7.0049 Religious Studies Related S/W? (1/158)
Elaine Brennan (EDITORS@BROWNVM.BITNET)
Sun, 13 Jun 1993 16:28:26 EST
Humanist Discussion Group, Vol. 7, No. 0049. Sunday, 13 Jun 1993.
Date: Tue, 8 Jun 1993 11:15:51 +0100 (BST)
From: Michael Fraser <M.A.Fraser@durham.ac.uk>
Subject: Survey of Software in Religious Studies
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A SURVEY OF RELIGIOUS STUDIES RELATED SOFTWARE.
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I am beginning what I hope will be a major review of software available
specifically for teachers and students of religious studies in higher
education. Such software has many sources, from large commercial
suppliers to individuals in departments who have adapted pre-existing
packages. Any attempt to be exhaustive in establishing what is available
would be impossible without the help of others. It is with this in mind
that I am circulating the following questionnaire both to individuals and
to theology-related discussion lists. I would be grateful if you could
take the time to complete each section where applicable or forward it to
the individual who maintains software in your department. As this notice
is being posted to a selection of lists I apologise for duplicate copies
that people will invariably receive.
Please return all completed questionnaires or any queries to me (via e-mail)
rather than to the list. The final review of religious-studies software
will be made available via ftp from the CONTENTS project at the University
of Ottawa.
I thank you for your help, and I look forward to hearing how your
department uses information technology in its teaching and research.
Michael Fraser (m.a.fraser@durham.ac.uk)
Department of Theology
University of Durham
DURHAM DH1 3RS
United Kingdom
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NAME:
INSTITUTION:
STATUS (staff/research/etc):
*WORD PROCESSING*
If you or your department use special character sets, such as
Greek or Hebrew, in your work, then please complete the following:
NAME OF WORD PROCESSING PACKAGE:
SUPPLIER OR SOURCE (If not a major package):
NAME OF ADDITIONAL FONT SOFTWARE INSTALLED:
SUPPLIER OR SOURCE:
OPERATING SYSTEM (DOS/Windows/Macintosh/etc):
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:
*TEXT DATABASE AND ANALYSIS*
1. Please complete the following information, where possible, if you or
your department use a multi-text database (e.g. TLG):
NAME OF TEXT DATABASE:
SOURCE OR SUPPLIER:
FORMAT (e.g. CD-ROM, disc):
OPERATING SYSTEM:
COMMENTS:
2. Please complete the following information if you or your department
use a mono-text database (e.g. an on-line bible, Koran):
NAME OF DATABASE:
TEXT:
LANGUAGE (e.g. English, Greek):
SOURCE OR SUPPLIER:
OPERATING SYSTEM:
COMMENTS:
3. Please complete the following information regarding text search and
analysis software (where it is not integral to the database package):
NAME OF TEXT SEARCH OR ANALYSIS SOFTWARE:
SOURCE OR SUPPLIER:
OPERATING SYSTEM:
COMMENTS:
*COMPUTER-AIDED TEACHING*
1. If you or your department employ computers in language teaching, please
complete the following information:
LANGUAGE(S) TAUGHT:
NAME OF SOFTWARE PACKAGE(S):
SUPPLIER(S):
OPERATING SYSTEM(S):
2. Please specify any multmedia packages (using for example Hypercard) you
or your department uses (including custom built ones) in connection with
teaching or research:
NAME OF PACKAGE:
BRIEF DESCRIPTION:
FORMAT:
SOURCE OR SUPPLIER:
OPERATING SYSTEM:
COMMENTS:
*OTHER SOFTWARE*
If you or your department use any software package related to religious
studies, not covered by the above categories, I would be grateful to hear
about it!
NAME OF PACKAGE:
BRIEF DESCRIPTION:
FORMAT:
SOURCE OR SUPPLIER:
OPERATING SYSTEM:
COMMENTS:
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Thank you for taking the time to answer these questions. You will be
notified when the final review is available. If you have any further
comments or queries, please do not hesitate to contact me via e-mail:
m.a.fraser@durham.ac.uk