***************************************************************************** Histnews: The Electronic History Newsletter Tuesday, October 26, 1993 Vol.1, No.10 Subscriptions: listserv@ukanvm.bitnet Submissions/Corrections: histnews@ukanvm.bitnet FTP Archive: byrd.mu.wvnet.edu:/pub/history/internet/hist_news Editor: Bob Pasker (rbp@brown.edu) ***************************************************************************** Table of Contents 1. Career database (6 lines) Keywords: employment 2. Updates to the Institute of Historical Research database. (21 lines) Keywords: e-text, urban 3. CFP: American Association for Netherlandic Studies (25 lines) Keywords: Netherlands, Europe, CFP, interdisciplinary 4. C&RL NEWSNET ACCESSIBLE ONLINE (10 lines) Keywords: employment, editorial, news 5. CFP: Early Modern Studies Conference (37 lines) Keywords: interdisciplinary, freedom, modernity, early modern 6. Internet Resources: U.S. Federal Government Information (19 lines) Keywords: government, internet 7. ARTS AND HUMANITIES AUTHORIZATION PASSES HOUSE (24 lines) Keywords: government, NEH 8. CFP: ANGLO-SAXONISM. (6 lines) Keywords: CFP, Anglo-Saxon 9. SUNY Oswego gopher & Library's Special Collections (10 lines) Keywords: e-texts, newspapers, library, manuscripts, New York 10. Lectureship in History of Science at Leeds (35 lines) Keywords: employment, history of science, UK 11. History of Philosophy of Science Newsletter (52 lines) Keywords: science, e-journal 12. Legal History Resources (42 lines) Keywords: legal history 13. New Books on Legal Research on the Internet (5 lines) Keywords: internet, law 14. CFP: MAP ANNUAL MEETING: SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, MARCH 4-6, 1994 (18 lines) Keywords: CFP, Medieval 15. BMR Announcement (26 lines) Keywords: classics, medieval, e-journal /\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\ 1. Career database Keywords: employment FFI: rbp@brown.edu (bob pasker) Brown University has added a "Career Resources" section to its CWIS. In it, you will find: Academe this Week (Chronicle of Higher Education) Brown University Job Listings The Online Career Center GOPHER: gopher.brown.edu:Resources outside of Brown. /\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\ 2. Updates to the Institute of Historical Research database. Keywords: e-text, urban FFI: Glen Segell Recently added are: --The first set of information leaflets on the Public Record --The complete index of the National Register of Archives has been received and is now being converted and uploaded onto IHR-INFO. It is expected to be available for keyword searches within the next 2 weeks. This index will be updated on a monthly basis and covers the same data that is available on the in-house computer at the Quality Court London Office. --Information regarding the Victoria County History (VCH) research and its publications. --Information regarding the research, publications and seminars conducted by the Centre for Metropolitan Research. --Listings of all research seminars for the Autumn term held at the Institute of Historical Research. telnet: clus1.ulcc.ac.uk or 192.12.72.60; username: ihr-uk; passwd: ihr-uk JANET: pad call ulcc.egate and the clus1; username: ihr-uk; passwd: ihr-uk /\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\ 3. CFP: American Association for Netherlandic Studies Keywords: Netherlands, Europe, CFP, interdisciplinary FFI: William Z. Shetter, shetter@ucs.indiana.edu The American Association for Netherlandic Studies (AANS) is pleased to announce that the Seventh Interdisciplinary Conference on Netherlandic Studies will take place June 1-5, 1994 at Indiana University in Bloomington, IN, USA. Our goal is once again the holding of a conference that is multidisciplinary in nature. Accordingly we are inviting proposals for papers in literature, language, art, history, culture, social sciences, and other related disciplines. Papers must be based on original, unpublished research and should be no longer than 20 minutes. Selected papers will be published in the series _Publications of the American Association for Netherlandic Studies_. Please send the text of your proposed paper or a detailed abstract as soon as possible, but in no case later than November 15, 1993, to either of the following: Prof. William Z. Shetter Prof. Molly Faries Dept. of Germanic Studies Dept. of Art History Indiana University Indiana University Bloomington, UN 47405 Bloomington, UN 47405 USA USA