IPL Question #3: "The Art of Talking to Your Teenager" by Paul W. Swets

I did my third IPL question. Here was my patron's question:

I need to know if there is somewhere online that I may have access to the book "The Art of Talking with Your Teenager" by Paul W. Swets. I need the book as soon as possible and am unable to locate it online. I've tried questia.com and a few smaller ones. I would greatly appreciate any information.

Here was my answer:

Hello, from the Internet Public Library!

Thank you for your question about the book "The Art of Talking with Your Teenager." I've found a few ways for you to get access to this book quickly.

I went to Google Book Search, which you can get to by doing a Google search for "Google Book Search."

Once there, I typed in the title of the book. The book was the first one listed among the answers, so I clicked on it. Unfortunately, they did not have the book available online, but I found another way for you to get it.

On the right side, there is a link that says "Find this book in a library." Click that link, and there will be a box at the bottom of the screen asking for your location.

I typed in "Mesa, Arizona" and found out there is a copy of this book at the Maricopa Community College, which has campuses all around your area.

I clicked the link on "Maricopa Community College" to get information about which library the book is actually located.
It's currently available for check out at the Red Mountain Campus, which is located at 1833 West Southern, Mesa, AZ 85202. Their phone number is 480 461 7680.

The library's website is as follows:

http://www.mesacc.edu/library/

You can search the catalog directly that way as well for information about Red Mountain Community College and the holdings within their library.

Another public library nearby where I also saw it was available is the Chandler Public Library's Downtown branch. Their address is: 22 S. Delaware St. Chandler AZ 85225. Their phone number is (480) 782-2800. Their website is as follows:

http://chandlerlibrary.org/

Unfortunately, I could not find access to this book online. I tried the publisher's website at the following website:

http://www.adamsmedia.com/

I also tried the other following sites that have a lot of books online:

http://www.gutenberg.com

http://www.ebooks.com

http://www.netlibrary.com

but unfortunately, none of them had the book online. You could buy the book online, and it is available for purchase on Amazon at the following site:

http://www.amazon.com/Art-Talking-Your-Teenager/dp/1558504788/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1196283300&sr=1-2

a smaller version of that link, provided by http://tinyurl.com, is as follows:

http://tinyurl.com/2jrklc

Of course, the disadvantage to buying it online is that you would have to wait for it to be shipped to you, in which case, checking it out at the community college library or public library would be faster and free.

I hope that helps. If you still have more questions, please write back.

Thanks for visiting the IPL!
Kristen

Here's my take on it:
I hate that she asked for the book online and I couldn't find it anywhere, but I couldn't. I showed her a way to buy it online, but that isn't quite the same, but I still wanted to offer it just in case the issue was transportation and not time. If time is the greatest issue, then she will easily be able to go get the book at the public library or community college library. I hope that helps her. Like we talked about in class the other day, it's a little frustrating to accept that with "digital patrons," we never get to know if we really helped solve a problem or not. C'est la vie, I suppose.