[PW] Self-referential resource for finding unknown books

[Lois Aleta Fundis]

I see some misunderstandings creeping into this topic.

1. The Scout Report is published by the University of Wisconsin (URL is 
scout.wisc.edu).
The way Marc wrote the original post on the topic was not clear on the 
citation and implied that the Scout Report is an LC product.

If you go to 
http://scout.wisc.edu/Reports/ScoutReport/2008/scout-080613-geninterest.php#1 
you find a brief review of the LC site, which as Marc wrote is
http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/lost/


Burton, Donna wrote:
> What??? They didn't recommend us??? Seems to me our batting average is
> pretty darn good (myself excluded...)
>   
Project Wombat is indeed referred to, on the page for Finding Novels
http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/lost/novels.html
Scroll down to the section on "Posting to Listservs" and you will find, 
among other things, this:

Project Wombat is an e-mail discussion list for difficult reference 
questions. Project Wombat is read by librarians, scholars, students, 
professionals, and people from all walks of life, so by posting your 
question to the listserv you are drawing upon the collective memories 
and resources of thousands of people. As such, Project Wombat is a great 
place to ask about a book for which you remember only the plot.

Of course we've been known to help find some of the other sorts of 
things, too...

Hope this helps.

Lois
> Donna Burton
> Schaffer Library, Union College
> Schenectady, NY 12308
> Email: burtond at union.edu
> Phone: 518-388-6635
> Fax: 518-388-6641
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: project-wombat-open-bounces at lists.project-wombat.org
> [mailto:project-wombat-open-bounces at lists.project-wombat.org] On Behalf
> Of Tiar, Marc
> Sent: Friday, June 13, 2008 1:37 PM
> To: list at project-wombat.org
> Subject: [PW] Self-referential resource for finding unknown books
>
> Just saw this on the Scout Report, an LC page of resources to find
> books/poems/stories where you don't know title or author.  Some of the
> links within are obvious (search Google, duh), but some gems I didn't
> know about.  Includes a link to PW, too.  Thought it'd be worth sending
> out for those types of questions that come up here regularly:
>  
> Lost Titles, Forgotten Rhymes: How to Find a Novel, Short Story, or Poem
> Without Knowing its Title or Author 
>
> http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/lost/
> <https://owa.washoecounty.us/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.loc.go
> v/rr/program/bib/lost/>  
>
> What if you wanted to locate Robert Burton's masterful 17th century
> opus, The Anatomy of Melancholy? But wait: You can't remember his name
> or the name of the book. That's where you should know to click on over
> to this delightful and helpful reference guide created by Peter Armenti,
> Digital Reference Specialist at the Library of Congress. The intent of
> this guide is to "help readers identify a literary work when they know
> only its plot or subject, or other textual information such as a
> character's name, a line of poetry, or a unique word or phrase". The
> guide is divided into three separate sections: "Finding Novels",
> "Finding Short Stories", and "Finding Poems". Each section offers a host
> of resources that include general search engines, online book databases,
> library catalogs, listservs, message boards, and physical print
> resources available in many public libraries. This guide is rounded out
> by a selection of related resources, including a primer on how to find
> poems in the Library of Congress.
>
> Marc T.
>
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