This article was written by Arthur Freeman, published in The Book Collector's Spring 1978 Issue.
'The New STC' refers to the revised and enlarged 'Short-Title Catalogue of Books in England, Scotland and Ireland, and of English books printed abroad 1475 - 1640'. This article details the significance of the New STC, made possible by the American bibliographer, Katherine Ferriday Panzer, who devoted her working life to bibliography. Her revisions of the original 1926 STC was published in two volumes in 1976 and 1986, followed by the 1991 volume of indexes for which she won the Besterman Medal for an outstanding bibliography. Panzer's obituary, by Nicolas Barker, will be the subject of our next Podcast.