4.0355 Queries (5/115)

Elaine Brennan & Allen Renear (EDITORS@BROWNVM.BITNET)
Fri, 3 Aug 90 18:45:34 EDT

Humanist Discussion Group, Vol. 4, No. 0355. Friday, 3 Aug 1990.


(1) Date: Thu, 2 Aug 90 13:53:00 +0100 (36 lines)
From: Monica Paolini <paolini%icopen.ico.olivetti.com@RELAY.CS.NET>
Subject: Help on TOPICS

(2) Date: Thu, 02 Aug 90 12:00:24 CDT (13 lines)
From: Charles Ess <DRU001D@SMSVMA>
Subject: library lists

(3) Date: Wed, 1 Aug 90 18:15:57 edt (28 lines)
From: Tom Horton <tom@cs.fau.edu>
Subject: Video and archaeology

(4) Date: Fri, 03 Aug 90 01:39:05 EDT (6 lines)
From: Tzvee Zahavy <MAIC@UMINN1>
Subject: Hebrew LJII

(5) Date: Fri, 3 Aug 90 12:56 EST (32 lines)
From: Joanna Johnson <JOHNSON@MCMASTER>
Subject: Text-based Information Retrieval Software

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Date: Thu, 2 Aug 90 13:53:00 +0100
From: Monica Paolini <paolini%icopen.ico.olivetti.com@RELAY.CS.NET>
Subject: Help on TOPICS

I am currently working on a dissertation on knowledge representation and
text generation in the Renaissance rhetoric, focussing in particular on
Giulio Camillo Delminio Theatre (for reference see: F.A. Yates, The Art
of Memory) and on the topics of elocutio.

I am looking for anything about topics -about history, rhetoric,
aesthetics and semiotics-, since I have not been able to find anything
really interesting on it, apart from Roland Barthes' book on ancient
rhetoric and and article by Ducros appeared in the 1970.

I am studying topics as peculiar forms of knowledge representation that
enable the rhetorician to construe figures of speech and arguments. I
would like to follow the historical development of topics and to
elaborate a typology of topics.

Second request. Since I am trying to simulate the functioning of Camillo
theatre by writing a PROLOG program to generate figures of speech
implementing a topic as a structure for knowledge representation, I would
like to get some information about other attempts to build programs
generating figures of speech. Any information or comment on this will
be most appreciated.

Monica Paolini
paolini@icopen.ICO.OLIVETTI.COM (until the end of August)

mail address:
via de' Marchi 23
40126 Bologna
Italy

phone: 051-334401

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Date: Thu, 02 Aug 90 12:00:24 CDT
From: Charles Ess <DRU001D@SMSVMA>
Subject: library lists

On behalf of my colleagues in our library who've taken a recent shine to
BITNET -- can HUMANIST readers recommend any lists which would do for
librarians what HUMANIST does for us (whatever that is)?

Replies -- either to me directly or to the list -- would be most
appreciated.

Charles Ess
Drury College
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Date: Wed, 1 Aug 90 18:15:57 edt
From: Tom Horton <tom@cs.fau.edu>
Subject: Video and archaeology

A colleague in Anthropology asks:

Tom: Could you put me in touch with someone on campus or(?) who could
give me advice on pros & cons of particular video imaging
boards/software,etc.
I have a large database of archaeological site records and to make my
information archive really worthwhile, I should be able to call up a
video image of the site or structure. Any ideas??? Thanks in advance.

I have no knowledge about this area. Can someone out there please help
me point him to something useful that's appeared in a magazine or
journal or on a bulletin board. (If there's been some previous relevant
discussion on HUMANIST, let me know and I'll pull it from the file
server.) Info on or experiences with particular products is welcome too.

Reply directly to me; I'll summarize the responses and post back to
HUMANIST. Thanks a lot.

Tom Horton
Department of Computer Science
Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, FL 33435 USA Phone: 407/367-2674 FAX: 407/367-2674
Internet: tom@cs.fau.edu
Bitnet: HortonT@fauvax
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Date: Fri, 03 Aug 90 01:39:05 EDT
From: Tzvee Zahavy <MAIC@UMINN1>
Subject: Hebrew LJII

A colleague wants to know about programs that will create and download
Hebrew fonts to the HP LJ printer. NB: answer only if you have used
such successfully and with various applications. Heresay is not
acceptable evidence...

E-MAIL:MAIC@VM1.SPCS.UMN.EDU
BITNET:MAIC@UMINN1________Telephone:(612)920-4263
US-MAIL:UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA, CLASSICAL AND NEAR EASTERN

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Date: Fri, 3 Aug 90 12:56 EST
From: Joanna Johnson <JOHNSON@MCMASTER>
Subject: Text-based Information Retrieval Software

Carl Cuneo of the Department of Sociology here at McMaster University is
looking to acquire a text retrieval program because he has about 200-300
interviews which have been transcribed into files which run about
100,000 bytes in size EACH. He would like to communicate with people
who have actually used products of this type since he is at present
limited to reviews and vendor information. I seem to remember a
discussion of some products of this type here but I can't remember when
it was.

What we would like to know specifically is, can the product handle such
a large volume of data EASILY, preferably without having to divide the
files or code the text? The vendors that Carl has talked to seem to
have a work-around for their product, but he has yet to find the one
that he know will handle files of this size automatically. He has been
looking particularly at Search Express, IZE, AskSam, PackRat, Agenda and
Memory Lane. Suggestions of others which can easily handle such a large
amount of data are also welcome.

Carl's e-mail address is CUNEO@MCVM1 (BitNet/NetNorth) or
CUNEO@MCMVM1.CIS.MCMASTER.CA. Mine is JOHNSON@MCMASTER (BitNet/
NetNorth) or JOHNSON@MCMASTER.CA.

Thanks for your help.

Joanna M. Johnson
Computing Services Coordinator (Humanities)
McMaster University
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada