Wikipedia:WikiProject Resource Exchange/Resource Request/Archive 15

January 2013 edit

Rolling Stone Archives - Two Steps from the Blues edit

Hello,

I don't have access to the Rolling Stone archives, such as to the December 10, 2003 review, and the other May 30, 1969 review may be also helpful. Regards.--Tomcat (7) 12:03, 2 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The 2003 review is part of their "500 Greatest Albums of All Time". It is very brief so I'll just paste it here. GabrielF (talk) 13:51, 2 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

215; Two Steps From the Blues

Bobby Bland

BEAT GOES ON 1961

THIS COLLECTION OF THE blues singer's 1958-1961 singles was recorded after Bland had his tonsils removed and lost some of his upper register. The result — an even more stirring, guttural howl — is epitomized by "Little Boy Blue" and "Cry, Cry, Cry," which erase any distinction between blues and soul.

Under 500,000 • —

Citation: Blashill, P, Curtis, A, Edmonds, B, Edwards, G, Eliscu, J, Frickle, D, Kemp, M, Kot, G, Levy, J, Puterbaugh, P, Scaggs, A, Schoemer, K, Scoppa, B, Sheffield, R, Thigpen, D, & Walters, B 2003, 'THE 500 GREATEST ALBUMS OF ALL TIME', Rolling Stone, 937, pp. 83-178, Academic Search Premier, EBSCOhost, viewed 2 January 2013.


Library Support edit

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Greetings,

I'm searching for the following book on the Maoroccan Crisis of 1911: "Deutschland und England in Marokko und Tripolis unsere Politik in Gegenwart und Zukunft". Unfortunately it is not available in any library here in the UK. According to the Worldcat ([1]) the only copies that are still in existence are located in the US. To be specific the New York Public Library, the Harvard College Library and the Harvard Law School Library are still in possession of that book. I presume that this book in an old doctoral thesis. Since I'd like to know more about the author I was wondering whether there is someone around, who has access to the aforementioned libraries can spare 5 to 10 minutes to pick up a copy of that book and check whether there it contains a curriculum vitae of the author, as was customary back in that time. If that should be the case I'd be grateful if the person checking out the book could transcribe the curriculum vitae and post it here. Since the curricula vitae in doctoral theses were very brief (8 to 12 lines in a rather big typ-size on average) it really is just a matter of 2-3 minues to carry out the task - even if you do not understand the language. If it really is adoctoral thesis I'd furtheremore be interested into the text of the front-page ("Inaugural dissertation written by...") and into the brief info on the second an third page (normally 2 lines giving the names of the professors who were assigned to review the paper and a two-line dedication of the work such as "to my parents"). If anyone can help me - Thank you very much indeed in advance!R.J.K.O.83 (talk) 02:53, 8 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Since this is your first Wikipedia edit, could you please clarify whether you you are looking for this source in order to write or edit a wikipedia article? GabrielF (talk) 03:12, 8 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]
I have written Wikipedia articles before. However, since I am a semi-regular user and not too much of a technical aficinoado, I never bothered to register for a regular user-account. My interest regarding the aforementioned book is two-fold: For one thing I am interested in the matter for the sake of it. But I have also started an article on the author of the book, a man by the name of Axel Ripke who is probably most-notable for his role as a propagandist during World War I and as an early mentor of Joseph Goebbels. I hope that the article is adequate proof of the honourableness of my request and my readiness to incorporate any useable findings into the Wikipedia.R.J.K.O.83 (talk) 04:53, 9 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]
OK I will try to locate this for you. I do not read German but I'll do my best. GabrielF (talk) 20:55, 9 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]
It surprises me, that there is only one catalogue record in Germany. But it is marked as "lost due to the war". May I have this, too, please? --тнояsтеn 21:48, 9 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Print OCLC 252573188 Microfilm OCLC 24597228 Deutschland und England in Marokko und Tripolis (whereas unsere Politik in Gegenwart und Zukunft seems to be a subtitle, which may be omitted in some cataloguing.)LeadSongDog come howl! 04:29, 23 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]
OCLC 252573188 is what i wrote above: "lost due to the war". --тнояsтеn 07:28, 23 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Irish Times archive edit

Irish Times story: Williams, Brendan (5 May 2007). "Anomaly of Offaly rainfall explained". The Irish Times. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)(subscription required). It might be 26 May 2007 though as the archive says 5 May but the search returns 26 May --Senra (talk) 01:25, 10 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I cannot locate this in LexisNexis. I've found that sometimes wire service and other articles don't show up though. GabrielF (talk) 02:59, 10 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

A giant marine reptile from Bedfordshire edit

Any chance of seeing this paper? Newman, B & Tarlo, B. 1967:A giant marine reptile from Bedfordshire. Animals10(2): 61–63. --Senra (talk) 13:21, 11 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Its not clear what kind of journal it is.As the journal "Animal" that I found in the net is only few years old.My guess the journal probably changed its name or don't exist anymore but there maybe some issues in the libraries.--Shrike (talk)/WP:RX 13:56, 11 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Should be ISSN 0003-3618 (see [2]) --тнояsтеn 14:13, 11 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]
(edit conflict)Probably we talking about this journal [3] many libraries have it.--Shrike (talk)/WP:RX 14:20, 11 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]
From Dietz, LF & Sarjeant, W A S 1993. L. B. Halstead: A bibliography of his published writings. Modern Geology. Vol. 18. 61–81 p. 64 we see the paper we require. I can't help any further. If this cannot be found on-line, let me know and I will request it at the library --Senra (talk) 14:37, 11 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Abswurmbachite edit

Could I have:

  • Reinecke, T., E. Tillmanns, and H.-J. Bernhardt (1991) Abswurmbachite, Cu2+Mn3+6[O8/SiO4]; a new mineral of the braunite group: natural occurrence, synthesis, and crystal structure. Neues Jahrb. Mineral., Abh., 163, 117-143.
Chris857 (talk) 04:08, 12 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]
That journal is OCLC 263593336. Note that Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie. Abhandlungen at the time was a separate publication from Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie. Monatscefte though they are now merged under Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie. Abhandlungen. It's held in Zurich, probably other places too. LeadSongDog come howl! 19:10, 14 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

article on Studia Iranica edit

hi. can anyone give me : C. E. Bosworth, “Rulers of Makrān and Quṣdār in the Early Islamic Period,” Studia Iranica 23, 1994, pp. 199-209. link --Espiral (talk) 07:57, 12 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

OCLC 4632375355 is broadly held in major university libraries. HOLLIS 000136265, e.g. LeadSongDog come howl! 18:05, 14 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]
i don`t have access to these libraries. can anyone send me this article as email ?--Espiral (talk) 09:40, 15 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Archiv für Molluskenkunde edit

Fulltext would be fine to be sure that the Xanthonychoidea is updated completely.

  • Thompson F. G. & Naranjo-García E. (2012). "Echinichidae, a new family of dart-bearing helicoid slugs from Mexico, with the description of a new genus and three new species (Gastropoda: Pulmonata: Xanthonychoidea)". Archiv für Molluskenkunde 141(2): 197-208. doi:10.1127/arch.moll/1869-0963/141/197-208.

--Snek01 (talk) 21:50, 15 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Proceedings Magazine June 1960 page 26 edit

Hi. According to navsource.org there is some info there about USS Kentucky (BB-6) at Kobe. Can some one who has access to the magazine verify this? Inkbug (talk) 14:08, 17 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

For clarity, that's the one published by the United States Naval Institute - plenty of other organisations publish Proceedings of their own, PNAS being a leading example.Le Deluge (talk) 19:50, 17 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]
ISSN 0041-798X. All issues up to 2005 are (in the worst case) available from University Microfilms Inc, on 35mm. It is held by the NYPL under this record (Bilings call number *ZAN-V1036. Can someone there do the check? LeadSongDog come howl! 04:32, 18 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Annual reports of Scantlin Electronics Inc. / Quotron Systems Inc. edit

I am writing an article on Quotron, see the draft. Scantlin Electronics Inc. (SEI) was taken public as a non-listed stock in October 1960 with Loeb, Rhoades & Co. as the underwriter. In 1973 the company was renamed to Quotron Systems Inc. In 1985, Citibank acquired the majority of the shares. I am looking for IPO filings, annual reports and similar filings from the time of 1960 until 1985. I looked into the EDGAR database without success, but I am assuming that there be some other SEC filings, listed or not. Thank you. --Minderbinder-de (talk) 21:08, 27 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Highbeam finds 198 hits on "Quotron", mostly news stories. LeadSongDog come howl! 17:25, 29 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

February 2013 edit

Maslamah edit

Hello! I would be grateful for access to:

  • Francesco Gabrieli, "L'eroe omayyade Maslamah Ibn ‘Abd al-Malik", Rendiconti Accademia nazionale dei Lincei, ser. 8, V (1950), pp. 22-39.

Thanks in advance. --Constantine 21:47, 5 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

OCLC 8490651 held under HOLLIS: 000111470 barcode 32044103313987 LeadSongDog come howl! 03:26, 6 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Further, there's a review of that work at JSTOR 1579564LeadSongDog come howl! 03:45, 6 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
I'm not sure that's the correct listing. Volume 8 for that title was published 1977-1989, but Constantine's information says it should be 1950. I'm thinking that it might be this listing[4]. Series 8 v.5 was published in 1950.GabrielF (talk) 16:35, 6 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
You're likely correct. The cataloguing of that journal on Worldcat is a proper ratsnest. (Worldcat really does not do well with journals having multiple series.) It looks like the 1950 entry is Series 8a Volume 5, which shows under Hollis 001913337 as being in Biblioteca Berenson at barcode 32044103297099. LeadSongDog come howl! 17:56, 6 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Fortune 1000 edit

Hi big thanks for the 2012 Fortune 501-1000 list. If possible the city of their headquarters listed along with the company names but not a deal breaker if you can only get the ranks and names of companies. Thanks!

Market St.⧏ ⧐ Diamond Way 02:06, 6 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
I looked through the Fortune archives for the year 2012 and I only saw data for the Fortune 500. Are you sure that they published a Fortune 1000 list in 2012? GabrielF (talk) 18:32, 7 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The Alleppey Company and the Theodore Family of Stevedores edit

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Brief citation of the requested materials. --115.242.189.57 (talk) 06:15, 7 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Is that a title, a publisher, a corporate author, or what? You'll need to be a bit more specific for us to be able to help you. What article is it needed for? LeadSongDog come howl! 19:00, 8 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Platypus edit

Hi, i'm looking for:

  • Musser AM (1998). Evolution, biogeography and palaeontology of the Ornithorhynchidae. Australian Mammalogy 20, 147–162. 155. [i can´t find a link for publisher]

Thanks Burmeister (talk) 18:09, 8 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

OCLC 209544879, from ISSN 0310-0049. LeadSongDog come howl! 18:36, 8 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Australian Mammalogy Catalogue – apparently this 1998 article is not officially electronically available (even to members) yet. Reading a hard copy or perhaps getting a scanned copy appear the only options at the moment. ——--macropneuma 03:32, 9 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
The paper journal (vol.20 no.2) is held, under either that OCLC number or OCLC 03699542. Is there someone with access to the American Museum of Natural History or the Smithsonian Institution library? LeadSongDog come howl! 04:37, 9 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Arab/Byzantine articles edit

Hello, I am looking for these articles:

  1. Vassilios Christides, "Arab–Byzantine struggle in the sea: naval tactics (AD 7th–11th centuries): theory and practice", in Aspects of Arab Seafaring: an attempt to fill in the gaps of maritime history, ed. Y.Y. al-Hijji and V. Christides (Athens, 2002), ISBN 960-873300-6, pp. 87–101.
  2. Vassilios Christides, "The naval engagement of Dhat as-Sawari A.H. 34/A.D. 655-656 a classical example of naval warfare incompetence"in Byzantina Vol. 13 No. 2 (Athens, 1985), ISSN 1105-0772, pp. 1329-1346 (there's an online version here but it requires an account)
  3. N. Stratos, "The Naval engagement at Phoenix", in Charanis Studies: Essays in honor of Peter Charanis, ed. A. E. Laiou-Thomadakis (New Brunswick, 1980), ISBN 9780813508757 pp. 229–47.
  4. Rashad Odetallah Khouri, "Leo Tripolites - Ghulám Zuráfa and the Sack of Thessaloniki in 904", in Byzantinoslavica Vol. 56 No. 1 (1995), ISSN 0007-7712, pp. 97-102.
  5. David Olster, "Theodosius Grammaticus and the Arab Siege of 674-78" in Byzantinoslavica Vol. 56 No. 1 (1995), ISSN 0007-7712, pp. 23-28. (online for payment here)

Thanks in advance to anyone who can help! --Constantine 20:43, 15 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Added ISBN for #3. LeadSongDog come howl! 05:09, 22 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Copper Peak ski flying edit

I am interested in Report on study to determine the feasibility of establishing a ski jump in Gogebic County, Michigan - Program Research, New York, OCLC 607916501 or OCLC 39139135 --Chris857 (talk) 04:03, 16 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]


Reviews in the Neurosciences edit

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I'm trying to get hold on a medical article from this journal: Reviews in Neurosciences (De Gruyter).

