Dalhousie Review Jeff Steely 08 Oct 1997 12:51 UTC
SERIALSTers, Greetings from rainy (hooray!) Waco (it's been a long, dry summer). Now for some news from Canada. Call off the funeral. It seems that the _Dalhousie Review_, age 75, will not die as predicted. Please read the letter I wrote to the new editor and his reply. On 10/7/97 I wrote: ------------------------------------------ Dear Dr. Ronald Huebert, We just received vol.75, no.3, of _Dalhousie Review_. We had been informed by our subscription agency, EBSCO, that this would be the last issue of this title. I read through the three page editorial that, until the second to last paragraph, also seemed to indicate that _Dalhousie Review_ was coming to an end. Then Alan Andrews writes that "...it is gratifying to be able to report that the _Review_ is to be revived in a NEW GUISE (emphasis mine), under the auspices...." What does this mean? Will the new publication still be called _Dalhousie Review_? What will be the frequency of the "new" title? These kinds of ambiguous publication changes create havoc for libraries. I will be glad to pass on to EBSCO and to SERIALST (the primary listserv for serial librarians) any information you can give me. I would suggest, however, that you contact major periodical vendors and all of your past subscribers detailing your plans for this periodical. This will help all of us and will help prevent erosion from your subscription list. Sincerely, Jeff Steely ------------------------------------------------ And here is Dr. Huebert's reply: Dear Mr. Steely, As the new editor of the Dalhousie Review I can assure you that we will continue publishing, under the same title, the same number of issues each year (that is, three issues). There will be no increase in cost to subscribers. There will be a great many changes in design, in content, and in emphasis. But we are not throwing away 75 years of tradition. The journal will continue to carry fiction, poetry, and critical/scholarly work of a kind that will appeal to a broad readership, not just to specialists in a single discipline. The major change I anticipate is that the new Dalhousie Review will be MUCH BETTER than it has been for several years. And with a little bit of time to work with, I promise you that we will be up-to-date and on time with our deliveries. Not everything will happen at once, but you watch and see. There are opportunities for this journal that have not been taken in the recent past. I'm trying to get this message out to our subscribers as quickly as I can, and you're right to warn me that the need to do so is urgent. Thanks for your message. There's somebody now in control of things. Spread the word. Yours truly, Ronald Huebert ------------------------------------- Well, I'm "spreading the word." Jeff Steely Baylor Libraries: Serials PO Box 97151 Waco, TX 76798-7151 Phone (254)710-2118 Fax (254)710-3116 Jeffrey_Steely@baylor.edu