6.0228 CARG 1992 (1/128)
Elaine Brennan & Allen Renear (EDITORS@BROWNVM.BITNET)
Sun, 13 Sep 1992 21:34:24 EDT
Humanist Discussion Group, Vol. 6, No. 0228. Sunday, 13 Sep 1992.
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 92 08:34:15 CDT
From: robin@utafll.uta.edu (Robin Cover)
Subject: CARG '92: Invitation to Software and Data Developers
CARG 1992 Annual Meeting Announcement
The following announcement and invitation concerns three services
sponsored by the Computer Assisted Research Group (CARG), Society of
Biblical Literature (SBL):
** An updated Directory of institutional research and development
projects
** Computer software demonstrations at the upcoming AAR/SBL Annual
Meeting in San Francisco.
** Literature distribution covering computer assisted research
endeavors and products, AAR/SBL Annual Meeting
I. DIRECTORY OF INSTITUTIONAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS
In 1991 and previous years, CARG has sponsored a full session of oral
reports on computer-related research and development activities at
academic institutions. For the 1992 meeting, we would like to abandon
the oral presentation format and communicate the same kind of
information (updated) in more durable and distributable media: paper and
electronic document. Academic institutions or departments thereof
within the AAR/AOS/ASOR/SBL orbit are hereby encouraged to submit a
written summary of computer-related work (electronic data preparation,
archiving, software development, academic network services, etc.). No
report is necessary if the information in the 1990 CARG written report
fascicle is current -- in which case, the 1990 report may simply be
reprinted. However, if new circumstances warrant an updated entry for
the 1992 Directory (different principal investigators, address changes,
new research and development activities, additional software/data
offerings), please send a summary reflecting the current information.
We realize that fuller and "prettier" promotional literature may be
available for most projects, but the summaries in directory format will
supply a useful compendium of project descriptions and contact
addresses. The report forms will be compiled, printed and distributed
as a Directory at the CARG main session in San Francisco; they will be
available later electronically.
The activities and products described should relate to text corpora or
text-processing software distinctly within the area of religion,
oriental studies or broadly "ancient" cultures, including generic multi
lingual text-processing software. If an academic institutions is
working cooperatively with a commercial entity to deliver the
data/software, the address of the latter may be given within the
summary. It is not our intention, however, to print listings for major
commercial software firms (WordPerfect, Microsoft) whose development
activities are not focused on the humanistic study of "texts."
Instructions for a Directory entry:
Structure. Please use this template:
1. Project/entity name: REQUIRED
2. Principal investigators (names and addresses): REQUIRED
4. Project summary (one-two sentences): REQUIRED
3. Project purpose and history: OPTIONAL
5. Current research efforts: OPTIONAL
6. Product/service availability (terms, contacts): OPTIONAL
7. Bibliography: OPTIONAL
Length. The description should be no more that two pages in length
(preferably one page), as formatted on 8.5 x 11 inch paper.
Format: Email ASCII format is preferable because we may then circulate
the Directory later in electronic copy over the networks. In order of
preference, please use: (a) pure ASCII, viz: network-safe, 7-bit, non
national-use IRV character subset, as given below; (b) PostScript, if
you can ensure that the file is network-safe (use UU- or XX-encoding, or
make sure lines are less than 80 characters); (c) xerox-ready copy, or
(d) some combination of a-c. The set of "safe" network characters is:
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
" % & ' ( ) * + , - . / : ; < = > ? _ and space (dec 32)
Deadline. Your submission should be received on or before November 10,
1992 in order to allow time for paper printing. Submissions received
after November 10th may be included later in an electronic edition, or
in any reprint version of the Directory. Please send the submission to
Robin Cover at one of the addresses given below.
II. SOFTWARE/DATA DEMONSTRATIONS
Software and data development teams (whether institutionally-affiliated,
for-profit or non-profit) are welcome to arrange a time for
demonstration of their project tangibles as time permits during the
AAR/SBL conference. Preference will be given to institutionally
affiliated and non-commercial groups, but anyone may apply. If you
would like to request a 30-minute session for the purpose of describing
and demonstrating your research endeavors and/or products relating to
religious and oriental studies, please contact Robin Cover via email or
phone (see address block below). Time slots are available on Sunday and
Monday 12:00 - 5:00, and Tuesday 9:00 - 11:00. A printed schedule
of demonstrations will be available in the main CARG room during the
conference (H1-L-Plaza A).
Participants should attempt to bring their own computers for
demonstrations if at all possible, since minimal time will be available
on the "public" IBM/DOS and Macintosh microcomputers for installation
and setup; time for lengthy installation processes cannot be
accommodated. However, display (projection) hardware for standard DOS
and Mac microcomputer configurations will be available for use in these
demonstration sessions.
III. LITERATURE DISTRIBUTION FOR COMPUTER ASSISTED RESEARCH ENDEAVORS
AND PRODUCTS, AAR/SBL ANNUAL MEETING
For the duration of the AAR/SBL Annual Meeting, CARG will maintain a
literature table in H1-L-Plaza A. Research teams, software developers,
data preparation firms and other vendors are invited to distribute
promotional or descriptive literature by placing it on the literature
table. Such material should describe products or services clearly in
support of the academic computing needs of AAR/SBL members. Conference
participants are invited to visit the CARG room to obtain this
literature.
Communiques regarding the the three items above should be sent, as
appropriate, to Robin Cover (CARG Program Co-Chair) at one of the
following addresses:
Robin Cover BITNET: zrcc1001@smuvm1 ("one-zero-zero-one")
6634 Sarah Drive Internet: robin@utafll.uta.edu ("uta-ef-el-el")
Dallas, TX 75236 USA Internet: zrcc1001@vm.cis.smu.edu
Tel: (1 214) 296-1783 Internet: robin@ling.uta.edu
FAX: (1 214) 709-3387 Internet: robin@txsil.sil.org
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