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[edit] Direct contact

These volunteers that locate and send articles are willing to be contacted to handle complex queries or answer related questions:

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phoebe -- can access most research databases, verify citations, explain journal abbreviations, help with research techniques and interlibrary loan. I can also help you figure out where to get it if I can't get it myself. Please leave a message on my talk page or send wikipedia email.
DGG I have most professional databases available, except in law and medicine, and can give advice on where to look. Ask at my talk page for assistance. I also have access to anything listed on JSTOR or MUSE, and essentially all available electronic backfiles of academic periodicals except in medicine & agriculture., but I'd prefer article requests by email from my user page, so I can email them back. DGG 01:18, 2 June 2007 (UTC)
German Wikipedians have access to loads of German, Austrian and Swiss libraries and are often willing to fullfill requests. --Flominator (talk) 13:03, 25 March 2008 (UTC)
Someguy1221 (talk) I have access to most english-language scientific journals, as well as JSTOR. I also have a few hundred introductory, college level textbooks across all subjects in PDF format. Feel free to email me a specific request, and I'll email you back a PDF if I can find one. If you're looking for something out of a book, please specify the page number. Someguy1221 (talk) 04:18, 24 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Filled requests

All filled requests will be moved here.

[edit] New requests

[edit] January-February 2007

[edit] George Gould Strong

George Gould Strong born 1910 died about 1964 in Southampton Hospital, Southampton, Suffolk Co., Long Island, New York. I have searched for a NYT obituary with no luck, but there should have been a local obituary. Does anyone have access to the archives of the Southampton Press or the Easthampton Star or another local paper? - Nunh-huh 20:28, 7 January 2007 (UTC)
JOHN N. STRONG

Specfal to THE NEW' YORE TI:MS. New York Times (1857-Current file); Nov 14, 1942; ProQuest Historical Newspapers The New York Times (1851 - 2003) pg. 16.

Do you want it? There is sparse mention, it's his dad's obit. I also found a ref to a George Strong who was elected mayor of "The Landing" in the 1930s, is this him? IvoShandor 11:26, 12 March 2007 (UTC)

Thanks, Ivo for spotting this. I've had a look, and that's him, but unfortunately his dad's obit doesn't carry enough information about the son for "creating-an-article" purposes. I don't know if George Strong was ever elected mayor of anything.... - Nunh-huh 15:52, 9 October 2007 (UTC)

Is this George G. Strong a musician (the guy in this article)? Or can you tell me a bit what you do know about him? It would help with my search. Key to the city 09:26, 22 October 2007 (UTC)

Nunh-huh responded on my talk page with this:

Yes, George Gould Strong was the guy depicted in the musical Grey Gardens. Basically, I know this: he was born 21 January 1910 in East Hampton, New York, the son of John Young Strong and Fannie (Baker) Strong, growing up in a house on Amagansett Road. He lived for a time in Paris, and in New York City at 725 Lexington Avenue, probably after he lived at Grey Gardens. He was, as depicted in the musical, the personal accompanist of Edith Beale; he was also an accompanist in Paris and New York, and is said to have had a radio show in New York. Though the musical depicts him as gay, it's not that clear that's actually true, and it's certainly not true that he committed suicide (except metaphorically); he died, apparently about 1964 in Southampton Hospital in Southampton, Long Island, the cause of death apparently being gastrointestinal hemorrhage from drinking, complicated by the fact that he had become a Christian Scientist (which may be something he picked up from Mrs. Beale). I wanted especially to firm up his date of death (the 1964 is an estimate based on someone's recollection that he died when she was 12), which is probably only possible if his obituary can be located in the Southampton Bee or Easthampton Star or one of the other local papers. - Nunh-huh 21:10, 29 October 2007 (UTC)

I did some research, but I got to admid that this one is out of my league. I hope an American helps you with this request. But I thought I post the answer anyway, maybe it helps other researchers. Key to the city 09:40, 30 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] March-April 2007

