Subject: Re: International Dictionary of Library Histories
Author:  "David H. Stam" <[log in to unmask]> at Internet
Date:    26/09/1999 10:15


> From:          "David H. Stam" <[log in to unmask]> 
> Organization:  Syracuse University Library
> To:            [log in to unmask]
> Date:          Sun, 26 Sep 1999 09:48:31 EDT
> Subject:       International Dictionary of Library Histories 
> Priority:      normal
     
> Dear SHARPists:
>
> As many of you know from the recent issue of SHARP News,
> commissioning for the International Dictionary of Library Histories
> is well under way.  Although we are quite far along in the assignment 
> process, we are still in need of authors for about 25% of the
> scheduled articles and would appreciate your help in identifying
> potential contributors.  The list of unassigned essays is appended 
> below.
     
> To help facilitate this project, Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers has 
> launched an online Website at
>
> http://www.fitzroydearborn.com/chicago/library.htm 
>
> including a synopsis of  our aims, a list of advisers, the list
> of essays to be included, a list of unassigned entries, information 
> for people wishing to contribute to the project, the style guide,
> and a sample article. If you are unable to access our Website but
> would like to review the material found there, please contact us at 
> the numbers given below  and we will send you these materials.
>
> We should say that we have leads on a good number of potential
> contributors for these articles, but our policy is to leave topics on 
> the unassigned list until a commitment has been made.  Deadlines for 
> contributions are somewhat flexible but we hope for these essays as
> early in 2000 as possible.  Contributors will receive modest stipends 
> for their essays on publication, now scheduled for 2001.
>
> If you cannot join us as a contributor, we would be grateful for any 
> recommendations of potential authors and if you would mention the
> project to colleagues.
>
>
> Many thanks,
>
> David H. Stam
> University Librarian Emeritus, Syracuse University 
> [log in to unmask]
>
> International Dictionary of Library Histories 
> Unassigned Articles, as of September 24, 1999 
>
> Africa
> African Libraries South of the Sahara, 3000 words 
> South African Library, 2000 words
>
> UK
> All Souls Library, 2000 words
> Corpus Christi College Library, 2000 words 
> Guildhall Library, 1000 words
> Manchester Public Library, 2000 words 
> Mitchell Library [Glasgow], 1000 words
> University of Aberdeen Library, 2000 words 
> University of Durham Library, 2000 words
> University of Edinburgh Library, 2000 words 
> University of Nottingham Library, 2000 words 
>
> Low Countries
> Amsterdam University Library, 2000 words
> Catholic University of Louvain Library, 2000 words 
> Free University of Amsterdam Library, 2000 words
> Leiden University Library, 2000 words
> National Library of The Netherlands, 3000 words 
> Royal Library of Belgium, 3000 words
> University of Ghent Library, 2000 words
> University of Utrecht Library, 2000 words 
>
> US
> Duke University Library, 3000 words 
> Family History Library, 1000 words
> University of Arizona Library, 2000 words
> University of Florida Libraries, 2000 words 
>
> Greater Asia
> Hitotsubashi University Library, 2000 words 
> National Library of Indonesia, 2000 words
> National Library of Korea, 2000 words
> National Library of the Philippines, 2000 words 
>
> Germany
> Cologne University Library, 2000 words 
> German National Library, 2000 words
> Heidelberg University Library, 2000 words 
> Leipzig University Library, 2000 words
> Tübingen University Library, 2000 words
> University of Freiburg Library, 2000 words 
> University of Munich Library, 2000 words
> University of Münster Library, 2000 words 
> Württemberg State Library, 3000 words
>
> Iberia
> National Library of Portugal, 3000 words 
> University of Coimbra Library, 2000 words 
>
> Oceania
> National Library of Australia, 2000 words 
>
> Middle East
> National Library of Iraq, 2000 words
> National Library of Pakistan, 2000 words 
>
> Eastern Europe
> Estonian Academic Library, 2000 words
> National Library of Estonia, 2000 words
> National Library of Lithuania, 2000 words
> Tblisi State University Library, 2000 words 
>
> Canada
> National Library of Quebec, 2000 words 
> Toronto Public Library, 2000 words
> University of British Columbia Library, 2000 words 
>
> Balkans
> National Library of Serbia, 2000 words 
>
> Scandinavia
> Göteborg University Library, 2000 words
> State and University Library of Denmark , 2000 words 
> University and National Library of Norway, 2000 words 
>
> Ireland
> Trinity College Library [Dublin], 3000 words 
>
> Switzerland
> University of Basel Library, 2000 words 
> University of Bern Library, 2000 words
> University of Geneva Library, 2000 words 
>
> Austria
> University of Graz Library, 2000 words
> University of Vienna Library, 2000 words 
>
> France
> University of Paris, Sorbonne Library, 3000 words 
>
> Vatican City
> Vatican Apostolic Library, 5000 words 
>
> Types
> English School Libraries, 2000 words 
> Government Libraries, 4000 words
> Law and Legislative Research Libraries, 2000 words 
> Map Libraries, 2000 words
> Mercantile Libraries, 1000 words
> Royal and Ducal Libraries, 3000 words
> School Libraries and Media Centers, 2000 words
> Science, Technology, and Engineering Libraries, 2000 words 
> Theological Libraries: Buddhist Libraries, 3000 words
> Theological Libraries: Islamic Libraries, 3000 words 
>
> Regional Surveys
> Middle Eastern and North African Libraries, 4000 words 
> Oceanian Libraries, 2000 words
> South Asian Libraries, 4000 words
     
     
> Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers
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> Chicago, IL  60611  USA
> Tel. (312) 587-0131, ext. 230
> Fax (312) 587-1049
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David H. Stam
History Dept
Syracuse Univ., Syracuse NY 13244
315-443-5883/2210



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