Dear George I never expected to make the headlines by being the first to join the mailing-list. As you say it could be seen as a sort of conceptual and continual cup of espresso or glass of wine. Anyway, I will introduce myself properly shortly - for the moment, suffice to say that I am subject librarian for Italian studies at Warwick and am actively interested in Italian publishing, literature and history. Salute! William > > Dear italian-studies members, > > Thank you very much for joining the list so soon after its inception! > First off the mark was William Pine-Coffin, of the University of > Warwick; wecome, William! Of our initial group of 24, we find that > fourteen of us are from the United Kingdom, and five are from the > homeland of my fellow list owner, Otfried Lieberknecht (i.e. > Germany). Other members are based in the USA and Greece and, of > course, Italia. > > But why wait for me to tell you about yourselves? Please, take the > spotlight for yourselves, and provide us with a brief introduction of > your interests in things Italian. It helps us all to know of each > other's interests; please, don't be shy! > > Just send a message, with the subject line 'NEW MEMBER [your name]', > to: > [log in to unmask] > > Think of this as a friendly social coffee or glass of wine, in an > electronic sort of way. Cheers! > > George Ferzoco > [log in to unmask] > %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%