This book, first published in 1987, provides important information on reference publishing, including valuable guidelines on evaluating publications and sources. The articles contained here are all written by leading experts in the field.

Reports for 1980-19 also include the Annual report of the National Council on the Arts.

‘Mr. Zanelli’s native tongue is Italian. Within just a few years after learning English he began to compose poetry in this foreign language. I can only imagine how hard it must be to gather the thoughts and sensations that are required to write and translate them into external and removed groups of sounds ... English words. Because of this I read each poem with a sense of wonder.’ —Lisa Kaufman (Poetic Voices) ‘ ... the dense, allusive, vivid pleasures I have championed in Alessio’s more recent work ... ’ —Chris J. Heyworth (Breathe Poetry Magazine) ‘Alessio Zanelli is an Italian poet with a masterful command of the English language.’ —Lynne Jones (Gentle Reader Poetry) Small Press Verse & Poeticonjectures is Alessio Zanelli’s second book of poetry, containing all the poems that appeared in paper or web magazines and anthologies during the triennium 2000-2002, plus a solid batch of selected previously unpublished works. Compared with the ones in his first collection Loose Sheets, some of which are also included in the present volume, these latest poems evidence the author’s much improved skill in manipulating the English language in both its classical and modern, idiomatic usage. In parallel, and suggestively again, Zanelli’s lyrical verse aspires to reinforce the background image of his feeling a citizen of the world, though firmly attached to his roots. Not less captivating sounds the author’s original voice, in which he is able to treat the great and little themes of life, to depict his inner fancied world, as well as to confront and subdue man’s latent, ancestral, metaphysical fear of existence, regarded as being a miniscule dot within something immeasurably and unaccountably vaster. What is then softly and gradually brought to light is a cosmic scene behind the fate of men that renders all of human endeavors and dreams ineluctably worthwhile, whatever birthplace, period, culture and faith may be.

The Contemporary Small Press: Making Publishing Visible addresses the contemporary literary small press in the US and UK from the perspective of a range of disciplines. Covering numerous aspects of small press publishing—poetry and fiction, children’s publishing, the importance of ethical commitments, the relation to the mainstream, the attitudes of those working for presses, the role of the state in supporting presses—scholars from literary criticism, the sociology of literature and publishing studies demonstrate how a variety of approaches and methods are needed to fully understand the contemporary small press and its significance for literary studies and for broader literary culture.

Richard Grayson has been keeping a daily diary compulsively since the summer of 1969, when he was an 18-year-old agoraphobic about to venture out into the world - or at least the world around him in Brooklyn. His diary, approximately 600 words a day without missing a day since August 1, 1969, now totals over 9 million words, rivaling the longest diaries ever written. But Grayson is not merely an eccentric with graphomania. His nonfiction has appeared in PEOPLE, THE NEW YORK TIMES, THE ORLANDO SENTINEL, THE SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS, THE ARIZONA REPUBLIC, THE NEW YORK POST and numerous other periodicals. Excerpts from his diaries have appeared online at McSWEENEY'S and THOUGHT CATALOG. ROLLING STONE called Grayson's first short story collection, WITH HITLER IN NEW YORK, published in 1979, "where avant-garde fiction goes when it becomes stand-up comedy," and NEWSDAY said, "The reader is dazzled by the swift, witty goings-on." SCHERMERHORN STREET recounts Grayson's nascent literary career in the 1970s.

Libraries eager to serve the underserved teen-to-twenty-year-old market can make the library a cool place to hang out. All it takes are zines, according to the author, young adult librarian Julie Bartel. Zines and alternative press materials provide a unique bridge to appeal to disenfranchised youth, alienated by current collections. For librarians unfamiliar with the territory, or anxious to broaden their collection, veteran zinester Bartel establishes the context, history, and philosophy of zines, then ushers readers through an easy, do-it-yourself guide to creating a zine collection, including both print and electronic zines. While zines have their unique culture, they are also important within broader discussions of intellectual freedom and the Library Bill of Rights. Teen and young adult librarians, high school media specialists, and academic, reference, and adult services librarians will uncover answers to questions aboutthis new and growing literary genre: What is a zine and how does a library zine collection work? What are the pros and cons of having a zine collection in the library? When promoting zines, what appeals to patrons and non-library users alike? What is the best way to catalog and display? Where can libraries get zines and how much do they cost? Bartel shares these lessons and more from a major urban library zine collection, as well as a comprehensive directory of zine resources in this one-stop, one-of-a-kind guide.