Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2011 09:10:20 -0400
From: "Van Mil, James (vanmiljf)" <[email protected]>
Subject: NY Times Bookmarklet
. . .
However, every article at the web version of the NY Times that was
also published in the print version includes a reference to the
article from the print edition, including date, page number, and
print version title (information which is all still accessible in
the page source when the paywall blocks access).
I wish this were true, but unfortunately, it's not. Not every
reference to the print version includes the print version
headline. In fact, it appears that including the print headline is a
fairly recent addition to the Times Website. (Very unscientific
searching suggests it started within the last few weeks.) I wonder
if it might make more sense to grab the author's name and pass that
with the print pub date to PQ/LexisNexis instead -- most articles
seem to include a byline. Or grab the beginning sentence and pass
that. (You'd have to get rid of any anchor elements.) It also
appears that not every article that's published in print includes a
reference to the print version in the Web version, but most seem to.
Bob Duncan
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Robert E. Duncan
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Lafayette College
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