With all this talk about ILL - the works I was quoting the other day may or may not be available. I was aware of "Ancient Danish Tiles from Bogs and Burials" by Margarethe Hald for some time, and a few years back had the privilege of seeing a copy for the first time - in a NON-CIRCULATING textile library (Ruith Ketter Harris Library, 5000+ volumes) at the University of Wisconsin, Madison - open only a few days a week, and asking that interested parties give prior notice of visit so that a student assistant be present to let them in. Since that visit, I have been actively collecting definitive works from many sources, based on impressions of several books found at that initial visit. I have also spent much time in the main catalog - and gone there (Madison) in person to read works from before 1850 on microfilm. These are also NON-CIRCULATING. Newer books and more commonly found titles can be had over the ILL, but beware of thinking that all materials can be had that way. Rare books are not replaceable - I find it already gracious that one can enter major university libraries using only a drivers license and use their facilities at no cost. Note that I said "major university library" - satellite campuses have adequate library facilities to support the majors they offer - the flagship campus in most states is the one that has the rare and oddball pblications archived. And YES, I know that travel time can be substantial - hasn't anyone ever wondered why property in the middle of nowhere costs less? The Internet has made access to some forms of information so quick and easy that I sometimes think that using a card catalog, bibliography and other library tools has fallen to a new low. As some have already put out on lists, publishing in book form demands a certain integrity - the publisher doesn't want to be accused of circulating misinformation - so that reading printed material is still more accountable than the millions of web pages out there. But reading takes time, so does a library visit. I have only 2 weeks vacation - and use that Good Friday holiday (husband has to work) as my yearly library day. Which reminds me to think about picking a topic and looking through that main catalog to prepare for this year's field trip. By printing a list of the call numbers of several titles that sound interesting, I can save my time on visiting day for speed reading those titles I've selected.
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