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Willard McCarty (MCCARTY@vm.epas.utoronto.ca)
Sun, 28 Jan 90 20:25:20 EST

Humanist Discussion Group, Vol. 3, No. 962. Sunday, 28 Jan 1990.


(1) Date: Fri, 26 Jan 90 05:35:13 IST (13 lines)
From: Daniel Boyarin <BOYARIN@TAUNIVM>
Subject: cd-rom

(2) Date: Fri, 26 Jan 90 14:22:45 EST (35 lines)
From: walker@flash.bellcore.com (Don Walker)
Subject: ACL Conference Information

(3) Date: Fri, 26 Jan 90 13:58:32 -0800 (36 lines)
From: dschuler@cs.washington.edu (Douglas Schuler)
Subject: Conference of interest to your group...

(4) Date: Sat, 27 Jan 90 15:25:35 EST (12 lines)
From: Clarence Brown <CB@PUCC>
Subject: French Radio and TV

(5) Date: Sat, 27 Jan 90 20:02:45 EST (124 lines)
From: "John J Hughes" <XB.J24@STANFORD.BITNET>
Subject: call for software reviewers

(6) Date: Sat, 27 Jan 90 07:44:12 EST (37 lines)
From: iwml@UKC.AC.UK
Subject: CALL FOR PAPERS _ AIBI-3: TU"BINGEN AUGUST 1991

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Date: Fri, 26 Jan 90 05:35:13 IST
From: Daniel Boyarin <BOYARIN@TAUNIVM>
Subject: cd-rom

Just a report on the cd-rom database of rabbinic literature after several
weeks of use. This is one of the best designed pieces of software I have
*ever* seen. A brilliantly simple interface that enables one to create
Boulian searches without even knowing that that is what one is doing, and
the quickest searches I have ever seen incluidng on main-frames. Hits can
easily be captured to a file as well or printed out. Heartily recommended
for research institutes dealing with Jewish Studies or ancient history , Bible,

religion etc. Only real fault is the high cost.
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Date: Fri, 26 Jan 90 14:22:45 EST
From: walker@flash.bellcore.com (Don Walker)
Subject: ACL Conference Information

Association for Computational Linguistics
ACL CONFERENCE INFORMATION
January 1990


COLING-90 IN HELSINKI THIS AUGUST; NEW PROGRAM STRUCTURE


5TH EUROPEAN CHAPTER (of ACL) IN EAST GERMANY IN APRIL 1991


BERKELEY SITE SELECTED FOR ACL-91


3RD APPLIED CONFERENCE (on Natural Language Processing)
SET FOR APRIL 1992 IN ITALY



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Date: Fri, 26 Jan 90 13:58:32 -0800
From: dschuler@cs.washington.edu (Douglas Schuler)
Subject: Conference of interest to your group...

Call for Papers

DIRECTIONS AND IMPLICATIONS OF ADVANCED COMPUTING

DIAC-90 Boston, Massachusetts July 28, 1990

Computer technology significantly affects most segments of society,
including education, business, medicine, and the military. Current
and emerging computer technology will exert strong influences on our
lives, in areas ranging from work to civil liberties. The DIAC
symposium considers these influences in a broad social context -
ethical, economic, political - as well as a technical context. We seek
to address directly the relationship between technology and policy. We
solicit papers that address the wide range of questions at the
intersection of technology and society. Within this broad vision, we
request papers that address the following suggested topics. Other
topics may be addressed if they are relevant to the general focus.



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[A complete version of this announcement is now available on
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by issuing the command -- GET filename filetype HUMANIST -- either
interactively or as a batch-job, addressed to ListServ@UToronto and
*not* to Humanist. Thus on a VM/CMS system, you say interactively:
TELL LISTSERV AT UTORONTO GET filename filetype HUMANIST; to submit
a batch-job, send mail to ListServ@UToronto with the GET command as
the first and only line. For more details see your "Guide to Humanist".
Problems should be reported to David Sitman, A79@TAUNIVM, after you
have consulted the Guide and tried all appropriate alternatives.]

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Date: Sat, 27 Jan 90 15:25:35 EST
From: Clarence Brown <CB@PUCC>
Subject: French Radio and TV

Humanists who live within range of WNYE, New York, are probably aware that
the station broadcasts Radio France Internationale daily at 6:30-8:30 and
23:00-1:00 on FM (91.5) and "Antenne Deux," the French evening news tele-
cast, every evening at 19:00 on Channel 25. But they evidently need to
justify this eccentricity to whoever provides their funds. It would be very
useful to starved francophones beyond the range of Radio Canada if you
would write enthusiastic letters to WNYE at 112 Tillary Street, Brooklyn,
New York, 11201.
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Date: Sat, 27 Jan 90 20:02:45 EST
From: "John J Hughes" <XB.J24@STANFORD.BITNET>


The BITS & BYTES REVIEW is looking for qualified persons to write
full-length reviews of IBM and Macintosh software. The BITS &
BYTES REVIEW is published for academic computer users in the
humanities and has an international readership.


