...David J. Nordloh © 2012 Duke University Press 2012 Foreword The MLA Bibliography ceased print publication with the 2008 volume, and this essential, long-standing scholarly resource will hereafter be available solely as an electronic database. The step was almost inevitable...

...David J. Nordloh Duke University Press 2008 21  General Reference Works David J. Nordloh The pervasiveness of the Internet and electronic publication has for some years brought forth gloomy forecasts of the demise of the printed book. Such pronouncements have so far proved...

... of the works cited in the third edition and evaluated reference works, print and electronic, that ap- peared after April 1997. I deleted 25 entries, added 41, conflated a few existing entries, and revised 568. The resulting edition includes 1,217 entries; refers to 1,496 additional books...

...: An Electronic Journal of Marxist Theory & Practice), and hope that Cul- tural Logic maintains its electronic existence. Schwartz argues that ‘‘Mor- rison has been elevated and canonized in terms very similar to Faulkner’s’’ exaltation in the 1950s. ‘‘Both are praised for their aesthetic innovations while...

..., hidden behind the incredible search engines, online catalogs, and electronic encyclopedias on which we depend. Authors and publishers can assist us in making AmLS as comprehen- sive as possible by directing offprints, review copies, and publication notices to me at 495 Lake Dornoch Drive...

.... Grateful farewells and warm welcomes. Professor Scharnhorst and I appreciate the assistance and resources both paper-based and electronic provided to us by the University of New Mexico and Indiana University. I am grateful to Jailyn Moreland for overseeing the production process and to Charles...

... biennially converse and electronically correspond, for expediting the production of this volume and for saving me from an embarrassment of errors. Gary Scharnhorst University of New Mexico ...

... their cumulative effect on the viability of AmLS itself, with ever-dwindling sales of print copies and declining use of the electronic version of the publication. Late last year Duke University Press agreed to purchase the publishing rights to the series from us American Literary Scholarship (2019) doi 10.1215...

... humanities. The first two volumes of John Bryant s Herman Melville: A Half Known Life (Wiley) were released in electronic form in October of this year, with the print edition to follow in February 2021. Volume 1 is subtitled Eternal Ifs: Infant, Boy, and Man (1819 1840 and Volume 2, Melville at Sea (1840...

...” and encourages scholars “to reconsider their uncritical prefer- ences for reprint books over electronic sources” and notes that “faith in the accurate transmission of print is as misleading as the distrust of texts in electronic form.” Modern scholars tend to view electronic sources suspiciously, yet...

... Research Guide: An Annotated Listing of Reference Sources in English Literary Studies (MLA) into its fifth edition. Harner emphasizes the deletion of a variety of traditional resources to make way for electronic ones. His introduction is as thor- ough as his coverage, supplying totals of entries...

... studies seem to stand at the forefront of current inquiries. Martha Nell Smith’s ‘‘ ‘Because the Plunge from the Front Overturned Us’: The Dickinson Electronic Archives Project’’ (SLit I 32, i: 133–51) describes the objectives of the Dickinson Editing Collective. The Collec- tive, formed in 1992...

... of these categories. Finally, only print publication is eligible for coverage: AmLS is as much an historical as a critical record, intended to point readers to vital and accessible contributions to the study of American literature; electronic publica- tion, popular and pervasive though it may...

..., professionalism, and patience in directing the translation of messy electronic manuscripts into a finished volume. Pro- fessor Scharnhorst and I are also grateful for the various forms of support we receive from our institutions in our editing and administration of this series. Though I am now formally...

... at Duke University Press for their thoroughness, professionalism, and patience in directing the translation of messy electronic manuscripts into a finished volume. Pro- fessor Scharnhorst and I are also grateful for the various forms of support we receive from our institutions in our editing...

... three of these categories. Finally, only print publication is eligible for coverage: AmLS is as much an historical as a critical record, intended to point readers to vital and accessible contributions to the study of American literature; electronic publica- tion, popular and pervasive...

...David J. Nordloh © 2000 Duke University Press 2000 22 General Reference Works David J. Nordloh Electronic technology makes possible faster and more comprehensive access to information, including bibliographical information. The MLA International Bibliography, Arts and Humanities Citation...

... (Nebraska), the first book-length study of Whitman’s manuscripts and notebooks, draws heavily on manuscript evidence from the electronic Walt Whitman Archive to examine how Whitman pioneered the art of collage long before it would be recognized as an artistic form, and in the process transformed...

... of the journal (WWQR 20: 181–92, 21: 40–49, 98–104), also appears in a fully searchable electronic form in the online Walt Whitman Archive, ed. Folsom and Kenneth M. Price, an indispensable resource for Whit- man scholars. WWQR under Folsom’s editorship continues to be the leading outlet for new...

... editions. Even examining manuscript versions of poems in the Amanda Gailey and Jane Donahue Eberwein 85 Dickinson Electronic Archives involves an element of editorial selec- tion. Wineapple’s goal, however, is less to guide distinctions between “good” and “bad” or “less good” versions of poems...