[SFFLibraries-L] "About sf "website

[Andy Sawyer]

Many of you will know about this, but just in case:

JIM GUNN, of the Center for the Study of Science Fiction, University of 
Kansas, writes:

"Through funds contributed by SFRA, SFWA, Tor Books, and a
couple of individuals, we have implemented an idea proposed by David Brin 
to create a half-time graduate position here as a Coordinator of Volunteer 
SF Activities. The first person to hold that position is Thomas Seay, a 
graduate student pursuing an MFA. The first fruit of that project is the 
aboutsf.com website. The most complete part of the project is the Speakers 
Service. Any of you who are willing to give talks about SF, particularly at 
local schools but in statewide or national venues as well, can list your 
names on the site and indicate what topics you are qualified to address and 
a range of honoraria. You can read more about it on the site.

We also hope to make the site a repository for information about the 
teaching of SF at the primary, secondary, and university levels. SF 
studies."

The site is <http://www.aboutsf.com/>. There's not too much on it at the 
moment, but hopefully it will grow.
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Andy Sawyer
Science Fiction Librarian
Special Collections and Archives
University of Liverpool Library
PO Box 123, Liverpool L69 3DA, UK.

Course Director, MA in Science Fiction Studies.
http://www.liv.ac.uk/english/pdf/ScienceFictionStudies_MA.pdf

Reviews Editor: Foundation: The International Review of Science Fiction
http://www.sf-foundation.org/publications/foundation.html

The Science Fiction Hub: http://www.sfhub.ac.uk/

The Science Fiction Foundation: http://www.sf-foundation.org/

"... there is no higher life form than a librarian."
THE SCIENCE OF DISCWORLD: Terry Pratchett, Jack Cohen,
and Ian Stewart, p. 10.