Why doesn’t this volume contain the list of illustrations?
Why doesn’t the paperback volume of The Violin, Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators (1887), by George Hart, published by Cornell University Library (July 24, 2009), contain the List of Illustrations? It’s very misleading to sell the volume on Amazon.com without noting the edition does not contain the illustrations of works by the great masters.
The Amazon.com product detail reads “Originally published in 1887. This volume from the Cornell University Library’s print collections was scanned on an APT BookScan and converted to JPG 2000 format by Kirtas Technologies. All titles scanned cover to cover and pages may include marks notations and other marginalia present in the original volume.”
Our 1887 edition of The Violin, Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators, published by Dulau and Co., and which I assume is the volume scanned by Kirtas Technologies, does not contain a list of illustrations. Just to check if this is the same edition as the one you found through Amazon, this edition has the words POPULAR EDITION in bold in the middle of the title page; and Section 1 of the book begins on page 37 after a lengthy (17 page) Contents section.
We also have another edition which does not have clear publishing information (perhaps due to being bound together with another book), but 1880 is indicated in the record. This edition is quite different. It does contain a List of Illustrations comprised of 8 plates of instrument illustrations, and the list is on the verso of the brief, single-page Contents. This earlier edition, however, does not have many of the tables and illustrations that are included in the 1887 edition, for example the Tension of Violin Strings table on pages 80-81.
I hope this is helpful, and please let us know if we can be of further assistance.
Sidney Cox Library of Music & Dance
How can I get a copy of a book that’s on “indefinite” loan?
How would I go about getting a copy of Creating Significant Learning Experiences : An Integrated Approach to Designing College Courses by L. Dee Fink?
According to the catalog, this item is charged out to a Faculty member on an “indefinite” loan. This doesn’t mean you can’t have access to it. It can be recalled like any other title that is charged out. A recall usually takes about two weeks.
There is also electronic access to the full text here; please let us know if you need additional information.
Mann Library Reference
How can I get access to Wall Street Journal online through Cornell Libraries?
How can I get access to Wall Street Journal online through Cornell Libraries?
As per our Catalog, we have electronic access to articles within the WSJ via the Factiva database and others, but not the online WSJ itself, except for the current day’s issue.
If you would like to suggest that the Cornell Libraries subscribe to the online version, you may do so via our Purchase Request form.
Mann Library Reference
Request Cornell Library Purchase a Book?
How can I request the purchase of a book by Cornell library? The book is:
Tilte: Risk regulation and administrative constitutionalism
Author: Elizabeth Fisher
Publisher: Oxford : Hart, 2007.
Thank you.
You can request purchases of books by going to the Cornell Library homepage http://www.library.cornell.edu/ At the bottom left corner of the page is a box called “Requests.” One of the choices is “Purchase Materials.” However, I will forward this request to the Collection Development group here at the Law Library.
Cornell Law Library Reference
Cornell Law Library has decided to order this book, Risk regulation and administrative constitutionalism, for our collection. You can check the online catalog in January and put a request in, if you’d like to be the first one to borrow it. Thank you for the suggestion!
Best,
Pat Court
Cornell Law Library
Fan of Frances Perkins wants a copy of her portrait
Is it possible to get a copy of the painting that accompanies Frances Perkins’ bio on Wikepedia? She’s a bonafide hero, and I’d like to have a portrait her on my wall.
Hello,
The painting, which I believe is Ms. Perkins’ “official portrait” is credited as U. S. Department of Labor, artist Jean Maclane. See http://www.dol.gov/oasam/programs/history/perkins.htm .
Please contact the Department of Labor for more information about this portrait:
U.S. Department of Labor | Frances Perkins Building, 200 Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20210
www.dol.gov | Telephone: 1-866-4-USA-DOL (1-866-487-2365) | TTY: 1-877-4-889-5627
Thanks for your question.
Susan LaCette
ILR Library
Ubiquitous Returns! (Return your Cornell Library book to any Cornell Library)
It’s so hard for me to park on central campus when returning books to Olin. Are there any book return facilities on, for example, north campus? Thanks for the help.
You may return books to any library at all, it does not have to be Olin Library, or even the library from which you borrowed the material.
Africana may be a more convenient library for you to drop your materials off.
Here is a map of all the libraries: http://www.library.cornell.edu/hours (you can always drop the materials off in the book drop, but that link also has the hours of the libraries as well!)
Kindly,
Olin Library Public Services
How can I find information on international opinion polls?
Hello! I was wondering if you had any recommendations on the best place to look for opinion poll information. I’m looking for polls on other countries’ attitudes towards America but I’m not sure what resource to use. Thanks!
Thanks for your question!
The librarians at Olin Library have put together a subject guide on Public Opinion Polls, which can be found here. There are a few that are geared toward other countries, such as the Eurobarometer which is from Germany, and if you scroll down there is a section on print resources dedicated to international polling data.
Best of luck on your research!
Olin Library
Is there a database of consumer behaviors for specific areas of the country?
I’m looking for a database that shows consumer behaviors or specific areas of the country. Can you recommend one that Cornell has access to?
We recommend that you start your search on the Lexis Nexis Academic databese.
To begin, go to the Library home page.
Click “Database Names,” input Lexis Nexis Academic in the search box and click “Go.”
You will probably have to click on the name of the database again.
Once in the database, look at the left-hand column. Click on “statistical” under “Related Products.”
Select “Find a Publication.”
At this point, enter your keywords. Please note that you can narrow your search by clicking on geographic categories listed below the search boxes.
If you need additional help, please feel free to contact us again. If you give us details of what kind of consumer behavior you are interested in, we might be able to give you additional sources.
Jeff Diver
Mann Library
Database access for people pursuing ILR human resources certificate?
I am a human resources professional planning to undertake the Human ResourceManagement Certificate Course at Cornell. Could I get a Cornell e-library membership? I am looking for access to management/business and Human resources e-journals such as HBR, Sloan Management Review, AMJ etc. Since I the course is taught through distance learning, I need off-campus access to the articles in these journals.
Cornell subscribes to many library databases that provide access to full text journal articles and other documents. The license agreements with the database providers have certain requirements that limit the uses of the databases. Because of these restrictions, Cornell cannot offer access to users not delineated in the licenses.
Currently, subscription databases are not available to students in ILR’s certificate problems or to e-Cornell students.
As an ILR Librarian, however, I can provide some help with your research topics. This includes suggesting and helping you locate appropriate resources. Please contact ilrref@cornell.edu when you have specific research tasks.
Even though Cornell cannot provide you with access to databases, many other libraries, including public libraries, subscribe to the same databases. I would definitely suggest that you contact your local library about off-site access to its e-Resources.
Sincerely,
Susan LaCette
Smithsonian report from 1877?
I am attempting to locate the “Annual Report for the Smithsonian Institution” for the year 1877. I see that the report has an electronic link, but I cannot find the report for this year. Do we have this volume in the annex?
From what I can see from the Worldcat catalog record, Annex holdings go back only so far as 1887.
The url given for the electronic issues we have is for recent issues only.
I was sure there must be a record for 1877, so I went to the classic catalog, which came up with this link here.
I clicked on the link there to the Biodiversity Heritage Library, and was directed to:
http://www.archive.org/details/annualreportofbo1877smit, a link provided by the Internet Archive.
On that page, there was a link in a box on the left-hand side of the page to the pdf version of the 1877 report. It’s 33mb, which means a time-consuming download, but it worked well here.
Please let us know if you continue to have problems obtaining this report.
Jeff Diver
Mann Library