Thanks in advance to anyone who can help! - --Ollac21 (talk) 17:27, 20 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

This is your only edit to Wikipedia. Could you tell us what you intend to contribute on by receiving this article? OhanaUnitedTalk page 22:06, 20 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Does this report mention ingesting colloidal silver? edit

Does PMID 22327273 mention ingesting colloidal silver? The abstract does not, but we'd like someone with access to the full article content to see if it's mentioned anywhere. Thanks... Zad68 17:14, 26 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I just checked, and there isn't even mention of "colloidal". Chris857 (talk) 17:52, 26 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Kinda what I expected, thanks. Zad68 18:05, 26 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
"Neither the press release nor the paper mention colloidal silver or any variation on that term." - I have already said, that saying silver and colloidal silver is almost the same, and in this article it is the same. With what stories the internet awash? Nobody tried to consume chunks of silver, right? The only form people have been consuming is cs. The word "colloidal" is generally a confusing one for the majority of the people. But it takes just one minute to read the wiki article on "colloidal" to understand that it doesn't make much difference. It is still makes a general definition. By saying "colloidal" you don't define what kind of silver, what molecule or atoms or any configuration of silver. So you may as well not to say it at all, as they have choosen to do in the article. In this case instead of saying "colloidal silver" they say "silver" and mean the same thing. Additional link: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120202094700.htm. (I would like to point to "Story Source: The above story is reprinted from materials provided by University of Leeds.)
I have removed "resolved" tag, sorry if I'm not allowed to do that.
My questions are: Is that article mentions "silver"? And a second question, can it be considered as a colloidal silver? For the "colloidal silver" has two definitions:
a)Layperson definition: Any silver-based substance intended for ingestion or external application.
b)Scientific definition which means that silver should be microscopically evenly dispersed into another medium. (This definition stems from wiki article "colloidal".

I would like to point, that both definitions are general ones. They do not include the characterization of the type of silver being used, it's atomic or molecular structure. (All the silver intended for ingestion is essentially is a colloidal one, otherwise it would be just a piece of a silver.) So "silver", "colloidal silver" and "nano silver" mean absolutely the same thing. Its clear that in the press release when they use "silver" they don't mean "pieces of ordinary silver". Ryanspir (talk) 15:34, 27 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

March 2013 edit

UK Airfields of the Ninth edit

I have strong reason to believe that the earliest edits of the article RAF Merryfield consists of digitized content from this book. If possible, I'd be extremely grateful for assistance in comparing the relevant passages from the book to this article. It seems to be a prominent one, as it is still available for purchase on Amazon UK, so I'm really hoping that somebody might have a copy or have access to it via their library. Can you help? :) --Moonriddengirl (talk) 13:11, 2 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

San Francisco Chronicle (1992) edit

I've been having difficulty tracking down sources in the San Francisco Chronicle pre-1993. I don't have access to microfiche at the moment, but if that is the only place these two articles can be found, please let me know. I'm currently looking for copies of:

  • Ron Sonenshine, "DA Drops Brownie Mary Charges," San Francisco Chronicle, 12/16/92.
  • Editorial, "Potluck For Mary," San Francisco Chronicle, 12/20/92, A18.

Thanks for any help (or pointers in the right direction). Viriditas (talk) 03:40, 3 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Article on the Kornilov affair edit

I am extending the Spanish Kornilov affair article and I cannot find the following one that I would like to use there:

  1. Saul, Norman E., "British Involvement in the Kornilov Affair", Rocky Mountain Social Science Journal Vol. 10 (1973), No. 1, pp. 43-50

Could someone get it me a copy please? Thanks in advance.--Rowanwindwhistler (talk) 09:43, 4 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Even if it's located, how reliable and neutral can a 40-year old article be on this? It was written at a time before the fall of the former Soviet Union and the opening of their archives. It may be better to look for more current scholarship. LeadSongDog come howl! 18:07, 4 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]
I see no problem with that and neither does the The Russian Revolution and Civil War 1917-1921: An Annotated Bibliography. If there is any propaganda to filter out, I will do the filtering, I have plenty of practice. I just need the article to read and judge.--Rowanwindwhistler (talk) 18:15, 4 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Radioactivity of the heavy elements edit

In Chinese article of francium hydroxide it is claimed that francium hydroxide is soluble in water(In English article of francium there is a similar claim using the same source says"Nearly all francium salts are water-soluble.") along with this source:Maddock, A. G. (1951). "Radioactivity of the heavy elements". Q. Rev., Chem. Soc. 3 (3): 270–314. doi:10.1039/QR9510500270., but I can't know from the abstract that if this article says anything about solubility of francium salts.--Inspector (talk) 07:52, 9 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

It says:
The element is the heaviest alkali metal and, as might be predicted, possesses very few characteristic co-deposition reactions; but it can be separated from other elements, cesium or rubidium being used as carrier, on the perchlorate, picrate, or phosphotungstate after removal of most other metals by the addition of sodium hydroxide and carbonate. Since nearly all francium salts are soluble and because its radiation characteristics are distinctive, the separation and estimation of the actinium-K has been proposed as a method of assaying actinium. (p. 280)
Is that solubility in water? Chemistry is definitely not my strong suit. --Atethnekos (DiscussionContributions) 09:54, 9 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks after all. Are there any descriptions on how they arrived to this conclusion? Is it original research to apply it to a specific case, e.g to say that FrOH is soluble in water(it might be deduced otherwise by the solubility of other alkali metal hydroxides)?--Inspector (talk) 10:02, 9 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]
He writes nothing more on the matter and cites nothing. So you have to trust the author's word. Author: Dr. Alfred Maddock, DIC, MRSC, Sc.D., CTH, D.C., Louvain, [Cambridge University:] Assistant Director of Research in Radiochemistry, 1947–52, Lecturer in Organic and Inorganic Chemistry, 1953–62, Reader in Radiochemistry, 1962–84, Fellow and Emeritus Fellow of St Catharine’s College, 1959–2009. Paper from 1951.--Atethnekos (DiscussionContributions) 10:30, 9 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]
So, is it sufficiently a reliable source and significant enough for inclusion in article?--Inspector (talk) 11:55, 9 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]
I would guess so. The only issue may be that research on the topic was poor before more recent times, such that those views are outdated. I would guess that research on solubility of salts would be well-established in the mid-20th century. However, as I said, I don't know chemistry, so that is just a guess. The author's credentials are impeccable, and the paper is written in a respectable journal. --Atethnekos (DiscussionContributions) 20:19, 9 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]
And supporting the notability of a number of salts?--Inspector (talk) 00:39, 10 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]
I guess just say "claimed to be soluble..."Is a moderate way to say this.--Inspector (talk) 02:57, 12 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]
You can't use a source saying "nearly all francium salts are soluble" to write in Wikipedia that francium hydroxide is soluble. It is obviously an example of original research. Somewhere out there is a suitable reference... Zerotalk 01:40, 10 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Simple OED request edit

For article BDSM (see bottom of discussion page Talk:BDSM), is "BDSM" included in the current updated OED database, and if so, what's the earliest citation? (Not interested in the full definition, just the earliest-dated citation.) Thanks! AnonMoos (talk) 08:33, 9 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

There is no entry, "BDSM". "BDSM" occurs in the entry "pleasing":
2004 Lisa Chapters 1 thru 6 (BDSM Subliminal) in alt.sex.stories.bondage (Usenet newsgroup) 26 May, Caressing her head, I compliment on how much she has improved in her pleasing of me.)
And in the Draft Addition (June 2012) for "dominant":
2007 Guardian 20 Sept. (G2 section) 17/3 You are both turned on by the type of erotic play broadly known as BDSM.., but whereas he enjoys being both a ‘bottom’ and a ‘top’ (playing either a submissive or dominant role), you are only comfortable being a ‘bottom’.
--Atethnekos (DiscussionContributions) 09:24, 9 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for info (and the Usenet cite for "pleasing" is certainly interesting!), but these are much later than the earliest date that Google Groups gives (June 1991), so it doesn't resolve any of the open questions about the origin of the term... AnonMoos (talk) 09:31, 9 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Google Advanced Books search is completely ignoring the "search by date" restrictions, so that's no help... AnonMoos (talk) 09:54, 9 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Still more sources about francium sulfide edit

Melting point of francium sulfide :347 °C

References given in zh:硫化鍅

  1. Prediction derived from trends of other elements in the group
  2. Dale L. Perry, Sidney L. Phillips: Handbook of inorganic compounds. CRC Press, 1995, ISBN 978-0-8493-8671-8, S. 336 ([5], p. 336, at Google Books
  3. Record of Natriumsulfid in the GESTIS Substance Database of the Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
  1. Record of Kaliumsulfid in the GESTIS Substance Database of the Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

Density of francium sulfide :3.35 g/cm3

References given in zh:硫化鍅

  1. Prediction derived from trends of other elements in the group
  2. Jean D'Ans, Ellen Lax: Taschenbuch für Chemiker und Physiker. 3. Elemente, anorganische Verbindungen und Materialien, Minerale, Band 3. 4. Auflage, Springer, 1997, ISBN 978-3-5406-0035-0, S. 692 ([6], p. 692, at Google Books).
  3. Record of Natriumsulfid in the GESTIS Substance Database of the Institute for Occupational Safety and Health


Did those sources give any prediction, or is it just original research? --Inspector (talk) 02:01, 10 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I suggest to post it WP:RD/S--Shrike (talk)/WP:RX 07:16, 10 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]
They might try to find some sources related to those, but I guess this is the right place when I am not sure whether a particular source is related to such claims. Make the question clear: do these two books relate to francium sulfide? I tried to see some previews when available, but there seemed to be no such description.--Inspector (talk) 09:24, 10 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]


Peter Viemeister's The Beale Treasure: History of a Mystery edit

Recently I have improved the Beale cipher article in Chinese wikipedia, and I am confused about some events mentioned in Simon Singh's The Code Book as I cannot find additional resources on internet to verify them and establish their importance. I guess Singh might have taken reference from Viemeister's book, so I would like to know if anyone have this book.

Some events mentioned in Simon Singh's The Code Book:

  1. "Among the most ardent treasure hunters attracted to the Beale ciphers were the Hart brothers, George and Clayton....One of the Harts’ tentative decipherments encouraged them to use dynamite to excavate a particular site; unfortunately, the resulting crater yielded no gold. Although Clayton Hart gave up in 1912, George continued working on the Beale ciphers until 1952"(p.90)
  2. "For example, there is a Cheyenne legend datingfrom around 1820 that tells of gold and silver being taken from the West and buried in eastern mountains."(p.93)
  3. Joseph Jancik, Marilyn Parsons and theri dog Muffin were found digging in Mountain View Church. They were fined $500 and taken custody.
  4. "[Carl] Hammer has been a prominent member of the Beale Cypher and Treasure Association, founded in the 1960s to encourage interest in the Beale mystery. Initially, the Association required that any member who discovered the treasure should shareit with the other members, but this obligation seemed to deter many Beale prospectors from joining, and so the Association soon dropped the condition." Well for this I found there do exist some infos that a "Beale Cypher Association" was established in 1968, and "Beale Cypher Association" is more commonly used name yields more google results. However, the association does not seem to have a website.

