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Humanist Mailing List, Vol. 2, No. 89. Friday, 9 Sep 1988.
Autobiographies of HUMANISTs
Twelfth Supplement
Following are 23 additional entries to the collection of
autobiographical statements by members of the HUMANIST discussion
group.
HUMANISTs on IBM VM/CMS systems will want a copy of Jim Coombs'
exec for searching and retrieving biographical entries. It is
kept on HUMANIST's file-server; for more information, see the
Guide to HUMANIST.
Further additions, corrections, and updates are welcome.
Willard McCarty
Centre for Computing in the Humanities, Univ. of Toronto
mccarty@vm.epas.utoronto.ca OR mccarty@utorepas
9 September 1988
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*Aasgaard, Joshua "PeaceMan" <JAACS@UNO>
625 North Scott, New Orleans, Louisiana 70119; (504) 484-7934;
(504) 488-6908 (data 1200 bd)
Greetings fellow humans!
I am a Political Science / Philosophy double major, minoring in
Computer Science at the University of New Orleans. I began as a
CS / Philosophy double major but was incompetent at Calculus II.
However, my love of rhetoric and politics made my switch quite
easy. My knowledge of computers (software and hardware,
mainframe and micros) has made the amount I can contribute to my
fellow students greater, and has partially helped me in landing a
new job as Managing Editor of our school newspaper, the
Driftwood, which starts in mid-August. Previously, I had been
employed as a pollster for the UNO Poll and wrote a
liberal/humanist column for the Driftwood.
In the polling, tabulation of data was done primarily on our VAX
mainframes using SAS. I didn't do any of that work, but it is
one way our political science department uses computing in
Humanities. On the paper we use Macintoshes and desktop
publishing and a laser printer, to help us create and lay-out the
paper. It is then sent to our local daily newspaper to be
printed. As the semester develops I will, if you all are
interested, keep you informed of any innovations or short-cuts
there may be using the Mac and whatever software package(s) we
use.
My research interests include Artificial Intelligence, Philosophy
of Communication, Social and Political Philosophy. My general
interests include developing benevolent alternatives to
absolutist theologies that subvert confidence in the power of
human reason and compassion, good will toward those with
different beliefs or cultures, and the ability to build a more
peaceful and prosperous world (spiritually and materially).
Basically, my interests are like those of the practical idealists
in whose footsteps I follow, to bring about a more just, happier
society, by living by that rule so many people who call
themselves Christians forget: by loving my fellow human sisters
and brothers as I love myself, by caring, giving, and
volunteering. In short, my interests are to promote Christian
love with a humanist face.
Finally, when I first subscribed I thought I was joining a
humanism conference rather than one on the humanities. I am
pleasantly surprised; I look forward to seeing what,
specifically, takes place between us.
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*Barnett, Gerald <8122313@UWAVM>
Humanities and Arts Computing Center DW-10 University of
Washington Seattle, WA 98195
Birth 23 October 1958 at Walla Walla, Washington
Education: B.A. English Walla Walla College 1981; B.S.
Mathematics Walla Walla College 1981; M.A. English University of
Washington 1984; Ph.D. English University of Washington 1988
Professional Experience: 1988-89 Acting Instructor in the
Department of English at the University of Washington.
1984-88 Project Consultant at the Humanities and Arts Computing
Center at the University of Washington. I specialized in custom
character font development for IBM PCs and dot matrix printers
(medieval English, Cyrillic), OCR text scanning, the electronic
representation of manuscript texts, and language-learning
software.
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*Batke, Peter <L64A3779@JHUVM>
Humanities Discipline Specialist, Homewood Computing Facilities,
The Johns Hopkins University, Charles and 34th Street, Baltimore,
MD 21218; phone: (301) 338 8096 BITNET:
Academic Background: BA 1968 German - Univ. of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill; MA 1971 German UNC-CH Thesis: The Parodies of
Nestroy; PhD 1979 German Diss: Heimito von Doderer (Modern
Austrian Novel); Research Interest: Modern novel, electronic
indexing of literature, computer aided instruction, AI, Neural
Networks, WordCruncher, OCP.
Humanities Computing Background: 1971 Text Processing on IBM Mag
Card; 1975-78 PL/1, SPSS at the UNC-CH Computer Center; 1978-79
Text processing with Waterloo Script of dissertation; 1980 Text
Processing and office applications on CPT; 1983-1988 Senior
Research Associate at Humanities Computing Facility; Duke
University; 1988- Humanities Discipline Specialist, The Johns
Hopkins University.
