[1] From: PMC <pmc@JEFFERSON.VILLAGE.VIRGINIA.EDU> (39)
Subject: PMC Call for reviews
[2] From: AITBS Summer School <aitbs@math.acad.bg> (215)
Subject: summer school announcement - please distribute
[3] From: David Green <david@ninch.org> (125)
Subject: Summer Institute - Creating Electronic Texts
[4] From: "UiL OTS (Leslie Dijkstra)" <uil-ots@let.ruu.nl> (161)
Subject: revised second call for papers
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Date: Sat, 28 Mar 1998 13:04:52 +0000
From: PMC <pmc@JEFFERSON.VILLAGE.VIRGINIA.EDU>
Subject: PMC Call for reviews
PMC CALL FOR REVIEWS -- DEADLINE APRIL 10
------> REPLY TO: p-geyh@nwu.edu
_Postmodern Culture_ is looking for reviews of recent books, films, CDs,
plays, TV shows, concerts, sporting events, performances, exhibitions,
conferences and conventions, happenings, and so forth, for the May
1998 issue. Reviews should be approximately 2000-3500 words long, and
should follow the journal's format guidelines below.
The deadline for submissions is April 10. A selection will be made at
that time. All correspondence will be answered and all submissions will
be given careful consideration.
Send reviews and queries to Paula Geyh, the review editor at
p-geyh@nwu.edu, not to the _PMC_ offices. If e-mailing reviews, make sure
the document is not encoded, and that it has been stripped of all
word-processing codes (i.e, saved as ASCII or DOS text).
Submissions can also be sent on floppy disk to Paula Geyh at the Department
of English, 215 University Hall, Northwestern University, 1897 Sheridan
Road, Evanston, IL 60208.
All submissions should follow the format guidelines detailed below.
FORMAT GUIDELINES FOR _PMC_ REVIEWS
You can save us a good deal of work by following these guidelines:
Reviews should generally run between 2000 and 3500 words, or about
8-14 ordinary manuscript pages.
Set margins to half-inch left, two-inch right, and set your font
to Courier 10cpi (or any 10cpi, non-proportional font). This is very
important, as it prevents too many characters on a line.
Put a title at the top of the first page, and under it your name,
institutional affiliation, email address, and mailing address.
Center these lines.
Number all paragraphs of your text with bracketed numbers. These
bracketed numbers should be margin-released into the left-hand
margin (this will place them at the 0" spot on the line).
Indent (to 1") the first line of each pargraph and all lines of set-
off quotations.
Single-space the document throughout.
Use _this_ for underlining titles, *this* for bold print or
emphasis, %this% for foreign words, and ^this^ for superscript.
Footnotes, if any, should follow MLA format.
Page references in the text, if any, should not be preceded by p.,
pp., or any other notation; use just the page number itself.
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Date: Mon, 30 Mar 1998 18:01:50 +0300
From: AITBS Summer School <aitbs@math.acad.bg>
Subject: summer school announcement - please distribute
HESP SUMMER SCHOOL
APPLICATIONS OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES
TO BIBLICAL STUDIES (AITBS)
July 27-August 7, 1998
Sofia, Bulgaria
COURSE DIRECTOR:
Dr. SERGUEY IVANOV, American University in Bulgaria, Blagoevgrad
APPLICATION FORM
THE HESP SUMMER SCHOOL PROGRAM
? THE MISSION OF THE PROGRAM:
OSI/HESP SUMMER SCHOOLS PROGRAMME IS OPEN FOR YOUNGER UNIVERSITY PROFESSORS, TEACHING ASSISTANTS AND PROFESSIONALS. IT OFFERS A SERIES OF INTENSIVE TWO, THREE OR FOUR-WEEK COURSES IN THE SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES TO ENCOURAGE AND PROMOTE REGIONAL ACA
DEMIC COOPERATION AND CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT BY DRAWING TOGETHER YOUNG FACULTY IN LECTURES, SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS.
? STATEMENT OF PURPOSE:
The basic purpose of the proposed summer school Application of Information Technologies to Biblical Studies is to present the state-of-the-art in the field to young faculty staff and researchers teaching at Universities. This field has been underestimated
in the countries of the CEE region, and the specialists in Biblical Studies are not well informed and/or do not have access to modern tools. This situation leads to some isolation of the experts in the field of Biblical Studies from their colleagues from
countries who have modern facilities.