[edit] Samuel R. Gerber

I'm investigating Samuel R. Gerber. Gerber was a famous forensic scientist/pathologist and known for his work in the Sam Sheppard case. I found he's had an obituary in a 1987 Plain Dealer issue. I think it was May that year. Could someone with access get me a copy? I also want to know if there is a biographical entry for him (National Cyclopedia) or elsewhere. User:MacGyverMagic/WIP lists the sources I already have although the obituary may not be the complete one. - Mgm|^(talk) 08:33, 26 March 2007 (UTC)

Been searching in all kinds of biographies (general American, and more specific science and medicine biographies), but no luck. He's not that well-known? I think your best shot would be finding a Wikipedian from Cleveland who wants to get the newspaper from a library archive. Key (talk) 15:13, 8 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] April-May 2007

[edit] William McCrum

I'm trying to find the obituary of William McCrum. This FIFA page mentions 'In 1932 an obituary appeared in a Northern Ireland paper in Milford, County Armagh'. I don't know the exact date of the obit' or which paper it was in but it must have been in late December as he died 'just before Christmas'. Sorry for the vagueness, any hints appreciated. JMiall 15:51, 8 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] State Route 1002 (Lehigh County, Pennsylvania)

This is a bit of a long shot, but I would like the text of the act of June 22, 1931 (P.L.720, No. 262), entitled "An act providing for the taking over by the Commonwealth...". If it's long, anything relating to Route 159 or Union Boulevard would be the most useful. I believe that portion begins "Beginning at a point on West Union Boulevard", and if it mentions anything about Broad Street or Market Street being removed. I am neroute2 at gmail. Thank you very much. --NE2 00:58, 4 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Bethlehem Pike

Could you guys find out any information on the 19th century turnpike of this historic route. I eould really appriciate I you would find any additional information about the route. I am allentownalbert@aol.com. Thanks. -- JA10 ^{T · C} 06:54, 18 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Request for Pennsylvania Route 739

I need to replace a few refs in Pennsylvania Route 739 and need one for its establishment. Thank you.Mitch azenia 23:44, 30 May 2007 (UTC)

Does [1] help? --NE2 07:04, 18 May 2007 (UTC)

Yeah, but alot of the references are from books and I was hoping to get a newspaper article. -- JA10 ^{T · C} 01:36, 19 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] July-August 2007

[edit] Snickersville Turnpike (the first toll road in the U.S.)

I would like the full text of chapter xxx of the Acts of 1785 of the U.S. state of Virginia. This includes "leading into the town of Alexandria from Snigger's and Vesta's Gaps". neroute2 at gmail. Thank you. --NE2 00:21, 4 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Homerun (film)

Finding referenced information on Singaporean movies is difficult. I have expanded this article as far as I can with web-based references alone. However, I will need newspaper references to expand it further. Around the day the movie was released in cinemas, The Straits Times published an article about the differences between Children of Heaven and Homerun (I could write an entire section comparing the two movies, solely based on that reference). Furthermore, The Straits Times and Channel NewsAsia are likely to provide enough references to write a decent Production section (a neccesity if I ever push the article for GA status). Other newspapers may provide referenced information that I could use to expand the Political satire and Reception sections. Could somebody search LexisNexis, Factiva and/or Newslink for newspaper articles about the movie, and e-mail their full text and citation information to hildanknight(AT)gmail(DOT)com? --J.L.W.S. The Special One 13:41, 4 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Jelqing

"There has been only one study on “jelqing” done by Dr. Brian Richards in the late 1970s. The British Journal of Sexual Medicine published the results. According to the study, 87 percent of men had positive results." [2]. Does anyone have access or exact bibliographical reference? [3] -- Thanx Cherubino 12:46, 6 April 2007 (UTC)

The only remotely similar reference I could find in Pubmed was Richards BA. "Mechanical aids to sex." Br J Sex Med. 1975 Oct;2(5):33-5, 37. No abstract available. PMID: 830127 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]." This is probably it, but I don't have access to the journal. The term doesn't appear anywhere in PubMed, which is pretty suspicious. -- phoebe/(talk) 01:07, 31 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] October 2007

[edit] Louis R. Vitullo

I already have plenty of newspaper articles about the guy (Chicago Sun-Times), but I wonder if the National Cyclopedia of American Biography I requested for Paul Kirk also has info on Vitullo. I came up empty in my own library, but they lack a lot of publications. Any other biographical entry is welcome too. - Mgm|^(talk) 18:27, 17 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Robert Wornum, George Wilkinson (music publisher)

