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From: Maria Hnaraki <mh439(a)drexel.edu>
Date: Sat, Apr 25, 2009 at 10:23 AM
*May 15*
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*Presentation by Dr. Elias Kolovos on the University of Crete Project
“Digital Crete”*
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*Bossone Auditorium; 6pm; complimentary food reception afterwards*
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*The project Digital Crete: Mediterranean Cultural Itineraries of the
Institute for Mediterranean Studies, FO.R.T.H., Greece (
http://digitalcrete.ims.forth.gr) has established a cultural information
system, consisting of digitized documentation and information regarding the
cultural heritage of the Mediterranean island of Crete, from prehistory to
the modern periods. Dr. Kolovos is Lecturer in Ottoman History at the
Department of History and Archaeology of the University of Crete, Greece. He
is currently a Visiting Fellow of the Program of Hellenic Studies at
Princeton University.***
Maria Hnaraki, Ph.D.
Director of Greek Studies
Drexel University
MacAlister Hall 2023-1
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Tel: 215.895.6143
http://www.drexel.edu/coas/culturecomm/lang/greek/faculty.asphttps://drexel.studioabroad.com/index.cfm?FuseAction=Programs.ViewProgram&P…
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A person needs a little madness, or else they never dare cut the rope and be
free.
Nikos Kazantzakis
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A few Ecclesiastical titles :
1] Hadjiantoniou, George A..
Protestant Patriarch: The Life of Cyril Lucaris (1572-1638) Patriarch of
Constantinople. Richmond VA:
John Knox Press, 1961. 1st US Ed.. Hardcover. Fine / Near Fine.
Includes his " Eastern Confession of the Christian Faith " 1629 in an
English translation ( pp141-145)
"This Confession, or Catechism, is one of those things more often mentioned
than actually read and studied.
Now it can be examined at first hand. It is, quite literally, a phenomenon:
an official doctrinal statement published
in and for the Orthodox church--militantly Calvinistic! It had to be
repudiated by the other Orthodox leaders--an
it was. But in the course of the controversy, here fully discussed, we are
provided with some vivid sidelights
on the murky problem of the respective roles of literary and liturgical
forms in the transit of Christian faith and
order through history." (p. 6) 160p frontis. bibliography $40.00
2] Kariotoglou, Alexandros St.
Chalkedon, he istorike metropole tes Bithynias / Chalcedon, the Historic
Bishopric of Bithynia.
Alimos : Militos Editions , 1996. First Edition. Decorative Cloth. Fine / No
Jacket. ISBN: 960-8460-02-06 .
Gloriously illustrated book about the ecclestastical treasures of the
historic Greek Orthodox bishopric of
Chalcdeon in Bithynia (Asia Minor) Bi-lingual parallel text in Greek &
English. unpaginated (140p.) illus (col) $225.00
(WorldCat lists a copy at Yale)
3] Stephens, Don.
Trial by Trial : Destiny of a Believer. Eugene, OR: Harvest House
Publishers, 1985. 1st.US Ed. Soft Cover.
Fine ISBN: 0-89081-498-8. Story of a group of Evangelical Christians from
America who were arrested
and jailed for proselytizing in Greece. 192p. signed by author on ffep
$17.50
(WorldCat list copies in theological colleges etc, but not so many in
"mainstream" libraries)
and one about "The City"
4 ] Stamatopoulos. Kostas & Mellas, Akylas.
Konstantinoupoli : Anazetontas Ti Vasileuousa (IN GREEK). ill. Photographs
By Liza Evert, Dora Menaidi
Large format illustrated book about Constantinople, showing the architecture
and life of the late 19th.century.
178p., illus (col) bibliography. Fine except for a small tear on last end
paper. Tucked inside is a folded copy of
an old Greek map of the city. Jacket has paper band announcing "Vraveio
Akademias Athenon 1991" $200.00
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June Samaras
KALAMOS BOOKS
(For Books about Greece)
2020 Old Station Rd
Streetsville,Ontario
Canada L5M 2V1
Tel : 905-542-1877
E-mail : kalamosbooks(a)gmail.com
www.kalamosbooks.com
*Two older books on the Greek economy
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*1] Break, George F & Turvey, Raplh.
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*Studies in Greek Taxation . *Athens: Center of Economic Research [ Kentron
Oikonomikon Ereunon],,
1964. 1st Greek Ed.. Original Wraps. Very Good
Vol.11 in the Research economic series (Oikonomikai Monographia) of the
Center of Economic Research
[Kentron Oikonomikon Ereunon]. 250p, tables bibliography. $35.00
*2] Sweet-Escott,Bickham.
*
*Greece : A Political and Economic Survey 1939-1953. *London: Royal
Institute of Interational Affairs, 1954.
1st UK Edition. Cloth. Hard Cover. Near Fine / Very Good, Price Clipped.
