Humanist Discussion Group, Vol. 13, No. 475.
Centre for Computing in the Humanities, King's College London
<http://www.princeton.edu/~mccarty/humanist/>
<http://www.kcl.ac.uk/humanities/cch/humanist/>
[1] From: Scott Stebelman <scottlib@gwis2.circ.gwu.edu> (32)
Subject: Symposium Announcement
[2] From: NINCH-ANNOUNCE <david@ninch.org> (66)
Subject: CONFERENCE: CIDOC/CHIN
[3] From: NINCH-ANNOUNCE <david@ninch.org> (93)
Subject: Seminar: "Politics of Culture"; Conference: Webwise:
Libraries and Museums in the Digital World
[4] From: NINCH-ANNOUNCE <david@ninch.org> (104)
Subject: Seminar: Publishing in 21st Century
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Date: Thu, 09 Mar 2000 20:15:51 +0000
From: Scott Stebelman <scottlib@gwis2.circ.gwu.edu>
Subject: Symposium Announcement
In response to the escalating inflation of library materials, and to
increase faculty awareness of alternative modes of scholarly
communication, the Gelman Library of George Washington University is
sponsoring a symposium entitled "Who Will Control Scholarly Communication
in the 21st Century? Threats and Opportunities for the Academy." The
symposium, which is part of the President's Millennium Seminar Series,
will be held on March 30, from 1:00-3:00, in the Dorothy Betts Marvin
Theatre, George Washington University, 800 21st Street NW, Washington, DC.
Speakers include:
Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren
Member of House Judiciary Committee and sponsor of several bills related
to the Internet, access, and privacy.
Professor David Morrison
James B. Duke Professor of Mathematics and Physics at Duke University and
Chair of the Mathematics arXiv
Professor Neil Fraistat
Professor of English at the University of Maryland and a founder and
General Editor of the Romantic Circles Website
Professor Michael Lovaglia
Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Iowa and founder of
the Internet journal, Current Research in Social Psychology
Dr. Donald Lehman
Vice-President for Academic Affairs
The George Washington University
This event is open to the public and does not require registration. For
more information, contact:
Scott Stebelman
Group Leader for Education and Instruction
Gelman Library
George Washington University
Washington, D.C. 20052
202/994-1342
scottlib@gwis2.circ.gwu.edu
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Date: Thu, 09 Mar 2000 20:18:10 +0000
From: NINCH-ANNOUNCE <david@ninch.org>
Subject: CONFERENCE: CIDOC/CHIN
NINCH ANNOUNCEMENT
News on Networking Cultural Heritage Resources
from across the Community
March 9, 2000
The International Committee for Documentation
of the International Council of Museums (ICOM-CIDOC) and
Canadian Heritage Information Network (CHIN) announce
CIDOC / CHIN 2000 CONFERENCE
August 22-26, 2000: Ottawa, Canada
<http://www.chin.gc.ca/cidoc>http://www.chin.gc.ca
<http://www.chin.gc.ca/cidoc>http://www.chin.gc.ca/cidoc
Pre-Conference Workshops (August 23):
Management of a Digitization Project
Implementing the Dublin Core in Museums
<http://www.chin.gc.ca/Resources/Cidoc/English/sessions.html#Workshops>h
<http://www.chin.gc.ca/Resources/Cidoc/English/sessions.html#Workshops>http:
//www.chin.gc.ca/Resources/Cidoc/English/sessions.html#Workshops
>From: Patricia_Young@pch.gc.ca
>Date: Tue, 7 Mar 2000 19:21:36 -0500
>
The CIDOC/CHIN conference will be held August 22-26, 2000 (please note slight
change in dates) at the Westin Hotel in Ottawa, Canada.
We invite you to submit your proposals for sessions related to the overall
theme
of the conference, ideas for papers and panel discussions, or for the overall
CIDOC / CHIN 2000 conference, including events. On-line submission forms
are now
available at the conference Web site
(<http://www.chin.gc.ca/cidoc>http://www.chin.gc.ca/cidoc).
Please visit the conference web site for program information. If you have any
questions, please contact Kati Geber at kgeber@chin.gc.ca.
We look forward to your participation with enthusiasm!
Patricia Young
CIDOC Chair
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Le congrs CIDOC/RCIP aura lieu du 22 au 26 aot 2000 (veuillez constater la
petite modification de dates) l?Htel Westin Ottawa, Canada.
Nous vous invitons soumettre des propositions pour les sances, ayant
trait au
thme gnral de la confrence, des ides pour des allocutions et des
discussions, ou pour la confrence du CIDOC/RCIP 2000 en gnral, y compris
les
activits spciales. Les formulaires en direct sont maintenant disponibles
dans
le site Internet du congrs (www.rcip.gc.ca/cidoc).
