Re: McSweeney's (update) Brenda L Battleson 02 Apr 2008 16:57 UTC
Hi Don, Thanks for the clarification. (I just wish they would have put a teeny mention of this being 'McSweeneys no.26' SOMEWHERE in the piece. Even a post-it note on the cover would have been helpful.) :-D Best, Brenda -- Brenda L. Battleson Head, Print Continuations University at Buffalo 134 Lockwood Library Blg. Buffalo, N.Y. 14260-2210 USA Ph. +1 716.645.2305 x232 Fax +1 716.645.5955 blb@buffalo.edu --On Wednesday, April 02, 2008 10:09 AM -0500 Don Lorr <donald.lorr@THOMSON.COM> wrote: > I believe McSweeney's intends "Where to Invade Next" to part of this > issue of the periodical: > > "McSweeney's 26 comes in three parts: two small, oblong books of stories > by writers large and small (John Brandon, Amanda Davis, Uzodinma Iweala, > and eight more), set in regions near and far (Kazakhstan, Bosnia, Spain, > Arkansas), and a third book, Where to Invade Next, edited by Stephen > Elliott and inspired by actual Pentagon documents, which seeks to give a > picture of just how our government could create a rationale for its next > round of wars. Read them one at a time, or all at once, but know that > this one's got it all--whirlwind visions of the world of today, and > dead-serious essays about which parts of it the United States might soon > be confronting." > > http://store.mcsweeneys.net/index.cfm/fuseaction/catalog.detail/object_i > d/7e3092c7-bdf7-4966-87b1-2870ee02f922/McSweeneysIssue26.cfm > > > Perhaps this helps deciding how to process. > > > Don > Donald Lorr | BIN/PR Sr. Publishing Specialist | Thomson West > 651 848 4607 | donald.lorr@thomson.com > <blocked::mailto:donald.lorr@thomson.com> | D2-4164 x84607 > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum > [mailto:SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU] On Behalf Of Brenda L Battleson > Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2008 8:33 AM > To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU > Subject: Re: [SERIALST] McSweeney's (update) > > An update to my previous post... > We did just receive "Where to invade next" and it appears to be a > McSweeney's published title that is independent of the periodical. We > will probably catalog it as a monograph and add it to our regular > collection. > > Best, > Brenda > > -- > Brenda L. Battleson > Head, Print Continuations > University at Buffalo > 134 Lockwood Library Blg. > Buffalo, N.Y. 14260-2210 > USA > Ph. +1 716.645.2305 x232 > Fax +1 716.645.5955 > blb@buffalo.edu > > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Tue, 1 Apr 2008 14:18:29 -0400 > From: Brenda L Battleson <blb@BUFFALO.EDU> > Subject: Re: McSweeney's > > Hi, > > We haven't received "Where to invade next" (is this pt. 1 of the 3 part > special issue?) With previous issues, we've elected to treat them as > special collections materials. Since the dust jackets are comprised of > artwork and zine-like content, they really cannot be separated from > their > respective issues since in many cases, they are a continuation of the > content. We don't bind and as special collections items, they are > "in-house > use only". > > Hope this helps. > > Best, > Brenda > > -- > Brenda L. Battleson > Head, Print Continuations > University at Buffalo > 134 Lockwood Library Blg. > Buffalo, N.Y. 14260-2210 > USA > Ph. +1 716.645.2305 x232 > Fax +1 716.645.5955 > blb@buffalo.edu > > --On Tuesday, April 01, 2008 11:01 AM -0500 Mary Jane Crouse > <mjcrouse@STOWELIBRARY.ORG> wrote: > >> Hello, all. >> >> Anyone else out there subscribe to McSweeney's? Just received their >> "Where to invade next" and curious how you're handling this and other >> quirky McSweeney's materials. >> >> >> Mary Jane Crouse >> Library Technical Assistant >> Stowe Free Library >> 802-253-6145 >> >> > >