenzbestand). And those 20% that you may take home with you are actually editions from 1900 of classics, not anything that would be classified under "modern English literature".Quote:
Originally Posted by SleepyWitch
Yes, it is. But still, there's no Vonnegut in the library :rolleyes:. Or maybe the 'venerable' is really the reason why :p.Quote:
Originally Posted by SleepyWitch
Oh yeah, definetely ! I'll bring along the cookies :D.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sleepy
Aww, I suppose you're right; my friends keep telling me that I'm expecting too much :rolleyes:. But anyway, amongst other things, I'm studying English literature, and should be able to access the titles on the curriculum without a/ spending all of my non-lecture-time in the badly lightened library-cellar or b/ having to hit the financial bottom when buying them all, shouldn't I ?Quote:
Originally Posted by Virgil
Now things aren't as bad as they might sound now :), but it annoys me all the same.
Oh, these have made me envious :D. The NYPL looks very elegant, and so far I've found quite a number of German books. But then again, who's fortunate enough to live in New York ? :pQuote:
Originally Posted by Virgil
that's different. English is the lingua franca of the world today, so it's absolutely essential for non-native speakers to learn it ---> public libraries in Germany and other non-English speaking countries should provide a decent range of English books. Whereas it's not necessary for Americans to learn German/French/Italian/Japanese etc since they have English as their mother-tongue.Quote:
Originally Posted by Virgil
OK, but it's an incredible burden on the library. As Governments make trades on financing things, libraries are one of the first to get cut when money isn't enough. At least around me. And frankly, when you have a choice between cuting police, fire, health care or libraries, then the choice is understandable.Quote:
Originally Posted by SleepyWitch
Out of cuiriosity, and this question is for all, is your local library funded by local, state, or national government? In the U.S. it's pretty much local. So big cities have an advantage here for a good library system since they have more money than small towns.
Schok- when you come to Ireland you have to go to chapters bookshop on Parnell st, which is just off our main st O'Connell st. They generally sell books for dirt cheap. Esp hard back editions.
Hi :]
I'm just looking around the forums, wondering if any of you lovely ladies would object to me participating here?!
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You are more than welcome to join in! and welcome to Litnet!:)
Thank you :]
I only joined yesteray, and I love it already :]
Boyfriend called me a nerd... but who cares? Nothing better than talking to people about something you love, especially when they actually understand what you're on about :D
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A least you had the courage to tell him! My boyfriend would prob have put me away! Only joking!
Haha :]
How kind of him :D
Ahhh silly boy who doesn't read.
Pfft.
Hehehe! My boyfriend has an allergy to reading. well maybe not an allergy but it's not something he does if you get me. i mean he's only been trying to read the same book for well over a year now, and thats only because i gave it to him.:p
:lol: My ex-husband was the same way. Not too much into reading at all, maybe a magazine on occasion.
Irish men eh!!!! give my boyfriend a games consol... different story!
Heheh, yep. :lol: Well he liked outdoor stuff like fishing more and of course (*cues suspenseful music*)....football. (That is just shocking, eh? :p ;) )
(Not American football either, but he did watch that occasionally too)
hahaha!!!!:lol: i know what you mean alright! molly coddled Irish men. Anthony keeps asking me if i'll accept his total dependency! I think he's watched way to many episodes of the simpsons!
was it normal soccar or gaa?
I think just normal, but I would be reading while he watched that stuff so I couldn't say for sure. It makes me all sleepy when I watch sports....:yawnb:
:p
I'd rather a good book than a football match anyday! By the way i finished the Bitterbynde trilogy! i loved it! I liked how she used one of my favourite celtic legends at the end. I love the story of Midir and Etain. I would have liked it more if she had written it all into the book as apposed to throwing it in at the end as an epologue, and authors note but it was still brilliant! have moved on to her next series.
My boyfriend Anthony is a pain in the backside when it comes to reading :D
We went to France, and while we were there I read Bill Brysons 'A Short History of Nearly Everything' and two Marianne Curley books 'The Named' and the 'Key'... and what did he read? 3 pages of Bill Bryson after I finished with it.
He's had it since August and is still on page 100.
Bearing in mind, he's a very intellectual boy... pffft.
He ought to be ashamed!
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Yeah, I haven't really experienced the football games on television thing. It had to be traumatic. What is the Bitterbynde trilogy? It sounds interesting. And welcome LauraJayne.:wave:
Well, reading isn't for everybody, as odd as that seems to booklovers like us. :)
Niamh, I was a little disappointed in the ending of The Battle of Evernight myself. Let me know how you like her other books, ok?
*edit* The Bitterbynde trilogy is a series of fantasy novels by Cecilia Dart-Thornton that I had mentioned in another thread in the general lit section. You can read some info about the books here.
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Originally Posted by Serenata
Thank you :D
Everyone okay tonight?