Seemed still some other are missing from that online pdf, so I will add more once I find my book.--Inspector (talk) 06:37, 15 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Available on Overdrive via OCLC 441343558, on paper via OCLC 55068642 LeadSongDog come howl! 13:14, 15 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Sorry, but I had Simon Singh's book already. I don't know if there are additional references in Peter Viemeister's book because I don't have one.--Inspector (talk) 14:00, 15 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Ah, then OCLC 16887883 shows 43 libraries, amazon, or b&n. LeadSongDog come howl! 15:47, 15 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Do anyone have a copy of that book to check about? If so I would not bother to buy another copy.--Inspector (talk) 08:55, 16 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Popular Contemporary Writers series chapter author needed edit

Today I came across an edited book series on contemporary writers. Here is the link. I would like to use the entry on Marion Zimmer Bradley (pp. 237-250), but cannot seem to find out who the author of her chapter is (the final page of her chapter is not available in Google Books, and the table of contents does not divulge this information). Michael D. Sharp is the editor of the entire work. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks, Ruby 2010/2013 16:47, 15 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Since all you need is the name of the article author and perhaps the last page, you might consider emailing the publisher[7] and explaining that you would like to cite the text in a Wikipedia article. It would be in their interest to help you. Failing that, the books seem to be pretty widely held in public libraries[8]. GabrielF (talk) 16:57, 15 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for the advice. I have just emailed the publisher. If that doesn't work, I'll try to see if a local copy exists. Regards, Ruby 2010/2013 20:55, 16 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Sunday Telegraph article from 1997 edit

Could somebody help me access the last footnoted reference in the Clarke Peters article? The provided Highbeam link no longer works. Thanks! --Graham87 08:43, 22 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

sorry, I looked in some news databases but they don't seem to cover it, as I couldn't find the article. -- phoebe / (talk to me) 21:28, 1 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Being Middle-class in India: A Way of Life edit

Can anyone get hold of page 193 of Donner, Henrike, ed. (2012). Being Middle-class in India: A Way of Life. Routledge. ISBN 9781136513398. please? - Sitush (talk) 09:58, 28 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

An alternate isbn appears to be 978-0-415-67167-5. - Sitush (talk) 10:13, 28 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The Early families of Knox and Whitley counties, Kentucky, with allied families edit

I am interested in which sources this author used to get his info about Robert Alexander Early (October 1849?-October 1960). I am trying to help the Gerontology Research Group verify his case, but right now the evidence that we found is not conclusive to undoubtedly state that he was 111 years and 1 day old when he died in 1960. If his claimed age is accurate, it would mean that he would have been the oldest man ever at the time of his death.

The author of this book is Cleland Edward Early, it was printed by D. Armstrong Co. in 1988, and it contains 231 pages or around there. Thank you very much. Futurist110 (talk) 03:43, 31 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Did everyone see this post? Futurist110 (talk) 23:59, 4 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

April 2013 edit

Seebold-Kluge Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache 2002 edit

I'm looking for the entries for Dogge and Docke in the 24th edition of das Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache Kluges, edited by Seebold, published 2002. ISBN-10: 3110174731 ISBN-13: 978-3110174731 I believe both entries are on p. 207. There was also a CD produced with this book that should contain the entries. The 25th edition of 2011 could also be useful. This is to confirm/dispute the etymology that occurs both at Dog and at Wiktionary's entry for the word, and has by now entered the wider web. If anyone could reproduce to this for me I would be quite thankful, and you may as well do a service to the wider community. --Atethnekos (DiscussionContributions) 07:46, 2 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

As this is an etymological book, would the 1899 edition be at all helpful? HMman (talk) 19:10, 2 April 2013 (UTC).[reply]
Unfortunately not, it really must be the newer edition. Thanks anyway though. --Atethnekos (DiscussionContributions) 00:19, 3 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]
The 2002 CD is OCLC 51655480, in 151 libraries. You might find this interesting too. Seems there's a long-running academic debate on that etymology. LeadSongDog come howl! 20:26, 8 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]


Siege of Pirisabora/Perisabor in 363 edit

Does anyone own a copy of Adrian Goldsworthy's book, "In the Name of Rome"? I was hoping for some quotable information regarding the siege of Pirisabora in 363 by Emperor Julian. Thanks. --Kansas Bear (talk) 22:32, 12 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Can't find anything, but there is a sample of the book, in the off chance that it might have what you are looking for. Kinkreet~♥moshi moshi♥~ 09:26, 13 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Extinct birds book chapter edit

Not sure how hard it is to get this, but worth a try: http://ebooks.cambridge.org/chapter.jsf?bid=CBO9780511735769&cid=CBO9780511735769A008 --FunkMonk (talk) 00:48, 14 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I think this is likely to be tricky, but if anyone can get it, I'd like this chapter too. Jimfbleak - talk to me? 06:01, 14 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]
OCLC 13358174 is held by 119 libraries. LeadSongDog come howl! 20:55, 19 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Can the PDF not be downloaded if someone has access? Or is it pay only? FunkMonk (talk) 12:35, 25 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]
I have the print version of that book. The whole chapter includes 95 pages --Melly42 (talk) 23:41, 27 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Heheh, darn. Is there anything on small grey parrots? FunkMonk (talk) 17:24, 21 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Irish Times (archive) article edit

Can someone please provide this Irish Times article: [9] Thanks.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 22:48, 17 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Scratch that. I don't actually need the article I just need the attribution: Full title, date and name of author (if any) and any other pertinent details (I'm fixing the citations in another user's draft article to provide full attribution).--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 23:51, 17 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Do you have any additional details about the article? All I get when I follow that URL is the login page for the Irish Times' archive website. GabrielF (talk) 02:03, 26 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Aluminium: The Thirteenth Element edit

I would appreciate if anyone could provide the book, especially the English edition.

ISBN 978-5-91523-001-8 (Russian),

ISBN 978-5-91523-002-5 (English).--R8R Gtrs (talk) 16:43, 23 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Russia edit

Can someone please upload An economic history of Russia from emancipation to the first five-year plan for me? --Σσς(Sigma) 08:13, 24 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The Singing Street by James TR Ritchie edit

For the article My Old Man's a Dustman, I'm trying to establish whether the popular playground version about a football match is older or more recent than Lonnie Donegan's hit version. In Google books, I am able to see a snippet from this book by Ritchie where a version of the football song (though titled "My Old Man's a Scaffie") is recorded. The book was published in 1964 (i.e. after Donegan's version) but I know that the author had been collecting playground songs since at least 1951. What I'd like to know, if anyone can access the text, is whether a date for the "Scaffie" version is given.

The book was published by Oliver and Boyd, Edinburgh in 1964 (see page 127) and republished by Mercat Press, Edingurgh in 2000.

Appreciate this might not be an easy one. Formerip (talk) 22:29, 24 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

There seems to be no exact date given in the book for "My Old Man's a Scaffie"; it is grouped with several other songs under the heading "Songs and Chants of the 1950s". HMman (talk) 17:00, 25 April 2013 (UTC).[reply]
Thank you. That's helpful. Formerip (talk) 19:34, 25 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Danish dinosaurs edit

For expansion of Dromaeosauroides (potentially GA).

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1631068303000095

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0016699507001143

Christiansen P. and Bonde N. (2003). "The first dinosaur from Denmark". Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie, Abhandlungen 227 (2): 287–299. ISSN 0077-7749

Google Book chapter pages I can't access: http://www.google.com/books?hl=da&lr=&id=JCB7rWH8O8UC&oi=fnd&pg=PA435&dq=dromaeosauroides&ots=BHVJmpVOzF&sig=XoMNJOtGCN7QSWAHeKhBoGO162s#v=onepage&q=dromaeosauroides&f=false FunkMonk (talk) 00:43, 25 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I can email the first two. HMman (talk) 16:18, 25 April 2013 (UTC).[reply]
Thanks, is my email accessible? Or how is this done? FunkMonk (talk) 16:20, 25 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Which pages do you need from the Google Books source? Just the ones from the "Danish Dinosaurs" chapter (pp. 438, 440, 444, & 448), or do you require other pages as well? HMman (talk) 17:08, 25 April 2013 (UTC).[reply]
Only Danish dinosaurs. FunkMonk (talk) 17:13, 25 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Alright, I sent the four pages. HMman (talk) 19:05, 25 April 2013 (UTC).[reply]
  • Thanks, now I've got everything except 3, the original description of the species. FunkMonk (talk) 22:39, 25 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Miami Herald newspaper archive request edit

I'm looking for information at Miami Herald's archive, more specifically this particular archived article, which isn't freely available. I'm looking for is to verify and add information about the voice type of singer Shakira as it is customary to do that on recording artist articles on Wikipedia. --Loginnigol (talk) 19:32, 25 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Akron article from 2004 edit

Hi all and thanks in advance this is the article I am trying to read in entirety. If for any reason it is unattainable any news article about the date that NAVA released its "city flag survey" of 2004 would be helpful, best I can make out voting ended on Sept. 30 that year and the results were released sometime in early November maybe late October?-- Market St.⧏ ⧐ Diamond Way 06:53, 29 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Central European Drawings: In the Collection of the Crocker Art Museum edit

Hi. I am interested in the entry for Simon Warnberger in the book Central European Drawings: In the Collection of the Crocker Art Museum (ISBN 9781872501246). It should be on pp. 260-61. Thanks in advance. —P. S. Burton (talk) 15:03, 29 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

May 2013 edit

Duan Qirui edit

In order to enlarge and prepare for revision the Spanish article on Duan Qirui I would like get a copy of this thesis:

  1. Tuan Chʻi-jui, 1912-1918 : a case study of the military influence on the Chinese political development

I would be grateful if someone could find for me. Many thanks!--Rowanwindwhistler (talk) 08:48, 2 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Studia Ethnographica Upsaliensia edit

I've been unable to find this, so I'm asking here on the off chance that someone might have access. It's for Female genital mutilation, and is apparently a source that gives details of its early history:

  • Carl Gösta Widstrand, "Female Infibulation," Studia Ethnographica Upsaliensia, 20 (varia I), 95–122 (1964)

Many thanks, SlimVirgin (talk) 00:57, 7 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Henry Wallace edit

Henry Wallace, “Where I Was Wrong,” This Week Magazine, September 7, 1952. Albacore (talk) 12:59, 7 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

US Army WWII Field Manual edit

I would greatly appreciate if someone could provide a text of FM 23-85, 60-mm Mortar, M2. Any edition would do, but it seems to have never been released online, except for 1967 edition which covers another weapon. 1940 and 1942 editions seem to be available in a number of libraries. I'm writing a thorough article on this weapon, and the information from this manual would be crucial: in particular, at least the technical description, although the rest of the manual would be helpful too. --Saə (talk) 13:14, 7 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I found one at the Wayback Machine Link. It was a broken link from M19 mortar. It seems to have material from FM 23-85.--Canoe1967 (talk) 01:33, 12 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Unfortunately, that's not it, the link references some FM 23-85, but otherwise describes only M19 mortar. I probably should've explained it in more detail: FM numbers are often reused, and different editions of FM 23-85 cover different models of 60-mm mortar — M2, which is the one I need, and M19. --Saə (talk) 10:06, 12 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Canterbury/Kent maps 1840-6 edit

I'm trying to figure out the exact location of the Beverley Ground, a cricket ground in Canterbury (UK) that was used between 1840 and 1846. Text sources describe it as "near the Cavalry barracks", which were to the south of the Sturry road west of Old Park Road. There seem to be several maps floating around either of Canterbury or more generally of Kent, eg J and C Walker's self-published map of Kent from 1843, or Felix Summerley's Handbook for the City of Canterbury: Its Historical Associations and Works of Art with Numerous Illustrations and a Map of the City (1843). There might also be something useful in Canterbury Cricket Week - An Authentic Narrative of the Origin and Career of the Institution. Vol I. 1839-1851 (Canterbury: William Davy, 1865), in particular the bit covering 1839-42 which is left out of later histories and which would cover how they came to move to the Beverley from the previous ground. --Le Deluge (talk) 03:02, 9 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

  • This book (p59) says that Berverley Ground was the old name for the present St Lawrence Ground. Zerotalk 13:44, 9 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • Yep, there's a couple of sources that are under that impression but there's no doubt that there was definitely a ground out on the Sturry Road, as the 1842 poster makes clear ("adjoining the Cavalry Barracks"). There's plenty of scope for confusion and let's just say that the less educated sources take full advantage of that scope.... Le Deluge (talk) 22:28, 9 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

What is this article all about? edit

I just find this news report about Jakob Bohr's theory on the size of fragments of objects being smashed[10], but apparently I do not have access to its full text. In a preview page[11] I see texts such as"...pieces between one-tenth of a gram and a gram will be 16 times greater still. The number 16 is the "scaling factor", which might have been misinterpreted by some Chinese sources I have seen. So I would like to know the context of this article.--朝鲜的轮子 (talk) 06:47, 9 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The researchers have developed a new technique which allows them to reconstruct an object using only the weight and the distribution of the fragments created from an impact. I do have an Economist subscription, but sadly it will not allow me to go back to 1994. Wer900talk 05:12, 10 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Any idea why they used power of 10 and the proportion between numbers of two groups as an example? I was just confused at first and take the "number 16 is the 'scaling factor'" as the "scaling exponent" in the study[12].--朝鲜的轮子 (talk) 07:13, 10 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Please enable email in your Wikipedia preferences and I will send you the Economist article. GabrielF (talk) 00:24, 11 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Done.--朝鲜的轮子 (talk) 07:42, 15 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The Scotsman article (1988) edit

I'm hoping to find a story from The Scotsman dated August 15, 1988 titled "Odessa hopes to make name back in the USSR" (for the article Zoë (singer)). --FallingGravity (talk) 18:19, 9 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

PubMed edit

Can anyone forward me a copy of this for possible use in Female genital mutilation?