Tel. (812) 855-1080 e-mail: shetter@ucs.indiana.edu /\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\ 4. C&RL NEWSNET ACCESSIBLE ONLINE Keywords: employment, editorial, news FFI: Mary Ellen Davis, u38398@uicvm.uic.edu C&RL NewsNet, an abridged electronic edition of _C&RL News_, is now available on the Internet through the gopher server at the University of Illinois at Chicago. It is published by the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL). C&RL NewsNet contains all of the items in the "News from the Field" column, _C&RL News_ classified advertising, general editorial and subscription information -- and job listings -- and will be available about two to three weeks before the printed version. GOPHER: gopher.uic.edu /\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\ 5. CFP: Early Modern Studies Conference Keywords: interdisciplinary, freedom, modernity, early modern FFI: Glyn Parry, glyn.parry@rata.vuw.ac.nz An interdisciplinary conference jointly organised by the Alexander Turnbull Library and the Victoria University of Wellington TITLE: Freedom and Modernity?: Early Modern Studies in the Pacific To be held at the National Library, Wellington, N.Z., 5-7 August 1994 The main purpose of the conference is to examine the relation of early modern studies (to c.1850) to contemporary thinking about 'freedom' and 'modernity', with particular reference to the significance of European intellectual culture in the Pacific. Possible topics might include law and censorship, toleration, privilege, elite and popular cultures, gender and sexuality, literature and literacy, bibliography, the state and political freedom, global and local economies, travel and communication, scientific investigation and race. Offers of papers are invited from scholars working in the humanities on any aspect of early modern studies related to these issues, or which take an inter-disciplinary approach to the issues involved in studying the 'early modern' in a Pacific context FREEDOM is the 1994 theme of the Humanities Research Centre of the Australian National University. MILTON will be the subject of a major exhibition presented by the Alexander Turnbull Library, whose Milton collection is ranked fifth in the world in terms of the scope and quality of its holdings. The conference is timed to coincide with the opening of this exhibition. Enquiries and offers of papers to Dr Glyn Parry History Department Victoria University of Wellington, P.O. Box 600 Wellington, New Zealand Phone: (04) 472 1000 x 8363 Fax: (04) 471 2070 E-mail: glyn.parry@rata.vuw.ac.nz /\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\ 6. Internet Resources: U.S. Federal Government Information Keywords: government, internet FFI: Maggie Parhamovich (magoo@nevada.edu) The fifth edition of the _Internet Resources: U.S. Federal Government Information_ guide is now available. "This guide was compiled primarily for librarians who provide reference assistance for U.S. Government Documents and contains telnet, gopher and ftp sites which may assist in providing reference service for library patrons who need government information. It is impossible to fully index Internet sites and I recommend utilizing Veronica, Archie and gopher servers to locate more information. FreeNets also provide easy access to government information especially for local and state information. A new feature on the gopher at the University of Syracuse is Oliver which provides easy access to many U.S. government sites and gophers. Also, check out the NST and USDA Gophers which provide easy access to many U.S. government databases. Government information, especially electronic is constantly changing and I welcome any corrections and suggestions." ftp: nevada.edu:/liaison /\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\ 7. ARTS AND HUMANITIES AUTHORIZATION PASSES HOUSE Keywords: government, NEH FFI: ALA Washington, alawash@alawash.org On October 14, by a vote of 304 to 119, the House passed HR 2351, to authorize appropriations for two years for the National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities Act of 1965, and the Museum Services Act. In discussion on the floor, Rep. William D. Ford (D-MI), chair of the Education and Labor authorizing committee, explained that the committee "decided not to reauthorize these agencies for the customary 5 years because none of the three had sitting Chairs. It would be inappropriate to undertake a full review of these