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@Muzilon: Trying to locate the Labor one. I might have access, but I'm having some real difficulty finding which source this is. Lots of stuff called "Labor". Do you have any information about the source? ~ Rob13Talk 08:58, 24 January 2017 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@BU Rob13: I think the Labor in question was a transport-union journal published in Washington. See Hathi Trust. Muzilon (talk) 09:22, 24 January 2017 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@Muzilon: Currently taking a stab at this, but it will be a toss-up. The page numbers are suspect (Google Books gets it wrong sometime) and this is primarily available via microform, which is less likely to be lent on interlibrary loan. We'll see how it goes. ~ Rob13Talk 02:40, 10 February 2017 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@Muzilon: My library was unable to locate this using the information available here. Apologies, but looks like I can't get this one with the given citation information. ~ Rob13Talk 05:33, 7 March 2017 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@Muzilon: With regard to The Santa Fe Magazine, I found two issues of volume 63 through a rail museum library. The two do not contain the material you're seeking, but they provide clues that may help the search. Despite what Google says, volume 63 was 1970. The magazine was a monthly. The content is not in February or April 1970. The two Google snippet hits are for two different pieces, rather than than one long article. The article that starts on page 23 was in a regular section called Retiring Santa Fe. The full title may be Chef was once known as ... "The Hollywood Ape Man..!". The hit on page 32 could be from a different issue. It is from a regular feature section titled Among ourselves. The section invites readers to "send news contributions", and appears to function like an alumni magazine's "classmate updates" section, but for Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway employees. --Worldbruce (talk) 02:45, 8 March 2017 (UTC)Reply[reply]
I'm marking this as resolved (although it was not) for archiving. Based on the information above, the citations themselves have been called into question, and volunteers are not reasonably likely to be able to locate sources that have incomplete or even incorrect citations. ~ Rob13Talk 15:12, 26 March 2017 (UTC)Reply[reply]
A reference cited as "Vruggink, H. 1985. Het Surinaams Javaans: een introduktie. OSO, 1:53-62." in one of my sources.
Kofi Yakpo, The Javanese language in Suriname: Explorations in language contact and change (link tot he abstract
Sophie Villerius, Javanese in contact: the case of Surinamese Javanes — Preceding unsigned comment added by Amphicoelias (talk • contribs) 20:08, 29 January 2017 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@Amphicoelias: The second paper appears to be a paper presented at a conference. I'm unable to find any record of it being published, at least under that title. Your best bet is probably to email the author (there's a link to do that on the abstract you linked) to ask for information about where/if this was published and a copy if it hasn't been published. ~ Rob13Talk 18:03, 7 February 2017 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Same deal for the third paper, it appears. This abstract seems to indicate it was presented at a conference but possibly not published under that title. ~ Rob13Talk 18:06, 7 February 2017 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Marking resolved because most if not all of these papers appear to be working papers that were never published. Papers presented only at conferences are highly unlikely to be recoverable by volunteers, but you can email the author for a copy, possibly. ~ Rob13Talk 15:17, 26 March 2017 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Three articles in The Wall Street Journal and one article in the Financial Times[edit]
Could someone please send me PDFs of:
Fuller, Joseph B. (January 2002). "Just Say No to Wall Street". The Wall Street Journal.
Fuller, Joseph B. (January 22, 2002). ""End the Mythmaking and Return to True Analysis."". Financial Times.
Fuller, Joseph B. (December 31, 2001). "Dare to Keep Your Stock Price Low". The Wall Street Journal.
Fuller, Joseph B. (October 25, 2001). "Overcoming the Fear of Flying: A Future for Europe's Airlines". The Wall Street Journal.
Please ping me when you have them. Thank you.Zigzig20s (talk) 23:46, 7 March 2017 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@Zigzig20s: I've found an article in the Journal of Applied Corporate Finance under this title that notes excerpts of it were published in the Wall Street Journal in December 2001. Would you like the full article from JoACF instead? It will be more comprehensive than what would be in the WSJ. ~ Rob13Talk 23:51, 7 March 2017 (UTC)Reply[reply]
To clarify, the second and third cites are definitely excerpts of this same article. The first is likely a mis-citation of it, given the title. The title of the article in JoACF is "JUST SAY NO TO WALL STREET: PUTTING A STOP TO THE EARNINGS GAME". ~ Rob13Talk 23:52, 7 March 2017 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Sure, send it along. But I am starting with the popular press as it is easier to read and summarize.Zigzig20s (talk) 00:02, 8 March 2017 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Sent. That takes care of the first three above. ~ Rob13Talk 00:32, 8 March 2017 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@Zigzig20s: I searched both ProQuest and WSJ.com and did not find any reference to the fourth article. John M Baker (talk) 18:25, 12 March 2017 (UTC)Reply[reply]
I concur with John, I couldn't find number four in ProQuest, Gale, or the printed WSJ Index for 2001, under any plausible search terms. --Worldbruce (talk) 19:13, 12 March 2017 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Zigzig20s, your best bet may be to contact Professor Fuller directly. Professors are often quite willing to share their work. John M Baker (talk) 15:56, 15 March 2017 (UTC)Reply[reply]
I'm marking this as resolved. The citation for the fourth appears to be incorrect, as a search of the printed WSJ index yielded nothing. The first three citations are mere excerpts of the article I sent the requestor. Nothing more that can likely be done, as volunteers can't search for a source based on an incorrect citation. ~ Rob13Talk 15:24, 26 March 2017 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Adak Region School District and Aleutian Region School District[edit]
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I'm trying to find more information about the Adak Region School District, which closed in 1996, including its service area and the reasons why it closed. Does anyone have access to databases of Alaskan newspaper articles? AFAIK it would have merged into the Aleutian Region School District.