Many thanks! SlimVirgin (talk) 18:38, 9 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

1981 U.S. Senate Report Request edit

I think that the full (correct) citation for this 1981 U.S. Senate report is -- Report, Subcommittee on Separation of Powers to Senate Judiciary Committee S-158, 97th Congress, 1st Session 1981. Does anyone have access to this report? Thank you very much. Futurist110 (talk) 02:15, 16 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Two german medical books (1918 and 1904) edit

Hello, I'm working on the Szondi-Test ([13]), and to complete the test gallery of images, I'm missing two books that are in the public domain but have not been scanned/made available online. The five images are from:

  • Magnus Hirschfeld (1918) Sexualpathologie Band II, Sexuelle Zwischenstufen: Das männliche Weib und der weibliche Mann. The following images:
    • II. p. 171 Taf. VI
    • II. p. 105 Taf. IV
    • II. p. 145 Taf. V
    • II. p. 54 Abb. 5 Taf. II
  • Theodor Kirchhoff (1904) Der Gesichtsausdruck und seine Bahnen beim Gesunden und Kranken, besonders beim Geisteskranken
    • p.168 Abb.42

So basically I would need a scan of each of the five pages or of the specified image (the text is not necessary). Thank you.----Sum (talk) 19:10, 18 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Elections on the Bahamas edit

Some minor countries in my elections project are not solvable with german libraries: In the cases of the Bahamas, a specialised book [14] on that topic is not available in Germany. Is there anyone here who has access to it?--Antemister (talk) 16:51, 23 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The Mean Time (India) edit

"For a Free Press," Mean Time (India), July 20, 2005. --Crtew (talk) 10:56, 24 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

CounterCurrents is a WP:SPS but it sometimes includes articles from reliable sources. I suspect this is the case for this article on journalist Vinod K. Jose and the Free Press (magazine). The title of the CounterCurrents dot org piece is For a Free Press. The original source would be Mean Time and its date of publication July 20, 2005. That's as much as I know for sure. I do not know whether the original was English or Malayalam, but English is likely. Can anybody help me find this? Crtew (talk) 10:56, 24 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

It was definitely in English! The Mean Time was a registered publication in India (The Office of the Registrar of Newspapers for India). This we know from public records:

  • Title: MEAN TIME
  • Registration number: 69702
  • Title code: KARENG01713
  • Owner: M/S.ALTERNATIVE MEDI
  • Address: A PVT.LTD.,3/6 II FLOOR, B.S.A ROAD,MASJID STREET,BANGALORE
  • Pub_city: KERALA
  • District: BANGALORE
  • VRF Dates: 8/3/1995
  • State: KAR
  • Language: English
  • Periodicity: OP
  • Publisher: P.C. HAMZAH

Continuing my search, I was able to find this notice in The Tribune New magazine launched (Tuesday, February 2, 1999) (Requires scrolling or find on "Hamzah"): "BANGALORE: Meantime, an English news magazine focusing on national issues and events, to be brought out thrice a month, was launched here on Monday. The magazine, to be published on the first, 11th and 21st of every month, would provide a “little more focus on the voiceless sections of society,” publisher P.C. Hamzah told reporters here. M.P. Yashwanth Kumar, former Editor of Deccan Herald, is the Editor-in-Chief, while M.A. Siraj is the Executive Editor, it was stated." Crtew (talk) 21:29, 24 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]


Research report by the Allied Translator and Interpreter Section (ATIS) edit

Could someone help me with access to the following article?

Amenities in the Japanese Armed Forces, ATIS Report No. 120 (15 November 1945) pp. 5-20.
http://books.google.co.jp/books?id=H28jHAAACAAJ&hl=en
Title: Amenities in the Japanese Armed Forces
Issue 120 of Research report (Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers. Allied Translator and Interpreter Section)
Publisher: General Headquarters, Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers
Length: 36 pages
―― Phoenix7777 (talk) 12:30, 25 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Looks like this pertains, if it helps... LeadSongDog come howl! 19:31, 13 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Likely included in ISBN 9780886921484. LeadSongDog come howl! 20:05, 15 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Cyclopygidae edit

It would be very useful to be able to read:

  • Marek, Ladislav (1961). The trilobite family Cyclopygidae Raymond in the Ordovician of Bohemia.

Rozpravy Ústredního Ústavu Geologického 28(1–84). Thanks in advance! -- Dwergenpaartje (talk) 11:46, 26 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Edinburgh Journal of Botany edit

Looking for the following article (available via Cambridge Journals, but, alas, not to me):

Role of Sleep and Sleep Loss in Hormonal Release and Metabolism edit

As above, thanks. URL --Kinkreet~♥moshi moshi♥~ 18:37, 26 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Note that I would still like this article if someone has access to it. Thanks. Kinkreet~♥moshi moshi♥~ 10:44, 3 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Burrinjuck Dam Arthrodires edit

  • Can I get ahold of "The larger arthrodiran fishes from the area of the Burrinjuck Dam, N.S.W."[15] ? Thank you in advance--Mr Fink (talk) 22:13, 30 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • Also, can I get ahold of this paper, "A homostiid arthrodire (placoderm fish) from the Early Devonian of the Burrinjuck area, New South Wales" [16], too?--Mr Fink (talk) 03:30, 31 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Again, not the first article but the second here, please tell me if the link works or not. Thanks. Kinkreet~♥moshi moshi♥~ 09:11, 31 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks!--Mr Fink (talk) 14:05, 31 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

June 2013 edit

Placoderm Papers Part XXXX edit

Can I get ahold of these papers?

  • "A second incisoscutid arthrodire (Pisces, Placodermi) from the Late Devonian Gogo Formation, Western Australia"[17]
  • "A pachyosteomorph arthrodire from Gogo, Western Australia"[18]
  • "A new genus of eubrachythoracid arthrodire from Gogo, Western Australia"[19]
  • "Ontogeny, phenotypic variation and phylogenetic implications of arthrodires from the Gogo Formation, Western Australia"[20]

Thank you in advance.--Mr Fink (talk) 23:27, 2 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Send me email and you'll get all four of them (you listed one twice). Zerotalk 13:53, 3 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Historical Hispanic Population Data edit

  Resolved

According to this (http://www.demographicchartbook.com/Chartbook/images/chapters/gibson04.pdf), the Historical Statistics of the United States: Millennial Edition contain some data about the historical Hispanic population in the United States. If possible, I would please like these pages:

Brian Gratton and Myron P. Guttmann (2006), "Hispanic Population," in Historical Statistics of the United States: Millennial Edition, Vol. 1, pp. 1-177 to 1-179

I want to use this info for my Historical racial and ethnic demographics of the United States article and maybe for some other articles as well. Thank you very much in advance. Futurist110 (talk) 08:01, 3 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Sent via email. GabrielF (talk) 23:28, 5 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you very much. If you only e-mailed me three pages (two pages in one e-mail and one page in another e-mail), then I downloaded all of them right now. Also, this is off-topic, but I previously forgot to save that PDF of that thesis about U.S. President William Howard Taft by Judith Anderson that you posted here (in response to one of my queries). Is there any chance that you can send it to me via e-mail so that I can remember to download it right now? I might decide to edit President Taft's Wikipedia article later on, so yeah. Thanks again. Futurist110 (talk) 00:09, 6 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]
OK, I've resent the Taft dissertation. GabrielF (talk) 18:49, 14 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Kaikodo Journal XXVIII edit

I'd really like to take a look at the essay "The Wonder that was Nanjing" (Ebrey/Yeung) in the 2012 edition of this document; it looks as though it may have some useful information for our Hu Zhengyan article. See [21] for details. Thanks, Yunshui  09:24, 3 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

International Law and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: A Rights-Based Approach to Middle East Peace edit

I'd like to have a look at pages 117,118 317, 318 of this book if at all possible. These two pages are not viewable through google books at my location. Susan M. Akram; Michael Dumper; Michael Lynk (23 December 2010). International Law and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: A Rights-Based Approach to Middle East Peace. Taylor & Francis. pp. 317, 318. ISBN 978-0-203-83465-7. Retrieved 3 June 2013. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)</ref> Many Thanks --Dlv999 (talk) 17:49, 3 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Viewing Full Census Records for the 1860 U.S. Census edit

Basically, I am trying to help verify this one case of a man who allegedly died at age 112 in 1967. Here is James M. "Uncle Jim" King's obituary: http://files.usgwarchives.net/la/franklin/obits/1960s/1967-06.txt. Basically, the Gerontology Research Group (GRG) verifies the ages of supercentenarians (people who are 110+ years old)-- http://www.grg.org/Adams/B2.HTM. Basically, for the 1860 U.S. Census, FamilySearch does not let you view the whole household in a particular U.S. Census form. In contrast, FamilySearch lets you view the whole household (all of the members of this household) on later U.S. Censuses. Here's an example:

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VYT3-QNJ

James M King, "United States Census, 1940" Name: James M King Titles & Terms: Event: Census Event Year: 1940 Event Place: Police Jury Ward 8, Franklin, Louisiana, United States Gender: Male Age: 85 Marital Status: Widowed Race (Original): Race (Standardized): White Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Relationship to Head of Household (Standardized): Head Birthplace: Arkansas Estimated Birth Year: 1855 Residence in 1935: Same House Enumeration District Number: 21-26 Family Number: 8 Sheet Number and Letter: 1B Line Number: 41 NARA Publication Number: T627 NARA Roll Number: 1401 Digital Folder Number: 005454637 Image Number: 00763 Household Gender Age Birthplace Head James M King M 85 Arkansas Son George E King M 60 Louisiana Son-in-law A E Hynum M 58 Mississippi Daughter Lucy Hynum F 52 Louisiana Grandson Walter Hynum M 36 Louisiana

