RG XVIII: Daedalus, "Books, Bricks, and Bytes" (Vol. 125, no. 4, Fall 1996)

Historical Note

The records in this collection relate to the 1996 Fall issue of Daedalus, "Books, Bricks, and Bytes" (Vol. 125, No. 4). Daedalus is the academic journal published by the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. This issue specifically is on the topic of Library Science, and was inspired by two former presidents of the New York Public Library, Timothy Healy and Paul Leclerc, and coincides with the anticipation of the New York Public Library’s centennial celebration.  It was organized by the Editor of the Academy, Stephen R. Graubard. Graubard worked with 20 authors to compile the 19 papers for the issue, that address current issues and topics within the library community, including emerging technologies, as well as international librarianship. 

A planning conference was held on October 20-21, 1994, where Graubard and his assembled list of authors met to discuss the topics and breadth of the issue. The editor and many of the authors also participated in The Future of America’s Libraries Conference, April 24-29, 1996, to further the discussion of the topics already set to appear in the Daedalus issue.

Funding was provided by the New York Public Library and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

Scope and Content

This series contains records created by the Academy’s Editorial Office, specifically of Editor Stephen Graubard, pertaining to the 1996 Fall Daedalus issue, “Books, Bricks, and Bytes” (Vol. 125, No. 4), dating from 1989-1999. Administrative files include: correspondence, letters of invite to authors, funding and budget documentation, author bios, author/publisher agreements, offprint forms, complimentary copy forms, press information, and conference planning. Records on production and publication information include: notes, research, correspondence, editorial records, proofs, and galleys. The bulk of the documents are correspondence and editorial records sent between the Editor or Assistant editor, Stephen R. Graubard and Phyllis S. Bendell respectively, and Peter LeClerc or the contributing authors. The collection contains some restricted personally identifying information about the authors.

Arrangement

Processing for this series utilized “More Product, Less Process” (MPLP) principles: thus, minimal preservation steps were taken and folder titles listed in the finding aid are as they appeared on the original folders. Where lacking, folder titles and dates have been ascribed in brackets.

This series is divided into two Subseries, which are both further divided: Subseries 1: Administrative Files, 1993-1999; and Subseries 2: Production and Publication, 1989-1999.

Subseries 1: Administrative Files, 1993-1999 contains two Sub-subseries: Sub-subseries 1.1: General Administrative Files, 1993-1999; and Sub-subseries 1.2: Administrative Conference Files, 1994-1996. Both arranged are arranged chronologically.

Subseries 2: Production and Publication, 1989-1999 includes three Sub-subseries: Sub-subseries 2.1: Notes, Correspondence, Proofs, and Galleys,1989-1996, arranged chronologically; Sub-subseries 2.2: Author Drafts and Correspondence, arranged alphabetically by last name; and Sub-subseries 2.3: Author Manuscripts and Correspondence, 1996, where alphabetical original order is maintained, as these were ordered and kept separately.

Processing Information

Processed by Verity Ahlin, Simmons SLIS Intern, September - November 2018. 

Preferred Citation

[Item title, date]. Record Group XVIII: Publications: Editorial Records: Daedalus: Books, Bricks, and Bytes (Fall, 1996), 1989-1999. Archives, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Subjects

Digital libraries
Information organization
Information science
Libraries
Library science 
Public libraries

Daedalus (Boston, Mass.)
Graubard, Stephen Richards
LeClerc, Paul, 1941 –