Michael Kassler in "Broderip, Wilkinson and the first English edition of the '48'" Musical Times, Summer 2006 quotes a little from an advertisement with details about the fire at 315 Oxford street in The Times but NewspaperArchive seems to be missing the issue from October 13, 1812 - I don't know if Gale has it. threesixesinarow@yahoo.com

The Times October 13, 1812, p.2

- Mireut 14:58, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

It seems that paper is so old, that there is no digital copy available; Lexis Nexis doesn't have it either. I think you'd have to ask The Times directly, or head for the British Library. - Mgm|^(talk) 17:57, 21 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] November 2007

[edit] History of California's state highway system

If anybody could get me the text of chapter 767 (page 2034) in the 1933 California state statutes, it would be much appreciated. Thank you. --NE2 21:28, 22 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] December 2007

[edit] Anything That Moves

is there any database that covers this first nationwide (now out of print) magazine on bisexuality? -- 172.183.24.4 14:26, 3 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] March 2008

[edit] Anarchism and unionism in Argentina

It's me again. I hope I'm not coming here too often. Since I'm currently working on anarchism and unionism in Argentina, it would be quite helpful, if someone could help me get access to two sources on this topic: this article on high beam and this paper in the journal Anarchist Studies. --Carabinieri (talk) 00:24, 31 March 2008 (UTC)

I have access to the the paper from the journal Anarchist Studies and placed a copy of the paper here. Let me know on my talk page that you've received it then I will take it down.--droptone (talk) 11:53, 24 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] April 2008

[edit] Spunk Library

Greetings, we're looking for information on the Spunk Library; Google tells me it can be found in the following places, but I can't get in: TwinCities/com, New Library World, Ohio.com, Critical Studies in Media Communication, Collection Building, Approaching Alternative Media: Theory and Methodology. If anyone could copypaste relevant sections that mention the library from these sources, it would be very much appreciated. Regards, the Anarchism task force. Skomorokh 18:24, 25 April 2008 (UTC)

The "Approaching Alternative Media" paper can be found through archive.org. The "Making the News" paper can be access if you email me at my user name at Gmail. The two links to Newsbank do not return any results nor do they give any citation information for someone else to use to find the items.--droptone (talk) 22:24, 27 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] June 2008

[edit] Classic Rock (magazine)

Hi guys, i'm ElessarTheWoodElf from the italian Wiki (here you can see my user page: [4]); first of all, sorry for my bad english ^_^. I'm here because in the Italian Wiki we're having a discussion on the definition of "Guitar hero" (it's the same or not saying guitar hero or shredder? That's the question), and I found some old news about an article appeared on "Classic Rock" (for example this one: [5]). I thought that maybe someone of you could have this article, so I posted my request here. I hope I did it right. If you have it, could you be so kind and send it at my email address? It's elessar [dot] f [at] gmail [dot] com... Thank you so much for your attention, and good luck for everything. Elessar, 12 june 2008, 15:40 GMT+1

[edit] Dr. Joseph Murphy (author)

Attempting to establish notability for this man as an author and/or as a religious leader (Church of Divine Science, Los Angeles). I am trying to find some older newspaper articles circa 1945-1978, probably from the LA Times or other newspapers of that geography (I think the Daily News and another main paper also served Los Angeles in those days). Of particular interest would be any discussions about his weekly Sunday lectures at the Wilshire-Ebell Theater. Also, any WP:RS book reviews of his writings would be welcome of course. Low Sea (talk) 21:57, 26 June 2008 (UTC)

Here and here are the only things I could find in the historical archives my institution has access to. Someone affiliated with some of the University of California schools may have access to digital archives of the LA Times and Daily News. Again, let me know when you've received the files.--droptone (talk) 19:07, 26 November 2008 (UTC)

[edit] September 2008

[edit] Monograph of the land and freshwater Mollusca of the British Isles

Is this book available in electronic form? Taylor, J. W. 1894-1914. Monograph of the land and freshwater Mollusca of the British Isles. Vols. 1-3. Taylor Brothers, Leeds. See also: Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Gastropods#resources. --Snek01 (talk) 15:28, 25 September 2008 (UTC)

