[1] From: David Green <david@ninch.org> (65)
Subject: NCC Washington Update, Vol 3, #41, September 30, 1997
[2] From: Stuart Lee <stuart.lee@computing- (44)
services.oxford.ac.uk>
Subject: Announcement: Free online WWI Poetry Tutorials (fwd)
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Date: Wed, 1 Oct 1997 10:45:40 -0400
From: David Green <david@ninch.org>
Subject: NCC Washington Update, Vol 3, #41, September 30, 1997 (fwd)
NINCH ANNOUNCEMENT
October 1, 1997
CONFERENCE COMMITTEES AGREE ON BUDGETS FOR NHPRC, NARA, NEA, NEH
The extracts below from the latest NCC Washington Update summarize the
recent agreements of the House/Senate Treasury Appropriations and Interior
Appropriations Conference Committees.
David Green
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Extracts from...
NCC Washington Update, vol. 3, #41, September 30, 1997
by Page Putnam Miller, Director of the National Coordinating
Committee for the Promotion of History <pagem@capaccess.org>
1. House/Senate Treasury Appropriations Conference Approves
Increases for NHPRC and the National Archives
2. House/Senate Interior Appropriations Conference Committee
Agrees to FY'98 Budgets for NEH and NEA
1. House/Senate Treasury Appropriations Conference Approves Increases for
NHPRC and the National Archives -- On Monday, September 29, the Conference
Committee for the Treasury Appropriations Bill met briefly at 7:30 pm to
vote on previously negotiates numbers. The agreed upon bill which will
now go back to both the House and Senate for their votes includes $5.5
million for the NHPRC grants program, $205.165 million for the operating
budget of the National Archives and $14.65 million for repairs and
restoration of National Archives buildings.
These numbers represent a 10% increase for the NHPRC grants program and a
4% increase for the National Archives operating budget. Of the $14.65
million designated for building restoration and repairs, $4 million is
earmarked for the FDR Library and $4 million for the Truman Library. The
House will vote on the Conference report on October 1 and the Senate soon
thereafter. Since only 3 of the 13 appropriations bills have been signed
into law, the Congress is in the process of passing a Continuing
Resolution to fund the federal government for an additional 23 days past
the October 1 deadline for the beginning of a new fiscal year.
2. House/Senate Interior Appropriations Conference Committee Agrees to
FY'98 Budgets for NEH and NEA -- The House and Senate Conference Committee
on the Interior Appropriations Bill began meeting at 2 pm on September 30
All the details have not yet been confirmed; however, it does appear that
the Conference Committee agreed to an FY'98 budget for NEH of
approximately $110 million, its current level. The Conference Committee
also voted for an FY'98 budget for NEA of $98 million, close to its
current level of $99.5 million, but with certain conditions stipulated by
Representative Ralph Regula (R-OH), the Chairman of the House Interior
Appropriations Subcommittee. The Conference agreed to Regula's condition
that the percentage of NEA money that would go to the state councils be
increased from 35% to 40% and that priority be given in the grant making
process to underserved areas and to projects with an emphasis on
education. The Conference Report must now go back to the House and
Senate floors for final passage.
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NCC invites you to redistribute the NCC Washington Updates.
A complete backfile of these reports is maintained by H-Net.
See World Wide Web: http://h-net.msu.edu/~ncc/
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David L. Green
Executive Director
NATIONAL INITIATIVE FOR A NETWORKED CULTURAL HERITAGE
21 Dupont Circle, NW
Washington DC 20036
www-ninch.cni.org
david@ninch.org
202/296-5346 202/872-0886 fax
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Date: Wed, 1 Oct 1997 18:42:26 +0100 (BST)
From: Stuart Lee <stuart.lee@computing-services.oxford.ac.uk>
Subject: Announcement: Free online WWI Poetry Tutorials (fwd)
Please cross-post accordingly:
JISC TECHNOLOGIES APPLICATION PROGRAMME (JTAP)
VIRTUAL SEMINARS FOR TEACHING LITERATURE PROJECT
Humanities Computing Unit
Oxford University Computing Services
(http://info.ox.ac.uk/jtap/)
The Virtual Seminars Project (funded under JISC's JTAP initiative) are
pleased to announce the availability of the following four web-based
tutorials to teach First World War poetry. Access to all the material is
free of charge, but please note that copyright restrictions apply to
several items.
Tutorials (http://info.ox.ac.uk/jtap/tutorials/):
1. An Introduction to WWI poetry
Introduces the life and works of a number of First World War poets
(http://info.ox.ac.uk/jtap/tutorials/intro/)
2. 'Break of Day in the Trenches'
An in-depth look at the poet Isaac Rosenberg, based around his
poem 'Break of Day in the Trenches'
(http://info.ox.ac.uk/oucs/humanities/rose/)
3. An Introduction to Manuscript Study
Introduces editorial practices and manuscript studies. You will be
taken through the various stages involved in the creation of an
edition.
(http://info.ox.ac.uk/jtap/tutorials/manuscript/)
4. An Introduction to Text Analysis
Introduces the use of concordances, and the study of a concordance
of Wilfred Owen's war poetry.
(http://paulg.oucs.ox.ac.uk/tactweb/)
The researchers on this project warmly welcome any comments or suggestions
for improvement. They would also like to hear from anyone who intends to
use these tutorials in their teaching. Please send all comments to
jtap@oucs.ox.ac.uk
Paul Groves
Project Officer
Stuart Lee
Project Manager
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Paul Groves Email: paul.groves@oucs.ox.ac.uk
JTAP Project Officer Fax: +44 (0)1865 273 275
Humanities Computing Unit Tel: +44 (0)1865 273 226
Oxford University Computing Services
13 Banbury Road
Oxford, England. OX2 6NN
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