Q. This should be such a simple thing, but I'm having trouble. I'm trying to locate an online full-text copy of the essay "Arts of the Contact Zone"

This was a difficult title to find. Profession is a strange publication. Libraries did not always receive it as a subscription but it is usually tied to a paid subscription of Modern Language Journal or PMLA. However, it is a title in its own right and as an annual should have its own record. the ISSN number is 0740 6959. It originated as a membership publication for members of the Modern Language Association. It seems that most libraries have not collected this title or they have not included the record in OCLC. I did discover an online version but it only goes back to 2002. IUP does not subscribe to the electronic any way. Here is a link to that e-journal: http://www.mlajournals.org/loi/prof?cookieSet=1. Seton Hill may have a print copy, if you are in Greensburg and want to check there. I have also requested a copy on ILLIAD and will forward it to you if it does come to me. Here is a link to a pdf of the article but it is not the pdf of the original published article (pagination is different). The citation is included however so, if our ILL department does not come through, you might check for it elsewhere. Here is that link: www.class.uidaho.edu/thomas/English.../Arts_of_the_Contact_Zone.pdf Let me know if it helps at all. I will try to expedite the ILL process , too.