My present duties include supporting Hopkins humanities faculty
and departments in computer applications.
I have read papers at IBM/ACIS conferences, at ICCH and at CALICO
primarily about CAI, Text Analysis, Non-roman characters, and
general issues concerning computers and humanities.
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*Benoit, William L. <COMM4065@UMCVMB>
Assistant Professor Department of Communication University of
Missouri Columbia, MO 65211 (314) 882-0545
My research and teaching interests concern symbolic (and, in
particular, verbal) social influence. Thus, I am interested in
rhetorical theory and criticism. I have written about rhetorical
theory, including articles on Aristotle, Isocrates, and Kenneth
Burke. I have also written some rhetorical criticism, including
studies of President Nixon on Watergate, Kennedy on the
Chappaquiddick tragedy, and Tylenol on the poisonings. I also
have done some experimental work on persuasion (attitude change)
and resistance to persuasion, and on argumentation.
I use computers primarily for word processing, but I have done
some statistical analysis on our mainframe. I have written some
menu programs (with the assistance of, e.g., PC Magazine) but I
don't do any programming. I have found BITNET to be useful and
fun (and informative). I like to know enough about computers to
tweak their performance a bit, and to make sure they work easily.
So, while I enjoy working with computers quite a bit, that's not
my job (they are tools that help me do my job better, faster,
easier).
I have an IBM-PC at home and an AT-compatible at my office. Both
have modems. (I covet the NEC multispeed: a fast laptop with the
function keys in the right place!) The software I use most is
Wordstar (TM) for word processing and Procomm (TM--developed
right here in Columbia, MO!). I occasionally use Grammatik II
(TM). My favorite games are INFOCOM games, including the Zork
trilogy and several of their murder mystery games (Suspect,
Witness).
I look forward to seeing what the discussions on the HUMANIST
list concern.
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*Crosby, Connie <FRE536@uoguelph.ca> or <CROSBY@cosy.uoguelph.ca>
MA student, Department of English Language and Literature,
University of Guelph, N1G 2W1 or 631 Glen Moor Cres., Burlington,
Ontario, L7N 2Z8, (416) 632-6337.
I am a graduate student with the English Department here at U. of
Guelph currently working on my thesis. My thesis comes under the
wonderfully general title of "computer applications to the
humanities"--I am attempting to write a guide for undergraduate
humanities students on computer use. I am also a frequent user of
computer conferencing here on campus. I enjoy both CoSy and TCoSy
use, and like to support the use of these whenever possible. I
first came to computer use on campus through using TCoSy, and
have since been able to help other students, both formally and
informally, learn to use the system. I moderate several
conferences on TCoSy, and am frequently creating new ones. Other
than computers, I have a strong interest in literature and in
communication in general. I am hoping to learn much from the
people on HUMANIST, and contribute whenever I am able.
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*Ellis, Richard William <ELLIS@IUBACS>
Principal Analyst; Network Services, Bloomington Academic
Computing Services, Indiana University, 750 N. State Rd. 46,
Bloomington, IN 47405; (812) 335-4240
My educational background lies in psychobiology--animal learning
theory and ethology. However, my recent professional experience
and interest has been in planning for academic information
systems, library automation, central and distributed computing,
and telecommunications. Illustrations follow.
I have developed and coordinated execution of plans for academic
information systems for several years, including integrated
faculty and student online information environments and videotex
development projects. I am currently a member of the university's
NOTIS library automation project leaders team and a member of
Indiana University's Online Database Forum. I recently served as
a panelist for the Indiana Cooperative Library Services Authority
briefing on new information systems and have been asked to
convene a joint libraries and computer centers planning retreat.
Last year I participated in academic computing task forces
addressing instructional computing and central systems
architecture. I also prepared a network plan for academic
computing. I currently chair a committee that is developing a
five-year plan for academic computing, and I am also working on a
plan for network-workstation integration.
I took the lead in establishing a Bitnet connection for Indiana
University/Bloomington in 1985, and in provision of DECnet
routers, gateways, and dialout service. In 1987, I served on the
Telecommunications System Technical Evaluation Team that
evaluated and recommended a new campus telecommunications system.