Si vous dsirez obtenir de plus amples renseignements, veuillez visiter le
site
Internet du congrs. Pour toute question, n?hsitez pas communiquer avec
Kati
Geber kgeber@rcip.gc.ca .
Nous attendons votre participation avec enthousiasme !
Patricia Young
Prsidente du CIDOC
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Date: Thu, 09 Mar 2000 20:19:30 +0000
From: NINCH-ANNOUNCE <david@ninch.org>
Subject: Seminar: "Politics of Culture"; Conference: Webwise:
Libraries and Museums in the Digital World
NINCH ANNOUNCEMENT
News on Networking Cultural Heritage Resources
from across the Community
March 9, 2000
"The Politics of Culture and Technology"
Tuesday, March 14, 2000: 3:30 to 5:00pm
401 F Street NW, Washington, DC 20001
<http://www.culturalpolicy.org>http://www.culturalpol
<http://www.culturalpolicy.org>http://www.culturalpolicy.org
WEBWISE: A Conference on Libraries and Museums in the Digital World
March 15-17, 2000: Renaissance Hotel, Washington, D.C.
<http://cecssrv1.cecs.missouri.edu/webwise/>http://cecssrv1.
<http://cecssrv1.cecs.missouri.edu/webwise/>http://cecssrv1.cecs.missouri.ed
u/webwise/
* * *
The Center for Arts and Culture Presents
"The Politics of Culture and Technology"
Tuesday, March 14, 2000: 3:30 to 5:00pm
401 F Street NW, Washington, DC 20001
<http://www.culturalpolicy.org>http://www.culturalpol
<http://www.culturalpolicy.org>http://www.culturalpolicy.org
>From: Malissa Bennett <mbennett@culturalpolicy.org>
>To: "'david@ninch.org'" <david@ninch.org>,
>>Date: Fri, 3 Mar 2000 15:54:02 -0500
The Center for Arts and Culture, America's first independent think tank for
arts and culture, announces it's Calling the Question program: "The Politics
of Culture and Technology". Free and open to the public, the program will
be on Tuesday, March 14, 2000 from 3:30 to 5:00pm in the National Building
Museum auditorium, 401 F Street NW, Washington, DC 20001. A reception
celebrating the publication of the Center's new book, The Politics of
Culture: Policy Perspecitves for Individuals, Institutions and Communities,
will follow the program and is also free and open to the public. Please
call (202) 783-5277 to reserve, seating is limited.
The cultural sector is embracing new technologies along with the rest of the
world. What are the implications of this revolution for American culture
and how will these shape public policies about the arts and humanities in
the new century?
MODERATOR
James Allen Smith, President of the Center for Arts and Culture
PANELISTS:
* Adam Clayton Powell III, Vice President for Technology and Programs, The
Freedom Forum;
* Lori Perine, Senior Policy Advisor for Computing Information and
Communications, The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy;
* Jerry Berman, Executive Director, Center for Policy and Technology; and
* Patricia Auferheide, Associate Professor in the School of Communications
at American University.
In the Washington Post on February 29, 2000, Richard Morin and Claudia Deane
noted that the Center's new book "will get Washington to think as seriously
about the nation's cultural life as it does about Bosnia or tax policy."
Available from The New Press, The Politics of Culture features fresh
research and thought-provoking commentary, providing a compelling outline
for the future of American public policy as it intersects with arts and
culture.
For more information please contact Malissa Bennett at (202) 783-5277 or by
email at mbennett@culturalpolicy.org. Visit the Center's website at
<http://www.culturalpolicy.org>http://www.culturalpolicy.org .
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WEBWISE: A Conference on Libraries and Museums in the Digital World
Sponsored by The Institute of Museum and Library Services
& The University of Missouri Columbia Department of Computer Science
March 15-17, 2000: Renaissance Hotel, Washington, D.C.
<http://cecssrv1.cecs.missouri.edu/webwise/>http://cecssrv1.
<http://cecssrv1.cecs.missouri.edu/webwise/>http://cecssrv1.cecs.missouri.ed
u/webwise/
In cooperation with the University of Missouri Columbia, the Institute of
Museum and Library Services is hosting a conferenceon libraries and museums
in the digital world March 15-17, 2000, in Washington, D.C. The purpose of
the conference is to highlight the rich variety of museum and library
resources that can be made accessible through digitization and to explore
the challenges and opportunities of providing wide public access to these
collections. Sessions will focus on:
* partnerships that can be facilitated by Federal support (including state
and local, inter-institutional, and public-private),
* involvement of learners in the process, and
* management and preservation of digital collections.
Speakers will include digital collection managers, library and museum
leaders in this growing field, and corporate as well as foundation
representatives who are supporting digitization projects. The conference
report will inform IMLS planning for digital library funding.
