Credits

Credits

These poems were first published in the 1990s in SUL News Notes, the electronic newsletter of the Stanford University Libraries. The issues in which each appeared are indicated below. For their appearance in the present work the texts of all the poems have been revised, in some instances substantially, and several have been retitled.

“Asbestos,” v. 2, no. 44, Nov. 5, 1993.
“Back to Work,” v. 3, no. 12, Mar. 25, 1994.
“Book Sale,” v. 1, no. 48, Dec. 11, 1992.
“Borrower Blues,” as “The Borrower Blues,” v. 5, no. 5, Feb. 9, 1996.
“Computer Cries,” v. 2, no. 2, Jan. 15, 1993.
“Databasing,” v. 2, no. 21, May 28, 1993.
“Ditch Diggers,” v. 3, no. 37, Oct. 7, 1994.
“The Donor,” v. 4, no. 44, Nov. 17, 1995.
“Ebrary” as “Online on the Line,” v. 1, no. 46, Nov. 20, 1992.
“Electronic Blues” as “I Suffer an e-Change, or, Electronic Blues,” v. 5, no. 4, Jan. 26, 1996.
“Elevator,” v. 4, no. 4, Jan. 27, 1995.
“Library Labor,” v. 3, no. 24, Jul. 1, 1994.
“Library Scene” as “When a Library is Academic,” v. 1, no. 39, Oct. 2, 1992.
“Modem Operandi,” v. 3, no. 3, Jan. 21, 1994.
“Non-Roman Materials,” v. 2, no. 4, Jan. 29, 1993.
“Notice to Patrons” as “To Students Who Could Use a Book,” v. 2, no. 39, Oct. 1, 1993.
“Paperless Society” as “The Paperless Society,” v. 5, no. 13, Apr. 5, 1996.
“Portal Monitor” as “We Do It All for You!” v. 2, no. 33, Aug. 20, 1993.
“The Process,” v. 2, no. 48, Dec. 10, 1993.
“Reshelving,” v. 2, no. 29, Jul. 23, 1993.
“Scaling Back” as “Pruning Branches,” v. 1, no. 45, Nov. 13, 1992.
“Serial Receiver” as “Serious Wrestles in Serial Records,” v. 1, no. 43, Oct. 30, 1992.
“System Change,” v. 5, no. 20, May 31, 1996.
“System Freeze” as “NOTIS Freeze,” v. 2, no. 3, Jan. 22, 1993.
“Year’s End Doldrums” as “The Year’s End Doldrums,” v. 3, no. 47, Dec. 22, 1994.

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Credits

from Bibliotec(hnic)a : Poems, 1st ed., Sep. 24, 2013.

1st web edition posted 5/15/2014.