NCompass Live - June 7, 2023. http://nlc.nebraska.gov/ncompasslive/ As more of the world has moved on-line, researchers are discovering items that they didn’t know were out there. We will share with you resources and tactics for finding unusual materials. For example, international libraries are open to sharing their collections but have unique challenges. Individual and regional libraries are creating online digital collections that can be accessed for free. We’ll also share some sites that you’ll want to avoid because they specialize in pirated information. Presenters: Michael Straatmann, Associate Director for Collection Management; Joyce Melvin, ILL Manager; Amy Heberling, Borrowing/Resource Sharing Associate, University Libraries, University of Nebraska - Lincoln.

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ALA
www.ala.org/tools/
ethics
RUSA/ILL
www.ala.org/rusa/
guidelines/interlibrary
NLC IlLL
nlc.nebraska.gov/ILL/
illcode.aspx
In Search of the Obscure
Using library and on-line sources to find resources
that are out of the ordinary
Resource List
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ID.LOC.GOV - Linked Data Service - id.loc.gov/
· Subject Headings (LCSH)
· Name Authority File (LCNAF)
· Genre/Form Terms
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Deepl —www.deepl.com/translator
Google Translate—translate.google.com/
Translitera on of Non-Roman Script - translitera on.eki.ee/
Slavic Reference Service - (reference services and cita on verifica-
on for Slavic language materials)
www.library.illinois.edu/ias/spx/srs/
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OCLC WorldCat—www.worldcat.org/
BookFinder - www.bookfinder.com/
Google Book Search - books.google.com/advanced_book_search
Internet Archive— archive.org/advancedsearch.php
Library of Congress - catalog.loc.gov/
Center for Research Libraries - h ps://www.crl.edu/
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Journal Abbrevia on Sources - www.abbrevia ons.com/jas.php
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2. Where to find help
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Don’t forget other cultur-
al ins tu ons such as
historical socie es, muse-
ums, etc.
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Nebraska Library Com-
mission—
nlc.nebraska.gov
History Nebraska—
history.nebraska.gov/
Other regional college or
university libraries
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UNL Libraries—
libraries.unl.edu/
UNO Libraries—
www.unomaha.edu/criss
-library/
UNK Libraries—
lbrary.unk.edu
UNMC Libraries —
www.unmc.edu/library/
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ILL Listervs, etc.
Resource List
In Search of the Obscure
DATABASE ENTRY
Google Scholar - h ps://scholar.google.com/
MANUSCRIPT/SCORE
Interna onal Music Score Library Project (IMSLP) / Petrucci Music Li-
brary (public domain music scores and recordings) - imslp.org/wiki/
Main_Page
MEDIA
Oxford Music Online - www.oxfordmusiconline.com/
Interna onal Repository of Music Literature: www.rilm.org/mgg-
online/
OPEN ACCESS
University of Nebraska—Lincoln's Open Access Resource List (A-Z list
including indexes/databases and full text resources) -
unl.libguides.com/az.php?t=15150
Library of Congress Open Access Books - www.loc.gov/collec ons/open
-access-books/about-this-collec on/
Library of Congress Digital Collec ons - www.loc.gov/collec ons/
New York Public Library’s Digital Collec ons - digitalcollec-
ons.nypl.org/
Project Gutenberg (public domain E-Books available in many down-
loadable formats) - www.gutenberg.org/
Many University Libraries also have Ins tu ons Repositories that have
open access content.
INTERNATIONAL MATERIAL
OCLC Interna onal Toolkit— docs.google.com/spreadsheets/
d/1bL94PplzLTXYyxWNRnwQj4cn6YhCo62V4kFHhW0S15E/edit#gid=0
IFLA—Interna onal Federa on of Library Associa ons and Ins tu-
ons— www.ifla.org/
IFLA Resource Sharing During COVID (RSCVD) - rscvd.org/ (see site FAQ)
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3. Resource List
In Search of the Obscure
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Disserta on Express (locate and purchase U.S. Disserta ons)-
dissexpress.proquest.com/search.html?
_ga=2.193655534.219923819.1664541109-1908371084.1661883883
Global ETD Disserta on Search - search.ndltd.org/
OhioLink Electric Thesis & Disserta on Center - etd.ohiolink.edu/
apexprod/rws_olink/r/1501/1?clear=0,1,5,10,20,21,1001
Theses Canada Informa on - library-archives.canada.ca/eng/services/
services-libraries/theses/Pages/theses-canada.aspx
Theses Canada Search - library-archives.canada.ca/eng/services/
services-libraries/theses/Pages/search-theses-canada.aspx
EThOS E-Theses Online Service Bri sh Library - ethos.bl.uk/
Home.do;jsessionid=3153BFE860C7D8C7BDF6AE30A85B927E
Many theses and disserta ons can also be found online through Google
searching or in the ins tu onal repositories of the deposi ng/degree
gran ng ins tu ons.
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Library of Congress Historic American Newspapers Digi zed - chroni-
clingamerica.loc.gov/
Library of Congress Newspapers microfilm holding and ILL informa on -
www.loc.gov/rr/news/lcnewsp.html
Google Newspaper Archive - news.google.com/newspapers
Nebraska Newspapers (online) - nebnewspapers.unl.edu/
Nebraska History Newspaper Inventory -history.nebraska.gov/
collec ons/nebraska-newspaper-inventory
Interlibrary Loan Informa on of Nebraska History Library - histo-
ry.nebraska.gov/collec ons/interlibrary-loans
Center for Research Libraries (you do not need to be a member to ac-
cess some of their digi zed newspaper collec ons) - www.crl.edu/
Most State Historical Society websites also have online newspaper col-
lec ons and/or instruc ons for reques ng their newspaper collec ons
on microfilm.
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Amy Heberling
ILL Borrowing Associate
aheberling2@unl.edu
Joyce Melvin
Resource Sharing
Manager
jmelvin@unl.edu
Michael Straatmann
Assoc. Dir for Collec on
Management
mstraatmann1@unl.edu
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