Ahhh.
Too much analysis :( *cries*
Yes, I think I forgot to say welcome in your gothic horror thread, LauraJayne.:) Is that the too much analysis you were referring to?
Ahhh yeah it is :)
You were one of the clever people that has helped me :D
Thanks again!
I've got so many ideas now of novels to look at, including Henry James's 'Turn of the Screw' and a novel called 'The Yellow Wallpaper' (I think?)
Thing is, now I can't decide which one to choose!!
Gosh.
:D
Yellow Wallpaper is good. I have tried to read Turn of the Screw, but James is not one of my favorite authors....
hehe what a coincedence I have the second book of the trilogy out just now but its been that long since I rea the first one Im going to have to go and borrow that as well. I loved the first trilogy she wrote especially the ending that was really a well if you want happy ending read this otherwise read that. But as far as I rember I didnt really enjoy the first part of Bitterbynde that much.Quote:
Originally Posted by kathycf
EDIT what stupidity Bitterbynde is the first trilogy LOVED THAT, its the newer one crowthistle that Im having trouble with :::D:D:D
Im so useless at names.
Thanks sooo much, Niamh, I've noted that down, and will surely go there :nod: But I'll have to watch out for the weight restriction on luggage on the plane, so no shopping mania for me :D.Quote:
Originally Posted by Niamh
ouch! could be worse, though. at our politics library (my bf's doing politics) it's 100% reference library(Präsenzbestand), i. e. you can't take out ANY books except to copy them. that's annoying enough as it is, but at least for politics you don't usually have to read complete books, only articles or chapters. But for English? I've copied complete novels occassionally, but they were short ones. What will you do if you have to/want to read a 1000 page tome?Quote:
Originally Posted by Schokokeks
want to borrow some of my books? I'm literally up to my neck in books and desperately looking for people willing to borrow some :)
I don't have too many modern once, though, either (either, though? only one of them at a time??? :) )
have you tried to order them from another univ (Fernleihe, sorry stupid dictionary won't tell me what it is in English)?
Virgil public libraries are funded by local authorities here, too. the one at my town (Nuremberg) isn't too bad actually. they've got a wide range of English classics and contemporary fiction.
what's the population of Heidelberg? maybe it depends on the size of the town because when it's small there'll be less people who want to take out English books?
No idea, praying that I won't have to, I guess :D.Quote:
Originally Posted by SleepyWitch
:lol: Did I mention the library closes at 5 pm, and 3 pm on Fridays ? :rolleyes: But you're right, at least there is a library. Plus, it's supposed to be the second largest library of an English department in Germany. I admit that it is huge, but what help is that if you still can't read the books ?Quote:
Originally Posted by Sleepy
Why, sure ! Won't that be a bit expensive getting them from your place to mine, though :) ?Quote:
Originally Posted by Sleepy
No, I haven't tried to borrow them from another univ yet, thanks for the hint ! :nod:
Probably you're right. Heidelberg has around 140.000 inhabitants, which makes your town about five times as big :D. But then again, 30% of the population here are students, and they need a decent English library ! So there :). Furthermore, there's a US Army base near town, and very many American families live around here, wouldn't they want to read English books ?Quote:
Originally Posted by Sleepy
But oh well, I see, the only help for me is emigration :D.
How many days are you going to be in dublin? I'm going to assume you will be on a budget seeing as your a student. Let me know if you want to know the good touristy things you'd like to do, on a budget of course and i sugest a few places for you. Museums are a must though!
Oooh, is Cookie going to Dublin?
Yepp, I'll be going to Dublin with my friend for 4 days in March (10th-14th). Want a postcard, Kathy ? :)
Sadly, I only have 4 days. I would love you to suggest me places, there's nothing better than city-touring with the help of an insider ;). Plus, an insider who is comprehensive concerning budget, and won't suggest places with sky-rocketing entry fees, as those tourist guide books sometimes do. I don't mind museums at all, and I'm very interested in history.Quote:
Originally Posted by Niamh
How about if I open a thread about Dublin again sometime in February ? By then, I will have read a bit about Ireland and Dublin, and will then know what you are talking about :). And others can add their suggestions, too. But thank you ahead of time !
Humm copying books tisk tisk dont you know the copyright law says you can only copy one person can only copy one chapter from any book, ands the library shouldnt be letting you do that....:goof:Quote:
Originally Posted by SleepyWitch
Actually here in the uk obviously depending on the size we have to carry books/novels in foriegn languge becuase we need to cater to akl the comunity under the Library and museums act 1964 ammended 1972( sorry am in the middle of writing an essay on the subject.) Anyway our library wih is only very small carries a number of books in foreign languges spanish french and italian for us, but he next libray along has kids books inarabic, urdu and chineese I think, polish as well, I belive.Quote:
Originally Posted by Virgil