Rachel wrote: > thesis by Kevin McKenny, State University of New York..."The Landed Interest, political ideology and Military campaigns of the North west Ulster Settlers and their Lagan Army"... > published by the Irish Academic Press... book title... [Kevin McKenny] For Kings or Ulster: The Landed Interest, Political Ideologies and Military > Campaigns of the British Settler Armies of the North West 1620-1685" > ISBN 0716525674 > > I have failed to find a copy for sale as it is OOP. ... Rachel and list, There are online catalogues for library consortiums that allow you to search multiple library catalogues simultaneously. Having said which, of course I can't find any of the URLs (I KNOW I bookmarked them a long time ago). While searching on the web for the consortiums, I did find this -- http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/Libweb/ -- which links to online library catalogues throughout the world. So, it would entail multiple searches through the likely libraries, but it does present some solution to the problem of tracking down a copy of an out-of-print book. None of the OOP bookfinder sites I looked at could find a copy of the book. One said it appeared to be in print, but it could not find any copies for sale. To know for sure, and maybe to find an OOP/rare bookseller who can get the book for you, see if your local library subscribes to http://www.booksoutofprint.com/bip/ -- the digital version of the publishing industry's standard reference. If you'd be happy with the original thesis rather than the published book, you can buy it online (unbound) or via fax/mail (bound) from University Microfilms Inc. (UMI) via their Dissertation Express service -- see http://www.umi.com/umi/dissertations/disexpress.shtml -- and, yes, I verified that this particular dissertation is available through them. UMI is the company that publishes (almost?) all theses/dissertations in the US, so is a good place to start your search whenever you're looking for a dissertation. I hope those library, bookseller, and theses options help. Regards, Claire K.
I said: > > There are online catalogues for library consortiums that allow you to > search multiple library catalogues simultaneously. Having said which, > of course I can't find any of the URLs (I KNOW I bookmarked them a long > time ago). It was really bothering me that I couldn't find those URLs. I had found one for the (US) Library of Congress Gateway, but I thought it was a dead link. Maybe the server was just down when I tried, because today the LoC Gateway is up and working just fine. The URL is http://www.loc.gov/z3950/gateway.html and it links to libraries in the US, Canada, South Africa, England, Wales, Australia, New Zealand, Spain, and lots of other places and other consortia. One of the entries, for instance, is to the COPAC database, which has records from 26 UK and Irish University Research Libraries. There are other gateways out there, too -- just search on "library gateway" (and maybe add a location or type of library) to see what you find, e.g., Canadian Library Gateway -- http://www.collectionscanada.ca/gateway/ Australian Libraries Gateway -- http://www.nla.gov.au/libraries/ This is not really for Rachel, who's said she'll wait for the book she was looking for to be reprinted, but because I hated to leave a loose end dangling. I hope the info helps someone somewhere who's trying to find a particular source! Regards, Claire K.