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Date: Wed, 13 Nov 2013 22:20:18 -0500
From: Sue Easun <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: Bohdan Wynar RIP

Not my night for non-offence!!

It has been pointed out to me, offlist, that calling Scarecrow and LU 
"polar opposites" gives the impression that Scarecrow is the lesser of the 
two. Not so!!

Each has survived because of being polar opposites, though of course differences
among all the LIS imprints have blurred over the past 10 years.

Many fine editors work for both Scarecrow and LU. Bohdan Wynar had a hand in
training a number of them. Regardless, our field would be poorer without them.

SueE (who will shut up while she's, hopefully, ahead)


> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> Date: Wed, 13 Nov 2013 20:53:24 -0500
> From: Sue Easun <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: Bohdan Wynar RIP (fwd)
>
> Apologies if I contributed to that impression, Karla. I meant to
> offer
> clarification, but can see where I might sound flippant.
>
> LU and Scarecrow, two companies with whom I had the good fortune to
> work,
> were pioneers in library science publishing.  They were nearly polar
> opposite in terms of approach, and both are with us yet.
>
> Wynar was the first to recognize the importance of textbooks in our
> field,
> and always stood by his titles and their authors during the lean
> years of
> course packs. He set a standard for editorial quality that was
> certainly
> in effect during my time.
>