Comments on: Millersville gets the blacklist for lack of a booklist http://thesnapper.com/2009/01/21/millersville-gets-the-blacklist-for-lack-of-a-booklist/ Established 1925 Mon, 05 Jul 2010 06:47:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: An Oldreader http://thesnapper.com/2009/01/21/millersville-gets-the-blacklist-for-lack-of-a-booklist/comment-page-1/#comment-1133 An Oldreader Fri, 23 Jan 2009 21:53:35 +0000 http://thesnapper.com/?p=1359#comment-1133 Yes but other school do not have an exclusive relationship with Student Services Inc... Book lists are done at least 6 weeks before classes begin so that the bookstore can order titles. Once upon another time there was a used bookstore in this town that sold textbooks... quickly this store was not permited to receive the book lists of MU professors and competition was prohibited... I am sure that the Snapper archives have these tales.... Yes but other school do not have an exclusive relationship with Student Services Inc… Book lists are done at least 6 weeks before classes begin so that the bookstore can order titles.

Once upon another time there was a used bookstore in this town that sold textbooks… quickly this store was not permited to receive the book lists of MU professors and competition was prohibited… I am sure that the Snapper archives have these tales….

]]> By: Another reader http://thesnapper.com/2009/01/21/millersville-gets-the-blacklist-for-lack-of-a-booklist/comment-page-1/#comment-1131 Another reader Fri, 23 Jan 2009 17:46:18 +0000 http://thesnapper.com/?p=1359#comment-1131 I used to email all my professors and never had more than one (if any!) respond back to me in a timely fashion. I like the idea of a booklist, which by the way there is already one for the Govt and Politics dept, because then we don't have to worry about sending and receiving multiple emails to/from professors. I have also had classes where we did need to read for the second day of class which occurs in the first week of the semester. This semester I was lucky enough to have one professor email over a week ahead of time to let us know about our needed book... Many profs that have become aware of this actually support the idea and perhaps have taken some of their time to send out a mass email prior to class. Many other colleges including West Chester and Drexel have booklists available to all the students on their campuses. Why not us? I used to email all my professors and never had more than one (if any!) respond back to me in a timely fashion.

I like the idea of a booklist, which by the way there is already one for the Govt and Politics dept, because then we don’t have to worry about sending and receiving multiple emails to/from professors. I have also had classes where we did need to read for the second day of class which occurs in the first week of the semester.

This semester I was lucky enough to have one professor email over a week ahead of time to let us know about our needed book… Many profs that have become aware of this actually support the idea and perhaps have taken some of their time to send out a mass email prior to class.

Many other colleges including West Chester and Drexel have booklists available to all the students on their campuses.

Why not us?

]]> By: A reader http://thesnapper.com/2009/01/21/millersville-gets-the-blacklist-for-lack-of-a-booklist/comment-page-1/#comment-1125 A reader Thu, 22 Jan 2009 05:51:55 +0000 http://thesnapper.com/?p=1359#comment-1125 I don't know about everyone else, but I was notified by every professor this semester with a list of required books. Some were more than 2 weeks ahead of time. Also, depending on what sites you buy your books from, it is possible to get your books delivered in 3 days. Even if they are not there for the first day of classes, how many classes use their text books the first week of classes? I'm sure Math majors do, but being an English major, most of them do not. The first week consists of getting a syllabus and going over it. Plus, most professors understand that students do purchase their books online and purposely make their first week of class more of a lecture than bookwork. I don’t know about everyone else, but I was notified by every professor this semester with a list of required books. Some were more than 2 weeks ahead of time. Also, depending on what sites you buy your books from, it is possible to get your books delivered in 3 days. Even if they are not there for the first day of classes, how many classes use their text books the first week of classes? I’m sure Math majors do, but being an English major, most of them do not. The first week consists of getting a syllabus and going over it. Plus, most professors understand that students do purchase their books online and purposely make their first week of class more of a lecture than bookwork.

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