3 rd Interlending and Document Delivery Workshop Tracking down obscure material – new directions! Jonelle Bradley and Marnie Sier La Trobe University Library

What to do when there are no more locations – Journal articles.... Search LibrariesAustralia, Subito, British Library, CISTI, Melvyl, NLM, Worldcat – still no luck! –Try the following: Google Authors Organisations Publishers Country of origin

Free journals on the web – how do you find them? –Type in part or whole of the article title in quotation marks –If common words, add author family name or date to narrow the field –Check for the pdf link left of the result link

Journal of Pharmacology And Experimental Therapeutics

Internet archive For accessing previous versions of web pages that are no longer available.

Authors … ing authors can be successful Example: Article in press not yet available from the publisher –Source address from the web – author Explain non availability State title, and your reference number Offer to pay by cheque or credit card …Your assistance would be greatly appreciated –Paper ed as attachment by author

Article in press

to author

Author’s response Always remember to reply to thank the author when you receive an article

Organisations and Societies… Society journals can often be sourced from the web page of the organisation: –Society name found in title or bibliographic record –Societies can also be tracked down via telephone directories (within Australia) – , fax or telephone Organisation or Society.

Publishers …. Publication details found in bibliographic record, web, or Check Publisher’s website –Purchase article online with credit card –Immediate download of article –Beware of Copyright Fees –Examples: University of California Press Haworth Press Newstand

Finally … If foreign language material –Check country of origin –Try the National or University Library –Locate details via –Libweb - or –List of international catalogues

When you’ve exhausted all Australian sources – Track down rare and obscure items online! Online Booksellers: –Obscure and rare books and videos –Inexpensive second hand books –Pay online by credit card – secure sites –Order tracking – confirmation –Patron can keep - no return postage! –Some sellers return profits to charities and developing countries

E! 13,500 professional booksellers –130,000 private sellers –80 million volumes Rare and second hand books Excellent condition Order tracking – confirmation from seller Examples: Singing Sioux cowboy reader: Lakota pteole hoksila lowansa (1947) Cost US$24 including postage L’Armenie entre byzance et l’Islam depuis la conquete Arabe jusqu’en (1919) Cost 20 Euro. Sourced via Abe from French seller

New and second hand books, videos etc Commercial booksellers and private sellers Excellent for videos and dvds Order tracking – confirmation from seller Also check (German material) Examples: –Book - Wallenstein, Peter (1932) Virginia's Civil War Cost: US$34.98 –2 VHS videotapes (1976) Eleanor and Franklin - the White House Years. Cost: US$59.99

Example: –Dvd - (1976) Eleanor and Franklin: the early years Cost: US$14.63 via Odd Banana

Rare booksellers Accessed via AbeBooks Example: –Moreau de Brassey, Jean Nicole. (1716) Memoires politiques amusans et satirique Vol 1 of 3 vol work.

but that’s not all …. AntiQbook –UK and European Antiquarian Booksite –European postage costs quite high Antiquarian Book Store – –Scholarly rare and interesting books –Search service

Other online booksellers

Tips for secure purchasing Order directly through the shopping cart using booksellers’ secure site Never send money directly to sellers through wire transfers or checks (cheques) Beware of s that request direct payments, request payment to international locations, or ask for personal information If a particular looks suspicious or unusual, contact the bookseller directly For more safe-shopping tips, read about Safe Online Transactions at

Further reading … Galvin, Nick (2006) Shop online? There’s a novel idea. The Age Money Oct 11, p.12

Questions?