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*Eveland, John F. <S1.JFE@ISUMVS>
Graduate Student, English -- Teaching Assistant, English Home:
47-A Schilletter Village, Ames, Iowa 50010 (515) 296-8595
Office: 206 Ross Hall, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011
I am 47 years old and working on a Masters in English,
specifically in the areas of Business and Technical Writing, and
Composition and Rhetoric. At the present time I teach three
classes of Freshman Composition a year.
As to a 'professional' career in Humanities, I am afraid I'm
lacking in that category. I received a B.A., in English, in May
1988, and I have been busy ever since with my graduate studies.
Before going back to school for my English degree, my wife and I
were in the ministry. We traveled extensively in the United
States for about six years and enjoyed both the people and the
sights. We did not 'preach', but we provided churches and
congregations with information about literature, both clerical
and secular, that they could use in their ministries. My wife
and I felt that we could be of more help to people if we got a
better education, and so in 1985 we enrolled in college.
My current interests include, computer aided education,
especially as it relates to teaching composition and other forms
of writing. I am also interested in the affects that computers
have on people, i.e., how it influences their job choice, their
interests in the arts, and their acceptance of it in their lives.
I feel that computers may be the best tool available at this time
to help educate the people of the world, and although education
may not solve the worlds problems, it certainly is not going to
make them worse. Computers are the simplest way to educate people
without interference from prejudice or bigotry, after all, a
monitor does not know if the operator is white, black, male,
female, Christian, Moslem or Jew. Enough soap box for now.
I hope to continue my education through the Doctorate level and
then teach writing. I am not sure if I want to teach in a
university or in a high school.
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*Fowler, Don <DPF@VAX.OXFORD.AC.UK>
I am the Fellow and Tutor in Classics at Jesus College, Oxford,
and University Lecturer in Greek and Latin Literature. My main
research interests are in Latin poetry, especially Lucretius,
Vergil, and Ovid, and Hellenistic Philosophy, especially
Epicurus. I first used computers as a graduate working on a
commentary on Lucretius Book Two, using the old Oxford ICL 1906A
to do simple concording, metrical stuff etc. After a while out of
the field, I have recently got involved again with the Oxford
Text Searching Project, which aims to make a friendly front-end
to OCP available for undergraduate users on the Oxford network. I
also use Ibycus quite often and get IBYNEWS. I'd be particularly
interested to hear about lexical research, especially on hapax
legomena (!).
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*Fox, John J. <Johnfox@RCN>
Since 1964, professor of history, Salem State College, Salem, MA
01970; phone# (508) 741-6000 x 2369.
Interests: Amer. Constitutional History, 1763 - 1824; oral
history; community history. Actively involved in oral history.
Founder, former president, current executive secretary of New
England Association of Oral History; served on executive board of
national Oral History Assoc. Interest in using computers in
teaching; also how to help teachers make history more alive and
meaningful to students. Have given many presentation on o.h. at
state/national level, teach grad. course at SSC.
Other interest is U.S. constitutional history. Research in period
1763 - 1824. Just published chapter on MA and creation of federal
union in "the constitution and the states" (published by Madison
House). Teach both under and grad in this area.
Also teach honors world civ for freshman. This is a thematic
course. Theme first semester is rise of religious thought and
institutions, second semester, rise of political institution.
I was a late bloomer, not going on to college until after service
in Korean War. Stationed in Berlin, Germany, 1953 - 1954. Went to
North Adams State (Mass.). Graduate work at Lehigh Univ. abd, but
gained full professor in 1980.
Also involved in community history. Work with museums in region.
Teach a very successful summer institute on local history. Theme
is use of local resources in teaching national history.
Just received a $74,000 + grant from Federal Bicenntenial
Commission to run 1989 Summer Institute on Massachusetts and the
Constitution.
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*Fritz, Paul <FAC0287@UOFT01>
Associate Prof; Dept of Communication; Univ. of Toledo 2801 W.
Bancroft St. Toledo, Ohio 43606 (419) 537-2006
Professional Activities: Director of Intro Course
Research: Critical thinking skills and composition abilities.
Chairman, Commission on Communication and Aging, Speech
Communication Association.
Research area: Conversational patterns of institutionalized
elders; effects of Validation therapy on conversational patterns
on institutionalized elders. Member of: International
Communication Association; Speech Communication Association;
Speech Communication Association of Ohio; Hastings Center;
Coalition on Aging (Toledo); Southern Gerontological Society;
Association for Gerontology in Higher Education; Ohio Research
Council on Aging.