[edit] November 2008

[edit] The History of Countries

Does anyone have any links/books/papers on the history of countries (or any country overview topic, as I am building up Country, how they formed, how the borders are defined etc. I've tried searching on google/google books/etc but it is just such a common word that I cannot find anything relevant or useful. I'm sorry if this is too broad, feel free to tell me if it is. I can be emailed if that is easier. Thankyou very much. Foxy Loxy ^Pounce! 11:21, 10 November 2008 (UTC)

Well certainly for those of us who watch here to provide individual articles and papers on request, that's way too broad. If I was looking for information, I'd be trying Google with "borders of countries", "definition of borders", "history country border", "country border negotiation", "border treaty" - and variations thereof. For "country", you'd also want to substitute "nation", "nation state", etc. etc. Anyway, way too broad for me, but maybe others will have some comments. Not sure if you could get anything better at the Drawing board or the Reference desks. A trip to your local library to ask the staff there, and a call/email to someone involved in geography and/or history at your local advanced learning institution might turn up some good stuff too. Franamax (talk) 03:39, 13 November 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Michael Perham

Michael appeared on Blue Peter on 24 January, 2007 and received the programme's highest award, a gold blue peter badge, for his achievements after crossing the Atlantic Ocean single-handed (not sure what they're gonna if he finishes his current round the world trip). Unfortunately, there's no way I can reference this yet. Can someone give me access to an entry in a Blue Peter annual or another source that verifies this? I'd hate to leave the article incomplete. You can post to my talk page or use the email option. - Mgm|^(talk) ~~09:12, 25 January 2007 (UTC)~~ 23:42, 17 November 2008 Refactored by Franamax (talk) 02:13, 18 November 2008 (UTC)

[edit] George Sampson

I'm doing a rewrite and I'm trying to set up an awards section. I know he won the 2008 Kid's Choice Award for Favourite Winner, but all the references I can find are either copyvio youtube videos or newspapers talking about the event before it happened. It looks like no one bothered to write up the results, but I doubt that's true. All I need is a mention. Can anyone help out? - Mgm|^(talk) 11:16, 24 November 2008 (UTC)

I found a reference for the award. I will paste the ref below, put it in the article if it is helpful. Not sure if this is available without a subscription, I used Factiva, the full text for the entry was:

Dannii Minogue found a bit of X-factor as she hosted the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards at London's Excel centre. Britain's Got Talent took centre stage, picking up the gong for Favourite TV Show while George Sampson was crowned Favourite Winner. Signature also performed their Thriller routine..

I did not find a reference for what he danced at the show, perhaps there is another source, or that fact is unverifiable.

The ref (edit the page to copy/paste):^[1]

--Commander Keane (talk) 11:05, 27 November 2008 (UTC)

[edit] December 2008

[edit] that Israel doesn't submit to international law in the case of the arab-israeli conflict

I'm looking for a neutral, good, uncontroversial reference (as opposed to noam Chomsky who says there is "near unanimity" about this) that I can include in an article, which says that Israel chooses not to submit to international law (ie violates it, though this phrasing is POV) in the case of the conflict. Thank you! - Added by 82.120.107.213

[edit] "Telly stars in plot to raise cash"

Can someone dig up the following article? "Telly stars in plot to raise cash; SHOWBIZ: Rhyme and reason to starring roles in new Brum-based flick.", Article from: Birmingham Mail (England) Article date: September 30, 2008, Byline: By Catherine Lillington.

Part of it is listed at Highbeam, but it seems pointless to get a free trial I won't use for anything else. - Mgm|^(talk) 21:13, 12 December 2008 (UTC)

Here is the article. Please let me know when you've successfully downloaded the file.--droptone (talk) 13:18, 18 December 2008 (UTC)

[edit] January 2009

[edit] Help dating 18th century French painter Antoine Graincourt

Hi friends. I'm attempting to resolve the dating inconsistency in the Antoine Graincourt article and a simple google search is not cutting it. Could someone who has access to an academic library or database help? The article says in the text Graincourt's dates are 1699-1753, but also places him in the category 1748 births and 1823 deaths.

