Most of these simply moulder: Mark Bauerlein of Emory University points out that, of the 16 research papers produced in 2004 by the University of Vermont's literature department, a fairly representative institution, 11 have since received between zero and two citations.
There was a "question mark" over 2, 167 ballot papers due to be delivered by printers to the Royal Mail for dispatch on 23 April, said Leeds City Council.