>Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2011 09:10:20 -0400
>From: "Van Mil, James (vanmiljf)" <vanmiljf_at_UCMAIL.UC.EDU>
>Subject: NY Times Bookmarklet
>. . .
>However, every article at the web version of the NY Times that was
>also published in the print version includes a reference to the
>article from the print edition, including date, page number, and
>print version title (information which is all still accessible in
>the page source when the paywall blocks access).
I wish this were true, but unfortunately, it's not. Not every
reference to the print version includes the print version
headline. In fact, it appears that including the print headline is a
fairly recent addition to the Times Website. (Very unscientific
searching suggests it started within the last few weeks.) I wonder
if it might make more sense to grab the author's name and pass that
with the print pub date to PQ/LexisNexis instead -- most articles
seem to include a byline. Or grab the beginning sentence and pass
that. (You'd have to get rid of any anchor elements.) It also
appears that not every article that's published in print includes a
reference to the print version in the Web version, but most seem to.
Bob Duncan
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Robert E. Duncan
Systems Librarian
Lafayette College
Easton, PA 18042
duncanr_at_lafayette.edu
http://library.lafayette.edu/
Received on Fri Apr 29 2011 - 10:39:00 EDT