Does someone here already have a subscription to Ancestry.com or a similar website which allows one to look at the whole household in the 1860 U.S. Census? I think that the 1860 U.S. Census already recorded and enumerated all of the members of a particular household. I need some help in searching the 1860 U.S. Census, since finding an 1860 U.S. Census match for James M. King would be crucial in helping him get verified by the GRG. I was told that this place might be a good place to ask for help in regards to this. Thank you very much. Futurist110 (talk) 22:59, 4 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I have access to ancestry. I was able to find an entry for a JM King, age 26, in the 1880 Census. This is clearly the same person because he (1) was born in Arkansas around 1854 (2) lived in Franklin Parish, LA in 1880, as specified by the obituary, (3) has a son named George aged 1 year, which corresponds with the son named George aged 60 in the 1940 Census record. I've uploaded a PDF of the page here: [22]. I was not able to locate him definitively in the 1860 Census as there are several James Kings born about that date and none of them seem to be living in Independence County as of 1860. However, this is not unusual. If you know the names of his parents or siblings that would help me narrow it down. I hope this helps. GabrielF (talk) 19:02, 5 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you very much for your help and research. If this case is able to become pending (and eventually verified), I am perfectly willing to share credit with you in verifying this case. For the record, I already found his 1880 U.S. Census match, but we need to have a "solid" document from within the first 20 years of James M. King's life in order to make him pending and then eventually verified. I did a huge amount of research on him (you can Google "James M. King (1854?-1967?), 112?, WOP and previous oldest man ever?") in order to see all of my research on him which I posted on the 110 Club forum. Basically, I have not found an 1860 U.S. Census match for him, and while I did find a possible (and perhaps even likely) 1870 U.S. Census match for him, there is no "solid" information which states that he lived in Missouri in 1870 (though it is possible, but we need "solid" proof). Also, while he is listed with his (likely) brothers in the 1870 U.S. Census in Missouri, there is no "solid" document or newspaper article or anything like that which states that these two boys (William and Mack) are his brothers. Also, in 1870, he appears to be living with another family (the Gray family), but there is no "solid" piece of information which connects the King children to the Gray family. I was able to find some family information about him, but again, I'm not sure if this information is 100% correct/accurate, since it might (theoretically) only be based on hearsay and story-writing only after seeing certain U.S. Census documents/records.
Here are the sources of this info:
Basically, James M. King's parents' names appear to be:
  • Father: William Edward King (apparently born in Mississippi and died in 1864)
  • Mother: Annie Slaughter (apparently born in Mississippi and died in 1864)
Brothers:
  • John King b: BEF 1864 in Independence Co, Ark
  • William E. King b: 1852 or 1853 in Mississippi or Arkansas, died in 1916 in Franklin Parish, Louisiana
  • Early McCullough Edward (Mack) King b: 24 FEB 1856 in Independence Co, Ark, died in 1927 in Franklin Parish, Louisiana
Hopefully this info will be beneficial in regards to helping find more early-life information and/or early-life documents/records for James M. King. Keep in mind that James M. King might have been enumerated somewhere else other than where he was born in 1860. Futurist110 (talk) 22:22, 5 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Cambridge University Press and Psychology edit

I'm working on an article and would like to read these two papers:

--Gobōnobō + c 23:00, 4 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Note that the second article is from Psychology: A Journal of Human Behavior, ISSN ISSN 0033-3077, not the Journal of Psychology.GabrielF (talk) 19:18, 5 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Also, while Schrink's personal webpage lists all three authors, Regioli's omits Poole and shortens the title to "Sexual myths and ridicule". LeadSongDog come howl! 22:04, 12 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Manfred Sakel edit

If anyone has access to this book chapter (via Springer) – Erinnerungen 1982, pp 151-157 doi:10.1007/978-3-642-68435-7_20 - I would be very grateful. Filip em (talk) 16:44, 5 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

monograph on metal fluorides edit

[23]

ADVANCES IN INORGANIC CHEMISTRY, Volume 27 By Harry Julius Emeléus, A. G. Sharpe. Pages 83-109.

Dropbox preferred.

TCO (talk) 04:34, 8 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Tales of Mystery and Imagination edit

Hello everyone. I have a non-Wikipedia-related request, oddly enough. A real-life friend of mine has a copy of Edgar Allen Poe's Tales of Mystery and Imagination published by John C. Winston. However, there's no date of publication listed, and both my friend and I can't find any listing of the specific edition online (including Worldcat.org). Any thoughts? Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 06:04, 9 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Old Fresno Water Tower edit

I'm looking for two sources about the Old Fresno Water Tower. Can anyone help?

  • Charles W. Clough, William B. Secrest. Fresno County, the Pioneer Years: From the Beginnings to 1900. Panorama West Books, 1984. ISBN 9780914330707. Page 321–322 GBooks
  • Karen J. Weitze. California's Mission Revival. Hennessey & Ingalls, 1984. Page 72 GBooks

The page numbers are only approximately what I want (since Google is only giving me snippets). If any nearby pages have relevant material, I would like them as well. Chris857 (talk) 16:18, 9 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23505860 edit

Up to date review paper badly needed on our halitosis page http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23505860. If you can access the full text, many thanks if you can help --Lesion (talk) 23:23, 9 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Full text is paywalled at http://www.dental-update.co.uk/articleMatchListArticle.asp?aKey=1103 LeadSongDog come howl! 21:15, 12 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]
OK, I'll see if I can get it through the library. Thanks for looking anyway, Lesion (talk) 19:55, 14 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

US Coast Guard Commandant's Bulletin edit

"Retired Admiral [RADM Roderick Y. Edwards] Honored." US Coast Guard Commandant's Bulletin (May 5 1980), p. 12. Thanks in advance. --Teddychen81 (talk) 23:38, 9 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Advances in Astrobiology and Biogeophysics edit

doi:10.1007/978-3-642-35983-5_12

The above article will be used to improve "Cultural impact of extraterrestrial contact". Thank you in advance for giving this article. --Wer900talk 04:26, 14 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Intermédiaire des Chercheurs et Curieux edit

Based on a Google books search which results in a snippet view, I need:

"[article title not known]". Intermédiaire des Chercheurs et Curieux (in French). Paris. 21. September 1971. ISSN 0020-5613. LCCN 56038557.

I do not have the either the title of the article or author. Keywords in the article would be Vilatte, Girardot, Abbaye de Saint-Louis. This publication cites by column number, I think. The article may be found at page number, or column number, 819–821 based on Google Books page number. --BoBoMisiu (talk) 21:25, 14 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Francesco Racanelli edit

The article on this fringe doctor is based largely on sources I can't see:

  1. this article
  2. page 180 of this book (google gives me 1–50)
  3. Kenny, Michael G. DPhil (Oxon) (September 2004). "Science or Pseudoscience: Magnetic Healing, Psychic Phenomena, and Other Heterodoxies". Journal of Nervous & Mental Disease. Vol. 192, no. 9. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. pp. 638–639. (a book review, I guess)

I doubt if (1) will be easily available, but I suppose I should read it if it is; for (2) and (3), if anyone happens to be able to see them, all I need is to know if Francesco Racanelli is mentioned, and if so, what is said about him. Perhaps a note here, or on the talkpage of the article? I'd be grateful. Justlettersandnumbers (talk) 17:21, 21 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Racanelli is not mentioned in #3 (book review by Kenny). Zerotalk 04:15, 22 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you, most helpful. Justlettersandnumbers (talk) 10:51, 22 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Need to check the source. edit

  Resolved

1."In the 19th century the Vanniyar held a low position in both Lower Burma and in South India " these lines are there in a wiki page and it was said it is taken from the book - Title : Land and Caste in South India: Agricultural Labour in the Madras Presidency During the Nineteenth Century. Cambridge Studies in Economic History. Cambridge University Press. by Dharma kumar.

2. " while Michael Adas says that in Burma the Palli were "socially better off" than the untouchable castes but were "economically equally exploited and deprived".[2]"

It was mentioned the above lines are taken from the book Title :The Burma Delta : economic development and social change on an Asian rice frontier, 1852-1941. New Perspectives in SE Asian Studies. Madison, Wis.: University of Wisconsin Press. ISBN 0299283542. by Michael Adas.

Please let me know is there any thing present like this in the books mentioned . Did Michael Adas said about "palli" a group of people also known as 'Vanniyars' who majorly live in South India . or he is referring as 'palli' some other people in Burma. ?

Please . --Suryavarman01 (talk) 06:58, 22 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Kumar mentions on p. 196 and elsewhere that Palli = Vanniyar/Vanniyan, so anyone checking for the statement may need to take that into account. Regarding the Adas book, it seems to be available online to people in this list of subscribing institutions. Gosh, I wish I had access to that! - Sitush (talk) 10:32, 23 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]
@Suryavarman01: The page mentioned in Adas is availble for view via Google Books - here Shyamal (talk) 04:28, 19 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Missing pages from Getzler's "Kronstadt 1917-1921: The Fate of a Soviet Democracy" edit

Hello, I am enlarging the article on the Kronstadt revolt and trying to use professor Getztler's book from Google Books but I find the following pages are missing from the preview: 208, 211, 215, 218, 219, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 228, 229, 232, 236, 239, 243, 246. Could someone get these for me? Many thanks in advance.--Rowanwindwhistler (talk) 11:38, 23 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Studio International edit

Anyone have access to Studio International? I'd really like to read:

  • Clive Ashwin (1983). "The Early Studio and Its Illustrations". Studio International 196 (1003): 22-29.
  • Clive Ashwin (1976). "The Studio and Modernism: A Periodical's Progress". Studio International 192 (983): 103-112.
  • D.J. Gordon (1968). "Dilemmas: The Studio in 1893-4". Studio International 175 (899): 175-183.

Many thanks, Justlettersandnumbers (talk) 13:09, 25 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Head of David edit

I'm looking for sources for Head of David - does anyone have full access to The Trouser Press Record Guide: The Ultimate Guide to Alternative Music, page 310 please? I think the ISBN is 0020363613. Many thanks! — sparklism hey! 10:57, 27 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

That gbook link is to the (1991) 4th ed., (1st Collier ed.) OCLC 23732024 ISBN 9780020363613. LeadSongDog come howl! 17:48, 27 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks! — sparklism hey! 07:28, 28 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

July 2013 edit

Justin Gengler edit

  Resolved

I'd like to have these two pieces by Justin Gengler:

  1. Justin Gengler (15 May 2011). "How Radical are Bahrain's Shia?". Foreign Affairs.
  2. Justin Gengler (January 2012). "Gulf apart: Bahrain faces political and sectarian divide". National Library of Australia. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

Thanks in advance. Mohamed CJ (talk) 16:19, 2 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I've sent the second article (from Jane's Intelligence Review) via email. I'm having trouble locating the first article in the databases. I did not see it in the table of contents for the May/June 2011 issue of Foreign Affairs, which makes me think that it only appeared online. Anyone have a subscription to ForeignAffairs.com/membership in CFR? GabrielF (talk) 18:14, 2 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Received it, thanks. Mohamed CJ (talk) 18:23, 2 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Sculpture in Playboy edit

This Wiki-article, Octacube (sculpture), mentions coverage of the sculpture subject in the 2006 March Playboy. Could someone please check and make sure (a) it was covered (not a hoax), (b) what was the extent of coverage and the basic message, was a photo included, etc., and (c) any useful content in there, above the PSU news bulletin. TCO (talk) 19:30, 3 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]


Carmen Sandiego/Horrible Histories edit

Hi. There are two articles I've been on/off working for quite some time. I do not have any specific titles of works I want, but if you could find any useful sources for either of the two following topics I would be eternally grateful. :)

  • If this request has been ignored due to not listing specific sources, I'd like to point out that the intro of this article states: "A request may be an open question for more information on a specific subject, or you may ask for a specific article or work where you have a reference but lack the full text. Someone may be able to help you." I'm not making any accusations. I'm just covering all bases in case there's been a misunderstanding. :)--Coin945 (talk) 11:21, 16 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]


Doglands edit

Can anyone with a Booklist Online account get access to this review of Doglands by Tim Willocks please or find me somewhere that it's listed in entirety without an account? I would get an account there, but after fourteen days you have to pay, which is something I'm not willing to do. In addition, I don't like the idea of e-mailing through Wikipedia, so it would have to be posted on my talk page. Thank you in advance. öBrambleberry of RiverClan 15:06, 17 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Proquest has it. Posting it in full on Wikipedia would be a copyright violation, even though it consists of a single paragraph. You should do what many people do: create a separate anonymous email account for wikipedia use. Zerotalk 07:06, 20 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Serbia and the Serbs in World War Two chapters edit

Hello, I am enlarging the article on the Chetnik movement in the Spanish wikipedia and I would like to use certain articles included in Serbia and the Serbs in World War Two (ISBN 9780230278301) which I cannot find anywhere in the internet or in any nearby library. In particular, I would be interested in checking chapters:

  1. 8 (Allies or Foes? Mihailovic 's Chetniks during the Second World War by Mario Jareb),
  2. 9 ( Relations between the Chetniks and the Authorities of the Independent State of Croatia, 1942­-1945 by Nikica Barić)
  3. 12 (Revisions of Second World War History in Contemporary Serbia by Dubravka Stojanovic) and
  4. 13 (The Re-evaluation of Milan Nedic and Draza Mihailovic in Serbia by Sladjana Lazic).

