Tricks of the Trade is a site that allows specialists to submit snippets of wisdom that would otherwise probably never be heard beyond their field. From mothering to bartending to fighting off viscious dogs (also known as traveling, evidently), there’s something here to interest everyone, and I quickly got sucked in and read them all.
I was gratified to see this trick from a “Researcher”, if a bit saddened that this is considered a trick of the trade and not common knowledge.
If you need an obscure, out-of-print, or otherwise difficult to locate book or article, check with your local public library. It’s a little-known fact that the vast majority of libraries belong to a resource-sharing program that will allow you to get a book mailed from across the country. It takes a little time and you often have a limited borrowing window, but it’s an amazing resource.