First part of the challenge was to look up books in Worldcat. I actually use this database a lot because of inter library loan. I do not usually use the advanced tab, but have in the past if a book I want is not coming up under the general search. I did however follow the instructions and decided to look up a book I know the library does not own. The book is Day of War by Cliff Graham. 248 other libraries own this title and the first one on the list is Dakota Weslyan University (SDW), the call # is 813.6. I then clicked on the author's name and other books by him came up including Covenant of War. Other related subjects listed are Bible, Old Testament, History of Biblical Events. It was interesting to see only 248 other libraries in the country own this title.
The next part was to look up South Dakota in OAIster. I clicked on the first title to come up, a biennial report of the surgeon general. It is only found at one library, the State Library and it is a government publication.
Fascinating discoveries! I think the Advanced Search in WorldCat can produce some really great results. Thanks for your post,
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