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*Grant, Kevin <KGPL@UNO>
I am an undergraduate in Philosophy at the University of New
Orleans. I have a fair amount of programming experience and am
currently employed as a computer programmer, creating hardware
drivers and graphics programs for use in psychological testing at
UNO.
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*Harbin, Duane G. <DHARBIN@YALEVM>
Systems & Planning Manager, Yale Divinity School Library, 409
Prospect Street New Haven, CT 06510; 203 432-5296
Primary responsibility for technical support of services and
research at the Divinity School Library.
Particular interest in the field of Worship & Liturgy in
Christianity, particularly the Anglican Communion.
Professional interest in Biblical Studies, Christian Theology,
and Theological Education, especially bibliographic issues and
the use of new technologies for scholarly research and education.
Undergraduate work in Linguistics and Computer Studies (B.A.
Northwestern University, 1977). Concentrations in Spanish,
Portuguese and French, and in Computer Assisted Instruction
(CAI).
Mainframe Experience: IBM VM/CMS and MVS.
Microcomputer Experience: PC/MS DOS environment. Pascal and C
programming usually utilizing Turbo compilers). IBM Token Ring
LAN under IBM LAN Support Software and the IBM LAN Program.
Implementing IBYCUS microcomputer.
M.Div. Yale Divinity School, 1981. MLS. Southern Connecticut
State University, 1988 (pending).
American Theological Library Association: Member since 1982.
First convener of Microcomputer Users' Group.
American Library Association: Member since 1986.
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*Hendrick, Philip <JCSA13@UCVAX.ULSTER.AC.UK>
Dr., Department of European Studies and Modern Languages, Magee
College, University of Ulster Londonderry, Northern Ireland.
Phone: 0504-265621, ext.5247 0265-44141, ext.4579
I have been a lecturer in French at the University of Ulster
since 1972. I obtained my doctorate at the University of
Pennsylvania, graduating in 1974.
Since the early '80s we have radically redesigned our foreign
language courses, and I was chairman of the course planning
committee for a course called International Business
Communication which is run on the Magee campus of UU. I am now
course director for IBC, a course that combines the study of 2
foreign languages, computing and secretarial skills. Designing
and running this course has brought me to take an active interest
in computing in the Humanities.
Since February of this year I am academic co-ordinator for the
Computers in Teaching Initiative in the Humanities faculty of UU.
Thanks to a substantial grant from the Computer Board we have
been able to establish a small micro lab in the Faculty, and
further labs are being installed. We are moving from BBCs to
Apple Macs. Part of the CTI project involves developing CALL
software, and we have three main strands: a multiple choice
programme designed originally for helping students learn the
intricacies of Irish grammar; a text analysis programme, designed
for making the best use of textual analysis in the context of
foreign language learning. This second programme is closely
linked to a third, as yet unfinished programme for glossary work.
In addition to the above activities I am also campus director for
the Humanities faculty on the Magee campus, coordinator of the
ERASMUS exchange scheme between in suitable work placements in
the North-West of Ireland.
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*Ingerman, Bret <INGERMAN@SUVM.ACS.SYR.EDU>
Microcomputer Consultant, Syracuse University, Academic Computing
Services, 215 Machinery Hall, Syracuse, NY 13244-1260; Phone:
(315) 443-1865
I have a B.S. in Psychology (Syracuse University, 1985) as well
as an M.S. in Behavioral Neuroscience/ Experimental Psychology
(Syracuse University, 1987). Most of my research concerned non-
invasive ways of reducing stress in borderline and hypertensive
strains of rats.
I was always intrigued by computers, and did a great deal of
computer programming and interfacing computers to laboratory
equipment in the lab. However, I decided that my first love was
teaching, and thus I sought a career that would allow me to
devote most of my time to that endeavor.
That is how I arrived at my current position: Microcomputer
Consultant. I work in a division of academic computing known as
FACES: Faculty Assistance and Computing Education Services. As
the name implies, I help faculty to use computers in the office,
lab, and home. We are now starting a big push to also help them
to develop Computer Assisted Instruction so as to be able to use
computers in their classroom.
Aside from my consulting duties, I have a few areas of special
interest: Developing CBT, the use of Scanners for OCR and
graphics, the conversion of text and documents from one computer
system to another (CP/M <--> MS-DOS <---> Macintosh), and desktop
publishing.
