[ILL-L] RE: Different request

[Sharon Bleau]

I thought our faculty were the only ones who made this kind of assignment!

On 12 Jun 2008 at 16:58, Robinson, Arthur wrote:

> 
> During my first year as a librarian, in 1999, I had students come over who had been sent by their 
> instructor to make copies of the front page of their home town newspaper from the day they were 
> born. At first I thought they must have misunderstood the assignment, so I phoned theinstructor, 
> but he had apparently assumed we had 20-year-old newspapers from all over the country, and (if 
> I recall correctly) he had thought we would have them in paper. We're a small college library, 
> and I explained to him that we only had microfilm for three newspapers (the local paper, the 
> Atlanta paper, and the New York Times), and the only newspaper we had for 17-21 years ago 
> was the New York Times. Hefinally made a concession and said a printout from the New York 
> Times for the date of each student's birth would be okay. But even then there was a problem. 
> This was 1999, and some of the students had had the lack of foresight to be born during the New 
> York Times strike of 1978. 
> 
> Actually, the British Newspaper Library at Colindale actually DOES have newspapersfrom way 
> back. I have done research on them (from the 1920's and 1930's). The newsprint crumbles if 
> you breathe on it. 
> 
> Arthur Robinson (GLG) 
> 
> 
> 
> From: ill-l-bounces at webjunction.org on behalf of Melissa Jackson
> Sent: Thu 6/12/2008 4:22 PM
> To: 'Interlibrary Loan Listserv'
> Subject: [ILL-L] RE: Different request
> Neither have I. Every library I've worked in would only have papers that old on microfilm. 
> Nobody had a way to protect fragile newsprint for over 20 years.
> 
> If a library has figured out how to do that, please share with the list! :)
> 
> 
> Melissa Jackson
> ILL Librarian
> 
> >>>
> From:  Sharon Weber <sharon.weber at angelo.edu>
> To: "'Interlibrary Loan Listserv'" <ill-l at webjunction.org>
> Date:  6/12/2008 4:03 PM
> Subject:  [ILL-L] RE: Different request
> 
> I mean he actually wants the whole newspaper, not on microfilm. I've never heard of this before.
> 
> 
> Sharon Weber
> Interlibrary Loan Assistant III
> Porter Henderson Library
> Angelo State University
> Member, The Texas Tech University System
> San Angelo, TX 76909
> 325-942-2154
> Sharon.Weber at angelo.edu
> These statements are mine and should not reflect on Angelo State University
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ill-l-bounces at webjunction.org [mailto:ill-l-bounces at webjunction.org] On Behalf Of 
> Sharon Weber
> Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2008 2:41 PM
> To: 'Interlibrary Loan Listserv'
> Subject: [ILL-L] Different request
> 
> 
> I have a faculty member that wants the June 2, 1985 edition of the Houston Chronicle loaned to 
> him through ILL. I've never heard of this being done. Does anyone loan a newspaper?
> 
> Sharon Weber
> Interlibrary Loan Assistant III
> Porter Henderson Library
> Angelo State University
> Member, The Texas Tech University System San Angelo, TX 76909
> 325-942-2154
> Sharon.Weber at angelo.edu
> These statements are mine and should not reflect on Angelo State University
> 
> 
> 
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Sharon Bleau
Reference Librarian
Mountain State University