Can I vent please?

[eviesingleton]

I am planning on taking a doula certification course in the fall.

I like to over-do it when it comes to reading/research but I am poor so I checked my very wealthy University's library and there is exactly ONE doula resource, a video called: Woman to woman: Doula assisted childbirth by by Amínata Maraësa (anyone heard of this)?

My university has a HUGE medical school...I wonder if the lack of resources is related. As a point of contrast, there is no archaeology program and yet we have 8000+ resources.

I know there are a lot of reaons we might not have doula books, but the library does have a pretty good selection of other "non-academic" books.

[Reha]

Ask about inter-library loan!!!!!!

You can get all kinds of awesome books from all parts of the country, sometimes costing a small fee (like $1-2), though often free.

I felt like a whole world of books had opened up to me when I discovered ILL.

[MamaRabbit]

Lennon, can I be jealous?!? There's no such thing here... I have to buy everything.

[DoomaYula]

I live for ILLs and also, my library has this online way to "Suggest a Purchase." I am probably the most obnoxious library customer in the history of Yuma, as I will suggest something, and then if I don't hear back, I'll keep doing it til they buy it.

The Yuma Library is now the proud owner of Childbirth Without Fear by Grantly Dick-Read, and that one is REALLY hard to find!

[eviesingleton]

I can't really do ILL because I am moving in a week (to write my dissertation elsewhere).

I just ordered a bunch of the required readings, I got some good deals on used books so I am happy.

[eviesingleton]

Oh, and we have an awesome women's studies librarian here. If I had this calling earlier, I would have asked her to order things. I think I am still going to prepare a list for her, for other interested students.

[JanetF]

I find www.abebooks.com useful and it's international so you can search just your own country like I do