out of print or no info available
review copy on the way
arrived, and under consideration
action needed
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| Book Name | Authors | Pub Date | ISBN | Price | Publisher | Contact Info | Comments | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
          1
         | 
          Bioinformatics : 
        A Practical Guide to the Analysis of Genes and Proteins | 
          Andreas D. Baxevanis. 
        B.F. Francis Ouellette | June 1998 | 471191965 | 
          $64.95
         | 
          John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 
        New York, NY 10158-0012 | 
          Telephone: (212) 850-6000 
         
          Fax: (212) 850-6088 
         
          Email: info@wiley.com
         | 
          Called them on 3/7 and they're
          sending a review copy.
         
          Arrived 3/14, and under
          consideration. 
        Anja
        sez: Looks pretty good for our purposes! Comments from
        those on evoldir mailing list seem to agree. Nice blend of biological
        relevance with bioinformatic approaches. | 
| 
          2
         | Bioinformatics: A Primer | Charles Staben. | January 1999 | 0763707333 | 
          $32.50
         | Jones & Bartlett Pubs., Inc | 
          Dan Fahey 
         
          (800)832-0034, extension 8209 
        E-mail: dfahey@jbpub.com | Emailed sales rep Michael Hackett ((877)770-9771 mhackett@jbpub.com) on 3/7 to ask about a review copy | 
| 
          3
         | Bioinformatics Methods and Protocols. Vol132 | Stephen Misener. Stephen A. Krawetz | September 1999 | 0896037320 | 
          $79.50
         | Humana Press | 
          Humana Press, Inc. 
         
          999 Riverview Dr. Totowa, NJ 
         
          07512 USA 
         Tel: 973-256-1699 Fax: 973-256-8341 | 
          we have until May 14 to decide
          to use it or return it.
         
          Mao sez: Not really a textbook
          in bioinformatics, but more like a Software Manual or Reference book
          for a Lab, and is good at that.
        Anja sez: Mostly tells what
        software to use, which buttons to click. Not heavy on the conceptual
        material.  Would be excellent for a low-level intro course in
        available computational tools or as a reference for a wet lab. There is
        a section in the back with suggestions about how to structure a course
        around the material. | 
| 
          4
         | 
          Computational Molecular Biology 
         
          Or: Bioinformatics in the genomics era. 
         | Phil Green. | June 1999 | 0632043075 | 
          $39.95
         | Blackwell Science, Inc. | 
          Blackwell Science, Inc.
         
          Commerce Place  350 Main Street 
         
          Malden, MA 02148-5018  USA 
         Tel: +1 781 388 8250 Fax: +1 781 388 8255 | 
          ?? Misterious book, not found in publishers database. Same ISBN
          lists two diff. Tittles in bestbookbys.com
        This book has been canceled. | 
| 
          5
         | Computer Analysis of Sequences | 
          Henry Ibstedt. 
        Castillo (ed) | December 1998 | 1879585596 | 
          $13.90
         | Erhus University Press | ???. Could be Aarhus UP, but can't find book with them | Can't find a reference to the author anywhere. | 
| 
          6
         | 
          Biological Sequence Analysis : 
        Probabilistic Models of Proteins and Nucleic Acids | 
          Durbin, Richard (Edt) 
         
          Eddy, R. 
         
          Krogh, A. 
         Mitchison, G. | May 1, 1998 | 
          0521620414
        Paperback 0-521-62971-3 | 
          $80.00
        $34.95 | Cambridge University Press | 
          212-924-3900
         | 
          Requested
          on 3/13 using their website
          form. Should get in 4-6 weeks.
         
          Arrived 3/24 and under
          consideration.
         
          We have until May 5 to send back
          a review.
         Mao sez: I LOVE THIS BOOK | 
| 
          7
         | Introduction to Computational Biology | 
          Meidanis, Joao. 
        Setubal, Joao Carlos | September 1996 | 0534952623 | 
          $59.00
         | 
          International Thomson Publishing 
         
          The Metro Center, One Station Place, 6th Floor 
         
          Stamford, Connecticut 
         06902 | 
          (800) 354-9706 info
        (800) 423-0563 desk copies | 
          Out of print.
        Mark Callahan is looking to see if
        there's another book they publish that would serve. | 
| 
          8
         | Computational Methods in Molecular Biology | 
          David B. Searls 
         
          Simon Kasif 
        Steven L. Salzberg | ?? | 0444502041 | 
          $59.00
         | 
          Elsevier Science 
        655 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10010 | 
          Tel. +1-212-633-3730 
         
          Fax +1-212-633-3680 
        e-mail: usinfo-f@elsevier.com | 
          Called 3/7 and they're sending
          one that we'll have 30 days to review.
         
