CANADIAN NUMISMATIC BIBLIOGRAPHY UPDATE Público Deposited
The E-Sylum: Volume 7, Number 7, February 15, 2004, Article 3
CANADIAN NUMISMATIC BIBLIOGRAPHY UPDATE
[The following update has been delayed in publishing because
of email difficulties between Darryl Atchison and myself. I'm
sorry for any inconvenience this has caused the committee or
those awaiting the book's publication. -Editor]Dear Friends:
On behalf of the Canadian Numismatic Bibliography Committee
I am pleased to provide you with some current news on the
project's progress. We have been appreciative of the wide
support this project has received in the form of inquiries,
advanced sales and the volunteer efforts of many individuals.Most importantly, as the proofreaders correct incomplete,
missing and erroneous citations, the text of the document
continues to be revised and improved. Those readers who
had the opportunity to review the sample Bibliography at the
C.N.A. 2003 Convention will be impressed with how it has
evolved in detail and graphic design.A second aspect of the Bibliography is its commitment to fine
illustrations. We are gratified and in debt to many individuals
and institutions as they willingly opened their picture archives
to us. These pictures are being converted to digital form and
are being enhanced in preparation for publication.It has come as a surprise to all committee members at
how much work is involved in bringing the manuscript to a
print-ready state. As we work at greater levels of detail, the
scope and magnitude of the task increases. Original estimates
for publication in 2003 have proved unrealistic. A revised
objective for release at the C.N.A. 2004 Convention is now
thought to be similarly optimistic. That being said, it is now our
objective to achieve print production of the Canadian
Numismatic Bibliography before the end of 2004.Should any pre-publication subscribers find this arrangement
to be unacceptable, we are, of course, prepared to make a full
refund upon request. The Committee is confident, however, of
how well received and indispensable a volume the Bibliography
will prove to be. Pre-publication sales are now closed, but
remainder copies will be offered at publication price as soon as
the initial distribution is complete.Should you have questions or comments, please contact either
Ron Greene at ragreene at telus.net or Darryl Atchison at
tchisondf at hotmail.com and we will do our best to address all
concerns.The C.N.B. Committee
--------------------------I would like to add the following personal comments to the
statement above.First of all, I would like to apologize for the inconvenience that
this delay may cause anyone. While we have all worked as
hard as possible to get the text completed, we really had no
conception of just what sort of difficulties we might encounter
along the way or just how long it was going to take to proofread
the manuscript. Nonetheless, the proofreaders are progressing
and - as stated above - their work is adding immensely to the
finished text.However, there is one area specifically that will cause us the
biggest delay overall and that is in regards to the illustrations
mentioned above. Yes, we have been incredibly fortunate that
many individuals and institutions have provided us with a superb
range of illustrations. Unfortunately, however, the vast majority
of these were not - and still are not - in a digital (i.e. printable)
format. Without counting, we estimate that we currently have
approximately 300 photographs, etc. that must be converted to
a usable digital format (i.e. the images must be scanned,
cleaned-up and ready for cropping, editing and insertion into
the manuscript).On behalf of he review committee, I would like to ask if there is
anyone out there in the E-Sylum readership who can offer us
assistance in converting these pictures to good quality digital
images. Ideally we need someone who has the equipment (i.e.
a good-quality high-speed scanner) and the time and ability
to do this work. I feel it necessary to state up front that such
assistance would have to be provided on a strictly voluntary
basis as this project is both non-funded and non-commercial
(i.e. none of the authors and contributors are being paid to
either produce the text or to publish it).I am very confident that if there is someone out there who is
willing and able to provide us with this assistance we can
greatly reduce the delay and get the finished text out much
sooner than the "end of 2004".I can only ask for everyone's patience and understanding as
we continue to work towards producing a text of which we
all will be proud.Should you wish to contact Ron Greene or myself about
anything whatsoever connected to this project our email
addresses are included above.Yours very sincerely,
Darryl Atchison
Editor
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