>I may not be using it right. I came upon Edinburgh googling for information
>about "Belle Brandon." It displayed a Scottish broadside. Commentary said
>appeared to be American in origin. As it happens I was holding that
>American origin in my hand. Just now I searched at Bodleian. They appear
>not to have it. Seems unlikely.
Might be there under another title, Mark. The Search mechanism is a bit odd
sometimes. (The Madden collection is the other big one, but it's not
online. Have you tried Mudcat?)
Robin
> At 11:33 PM 3/9/2010, you wrote:
>>This is more specialist, has a narrower range of themes (mostly broadside
>>ballads rather than general printed broadsides) and is much less
>>user-friendly, but is worth adding to Mark's, I think.
>>
>> http://www.bodley.ox.ac.uk/ballads/ballads.htm
>>
>>Basically, if you already know what you might be looking for, go to the
>>Bodleian. If you want an enlightening browse, go to Edinburgh.
>>
>>Horses for courses.
>>
>>Robin
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