Also I'm wondering if there is an article talking about the Aleutian Region School District moving its board headquarters from Unalaska, Alaska to Anchorage. I think the move would have happened circa 2000 - 2002.
With respect to the headquarters move, newspapers.com doesn't have any Alaskan newspapers after 1997, but someone else may be able to help. --01:13, 14 March 2017 (UTC)
WhisperToMe, I've emailed you several articles about the Adak Region School District from the Anchorage Daily News. It's a pretty interesting story, actually; the district had no students during its last two years but continued to have a well-paid and well-traveled superintendent. I didn't see any news coverage of the Aleutian Region School District's move to Anchorage. John M Baker (talk) 16:23, 15 March 2017 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Also one more article, from the Daily Sitka Sentinel (a little later than the one you already have); it's more detailed in the specific allegations against the superintendent. John M Baker (talk) 16:35, 15 March 2017 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Thank you so much! On the off-chance somebody does find an article about the Aleutian Region move I'll wait to mark it as resolved till later. WhisperToMe (talk) 00:03, 19 March 2017 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@WhisperToMe: sent another Anchorage Daily News article that may answer your question about the move from Unalaska to Anchorage. --Worldbruce (talk) 02:12, 26 March 2017 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Hello, I was wondering if anybody had scholar informations about two fictional characters: Allen Walker (FA) and Yu Kanda (GA). I think Allen might noteworthy considering how the characters wishes to save demons, changes his wish and later is revealed to be suffering from a big posttramua disorder. Meanwhile, Kanda is one of the most antisocial characters I've ever since until it was revealed he was related to LGBT themes which highly developed his character. Maybe I'm in the wrong place to ask so feel free to remove this.
--Tintor2 (talk) 00:15, 16 March 2017 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@Tintor2: Nothing much popped up in a search for sources specific to Yu Kanda on my university's library database. Nothing scholarly. Allen Walker is such a common name that there are too many results to go through, and adding in the show's name eliminates everything scholarly. So not at a first glance. You could try searching on Google Scholar to find anything. Note that there could still be scholarly sources in languages other than English (Japanese, mostly). That's possible if not likely. I'm unable to search through them, though. ~ Rob13Talk 21:50, 16 March 2017 (UTC)Reply[reply]
To all of y'all assisting everyone out here, my special request is that you all get wonderful gifts--chocolate, fancy beers, Le Creuset cookware, puppies, love, free Wifi, whatever you like--for your birthdays, your namedays, your Sundays, your everydays. Thank you so much for spending your time and efforts helping all these folks out. You rock. Drmies (talk) 21:30, 18 March 2017 (UTC)Reply[reply]
I'm trying to lay off the chocolate, but I could go for a fancy beer in Montreal. Thank you for the kind words! ~ Rob13Talk 17:20, 19 March 2017 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Thirded, I'm amazed that even extremely obscure, non-digitised sources have been provided here! That's some major detective-work... FunkMonk (talk) 15:59, 20 March 2017 (UTC)Reply[reply]
A very civilized Friday night. I'm glad to hear it: I had an image of you breaking into the National Library á la the Milk Tray Man ;) — O Fortuna! Imperatrix mundi. 15:46, 25 March 2017 (UTC)Reply[reply]
I never said I didn't also do that. I can neither confirm nor deny. ~ Rob13Talk 15:48, 25 March 2017 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Daily Independent Journal article (1974) via Newspapers.com[edit]
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I need a "clipping" from the Daily Independent Journal – "Lack of Communication: the real hangup," July 31, 1974, page 18. Available online from Newspapers.com. (This is for the WP biography of Thomas P. Lowry.) Thanks in advance. Muzilon (talk) 23:56, 25 March 2017 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@Muzilon: Here's an open access clipping you can download/share:
Please ping me when you have it. Thank you.Zigzig20s (talk) 05:21, 26 March 2017 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@Zigzig20s: Could you share which article(s) you'll improve with this? (We need this info with every request to ensure we're sharing things in ways that are covered under fair use.) ~ Rob13Talk 07:30, 26 March 2017 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@Zigzig20s: No, it's been around. It's detailed at the top of the page. Checking if I have access now. ~ Rob13Talk 07:35, 26 March 2017 (UTC)Reply[reply]
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Hello,
I am searching for articles published in Lambillionea - a belgian entomological revue. It should be available in most specialized libraries/Museums of Natural History
The Articles that I would request are:
(Author, year. Title - Issue: pages )
Gozmány, 1965. ..... => done ! Thanks to User:BU Rob13
Viette, 1954. ..... => done ! Thanks to User:BU Rob13
Viette, 1956. ..... => done ! Thanks to User:BU Rob13
Viette, 1963. ..... => done ! Thanks to User:BU Rob13
Viette, 1965. ..... => done ! Thanks to User:BU Rob13
Viette, 1966. ..... => done ! Thanks to User:BU Rob13
Viette, 1968. ..... => done ! Thanks to User:BU Rob13
Viette, 1968. ..... => done ! Thanks to User:BU Rob13
Viette, 1973. ..... => done ! Thanks to User:BU Rob13
Viette, 1982. ..... => done ! Thanks to User:BU Rob13
Most of them have two to 10 pages only. It would also help me if only single articles could be obtained.
Thanks a lot for your help.
Tonton_Bernardo(talk)I'm so tired (talk) 04:40, 25 March 2017 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@Tonton Bernardo: Could you clarify which articles you will use these to work on? Thanks! I'm also not quite sure what you mean when you say "single articles". Do you just mean don't send the whole source? We wouldn't do that anyway. ~ Rob13Talk 07:07, 25 March 2017 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Hello Rob,
Thanks for your interest. In a first step, I use to
Complete the checklists (country lists and genus list)
For instance for the first publication (Gozmany, 1965) there are probably new species of Tineidae described.
