*sigh*

[yendi]

So, two days ago, after I posted about The Magic Garden of George B. and Other Logic Puzzles, I figured it couldn't hurt to put in an ILL request.

Alas, I got this response: So sorry to report that only one library that participates in ILL owns this, but they were not willing to lend.

*sigh*

A librarian co-worker did caution me that books from the last six months are rarely ILL-eligible. But still, I'm annoyed.

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[slipjig.livejournal.com]

A librarian co-worker did caution me that books from the last six months are rarely ILL-eligible.

You just had to go there, didn't you?

[robyn-ma.livejournal.com]

Yup. I'm always very surprised when we can manage to get a relatively new book through ILL.

On the other hand, we probably wouldn't lend our new books through ILL for a while either, the reasoning being that folks who pay taxes in our town get first dibs.

That said, if it's a book that's been sitting on the new releases shelf for a while untouched, I figure, why not send it along to someone who actually wants it, instead of letting it sit there waiting for some random browsing patron to decide it looks interesting.

[hollyking.livejournal.com]

According to UPS my copy is on a truck for delivery. Thanks for the pointer!

[yendi]

No problem (and I'm jealous!).

[hollyking.livejournal.com]

I would invite you out for a drink and flipping through the book but the commute might interfere a bit.

I didn't know it was about Boolean algebra. Sweet!

Edited to add that I should have known about the topic from the title. In my defense my mind jumped to "New Book!" and didn't care about much else.