7.0398 Conf: Electronic Texts (April 1994) (1/260)
Elaine Brennan (EDITORS@BROWNVM.BITNET)
Wed, 12 Jan 1994 18:04:51 EST
Humanist Discussion Group, Vol. 7, No. 0398. Wednesday, 12 Jan 1994.
Date: Tue, 11 Jan 94 14:46:40 -0600
From: Brett Sutton <sutton@alexia.lis.uiuc.edu>
Subject: Conference Announcement: Electronic Texts
[Posted to multiple lists--Please forgive any duplication.]
Conference Announcement
LITERARY TEXTS IN AN ELECTRONIC AGE:
SCHOLARLY IMPLICATIONS AND LIBRARY SERVICES
31st Annual Clinic on Library Applications of Data Processing
April 10-12, 1994
Graduate School of Library and Information Science
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Electronic technologies are not replacing the book so much as
they are changing its form and its role in scholarship. Rising
interest in electronic texts is evident in the development of new
computational approaches to the study of literature, the
appearance of electronic text centers on university campuses, and
an expanding publishing industry in electronic books. This
conference will examine the role of electronic texts in the
humanities and the implications of these technologies for
libraries. Conference speakers will discuss this latest
development in the human pursuit of the literary arts from a
variety of perspectives, including the production and
acquisition of electronic texts, strategies for storage and
dissemination, software for the retrieval and analysis of
electronic texts, problems of bibliographic control and
intellectual property, and publishing trends.
Offered in conjunction with the conference is an optional
preconference workshop in the practical use of Standard
Generalized Markup Language (SGML) in the organization of
electronic texts for interchange and research. Conducting the
workshop will be C.M. Sperberg-McQueen, an editor of the recently
released Guidelines for Text Encoding and Interchange, a text-
representation standard based on SGML syntax.
Who should attend: This conference will be of interest to
librarians, academic computing staff, publishers and distributors
of electronic texts, and humanities scholars interested in the
possibilities of electronic texts.
PROGRAM
SUNDAY, APRIL 10
11am-5pm Registration
1-4:30pm Preconference Workshop on using Standard Generalized
Markup Language (SGML)
C. M. Sperberg-McQueen
Editor, Text Encoding Initiative
University of Illinois at Chicago
5-6:30pm Reception
6:30-7:30pm Dinner
8pm Keynote Address (Lincoln Hall Theater)
AUTHORS AND READERS IN AN AGE OF ELECTRONIC TEXTS
Jay David Bolter
Professor
School of Literature, Communication, & Culture
Georgia Institute of Technology
MONDAY, APRIL 11
8-9:30am ELECTRONIC TEXTS IN THE HUMANITIES: A COMING OF AGE
Susan Hockey
Director Center for Electronic Texts in the Humanities
Rutgers and Princeton Universities
THE TEXT ENCODING INITIATIVE: ELECTRONIC TEXT MARKUP
FOR RESEARCH
C. M. Sperberg-McQueen
Editor, Text Encoding Initiative
University of Illinois at Chicago
9:30-10am Break
10-11:30am ELECTRONIC TEXTS AND MULTIMEDIA IN ACADEMIC
LIBRARIES: A VIEW FROM THE FRONT LINE
Anita Lowry
Head, Information Arcade, Main Library
University of Iowa
HUMANIZING INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY: CULTURAL EVOLUTION
AND THE INSTITUTIONALIZATION OF ELECTRONIC TEXT
PROCESSING
Mark Tyler Day
Associate Librarian
Indiana University
11:30am-1pm Lunch (on your own)
1-2:30pm COHABITING WITH COPYRIGHT IN AN ELECTRONIC
ENVIRONMENT
Mary Brandt Jensen
Director, Law Library
Professor, School of Law
University of South Dakota
STANDARDS, INTERCONNECTIONS, AND THE NONPROFIT DOMAINS
Michael Jensen
Electronic Media Manager
University of Nebraska Press
3-5pm Software Demonstrations
5-7pm Dinner (on your own)
7-9pm Software Demonstrations
Tuesday, April 12
8-9:30am THE FEASIBILITY OF WIDE-AREA TEXTUAL ANALYSIS SYSTEMS
IN LIBRARIES: A PRACTICAL ANALYSIS
John Price-Wilkin
Information Management Coordinator
Alderman Library, University of Virginia
THE SCHOLAR AND HIS LIBRARY IN THE COMPUTER AGE
James W. Marchand
Professor
Department of Germanic Languages and Literature
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
9:30-10am Break
10-11:30am THE CHALLENGES OF ELECTRONIC TEXTS IN THE LIBRARY:
BIBLIOGRAPHIC CONTROL AND ACCESS
