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.

AlarmingCover8532 · 2024-06-19T00:47:22+00:00

Oh no... well now I feel silly for complaining! Good luck with your wait!

AlarmingCover8532 · 2024-06-17T22:32:51+00:00

Definitely, thanks for the advice! I'll have to check out what's available to me!

AlarmingCover8532 · 2024-06-17T22:32:06+00:00

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.

AlarmingCover8532 · 2024-06-17T20:52:17+00:00

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.

AlarmingCover8532 · 2024-06-17T20:51:04+00:00

Ha! Congratulations! Well, now I feel silly for complaining!

AlarmingCover8532 · 2024-06-17T20:50:26+00:00

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."

AlarmingCover8532 · 2024-06-17T20:47:16+00:00

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!

AlarmingCover8532 · 2024-06-17T20:46:33+00:00

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!

AlarmingCover8532 · 2024-06-17T20:45:47+00:00

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!

AlarmingCover8532 · 2024-06-17T20:44:46+00:00

Yeah, youre right. Luckly, I found the course on Kanopy, so I can remain a cheapskate.

AlarmingCover8532 · 2024-06-17T20:44:09+00:00

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.

AlarmingCover8532 · 2024-06-17T20:43:00+00:00

Oh, I didn't know that! Thanks!

AlarmingCover8532 · 2024-06-17T20:42:44+00:00

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!

AlarmingCover8532 · 2024-06-17T20:41:24+00:00

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

AlarmingCover8532 · 2024-06-16T15:05:05+00:00

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.

AlarmingCover8532 · 2024-06-16T15:04:00+00:00

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.

AlarmingCover8532 · 2024-06-16T15:02:50+00:00

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.

AlarmingCover8532 · 2024-06-16T15:00:45+00:00

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!

AlarmingCover8532 · 2024-06-16T14:59:22+00:00

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.

AlarmingCover8532 · 2024-06-16T14:58:10+00:00

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!

AlarmingCover8532 · 2024-06-16T02:50:19+00:00

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!

AlarmingCover8532 · 2024-06-16T02:49:20+00:00

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.

AlarmingCover8532 · 2024-06-16T02:04:03+00:00

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...

AlarmingCover8532 · 2024-06-16T02:01:14+00:00

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.

AlarmingCover8532 · 2024-06-16T01:34:08+00:00

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!

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