Here is an example of an country checklist List_of_moths_of_Madagascar#Tineidae and here is a genus checklist of a genus that was described by the first named author
(Gozmany) Silosca that I created last week.
In a second step I use to
Create species pages
Here is an example of a Madagascar lepidoptera that I created earlier this week on Ancylometis_isophaula.
If somehow possible, I try to add a short description of the species, like size, coloration and other remarkable features.
I also upload many pictures to wikimedia'. I have a special interest in moths from Madagascar - that I visited recently (November 2016). I took home some 4000 pictures
of some 1000 species of moths that will still need to be identified also.
Here's an example from some images that I uploaded.
The different issues of Lambillionea use to contain more than one publication (mostly some 10-15, by different authors).
As an example: Gozmány, 1965. Tineid Genera from Central Africa. — Lambillionea 64(): 2–8.
Issue Lambillionea 64 from 1965 may contain publications on :
pages 02-08 - a.m. publication on moths by author Gozmany - (see above in the list) Tineid Genera from Central Africa.
pages 09-15 - a publication on beetles by author xyz
pages 16-23 - another publication on crickets by author zyx
etc.
I would only need the a.m. publications with pages given (they are all on moths) - and won't need the remaining articles from the other authors that may be found in the same issues.
Still: if somebody has already scanned a complete issue (or pdf), I won't mind to receive it including the other publications.
But if somebody would scan them only for me it would be ok to limit to the respective article/page.
Concerning the a.m. issue from 1965: Lambillionea 64: I would therefore 'only' need the 'pages 2-8'. All the remaining pages of the same issue are not really necessary for me.
@Tonton Bernardo: Thanks for clarifying. That's how we always send articles, as required by copyright law. We copy the minimum material necessary to fulfill the educational/research purpose. Doing... ~ Rob13Talk 15:36, 25 March 2017 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@BU Rob13: A special thank you very much to Rob13. I received all documents, first articles are edited (or created) also, (ex: [[Ethmia deconfiturella], Gymnogramma candidella, Afrocelestis, ....
Note: I edited the above list, to avoid that a 2nd person makes the same task.
Thanks a lot, great help !
@KAVEBEAR: How confident are you in the year? I have access to a copy that lists "1909?" as the year published via Hathi Trust. Do you expect that to be a substantively similar text (or the same)? ~ Rob13Talk 23:17, 12 February 2017 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Whoops, nevermind. That's a promotional book for Hawaii, which is probably quite interesting on its own, but not what you're looking for. ~ Rob13Talk 23:22, 12 February 2017 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@BU Rob13: I need the edition with this snippet on page 20. I've used the 15 to 25 range because I don't know the range of the article or section in the magazine.--KAVEBEAR (talk) 23:25, 12 February 2017 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Attempting, but not sure how interlibrary loan will get with a partial cite. ~ Rob13Talk 06:00, 19 February 2017 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@BU Rob13: Thanks for the scan but is there anyway to get pages 1-14 as well. The article seems disjointed (i.e. only part of it is on page 20 and the beginning seems to be between 1 through 14. Thanks.--KAVEBEAR (talk) 06:56, 1 March 2017 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@KAVEBEAR: Is the article title somewhere in the scan? (I haven't reviewed it.) This was via interlibrary loan, so they may get a bit pissed at me if I go back and request more pages blindly, especially because I believe there was a cost to the borrowing library on this one. ~ Rob13Talk 07:03, 1 March 2017 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@BU Rob13: I have no idea. A section of the article I need which exist on page 20 begins: "have overlook the carpetbagger period following the Civil War. It says continue from page 15 yet in your scan, page 15 does not seem to connect wth page 20 rather it connect with another article on page 23 which also continue from page 15. Hope that makes sense. If not it is fine.--KAVEBEAR (talk) 07:23, 1 March 2017 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@KAVEBEAR: I know this isn't my request, but I was thinking: maybe page 15 is from the previous issue (volume 45 issue 7) and continues on volume 45 issue 8 on page 20. I've been looking at the Hawaii Pacific Journal Index but no luck. --MrLinkinPark333 (talk) 04:33, 7 March 2017 (UTC)Reply[reply]
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Is there an online copy of these two books mentioned here. It should be PD.
Knoche, Walter. 1912 "Tres notas sobre la isla de Pascua: I. Observaciones de algunas pinturas, en sus reproducciones. II. Los últimos tatuajes en la isla de Pascua. III. Un cuento y dos canciones. Imprenta universitaria. Santiago de Chile,
Stolpe, Hjalmar. 1899 "Über die Tätowirung der Oster-Insulaner." Abhandlungen und Berichte des Königlischen, Zoologischen und Antropologisch-Ethnographischen Museums zu Dresden 8, no. 6. Found an online copy
@KAVEBEAR: Not seeing any full scan on the usual suspect sites that would have PD works (HathiTrust, etc). I can perform a full scan if I can get my hands on the book, assuming it's a reasonable size. I'll start with the first one because it's likely within my "easy to access" network of schools. The second book is more rare. ~ Rob13Talk 03:21, 28 March 2017 (UTC)Reply[reply]
This will be a bit tricky to do without a month, but I'll give it a try. I have access in-person to at least 7 or 8 of the 12 months of 1993, so I'll go through all of those and post results. This will take a while; my in-person access is not my usual library. ~ Rob13Talk 14:48, 29 March 2017 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@BU Rob13: I think I found the month and page numbers here: May 1993 pages 110-119. Hopefully that'll save you some time. --MrLinkinPark333 (talk) 15:26, 29 March 2017 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Even better. Requesting via interlibrary loan, now that I have the pages. Should have a scan within a couple days. ~ Rob13Talk 17:17, 29 March 2017 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Brilliant, thank you both. 97198 (talk) 00:27, 30 March 2017 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Amarillo Globe Times (1977) item via Newspaperarchive.com[edit]
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I need a clipping from the Amarillo Globe Times, January 14, 1977, page 10. Available via Newspaperarchive.com. The search function does not work very well, but it looks like there is an item on p. 10 about Carmen Nigro, possibly written by George Turner under the heading "Flashbacks". Thanks. Muzilon (talk) 10:31, 31 March 2017 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Muzilon, if you go to this version of page 10 and view the page source, you'll get a reasonable approximation of the text. There are a few OCR errors, but it's not too bad. BlackcurrantTea (talk) 11:14, 31 March 2017 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Sasada, Hiroko (December 2011). "The Otherness of Heroes: The Shonen as Outsider and Altruist in Oda Eiichiro's One Piece". International Research in Children's Literature. 4 (2): 192–207. doi:10.3366/ircl.2011.0026.
