-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: Google Books nightmare Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2007 15:27:00 +0200 From: Andrew Brown <andrew.brown at C18.NET> Reply-To: 18th Century Interdisciplinary Discussion <C18-L at lists.psu.edu> To: C18-L at LISTS.PSU.EDU References: <F95F8749-11D5-4E31-9C0C-A360A31B94FD at c18.net><200708281204.l7SC4P5L124968 at f05s16.cac.psu.edu>
On 28 Aug 2007, at 13:49, Joel S. Berson wrote:
> I suspect there may not be -- Google Books does not know about
> "issue" for periodicals either. People on the email list of the
> American Dialect Society regularly find interesting words or
> phrases but are unable to identify the periodical issue.
A little money is a dangerous thing...
I have made progress with Preuss and now have 1-18, 22, 25, 26, 27-1, 28 and 30. Here's how:
1. Find one of the volumes you want. This may not be too easy.
2. Under "Other editions" (so help us) select "show more".
3. Open every link in turn and select "Download".
4. Download everything.
5. Open each downloaded pdf, see what it is, and give it a sensible name and volume number.
6. Throw out scores of duplicates.
7. Repeat stages 1 through 6 to try and get the volumes you still don't have.
8. Find out what the missing volumes contain that no or few other volumes in the world contain and search for that: I got two that way.
8. Sell your Google shares, if you can find anyone who wants them.
AB
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