Any chance of getting any of those here?

Thanks a lot!--Rowanwindwhistler (talk) 07:57, 21 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Numismatic Chronicle article edit

Hello, I would very much appreciate a copy of the following article:

  • Baker, Julian and Ponting, Matthew: "The early period of minting of deniers tournois in the principality of Achaïa (to 1289) and their relation to the issues of the duchy of Athens", Numismatic Chronicle 161 (2001), pp. 207-254. ISSN 0078-2696

Thanks in advance, Constantine 21:44, 21 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

History of Hungary (1918-1920) edit

Hi, I would apreciate it very much if you could provide me with anything related to the history of Hungary during the Hungarian Democratic Republic and the provisional governments. A few examples are:

  • The Uprooted: Hungarian Refugees and Their Impact on Hungary's Domestic Politics; Mocsy, Istvan I ISBN 978-0880330398

--Andresisrael (talk) 02:29, 28 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

ISBNs added above. "Voelgyes" seems to be "Volgyes" in most cites. LeadSongDog come howl! 18:06, 8 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
None of these are in my library but they appear to be relatively available. If you are a resident of the US, I can help you with requesting them from your own library via interlibrary loan. Gamaliel (talk) 18:16, 8 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
I'm sorry, I don't live in the US. Internet is the only way I could get those article. --Andresisrael (talk) 00:54, 16 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Perhaps one of these? LeadSongDog come howl! 05:05, 16 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Two chemical engineering articles edit

Could someone please let me see [24] and [25]? --Pointer wrangler (talk) 01:02, 29 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Got #1 OhanaUnitedTalk page 04:01, 29 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
I have that one, thank you. I'm sorry for my delay in responding. Can anyone get the second one please? Pointer wrangler (talk) 22:31, 3 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

August 2013 edit

Three articles relating to The Cats edit

Can you please provide additional information such as the names of the articles or chapters that you are looking for and their page numbers? The Oxford Encyclopedia of Popular Music is a huge work, but I don't see an article on The Cats.GabrielF (talk) 05:00, 6 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The New Yorker edit

Does anyone have electronic access to The New Yorker back to 1971? Even if it is only citation access and not full text, that would be a help, so then I could interlibrary loan the entire article. I accidentally found a New Yorker article from 1971 on Google Books on the topic of Tiki Gardens, but the snippet doesn't reveal any information I can use to get the article via ILL. Thank you. Gamaliel (talk) 19:39, 6 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Searching the archive finds this article. --тнояsтеn 19:54, 6 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Very strange. Tiki Gardens is in Pinellas County, as the title of this article says, but the story seems to be entirely about Walt Disney World, three counties away. Gamaliel (talk) 20:55, 6 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, very strange indeed. The article is found by searching for Tiki, but this word does not appear in the text. Someone should take a look at the printed edition of January 2, 1971. --тнояsтеn 06:50, 7 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
I will also submit an ILL request for this article and see if this title/author/date combination brings me the real thing. Gamaliel (talk) 17:33, 7 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
No dice. They just sent me the online archive version. Can someone take a look at the print copy if available? Even if just to see if it is a different article. Thanks! Gamaliel (talk) 14:21, 8 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

"The House at Loon Lake" edit

ISBN 0316119202 The town has been the setting for a couple of stories, including the children's fantasy book called The Enormous Egg by Oliver Butterworth, first published in 1956 but reissued years later (ISBN 0-316-11920-2). Freedom was also the setting for a 2001 broadcast of This American Life, entitled "The House at Loon Lake". That episode depicted an abandoned house explored by young boys, in town for summer camp at Loon Lake.

I am writing a fantasy children's story about a boys' summer camp loosely based on Camp Brandon for Boys for boys with incontinence problems and would like to read the episode of This American Life to avoid copyright infringement. The boys would be staying at Glennwood Lodge in Freedom, NH on Lake Ossipee. It would be built in an octagonal shape and the boys would be able to access the central treehouse via catwalks from their windows. They would talk and play games. Below the treehouse, they would be able to cook s'mores over an open fire. Their fishing poles would be abandoned as the fish blew raspberries at them and lived out their fishy lives at the bottom of the clear pure lake. Brief citation of the requested materials. --72.237.206.250 (talk) 17:17, 9 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

That doesn't seem to have much bearing on our mission to build an encyclopedia... LeadSongDog come howl! 20:13, 9 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
The transcript of that This American Life episode can be found here. Gamaliel (talk) 02:53, 10 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

De Gaulle and the chetniks edit

Hello, I would like to get the following articles for the article on the es:Chetniks I am writing at present. It seems they may only be found in paper, not in electronic format, though:

  1. Stevan Kosta Pavlowitch. "Le général de Gaulle et la Yougoslavie, 1940-1945 ". Espoir, N. 42 - pp. 46-56 - 1983
  2. Stevan Kosta Pavlowitch. "Le général de Gaulle, la France libre et la Yougoslavie, 1940-1945." Espoir, N. 25 - pp. 38-55 - 1978

I would be grateful if someone could get them for me. Thank you in advance!--Rowanwindwhistler (talk) 09:27, 10 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

OCLC 68667408 and OCLC 68667263 respectively in the University of Amsterdam, Central Library. Elsewhere, the Revue Espoir is ISSN 0223-5994, published by [la fondation Charles de Gaulle]. LeadSongDog come howl! 18:29, 13 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Post Gazette Article edit

The link is here but it's behind a pay wall. My email is listed. Thanks in advance. -- Market St.⧏ ⧐ Diamond Way 05:51, 16 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Access to film budget information - possibly through Variety edit

I'm hoping there's someone who'll be able to help—someone with access to Variety. I'm trying to find out the budgets for the 14 films in the Sherlock Holmes (1939 film series). If anyone is able to help I'd be much obliged! Cheers - --SchroCat (talk) 20:34, 18 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

W. D. Hogan, professional photographer at 56 Henry St, Dublin edit

To determine the copyright status of this photograph in its source country (Ireland), we need to know when the photographer died. We know that it is W. D. Hogan who was most prolific in the period 1920–1924 and who was a professional photographer. He worked until 1935 at 56 Henry St, Dublin. I was unable to find any traces of him after this year. The National Library of Ireland has a collection of photos of him but provides no life span (see here). There was recently an exhibition of some of his photographs in Dublin (see here and here) but his lifespan is nowhere mentioned. It would be very helpful if biographical databases, newspaper archives etc. could be recherched for his death date. As W. D. Hogan has taken a great number of unique historical photographs of the Irish War of Independence this would be helpful not just for this photograph that is currently under discussion but the entire collection. --AFBorchert (talk) 06:43, 20 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Your best bet may be to contact the National Library of Ireland. There may be an archivist there who has worked with the collection and knows details of Hogan's life. Gamaliel (talk) 17:06, 20 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
A bit of poking around turns up this photo linked to the same Hogan; it's dated "circa 1947". It's the last one in the NLI's collection, suggesting:
a) he was still alive c. 1947 - too late for life+70
b) he probably didn't live much longer (no other photos)
Hope that helps... Andrew Gray (talk) 20:46, 20 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Two Lepidoptera checklists edit

These (especially the first) might be hard to get, but I like to access these to complete my project of making 'List of Butterflies of...' of all the countries in Oceania. Any help would be very much appreciated!

Ruigeroeland (talk) 11:41, 23 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! Ruigeroeland (talk) 12:25, 25 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Roy Lichtenstein edit

In this book, published by the Museum of Modern Art, in 1987, by author "Bernice Rose", titled "The Drawings of Roy Lichtenstein", I am seeking confirmation of the sentence: "In effect he threw down the gauntlet, challenging the notion of originality as it prevailed at that time." I believe it can be found on page 17. I should mention that I have started two threads elsewhere on this topic, here and here. I pretty much have my confirmation, but if anyone can confirm those exact words in English, I can proceed to rely upon that source to support an assertion to that effect in an article. Thanks. Bus stop (talk) 16:48, 27 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

University of Oxford edit

  • S. Ebbinghaus: Rhyta with animal foreparts in the Achaemenid Empire and their reception in the West, OCLC 498718503

Is there a CV of the author in her doctoral thesis? --тнояsтеn 21:57, 29 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Thesis manuscript is held at Oxford.
The thesis is also at the BL Document Supply under system number 007149180
Annotated "Thesis listed on the British Library Electronic Theses Online System (EThOS) 249854"
Susanne Ebbinghaus is also linked at http://viaf.org/viaf/14565141/

LeadSongDog come howl! 03:10, 30 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Looking for electronic book Mark Nuttall: Encyclopedia of the Arctic edit

  Disregard

Does anyone have access to this three-volume electronic book: Mark Nuttall: Encyclopedia of the Arctic

I already have Vol. 1 (A-F). I still need Vol. 2 (G-N) and Vol. 3 (O-Z), or the complete set A-Z. ISBN of the electronic book is 0-203-99785-9. Obviously, it is available here for anyone who has access to "EBlib".

Please send link or PDF to Ratzer.Wikipedia <at> gmail.com. --Ratzer (talk) 07:13, 30 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I have access to an ebook version. I can send you pdf's of individual pages if you wish to view particular articles, but it won't allow me save the entire book. Gamaliel (talk) 15:20, 30 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
If you were to send all individual pages, I presume I could assemble everything into one PDF file, but I presume that's not a possibility if you have to handle all 2000-odd pages individually. I'm not looking for a specific page at the moment, I only had the wish of having the whole thing at my disposal. If we don't see a practical way of achieving this, don't worry, and thanks anyway.--Ratzer (talk) 19:03, 30 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Disengagement in Social Movements edit

This article is of significant interest to me, I wonder if anyone can obtain a copy? If so, please ping me by linking my username or posting on my talk. Thanks! --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here 13:31, 31 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

September 2013 edit

HighBeam request for artist John Zeleznik edit

 – This stale request was revived by the requested user. --MrLinkinPark333 (talk) 21:24, 22 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]


HighBeam request for artist Nene Thomas edit

 – This stale request was also revived by the requested user. --MrLinkinPark333 (talk) 21:24, 22 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]


PsychiatryOnline access? edit

Regarding George E. Partridge can anyone access:

If need to send by email please let me know. Sighola2 (talk) 04:22, 6 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

You have previously requested these 2 articles at #Origin of the term Sociopath. Since no one has responded then it means nobody has access to these articles. OhanaUnitedTalk page 07:34, 7 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for responding. It seems to me quite important to get these, as the key source of the way the term was originally defined in America, anyone any other ideas how? Sighola2 (talk) 18:41, 7 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Interlibrary loan. If you are in the United States, I can help you through the process. If not, I'm sure there are librarians from elsewhere around, I believe a UK librarian posts here sometimes. Gamaliel (talk) 02:58, 8 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Ah well I'm not really in a position to do real-life stuff like that at the moment, partly due to the limitations of contemporary psychiatry hmm so hmm anyway I have now found a way online. Interestingly in the short 1929 article, he doesn't in fact use the term sociopath but does propose "socio-pathology" - meaning pathological group behaviour, most strikingly demonstrated in national motivations for war he says. In the 1930 article he talks about sociopathy as an individual or group issue which anyone can sometimes show, but does also define 'essential sociopaths' or for short sociopaths as those with a core mental disorder involving chronic anti-social motivation & behavior. He mentions Karl Birnbaum but doesn't cite him or credit him with coining the term so still not sure about that, maybe I'll try the German wiki. Cheers Sighola2 (talk) 10:07, 8 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]


Daily Telegraph Magazine article requested please edit

Am unable to access this through my university's library. I'd be much appreciated if someone could track this down and email it to me (or drop it as a PDF link). Thanks! Ruby 2010/2013 05:44, 7 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Please, anyone? It is for Sense and Sensibility, which is currently a FAC. Thanks, Ruby 2010/2013 16:28, 9 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

British Academy paper needed edit

I can't find “The Pharos of Alexandria,” Proceedings of the British Academy 30: 277–92 anywhere online, and I'm trying to add material that I know is in it to Lighthouse of Alexandria. Thanks. Dougweller (talk) 17:45, 8 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The Studio 1950 edit

I'm not able to view this on HathiTrust. I believe it contains this article:

  • Margaret Geddes (March 1950). "The Women's International Art Club". The Studio 139 (684):65–?70

which I would dearly like to read. Can anyone access that for me? I'd be grateful. Justlettersandnumbers (talk) 17:36, 10 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Two requests: papers on the genus Chionodes edit

Hello, I am looking for access to the following two papers:

  • Huemer, P. & K. Sattler, 1995: A taxonomic revision of Palaearctic Chionodes (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae), Beiträge zur Entomologie 45 (1): 3-108.
  • Schmitz, Patrick & Bernard Landry, 2007: Two new species of Chionodes Hübner from Ecuador, with a summery of known Galapagos records of Gelechiidae (Lepidoptera). Revue Suisse de Zoologie 114 (2): 175-184.