I may use this for an article I'm working on. --1989 10:36, 31 March 2017 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Chester Langway, "The History of Early Polar Ice Cores", Cold Regions Science and Technology[edit]
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Chester Langway, "The History of Early Polar Ice Cores", Cold Regions Science and Technology (2008), doi: 10.1016/j.coldregions.2008.01.001.
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Per a comment by BU Rob13 at Wikipedia talk:Good article nominations, I would like to request any pages concerning the Bic Cristal ball-point pen from Fletcher, Alan, ed. (2006). Phaidon Design Classics – Volume 2 (1. publ. ed.). London: Phaidon Press. ISBN0-7148-4399-7. (unfortunately I don't have page numbers but presumably the book has an index or contents page from which this can be found). This is for a GA review of Bic Cristal; neither I (the reviewer) nor Laurdecl (the article nominator) has access to this book, which is used for several claims in the article. Actually, Rob says he has already put in a request for the book and can get it in a week or so, but he asked me to submit the request here anyway to create a record of it. —David Eppstein (talk) 23:25, 29 March 2017 (UTC)Reply[reply]
As noted above, Doing... Thanks for creating a record here, David Eppstein. Helps remind me where I need to be sending stuff later on. ~ Rob13Talk 23:26, 29 March 2017 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Thanks for this Rob, it's much appreciated. FYI David, the references were added by User:Trounce quite a while ago. They were last active in 2010. Laurdecltalk 03:39, 30 March 2017 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Doing... Might be a few days. ~ Rob13Talk 17:45, 25 February 2017 (UTC)Reply[reply]
It appears my library is still hunting this one down. We allegedly have this year in microfilm, but the difficulty is in locating that microfilm. It was previously housed in a library which no longer carries microfilm, and the call number was never updated when it was moved. Still in progress. ~ Rob13Talk 04:00, 9 March 2017 (UTC)Reply[reply]
If it's any help, I think the snippets are:
Weathers, D. (November 1976). "Ups and downs and ups of the proper Philadelphians". Black Enterprise. Vol. 7. pp. 35-.
Wortham, J. (November 1976). "In search of the good life in Philadelphia". Black Enterprise. Vol. 7. pp. 43-.
@Worldbruce: Right now, it's just a matter of tracking down the damn microfilm reel. ~ Rob13Talk 05:32, 12 March 2017 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Reaching out to the librarian doing the search for an update. ~ Rob13Talk 15:18, 26 March 2017 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Now located. Microfilm takes a while to work with, so give me a bit to find a chunk of time to sit down and look through it. ~ Rob13Talk 00:42, 4 April 2017 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@Kober: I've written to UNESCO to see if they'll provide the report. ~ Rob13Talk 13:25, 21 March 2017 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@BU Rob13: If you get a result, could you ping me too. Another alternative might be to contact the author (his email is here:[4]). I doubt if it will be as useful to Kober as he hopes. "Boccardi .... will present his confidential report to the Georgian government" [5]. If the report was usable by Georgia, it would surely have been used by them by now and not lain forgotten and uncited by anyone. Tiptoethrutheminefield (talk) 16:16, 23 March 2017 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@Kober and Tiptoethrutheminefield: I received a response. It was somewhat generic, but the short of it is that they can't provide an electronic copy. It seems likely they're legally unable to do so. It is freely accesible at any UNESCO library, but you could only access it in their reading room. Anyone attempting to fulfill the resource request would need to call ahead to see if they would allow you to copy it. ~ Rob13Talk 07:12, 25 March 2017 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Thanks for your information. You've been helpful. --KoberTalk 07:23, 25 March 2017 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Thanks. I'll try emailing the author. A strange thing about that UNESCO site is there is no content there about what status is needed to get login access to their online library. You would think that at the very least the main libraries of member countries should have login access, but it appears that they don't. UNESCO is often more about politics and secrecy than culture. Tiptoethrutheminefield (talk) 15:22, 25 March 2017 (UTC)Reply[reply]
I've left a note about this discussion on John Cummings's talk page (thanks for the suggestion, Panyd) as I couldn't tell if anyone had gotten in touch with him. Tiptoethrutheminefield, the closest thing I found was this UNESDOC information. I'm guessing that the library link there is the one BU Rob13 used to contact them. Kober, some of the open access documents in this list of search results might be helpful. They won't be as specific, but could give you ideas of other areas to research. BlackcurrantTea (talk) 07:21, 2 April 2017 (UTC)Reply[reply]
If anyone could find this essay, that'd be great! It appears in the book Linguistic Variation[1] but for all I know might also be available elsewhere. Thanks!
