Over at the "Current Epigraphy" blog (http://www.currentepigraphy.org/), Tom Elliott, Gabby Bodard, Chuck Jones and I just began a new effort to get epigraphers to notify each other whenever they find that a book is rare or unavailable in research libraries. The idea is that by posting this sort of information it will inform others that they should try to have their libraries acquire these overlooked volumes, and it is also our hope that classics librarians will themselves get in the habit of monitoring these "Rare Publications" postings and acting on them. Over time, with enough participation, there will be a lot of holes plugged, making a lot more books readily available through inter-library loan, which will work to our collective benefit for decades to come. This sort of approach could also benefit the papyrological community, so I wanted to draw it to everyone's attention.
On a completely unrelated note, I want to thank those of you who made suggestions about which Demotic font to use. I'm still trying to sort it out, and very much appreciate the suggestions I got both on the list and privately.
