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U.S. Copyright Office - Visual Art Works Registration
For more details, please see Circular 40, Copyright Registration for Works of the Visual Arts; Circular 40a, Deposit Requirements in Visual Arts Material; Circular 41, Copyright Claims in Architectural Works; Circular 44, Cartoons and Comic Strips and other informational circulars. ... [Read More]
U.S. Copyright Office - Information Circular
Cartoons and comic strips may be registered in either published or unpublished form. While registration is not a condition of protection for works first published on or after January 1, 1978, or for unpublished works, there are certain advantages, including the establishment of a public record of the copyright claim. See Circular 1 ,“Copyright Basics,” for more details. The correct application form and deposit for registering a copyright claim depend on the nature of the work and the way in which it is presented. Because a cartoon is generally a work of the visual arts, Form VA is usually appropriate for registration. However, if the textual elements in a comic strip are preponderant, registration should be made on Form TX. To register cartoons or comic strips, send the following three elements to the Copyright Office in the same envelope or package: ... [Read More]
Caroline and Erwin Swann Collection of Caricature and Cartoon (Prints and Photographs Reading Room, Library of Congress)
Lent, John A. Comic Books and Comic Strips in the United States: an International Bibliography . Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press, 1994. Call number: Z5956.C6L46 1994 [P & P] ... http://www.lib.msu.edu/comics/otherlib.htm (access to other research centers, especially those with comic books) ... featuring The Comics Scholarship Annotated Bibliography maintained by Gene Kannenberg, Jr. ... [Read More]
MARC 21 Format for Bibliographic Data: Field List
--Leader and Directory-- LEADER Character Positions 00-04 - Logical record length 05 - Record status a - Increase in encoding level c - Corrected or revised d - Deleted n - New p - Increase in encoding level from prepublication 06 - Type of record a - Language material b - Archival and manuscripts control [OBSOLETE] c - Notated music d - Manuscript notated music e - Cartographic material f - Manuscript cartographic material g - Projected medium h - Microform publications [OBSOLETE] i - Nonmusical sound recording j - Musical sound recording k - Two-dimensional nonprojectable graphic m - Computer file n - Special instructional material [OBSOLETE] o - Kit p - Mixed material r - Three-dimensional artifact or naturally occurring object t - Manuscript language material 07 - Bibliographic level a - Monographic component part b - Serial component part c - Collection d - Subunit i - Integrating resource m - Monograph/item s - Serial 08 - Type of control # - No specific type a - Archival 09 - Ch ... [Read More]
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LACASSE, M. G. <AP. LETTERS, 23, 61> 820004 NEAR INFRARED POLARIZATION IN TWO PECULIAR NEBULAE: M2-9 AND THE PV CEPHEI NEBULA LACASSE, M. G., BOYLE, D., LEVREAULT, R., PIPHER, J. L., SHARPLESS, S. <ASTR. AP., 104, 57> 811212 POLARIMETRIC OBSERVATIONS OF S106 LACOMBE, F., MARCO, O., GEOFFRAY, H., BEUZIT, J. L., MONIN, J. L., GIGAN, P., TALUREAU, B., FEAUTRIER, P., PETMEZAKIS, P., BONACCINI, D. <P. A. S. P., 110, 1087> 980941 ADAPTIVE OPTICS IMAGING AT 1-5 MICRONS ON LARGE TELESCOPES: THE COMIC CAMERA FOR ADONIS LACOMBE, F., TIPHENE, D., ROUAN, D., LENA, P., COMBES, M. <ASTR. AP., 215, 211> 890517 IMAGERY WITH INFRARED ARRAYS I. GROUND-BASED SYSTEM AND ASTRONOMICAL PERFORMANCES LACY, C. H. <AP. J., 218, 444> 771202 ABSOLUTE DIMENSIONS AND MASSES OF THE REMARKABLE SPOTTED DM4E ECLIPSING BINARY FLARE STAR CM DRACONIS LACY, J. H., ACHTERMANN, J. M., SERABYN, E. <AP. J. (LETTERS), 380, L71> 911013 GALACTIC CENTER GASDYNAMICS: A ONE-ARME ... [Read More]
Newspaper and Current Periodical Reading Room (Serial and Government Publications Division, Library of Congress)
The Serial &Government Publications Division maintains one of the most extensive newspaper collections in the world. It is exceptionally strong in US newspapers, with 9,000 titles coveringthe past three centuries. With over 25,000 non-US titles, it is the largest collection of overseas newspapers in the world. Beyond its newspaper holdings, the Division also has extensive collections of current periodicals (70,000 titles) comicbooks (6,000 titles) and government publications (1 million items). ... [Read More]
MARBI Proposal 96-08 Part 2 of 5
PROPOSAL 96-8/008-39 (All): Change and add Cataloging sourcevaluesDATE: May 24, 1996 REVISED: February 28, 1997SUMMARY: Add and redefine values for 008/39 (Cataloging Source) in the Bibliographic and Authority formatsKEYWORDS: 008/39; Cataloging Source________________________________________________1. BACKGROUNDAt present the following values are defined in the USMARC andCAN/MARC bibliographic formats for 008/39 (Cataloging Source):USMARC: CAN/MARC:# Library of Congress # National Library of Canadaa National Agricultural Lib. -- b National Lib. of Medicine --c LC coop. cat. prog. c Cooperative cataloguingd Other d Another national library cat.-- l Library of Congress cat. n Report to New Ser. Titles ---- o Other institution cataloguing-- r Reporting library (MARA)u Unknown u UnknownThis position is the same for all the 008 fields, and contains thesame values. CAN/MARC authority format also contains the followingcode for this position: v Universite Laval (Authority format only)The Cana ... [Read More]
Bob Hope to Donate Papers to Library of Congress
Dr. and Mrs. Billington thank Bob Hope (who could not attend) and Mrs. Hope for their gift to the Library of the Bob Hope Collection; comic writer Larry Gelbart. ... On May 19, the family of Bob Hope announced its intentionto donate over the next few years personal papers, radio and televisionbroadcasts, scripts, joke files, films and other materials from the comiclegend's career. Because of illness, Mr. Hope was unable to attend a receptionthat evening in the Great Hall of the Thomas Jefferson Building. ... [Read More]
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service | Southeast Region
Elrod's Mark Trail comic strip has won over 30 conservation awards from government agencies and private organizations like the National Wildlife Federation, the U.S. Coast Guard, the National Forest Association, the Georgia Wildlife Association, the American Waterfowl and Wetland Association, and the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. ... For the National Wildlife Federation, Elrod illustrated the 1980 poster which stresses the importance of preserving the nation's wetlands. A total of 16, 500 acres in the Chattahoochee National Forest were reserved by Congress in 1991 as a Mark Trail Wilderness Area. It is the only wilderness area in the nation to be named after a character in a comic strip. A resolution is now (May 1998) pending in Congress to recognize Elrod for his ongoing work in keeping Americans in touch with nature. U.S. representative John Linder from Georgia is sponsoring the bill. ... [Read More]
FBI Press Room - Press Release - 1999 - The FBI and Dick Tracy Join Forces Hunting for Fugitives
The Federal Bureau of Investigation and comic strip hero Dick Tracy are working together to catch dangerous fugitives. On Sunday, August 22, 1999, the comic strip begins profiling the FBI's "Ten Most Wanted Fugitives." ... The FBI encourages comics' readers to check out Dick Tracy and look closely at the fugitives. Also, you can see pictures of "Top Ten" fugitives and other dangerous individuals on the FBI's Internet home page at http://www.fbi.gov . ... [Read More]
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