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::{{ping|MrLinkinPark333}} I have access to this book. Please [[Special:EmailUser/Bruce1ee|Wikimail me]] and I'll send the page to you. —[[User:Bruce1ee|Bruce1ee]]^{[[User talk:Bruce1ee|''talk'']]} 17:11, 2 August 2018 (UTC)

:::{{ping|MrLinkinPark333}} {{sent}} —[[User:Bruce1ee|Bruce1ee]]^{[[User talk:Bruce1ee|''talk'']]} 17:17, 2 August 2018 (UTC)

== DPIPWE in Hobart, Tasmania (access to historical articles, either "ONLINE" or "IN PERSON") ==

I've put considerable time into researching the [[History of Smooth Island (Tasmania)]].<br>

I wanted to improve the article by being able to describe '''what activities have occurred on the island since the early 1800s''', but have not come up with anything substantive. <br>

I have completely exhausted all resources available to me, include Trove, Google Books as well the historical and newspaper sections of the State library of Tasmania (LINC Tasmania)<ref>https://www.linc.tas.gov.au/archive-heritage/Pages/default.aspx</ref>.<br>

The '''DPIPWE''' (Department of Primary Industry, Parks, Wildlife and Environment), located at '''134 Macquarie Street, Hobart, Tasmania''',<ref>https://goo.gl/maps/da9uT9rvFa42</ref> is likely to hold information which is essential for this project.

Specifically, the following agencies likely have invaluable information:<br>

* Land Tasmania (''Titles and Survey office'')

* Department of Corporate, Heritage and Lands (''Natural and Cultural Heritage Division'')

* ''Crown land services branch''

* Land Tasmania (''Geodata services branch'')

* ''Office of the surveyor general''

* ''Office of the valuer general''<br>

'''Is there any way of accessing their historical records online?'''<br>

'''Does anyone work in these departments, or is familiar with how the public access their records?'''<br>

'''Does anyone visit the DPIPWE in Hobart regularly?'''<br>

Thank you

[[User:Vitreology|Vitreology]] ([[User talk:Vitreology|talk]]) 03:39, 20 April 2018 (UTC)

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[[User:Vitreology|Vitreology]], as a general matter, I think you should get in touch with the institutions directly to find out whether they make some of their material available online. However, what I would do first is probably to get in touch with ''LINC Tasmania'', which you describe as a state library (that may well be right), but which, perhaps more importantly, also operates the Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office. Of course it may be that you have contacted them already, but if not, that would seem like a natural starting point to me. State archives are generally in the best position to give you information on where to find answers to historical questions of that nature (be it in their collection or in some other place). And, of course, they receive vast amounts of material from other government agencies after some time. (In fact, if my experience from other countries is anything to go by, agencies whose name sounds like they ought to have information on some historical topic are often not well-equipped to handle requests because they lack the necessary archiving infrastructure to do so. One of the very points of a state archive, after all, is to spare each and every agency from having to host a large collection of historical materials themselves, and from having to employ archive staff to help with research requests.) If you look at https://www.linc.tas.gov.au/get-help/Pages/help-finding.aspx, they specifically offer to provide "information or provide a search path" in response to queries, and they provide a dedicated form for research questions, at http://sltas.altarama.com/reft100.aspx?key=Research. I would definitely make use of that. Needless to say, working with archival material is extremely hard (and often impossible) if you can't be there in person, but for instance you could ask if they are aware of any publications on the topic you're interested in. (This can be very helpful. Just as an example, a few months ago I asked the state archive of a Swiss canton for information on whether the canton joined a particular treaty in the 1840s. They know of a local historian familiar with this topic, gave me his email address, and could refer me to a book he published a few years ago - it was widely available, I would just never have looked there.) Personally, I believe this is not too much of a constraint for our work here given that we should not rely on primary sources anyways. Best, —&nbsp;[[User:Pajz|Pajz]] ([[User talk:Pajz|talk]]) 05:52, 2 May 2018 (UTC)

* [[User:Pajz|Pajz]], thanks for your thoughtful response. You've given me some ideas. I've submitted a research request via your 2nd link. Thanks very much for the advice.

* I still haven't given up hope that someone on here has an intimate knowledge of these departments and is willing to offer to provide a little bit of help with in-person document retrieval. I hope I'm not being too optimistic! [[User:Vitreology|Vitreology]] ([[User talk:Vitreology|talk]]) 15:06, 2 May 2018 (UTC)

::{{u|Vitreology}}, [[WP:WikiProject_Tasmania|WikiProject Tasmania]] might be able to help. [[User:BlackcurrantTea|BlackcurrantTea]] ([[User talk:BlackcurrantTea|talk]]) 07:20, 5 May 2018 (UTC)

::: Fantastic suggestion, thank you [[User:BlackcurrantTea|BlackcurrantTea]]. Regards [[User:Vitreology|Vitreology]] ([[User talk:Vitreology|talk]]) 07:33, 5 May 2018 (UTC)

