[plt-scheme] Scheme Literature

Well actually I'm a brazilian that is studying in Germany... I never
heard of such thing in Brazil... But I'll inquire in the Library to see
if they have such system. But I know that I'm able to loan a book from
several educational institutes here in Hamburg with my Library Card.

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----- `---'---._________.' Ricardo Massamitsu Nonomura
E-Mail: massamitsu_nonomura at hotmail.com
            nonomura at moimeichego.de 
Homepage: www.moimeichego.de
ICQ: 7234230
PGP: Oxo70F0B5C


> -----Original Message-----
> From: plt-scheme-admin at list.cs.brown.edu 
> [mailto:plt-scheme-admin at list.cs.brown.edu] On Behalf Of 
> Shriram Krishnamurthi
> Sent: Monday, January 05, 2004 6:00 PM
> To: plt-scheme at list.cs.brown.edu
> Subject: Re: [plt-scheme] Scheme Literature
> 
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> Off-list message:
> 
> Jeffrey Stephens wrote:
> 
> > > I'm new to the list and to Scheme...
> > >
> > > I'm considering to buy some literature on Scheme, at the 
> university 
> > > and at home I use DrScheme, as there is no book on Scheme book 
> > > available at the University's Library...
> > 
> > Just because there is no book "on-hand" in the university's library 
> > does not mean that you can't get any book you like through the 
> > library.  In most librarys this is called the "Interlibrary Loan 
> > Program".
> 
> While it may be possible for Ricardo Nonomura, don't assume 
> everyone lives in a country where such a thing is possible.  
> (I see he's posting from a .de address; I assume Germany has 
> such a system?)  In many parts of the world, they've never 
> heard of such a thing as Interlibrary Loan.
> 
> Interlibrary Loan anyway only works if there's some other 
> affiliated library that has a copy of the book you want.  
> Even in many parts of the US, this is not a substantial 
> collection -- certainly not "any book you like".
> 
> Shriram
>