Need a helping hand

[Wim]

I sent an e-mail to the University of Iowa, with a request to scan a document which is only to be found in their library.
The short answer I got was a standardized reply that I should log in through Inter Library Loan. That's what I tried, but the login doesn't accept me (probably because I live in Belgium).

Flying over to the US for a simple scan is just too expensive for me ️

So, is there someone who can give me a helping hand?
Send me a PM and I'll give all the background info that's available.

Wim

[Mik]

Have you tried the world version of OCLC?

https://www.oclc.org/en/worldshare-ill.html

[jon-nyc]

I’m not a member of any library or I’d help. If no one here can help try WTF.

[Axtremus]

Yeah, WTF has more regulars with library memberships.

[taiwan_girl]

Let me check. I know some people at various US universities (but not U of Iowa). Maybe there is "recipricol" privileges to access the U of Iowa library.

Without too much detail, can you provide basic info on what type of document needed?

[Klaus]

I'd try a good old phone call. With some look, you'll reach an older lady or guy working in the library who is happy to help you.

[Wim]

@taiwan_girl I'm currently researching a French author who lived in Belgium. He published a poetry album in 1937 and was supposed to publish a second one but he died in 1944. One poem however was published posthumously in 1945 in a Belgian literary magazine.
It took me quite some time to retrieve this specific issue as it was not available in Belgium or anywhere else in Europe. Eventually I found out there was one issue at the university of Iowa. This one had been digitized by Google in 2022.
Unfortunately the sneak preview isn't very helpful, so I asked the library of the university of Iowa if they could provide me with a digital copy of the relevant page(s). I got a standard reply that I should act trough Inter Library Loan, which I tried but that failed as well.
I can provide you with all the details necessary (including barcode of this issue at the library in Iowa), but I'd rather do that through private message because I don't want to go public with my project yet.

Thanks for the help you offer, information on this author is extremely scarce.

Wim

[taiwan_girl]

@Wim Okay. Thanks for the info.

I will check with my contacts and will report back.

[Wim]

@taiwan_girl Hey TG, lo and behold
Last Saturday I had visited some antiquarians in Brussels. My search was fruitless, but I just got an e-mail from one antiquarian who had contacted some colleagues, and he can offer me now the issue I need for a very reasonable price. So, this is where my quest stops.
Thank you very much for your interest, I owe you

Wim

[taiwan_girl]

You are welcome. Still getting some feedback and I will let you know. It may be useful to you in the future.