7.0384 Humanities Computing: Support and Jobs (2/58)
Elaine Brennan (EDITORS@BROWNVM.BITNET)
Mon, 10 Jan 1994 19:04:17 EST
Humanist Discussion Group, Vol. 7, No. 0384. Monday, 10 Jan 1994.
(1) Date: Sat, 08 Jan 1994 18:27:49 -0230 (24 lines)
From: hans@kean.ucs.mun.ca
Subject: ARTS FACULTY COMPUTER FUNDING FOR FACULTY OFFICES
(2) Date: Mon, 10 Jan 1994 15:00:16 -0500 (EST) (34 lines)
From: "Hope A. Greenberg" <hag@moose.uvm.edu>
Subject: Defining Humanities Computing Specialist
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Date: Sat, 08 Jan 1994 18:27:49 -0230
From: hans@kean.ucs.mun.ca
Subject: ARTS FACULTY COMPUTER FUNDING FOR FACULTY OFFICES
SUBJECT: ARTS FACULTY COMPUTING SUPPORT FOR FACULTY OFFICES
I would be very much interested to know what provisions are made
in your university to equip the ARTS FACULTY with computer
hardware and software. I have one question in particular for
colleagues in the Faculty of Arts:
HOW DOES YOUR UNIVERSITY SUPPORT OR INTEND TO SUPPORT THE FACULTY
MEMBERS WITH COMPUTER HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE IN THEIR OFFICES?
(E.g., are you supplied with a computer and/or the necessary
software? Or do you receive computer allowances? advantageous
purchases? Do you have competitions for Information Technology
funds?)
I'd appreciate replies to the address below and will be glad to
summarize the answers in a future communication.
HROLLMAN@MORGAN.UCS.MUN.CA
DR. HANS ROLLMANN; Professor; Department of Religious Studies;
Memorial University of Newfoundland; St. John's, NF,
Canada, A1C 5S7; PHONE: 709-753-0045; FAX: 709-737-4569;
E-MAIL: hrollman@morgan.ucs.mun.ca; also: hans@kean.ucs.mun.ca;
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Date: Mon, 10 Jan 1994 15:00:16 -0500 (EST)
From: "Hope A. Greenberg" <hag@moose.uvm.edu>
Subject: Defining Humanities Computing Specialist
If a definition for Humanities Computing is hard to determine, a
definition for a position to support it is almost as difficult. I am in
the Academic Computing section of our Computing and Information
Technology Division. We are trying to develop a position titled
Humanities Computing Specialist to act as a support person for humanities
computing.
Could you help? I do not wish to limit suggestions by providing detailed
information but the following questions may be helpful.
How would you define such a position? What would you include? Would it
tend towards supporting the technical infrastructure or to educating and
providing project support for faculty and students? Supposing that other
types of support already existed for the former, how would you define the
latter?
Any and all comments or suggestions would be appreciated. This is an
opportunity to clarify the needs of computing and new-to-computing humanists
and to provide a model for future computing staff to follow as they
attempt to aid their humanities faculty.
Thank you.
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Hope Greenberg Hope.Greenberg@uvm.edu
Academic Computing "There isn't a book too long, a chair too comfortable
Univ. of Vermont or a cup of tea too large." - C.S. Lewis
Burlington, VT 05490