Furthermore, I am still looking for this one:

  • Holloway, J.D. (1983). On the Lepidoptera of the Cocos-Keeling Islands in the Indian Ocean with a review of the Nagia linteola complex (Noctuidae). Entomologia Generalis (1982) 8: 99-110.

Thanks! Ruigeroeland (talk) 10:54, 12 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

One available through open access OhanaUnitedTalk page 03:00, 13 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Got the Free Access one, thanks! Ruigeroeland (talk) 07:42, 16 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Encyclopedia of Practical Cookery (1890) edit

By Theodore Francis Garrett. London: L. Upcott Gill.

Specifically looking for recipe for Brown Windsor soup which is purported to be in this cookbook. The recipe calls for boiling three calf's feet for an hour and finish - after adding Maderia wine along the way - by putting a dozen crayfish quenelles into this "luxury soup". Needed to help debunk, or support, the existence that Brown Windsor soup actually existed in Victorian era. -- Green Cardamom (talk) 16:03, 15 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Going to be tough on this one because its 8 volumes and nearly 2000 pages according to this ad in Google books.[26] Though I hate to say this, but Google search keeps bringing up "Brown Windsor soap" when I specifically look for the soup in 19th century texts. ChrisGualtieri (talk) 03:33, 20 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Did you see this a reference from 1901.[27] Another as "Windsor Soup" with recipe from 1904.[28] Another recipe that comes out "clear" from 1910.[29] Passing reference in 1912.[30] Alternate name possible, 1900?[31] Going with "Potage Windsor" we start getting very distinct recipes that include "golden brown".[32] From there go nuts it seems.[33] With Potage Windsor having numerous appearances and "brown" attached to it, surprisingly with "calf's feet".[34] Though the issue as a joke seems more likely at this point. ChrisGualtieri (talk) 04:00, 20 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]
For what it's worth, on a lark I stuck "Brown Windsor soup" into JSTOR and came up with a quote from a 50s routine from The Goon Show and an offhand 1956 reference by poet John Montague (poet). Doesn't help track down the origins, but does show it was in wide usage in the 50s. Gamaliel (talk) 04:21, 20 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]
I believe the joke is the creation of the 1950s, but I managed to find a full set in a relatively local library (60~ miles) though I doubt I'd have access and pull to get someone to physically check the books for the entry. It should be in the first volume if my suspicions are correct, but would it be under "Brown Windsor soup" or would it be under "Windsor soup" as other indications point to, or some other name like "Potege". Anyone else? ChrisGualtieri (talk) 15:50, 20 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

It looks like this is in very few libraries in WorldCat. I also found some 4 volume copies and some 8 volume copies. Unless someone has digitized this somewhere your best bet is to contact one of the libraries directly. Here are a few:

None of them are in my state, so I can't help you out there, sorry. Gamaliel (talk) 18:45, 20 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Also at Harvard (Hollis 002209968), Cornell (OCLC 5520463 8vols and OCLC 4925723 2vols)

LeadSongDog come howl! 23:50, 25 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]


Canadian Rustic Pony edit

I am looking for a pair of articles that I believe appeared in Genesis Magazine, a publication of Rare Breeds Canada, which relate to the Canadian Rustic Pony. All of the information I have is that they appeared in the magazine in 2003, volume 18, issues 1 & 2. I don't know the title of the articles, or how long they are; all I have come across is a mention of these articles in this magazine. Thanks in advance, Dana boomer (talk) 21:55, 15 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Info: this is OCLC 29394154, held at McGill University Library in Montreal, Library and Archives Canada in Ottawa and Olds College Library. --тнояsтеn 06:39, 16 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]


With the Beatles edit

I have recently added a genre ("pop") to the With the Beatles article, sourced from the historical notes found on the 2009 remastered CD liner notes (on page 12), but there is nowhere online to verify this. The genre is plausible considering the release of the album and musically in order with the records surrounding it, and that the source is official. If anyone online has a copy of the album could you please help me out?

Many thanks in advance.

--Rvd4life (talk) 12:13, 28 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not sure what you are asking. Sources don't have to be available on-line, I often use proper books as refs, which are not available on line. If it says it on the CD notes, that's verifiable. I have the original vinyl album. The other artists whose music is featured are described on the sleeve as R&B, the descriptions of the L&M tracks include a "rocker" and a "raver" If I can help further, leave a message on my talk page Jimfbleak - talk to me? 11:27, 1 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Early whales edit

I'm trying to expand on Archaeoceti, Pakicetidae, and related articles. These two important references are not available to me. I assume that both are difficult to find, but any attempt is appreciated. --Fama Clamosa (talk) 17:11, 28 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Stephen Foxwell edit

An article from the Evening Standard dated April 14, 2010 titled "Exam Slump Head Gets Pounds 150,000 and a Job in America", part of which is accessible here and here.--Launchballer 08:19, 29 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I can't find this article in Lexis/Nexis for some reason. Gamaliel (talk) 17:36, 1 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

October 2013 edit

Black Sun Press bibliographies edit

Tanselle (435–6) lists several sources for information on the Black Sun Press. I've found many on the web and bought a few more. These are the remaining ones I haven't been able to track down.

  • Warren, Dale (6 June 1931), "The Black Sun Press", Publishers' Weekly 119: 2714,2716
  • "The Black Sun Press and Caresse Crosby", Daily Mirror (New York), 25 Sep 1933: Sunday Supplement
  • Adomeit, Ruth E. (1961–1962), "The Black Sun Press of Paris", MBC 2: 24–25

pdfs or search tips would be appreciated.

Thanks!

Lesser Cartographies (talk) 16:02, 10 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

What is MBC? Gamaliel (talk) 23:32, 16 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]
I wish I could tell you. Tanselle has several pages of abbreviations listed in the front of his book, and unfortunately google elides that particular page. Lesser Cartographies (talk) 17:31, 17 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]
The only publication I could find with those letters was in Lexis/Nexis and refers to the Middle East Broadcasting Center, which wasn't launched until 1991. Gamaliel (talk) 18:06, 17 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]
LC - MBC = Miniature book collector and The Black Sun Press of Paris might be a miniature book at the Lilly Library at Indiana University . -- Jreferee (talk) 13:44, 3 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Jreferee: Interesting. The Black Sun Press was an actual press and did not produce any miniature books, but they did print an issue of The News Letter of the LXIVmos (which deals with miniature books). I really need to get access to Tanselle to see what he intended the abbreviation to me. But thanks for the help! Lesser Cartographies (talk) 15:09, 3 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
LC - I was thinking that perhaps another press produced a miniature book entitled "The Black Sun Press of Paris", either written or collected by Adomeit. All of the miniature books owned by Adomeit are now the Lilly Library at Indiana University,[35] and you may be able to contact them to see if they have such sources for information on the Black Sun Press. A list of libraries having Guide to the Study of United States Imprints by Tanselle is at worldcat.org. -- Jreferee (talk) 17:52, 5 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

The Ponca City News archives edit

I'm working on an article for the Poncan Theatre (sandbox). This page from the theater's website tells me that The Ponca City News has at least one article on the theater from August 7, 1927. I am interested in that one specifically, and any others that are relevant to the theater in their archives. I unfortunately cannot even search them, so I don't know what exists. Thanks in advance. Chris857 (talk) 00:51, 13 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The Library of Congress has a lot of digitized newspapers online, but not apparently this one. Some libraries have this, so you might contact one of them to see if they have an index or digitized copies. The LoC lists some libraries which have it: http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn86064177/holdings/. Gamaliel (talk) 03:54, 13 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Sometimes a newspaper is willing to help, especially for something in their local domain as this is. Zerotalk 07:47, 27 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]


American Conchologist edit

Is this accessible to somone ? Thanks. Shyamal (talk) 10:13, 18 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

  • Auffenberg K. (2000). "Historical malacology: William Benson (1803-1870)". American Conchologist 28(1): 24.
It's seems to be held in the Academy of Natural Sciences Library if someone can get access.LeadSongDog come howl! 20:16, 24 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

HighBeam articles edit

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My HighBeam account has yet to be renewed, so I was wondering if someone would be so kind as to email me the content of the following articles: [36], [37], [38] and [39] - JuneGloom Talk 20:52, 23 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Request on paper about invasion and occupation on Okinawa civilians. edit

The paper I would like is:

  • Bennett, Commander Henry Stanley. "The impact of invasion and occupation on the civilians of Okinawa." United States Naval Institute Proceedings. Vol. 72, No.2, Whole No. 516, pp. 2 of Okinawa. United States Naval Institute Proceedings. Vol. 72, No.2, Whole No. 516, pp. 263- Okinawa. United States Naval Institute Proceedings. Vol. 72, No.2, Whole No. 516, pp. 263-275, Feb. 1 United States Naval Institute Proceedings. Vol. 72, No.2, Whole No. 516, pp. 263-275, Feb. 1946.

A Wikipedian is looking for statements a "Dr. Iesaka" made. Thank you, WhisperToMe (talk) 17:28, 30 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

November 2013 edit

Nurse Specialties Median Annual Income edit

Looking for Nurse Median Annual income by nurse specialty. The Bureau of Labor Statistics lumps all the specialties together. I want to isolate each nurse specialty and report the median annual income for each specialty (i.e. Surgery, Pediatrics, Home Health Care, etc.). I was told that my original source was invalid. The specialties may be found here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nursing_specialties.Sjt003 (talk) 15:53, 1 November 2013 (UTC)sjt003[reply]

I'm not clear why you only need BLS stats, that's hardly going to give a global overview to an article Jimfbleak - talk to me? 16:35, 1 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]
I'm primarily speaking to the U.S. sections and how they would benefit from BLS stats. I understand those figures would not have any bearing on the other, global sections.Sjt003 (talk) 20:40, 7 November 2013 (UTC)sjt003[reply]


Getting scans from Hathi Trust edit

Hello,

I would like to get scans from Hathi Trust, however downloading whole books is restricted to "Partner institution members". I am specially intersted by all books relalted to Mahatma Gandhi. AFAIK these 13 scans of "Young India" are not available elsewhere. If you have access, please help. If not, please spread the word to find some one who has access. Thanks a lot in advance! Yann (talk) 13:51, 6 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hmmm, Hathitrust has a somewhat restrictive license to those institutions. Is there some reason reading those texts directly from their webpage (vice getting full-volume PDFs) won't suffice? It seems the full text is available that way. LeadSongDog come howl! 15:04, 6 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Several volumes are on http://www.dli.ernet.in/ but you need to use some tricks to download books into a single PDF. Shyamal (talk) 16:16, 6 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]
@Yann: Also check out https://www.saadigitalarchive.org/source/young-india Shyamal (talk) 07:36, 8 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for these links. They are useful. Yann (talk) 10:45, 9 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]
@LeadSongDog: The idea is to upload the scans to Commons and to publish the texts in Wikisource. Yann (talk) 14:33, 8 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Browsing the front matter in the online reader, note the copyright claim by the republisher. I don't say it's a legit claim, but that claim is extant. Hathitrust likely will not bother to contest it. LeadSongDog come howl! 15:21, 8 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]


Richard II: The Art of Kingship edit

Would someone happen to have a copy of this book? Richard II: The Art of Kingship, edited by Anthony Goodman, James Gillespie. I am needing a look at pages 222 and 223. Thanks. --Kansas Bear (talk) 16:42, 13 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

@Kansas Bear: This may not be of much help, but I could get a look at page 222 through Amazon's 'Look Inside!' feature. But another user might be near a library with the full book (alas I'm not) Moswento talky 09:28, 20 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]


Westergaardites edit

For the article on Westergaardites I would like to read:

  • Troedsson, G.T. (1937). On the Cambro-Ordovician faunas of western Qurugtagh, eastern T'ien-shan. Geol. Survey China, Palaeont. Sinica (Peiping), new ser. B, no. 2, p. 1·74, pI. 1-10.

