[1] From: Willard McCarty <Willard.McCarty@utoronto.ca> (81)
Subject: independent scholars
Two messages, from Germaine Warkentin via Ian Lancashire, on the National
Coalition of Independent Scholars and its activities.
WM
*From: Ian Lancashire <ian%epas.utoronto.ca@Princeton.EDU>
*From: Germaine Warkentin <warkent@epas.utoronto.ca>
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> The National Coalition of Independent Scholars is a non-profit
> (501(c)3) organization that was formed in January 1989 to facilitate
> the work of independent scholars who are pursuing knowledge in or
> across any fields, but whose research, unlike that of full-time
> faculty, is not supported by an institution. It is governed by an
> elected board representing both at-large members and affiliate
> societies.
> Its objectives are to bring independent scholars together to share
> scholarly interests and expertise, improve access to research
> libraries, offer information and advice about grants, fellowships and
> publishing, work with foundations to open competitions to independent
> scholars and include them on review committees, hold conferences and
> workships of interest both to independent scholars and the public,
> offer grants-in-aid to members and affiliate societies, serve as
> fiscal agent for members seeking grants, encourge information exchange
> through publications and electronic communication, aid organizations
> of independent scholars, and provide information for the creation of
> local organizations of independent scholars.
> NCIS accepts both individual and affiliate society members:
> individuals are asked to provide evidence of scholarly purpose or
> evidence of scholarly merit before joining. Graduate degrees are
> considered one indication of scholarly purpose, but are not required
> for membership. NCIS also holds scholarly conferences, and publishes
> a quarterly journal, -The Independent Scholar-. Affiliate societies
> subscribe to the objectives of NCIS and provide services to
> independent scholars. In addition the Coalition welcomes as
> associates all who wish to support its efforts.
>
>
> For further information and membership applications please write to
> the National Coalition of Independent Scholars
> P.O.Box 5743,
> Berkeley, CA 94705.
>
> There is also an NCIS homepage at
>
> http://www.georgetown.edu/crossroads/ncis.html
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THIRD NATIONAL CONFERENCE
NATIONAL COALITION OF INDEPENDENT SCHOLARS
MAY 3-5, 1996
Hosted by the Princeton Research Forum
at St. Joseph's Academy, Vincentian Renewal Center
PRINCETON N.J.
on
SITUATING SCHOLARSHIP
1. SITUATING THE DISCOURSE
2. SITUATING THE SCHOLAR
3. GATHERING AND PROCESSING SCHOLARLY INFORMATION
program highlights
Keynote speaker: Margaret Jacob, (co-author of Telling the Truth
about History)
on "Doing History after Post-Modernism"
Comments by Stanley Katz, President of the American Council of
Learned Societies
Mary Huber, Carnegie Foundation on "The Scholarship of Engagement"
Among conference papers will be:
"When do you know enough?" by Robert Kanigel
"The Politics of Gender Criticism" by Joanne Lafler
"Walking the Boundary: Possibilities for Dialogue between
Disciplines" by Anne Foerst.
Also updates on Access to scholarly resources.
Address inquiries to:
NCIS Conference, Princeton Research Forum, 301 N. Harrison St.
Suite 222, Princeton, N.J. 08540.
telephone: (609)-497-9228
Space at the Vincentian Conference center is very limited. To
stay at the center, please REGISTER BY APRIL 10. Rooms will be assigned
on a first come, first served basis. There are many lodgings available
near the Center.
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