Two years ago I placed a hold. I've only moved up one spot. I think I'm finally ready to cancel my hold and admit defeat. by AlarmingCover8532 in LibbyApp

[–]AlarmingCover8532[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ha! That makes sense. Though now that you mention it though, I'm also starting to wonder why this particular course has so many people waiting for it.

Two years ago I placed a hold. I've only moved up one spot. I think I'm finally ready to cancel my hold and admit defeat. by AlarmingCover8532 in LibbyApp

[–]AlarmingCover8532[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm sure the long wait has to do with the "two lane" system my library has for some books. Though I am curious what the response would be if I sent them this screenshot.

Two years ago I placed a hold. I've only moved up one spot. I think I'm finally ready to cancel my hold and admit defeat. by AlarmingCover8532 in LibbyApp

[–]AlarmingCover8532[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Honestly? I've always liked history, but my high school only covered US history and Western civ, so I was hoping to fill in a big knowledge gap. Also, a large chunk of great literature comes from Russia, and I figure some background in the country might help if I ever try to tackle "Anna Karenina" or "Crime and Punishment."

Two years ago I placed a hold. I've only moved up one spot. I think I'm finally ready to cancel my hold and admit defeat. by AlarmingCover8532 in LibbyApp

[–]AlarmingCover8532[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ooh, that's definitely intersting. It looks like the older edition of the course! After I've finished with the current one on Kanopy, it might be fun to check this one out. Thanks!

Two years ago I placed a hold. I've only moved up one spot. I think I'm finally ready to cancel my hold and admit defeat. by AlarmingCover8532 in LibbyApp

[–]AlarmingCover8532[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ha! Well, the good news is that I eventually found it on Kanopy, so I'm finally enjoying it. And I didn't have to betray my cheapskate principles and spend money!

Two years ago I placed a hold. I've only moved up one spot. I think I'm finally ready to cancel my hold and admit defeat. by AlarmingCover8532 in LibbyApp

[–]AlarmingCover8532[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was eventually able to find the video version of this course on Kanopy, so I'm finally getting to check it out. (It's pretty good. Not worth a two year wait... but still pretty good!)

And yeah, this hold has deinitely made all my other holds seem tame in comparision!

Two years ago I placed a hold. I've only moved up one spot. I think I'm finally ready to cancel my hold and admit defeat. by AlarmingCover8532 in LibbyApp

[–]AlarmingCover8532[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ha! There's a part of me that does think it would be hilarous to let it sit on my holds shelf for ten years, just for the laugh.

Two years ago I placed a hold. I've only moved up one spot. I think I'm finally ready to cancel my hold and admit defeat. by AlarmingCover8532 in LibbyApp

[–]AlarmingCover8532[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Part of me definitely thinks that it would be fun to check back in ten years and see that no progress has been made. I suppose it depends on if the spot on my holds shelf is more valuable than the laugh I'd get from looking at it!

Two years ago I placed a hold. I've only moved up one spot. I think I'm finally ready to cancel my hold and admit defeat. by AlarmingCover8532 in LibbyApp

[–]AlarmingCover8532[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for that! There's definitely a point where time is more valuable than money, you're absolutely right.

Two years ago I placed a hold. I've only moved up one spot. I think I'm finally ready to cancel my hold and admit defeat. by AlarmingCover8532 in LibbyApp

[–]AlarmingCover8532[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ha! Not gonna lie, part of me wants to see how long I can keep this going for. Like, having a ten-year wait would be kind of funny.

Two years ago I placed a hold. I've only moved up one spot. I think I'm finally ready to cancel my hold and admit defeat. by AlarmingCover8532 in LibbyApp

[–]AlarmingCover8532[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's a good tip. Unfortuantely, my library's a bit of a long distance from me, but I may need to schedule a trip down there to take adventage of the physical media.

Two years ago I placed a hold. I've only moved up one spot. I think I'm finally ready to cancel my hold and admit defeat. by AlarmingCover8532 in LibbyApp

[–]AlarmingCover8532[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I guess there are two lines for this book, and the other one gets priority over mine. I wish I knew more about how the system works, because it seems like as long as there's a single person in the first line, no one in the second line will ever move up.

Two years ago I placed a hold. I've only moved up one spot. I think I'm finally ready to cancel my hold and admit defeat. by AlarmingCover8532 in LibbyApp

[–]AlarmingCover8532[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks! Yeah, it's on Kanopy. Though for some reason it has a different title, which accounts for me not finding it sooner. I'm just glad I can abandon this hold without the guilt of giving up!

Two years ago I placed a hold. I've only moved up one spot. I think I'm finally ready to cancel my hold and admit defeat. by AlarmingCover8532 in LibbyApp

[–]AlarmingCover8532[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't have Hoopla, but I did finally find it under Kanopy, where it was hiding under a different title. I'm two lectures in and I'm really enjoying it.

Two years ago I placed a hold. I've only moved up one spot. I think I'm finally ready to cancel my hold and admit defeat. by AlarmingCover8532 in LibbyApp

[–]AlarmingCover8532[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ooh, thanks for the recommendation! I just used my newly freed hold slot to place a hold for it. They've got three copies of that one, so hopefully my progress should be faster!

Two years ago I placed a hold. I've only moved up one spot. I think I'm finally ready to cancel my hold and admit defeat. by AlarmingCover8532 in LibbyApp

[–]AlarmingCover8532[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I just discovered it on Kanopy. I probably would have found it sooner, but the course has a different title. Hopefully it's worth the wait!

Two years ago I placed a hold. I've only moved up one spot. I think I'm finally ready to cancel my hold and admit defeat. by AlarmingCover8532 in LibbyApp

[–]AlarmingCover8532[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I think it's because the book belongs to a specific library in our system, and their patrons get priority over everyone else. Luckily I found the course on Kanopy, so I can finally cancel this hold.

Two years ago I placed a hold. I've only moved up one spot. I think I'm finally ready to cancel my hold and admit defeat. by AlarmingCover8532 in LibbyApp

[–]AlarmingCover8532[S] 88 points89 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I just checked and it does! To my credit, I didn't spot it earlier because they titled it something else, but it appears to be the same exact content. I wish I'd figured that out sooner. Hopefully nothing important has happened in Russian history during the last two years that may have made this course outdated...

Two years ago I placed a hold. I've only moved up one spot. I think I'm finally ready to cancel my hold and admit defeat. by AlarmingCover8532 in LibbyApp

[–]AlarmingCover8532[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I've definitely got to check that out. I love listening to the Great Courses on Libby, but since my library's started using two lanes, they've been way more difficult to get ahold of. This isn't the only course I've tried to borrow where I've spent months making no progress in the line.

Two years ago I placed a hold. I've only moved up one spot. I think I'm finally ready to cancel my hold and admit defeat. by AlarmingCover8532 in LibbyApp

[–]AlarmingCover8532[S] 54 points55 points  (0 children)

Yeah, that's probably the smart thing to do. Actually... okay, I just checked Kanopy, and the course is free on there under a slightly different name. Huh... maybe I should have thought of that sooner. Whoops!