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*Jennings, Michael William <MWJENNIN@PUCC>
Associate Professor, Department of Germanic Languages and
Literatures, 230 East Pyne Building, Princeton University,
Princeton, NJ 08540 (609) 452-4141
Michael W. Jennings specializes in the European, and especially
German, literature of the twentieth century and in literary
theory. His book, Dialectical Images: Walter Benjamin's Theory of
Literary Criticism, was published by Cornell University Press in
1987. He has written on Robert Musil, Friedrich Hoelderlin, the
drama of the Sturm und Drang, and the literature of the Weimar
Republic. Currently engaged in a study of the relationship
between politics and the novel in the Weimar period, he is
conducting research on such novelists as Doeblin, Heinrich and
Thomas Mann, Musil, Broch, Roth, Seghers, and Graf. He is the
General Editor of Walter Benjamin's Collected Writings,
forthcoming from Harvard University Press, and, with Dorothea
Dietrich, of a collection of essays on culture and politics in
the Weimar era.
Jennings has focused his work with computers on their
applicability to the teaching of language. He has overseen a
project which integrated use of a CAI program (CALIS) into the
first four semesters of the German language sequence at
Princeton. At present he is part of a team working with IBM's
InfoWindow system which seeks to develop interactive videodisc
applications for intermediate German and French. In the coming
year he will begin work on a Macintosh-based project which will
explore new ways to use the computer in the teaching of writing.
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*Malakoff, Marguerite <MALMARE@YALEVM>
I am a doctoral student in psychology at Yale University. I am
currently working on my dissertation in the area of bilingualism
(under Dr. Kenji Hakuta). Specifically, I am studying the nature
of Natural Translation in bilingual children. I will be
conducting the study in an international school in Geneva,
Switzerland.
I would appreciate it if you would send me the necessary
information to join the HUMANIST network.
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*Novak, Rich Novak <2631002@RUTVM1>
Graduate School of Education ETPA Department Rutgers University
10 Seminary Place New Brunswick, NJ 08903; 201-932-7855; 201-249-
4448
In addition to my work in adult religious education, I am a
doctoral student in adult education at Rutgers University. I am
also a Teaching Assistant there and serve on the editorial board
of New Horizons in Adult Education, an electronic journal
originating from Syracuse University and the Kellogg Foundation
Project. My interests in terms of computing include how to bridge
the gap between the techies and those pure academicians, culling
the best of what the technology has to offer as a tool.
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*Rickard, Wendy <RICKARD@EDUCOM>
Publications Coordinator EDUCOM P.O. Box 364 777 Alexander Road
Princeton, NJ 08540 609 520-3367
A graduate of SUNY Binghamton in upstate New York with degrees in
English Literature and Economics, I currently serve as
Publications Coordinator for EDUCOM, a consortium of over 550
colleges and universities dedicated to the advancement of
technology in higher education. In addition to that position, I
also serve as Assistant Editor of the EDUCOM Bulletin, a
quarterly magazine, as well as Editor of CCNEWS, an electronic
forum for campus computing newsletter editors on BITNET
consisting of a weekly newsletter and an articles database.
Previously I have held positions in marketing, advertising and
promotion, often with technology companies, and have produced
numerous publications, brochures and flyers via desktop
publishing. Throughout my career I have also handled several
freelance writing assignments in a variety of fields.
Having graduated college fairly computer illiterate, I am
delighted to be among a growing number of "humanists" who have
also developed a passion for the potentials of technology in
their respective fields. My specific interests within computing
include electronic publishing, the development of policy
(particularly with regard to copyrights), desktop publishing, and
instructional software.
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*Roch, Michael <uk.ac.ox.vax.CTCMIKER>
Teaching Officer, Oxford University Computing Teaching Centre, 59
George St., Oxford, OX1 2BH.
I am joining Humanist on behalf of my department. The Computing
Teaching Centre offers courses on a wide range of computing
topics to individuals and departments of the University. The
centre is independent of the main computer centre and is located
in the city centre, away from the science area of the campus but
within easy reach of most colleges. The aim has been to make the
CTC more accessible to humanities students.
The main teaching equipment comprises 58 Research Machines AX
micros (IBM AT compatibles), connected by a ZNET network to two
RM VX (80386) file and print servers. A variety of MS-DOS
applications and languages are offered. In addition we have five
Torch Triple X micros running Unix and arranged as a "thin wire
Ethernet". The CTC has its own TV studio where videos are
produced to support teaching or on behalf of colleges,
departments or external organisation. The CTC also hosts an "Open
Learning Centre" equipped with 20 IBM ATs connected by PC-NET,
where individuals may work through tutorial packages, experiment
with software, etc..