--Wolfdog (talk) 20:15, 30 March 2017 (UTC)Reply[reply]
References
^Labov, William. "The Beginnings of the Southern Shift". University of Pennsylvania. This article appears starting on page 285 of Linguistic Variation: Confronting Fact and Theory. Edited by R. Torres Cacoullos, N. Dion & A. Lapierre. 2015. Routledge.
@Wolfdog: Not to step on @BU Rob13:'s toes, but I have the PDF and can send it to you if you e-mail me. Werónika (talk) 00:31, 31 March 2017 (UTC)Reply[reply]
I'll take this off my list then. ~ Rob13Talk 04:51, 31 March 2017 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Aant Elzinga, "Some Aspects in the History of Ice Core Drilling and Science from IGY to EPICA" (Paper presented at the 3rd SCAR Antarctic History Action Group Workshop, Byrd Polar Research Centre, Columbus, Ohio, 25-26 October 2007)
Aant Elzinga, "Through the Lens of the Polar Years: Changing Characteristics of Polar Research in Historical Perspective", Polar Record 45, no. 235 (2009); 313-336
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I always thought it was a bit impolite to request book chapters here, but it is all I need to improve the article about Istiodactylus (it is named in that chapter), so it can hopefully be the first pterosaur article to be nominated for FAC:
Howse, S. C. B., Milner A. R., and Martill, D. M., 2001, "Pterosaurs". Pp. 324-335 in: Martill, D. M. and Naish, D., eds. Dinosaurs of the Isle of Wight, The Palaeontological Association.
@FunkMonk: Sent. Please don't hesitate to request book chapters/scans. At least half of the requests we get are those types of requests. We're happy to help! ~ Rob13Talk 21:37, 6 April 2017 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Thanks again! I couldn't finish writing anything here without you guys! FunkMonk (talk) 08:46, 7 April 2017 (UTC)Reply[reply]
I got the articles. Despite the scanning problems, they look readable. Thank you again for the effort!--Rowanwindwhistler (talk) 07:06, 7 April 2017 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Yeah, not much I could do; the quality of the books are what they are. But like I said, if you have difficulty, I can go back and figure out what a passage says. ~ Rob13Talk 07:52, 7 April 2017 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Hawaiian Music and Musicians: An Illustrated History[edit]
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This may be easier if it was done via a physical checking out and scanning rather than requesting pages to be scanned since I have no idea the specific page numbers. I can ballpark guess if that is easier. Please send me either the table of content or index and the pages (if there are any) for Nani Alapai and Henry N. Clark. Thanks so much.
@MrLinkinPark333: Were you able to locate this? Someone has pointed out that I may have gotten something's wrong at Talk:Nani Alapai and would need this source to correct that mistake.--KAVEBEAR (talk) 20:52, 16 March 2017 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@KAVEBEAR: Not yet. Haven't had time to. And for clarification, the one I can access is the 1979 version. --MrLinkinPark333 (talk) 03:30, 18 March 2017 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@KAVEBEAR: Don't mean to duplicate MrLinkinPark333's efforts, but I too have access to the 1979 edition and may be able to do some of the grunt work. It's an encyclopedia-style volume. There is no encyclopedia entry for Nani Alapai. From the index, this is the list of articles in which she's mentioned:
Ahi Wela, p. 3
Berger, Henry, pp. 40, 41-42
Ellis Brothers: William and John, pp. 73, 74
Falsetto, p. 91
Machado, Lena, p. 236
Panama-Pacific International Exposition, p. 291
Record Industry in Hawai'i, pp. 325, 326, 327
Royal Hawaiian Band, p. 340
Ua Like No A Like, p. 391
Appendix, p. 417
Typically she's mentioned in connection with a song she sang or someone she sang with. Machado's style is described as "reminiscent of Nani Alapai". The closest thing to an entry of her own is two sentences in the appendix (p. 417):
ALAPAI, NANI. One of the most popular female vocalists during the late 19th century. The first female singer for the Royal Hawaiian Band (1873-1912); recorded with William Ellis (1904-1905) on Victor.
If Wikipedia is correct, and she was born in December 1874, then obviously she wasn't singing for the band from 1873. The band had a long history and went through a couple name changes. Could the parenthetical years be referring to the era/incarnation of the band with which she sang? The one page she's mentioned on in Royal Hawaiian Band (p. 340) only muddies the waters:
During this period the band also featured female vocalists ... The first was the celebrated Nani Alapai, who made her debut in 1873 and continued til 1914 ...
1873 is again a physical impossibility, and the end date doesn't match the appendix.
There is no encyclopedia entry for Clark, nor is there an index entry for Henry N. Clark. There are index entries for Harry Clark and Henry K. Clark (6 pages total). Does this help you identify what you need? --Worldbruce (talk) 03:22, 26 March 2017 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Worldbruce, I haven't started the requested yet. If you would like to help complete the request, I am for it.--MrLinkinPark333 (talk) 03:26, 26 March 2017 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@MrLinkinPark333: Please do not perform this request anymore if you have only access to the 1979 version. I don't need the scans if there is nothing of consequence other than the stuff repeating the sources I have already used. Thanks.--KAVEBEAR (talk) 03:36, 26 March 2017 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@Worldbruce: Thank you so much. I wrote the article on Nani Alapai. The date problem is precisely why I wanted to find out more info about her. Literally an anonymous IP editor stated she was not the first vocalist and that she did not join in the 1870s and cited the encyclopedia on the talk page of the article. I wanted to give that person the benefit of the doubt and check the sources myself and possibly find something else that might be a new lead since Kanahele is a reputable Hawaiian historian. I have been following the trail for the 1873 claim and it seems to rooted in an interview by her adopted grandson and the music magazine he helped published in the 1970s. I still want to believe that there may be something in the new 2012 edition that may be different from you have found since usually new edition update upon older misinformation . Do you have access to that edition?--KAVEBEAR (talk) 03:36, 26 March 2017 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Unfortunately no, I do not. Worldcat shows only 13 copies of the 2012 edition, three of which are in Hawaii. The Wiki Education Foundation really ought to broker a visiting scholar position for you with University of Hawaii. --Worldbruce (talk) 14:54, 26 March 2017 (UTC)Reply[reply]
2012 edition
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Could somebody possibly perform an index search of the 2012 edition for any biographical additions that may have been added to Nani Alapai as User:Worldbruce did above for the 1979 edition. If there is nothing new, no need to scan the pages. Thank you.
