1. 3 rd Interlending and Document Delivery Workshop Tracking down obscure material – new directions! Jonelle Bradley and Marnie Sier La Trobe University Library

2. 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

3. 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

4. Journal of Pharmacology And Experimental Therapeutics

6. Internet archive http://www.archive.org/index.php For accessing previous versions of web pages that are no longer available.

7. Authors … Emailing authors can be successful Example: Article in press not yet available from the publisher –Source email address from the web –Email 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 emailed as attachment by author

8. Article in press

9. Email to author

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

13. 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) –Email, fax or telephone Organisation or Society.

16. Publishers …. Publication details found in bibliographic record, web, or http://www.ulrichsweb.comhttp://www.ulrichsweb.com Check Publisher’s website –Purchase article online with credit card –Immediate download of article –Beware of Copyright Fees –Examples: University of California Press http://caliber.ucpress.net/http://caliber.ucpress.net/ Haworth Press Newstand

18. Finally … If foreign language material –Check country of origin –Try the National or University Library –Locate details via –Libweb - http://lists.webjunction.org/libweb/http://lists.webjunction.org/libweb/ or –List of international catalogues http://www.lib.latrobe.edu.au/help/int-catalogues.php

20. 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 – email confirmation –Patron can keep - no return postage! –Some sellers return profits to charities and developing countries

21. E! http://www.abebooks.com 13,500 professional booksellers –130,000 private sellers –80 million volumes Rare and second hand books Excellent condition Order tracking – email 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

22. http://www.amazon.com New and second hand books, videos etc Commercial booksellers and private sellers Excellent for videos and dvds Order tracking – email confirmation from seller Also check www.Amazon.de (German material)www.Amazon.de 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

23. http://www.ebay.com http://www.ebay.com.au Example: –Dvd - (1976) Eleanor and Franklin: the early years Cost: US$14.63 via Odd Banana http://www.oddbanana.com http://www.oddbanana.com

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

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

26. Other online booksellers www.astrologos.org www.alibris.com www.bestwebbuys.com www.bookfinder.com www.mrpickwick.com.auwww.mrpickwick.com.au www.nicholaspounder.com www.strandbooks.com www.barnesandnoble.com

27. 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 e-mails that request direct payments, request payment to international locations, or ask for personal information If a particular e-mail looks suspicious or unusual, contact the bookseller directly For more safe-shopping tips, read about Safe Online Transactions at http://www.amazon.com/safe-secure.http://www.amazon.com/safe-secure

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

29. Questions?