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Index of Subjects --001a11c2d49a55d8980514c7b4ee Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Thanks folks. I guess I thought NovaNet *was* the equivalent to interlibrary loan, so I didn't pursue it. I did see it in Google Books, but I couldn't find a text download...it's certainly not old enough to be in the public domain, and I guess the publishers have not released it. Randy _________________________________ RF Lauff Way in the boonies of Antigonish County, NS. On 28 April 2015 at 04:11, nancy dowd <nancypdowd@gmail.com> wrote: > If all else fails, perhaps the owning institution may copy or scan the > section of the book you are interested in (aquatic beetles) and send it t= o > you- a question for the St FX university librarians. In the public librar= y > system we have gotten copied portions of non-lendable reference materials > for patrons. > > Doing a search online brings up several sites such as google books: > http://books.google.ca/books/about/The_Beetles_of_Northeastern_North_Amer= ic.html?id=3DA8y5QgAACAAJ&redir_esc=3Dy > which may or may not allow you to download the text. Many out-of-print > books have been scanned and are available as PDF files. Another thing the > librarians would be able to find out for you. > > Of course, a complete print copy in hand is probably of most use to you. > > Nancy > On 2015-04-27, at 11:40 PM, plchalmers@ns.sympatico.ca wrote: > > > Randy, > > > > (Giving in to my inner Librarian ...) Have you asked the StFX > librarians to bring it in for you on Interlibrary Loan? It does seem to b= e > uncommon; there aren't many locations recorded in Canada in WorldCat. The > nearest copy is in the Reference collection at UNB (so not borrowable), b= ut > Carleton University has it in its library, and their copy can be borrowed= . > > > > If you had it in hand, you might find that you could photocopy the keys= , > for continued use. > > > > Cheers, > > > > Patricia L. Chalmers > > Halifax > > > > > > > > > > ---- Randy Lauff <randy.lauff@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I could really use a copy of "*The Beetles of Northeastern North > America* =E2=80=93 > >> volume one (at least I suspect that's where the keys to all the aquati= c > >> beetles would be), by Downie and Arnett. Apparently, this useful book = is > >> quite rare. Neither Chapters nor Amazon carry it. I cannot find it on > >> Novanet, the interlibrary search engine. And no one around the world i= s > >> posting a copy on Abe Books, my go-to source for books. > >> > >> Anyone have a copy that they're willing to loan (or sell)? > >> > >> Thank you, > >> Randy > >> _________________________________ > >> RF Lauff > >> Way in the boonies of > >> Antigonish County, NS. > > > > --001a11c2d49a55d8980514c7b4ee Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr">Thanks folks.<div><br></div><div>I guess I thought NovaNet= <i>was</i>=C2=A0the equivalent to interlibrary loan, so I didn't pursu= e it. I did see it in Google Books, but I couldn't find a text download= ...it's certainly not old enough to be in the public domain, and I gues= s the publishers have not released it.</div><div><br></div><div>Randy</div>= </div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br clear=3D"all"><div><div class=3D"gmail= _signature">_________________________________<br>RF Lauff<br>Way in the boo= nies of<br>Antigonish County, NS.</div></div> <br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On 28 April 2015 at 04:11, nancy dowd <span = dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:nancypdowd@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">n= ancypdowd@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quo= te" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"= >If all else fails, perhaps the owning institution may copy or scan the sec= tion of the book you are interested in (aquatic beetles) and send it to you= - a question for the St FX university librarians. In the public library sys= tem we have gotten copied portions of non-lendable reference materials for = patrons.<br> <br> Doing a search online brings up several sites such as google books: <a href= =3D"http://books.google.ca/books/about/The_Beetles_of_Northeastern_North_Am= eric.html?id=3DA8y5QgAACAAJ&redir_esc=3Dy" target=3D"_blank">http://boo= ks.google.ca/books/about/The_Beetles_of_Northeastern_North_Americ.html?id= =3DA8y5QgAACAAJ&redir_esc=3Dy</a> which may or may not allow you to dow= nload the text. Many out-of-print books have been scanned and are available= as PDF files. Another thing the librarians would be able to find out for y= ou.<br> <br> Of course, a complete print copy in hand is probably of most use to you.<br= > <span class=3D"HOEnZb"><font color=3D"#888888"><br> Nancy<br> </font></span><div class=3D"HOEnZb"><div class=3D"h5">On 2015-04-27, at 11:= 40 PM, <a href=3D"mailto:plchalmers@ns.sympatico.ca">plchalmers@ns.sympatic= o.ca</a> wrote:<br> <br> > Randy,<br> ><br> > (Giving in to my inner Librarian ...)=C2=A0 Have you asked the StFX li= brarians to bring it in for you on Interlibrary Loan? It does seem to be un= common; there aren't many locations recorded in Canada in WorldCat. The= nearest copy is in the Reference collection at UNB (so not borrowable), bu= t Carleton University has it in its library, and their copy can be borrowed= .<br> ><br> > If you had it in hand, you might find that you could photocopy the key= s, for continued use.<br> ><br> > Cheers,<br> ><br> > Patricia L. Chalmers<br> > Halifax<br> ><br> ><br> ><br> ><br> > ---- Randy Lauff <<a href=3D"mailto:randy.lauff@gmail.com">randy.la= uff@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br> >> I could really use a copy of "*The Beetles of Northeastern No= rth America* =E2=80=93<br> >> volume one (at least I suspect that's where the keys to all th= e aquatic<br> >> beetles would be), by Downie and Arnett. Apparently, this u