Thank you in advance. --Dwergenpaartje (talk) 13:11, 18 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]


Cambrian Medieval Celtic Studies 61 (Summer 2011) edit

Looking for Hutton, Ronald, 'Medieval Welsh Literature and Pre-Christian Deities', Cambrian Medieval Celtic Studies 61 (Summer 2011) 57-86. Thanks. I can be emailed from my talk page. Dougweller (talk) 16:12, 19 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]


American Classic Screen edit

This one may be a challenge, but the community is awesome, so I am hopeful. American Classic Screen 7 (1): 8 (Jan/Feb 1983). I'm not actually sure the feature / column / article name, or whether it's entirely contained on page 8 or not. Should include commentary by Kevin Brownlow about the restoration of the film recovered from the Lusitania, which I hope to have something to add to The Carpet from Bagdad. No online link available that I know of, even paywalled. Also unhelpfully, although excerpts from American Classic Screen were compiled and reprinted in three book volumes ... this wasn't among them. My email is enabled. Squeamish Ossifrage (talk) 04:07, 27 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Do you (or someone) live near any of these libraries? For example, CMU claims to have v.3 (1978/1979)-v.7 (1983). Not all have all issues, but some seem like they might have this. Chris857 (talk) 04:26, 27 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]
I'd be theoretically in range to make a day trip out to KU, but getting the opportunity to make the trip this time of year may be challenging. Worst case, I'll try to arrange that in a couple weeks, but I'm hoping I get lucky here in the meantime. Squeamish Ossifrage (talk) 04:29, 27 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

December 2013 edit

Wiley Online Library edit

I'd like to get access to this article in order to verify claims in the Jesus and Shroud of Turin articles. (Gary R. Habermas, Published Online: 25 NOV 2011, DOI: 10.1002/9780470670606.wbecc1257)--FutureTrillionaire (talk) 21:49, 8 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

More book reviews for De l'un au multiple: Traductions du chinois vers les langues européenes edit

For De l'un au multiple: Traductions du chinois vers les langues européenes --WhisperToMe (talk) 06:11, 10 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I sent both, but page 382 in Xiuying appears blank to me. I tried downloading twice from ingentaconnect, but same result. --Atethnekos (DiscussionContributions) 06:44, 10 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
What's really strange is that I also have access to this journal through the ALJC, but for this issue it ends on p. 381! And thirdly I have access through EbscoHost, but it only goes back to Feb. 2003. P. 382 of that issue is the only page of this journal going back to Jan. 2000 which I do not have. --Atethnekos (DiscussionContributions) 07:09, 10 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
I wonder if that page is intentionally blank (the phrase in 381 starts "Ces titres en témoignent de l’objectif: non pour élaborer une théorie de la traduction mais pour mettre en" and in 383... "l’original, en particulier pour la littérature chinoise, mais à séduire le public, ainsi a-til cherché avant tout l’élégance du texte traduit.") ? It would be good to wait for other editors to download from other sources. Thank you for your help WhisperToMe (talk) 07:41, 10 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
My French is subpar, but that sentence doesn't read like sensible French to me: She's saying the titles show the objective of the work, which is not "to elaborate a new theory of translation, but to...", but using "pour mettre en ... l'original," to finish the clause just doesn't make sense to me (set the original?), nor would it with the rest of the sentence. Also, note that the next paragraph then starts: "La troisième partie"; well what happened to the second part? I'm guessing the first word on 382 is "avant" (i.e., "put forward" [a thesis]). --Atethnekos (DiscussionContributions) 08:55, 10 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Ok. In that case one page definitely is missing. I wonder if somebody with access to another database will be able to get a complete version of this essay WhisperToMe (talk) 18:06, 10 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
User:WhisperToMe, here's a good copy[40]. OhanaUnitedTalk page 06:29, 19 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Does page 382 display? I tried the file but Acrobat said there was an error in the page WhisperToMe (talk) 07:34, 19 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Nope. Looks like the source itself had an error during PDF creation. OhanaUnitedTalk page 23:58, 19 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Proborhyaena edit

I'm looking for this article of palaeontology, I hope someone could have access to it:

  • Bondesio, P. y R. Pascual. 1983. Nuevos y elocuentes restos craneanos de Proborhyaena gigantea Ameghino, 1897 [Marsupialia, Borhyaenidae Proborhyaeninae] de la Edad Deseadense: Un ejemplo de coevolución. Ameghiniana. 20 (1-2): 47-60. [41]. Thanks in advance. --Rextron (talk) 10:11, 10 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]


Przegląd lekarski edit

Does anyone have access to this Polish medical journal? If you do, I'm after:

Kochanowski, M.; Kała, M. (2005). "Tetrahydrocannabinols in clinical and forensic toxicology". Przegl Lek. 62 (6): 576–80. PMID 16225128.

to clarify a claim at Talk:Cannabis (drug). Cheers. --Anthonyhcole (talk · contribs · email) 05:07, 11 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Avicenna in "Arabic alchemy" edit

Hi, "Georges C. Anawati (1996), "Arabic alchemy", in Roshdi Rashed, ed., Encyclopedia of the History of Arabic Science, Vol. 3, p. 853–885 [875]" is used as a reference twice in the Avicenna article, once to provide a list of four works by Avicenna, once to support the statement: "Among his works on alchemy, Liber Aboali Abincine de Anima in arte Alchemiae was the most influential, having influenced later medieval chemists and alchemists such as Vincent of Beauvais". Please could someone send me the article, or if that's too much, the relevant pages on Avicenna / Ibn Sina. One of the things I'm interested in is whether Avicenna actually wrote the works listed in the Avicenna article, as another Anawati reference I found said Avicenna did not write three of four works attributed to him. Thanks. --Merlinme (talk) 17:30, 16 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Sent. I hate it when sources are misrepresented. Anawati on 375–6 is explicit in saying that he agrees with Ruska that De anima is a fake. --Atethnekos (DiscussionContributions) 21:41, 16 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you. I'm afraid the misrepresentation of the source is not exactly a surprise, this is part of the WP:Requests_for_comment/Jagged_85 cleanup. Still clearing up his mess nearly four years later. --Merlinme (talk) 09:35, 17 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
@Merlinme: Thank you for pointing out that case to me. Anecdotally I have noticed such "boosterism"; I guess I'm not the only one. People who take part in such an activity may think they are improving the reputations of their favoured groups, but when their activity is discovered, their groups' reputations are harmed because the groups become associated with this dishonest behaviour. Also, the level of trust about claims on the topic is diminished: If such behaviour were ubiquitous for a topic, then people would simply ignore everything said about the topic, because they wouldn't trust any of it. The topic would become ignored entirely: The exact opposite of what the boosters might hope. And then there is the real harm: The people who have more than a passing interest in the topics start by being misinformed, but then—when they go on to read more on the topic—they become confused due to the conflicting reports, and their whole progress in understanding the topic is retarded. --Atethnekos (DiscussionContributions) 04:34, 18 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
@Atethnekos:The Jagged_85 case is in a class of its own. I sincerely hope we never see anything like it again. What made his edits so damaging was that they looked like they were well sourced. A lot of editors don't check references; very few indeed check references which are not available online, and Jagged_85 frequently used hard to check sources with incomplete references. This was made far worse by his prodigious output, at one point he was in the top 100 editors by number of edits. He would copy the same bad material with bad references into a dozen articles. Not only does the boosterism cause confusion and perhaps even a backlash against the exaggeration, it's immensely damaging to Wikipedia's reputation. Wikipedia references are supposed to be how you know an article is well-sourced; if you can't trust what look like good references to scholarly articles, Wikipedia is nearly useless. Some of his mistakes have been used as examples in newspapers to show how unreliable Wikipedia is. I was never quite sure if they were mistakes; at the very least, he made definitive statements about things he didn't understand. Sometimes what he wrote was so ridiculous (Avicenna was the first to describe the lever was one of my favourites) then he must surely have known that he was essentially making it up.
It can take 100 hours work to clean-up even one article, given how time consuming it is to track down all the references. It also requires a fair amount of understanding quite difficult sources. One of his favourite tactics was to use an article that mentions X and Y to say that X invented Y, and you have to understand what the article actually does say before you can correct his edit. I did a philosophy degree and I'm happy skimming scholarly articles to get the required information, but I can understand why few others have the understanding and patience to get involved. The time I have available is fairly limited, although I have a bit more at the moment. If you feel the urge to get involved, I'm sure your help would be much appreciated. --Merlinme (talk) 18:38, 18 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Inexplicably, my library has only volume 2, but if you ever need anything from that, let me know. Gamaliel (talk) 19:57, 24 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]


Article about Titanic, May 16, 1912 issue of the Al-Khawater magazine, at American University of Beirut edit

Does anyone have access to the May 16, 1912 issue of the Al-Khawater magazine about the Titanic, at the American University of Beirut?

--WhisperToMe (talk) 06:43, 18 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]


Up to date reviews requested on orofacial pain and toothache edit

  •  Y Shephard MK, Macgregor EA, Zakrzewska JM. Orofacial Pain: A Guide for the Headache Physician. Headache. 2013 Nov 21. doi: 10.1111/head.12272. PubMed: [42] paywalled here: [43]
  • Kumar A, Brennan MT. Differential diagnosis of orofacial pain and temporomandibular disorder. Dent Clin North Am. 2013 Jul;57(3):419-28. doi: 10.1016/j.cden.2013.04.003. PubMed: [44] paywalled here: [45]

Myself and another editor are currently re-working toothache and orofacial pain. I am finding it difficult to find good sources in full text. Many thanks if anyone can help us. --Lesion (talk) 15:31, 19 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

An editor kindly emailed me the first. If anyone has access to the latter, please let me know. Lesion (talk) 00:08, 20 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Some more in the same theme:

  • De Rossi SS. Orofacial pain: a primer. Dent Clin North Am. 2013 Jul;57(3):383-92. PubMed: [46] paywalled here: [47].
  • Renton T, Durham J, Aggarwal VR. The classification and differential diagnosis of orofacial pain. Expert Rev Neurother. 2012 May;12(5):569-76. PubMed: [48] paywalled here: [49]. Many thanks, Lesion (talk) 04:59, 20 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Second article emailed. Gamaliel (talk) 17:52, 3 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Elixir Poisoning in Medieval China edit

Please check availability of:

  • Ho, Peng Yoke and Joseph Needham, "Elixir Poisoning in Medieval China", Janus, vol. 48 (1959), pp. 221-251; reprinted in Clerks and Craftsmen in China and the West, Joseph Needham, Cambridge University Press (1970), pp. 316-339.

Thanks, Keahapana (talk) 23:37, 25 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

It's not complete but it's something. Gamaliel (talk) 06:32, 26 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, thanks, I'd seen this truncated GB version, which is why I want the full article. Keahapana (talk) 00:21, 29 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Guns in American Society: An Encyclopedia of History, Politics, Culture, and the Law' (Gregg Lee Carter, ABC-CLIO 2002) edit

If someone could provide me the entry on "Holocaust imagery and gun control", I'd be most grateful. AndyTheGrump (talk) 05:04, 26 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I don't see that entry in the Table of Contents here.GabrielF (talk) 05:09, 26 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
It's on Google Books. Gamaliel (talk) 05:10, 26 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Looks like its in the 2012 edition but not the 2002 edition.GabrielF (talk) 06:07, 26 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Ampelosaurus ref needed edit

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I found this ref doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2009.07.010 I would really like to have it so I can expand Ampelosaurus (I know, it looks pretty big, but it's for the Paleoecology section). Thanks a lot in advance!!!!!! Iainstein (talk) 00:47, 30 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Email me and I'll reply with a PDF. Burmeister (talk) 23:40, 30 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
@Reid,iain james: wonder if you followed up. Shyamal (talk) 07:27, 8 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Emailed user, who doesn't require source anymore. --MrLinkinPark333 (talk) 05:44, 2 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]