The School intends to attract participants which basic field of expertise is related to Biblical Studies and who have basic computer literacy.
Additional goals of the School are:
? To serve as an ideal forum for contacts of specialists from the CEE region;
? To promote establishment of links for future cooperation;
? To start building a network of institutions and individuals in the CEE region interested in the field.
Participants in the School will have the possibility to present their own experience in the field.
ELIGIBILITY AND FUNDING:
APPLICATIONS ARE INVITED FROM ANY COUNTRY.
? ALL PARTICIPANTS FROM CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE AND THE FORMER SOVIET UNION RECEIVE A GRANT COVERING TUITION COST, ACCOMMODATION, TRAVEL, AND A BOOK ALLOWANCE. IT ALSO PROVIDES A STIPEND TO COVER MEALS AND INCIDENTALS. HOWEVER, PARTICIPANTS FROM SOFIA
WILL ONLY RECEIVE FREE TUITION, A BOOK ALLOWANCE AND A REDUCED STIPEND.
? APPLICANTS FROM COUNTRIES OTHER THAN THE FORMER SOVIET UNION AND CENTRAL EASTERN EUROPE MUST PAY FOR TUITION ($200/WEEK OF INSTRUCTION EQUALLING 1,200 CLASSROOM MINUTES), ACCOMMODATION, HEALTH INSURANCE, TRAVEL AND MEALS. THERE ARE, HOWEVER, A LIMITED N
UMBER OF TUITION WAIVERS AVAILABLE FOR WHICH APPLICATIONS ARE ACCEPTED ON A COMPETITIVE BASIS.
APPLICANTS MUST MEET THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA:
? THEY MUST HAVE A UNIVERSITY DEGREE AND HOLD A TEACHING POSITION AT A UNIVERSITY OR COLLEGE IN THEIR HOME COUNTRY, OR WORK AS A PROFESSIONAL. GRADUATE STUDENTS WITH TEACHING EXPERIENCE MAY ALSO APPLY. UNDERGRADUATES WITHOUT A UNIVERSITY DEGREE WILL NOT B
E CONSIDERED.
? THE LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION IS ENGLISH, THUS ALL APPLICANTS HAVE TO DEMONSTRATE A SUFFICIENT COMMAND OF ENGLISH TO BE ABLE TO FOLLOW LECTURES AND PARTICIPATE ACTIVELY IN DISCUSSIONS AT SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS.
ADMISSION POLICY:
PREFERENCE WILL BE GIVEN TO APPLICANTS CURRENTLY WORKING ON PROJECTS RELATED TO THE TOPIC OF THE SUMMER SCHOOL.
APPLICATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY THE SUMMER SCHOOL OFFICE NO LATER THAN APRIL 30, 1998.
APPLICANTS MUST PROVIDE AS PART OF THEIR APPLICATION A PAPER WHICH WILL BE PRESENTED DURING THE COURSE.
A DETAILED COURSE DESCRIPTION WITH NAMES OF LECTURERS AND TOPICS TO BE COVERED WILL BE AVAILABLE IN DUE COURSE. CHANGES IN FACULTY AND/OR TOPICS MAY OCCUR.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:
Summer School Applications of Information Technologies to Biblical Studies
Attn: Milena Dobreva
Institute of Mathematics and Informatics
Bl. 8, Acad. G. Bonchev St.
1113 Sofia
BULGARIA
TEL.: (359-2) 713-2809
FAX: (359-2) 971-3649
E-MAIL: aitbs@math.acad.bg
WWW SITE: to be announced in due course
INSTRUCTIONS
(THIS APPLICATION FORM MAY BE PHOTOCOPIED AND IS FREE OF CHARGE)
PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING DIRECTIONS CAREFULLY. FAILURE TO FOLLOW THE GUIDELINES BELOW MAY RESULT IN THE WITHDRAWAL OF YOUR APPLICATION FROM THE SELECTION PROCEDURE.
