Book January 30, 2001
Posted by Library Answer Person in : Uncategorized , add a commentDear Sir or Madam:
I need a book that you have in two of your libraries. The title is: “The Civilian Conservation Corps, 1933-1942″ and the writer is John A. Salmond. The call numbers are: 362.7 S172C; 362.70973 S172C; and 362.7 S172C.
Would you consider selling one of these copies to me for a cost that does not exceed $50.00? If you cannot see the book, I will certainly understand. If that is the case, may I contact interlibrary loan and read it? I need this book for my dissertation.
Sincerely,
Sharon Maxine Rabon
e-mail: SharonMRabon@yahoo.com
ANSWER PERSON RESPONDS: Dear Ms. Rabon:
Unfortunately, libraries are not in the business of selling books. We are, however, in the business of lending books. We do send ILL materials to public libraries in North Carolina, and to academic libraries all over the world. What you need to do is approach this as you would any other ILL transaction–by making a request through your library’s ILL office. Then, assuming it does circulate (and the record indicates it does), there should be no problems. Good luck with the dissertation!
Fannie Bell Chapman Gospel Singer January 30, 2001
Posted by Library Answer Person in : Uncategorized , add a commentHi, My name is Dereck Remon Moody. My mother is Rosie Marie Chapman Moody. She’s the daughter of Fannie Bell Chapman. Fannie is my grandmother and would love to recieve information on her. A copy of her video would help. Please contact me in any way you can. Also some of the rest of the family is still living that sings in the video,
Please contact me:
Dereck Remon Moody
P.O.Box 1061
Centreville, MS 39631
or call (601) 645-5335 or (601) 276-3123 ask for Dereck or any other older adult.
Thanks alot….
ANSWER PERSON RESPONDS: Her album was distributed by Rooster Blues Records (Chicago, 1983). The company is still in business, and even has its own web site: http://www.roosterblues.com/. There is also another firm (related?) that sells the album: Stackhouse, 3516 Holmes Street, Kansas City, MO 64109; 816-931-0383; fax#: 816-531-7131, e-mail Rooster232@aol.com.
The 43 minute video was made by the Center for Southern Folklore (1975). They are located at P.O. Box 226, Memphis, Tennessee 38101; (901) 525-3655; Fax: (901) 544-9965; e-mail: queenbee@southernfolklore.com.
Happy hunting!
Renew Science Next Wave January 18, 2001
Posted by Library Answer Person in : Uncategorized , add a commentPlease renew Duke’s institutional subscription to Science Next Wave (http://nextwave.sciencemag.org/)
ANSWER PERSON RESPONDS: SCIENCE NEXT WAVE has impressed us as another popular style science magazine, for which we may have sufficient coverage. The job ad feature, however, may make it useful, and it is currently under review. More later.
books in the Gothic January 10, 2001
Posted by Library Answer Person in : Uncategorized , add a commentWhat’s the deal with the books in the Gothic Reading Room? Are they extras that no one needs and are just put there for show? Or are they part of the catalogue and might someone actually have to search for one in there? I’ve often wondered about this while I was supposed to be studying in there.
ANSWER PERSON RESPONDS: Once upon a time, there was an “Undergraduate Library” that was separate from Perkins. It occupied the Gothic, DH the Special Collections Reading Room, and floor space above Special Collections. The books in the Gothic, like those in the DH, were significant parts of those collections. When the UGL was disbanded, many of the books were merged into Perkins (or Lilly, as appropriate), and over the years bibliographers have gone back to make sure that we don’t have items there that have to be in Perkins. Mostly, at this point, they are older editions and/or duplicates that we don’t need to move. The books that remain are cataloged: they have the LOCATION designation “Perkins Reading Room.” They may be checked out (at the Perkins Circulation Desk), and when they are returned they are recataloged for the regular Perkins stacks.