== Informit.au or Quaternary Australasia ==

Greetings, has someone access to this publication: [https://search.informit.com.au/documentSummary;dn=334808618574058;res=IELHSS;subject=Early%20childhood%20education A]. For [[Ciomadul]]

Thanks, [[User:Jo-Jo Eumerus|Jo-Jo Eumerus]] ([[User talk:Jo-Jo Eumerus|talk]], [[Special:CentralAuth/Jo-Jo Eumerus|contributions]]) 17:09, 12 July 2018 (UTC)

:{{ping|Jo-Jo Eumerus}} This is just an advertisement for a conference to be held in the future, it's not proceedings. A single page beginning with "We are pleased to announce that the next inter-congress meeting of the International Focus Group on Tephrochronology and Volcanism (INTAV) is to be held in Brasov, Romania, 25-29 June, 2018." If you are sure you want it, give me your email address. -- [[User:Tim Starling|Tim Starling]] ([[User talk:Tim Starling|talk]]) 01:58, 27 July 2018 (UTC)

::Thanks, {{U|Tim Starling}}, but if that is all it's probably not useful. Thanks for the answer, anyway. [[User:Jo-Jo Eumerus|Jo-Jo Eumerus]] ([[User talk:Jo-Jo Eumerus|talk]], [[Special:CentralAuth/Jo-Jo Eumerus|contributions]]) 09:11, 3 August 2018 (UTC) {{tl|resolved}}

== Music reviews for Amor by Cristian Castro ==

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*Cachao's mambo returning in recent releases - Fort Worth Star-Telegram (December 29, 1995)

*Cantante mexicano Cristian anuncia nuevo disco de boleros - Fort Worth Star-Telegram (January 19, 1996)

These are the only two articles I could find on <s>Newspapers.com</s> Newsbank that might be of helpful to the article [[Amor (Cristian Castro song)]]. I'm having trouble finding reviews from the song's parent album ''El Deseo de Oír Tu Voz'' which was released in 1996. At the least, I need those two articles, but if anyone has access to other news archives that has information about the album containing, that'd be great as well.

Thanks! [[User:Magiciandude|Erick]] ([[User talk:Magiciandude|talk]]) 17:00, 1 August 2018 (UTC)

:{{ping|Magiciandude}} Which links did you find the above Fort Worth articles? I can't find them on Newspapers.com --[[User:MrLinkinPark333|MrLinkinPark333]] ([[User talk:MrLinkinPark333|talk]]) 19:01, 1 August 2018 (UTC)

: {{ping|MrLinkinPark333}}, Sorry, I meant Newsbank in my original post, not Newspaper.com. [[User:Magiciandude|Erick]] ([[User talk:Magiciandude|talk]]) 19:05, 1 August 2018 (UTC)

:{{re|Magiciandude}} I've got them – wikimail me and I'll reply with them. Best, '''[[User:L235|Kevin]]''' (<small>aka</small> [[User:L235|L235]]&nbsp;'''·'''&#32; [[User talk:L235#top|t]]&nbsp;'''·'''&#32; [[Special:Contribs/L235|c]]) 04:40, 2 August 2018 (UTC)

::{{sent}} '''[[User:L235|Kevin]]''' (<small>aka</small> [[User:L235|L235]]&nbsp;'''·'''&#32; [[User talk:L235#top|t]]&nbsp;'''·'''&#32; [[Special:Contribs/L235|c]]) 13:42, 2 August 2018 (UTC)

::: I got the articles I requested. Thanks! [[User:Magiciandude|Erick]] ([[User talk:Magiciandude|talk]]) 05:52, 3 August 2018 (UTC)

== Cambridge #2 ==

Greetings, has someone access to the following articles for [[Alexa Bank]]? [https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-paleontology/article/rhaptohelenina-papuanensis-a-new-genus-and-species-of-benthic-foraminifer-from-the-recent-of-the-papuan-plateau-and-alexa-bank/060A3CBF3F7BF3D683EAB8C4321AE216] Thanks in advance. [[User:Jo-Jo Eumerus|Jo-Jo Eumerus]] ([[User talk:Jo-Jo Eumerus|talk]], [[Special:CentralAuth/Jo-Jo Eumerus|contributions]]) 12:32, 2 August 2018 (UTC)

:{{ping|Jo-Jo Eumerus}} {{sent}} —[[User:Bruce1ee|Bruce1ee]]^{[[User talk:Bruce1ee|''talk'']]} 13:20, 2 August 2018 (UTC)

::Thanks, received. [[User:Jo-Jo Eumerus|Jo-Jo Eumerus]] ([[User talk:Jo-Jo Eumerus|talk]], [[Special:CentralAuth/Jo-Jo Eumerus|contributions]]) 09:11, 3 August 2018 (UTC) {{tl|resolved}}