agencies without the recommendations of the new administration." (_Congressional Record_, October 14, 1993, H7840) The House rejected an amendment that sought to cut authorization for NEA and NEH by $70 million each and the Institute for Museum Services by $11.5 million, and another amendment that would have abolished the National Endowment for the Arts entirely. Also rejected was a motion to recommit the bill to the committee. The House approved an amendment of Rep. Gunderson (R-WI) to freeze a state's allotment of NEA funds at the preceding year's level if the State's current year funding for the arts is less than the average annual amount the State spent on the arts during the three most recent years, and if the rate of reduction in State arts funding exceeds the rate of reduction in all State general fund reductions. The bill now goes to the Senate for consideration. [Reprinted from ALAWON: alawash@alawash.org] /\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\ 8. CFP: ANGLO-SAXONISM. Keywords: CFP, Anglo-Saxon FFI: John Niles, jniles@uclink.berkeley.edu On March 19-20, 1994, a conference will be held at the University of California, Berkeley, on the subject "ANGLO-SAXONISM: The Idea of Anglo-Saxon England from the Anglo-Saxons to the Present Day." Keynote speaker will be Allen Frantzen of Loyola University of Chicago. Papers relating to any aspect of the creation of Anglo-Saxon identity are invited. Please send abstracts by November 21 to the conference organizer. /\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\ 9. SUNY Oswego gopher & Library's Special Collections Keywords: e-texts, newspapers, library, manuscripts, New York FFI: Natalie Sturr SUNY at Oswego's Penfield Library is pleased to announce the availability of three indexes to Special Collections material through its campus gopher. Indexes to the following collections can be searched: Manuscript Collection owned by Penfield Library Oswego County (NY) Historical Society Journal Oswego County (NY) Newspapers (1839-1855+) gopher: oswego.oswego.edu/Library Resources Special Collections -- Penfield Library /\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\ 10. Lectureship in History of Science at Leeds Keywords: employment, history of science, UK FFI: Personnel Office, (Academic Section) The University, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK ANNOUNCEMENT DIVISION OF THE HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE DEPARTMENT OF PHILOSOPHY LECTURER Applications are invited for the above post available from 1 October 1994. Appointment may be in any area(s) of specialisation but applications from candidates with proven records of research in the history and philosophy of psychology, the history and social studies of western and non-western technology, the history of physiological and molecular biology, or the history of science in the Renaissance and seventeenth century will be particularly welcomed. Salary will be on the scale for Lecturer Grade A (13, 601 - 18,855 pounds sterling) or Grade B (19,642 - 25,107 pounds sterling) according to qualifications and relevant experience. Application forms and further particulars may be obtained from the Personnel Office, (Academic Section) The University, Leeds LS2 9JT UK Tel: 0532 335771 quoting reference number 13/15 Closing date for applications: 12 November 1993 The University of Leeds promotes an equal opportunities policy. /\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\ 11. History of Philosophy of Science Newsletter Keywords: science, e-journal FFI: Don Howard, einphil@ukcc.uky.edu; Alan Richardson, richrdsn@helix.ucsd. edu The third issue of the History of Philosophy of Science Newsletter is now availa ble. The Table of Contents follows. 1. What's New with HOPOS? 2. A HOPOS Monograph/Reprint Series? 3. Upcoming HOPOS-Sponsored Events and Activities. a. HOPOS Sessions at the October 1994 Joint PSA/HSS/4S Meeting. b. HOPOS Sessions at the November 1993 HSS Meeting. c. Future Activities. 4. Other Forthcoming Events. [Part II] a. October 1993 Workshop on Origins of Logical Positivism, University of Minnesota. b. January 1994 International Conference on the 100th Anniversary of the Death of Hermann von Helmholtz. c. International Congress Henri Poincare, May 1994, France. 