[Terry is having trouble posting to the list and asked me to pass
this along. While we get her e-mail situation straightened out,
please take a moment to peruse the following and let us know what you
think on or off list. C.B.]
Dear Spenserians,
In my capacity as editor of the Spenser Review, I'm obliged
to give some thought to the possibility of discontinuing the annual
bibliography update. As you'll see in the latest issue (now being
printed), we've lost our longtime bibliographer and, times being what
they are in our profession, not many people are both willing and able
to take over the job. (For instance, I've decided against having
pre-tenured faculty doing it.) For the present, Craig Berry has
agreed to help create a bibliography update this spring and summer
(thanks, Craig). But he and I are wondering about the uses to which
it's put. So here are some questions. If you have time and something
to say, please hit "Reply" and let me know:
* Do you use the annual bibliographical update in the Spenser
Newsletter/Spenser Review?
* How much do you use it?
* Can you specify how you use it, e.g. as primary research tool, as a
way of catching up once a year, etc.?
* What, if anything, do you find in the bibliography that you might
not find elsewhere, for instance in electronic search engines that
didn't exist when the bibliography was first planned?
* Do you have any stories about your using the bibliography to good
or ill effect?
Thanks in advance for the feedback, which Craig and I will ponder,
Terry
Theresa Krier Dept. of English
Editor, The Spenser Review University of Notre Dame
616/782-8906 Notre Dame, IN 46556
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