1. PROVIDE ALL REQUESTED INFORMATION IN ENGLISH. PLEASE TYPE OR PRINT ONLY.
2. COMPLETE ALL SECTIONS OF THE APPLICATION AND SUBMIT ALL REQUESTED ATTACHMENTS.
3. ONE LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY A PROFESSIONAL IN THE FIELD WHO CAN ESTIMATE YOUR ABILITIES, QUALIFICATIONS AND ACADEMIC/PROFESSIONAL PERFORMANCE. THERE IS AN ATTACHED FORM FOR THE RECOMMENDATION LETTER.
4. YOUR APPLICATION AND ALL RELATED MATERIALS MUST BE RECEIVED BY THE SUMMER SCHOOL OFFICE NO LATER THAN APRIL 30, 1998. FULL FELLOWSHIPS ARE ONLY AVAILABLE TO THOSE WHO APPLY BY THIS DATE. LATE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.
5. THE APPLICATION FORM MAY BE SUBMITTED BY E-MAIL, FAX OR SURFACE MAIL, BUT RECOMMENDATIONS MUST BE POSTED. FAXED APPLICATIONS OR RECOMMENDATIONS WILL NOT BE PROCESSED.
AITBS 1998 SUMMER SCHOOL APPLICATION FORM
ALL APPLICATION MATERIAL MUST BE RECEIVED BY THE SUMMER SCHOOL OFFICE NO LATER THAN APRIL 30, 1998. E-mail applications are preferred.
Summer School Applications of Information Technologies to Biblical Studies
Attn: Milena Dobreva
Institute of Mathematics and Informatics
Bl. 8, Acad. G. Bonchev St.
1113 Sofia
BULGARIA
TEL.: (359-2) 713-2809
FAX: (359-2) 971-3649
E-MAIL: aitbs@math.acad.bg
I. PERSONAL DATA
___________________________________________________________________________
LAST NAME FIRST NAME
SEX: _________MALE __________,FEMALE
OFFICE ADDRESS:
___________________________ _________________ ________________ __________
NUMBER AND STREET, CITY ,COUNTRY, ZIP CODE
OFFICE TELEPHONE :_____________________ FAX: ____________________ E-MAIL:___________________
HOME ADDRESS: ___________________________ _________________ ________________ _________
NUMBER AND STREET CITY COUNTRY ZIP CODE
HOME TELEPHONE NUMBER: ________________________
DO YOU PREFER YOUR MAIL TO BE SENT TO ____YOUR HOME ADDRESS_____ YOUR OFFICE ADDRESS
CITIZENSHIP: ______________PASSPORT NUMBER: ______________DATE OF BIRTH:________________
II. EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
LIST ALL POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION BEGINNING WITH THE INSTITUTION MOST RECENTLY ATTENDED.
1. _______________________________ ____________________________________
UNIVERSITY, DATES ATTENDED
______________________________ ____________________________________
SUBJECT/MAJOR FIELDS , DIPLOMA AND DEGREE RECEIVED (WITH DATE)
2. _______________________________ ____________________________________
UNIVERSITY, DATES ATTENDED
______________________________ ____________________________________
SUBJECT/MAJOR FIELDS, DIPLOMA AND DEGREE RECEIVED (WITH DATE)
III. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
1. PRESENT EMPLOYER/INSTITUTION: _________________________________________________
FACULTY/DEPARTMENT/INSTITUTE IF APPLICABLE: ___________________________________
POSITION: ____________________________________________________________________________
DUTIES: ______________________________________________________________________________
PERIOD OF EMPLOYMENT: FROM__________________ TO PRESENT
2. PREVIOUS EMPLOYER/INSTITUTION: _________________________________________________
FACULTY/DEPARTMENT/INSTITUTE IF APPLICABLE: ____________________________________
POSITION: ____________________________________________________________________________
DUTIES: ______________________________________________________________________________
PERIOD OF EMPLOYMENT: FROM_________________ TO _________________
* LIST THE COURSES YOU CURRENTLY TEACH, IF ANY:
1.__________________________________________________________
2. __________________________________________________________
* LIST THE COURSES YOU ARE PLANNING TO TEACH IN THE NEAR FUTURE, IF ANY:
1. __________________________________________________________
2. __________________________________________________________
* YOUR RESEARCH FIELD AND TOPIC: ____________________________________
* LIST SOME OF THE CONFERENCES AND/OR WORKSHOPS YOU ATTENDED, IF ANY:
1. __________________________________________________________
2. __________________________________________________________
* IF YOU ATTENDED SOME CONFERENCES AND/OR WORKSHOPS AND GAVE A PRESENTATION, PLEASE STATE THE TITLE/S OF YOUR TALK/PAPER:
1. __________________________________________________________
2. __________________________________________________________
ARE YOU A MEMBER OF A PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION IN YOUR FIELD? IF YES, PLEASE STATE WHICH.
