2009/3/4 Thomas Dalton thomas.dalton@gmail.com:
2009/3/4 geni geniice@gmail.com:
2009/3/4 Durova nadezhda.durova@gmail.com:
Two words: interlibrary loan.
-Durova
Doesn't work so well these days. Enough libraries have been closed and stock sold off that you don't have to get that obscure before you have to turn to the rather expensive out of county loan system. For example my county does not have a copy of:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What_Is_This_Thing_Called_Science%3F
Can we not assume the whole world is situated in the middle of North America, please?
I'm kinda British.
Most of the English speaking first world is in a reasonable shape with regard to libraries. Outside that I'm not sure.