I need an article!

[sonic]

Hi all.

I have a slight problem, in that I need an article for my research.

Normally I would use the inter-library loan facilities, but at present these are running c.6 months in arrears, so if I ordered now I might get it in April next year!

I know this might be giving the game away, but here goes:

E. Burrell, 'A re-examination of why Stilicho abandoned his pursuit of Alaric in 397', Historia 53 (2004) 251-6.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance

Ian

[Tarbicus]

If you're willing to pay (as a last resort), it's available here:
http://cat.inist.fr/?aModele=afficheN&cpsidt=15941482

Price list here:
http://international.inist.fr/article166.html

In some countries, individuals and research organizations may be exempted from copyright fees when the copies are for private use or for non commercial research purposes.
When this is the case, we will send you a declaration certifying that the requested copy is for private and non commercial purpose. You must complete, date and sign this declaration and keep in your files for 6 years. You may be asked to present this declaration anytime.

[sonic]

If you're willing to pay (as a last resort), it's available here:
http://cat.inist.fr/?aModele=afficheN&cpsidt=15941482

Price list here:
http://international.inist.fr/article166.html

In some countries, individuals and research organizations may be exempted from copyright fees when the copies are for private use or for non commercial research purposes.
When this is the case, we will send you a declaration certifying that the requested copy is for private and non commercial purpose. You must complete, date and sign this declaration and keep in your files for 6 years. You may be asked to present this declaration anytime.

Thanks for that: very much appreciated!!

[Viventius]

Or you can get it direct from British Library - you'll pay for the service, but it should be fast: http://www.bl.uk/ Their article search facility is on there, but if it doesn't come up, it doesn't mean they don't have it. I work on ILLs in a government library, and they supply most of our articles. There are thousands of journals and of course not all the articles are indexed (probably depends if its been asked for before)

Your profile says you're in Yorkshire so you could visit the British Library at Boston Spa (nb, by public transport it's difficult). It's where they have a lot of their journals. You'd need to check with them beforehand if they have Historia stashed up there, but it's free to go to the Reading Room:

http://www.bl.uk/aboutus/quickinfo/loc/bsp/index.html

Leeds University has it:

http://lib.leeds.ac.uk/record=b1625804~S2

But when I was researching something on my own behalf so wasnt' one of their students, I found getting in there was like getting into Fort Knox. I had to get a letter from an academic sponsor!

Unfortunately, it looks like Univ of York, which is easy to get into, only has Historia up to 1979 :-( (

Another way, is contacting the author direct. Occasionally we've had to do that at my library for grey literature.

[sonic]

Or you can get it direct from British Library - you'll pay for the service, but it should be fast: http://www.bl.uk/ Their article search facility is on there, but if it doesn't come up, it doesn't mean they don't have it. I work on ILLs in a government library, and they supply most of our articles. There are thousands of journals and of course not all the articles are indexed (probably depends if its been asked for before)

Your profile says you're in Yorkshire so you could visit the British Library at Boston Spa (nb, by public transport it's difficult). It's where they have a lot of their journals. You'd need to check with them beforehand if they have Historia stashed up there, but it's free to go to the Reading Room:

http://www.bl.uk/aboutus/quickinfo/loc/bsp/index.html

Good Grief! Thanks a lot for that: I didn't know the BL stored their journals in Yorkshire!!

You're right - it definitely IS worth getting in touch!

Have a laudes and thanks again!!