This may be difficult since I don't know the exact page numbers, so it would require flipping through a physical copy of the book. The book is "Die Marquesaner und ihre Kunst, Band III"; seen here. The first and second volumes are online but the third is not. The cover should look like this. The pages I would need access to would be the ones about commons:Category:Opferkopf Manuiotaa and the accompany descriptions and images associated with it; "Manuiotaa" and "Puamau" would be the key search terms to look for in the index or in image captions.
If you figure out the page numbers somehow, my university holds a copy in Italy and could scan & send them. Can't help with index searches, though, sorry. FourViolas (talk) 12:19, 23 March 2017 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@FourViolas: You could probably request a scan of the entire index. My library has filled such requests before. ~ Rob13Talk 16:51, 23 March 2017 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Good point! I'll give that a try and let you know when I hear back (likely ~1wk). FourViolas (talk) 20:27, 23 March 2017 (UTC)Reply[reply]
I just received notice that 'Die Marquesaner "is currently unavailable in any participating libraries. We are transferring this request to Interlibrary Borrowing - please allow an additional 1-2 weeks for this request to be filled." I'll let you know when I next hear from them. FourViolas (talk) 22:16, 3 April 2017 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@KAVEBEAR: Turns out I have access. This is available in the states (many places, actually), but there are multiple WorldCat entries which confuse things. You want this one. On the other hand, are you sure there's an index with this book? I looked at the online versions of the first two volumes and I wasn't able to locate something that looks like an index (there's something for figures). Either way, ideally, someone who speaks German would handle this request so they can be sure to locate the right section. ~ Rob13Talk 01:45, 7 April 2017 (UTC)Reply[reply]
The bad news: they sent me volumes I and II. The good news: as stated at the bottom left of p. 292 of volume II, under "Steintiki", von Steinen's only references to this head are in Vol. II after all, on pages 82-84 and 219. FourViolas (talk) 23:21, 13 April 2017 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Floor, Willem M. (2008). Titles and Emoluments in Safavid Iran: A Third Manual of Safavid Administration, by Mirza Naqi Nasiri. Washington, DC: Mage Publishers. p. 81, 126, 135, 149, 173, 196, 230, 295, 299. ISBN978-1933823232. ((cite book)): Invalid |ref=harv (help)
@BU Rob13:, thanks alot for the pages. Edit: I just found out however I forgot to list a few more; 136, 140, 197, 231, 232, 198, 199, and 236. Would you perhaps be able to sent these ones as well? If it isnt too much effort, of course. - LouisAragon (talk) 02:10, 30 March 2017 (UTC)Reply[reply]
No problem. I'll get on that, but it will need to wait ~2 days to allow my library to re-shelf the book. ~ Rob13Talk 05:56, 26 March 2017 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@LouisAragon: In the future, when you add pages after I said I'm doing the request, please ping me again. I just sent you 197, 198, 199 and 236, but I didn't notice the other additions. Those will have to wait for the book to transfer back to the library its housed in and for me to get it again. ~ Rob13Talk 00:33, 4 April 2017 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@BU Rob13:, ah, excuse me! Will do so the next time. Thanks for letting me know. - LouisAragon (talk) 17:15, 4 April 2017 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Langway, C.C., Jr., Oeschger, H., and Dansgaard, W., 1985, The Greenland ice sheet program in perspective, in Greenland ice core: Geophysics, geochemistry, and the environment: American Geophysical Union Geophysical Monograph 33, p. 1-8.
Also another chapter from the same book: W. Dansgaard and others 1985. Dating and climatic interpretation of two deep Greenland ice cores. pp. 71-76.