"..a comprehensive account of the country,
its people,and its complex history and politics [with] ..special attention
to the economic and financial problems which
have given rise to Greece's dependence on foreign aid." 207p.
tables.index.map. $100.00
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June Samaras
KALAMOS BOOKS
(For Books about Greece)
2020 Old Station Rd
Streetsville,Ontario
Canada L5M 2V1
Tel : 905-542-1877
E-mail : kalamosbooks(a)gmail.com
www.kalamosbooks.com
A friend just sent me this notice of a current topic that may be of interest
New book on December 2008 (and continuing) events.
http://www.anixneuseis.gr/?p=2426
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June Samaras
KALAMOS BOOKS
(For Books about Greece)
2020 Old Station Rd
Streetsville,Ontario
Canada L5M 2V1
Tel : 905-542-1877
E-mail : kalamosbooks(a)gmail.com
www.kalamosbooks.com
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From: Dooley,Jackie <dooleyj(a)oclc.org>
Date: Tue, Apr 7, 2009 at 3:49 PM
Colleagues,
I¹m pleased to report that OCLC¹s response to the reported submitted in
December 08 by the OCLC WorldCatLocal Special Collections and Archives Task
Force is now on the RBMS website. Both documents are posted on the
Bibliographic Standards Committee page:
http://www.rbms.info/committees/bibliographic_standards/index.shtm
See the section "Other documents" at bottom of page.
OCLC convened this task force in summer 08 after learning from our community
that WorldCatLocal lacked significant content and functionality that is
crucial for effective discovery of rare books, archives, and other special
collections material. The group of experts (listed in the task force¹s
report) worked closely with OCLC staff under a short timeline and produced
an excellent report that makes 14 recommendations for improvements. The good
news is that fixes for a significant number of these will be implemented in
the next few months (including one significant item‹a more robust detailed
record display--in a system upgrade on 19 April), while others are under
development. A couple of very difficult issues are under continued study by
OCLC.
Information about providing feedback to OCLC appears on the page one of
OCLC¹s response document.
Best wishes, jackie
--
Jackie Dooley
Consulting Archivist
OCLC Research and the RLG Partnership
T 949.492.5060
M 949.295.1529
647 Camino de los Mares Suite 108-240
San Clemente CA 92673
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June Samaras
KALAMOS BOOKS
(For Books about Greece)
2020 Old Station Rd
Streetsville,Ontario
Canada L5M 2V1
Tel : 905-542-1877
E-mail : kalamosbooks(a)gmail.com
www.kalamosbooks.com
Two interesting books about Kazantzakis :
1] Koumakes, Georgios Ch.
Nikos Kazantzakes : Themeliode Provlemata ste Philosophia Tou. Athens: 1996.
3rd.ed.. Softcover. As New ISBN: 9608538726.
Nikos Kazantzakis : Fundamental problems in his Philosophy.
Vraveio Demou Herakleiou/ Prize of the Municipality of Herakleion
278p. bibliography. index $40.00
(only 3 USA copies in WorldCat)
2] Detorakes, Theochares.
He Bibliotheke Tou Nikou Kazantzake Sto Historiko Mouseio Kritis .
Heraklion: Hetaireia Kretikon Historikon Meleton, 1997.
1st Greek Edition. Hard Cover. As New / Near Fine. ISBN: .
Surveys the books in Kazantzakis' library.181 p. (1000 copies printed) $95.00
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June Samaras
KALAMOS BOOKS
(For Books about Greece)
2020 Old Station Rd
Streetsville,Ontario
Canada L5M 2V1
Tel : 905-542-1877
E-mail : kalamosbooks(a)gmail.com
www.kalamosbooks.com
MLA Announces Severe Letter Shortage
http://www.eisenbrauns.com/pages/04012009
Posted April 1, 2009. For immediate distribution.
The MLA today announced that the ongoing shortage of the letters E and
L has begun affecting the publishing industry. "The reading public has
always assumed that letters are infinitely available, but that simply
isn't true," the MLA spokesperson told us. "There has always been an
overabundance of the letters A and Q, while the letters E and L have
been historically harder to obtain." The current economic crisis
didn't help, but what really created the current shortage was the new
German policy of spelling out all umlauted words. "Consumers have no
idea how many letters this new policy is diverting," the MLA told us.
The shortage has caused publishers to take drastic actions, while
librarians have seen it as a windfall. The most common solution has
been the substitution of the letter A for E and Q for L. Libraries
have been selling the letters of their names to publishing houses; The
librarian at University of Chicago's Raganstain Qibrary told this
reporter that they were able to make up their budget shortfall by
selling the three Es in their name. Even Yala Qibrary is reported to
have sold two letters. When asked, they replied that it was simply a
safety measure. "Just pity poor Harvard," they told us, "They have
nothing to sell."
Some publishers have been harder hit than others. A Briqq spokesperson
denied that they were suffering a shortage of letters; when pressed
about the name change, they claimed that 325 years with the same name
was long enough. On the other hand, an Aardmans Publishing
spokesperson freely admitted their name change was a matter of
conserving letters. Even the academic publishing house Aisanbrauns has
made some changes: when questioned about the name change, Jim
Aisanbraun commented, "We are really impressed by the support we have
received; our authors have even offered to provide letters to us."
Aisanbraun added that this was helping keep the cost of books down.
Some members of the publishing industry commented that the shortage is
even worse than last time. One spokesperson, speaking on condition of
anonymity, compared it to the worst shortage in history, when Hebrew
was forced to cease using vowels.
SEE HERE FOR EVEN MORE APRIL FOOLERY
https://www.eisenbrauns.com/ECOM/_2MA0ZPKTT.HTM
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June Samaras
KALAMOS BOOKS
(For Books about Greece)
2020 Old Station Rd
Streetsville,Ontario
Canada L5M 2V1
Tel : 905-542-1877
E-mail : kalamosbooks(a)gmail.com
www.kalamosbooks.com
