4.1181 Misc: Biography, Arabic, Hum. Computing; Journal (4/89)
Elaine Brennan & Allen Renear (EDITORS@BROWNVM.BITNET)
Tue, 26 Mar 91 00:49:34 EST
Humanist Discussion Group, Vol. 4, No. 1181. Tuesday, 26 Mar 1991.
(1) Date: Fri, 22 Mar 91 14:41:39 EST (19 lines)
From: Robert O'Hara <MNHVZ028@SIVM>
Subject: Biography database standards
(2) Date: 21 Mar 91 15:41 EST (16 lines)
From: Malcolm Hayward <MHAYWARD@IUPCP6.BITNET>
Subject: Help!! Humanities Course Syllabi/Catlog Descriptions
(3) Date: Mon, 25 Mar 91 15:37 CST (27 lines)
From: Jim Julich 319-335-5946 <CADJIMTS@UIAMVS>
Subject: Arabic linguistics
(4) Date: Fri, 15 Mar 91 06:24:07 CDT (27 lines)
From: "Eric Johnson DSU, Madison, SD 57042" <ERIC@SDNET>
Subject: New Journal
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Date: Fri, 22 Mar 91 14:41:39 EST
From: Robert O'Hara <MNHVZ028@SIVM>
Subject: Biography database standards
Does anyone know if there are any organizations working on standard
formats for biographical databases? Certainly narrative information
about a person's life doesn't come in a regular format, but it would
seem that much information could be put in some set of standardized
fields, such as last name, first name, date of birth, parentage,
places of residence, etc. Two possible standards come to mind:
(1) the MARC name authority format, which includes names, dates,
titles, etc.; (2) genealogical database formats - I understand these
are somewhat standardized; can anyone supply me with the specifications?
Are there any other formats for biographical data that anyone knows?
Many thanks,
Bob O'Hara, MNHVZ028@SIVM.bitnet
National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution
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Date: 21 Mar 91 15:41 EST
From: Malcolm Hayward <MHAYWARD@IUPCP6.BITNET>
Subject: Help!! Humanities Course Syllabi/Catlog Descriptions
I am proposing a graduate level Humanities Computing course
and our University senate would like to see copies of
similar course catalog descriptions and/or syllabi (to
prove that such a course can exist). I'd appreciate
any such materials that you could send or, ideally, e-mail.
Address MHayward@IUP.Bitnet or Malcolm Hayward, 110 Leonard Hall,
IUP, Indiana, PA 15705. Thanks a lot.
Malcolm Hayward MHayward@IUP
Department of English Phone: 412-357-2322 or
IUP 412-357-2261
Indiana, PA 15705
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Date: Mon, 25 Mar 91 15:37 CST
From: Jim Julich 319-335-5946 <CADJIMTS@UIAMVS>
Subject: Arabic linguistics
On a visit in January to the Institut du Monde Arabe in Paris, I
learned that a colleague in the library there is in the process
of writing her thesis "L'impact de l'informatique sur
l'unification de la terminologie Arabe". She would very much
like to know if anyone is doing work concerning the impact of
computers on the Arab language. Her ultimate goal is the
creation of a thesaurus for the Institut. Responses can go
directly to her:
Mme. Berrada
Institut du Monde Arabe Bibliotheque
23 Quai St. Bernard
Paris, France 75005
Responses can also come to me via e-mail (CADJIMTS@UIAMVS.BITNET)
or via regular mail:
Jim Julich
Reference Department--Main Library
University of Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa 52242 USA
Many thanks.
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Date: Fri, 15 Mar 91 06:24:07 CDT
From: "Eric Johnson DSU, Madison, SD 57042" <ERIC@SDNET>
Subject: New Journal
The first issue of a new journal, TEXT TECHNOLOGY, has just
been published. It is designed for professional writers and
teachers of writing who believe that computers are invaluable
tools for the creation, manipulation, and dissemination of
text and graphics. It will provide reviews of hardware and
software, and it will discuss programming for text analysis.
It will strive to be a clearinghouse for all information
pertaining to the use of computers for academic, corporate,
and government text processing. The journal is a non-
commercial publication funded, in part, by Wright State
University.
HUMANISTs can receive a free copy of the first issue of
TEXT TECHNOLOGY by requesting it from the editor:
Jim Schwartz
Wright State University
Lake Campus
7600 State Route 703
Celina, OH U.S.A. 45822-2921
(419) 586-2365
JSCHWARTZ@WSU.BITNET