______________________________________________________________________________
IV. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
PLEASE ATTACH A BRIEF DESCRIPTION (not longer than 1 page) HOW THE SUMMER SCHOOL IS RELEVANT TO YOUR TEACHING OR RESEARCH.
PLEASE MENTION CURRENT PROJECTS YOU ARE PARTICIPATING IN, WHICH CORRESPOND TO THE TOPIC OF THE SCHOOL. PLEASE MENTION EXLPICITELY ANY SOFTWARE TOOLS YOU ARE USING OR INTENDING TO USE IN THE PROJECT.
DESCRIBE BRIEFLY WHAT HARDWARE PLATFORM AND SOFTWARE TOOLS YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH.
INCLUDE A PROVISIONAL TITLE FOR A SHORT PAPER TO BE DELIVERED DURING THE SCHOOL (EXTENDED ABSTRACTS FOR THESE COMMUNICATIONS WILL BE REQUESTED BEFORE 15 JUNE 1998).
V. SOROS FUNDING AND OTHER SCHOLARSHIPS
* PLEASE LIST THE TYPE OF FUNDING YOU HAVE PREVIOUSLY RECEIVED FROM THE SOROS/OPEN SOCIETY FOUNDATION (CRC VISIT, GRANT, STIPEND, SUMMER UNIVERSITY COURSE, CEU MA FELLOWSHIP, MUSKIE/FSA FELLOWSHIP, ETC.), IF ANY. PLEASE INDICATE THE DATE AS WELL.
1.___________________________________________________________________________
2.___________________________________________________________________________
3.___________________________________________________________________________
4.___________________________________________________________________________
* OTHER SCHOLARSHIPS
1.___________________________________________________________________________
2.___________________________________________________________________________
3.___________________________________________________________________________
4.___________________________________________________________________________
* HAVE YOU STUDIED/WORKED ABROAD? _____YES _____NO
IF YES, WHERE AND HOW LONG?_____________________________________________
VI. ENGLISH LANGUAGE
YOU DO NOT NEED TO FILL OUT THE FOLLOWING ENGLISH LANGUAGE FORMS IF
1. YOU HAVE MAJORED IN ENGLISH
2. YOU HAVE ANY INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNISED EXAM WITH TEST SCORES (TOEFL, CAET, CPT, IELTS OR OTHER)
PLEASE SEND A COPY OF YOUR DIPLOMA OR CERTIFICATE WITH TESTS SCORES IF EITHER OF THE ABOVE IS APPLICABLE.
3. YOU ARE A NATIVE SPEAKER OF ENGLISH
IN ALL OTHER CASES PLEASE FILL OUT THE FORM BELOW.
ENGLISH LANGUAGE SELF-EVALUATION
To be completed by the Applicant
THE SUMMER SCHOOL OFFICIAL LANGUAGE IS ENGLISH. THE COMPLETED ENGLISH LANGUAGE EVALUATION SHOULD REFLECT THE APPLICANTS' TRUE ENGLISH LANGUAGE COMPETENCY.