          Arrived 3/16 , and under
          consideration. 
        We have until May 5 to decide to
        use it or return it. | 
| 
          9
         | Algorithms on Strings, Trees, and Sequences : Computer Science and Computational Biology | Gusfield, Dan | June 1997 | 0521585198 | 
          $64.95
         | Press Syndicate of the University of Cambridge | www.cup.org 212-924-3900 (see item 6) | 
          We
          need to send them $5.00 ship/handling and a letter on letterhead with
          the book title, author, ISBN, course name and number, est. enrollment,
          when the course begins, my phone and address. See
          this website.
         
          Mao
          sez: I heard this one is quite advanced (for CS majors).
         
          Arrived 3/24 and under
          consideration. 
         We have until May 5 to send back a review. 
 | 
| 
          10
         | Introduction to Computational Biology : Maps, Sequences, and Genomes (Interdisciplinary Statistics) | Waterman, Michael S | January 1995 | 0412993910 | 
          $59.95
         | Chapman and Hall. CRCpress. | 
          Phone - 800-272-7737 
         
          FAX - 800-374-3401 
        E-mai:l orders@crcpress.com | 
          Called
          3/13/00. They're sending a review copy.
         Arrived 3/24 and under consideration. We have until April 14 to decide to use it or return it. | 
| 
          11
         | Sequence Analysis Primer PA | M. Gribskov | September 1993 | 0195098749 | 
          $60.00
         | Oxford University Press Inc | 
          http://www.oup-usa.org/index/contacts.html
          Oxford University Press
        198 Madison Avenue New York, NY 10016 USA Phone: 212-726-6000 | Requested on 3/13 using their website form. Should get in 4-6 weeks. | 
| 
          12
         | An Introduction to the Mathematics of Biology | Yeargers, R | July 1996 | 0817638091 | 
          $64.50
         | Birkhauser Boston | Mao sez: !!Not a bioinformatics Book!! | |
| 
          13
         | DNA and Protein Sequence Analysis : A Practical Approach (Practical Approach Series , No 171) | 
          Martin Bishop 
        Chris Rawlings | December 1996 | 0199634637 | 
          $55.00
         | Oxford University Press Inc | http://www.oup-usa.org/index/contacts.html 198 Madison Avenue New York, NY 10016 U.S.A. Phone: 212-726-6000 | Requested on 3/13 using their website form. Should get in 4-6 weeks. | 
| 
          14
         | Calculating the Secrets of Life | 
          Eric Lander & 
        Michael S. Waterman (Eds.) | 1994 | 0309048869 | $35-50 | National Academy Press | 888-624-8373 | 
          Mao sez: Good book, but not for this class (Should recommend it
          though)
         
          Requested on 3/13 using their website
          form. Should get in 4-6 weeks.
        Dear Ms. Baldo:I received your
        request for "Calculating the Secrets of Life". This has become
        a print on demand book, therefore we cannot send you a free copy. The
        POD price is $58.50. If there is any other book you're interested in,
        please let me know. Thank you, Andrea | 
| 
          15
         | Bioinformatics: The machine learning approach | 
          Pierre Baldi 
        Soren Brunax | 1998 | 026202442x | 
          $49.45
         | 
          Mao sez: Too difficult for this class
        Anja sez: Agree with Mao. A dense and comprehensive review of the
        logic behind algorithms in current use. | ||
| 16 | Principles of Genome Analysis | Primrose | ? | 0632049839 | 
          $47.95
         
          to
        $35.88 | Blackwell Science, Inc. | 
          Blackwell Science, Inc.
         
          Commerce Place  350 Main Street 
         
          Malden, MA 02148-5018  USA 
         Tel: +1 781 388 8250 Fax: +1 781 388 8255 | 
          Mao sez: Only one chapter in sequence analysis. Perhaps this is
          not suited for aour needs.
        Requested on 3/13 using their website
        form.
        Should get in 4-6 weeks. | 
| 17 | Data Analysis in Molecular Biology and Evolution | Xuhua Xia | 2000 | 0792377672 | $135 HC from publisher | Kluwer Academic Publishers | 
          101 Philip Drive, Assinippi Park 
         
          Norwell, MA 02061 
         
          Tel.: +1 781 871 6600 Fax: +1 781 871 6528
         | Not available in most stores yet | 
  Other lists of books:
 
  http://www.iscb.org/books.html
  http://www.cbi.pku.edu.cn/refs/bioinf_book.html