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Date: Thu, 09 Mar 2000 20:20:11 +0000
From: NINCH-ANNOUNCE <david@ninch.org>
Subject: Seminar: Publishing in 21st Century
NINCH ANNOUNCEMENT
News on Networking Cultural Heritage Resources
from across the Community
March 9, 2000
University of Virginia & Library of Congress Sixth Annual Seminar
PUBLISHING IN THE 21ST CENTURY: REDEFINING THE INDUSTRY
April 13-15, 2000: Library of Congress, Washington, DC
<http://uvace.virginia.edu/cup/publishing/media.htm>http://u
<http://uvace.virginia.edu/cup/publishing/media.htm>http://uvace.virginia.ed
u/cup/publishing/media.htm
$675 ($745 after March 15)
This two-day seminar addresses the power shifts, technological redirection,
and business redefinitions that comprise electronic publishing in the third
millennium. In both plenary and small group breakout sessions, participants
will learn how to make tradition and innovation coexist in the business of
publishing from the visionaries who have been at the forefront of
electronic publication.
Topics covered include:
* power shifts: redefining the industry
* best practices in strategic and tactical decision making
* digital rights management
* creating the most effective Web sites
* code once, use many times: the promise of SGML and XML
* copyright issues in a digital environment
* e-Publishing: the new software systems
* the new aggregators: Internet libraries
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
All book and journal publishers, including trade, educational, textbook,
association/nonprofit, business-to-business, government/service, and those in
related fields who are expanding into digital and Internet publication.
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
The registration fee for the seminar is $745. An early bird fee of $675 is
available if registration is received on or before March 15, 2000. The
registration fee includes admission to all seminar activities, materials,
the keynote address, and the welcome reception at the Library of Congress
on Thursday, lunch in the Montpelier Room on Friday, continental breakfast
and all refreshment breaks on Friday and Saturday. You can register online
or by mail/fax.
Seminar enrollment is limited, and early registration is advised. Selection
will be made on a first-come first-served basis. A registration form is
available online. Please note that although the registration fee is $745,
an early bird fee of $675 is available to those who register on or before
March 15, 2000, after which the registration fee reverts to $745.
Registration for this seminar must be made in advance by completing the
registration form and mailing it with your remittance payable to the
University of Virginia. Mail to the University of Virginia Continuing
Education, Center for University Programs, P.O. Box 3697, Charlottesville,
VA 22903. If paying by credit card, you may register by calling
800/346-3882, or FAX your registration to 804/982-5297. Space is limited,
and early registration is strongly recommended.
THE SPEAKERS
Keynote: Jason Epstein, Editorial Director and Senior Vice President,
Random House, Inc.
POWER SHIFTS: REDEFINING THE INDUSTRY
Mark Bayer, Senior Vice President and General Manager, R.R. Donnelly
Laura Fillmore, President, Open Book Systems (OBS)
Scott Lubeck, Vice President and Managing Director, Westview Press, Perseus
Group
Barbara Kline Pope, Director, National Academy Press
BEST PRACTICES IN STRATEGIC AND TACTICAL DECISION MAKING
Moderator: Paul Hilts, Technology Editor, Publishers Weekly
Panelists:
Michael Jensen, Director of Publishing Technologies, National Academy Press
Carter Glass, Manager of Electronic Publications, American Geophysical Union
DIGITAL RIGHTS MANAGEMENT
Carol Risher, Vice President, Copyright & New Technology, AAP
Matthew P. Moynahan, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Reciprocal
Publishing
CREATING THE MOST EFFECTIVE WEB SITES
Laura Fillmore, President, Open Book Systems (OBS)
CODE ONCE, USE MANY TIMES: THE PROMISE OF SGML AND XML
David Seaman, Director, Electronic Text Center, University of Virginia
COPYRIGHT ISSUES IN A DIGITAL ENVIRONMENT
Mary Levering, Associate Register for National Copyright Programs, U.S.
Copyright Office
Susan Chertkof Munsat, Esq., Lichtman, Trister, Singer & Ross
E-PUBLISHING: THE NEW SOFTWARE SYSTEMS
William Kasdorf, President, Impressions Book & Journal Services
Len Kawell, President, Glassbook, Inc.
Susanne Peterson, Business Development Manager, e-Books, Microsoft Corp.
Steve Potash, President, Overdrive Systems
Bob Stein, Chairman & CEO, Night Kitchen
THE NEW AGGREGATORS: INTERNET LIBRARIES
Lynn Silipigni Connaway, Vice President, Research & Information Systems,
netLibrary
Kevin Guthrie, President, JSTOR
Stephen Rhind-Tutt, Principal, Rhind-Tutt Associates
John Unsworth, Director, Institute for Advanced Technologies in the
Humanities,
University of Virginia
Robert Zich, fmr Director of Electronic Programs, Library of Congress
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