If you live in the Midwest, that "local" university library can easily be 4+ hours away. Writing the author is a fine idea and could lead to some great corresp

If you live in the Midwest, that "local" university library can easily be 4+ hours away. Writing the author is a fine idea and could lead to some great correspondence. It could also be a huge time sink if, like me, you look at a few dozen papers on the topic only to find one or two are really applicable.