5. Gopher-HOPOS Resources at the University of Missouri-Kansas City 6. HOPOS Pedagogy Archive. [Part III] 7. Related Organizations. [Part III] a. INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH IN CLASSICAL PHILOSOPHY AND SCIENCE 8. Journals, Books, and Series. [Part IV] a. SOURCES AND STUDIES IN THE HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY OF CLASSICAL SCIENCE. 9. HOPOS-L: The HOPOS Electronic Discussion List. 10. About HOPOS. [Part IV] 11. Membership Application. [Part IV] Back issues: GOPHER: kasey.umkc.edu:\HOPOS\Science Studies /\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\ 12. Legal History Resources Keywords: legal history FFI: root@wiretap.spies.com Files for use in legal and political history research may be found on wiretap.spies.com: 1. ! README (wiretap.spies.com). 2. Americans with Disabilities Act. 3. Australian Law Documents/ 4. Canadian Documents/ 5. Citizen's Guide to using the FOIA. 6. Civil Forfeiture of Assets/ 7. Clinton's Economic Plan/ 8. Copyright/ 9. Electronic Communications Privacy Act. 10. Fair Credit Reporting Act. 11. GAO High Risk Reports/ 12. GAO Miscellaneous/ 13. GAO Technical Reports/ 14. GAO Transition Reports/ 15. Gore's National Performance Review Report. 16. Maastricht Treaty of European Union/ 17. Miscellaneous World Documents/ 18. NATO Handbook/ 19. NATO Press Releases/ 20. North American Free Trade Agreement/ 21. Patent Office Reform Panel Final Report/ 22. Political Platforms of the US/ 23. Presidential Documents from the Federal Register/ 24. Privacy Act of 1974. 25. Treaties and International Covenants/ 26. US Government Today/ 27. US Historical Documents/ 28. US Miscellaneous Documents/ 29. US Speeches and Addresses/ 30. Uniform Code of Military Justice/ 31. United Nations Resolutions (selected)/ 32. Various US State Laws/ 33. War Powers Resolution of 1973. 34. White House Press Releases/ 35. World Constitutions/ (19 constitutional documents, mostly in English or English translation for foreign countries such as Germany, Italy, Hungary, etc.) GOPHER: wiretap.spies.com:/Government Docs /\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\ 13. New Books on Legal Research on the Internet Keywords: internet, law FFI: rbp@brown.edu (bob pasker) James Milles, _Internet Handbook for Law Librarians_ (Dobbs Ferry, NY: Glanville Publishers/Oceana Group, 1993). Josh Blackman, _The Legal Researcher's Internet Directory_ (Brooklyn, NY: Legal Research of New York, Inc., 36 Plaza Street, Suite 10E, 11238, 1993). /\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\ 14. CFP: MAP ANNUAL MEETING: SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, MARCH 4-6, 1994 Keywords: CFP, Medieval FFI: Eugene Vance, vance@u.washington.edu The annual meeting of the Medieval Association of the Pacific will take place in Seattle on the campus of University of Washington from March 4 to March 6, 1994. The MAP program committee invites the submission of proposals for for individual papers. The deadline for submitting a paper abstract is November 1, 1993. The MAP conference will overlap with a symposium sponsored by the Center for the Humanities of University of Washington: The Craft of Empire and the Arts of Power: Court Culture East and West The symposium is organized by Eugene Vance and David Knechtges and will bring together distinguished scholars of the Asian and European Middle Ages. The integration of the two meetings is intended to broaden perspectives both of Asian and European Medieval Studies. /\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\ 15. BMR Announcement Keywords: classics, medieval, e-journal FFI: Eugene Vance, vance@u.washington.edu BRYN MAWR REVIEWS (BMR) ISSN: 1070-9770 EDITORS Richard Hamilton Eugene Vance James J. O'Donnell Greek Romance Literature Classical Studies Bryn Mawr College U. of Washington U. of Pennsylvania Bryn Mawr Reviews comprises (as of July 1993) two separate journals offering reviews of current books in the fields of Greek and Latin Classics (Bryn Mawr Classical Review [BMCR]) and of Medieval Studies (Bryn Mawr Medieval Review [BMMR]). Because some reviews of broad interest are distributed to both BMCR and BMMR, we offer the option of subscribing to BMR so as to avoid duplications. There is no separate BMR *per se*, but those who subscribe to it will receive all Internet transmissions of BMCR and BMMR. LISTSERV: LISTSERV@CC.BRYNMAWR.EDU; SUBSCRIBE BMCR-L LISTSERV: LISTSERV@CC.BRYNMAWR.EDU; SUBSCRIBE BMMR-L LISTSERV: LISTSERV@CC.BRYNMAWR.EDU; SUBSCRIBE BMR-L Back Issues: GOPHER: orion.lib.Virginia.EDU:Bryn Mawr Classical Review ------- End of HistNews Vol.1 , No.10 -------