If a pdf of the whole book is easy to get and doesn't have to be scanned, that would be great. Thanks -- Mike Christie (talk - contribs - library) 00:53, 7 April 2017 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@Mike Christie: I have access. Let me know which pages (if any) you still need after looking at Google Books as suggested above. ~ Rob13Talk 01:27, 7 April 2017 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Can't believe I didn't check Google Books; thanks for the pointer. I can see pages 1-8; I can't see any of the later chapter, and would appreciate those pages. Thanks. Mike Christie (talk - contribs - library) 01:44, 7 April 2017 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Update: reading through chapter 1 I can't see pages 2-4 now, which is strange because I saw a drill site table on one of those pages that I can no longer see. Must be a strict interpretation of limited views of the page; in any case, if I could get chapter 1 as well that would be great. Mike Christie (talk - contribs - library) 01:53, 7 April 2017 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Very strange. 2-4 is still viewable for me @Mike Christie: I know that 73-76 are not available from the preview, but all of chapter 1 is available. --MrLinkinPark333 (talk) 02:38, 7 April 2017 (UTC)Reply[reply]
I've had this happen a couple of times before; I recall years ago using a textbook on medieval coins for multiple articles, and eventually Google started shutting down the pages I could see. Presumably there was some limit based on my IP's view count. I just VPNed to my work PC and tried it from there, on both Chrome and IE, and I'm now getting "You have either reached a page that is unavailable for viewing or reached your viewing limit for this book". I can still see pages 5-8, but now 2-4 aren't listed as "not part of this preview" any more, they're just not there at all. Mike Christie (talk - contribs - library) 03:00, 7 April 2017 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@BU Rob13 and Mike Christie: I was able to find a copy (PDF format). It's been a few days since Rob commented so I thought I would offer the assistance if it's still needed. Mike, just email me if you would like it as an attachment. EvergreenFir(talk) 00:20, 11 April 2017 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@EvergreenFir: I had to request the book from storage. It arrived on Saturday, but then I was out of town briefly. If you have a copy, I'll just send it back. ~ Rob13Talk 00:53, 11 April 2017 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@BU Rob13: I wouldn't send it back just yet. Perhaps I can email you the pdf (if you email me first) so you can confirm they're the same. I think it is, but better safe than sorry if you went through all that trouble. EvergreenFir(talk) 00:57, 11 April 2017 (UTC)Reply[reply]
I don't have the copy physically with me, and won't until I head to the library. See if it's what Mike is expecting and then get back to me. ~ Rob13Talk 01:01, 11 April 2017 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@Kailash29792: We cannot provide full book scans, as that would open us up to legal liability. Fair use cannot cover a full scan of a book. If there are specific articles/chapters that are particularly useful for improving the article, feel free to request them. ~ Rob13Talk 15:23, 8 April 2017 (UTC)Reply[reply]
I thought this would involve legally getting the full book, even if it meant paying money. But since you have stated that you cannot provide full book scans, never mind. Just page 211 of the aforementioned book is enough for now. --Kailash29792(talk) 15:27, 8 April 2017 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@Kailash29792: We would definitely access the book legally (through a library), but scanning the full book and sending it to someone violates copyright law. That's when it becomes illegal. ~ Rob13Talk 15:31, 8 April 2017 (UTC)Reply[reply]
How do I, when I don't have full access to the book? All I can say is, page 211 because that's how much I am able to get. --Kailash29792(talk) 05:17, 14 April 2017 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Kailash29792, BU Rob 13 is saying that he has a copy of the article for you. All you need to do is email him. That way he'll have your email address and can send the article to you. BlackcurrantTea (talk) 11:55, 14 April 2017 (UTC)Reply[reply]
The preview is not working, so I am reluctant to open/download it. First time I've seen this.Zigzig20s (talk) 00:06, 11 April 2017 (UTC)Reply[reply]
OK, it is working now. It must have been a problem with my browser somehow. Sorry. Thanks for sending it.Zigzig20s (talk) 00:11, 11 April 2017 (UTC)Reply[reply]
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From Sovereignty at the Edge: Macau & the Question of Chineseness (0674035453, 9780674035454) by Cathryn H. Clayton I would like to have pages 167-168 as I want to write more about the Liceu de Macau. It's part of a segment on the possibility of teaching Macau history in area schools.
In order to improve the article in Persian Wikipedia and one of references for translation of that article to English. I'm in need of a copy (PDF file) of:
The Times (Thursday 26 January 1989) - title: Mohammad-Ali Varasteh Career of integrity troubled times for Iran, unfortunately I don't know which page is this topic in. appreciated in advance for your help. kind regards --Déjà vu(Talk) 01:42, 11 April 2017 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Sun protection factors: world wide confusion[edit]
Osterwalder, U.; Herzog, B. (November 2009). "Sun protection factors: world wide confusion". British Journal of Dermatology. 161: 13–24. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2133.2009.09506.x.
Antarctic Journal of the United States 1974 article[edit]
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Langway, C. C. "Ice core storage facility." ANTARCTIC JOURNAL OF THE UNITED STATES 9.6 (1974): 322-325.
For List of ice cores. Thanks in advance; this service makes it possible to write articles that would be impossible, or nearly so, otherwise. It's much appreciated. Mike Christie (talk - contribs - library) 21:02, 14 April 2017 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Fischer, Steven R. (2005). Island at the End of the World: The Turbulent History of Easter Island. London: Reaktion Books. pp. 166–172. ISBN978-1-86189-245-4. OCLC254147531.
Van Tilburg, JoAnne (1994). Easter Island: Archaeology, Ecology and Culture. Washington, DC: Smithsonion Institution Press. pp. 14–39. ISBN978-1-56098-510-5. OCLC32163979.
McCall, Grant (1992). D. H. Rubinstein (ed.). "37 Days that shook the (Rapanui) world: The Angata cult on Rapanui". Proceedings of the Pacific History Association. Mangilao: University of Guam Press: 17–23. OCLC27362070.
@KAVEBEAR: Not sure whether MrLinkinPark333 is progressing with #2, but I sent you the best scan I could get of it under difficult circumstances. --Worldbruce (talk) 14:56, 12 April 2017 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@Worldbruce: I haven't had a chance to scan it. If your scan is readable for @KAVEBEAR:, I'd be happy that you completed it. Else, please let me know if a better copy is needed. --MrLinkinPark333 (talk) 15:48, 12 April 2017 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@Worldbruce: I haven't received anything from you. Can you please resend?--KAVEBEAR (talk) 18:02, 13 April 2017 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@KAVEBEAR: resent in two parts in case the combined size of the attachments kept them from being delivered. --Worldbruce (talk) 22:40, 13 April 2017 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@Worldbruce: Thanks so much. I was wondering can you possibly rescan page 36 again. I like to use figure 25 (the one with Nicolas Pakarati and his family) and your finger is in the way of a complete scan.--KAVEBEAR (talk) 05:51, 14 April 2017 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@KAVEBEAR: I'm on the road for the next couple months (hence the semi-wikibreak) and have already left the city where I found the book, so I can't help further in the near future. I'm sure another volunteer will be step up for any photographs you need re-scanned. --Worldbruce (talk) 22:40, 14 April 2017 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Rodgers, Colonel Hugh Cuthbert Basset (1968). Battles and Generals of the Civil Wars. Seeley Service & Co. ASINB000HJ9TUG. OCLC251942844.