Google searches suggest that the dates 1699-1753 are probably wrong: being actually the birth and death dates for one of the people Graincourt painted, Bertrand-François Mahé de La Bourdonnais. For example, see this biography of Mahé at Biographie.net ("né à Saint-Malo le 11 février 1699 et mort à Paris le 10 novembre 1753") or this museum page from a museum that has Mahé's portrait in its collection, and attributes the 1699-1753 dates to Graincourt, not Mahé. Google also turned up one source for Graincourt completing a painting after 1753: a copy of Hyacinthe Rigaud's portrait of the Marechal de Tourville; the copy is said to have been made in 1780-82

However, even if 1699-1753 is wrong, google can't help me confirm that 1748-1823 is correct. Those dates don't seem to have any online source except Wikipedia and Wikipedia mirrors/copies. Plus, Graincourt paintings include people who died before 1748, such as François Louis de Rousselet, Marquis de Châteaurenault (1637-1716) and René Duguay-Trouin (1673-1736) – though I suppose those could also be copies of earlier paintings. I hope all this is enough info. Thanks! WikiJedits (talk) 15:02, 15 January 2009 (UTC)

I have found support for the 1748 birth date through google books. See here; likewise (with considerable overlap) for a year of death in 1823 [6]. I find no support for 1699 ([7]); hits are coincidental. --Moonriddengirl ^(talk) 15:55, 15 January 2009 (UTC)

Thank you very much. BTW, do you have access to the full versions of any of those books? While most simply give his dates in a one-line list-type entry, these two look like they might include some actual biographical text that we could use to expand the article – if we could access it.

1. Vivre et mourir à Saint-Etienne aux XVIIe et XVIIIe siècles‎ - Page 70 … Antoine Graincourt n'a pas laissé un souvenir important, selon les critiques « son dessin est ... Antoine Graincourt commence sa série de tableaux en 1780. ...

2. L'art de la Picardie‎ … ANTOINE-NOEL-BENOIT GRAINCOURT, né à Corbie en 1748, et PIERRE THUILLIER, né à Amiens en 1799, ont passé leur existence artistique hors de la Picardie. ...

Regardless, many thanks for your help here. Best, WikiJedits (talk) 20:24, 15 January 2009 (UTC)

I'm afraid that I do not, but hopefully somebody else here will. :) --Moonriddengirl ^(talk) 20:55, 15 January 2009 (UTC)

[edit] February 2009

[edit] Jaye Featherby

I'm looking for the article called "Crashing through flames a real family affair" from the Cairns Post dated June 24, 2005. Has someone got access to this? Please leave a quick note on my talk page if you respond here. - Mgm|^(talk) 20:02, 1 February 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Hunteria article by Gregory S. Paul

I'm looking for the following article by Gregory S. Paul:

Paul, G.S. (1988). The small predatory dinosaurs of the mid-Mesozoic: the horned theropods of the Morrison and the Great Oolite — Ornitholestes and Proceratosaurus — and the sickle-claw theropods of the Cloverly, Djadokhta and Judith River — Deinonychus, Velociraptor, and Saurornitholestes. Hunteria 2(1): 1–9.

Thanks in advance! FanCollector (talk) 22:35, 1 February 2009 (UTC)

I doubt this obscure journal was digitally archived. This link [8] will be your best bet. Change zipcode to something suitable.

[edit] March 2009

[edit] Nature and / or The Electrical Journal

Does anyone have access to Nature 1956 @ page 1060 (obituary of Stanley Whitehead) and / or The Electrical Journal 1956 page unknown (obituary of Whitehead)? Bencherlite ^Talk 22:13, 18 March 2009 (UTC)

I have the nature article. Not in copy-pastable form though. Have an email address I can send it to? Someguy1221 (talk) 01:07, 19 March 2009 (UTC)

Replied at your talk page and email sent. Bencherlite ^Talk 01:12, 19 March 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for the Nature article. Can anyone help with The Electrical Journal'? A long-shot, I know! Bencherlite ^Talk 21:25, 20 March 2009 (UTC)

I can make a scan of it from my library, but I won't be near it again for ~ 2 weeks. So if Droptone doesn't beat me to it...Someguy1221 (talk) 21:34, 20 March 2009 (UTC)