A/ SUMMARY OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE STUDIES
1. NUMBER OF YEARS ENGLISH WAS STUDIED: ____________________________
2. YOU STUDIED ENGLISH IN _____PRIMARY SCHOOL ____SECONDARY SCHOOL
____COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY _____PRIVATE LANGUAGE SCHOOL ,OTHER: ______________
3. PLEASE, ATTACH A PHOTOCOPY OF THE CERTIFICATE IF ANY:
INTERNATIONAL EXAM: _____________________________________________________
NATIONAL EXAM IN YOUR COUNTRY: ____________________________________________
4. HAVE YOU EVER SPENT SOME TIME IN AN ENGLISH-SPEAKING COUNTRY? ____YES ____NO
5. HOW LONG? ___________________________________________
6. WHICH COUNTRY/COUNTRIES? _______________________________
7. WHAT WAS THE PURPOSE OF YOUR STAY? ____TOURISM ____STUDY ___WORK
____ CONFERENCE/WORKSHOP, OTHER_________:
8. HAVE YOU DELIVERED A CONFERENCE PAPER IN ENGLISH? ____YES ____NO
IF YES, ON WHAT TOPIC? _____________________________________________
B/ LANGUAGE EVALUATION FORM
PLEASE EVALUATE YOUR OWN LANGUAGE SKILLS. PLEASE MARK THE STATEMENTS WHICH YOU FEEL BEST DESCRIBE YOUR LANGUAGE SKILLS (YOU CAN MARK MORE THAN ONE STATEMENT. )
READING:
I CAN READ SIMPLE, EVERYDAY TEXTS___
I CAN READ SPECIALISED LITERATURE IN MY FIELD ___
I CAN READ NON-ACADEMIC AND ACADEMIC PROSE WITHOUT DIFFICULTY ___
SPEAKING:
I CAN COMMUNICATE AT A SURVIVAL LEVEL ___
I CAN COMMUNICATE IN EVERYDAY SITUATIONS FLUENTLY___
I CAN PARTICIPATE IN AN ACADEMIC DISCUSSION ___
I CAN INTERACT WITH EASE IN A WIDE RANGE OF SITUATIONS, BOTH ACADEMIC AND NON- ACADEMIC ___
LISTENING:
I CAN UNDERSTAND SLOW, ARTICULATE SPEECH ___
I CAN FOLLOW NATURAL SPEED CONVERSATION ___
I CAN FOLLOW LECTURES ___
I CAN UNDERSTAND SEMINAR DISCUSSIONS___
WRITING:
I CAN WRITE PERSONAL AND BUSINESS LETTERS ___
I CAN WRITE ESSAYS AND COMPOSITIONS ON NON-ACADEMIC SUBJECTS ___
I CAN WRITE RESEARCH PAPERS___
VII. ATTACHMENTS
IN ADDITION TO THIS COMPLETED FORM, YOUR APPLICATION MUST INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:
* CURRICULUM VITAE
* A LIST OF PUBLICATIONS
* SHORT SUMMARIES OF YOUR MOST IMPORTANT WORKS, NOT LONGER THAN 250 WORDS EACH (UP TO THREE).
* A COPY OF ANY ENGLISH LANGUAGE CERTIFICATE, IF AVAILABLE
* A COPY OF AN ARTICLE YOU HAVE PUBLISHED IN ENGLISH, IF AVAILABLE
* A BRIEF STATEMENT OF PURPOSE (SEE SECTION IV OF THE APPLICATION FORM)
VIII. LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION
THE ATTACHED "LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION" FORM MUST BE COMPLETED BY FACULTY MEMBERS, JOB SUPERVISORS, ETC. WHO ARE MOST FAMILIAR WITH YOUR PROFESSIONAL AND/OR ACADEMIC ABILITIES AND CHARACTER. THE LETTER MUST BE COMPLETED IN ENGLISH.
THE FORM MUST NOT BE COMPLETED BY ANY PERSON OTHER THAN THE REFEREE WHOSE NAME IS INDICATED. WHEN COMPLETED, THE "LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION" SHOULD BE PUT IN AN ENVELOPE, SEALED AND SIGNED BY THE REFEREE ACROSS THE SEAL. YOU SHOULD MAKE CERTAIN THAT YOUR R
EFEREE MAIL THEIR RECOMMENDATION DIRECTLY TO THE SUMMER SCHOOL OFFICE IN SOFIA. YOUR APPLICATION CANNOT BE CONSIDERED WITHOUT THE LETTER.