Hembury, Phylis May (1990). The English Spa, 1560–1815: A Social History. Fairleigh Dickinson Univ. Press. ISBN978-0-8386-3391-5.
Moon, Michael; Davidson, Cathy N. (1995). Subjects and Citizens: Nation, Race, and Gender from Oroonoko to Anita Hill. Duke University Press. ISBN978-0-8223-1539-1.
Borsay, Peter (2000). The Image of Georgian Bath, 1700–2000: Towns, Heritage, and History. Oxford University Press. ISBN978-0-19-820265-3.
These appear with "page needed" tags on Bath, Somerset, which I fear may have its FA star challenged at some point if I can't provide the page numbers the books above which I do not own, are not in full text on google and my local library has been unable to acquire.— Rodtalk 19:35, 29 March 2017 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@Rodw: Are you asking us to do the page search for you? Note we can't provide full book scans. ~ Rob13Talk 23:03, 29 March 2017 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Yes as I don't have access I can't say which pages are needed.— Rodtalk 06:42, 30 March 2017 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Mostly done. Great and helpful service provided - wish I had know about this resource earlier.— Rodtalk 12:19, 4 April 2017 (UTC)Reply[reply]
I realized late yesterday that I actually do have a copy of the last one, just misplaced it in my bag. I'll look through it later today when I have a chance. ~ Rob13Talk 12:21, 4 April 2017 (UTC)Reply[reply]
If you get a chance to look at this could you add the page number to the article as I will be away, with little or no access, for the next 10 days.— Rodtalk 20:44, 12 April 2017 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@Rodw: Sorry, been quite busy. I just added the page number. Mark as resolved when you have a chance, please. ~ Rob13Talk 18:38, 13 April 2017 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Conference paper from ASME Energy Technology Conference, Diesel and Gas Engine Power Division[edit]
Fearon, J. G. (November 5–9, 1978). Application of Sulzer 12ASV 25/30 Diesel Engines to M-K TE70-4S Locomotives. ASME Energy Technology Conference. Houston, Texas.
This would be used in the creation of the article M-K TE70-4S, concerning a diesel locomotive. This is a conference paper, probably about 12 pages in length. The ASME id is 78-DGP-15. I believe it is available in conference proceedings titled "[Papers] contributed by the Diesel & Gas Engine Power Division of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers for presentation at the Energy Technology Conference & Exhibition, Houston, Texas, November 5-9, 1978." The publishing body is the "American Society of Mechanical Engineers., Diesel and Gas Engine Power Division." I have been unable to obtain these proceedings via Inter-Library Loan at my local library. Any library with significant holdings of ASME proceedings from this period may have what I'm looking for. ASME digitization only goes back to 1988, with some limited exceptions.
There's a similar-sounding set of proceedings for this conference for the "Petroleum Division" which do not contain this paper. Google Scholar turns up a citation to Mechanical Engineering, vol. 101, January 1979, page 87. This is merely the digest listing of the paper, which I've already consulted. The only library which I know for sure holds these proceedings is National Research Council (Canada): [7], but I expect there are others. I realize this is a hard ask, but I think I've gotten about as far as I can with my own resources, and the article (probably) can't be written without this paper.
I'm getting this via loan. I think that's the necessary source, but I'm not 100% sure. ~ Rob13Talk 17:12, 30 March 2017 (UTC)Reply[reply]
It's not, unfortunately (I thought so too last week). That's the Petroleum Division proceedings. Same conference, but different papers. Mackensen(talk) 17:15, 30 March 2017 (UTC)Reply[reply]
My hope is that the paper in question is actually available more widely but that this has been obscured by WorldCat. It's a small hope, admittedly. Mackensen(talk) 20:37, 30 March 2017 (UTC)Reply[reply]
I'm seeing if my library will interface with the Canadian library. ~ Rob13Talk 20:59, 30 March 2017 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@BU Rob13: I was able to obtain a copy of the paper. It turns out that there's a serial, ISSN 0402-1215, which some libraries use to organize all ASME papers. From there it's possible, with some effort, to specify the needed paper. Thanks for all your help. Mackensen(talk) 18:53, 18 April 2017 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Glad this worked out for you! ~ Rob13Talk 19:01, 18 April 2017 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Hello! I am a Chinese Wikipedian working on an article about the Australian chemist Arthur de Ramon Penfold. I would like to gain access to the following piece of resource:
"Obituaries. Arthur de Ramon Penfold". Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales. Royal Society of New South Wales. 113. 1980.
My email address is justforwikitemp70yahoo.com.hk. Your kind help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks! --Carrotkit (talk) 16:06, 18 April 2017 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@Carrotkit: Hi! I sent a download link from the Biodiversity Hertiage Library. If that doesn't work, the obituary is also available via the Internet Archive. --MrLinkinPark333 (talk) 16:35, 18 April 2017 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Thanks a lot! Happy editing :) By the way, your team is so efficient! --Carrotkit (talk) 16:44, 18 April 2017 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@Carrotkit: Thanks. It depends on what is requested, and whether an online copy is available or not :) --MrLinkinPark333 (talk) 17:19, 18 April 2017 (UTC)Reply[reply]
