User:Mhhutchins

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I'm a long time reader of SF, and have an almost manic enthusiasm for lists, bibliographies, databases, etc.

In my collecting I've accumulated probably 75% of all SF magazines published between 1970 and 1995, at which point I threw my hands up in surrender. There are still a couple that I subscribe to. I have a lifetime subscription to Locus (one of the smartest things I ever did in the early 80s.) If anyone has need of specific info from any Locus issue of the past 25+ years, just ask. Their book listings are a treasure trove. Of course, now that most of the info is online, the printed magazine has become somewhat moot :(   I also have the annual hardcover indexes that the magazine published between 1984 and 1991.

I also created and maintain Michael Bishop's official website, which includes my fastidiously precise and intensely detailed to the point of anal-compulsive bibliography of his work.


Contents

Bibliographic Sources

Publications

These reference books are in my collection. If there's anything that you'd want me to look for, just inquire.

Websites

  • Contento, William. Index to Science Fiction Anthologies and Collections
    Online version of the two publications listed above, includes anthologies and collections through 1983. Highly reliable.
  • Brown, Charles N. and William Contento. The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998
    A continuation of Contento's work, but indexes all publications, including magazines. Again, a highly reliable source. There are annual appendices up through 2004, but they have not been integrated into the main database.
  • AbeBooks.com
    A "community of over 13,500 independent booksellers selling 100 million books from around the globe". Just be careful not to depend on only one or two listings in order to verify a publication.
  • Fantastic Fiction
    A British based database which ties ISBNs into searches at both Amazon.co.uk and Amazon.com, as well as listings on Abebooks.com. It contains some good information but its graphical design leaves a lot to be desired.
  • WorldCat
    A searchable database of "over 1 billion items in more than 10,000 libraries worldwide."

Things to Do (short term)

Projects (long term)

Planned:

  • Update the Seabury Quinn page, placing the Jules de Grandin stories in the series, and add The Complete Jules de Grandin collection. Check here and here for more details.
  • Create/update publications of specialty publisher Donald M. Grant [Completed 1964-1978]
  • Index pertinent contents from all issues of Locus (1968 - present) 500+ issues! [Completed 1 - 217, missing 208-211 and 214]
  • Add titles reprinted by Newcastle Publishing in their Forgotten Fantasy series
  • Index issues of the 1980s mag Fantasy Book [Completed: March 1984 - June 1985]
  • Create wiki page for the Science Fiction Book Club, with the following tasks: [Completed: 1953-1980]
    • Listings for club selections by year and month
    • Links to existing pub records or create new ones when necessary
    • Gutter codes when available
  • Create magazine pages for the following reprint periodicals published by Ultimate Publishing (1966-1975) (or maybe create one page for all of them):
    • Astounding Stories Yearbook (2 issues, 1970)
    • Fantastic Adventures Yearbook (1 issue, 1970)
    • Science Fantasy Yearbook (4 issues, 1970-1971)
    • Science Fiction Adventures Yearbook (1 issue, 1970)
    • Science Fiction Classics Annual (1 issue, 1970)
    • The Strangest Stories Ever Told (1 issue, 1970)
    • Weird Mystery (4 issues, 1970-1971)
    • Space Adventures (6 issues, 1970-1971) [Done 08/Jul/2008]
    • Strange Fantasy (6 issues, 1969-1970) [Done 08/Jul/2008]
  • Add all pieces published by Sci Fiction (webzine 2000-2005). [Completed 2000]
  • Verify, add or update all editions from The Easton Press' Masterpieces of Science Fiction reprint series.
  • Verify, add or update listings from Tuck [Time for completion estimated circa 2020 :-)] [Completed A-Brou (67 pages)]
  • Use the Locus Books Received listings to add new pub records and update existing ones. Start from December 1983 and go backwards. (Listings from 1984 forward are on the Locus website.) [Completed Dec 1983 - Jul 1982]
  • Add records and contents for all issues of Fantasy Review currently in my collection (#66-103).
  • Add records and contents for all issues of Science Fiction Review (Richard E. Geis fanzine) in my collection: #8-10 (The Alien Critic), #12, #14-47, #49-56, and #58-61 (last issue). [Completed #8-38]
  • Complete entries including contents of the magazine Science Fiction Eye (1987-1997). [#1-#10, #12 and #15 completed. Need #11, #13, and #14.]
  • Enter the anthologies (with contents) edited by Cynthia Asquith in Tuck.

Completed:

  • Enter all titles reprinted by Avon/Equinox in the trade paperback SF Rediscovery series (1974-1977). [Completed 31/May/2007]
  • Enter all of the spec-fic titles published by Curtis Books (1969-1970) as listed by Dennis Lien in The Science Fiction Collector #14 (1981). [Completed 4/June/2007]
  • Enter all books published by Laser Books (1975-1977). [Completed 7/June/2007]
  • Fix (or create) the EDITOR records for the following magazine years and merge them into their respective series:
  • Verify and update all current listings or add new ones for Lancer Books spec-fic publications (1962-1973) (Source: "A Lancer Science Fiction Checklist" by William J. Denholm III in Megavore #10, 1980.) [Completed 10/October/2007]
  • Add the eleven issues (and all contents) of Night Cry (off-shoot from The Twilight Zone Magazine) [1984-1987] [Completed 21/October/2007]
  • Enter all spec-fic titles published by Gregg Press (1975-1985). [Completed 6/November/2007]
  • Add titles reprinted by Garland in the Garland Library of Science Fiction [Completed 18/May/2008]
  • Create magazine pages for the following periodicals published by Health Knowledge:
    • Famous Science Fiction (9 issues, 1966-1969) [Completed by Swfritter]
    • Startling Mystery Stories (18 issues, 1966-1971) [Done 27/June/2008]
    • Weird Terror Tales (3 issues, 1969-1970) [Done 27/June/2008]
  • Enter all titles in the Classics of Science Fiction reprint series published by Hyperion Press (1974-1976). [Completed 29/June/2008]

Pages to Monitor

  • The ISFDB page for Michael Bishop:
    • Verify all current information
    • Add magazine, anthology and fanzine appearances, both fiction and nonfiction
  • The ISFDB page for Steven Millhauser:
    • Verify all current information
    • Add all missing publications of books, stories and essays

Useful Templates

  • Greeting new editors: {{subst:welcome}} ~~~~
  • Adding cover images: {{Cover Image Data2|<TAG>}}
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