BY SIGNING MY NAME HERE, I ATTEST THAT ALL INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THIS APPLICATION AND ITS ATTACHMENTS IS ACCURATE TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE. I UNDERSTAND THAT MISREPRESENTATION OF THESE DOCUMENTS MAY CAUSE MY APPLICATION TO BE WITHDRAWN AND/OR ANY AWA
RDED FELLOWSHIPS RESCINDED.
___________________________ ___________________________
SIGNATURE, DATE
PLEASE NOTE:
? THE APPLICAION WILL BE DISCARDED IF ANY DATA/ATTACHMENTS ARE MISSING.
? THE SUMMER SCHOOL OFFICE WILL NOTIFY APPLICANTS ABOUT THE RESULTS OF THE COMPETITION IN MAY 1998.
? THE FINAL DECISION IS NOT OPEN TO APPEAL.
Summer School Applications of Information Technologies to Biblical Studies
Attn: Milena Dobreva
Institute of Mathematics and Informatics
Bl. 8, Acad. G. Bonchev St. 1113 Sofia BULGARIA
TEL.: (359-2) 713-2809 FAX: (359-2) 971-3649 E-MAIL: aitbs@math.acad.bg
LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION
TO THE WRITER OF THIS RECOMMENDATION:
THE PERSON NAMED BELOW IS APPLYING FOR ADMISSION TO A SUMMER SCHOOL SUPPORTED BY THE OPEN SOCIETY INSTITUTE/HIGHER EDUCATION SUPPORT PROGRAMME. PLEASE ASSESS THE APPLICANT'S ACADEMIC AND/OR PROFESSIONAL ABILITY AND COMMENT ON HIS/HER POTENTIAL GROWTH IN T
HE FIELD OF APPLICATION OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES TO BIBLICAL STUDIES. PLEASE SEAL THIS LETTER IN AN ENVELOPE, SIGN YOUR NAME ACROSS THE SEAL AND MAIL DIRECTLY TO THE SUMMER SCHOOL OFFICE TO BE RECEIVED NO LATER THAN APRIL 30, 1998.
NAME OF THE PERSON EVALUATED: _______________________________________________________
CHOOSE ONE: I _______ THE PERSON TO BE ADMITTED TO THE COURSE S/HE IS APPLYING FOR.
A/ STRONGLY RECOMMEND
B/ RECOMMEND
C/ RECOMMEND WITH RESERVATIONS
PLEASE ADD BELOW YOUR COMMENTS
___________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________
SIGNATURE: ______________________ DATE: _____________________
NAME (PLEASE PRINT):__________________ POSITION: ___________________
OFFICE TEL.:_________________ HOME TEL.: ________________
FAX:________________________E-MAIL: _________________________
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Date: Mon, 30 Mar 1998 10:40:07 -0500
From: David Green <david@ninch.org>
Subject: Summer Institute - Creating Electronic Texts
NINCH ANNOUNCEMNT
March 30, 1998
CREATING ELECTRONIC TEXTS & IMAGES:
Second Summer Institute at the University of New Brunswick
Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada
August 16 - 21, 1998
<http://ultratext.hil.unb.ca/Texts/Announce/seaman98.htm>
This message has been cross-posted, please excuse any duplication.
**Announcing the Second Summer Institute at the University of New
Brunswick / Fredericton / New Brunswick / Canada**
Creating Electronic Texts and Images -- a practical "hands-on"
exploration of the research, preservation and pedagogical uses of
electronic texts and images in the humanities.
August 16 - 21, 1998
Instructor: David Seaman, University of Virginia
Sponsored by the University of New Brunswick Library's Electronic
Text Centre (http://www.unb.ca/etc/) and the Department of Archives
and Special Collections
COURSE DESCRIPTION: The course will centre around the creation of a
set of electronic texts and digital images. Topics to be covered
include:
SGML tagging and conversion
Using the Text Encoding Initiative Guidelines
The basics of archival imaging
The form and implications of XML Publishing
SGML on the World Wide Web
EAD - Encoded Archival Descriptions
The course is designed primarily for librarians and archivists who are
planning to develop electronic text and imaging projects; for scholars
who are creating electronic texts as part of their teaching and
research; and for publishers who are looking to move publications to
the Web. Course participants will create an electronic version of a
selection of Canadian literary letters from UNB's Archives and Special
Collections. Participants will encode the letters with TEI/SGML
tagging, tag an EAD finding aid (a one day course component) and
explore issues in creating digital images.
