CDL: Replacing aging literature classics (responses 1-3)

From: John P. Abbott <AbbottJP_at_appstate.edu>
Date: Thu, 03 Aug 2006 10:03:43 -0400
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Responses

==#1===

From: Beth Joress <Beth_Joress_at_emerson.edu>

Hi Lori,
I like the Everyman's Library 
(http://www.randomhouse.com/knopf/classics/) for starters. I'm going 
through the same process of trying to weed beat-up paperback classics 
and want to replace them with hardcovers whenever possible.
Best,
Beth

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Beth Joress
Coordinator of Collection Development
and Reference Librarian
Emerson College Library
120 Boylston St.
Boston, MA 02116
617-824-8331
beth_joress_at_emerson.edu


===#2===

From: ROBERT P HOLLEY <aa3805_at_wayne.edu>

I would strongly suggest buying these items in the out-of-print 
market. My research on the topic has shown high availability (95%+) 
and good prices. It should be especially easy to find the classics 
because of the multiple possible editions. You can check prices with 
the meta-search engine, used.addall.com. For your purchases, Alibris 
has the advantage of combining orders with special attention to 
libraries. If you are willing to make individual transactions, 
Half.com is very cheap with materials often priced at $.75 with 
shipping under $4.00 per item. You would need the ability to pay by 
credit card.

Bob Holley
Professor, Library and Information Science Program
Wayne State University
Detroit, MI


===#3===

From: Joanna Mitchell <jmitchel_at_nmu.edu>

Try the Library of America <http://www.loa.org/catalog.jsp?sort=1> 
for American Lit.  and the New York Public Library edition
<http://www.nypl.org/publications/colled.cfm> s of classics of world lit.
They are attractive, made to last, and the price is right.

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