The BITS & BYTES REVIEW is seeking to involve more persons in
reviewing software, so that a broader spectrum of interests is
represented, a broader range of programs is covered, more
programs are reviewed, and so that the publication appears on a
more regular basis.


Articles in the BITS & BYTES REVIEW are abstracted in INSPEC,
Information Science Abstracts, and Software Reviews on File. Each
volume of the BITS & BYTES REVIEW contains nine issues.


Persons interested in writing software reviews for the BITS &
BYTES REVIEW should:


(1) Be involved in academic computing in one of the
humanities disciplines at a college, university, or
other institution of higher learning. "Involved" in this
context can mean anything from "uses a computer for
research and writing" to "writes computer programs."

(2) Be an experienced computer user, not a neophyte.
"Experienced" in this context does not mean "expert"; it
means "knows how to use a computer and knows something
about their many academic uses."

(3) Have a sound knowledge of some basic types of programs,
such as word processing, database management, and
desktop publishing, for example, even if you
predominantly use only one type of program in your work.

(4) Have a reasonable understanding of how computers work.
"Reasonable" in this context does not mean "almost as
thorough as Peter Norton!" It means that you have a
basic understanding of how computers do what they do.

(5) Consistently read at least one or two major nonacademic
computers publications per month, for example, PC
Magazine, MacUser, PC World, Publish.

(6) Be curious, teachable, and willing to learn.

(7) Be able to express themselves clearly, concisely, and in
an engaging fashion.

(8) Be able to compare programs.

(9) Be detail-oriented and able and willing to write
detailed, thorough reviews, such as the ones that have
appeared in the BITS & BYTES REVIEW since its beginning
in 1986.

(10) Be able to discern the academic potential of commercial
programs.

(11) Be willing to review commercial programs, as well as
those designed predominantly or exclusively for academic
use.

(12) Be able to review programs in terms of their functions,
features, and potential uses for academicians, while
avoiding philosophical issues.

(13) Be able to explain technical concepts in simple terms
without being simplistic.

(14) Be able to stay within assigned
word-count/article-length limits.

(15) Be able to set and keep deadlines.

(16) Own an IBM-compatible or a Macintosh computer.

(17) Be willing to have the editor of the BITS & BYTES REVIEW
edit their submissions.

(18) Send a Curriculum Vitae or a Resume to the editor and
publisher of the BITS & BYTES REVIEW at the address
listed below. If possible, please include a sample of
your writing that shows your ability to write technical
software reviews.


A modest remuneration will be paid for each article accepted for
publication.


As needed, the BITS & BYTES REVIEW will supply new, full working
copies of software to persons who qualify as reviewers and who
enter into an agreement with the BITS & BYTES REVIEW to write a
review. Reviewers may keep the software, as long as they supply
an acceptable review on time.


Persons not familiar with the BITS & BYTES REVIEW may receive a
complimentary sample copy by contacting the editor.


Interested parties should contact:


John J. Hughes, Editor & Publisher
Bits & Bytes Review
623 Iowa Ave.
Whitefish, MT 59937
U.S.A.

XB.J24@Stanford.BITNET
CIS: 71056,1715
MCI Mail: 226-1461
Voice: (406) 862-7280
FAX: (406) 862-1124

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Date: Sat, 27 Jan 90 07:44:12 EST
From: iwml@UKC.AC.UK
Subject: CALL FOR PAPERS _ AIBI-3: TU"BINGEN AUGUST 1991


The Association Internationale Bible et Informatique (AIBI) invites you
to participate in the 3rd International Conference to be held at Tu"bingen
from the 26th to 30th August, 1991.

The Katholisch Theologisches Seminar of the Eberhard-Karls-Universita"t,
Tu"bingen has accepted the invitation to host the Cofnerence, and to organise
it under the Chairmanship of Prof Dr Harald Schweizer.

The Conference language will be English.

The Conference will work to the following topics:

1 Interpretation of a specific text
2 Metholodology
3 Preparation of the text
4 Software-design/programming
5 Hermeneutics



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[A complete version of this announcement is now available on
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by issuing the command -- GET filename filetype HUMANIST -- either
interactively or as a batch-job, addressed to ListServ@UToronto and
*not* to Humanist. Thus on a VM/CMS system, you say interactively:
TELL LISTSERV AT UTORONTO GET filename filetype HUMANIST; to submit
a batch-job, send mail to ListServ@UToronto with the GET command as
the first and only line. For more details see your "Guide to Humanist".
Problems should be reported to David Sitman, A79@TAUNIVM, after you
have consulted the Guide and tried all appropriate alternatives.]