Two responses to Peter May's posting, of which part is reproduced below............DMD ________________________________________________________________________ Subject: Re: posting about on-line books From: Ricardo Andrade Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2007 11:33:48 -0500 (EST) I don't know if this is relevant but it seems Springer has now scanned a large amount of their Lecture Notes in Mathematics (including the books referred to in the previous message). However, they are only accessible through SpringerLink and I guess not everyone will have access to them. Best, Ricardo Andrade _______________________________________________________________________ Subject: Re: posting about books From: Brian Sanderson Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2007 17:06:59 +0000 Introduction to piecewise topology by Rourke and Sanderson will be available from Springer again using `print on demand' technology Brian Sanderson ___________________________________________________________________________ On Mon, 29 Jan 2007, Don Davis wrote: >> Subject: Books on line >> From: Peter May >> Date: Sat, 27 Jan 2007 21:51:59 -0600 >> >> Andy Baker sent me the following a few days ago: >> >> ``That reminds me: a few years ago I recall asking you if you had tried >> getting Springer to digitise all the SLNM on infinite loop spaces, etc. >> Last time I looked they hadn't done it, and I worry that many libraries >> may end up with no copies (several I know have disintegrating copies). I >> know other topologists who have said they thought this would be a useful >> thing to happen.'' >> >> Springer tells me they are planning on doing this. In the meantime, with >> their permission, I have just now posted these book on my home page, at >> >> http://www.math.uchicago.edu/~may/BOOKSMaster.html >>