Rebecca Guenther
Network Development and MARC Standards Office
Library of Congress
PROJECT GUTENBERG: TRYING TO GIVE AWAY A TRILLION
ETEXTS BY THE END OF 2001
Michael S. Hart, Professor of Electronic Text
Executive Director of Project Gutenberg Etext
Illinois Benedictine College
11:30am-1pm Lunch (on your own)
1-2:30pm DURKHEIM'S IMPERATIVE: THE ROLE OF HUMANITIES FACULTY
IN THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES REVOLUTION
Robert A. Jones
Professor, Department of Sociology
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
THE MATERIALITY OF THE BOOK: ANOTHER TURN OF
THE SCREW
Terry Belanger
University Professor, University of Virginia
GENERAL INFORMATION
Location: Except as noted, all conference events will take place
in the Illini Union on the campus of the University of Illinois
at Urbana-Champaign, 1401 W. Green St., Urbana, Illinois.
Registration and Fees: The fee for the conference is $340 ($380
after March 11, 1994), which includes the Sunday night dinner,
refreshments, and a copy of the Clinic proceedings. Registration
for the optional SGML workshop is $40. Registration is limited,
and early registration is recommended. A limited number of
reduced-fee registrations are available for those who might
otherwise be unable to attend; for consideration, submit a
written request by March 11, 1994.
Transportation: Champaign-Urbana is served by TWA, Midway
Express, American Eagle, and Northwest Commuter. AMTRAK service
is available from Chicago and points south. Champaign is located
135 miles south of Chicago on Interstate routes 72, 74, and 57.
Accommodations: Rooms have been allocated for participants at
the hotels listed below. Participants must make their own
reservations, and should do so before March 9, 1994. Please
indicate that you are attending the library data processing
conference.
Illini Union University Inn
1401 W. Green St. 302 E. John St.
Urbana, IL 61801 Champaign, IL 61820
(217) 333-1241 (217) 352-8132
Single: $54 + tax Single: $54 + tax
Double: $62 + tax Double: $61 + tax
Continuing Education Units: Participants will earn 1.1 CEU for
attending this meeting.
Refunds: Refunds will be made if you find that you cannot attend
and you notify us in writing by March 16, 1994. You must cancel
your own hotel reservations.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE CLINIC, PLEASE CALL
(800) 982-0914 OR (217) 333-2973, OR SEND YOUR QUESTION VIA
ELECTRONIC MAIL TO DPC@ALEXIA.LIS.UIUC.EDU.
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Literary Texts in an Electronic Age:
Scholarly Implications and Library Services
31st Annual Clinic on Library Applications of Data Processing
April 10-12, 1994
Graduate School of Library and Information Science
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Registration Form
Name ____________________________________________________________
Title____________________________________________________________
Organization Name________________________________________________
Business Address_________________________________________________
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Phone Number (___)_______________________________________________
Email address____________________________________________________
Registration Fees:
$340 ($380 after March 11) ________
$40 SGML workshop ________
TOTAL FEES ________
Method of Payment:
__Check enclosed (make payable to GSLIS/University of Illinois)
__Charge to credit card
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Any special needs (access, meals, etc.)?_________________________
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If there are issues you are especially interested in, or if you
have particular questions about the topics that will be addressed
at this conference, please write them below. We will pass them
along to the speakers.
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You may register by mail by sending this form to the address
below, by phone (217-333-2973 or 800-982-0914), by fax (217-244-3302),
or by electronic mail (dpc@alexia.lis.uiuc.edu).
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Graduate School of Library and Information Science
Library and Information Science Building
501 E. Daniel St.
Champaign, Illinois 61820-6212