COURSE PREREQUISITES: This year's institute presupposes that
participants have some experience with the Web and HTML. It is highly
recommended that participants also have had some basic exposure to
other SGML applications besides HTML, such as TEI, XML or EAD. For
those with little or no previous experience with SGML applications,
there will be a one day introductory level session on Saturday, August
15. For those on the West Coast, an introductory session taught by
David Seaman will be offered on June 17, 1998 as a pre-conference
workshop at the Canadian Library Association Annual Conference & Trade
Show in Victoria, British Columbia.
FACILITIES: The course will be held in the Instructional Technology
LearningCentre (ITLC) in the Harriet Irving Library on the campus of
the University of New Brunswick. The lab is a state-of-the-art
facility with a Windows 95 PC for each participant and a high end
digital projection system.
The facility is air conditioned.
REGISTRATION FEES / HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS: Registration will be limited
to 20. The tuition $750.00 (Canadian dollars) will include all course
fees for the Institute, nutritional breaks, lunches and a number of
special events. Tuition does not include cost of accommodations. The
tuition for the UNB one-day (August 15) introductory workshop on HTML
and SGML is not included in the $750 and is an additional $75.00.
There will be five bursaries offered at $200.00 each for those who
could not otherwise afford to come to the Institute. The Lord
Beaverbrook Hotel in downtown Fredericton is offering special room
rates at:
$70.00 + tax (Canadian) Single Room
$77.00 + tax (Canadian) Double Room
Course participants will be responsible for making their own
reservations: Jill Amos - Contact Person - 506-455-3371
FURTHER INFORMATION: Detailed course
information will be available in April - see:
http://ultratext.hil.unb.ca/Texts/Announce/seaman98.htm
If in the meantime you would like further information, contact Karen
Maguire (kmaguire@unb.ca or 506-453-4740).
Information on last year's Institute, including comments from
participants is available at:
http://www.lib.unb.ca/Texts/SGML_course/Aug97/index.html
*****************************************************
Registration Form
Introduction To Electronic Texts and Images
August 16th to 21st, 1998
Name:________________________________
Organization/Title:____________________________________
Please provide a description of present and future projects to which
you will apply the skills learned in this course. In addition, briefly
outline your reasons for interest in taking this course.
______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
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______________________________________________________
Phone:_________________(Home) ______________________(Business)
Business address: _______________________________________
_______________________________________
Home address: _______________________________________
_______________________________________
FAX: ____________________ email: ________________________
Method of payment (please circle one):
1. Cheque (made payable to: UNB Libraries)
2. Visa or Mastercard
Card#: ___________________________________
Expiry date:_______________________________
3. Purchase Order (please attach):
Number:__________________________________
Signature:_________________________________
Payment is due in full by June 30, 1998. Refunds will not be honoured
after Aug 1/98.
(Optional) In addition, please register me for the Introductory One
Day Workshop on HTML and SGML on Saturday August 15 (tuition cost is
$75.00) ___________ Please return Registration Form by email, Fax, or
mail to:
Karen Maguire
Administrative Assistant
UNB Libraries
PO Box 7500
Fredericton, NB
E3B 5H5
Phone: (506) 453-4740 Fax: (506) 453-4595 email: kmaguire@unb.ca
Confirmation of registration will be sent to you after processing.
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Date: Tue, 31 Mar 1998 23:54:59 +0100
From: "UiL OTS (Leslie Dijkstra)" <uil-ots@let.ruu.nl>
Subject: revised second call for papers
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SECOND ANNOUNCEMENT
CALL FOR PAPERS
===============================
The Utrecht Congress on
"Storage and Computation
in Linguistics"
*****
Utrecht Institute of Linguistics OTS
Utrecht, The Netherlands,
October 19th, 20th and 21st , 1998
Deadline for submission of abstracts:
May 15th , 1998
*****
On the occasion of its tenth anniversary,
the Utrecht Institute of Linguistics OTS is
organizing a three-day international
congress from October 19th through
October 21st 1998. The theme of this
congress is "Storage and Computation in
Linguistics". Invited speakers include:
Steve Pinker, evening lecture;
Ray Jackendoff (keynote lecture) / Frans Zwarts,
The Architecture of the Language Faculty;
Harald Clahsen / Steven Gillis, language
acquisition; John Ohala / Geert Booij,
language change; Sarah Thomason /
Pieter Muysken, language variation; Nicholas
Asher / Frans van Eemeren, discourse
analysis; Ed Keenan & Ed Stabler / Jan Koster,
grammar design.
