Please order the following reference book: Trees of Guatemala, Author: Tracey Parker, Publisher: The Tree Press, Austin, Texas, http://www.thetreepress.com/, 1033 pages, hardbound, illustrated, over 2,300 species, isbn: 9780971873902. Thank you. 

Thank your for your interest in the Library’s book collection. Requests for purchase need to be sent on this form: http://library.humboldt.edu/cgiemail/acqpurchaseform.html 

Especially now, when our funds to purchase books are so limited, it is essential that you identify which courses would be supported by the purchase you recommend.  We can’t guarantee that we will be able to purchase the book, but we will give it every consideration.

Book Suggestion Book Title: Traditional Knowledge Preserved:Lungkid Generation Volume I Author: Amnah Abdullah Copyright Date:2006 ISBN:9834312202 available at http://www.opusradio.com.my/v2/bookreviews/catalog.asp?do=detail&pcode=9834312202 Category: Medical History Asian Culture Folklore Botany and herbal therapies Women and Traditional Medicine

Thank your for your interest in the Library’s book collection. Requests for purchase need to be sent on this form: http://library.humboldt.edu/cgiemail/acqpurchaseform.html 

Especially now, when our funds to purchase books are so limited, it is essential that you identify which courses would be supported by the purchase you recommend.  We can’t guarantee that we will be able to purchase the book, but we will give it every consideration.

I suggest you purchase “Collett Leventhorpe, the English Confederate: The Life of a Civil War General 1815-1889″. It is authored by J. Timothy Cole and was published by McFarland in 2007 (ISBN: 0786426497). This book is an excellent study of a little known but important Civil War figure.

This looks like a good potential addition to the Library. At the present time the State, the campus and consequently the library does not have a budget so I will have to hold the request until we do. Meantime, if you need the book right away you could request it from another library using our Interlibrary Loan (https://illiad.humboldt.edu/illiad/logon.html). If you have never used the ILL service you will be asked to fill in a brief profile that will work for the rest of your time here at HSU.

For further help with all this, please come to the Reference Desk.

Mary Kay, Acquisitions Librarian
HSU Library (707-826-3414)

Can we get a copy of the book ‘Cancer; we live and die by radiation’ for the library? The book came out in 9/06 and is authored by Michelangelo Delfino and Mary E. Day. Seems most of the other Cal state libraries have it but none near here and I hate ill. Thanks.

I am sorry but we have very little money to buy books and the few that we buy must support the curricular needs of Humboldt State University.  Are you a student or faculty member at HSU?  This particular book does not appear to fit with the needs of our Nursing Department.  I also cannot find any scholarly reviews of this book so I don’t know what experts in the field think about it. 

I suggest that you contact the Humboldt County Library and ask that they purchase the book.  I urge you to rethink your dislike of Interlibrary Loan as it is a wonderful service offered by HSU Library (only to HSU faculty, students and staff) and the Humboldt County Library system.  You might also consider purchasing your own copy which is available for $23.07 at http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0972514112

Sharon S. Chadwick
Science Librarian

Could you possibly add the BBC’s “Planet Earth” DVD’s to your collection?

Thank you for your recommendation. Currently, we have no money to purchase any videos, but I’ve added this title to our video purchase queue for a consideration when our budget situation improves. This looks like an excellent addition to our video collection.

Kumi Watanabe-Schock
Library Media Coordinator

It would be nice to have a selection of “aquarium science”, “reef”, or any tropical fish / coral magazine in the library; this magazine selection is informative, scientific, friendly, and something I would love to read! Thanks You.

The Library used to carry a broader selection of popular magazines that supported the recreational interests of students, including the magazine Tropical Fish Hobbyist.  With our reduced budget we are no longer able to support these recreational magazines and must rely on the local public library to support the recreational and hobby interests of students and the general community.  While the Humboldt County Library carries many popular magazines unfortunately I could not find any aquarium/tropical fish magazines listed in their Magazine List. You might suggest that they subscribe to a magazine in this subject area.
 
Robert Sathrum
Natural Resources Librarian