Requesting Obituaries, Articles and Microfilm via ILL

Outline The Process Requesting obituaries Requesting magazine articles Requesting microfilm On-line sources and indexes Tips & tricks throughout

The Process Requesting in FirstSearch 1) Look up title of newspaper or journal in FirstSearch 2) Enter obit/article information in Article fields 3) Enter patron information 4) Submit

The Process (continued) OR Use the blank Subject/Reference formSubject/Reference Be sure to include the information we are covering in the next slides

Requesting Obituaries Names  Last name (various spellings - Olson vs. Olsen)  First name (nicknames – Elizabeth/Betty)  Clearly state which is first name & which last ( Franzula Fjerstad)  Middle initial helpful Dates  To eliminate confusion, always spell out the month & use four digits for the year eg. May 6, 1986  Clarify with patron if date provided is date of death or date obituary appeared in the newspaper.

Requesting Obituaries Locations  Clarify if death occurred in same city as newspaper obituary Verifications  To verify death date & location try SSDI,SSDI newspaper indexes, databases

Obituary Examples Patron wants an obituary for Franzula Fjerstad who died March 9, 1958 in Minneapolis, MN FirstSearch

Requesting Articles Citations

Articles Information to include:  Name of journal, book or newspaper  Article title and author  Date of publication  Volume, issue/no & pagination if known  Surname or index heading

Articles When possible find out where patron got their information  on-line  a bibliography  a book they read  their friend

Articles Where to find/verify citations Ebscohost Reader’s Guide to Periodical Literature Google searchesGoogle ProQuest Local Indexes Magazine’s website PubMed

Article Example Patron wants an article titled “Better vegetables & fruit – nature’s way” from the January 1972 issue of Home Garden & Flower Grower She got her citation from the web Firstsearch

Notes on Requesting Microfilm Microfilm is generally in-library use only-but not all libraries have readers and printers Good news! Microfilm from WI Historical can circulate to patrons

Verify date range in MadCatMadCat Check to see if reel is checked out Add MadCat reel code when possible P=positive vs. N=negative Maximum of 6 reels per request Remember Lori Bessler’s Genealogy class via SCLS! June 12 from 9:30-11:30 or 1:30-3:30 at SCLS Microfilm owned at Wisconsin Historical Society

More on Microfilm Libraries generally do not allow microfilm to circulate Many will only lend if they have a 2 nd copy of the microfilm Don’t have a reader or printer? Max number of reels will vary- usually does not exceed 4 at a time LOC has limited holdings on some titles (even though it make look like they own the entire run)LOC Sometimes we just can not get microfilm

Great Sites AncestryLibrary - has census material for all statesAncestryLibrary Death Indexes Cindi’s List Newspaper Archive - historical statistical informationNewspaper Archive

In Conclusion We realize many staff may request these types of things once or twice a year, so feel free to use the Subject/Reference Form or call or interloan (608) or We’re here to help in whatever way we can

Contacts SCLS Interlibrary Loan Clearinghouse Phone: Pam: Beth: General ILL:

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