By the way, do you have any idea which volume or issue it might have been? Someguy1221 (talk) 21:37, 20 March 2009 (UTC)

Vol 156 p 1485, perhaps? Another possibility would be vol 139 (1947) at page 1365 - I'm trying to track down his dates at Oxford, which are missing in the obituaries I've found so far... Bencherlite ^Talk 21:54, 20 March 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Paris Match article

I am looking for an article from Paris Match magazine, No 724 du 23.02.63 (that's 1963), on Vachislav Michelovitch Zaitsev (Vyacheslav Zaitsev). Any help with this one appreciated. --Russavia ^Dialogue 17:51, 28 March 2009 (UTC)

[edit] The Mode in Moscow For Soviets, Pursuit of Fashion Is Now Acceptable but Goods Still Hard to Get

I am looking for this article from the LA Times [9] --Russavia ^Dialogue 13:17, 30 March 2009 (UTC)

[edit] An Occasional Paper

Hi All,

This one might be slightly difficult. The journal (and occ. papers) exist only as hard copy, and no libraries in my vicinity carry a copy. If anyone has access to it as a hard copy, i would be massively appreciative of a copy, or even just the abstract.

Smith, J.L.B. 1968. Studies in carangid fishes No. 4. The identity of Scomber sansun Forsskal, 1775. Occasional Papers of the Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University No. 15: 173-184

Cheers, Kare Kare (talk) 05:19, 18 April 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Mayors of San Francisco

I am writing List of mayors of San Francisco and require access to a book Biographical dictionary of American mayors, 1820-1980 by Melvin G. Holli, Peter d'Alroy Jones to verify party affiliations for each mayor as well as Maurice Carey Blake (one of the mayors) in particular on the year he served as California State Assemblyman. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks—Chris! _ct 03:11, 20 April 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Folklore of Assam by Jogesh Das

I am looking at the contributions of what seems to be an individual with copyright difficulties dating back some time. Several articles, created as recently as today, are verifiably pasted from previously published web pages, but this contributor has several times cited to the above book. For example: Assamese kinship. Originally published in 1972, this book has been frequently republished by the National Book Trust (a 2000 paperback carries the ISBN of 8123701454) I'm hoping to find somebody who can access to the book to compare the text in that specific article to see if it infringes. There is good reason to believe it may, but I'd prefer not to presume if we can verify. Thanks for any assistance you can offer. --Moonriddengirl ^(talk) 17:56, 21 April 2009 (UTC)

[edit] May 2009

[edit] Ányos Jedlik and the Dynamo

The dynamo article has a claim that it was invented by Anyos Jedlik. This has been labelled as dubious. This book,

Andrew L. Simon, Made in Hungary: Hungarian contributions to universal culture, p207, Simon Publications LLC, 1998 ISBN 0966573420

makes the same claim and contains in its bibliography the paper,

GK Cwierawa, "Ányos Jedlik-wengierski pioner elektrotechniki", Kwartalnik Historiki Nauk i Techniki, No 2, 1971

which I assume is the source of Simon's information. I am not looking for a copy of the whole paper (I don't read Hungarian anyway) merely the citation for Jedlik's original publication of his work (assuming that there is one). Thanks. SpinningSpark 13:32, 12 May 2009 (UTC)

There doesn't seem to be a citation in the article.--droptone (talk) 21:02, 8 June 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for that, please leave it up until user Edison has seen it as well who is also interested. I am surprised you have it in English, presumably that is a translation not the original? SpinningSpark 02:10, 9 June 2009 (UTC)

That's from Made in Hungary..., not the original Hungarian article.--droptone (talk) 07:47, 9 June 2009 (UTC)

Oh I see, in that case you have misunderstood, I can already read Made in Hungary on google books preview. It does in fact have a source (although not inline in the text, it's on page 404) which I have quoted above. What we are trying to do is trace the source of Simon's claim since we doubt it is true. I am looking for the Hungarian paper he quotes, not the book itself. Even that is not the end of it since a 1971 paper author could not possibly have direct experience of an 1828 event, that paper itself must have had a source which is what I am ultimately trying to establish. SpinningSpark 10:00, 9 June 2009 (UTC)

