[Sca-librarians] "Encyclopedia of Islam", second edition (Brill)

[galefridus at optimum.net]

According to WorldCat, the following institutions have the latest edition of the Encyclopaedia of Islam published by Brill.  Most of them are within an hour's drive of Baltimore, if that's your location, and possibly some of them are less restrictive than Johns Hopkins.

JOHNS HOPKINS UNIV JHE   
NATIONAL LIBR OF MED NLM   
SAINT MARY'S COL OF MARYLAND MDS   
UNIV OF MARYLAND, BALTIMORE CNTY MUB   
UNIV OF MARYLAND, COL PARK UMC

-- Galefridus

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From: snspies at aol.com
Date: Thursday, November 3, 2011 3:16 pm
Subject: [Sca-librarians] "Encyclopedia of Islam", second edition (Brill)
To: sca-librarians at lists.gallowglass.org

> 
> Argh. Not only do I not have $750 to buy a used edition of this 
> multi-volume book, but I was not allowed to access it on-line 
> today, even IN PERSON, at the Johns Hopkins Eisenhower library 
> because I am not a student or have some sort of affiliate card. 
> Yes, of course I am completely aware of proprietary rights, 
> etc., but this, along with JSTOR's exclusivity, is enough to 
> drive a researcher completely batty. Hence, with the goal of 
> saving my remaining sanity, is there anyone who wold be so very 
> kind as to look up one entry for me? I would be deeply 
> grateful, as always. 
> 
> I used to think that, in my next life, I would be an 
> archaeologist, but apparently I need to be a college librarian 
> instead.
> Nancy
>
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