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Caroliniana Columns - Fall 2023, University Libraries--University Of South Carolina
Caroliniana Columns - Fall 2023, University Libraries--University Of South Carolina
University South Caroliniana Society Newsletter - Columns
Nikky Finney: Her Introduction to the Society at the 86th Annual Meeting on May 13, 2023 ... p.2
"The sensitive child has accidentally been locked inside the archives..." ... p.3
Annual Meeting ... p.14
Grand Reopening Ceremony ... p. 16
Eliana Chavkin: Ellison Durant Smith Research Award ... p.22
The Richard Samuel Roberts Photograph Collection ... p. 25
M. Hayes Mizell: In Memoriam ... p.30
Memorials & Honoraria ... p.33
Welcome, Director Saunders! ... p.33
Letter from the President ... p.34
Letter from the Dean of Libraries ... p.35
Report from the Interim Director ... p.35
Are You a Member? …
A Most Surprising Fern: Serendipity And Browsing In Botanical Search, Douglas Tuers
A Most Surprising Fern: Serendipity And Browsing In Botanical Search, Douglas Tuers
Journal of the South Carolina Academy of Science
This article is a case study of botanical field work in the eastern United States in the early twentieth century. These cases will be analyzed as instances of browsing and serendipity. Browsing and serendipity have a rich literature in information science and this article will draw on this literature in order to better understand serendipity in botany. This article will show how botanical localities support browsing and serendipity for the botanists who search them. This article will also show how botanical institutions and botanists interface with localities in order to further support browsing and serendipity. As a whole this article …
Caroliniana Columns - Spring 2023, University Libraries--University Of South Carolina
Caroliniana Columns - Spring 2023, University Libraries--University Of South Carolina
University South Caroliniana Society Newsletter - Columns
Valuable in Their Own Right: The Story of Three Pinckney Women Abroad ... p.1
Letter from the President ... p.22
Recent Acquisitions Made Possible With USCS Support ... p.23
South Caroliniana Library Renovation Scrapbook Photos ... p.24
Letter from the Dean of Libraries ... p.26
Report from the Interim Director ... p.26
Memorial & Honoraria ... p.27
Are You a Member? ... p.28
Bibliography, Print Culture, And What To Do With Comics In A Rare Books Library, Michael C. Weisenburg
Bibliography, Print Culture, And What To Do With Comics In A Rare Books Library, Michael C. Weisenburg
Faculty and Staff Publications
Comic books are among the rare books of the future. In fact, some comic books are scarcer and more valuable than many of the “old books” that fill special collections stacks. This essay proposes to answer the questions of “What do we do with comics in an academic library?” by analyzing comics as a popular phenomenon that is deeply rooted in book history and the developing print culture of the past 100 years. Using the traditional methods of bibliographic analysis, we might better situate comics within the mission of academic libraries as we work to foster learning, discovery, and inclusivity …