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*Ryle, Martin <Ryle@urvax>
Professor of History, University of Richmond; Office: University
of Richmond, Virginia 23173 USA Home: 216 College Road Richmond,
Virginia 23229 USA; telephone: Office: (804)289-8340 Home: (804)
282-4761
Educational background: BA Furman University, 1960 PhD Emory
University, 1967
Employment: University of Richmond, 1964-present
Courses currently being taught: History of the Soviet Union,
History of Soviet Foreign Policy, History of Socialism and
Communism, Western Civilization from the Greeks to the Present,
Colloquium on Nuclear Weapons, Honors Seminar on Historiography
Research interests: Historically-based game simulations,
Comintern front organizations, particularly International Red
Aid, The Russian Revolution
Publications: "International Red Aid and Comintern Strategy,
1922- 1926," International Review of Social History, Vol.XV
(1970). "Gorbachev and the Twenty-Seventh Party Congress," in A.
Gunlicks and J. Treadway, eds., Gorbachev: The First Three
Hundred Days (New Jersey: Praeger, 1987). "The Russian
Revolution," an educational game simulation.
Work in progress: An educational game simulation based on
Stalin's rise to power.
Other activities: Lectures on Soviet policies and life to
community groups. Creative cuisine Gaming, particularly Scrabble,
bridge, and chess. Tailgate trombone in dixieland band, The
Academy of St. Boatwright on the Lake (ASBOL).
Comments: HUMANIST seems to be the sort of network for which I
have been searching. I am most interested in the exchange of
ideas, particularly having to do with the impact of twentieth
century science and technology on public values and beliefs. I am
looking forward eagerly to becoming a part of the discussion.
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*Stottlemyer, G. L. <STTTLMYR@CWRU>
I am a librarian with a strong interest in computer applications
for the humanities. I have a background in anthropology with an
emphasis in comparative religion, philosophy, and law.
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*Ward, James H. <J_WARD@UPRENET>
Coordinator, Users Services Group, Office of Information Systems,
University of Puerto Rico, Box 4984-Gl, San Juan, PR 00936;
(809)758-7740 extension 5442
I received a doctorate in contemporary Spanish American
literature from Tulane University in 1967 but, after moving to
the Humanities Department on the Mayaguez campus of the
University of Puerto Rico in 1972, my teaching duties have
centered on a basic humanities course (all Western Civilization
in two semesters) and a two semester course on Latin American
cultures and civilizations.
My serious interest in and dedication to computers began in 1979
when I convinced my wife she needed a computer at home to
facilitate writing her Ph.D. dissertation. Consequently, my
dexterous sixteen year old son and I put together a Heath H89.
Since the Mayaguez campus is traditionally associated with
science and engineering, I had the opportunity to expand horizons
beyond a personal computer.
This month (August 1988) I have transferred from the Mayaguez
Campus to the Office of Systems Information of the Central
Administration. The President of the University and the Director
of the Office were particularly anxious to employ a non-
specialist (and preferably a humanist) generally knowledgeable
about computer applications to organize and coordinate a Users
Service Group. Consequently my immediate interest (and the area
in which any advice or information will be most welcome) is User
Services with emphasis on non-traditional academic users (mostly
humanists).
I am also deeply involved in a second project. Before my transfer
to the Central Administration, I was designated Conference
Manager of the First Inter-American Congress on the Philosophy of
Technology, to be held on the Mayaguez campus from October 5 to
8, 1988. Calls for papers and other information have been placed
in pertinent journals of philosophy; however, if anyone wishes
more information, I will be happy to furnish it by MAIL.
Other areas of involvement have been editing (mostly technical
reports), translating (Spanish-English), and the creation of a
bilingual audio-visual program, "Getting to Know Puerto
Rico/Conociendo a Puerto Rico."
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*Yanos, George
Computer Center, University of Illinois at Chicago, mc 135,
60680-6998; 312-996-2459
What do I do to support computing in the humanities? Not enough.
Like many computer centers, we've paid more attention to hard
sciences over the years. Like some, we are interested in doing
what we can but aren't at all clear just what that is or should
be.
Academic background: Not illustrious.
Research interests, both in computing and otherwise: Other
peoples', and how to make it easier for them to do it.
The nature of my job and its place in my university: I'm the
associate director of the computer center and responsible for
most of its day to day operation as well as participating in the
planning for its future.
*****END*****