Seems it went unpublished:

His experimental machine made in 1861 had a special feature of technological importance; namely, the principle of self-excitation, in other words, the dynamo principle first appeared in the operating instructions Jedlik wrote for this machine. This machine was only used as a demonstration device, and Jedlik did not publish the new construction.[10]

citing Verebely (1931), "Ányos Jedlik A Hungarian Pioneer of Electricity", Elektrotechnika 24, pp. 213-26 and Singer, H., and Hall, W. (1958), A History of Technology, vol. V, part 2.10, p. 187. Apparently the operating instructions appeared in an inventory for the university. The "1828 event" you mention is i think one of 292 experiments listed in 1829 which concludes: "an electromagnetic wire can create continuous rotating movement around a similarly electromagnetic wire", a DC motor w/ commutator, not a dynamo.—eric 16:17, 9 June 2009 (UTC)

One user has inserted claims in several articles tht Jedlik invented the electric motor, the electric motor with electromagnets for the stationary and rotating parts along with the commutator, the electric vehicle, and several other things. I have asked in the Electric motor talk page for a good reference showing what year he publicly demonstrated and published any such inventions, and have not gotten a satisfactory response. A photo of a museum model is shown in the article, which is claimed to be from 1828, with many modern features, but with uncertain provenance. There are many cases of museums having illustrative models constructed in modern times, but falsely claimed to be the device constructed many years earlier. The above sounds like there was an inventory at the university dating to 1861, which is the first documentation, if not publication. This is a pretty weak claim, given that others had published publicly demonstrated, been written up in the scientific and popular press and taken out patents for "electromagnetic wire rotating around electromagnetic wire" long before 1861. A college teacher could be expected to build demo devices to illustrate what was going on ion the field, and it is too easy to attribute decades of developments to the first year Jedlik did any demo of electromagnetism in his classes, back in 1828 or whenever. It sounds like a backdated claim. More translation of what he wrote, and clear statement of when he wrote it, is essential to understand Jedlik's role. Recent web pages or popular articles which simply assert, without references, that Jedlik "invented the electric motor in 1828" are not convincing when other claimants have lots of public presentation of their work at the actual time of their inventions. Edison (talk) 16:43, 9 June 2009 (UTC)

I don't think we need to try and convince anyone here at the library. We just need to say what documents we want them to go find. SpinningSpark 18:23, 9 June 2009 (UTC)

So you are looking for #290 from an 1829 notebook which details 292 experiments used as demonstrations in his classes for the motor, and an 1861 university inventory that contains operating instructions for the dynamo. Or is it enough to show that he did not publish on either?—eric 22:52, 9 June 2009 (UTC)

[edit] June 2009

[edit] Fish Related

I'm looking for any info I can find related to the Violet Goby. I've looked through all my books, and can't find anything, so I have had to use only online sources for the article.Drew Smith What I've done 21:48, 2 June 2009 (UTC)

I found something tiny, which probably won't add anything to what's already in the article. Email me for a copy. Franamax (talk) 11:06, 3 June 2009 (UTC)

[11], [12] are two things I found.--Stone (talk) 12:37, 3 June 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Russia All Regions Trade & Investment Guide

Does anyone have access to this book? It would be extremely useful to me when editing articles of Russia's regions. Even if you have access to only some of the chapters, please leave me a note. Offliner (talk) 03:12, 9 June 2009 (UTC)

Yes, I have access to the 2003 edition. Let me know which parts are needed.--droptone (talk) 07:47, 9 June 2009 (UTC)

I suppose the 2003 edition is organized in the same way as the 2008 one: one chapter covers one region? My plan is to expand the economy sections in all articles of the Russian regions, so all chapters would be useful to me. But right now the most interesting ones would be Murmansk, Tuymen, Karelia and Arkhangelsk. Offliner (talk) 20:29, 11 June 2009 (UTC)

Here's the article for Arkhangelsk. Is this sufficient? If so then I'll get to work on the rest of the regions. Let me know when you've successfully downloaded the file.--droptone (talk) 15:13, 19 June 2009 (UTC)

I downloaded the pdf, it's great! Thank you. Offliner (talk) 18:59, 20 June 2009 (UTC)

