Re: [techtalk] Computer Books

2000-12-25 Thread Samuel Lavenz
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 I personally, am of the opinion that libraries should stock more technical books. I think they should stock the entire O'Reilly collection...but that's just me. I've come across a wide variety of computer books in libraries. Everything from dummies

Re: [techtalk] Computer Books

2000-12-25 Thread Jeff Dike
[EMAIL PROTECTED] said: > Not computer geek library is complete with Donald Knuth's seminal > series on the Art of Programming. Yup. That series isn't going out of date any time soon. > Another one of my all time > favorites is Barb Liskov's "Abstraction and Specification in Software > Develo

Re: [techtalk] Computer Books

2000-12-25 Thread Char P.
I am a librarian in a public library and I can tell you from personal experience that computer books that are too technical or expert level are not what the average person coming into the library is looking for. The average patron is looking for very generalized information. They love the Dummy

Re: [techtalk] Computer Books

2000-12-25 Thread Kathryn Hogg
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Any suggestions for good ones that should go in a library? (Public, not > personal) Not computer geek library is complete with Donald Knuth's seminal series on the Art of Programming. Another one of my all time favorites is Barb Liskov's "Abstraction and Specification