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 Post subject: Making info easy...
PostPosted: Tue Dec 15, 2009 9:09 am 
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Hi all,

as you probably already know, the GIA has published all the back issues of their G&G magazines of the period 1934 - 1980 online as PDF's. This is a massive amount of gemmo knowledge which has been made available to the public free of charge.

Bravo...!

On the GIA site there also is indexes available. Again, as pdf's. This makes searching the back issues for a certain topic possible. Sort of... it's still a bit tricky to find everything one needs.

Enter Joe Gill...

a few weeks ago Barbra posted something about a certain Joseph Gill in one of the forums here. He'd been a well known gemmo in the states and had set out on a world trip with his wife 6 years ago. I looked at his site, thought: "nice going, Gill" and closed the window again.

Then, in the beginning of last week my first copy of the Mineralogical Record arrived (great magazine btw!). In it was an article on Gill's index and digital library... It brought me back to his site to check out what the fuss was about.

Well, it appeared that Joe Gill has indexed a large part of everything ever written on gemstones by subject over the period Middle Ages - 1980-ish. I fell in love with his index instantly. It is an indispensable aid for every gemmo researcher and gem enthusiast who wants to increase his knowledge on gemology. Gill has made it available as a word doc (downloadable here).

That got the brain cracking...

Excellent index + online availability = possibility.

Enter AJU.

Got Joe Gill's permission and set to work with a part of the index. AJU combined the G&G sections of the main gem materials of Gill's index with the GIA back issue archives and have listed the subjects with links behind them at AJU. So, from today on, when you wonder about a certain gemological something (let's say... star spinel for instance) you can hop onto AJU, go to the spinel page and you will find a list of topic links at the bottom of the gemstone page. Find your star spinel articles, remember the page number that's behind the topic and simply click the link to download the G&G issue from the GIA. Scroll to the listed page and voila... direct access to over 45 years of gemmo publications, only seconds and a few clicks away...

The following pages have been updated with G&G article topics from Gill's index:

Amber
Andalusite
Apatite
Benitoite
Beryl
Chrysoberyl
Coral
Corundum
Corundum
Diamond
Synthetic diamond
Diamond trade
Diamond cutting & grading
Famous diamonds
Emerald
Synthetic emerald
Garnet
Paste
Ivory
Jade
Lapis lazuli
Opal
Pearl
Peridot
Quartz
Ruby
Sapphire
Spinel
Topaz
Tourmaline

More will follow in the days to come.

I wish you all happy researching :D It would of course be awesome if some of your research would end up as additions to the AJU and GP pages...


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Thanks Tim! Always looking for new info to read..glad you like the min. rec.

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This is a little like hitting a gold mine! :) Wow!


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WOW, that is totally amazing. What a great resource. :D


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8) very nice, and thanks, tim!! time to dust off the flash drive and put it to good use again. :wink: i found an article under books of gil on the palagems website, from april.

http://www.palagems.com/gem_news_2009_v1.htm#gill_index


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Ever searched for info, historical and specific for a certain locality?

AJU's Source Help now features Gill's overview of G&G articles arranged by country/area in the Gemology section.

Check it out here


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You have done a top job there Tim.

Nice ruby pics ... :wink:

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8) very nice!!

anyone have any difficulty opening the 2 word format doc's from gill's website? whenever i opened the doc's, microsoft word acted fruity and refused to display anything. ??


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somehow i got into this forum looking for this... thanks :idea:

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:lol: welcome Gembank

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Pailin wrote:
Nice ruby pics ... :wink:

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Absolutely amazing Tim. I am speechlessly browsing this fabolous resource.

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Regarding myself, Joseph Gill’s & "Gill’s Index" SEE: http://www.worldglobetrotters.com/ For direct FREE download.

You will also find the links below invaluable:

http://www.archive.org/details/GillsHis ... .GillAug13
http://www.archive.org/details/Appendix ... -ByJosephO
http://www.archive.org/details/theGillC ... ristiesNyc
http://www.archive.org/details/OriginsO ... y-ByJoseph
http://www.archive.org/details/H.D.Mors ... ondCutting


http://www.archive.org/details/GemsGemo ... Winter1980
GEMS & GEMOLOGY - January 1934 - Winter 1980 - Joseph O. Gill collected and made PDF - Joseph O. Gill collected and PDF made by
GEMS & GEMOLOGY - Quarterly, January 1934 - Winter 1980 Vol. XVI, No. 12 FREE Download of the first 46 years of GEMS & GEMOLOGY, January 1934 - Winter 1980: Forty-six years of Gems & Gemology for Free at online Archives 1934 - 1980 where each issue (192 separate PDF files) can be downloaded, one by one, are at: http://www.gia.edu/gemsandgemology/3126 ... 341980.cfm. This author has downloaded each of the 192 separate PDF files and has combined them into a single, fully searchable, PDF docu...

Feel free to contact me at gilljoseph1949@yahoo.com Enjoy Joseph Gill, GG, FGA, Etc


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Welcome to Gemology Online Joseph!!!

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It's just incredible, so easy access to such a huge amount of gem information! :shock:
Thank you very much Joseph! =D> =D> =D>

Thanks Tim for sharing!

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