Two distinct cognitive resources that
people may employ in interpreting and
producing linguistic utterances are,
on the one hand, memory, and, on the other,
computational procedures. An utterance may
be assigned a certain structure and
interpretation because it is recognized as an
instance of a pattern that is stored in memory,
or because computational procedures build up
a complex representation of that pattern. In
linguistics, this contrast is usually
identified with the contrast between lexicon
and grammar. In the context of this congress,
the distinction is broadly conceived as a
tool for exploring our understanding of
language structure and language use.
The relation between storage and
computation will be analysed on the
basis of a broad range of empirical
questions, concerning issues in the
representation and acquisition of linguistic
knowledge, the foundations of language
and information, and the cognitive and
computational aspects of language use
and processing. Implications of the
distinction between storage and
computation will be discussed for six
different domains of linguistic inquiry:
¨ the architecture of the language faculty
¨ language acquisition
¨ language change
¨ language variation
¨ discourse analysis
¨ grammar design
The format of the congress is as follows:
(1) A number of well-known linguistic
scholars of different persuasions and
from different subdisciplines are asked to
contribute invited papers relating to the
congress theme. There will be two invited
speakers for each of the six domains of
linguistic inquiry mentioned above.
(2) There will be around twenty slots
for presentations of selected papers.
Each selected paper will be allotted 25
minutes, including discussion. There will
only be plenary sessions.
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ABSTRACT SUBMISSION
================================
To submit a paper, participants
are requested to send one original
and four anonymous copies of a
one-page abstract, by regular mail.
Each abstract should at least contain
the following information:
Names of authors, title of the paper,
brief description of the content of the
paper, and an indication of how this
paper is related to the theme of the
congress
The abstract should preferably
be printed in Times New Roman on white
paper of A4 size, with top and bottom
margins of 2.54 cm and left and right
margins of 3.17 cm. The total number
of words in the abstract should not
exceed 500. Together with the abstract
please send a 3" x 5" index card with
the following information:
¨ title of the paper;
¨ name(s) of author(s);
¨ mail address of (first) author;
¨ affiliation;
¨ phone number;
¨ electronic mail address of (first) author.
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DEADLINE
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The abstract must have reached us
before May 15th 1998.
On the basis of abstracts, selection
will take place during the month of
June 1998.
Notification of acceptance or rejection
will be given before July 1st 1998.
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PRACTICAL INFORMATION
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Organizing institute:
Utrecht Institute of Linguistics OTS
Congress committee:
Sieb Nooteboom (Chairman),
Leslie Dijkstra (Secretariate),
Jan Don, Ton Naaijkens,
Henriette de Swart, Arie Verhagen,
Fred Weerman, Frank Wijnen
Dates:
Deadline abstracts: May 15th 1998
Notification: Before July 1st
Early registration: Before October 1st 1998
Congress: October 19th, 20th, and 21st 1998
Fees:
Registration before October 1st 1998:
dfl 100,- (dfl. 50,- for students with
proof of studentship)
Registration after October 1st 1998:
dfl. 150,- (dfl. 75,- for students with
proof of studentship)
Registration
A registration form is available
from our secretariate (for address
see above) or can be found at our website
http://www-uilots.let.ruu.nl/UiL-OTS/Conferences/sc_home.htm
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The Utrecht Congress on
Storage and Computation in Linguistics 1998
Utrecht Institute of Linguistics OTS
Trans 10
3512 JK Utrecht
The Netherlands
phone: #31 30 253 6006
fax: #31 30 253 6000
e-mail: uil-ots@let.ruu.nl
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