Article evaluated the written record, historical and literary, that constituted the major depository of the national heritage. Editing projects that have attempted to arrange the written record of America into a scholarly format were criticized. (Author/RK)

If the users of the new communications technologies insist on using authors' works without giving some appropriate compensation in return, they will find that sooner or later there will be no authors worth reading and no works worth reproducing. (Author)

A representative from Unesco offers some suggestions supporting writers and translators, including: strong writers' organizations, literature prizes, encouraging writers from oral traditions to record work on tape, diversification of production by publishers, financial rewards to writers from both government and publishers, and adherence to…

Proceedings of a conference of international Orwell experts gathered at the Library of Congress are presented in this collection. The collection is divided into four sections, corresponding with the four conference sessions: "What Orwell Really Wrote"; "Orwell: The Man"; "'Nineteen Eighty-Four': The Book"; and…

Conflicting information has made it necessary to examine the key factors involved in submitting magazine nonfiction for publication in order to provide better insight into the mechanics of magazine acceptance. A preliminary study tested the applicability of the market systems approach from the perspective of the magazine editor. Subjects, 28…

Intended to make more accessible the writing of special merit by Canadian reporters and writers about subjects that were particularly important or interesting at the time, this book contains the articles that received the National Newspaper Awards. Following each story is an interview with the winning author. Also included are winning feature and…

To meet the need for a fast and efficient way to find which of the many volumes of literary criticism contain information on a particular author, this book indexes over 4,000 authors of books for young adults, who are included in reference works which are standards in the field of literary criticism and therefore readily available in most…

Divided into five sections, this paper traces the journalism career and personal life of Margaret Cousins. In the untitled opening section of the paper, Cousins' attitude about the role of women is explored. The statement is made that her career may be interpreted in terms of hegemony, the theory that the mass media work to encourage a shared…

Presents a personalized glimpse of the steps one writer went through during the process of writing a fiction story for children. (RB)

The implications of ghostwritten speeches for rhetorical studies. (CH)

This essay considered the conception and attitude of modern French writers on creativity. (Author/RK)

Outlines principles and methods for indexing a series of contributions from many authors treating diverse topics. (PF)

Systematic documentation projects, now in progress, will provide access to the unpublished emigre material located in German and foreign archives. (Author)