Here, here, and here are the rest of the provinces' sections. Let me know when you've successfully downloaded the files.--droptone (talk) 18:56, 22 June 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Linezolid

Two articles to help get Linezolid in FA shape: PMID 19053895 and PMID 12746812 :) Thanks in advance, Fvasconcellos (t·c) 01:42, 11 June 2009 (UTC)

You can email me for Oxazolidinone structure-activity relationships leading to linezolid (I'll send you back a PDF). I don't get the other one, apparently. Although PMID also brings up a host of other reviews with almost the exact same title, and I'm sure I can get you some of those. Someguy1221 (talk) 02:18, 11 June 2009 (UTC)

Also PMID 19538105 and PMID 18377341, if possible. Thanks! Fvasconcellos (t·c) 02:47, 25 June 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Job's Daughters

Can anyone with access to the LA Times archives take a look here and tell me if there's anything usable for sourcing Job's Daughters International? The only thing showing up in the abstract is the Biblical quotation that inspired its name, and I don't want to pay for access if it doesn't actually say anything useful.--SarekOfVulcan (talk) 20:47, 11 June 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Sidney Darlington paper

Can you get this for me, needed for an article I'm writing on filters.

Darlington, S, "A history of network synthesis and filter theory for circuits composed of resistors, inductors, and capacitors", IEEE Trans. Circuits and Systems, vol 31, pp3-13, 1984.

Thanks, SpinningSpark 16:39, 12 June 2009 (UTC)

Here's the article, please let me know when you've successfully downloaded the file.--droptone (talk) 19:12, 12 June 2009 (UTC)

That was super quick, thanks very much. SpinningSpark 20:16, 12 June 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Terraforming article in Nature (journal)

Christopher P. McKay, Owen B. Toon & James F. Kasting (1991). Making Mars habitable. Nature, 352 p. 489-496. doi:10.1038/352489a0 Water.writ (talk) 11:54, 13 June 2009 (UTC)

This is the best I could find. Its a review of the article, but its much longer than the others I've found. [13]Drew Smith What I've done 04:02, 14 June 2009 (UTC)

Thanks... still hoping for the article, though... Water.writ (talk) 09:43, 14 June 2009 (UTC)

Found it. Drop me an email, and I'll send you the PDF. Someguy1221 (talk) 05:45, 15 June 2009 (UTC)

Thanks! Will email now. Water.writ (talk) 08:01, 15 June 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Architecture journals

Can anybody help with: ~~#"Order in court: student houses, Oxford" Author: Melvin, Jeremy, Source: RIBA journal 2002 Feb., v.109, n.2, p.34-40~~ struck, found it online at http://www.ribajournal.com/index.php/feature/article/Order_in_court/

"Oxford oblique": Source: Architects' journal 1971 Aug. 11, v. 154, n. 32, p. 278-280
"Building Dossier: Jesus College residential accommodation, Stevens Close, Woodstock Road, Oxford, 1974-76; architects: Architects Design Partnership; principal architect: John G. Fryman; project architect: J. W. R. Kempster." Source: Building 1979 July 27, v.237, n.30(7098), p.35-42

Thanks, Bencherlite ^Talk 06:57, 26 June 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Time (1933)

I'm looking for Time vol. 22, no 11, page. 4 , from September 11, 1933. There should be a note about prof. Otto Kalischer from Berlin. I have found this via Google Books [14], and for unknown reason it's not available through Time's website. Thanks, Filip em (talk) 13:53, 30 June 2009 (UTC)

It's not on page 4 of that issue. I will browse around to see if I can find the article.--droptone (talk) 17:25, 30 June 2009 (UTC)

that would be great. Filip em (talk) 10:55, 2 July 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Review of Books

I'm working on The Post-American World and looking for

Ryan, Alan (23 October 2008). "What Happened to the American Empire?". New York Review of Books 55 (16): 59-62.
Mishra, Pankaj (11 June 2008). "Rise of the Rest". London Review of Books 30 (21): 13-15.
Simms, Brendan (05 July 2008). "The Twilight Of Supremacy". The Wall Street Journal: p. A21.

I can be reached via email. Thanks. --maclean 20:20, 1 July 2009 (UTC)

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