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An appeal on behalf of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Dear APA Friends:
I have learned from close colleagues in my field of Hellenistic poetry at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki of the dire situation of their resources: they have no funds whatever to buy books for their library. For one of the prominent European departments in Classics, this is a truly difficult situation: senior professors and young scholars alike are deprived of access to the most recent scholarship and bibliographies, namely our newly published books. The situation is particularly hard on the graduate students, of which the department has a flourishing number. I have sent them copies of the costly new Callimachus volumes in the past year, but feel I really should try to do more, which is why I appeal to all of us as a community. Please consider donating any new books that you can spare, perhaps gratis or author discounted copies. I am aware that there are many competing demands on this resource, from significant omaggi to the convenience (often significant) of having a copy for one’s home study and university office. But given the gravity of their situation, I appeal to all of us to reconsider our priorities at this time: remember, ὑπὲρ πάντων – our debt to Greece is not a small one.
Packages may be sent to:
Prof. Ioannis Tzifopoulos, Chairman
or
Prof. Aimilios Mavroudis, Head of Department
Department of Classics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, GR-54124 Thessaloniki, Greece.
Thank you,
Benjamin Acosta-Hughes
Professor and Chair
Department of Classics
The Ohio State University
