***************************************************************************** Histnews: The Electronic History Newsletter Friday, October 1, 1993 Vol.1, No.3 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. Workship in the Family Expenditure Survey (39 lines) Keywords: family, economics, demographics, United Kingdom, workshop, source 2. History Microcomputer Review (journal) available on GHETA (12 lines) Keywords: journal, HMR, computing 3. 1994 Conference on Computing for the Social Sciences (32 lines) Keywords: social sciences, computing, CFP, NII 4. LIST OF LISTS ON POLITICS (4 lines) Keywords: political science, LISTSERV 5. Electronic Resources: Discover Internet Resources (46 lines) Keywords: Internet 6. Pasker's Picks from E-D-U-P-A-G-E 9/28/93 (20 lines) Keywords: philosphy, employment, fellowships 7. NCSA Mosaic for the Macintosh and Windows (50 lines) Keywords: 8. Pasker's Picks from IAT INFOBITS--Sept. 1993 (55 lines) Keywords: pedagogy, libraries, LISTSERV 9. CFP: Art History Association (26 lines) Keywords: CFP, art 10. H-Net Job Guide 9/29/93, Table of Contents. (29 lines) Keywords: employment, fellowships 11. Gopher Jewels FTP Site (37 lines) Keywords: sources, ftp, gopher 12. Nato Documents via Telnet & Gopher (14 lines) Keywords: NATO, gopher, ftp 13. GRANTS FOR NEW ETHNIC & IMMIGRANT CONGREGATIONS PROJECT (47 lines) Keywords: fellowship, ethnic, immigration /\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\ 1. Workship in the Family Expenditure Survey Keywords: family, economics, demographics, United Kingdom, workshop, source FFI: Rowan Currie, rowan@uk.ac.essex The Family Expenditure Survey is a major government dataset providing household data on expenditure, income and other aspects of household finances. The survey is carried out annually and the Data Archive can supply researchers with data dating from 1961 through to 1992. A one day workshop will take place in central London on Friday 8 October on the topic of the Family Expenditure Survey. Papers will be presented on the methodology of the FES and on future developments. These will be presented by the Central Statistical Office and the OPCS. Presentations will also be made by two experienced users of the FES on their research. Of particular interest to contemporary historians will be the paper on the use of the very early years of FES data. Finally a paper will be given on the new Family Resources Survey drawing comparisons between the FRS and the FES. Registration will begin at 10.30 for an 11 am start, and the meeting is scheduled to end at 4.45. The meeting will be of interest to both experienced users of the survey and those who may wish to consider using this key dataset for research or teaching purposes. Participation is open to all and the only charge is 15 pounds to cover the cost of tea, coffee and lunch. For more information e-mail, phone or fax Rowan Currie at the Archive at Essex University : rowan@essex.ac.uk tel 0206 872322 or 0206 872001 fax 0206 872003 Rowan Currie Administrator for the ESRC Data Archive, University of Essex, Wivenhoe Park, Colchester, Essex CO4 3SQ UK. Tel: 0206 872322 Fax:0206 872003 E-Mail rowan@uk.ac.essex /\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\ 2. History Microcomputer Review (journal) available on GHETA Keywords: journal, HMR, computing FFI: George Welling The index to all articles published in the History Micro Review (which was published in Fall 1992) can be found in the directory /pub/gheta/magazines/hist_mic_review The ASCII version may not be as useful as the WordPerfect version, since the tables at the end of the article did not come out very well in ASCII: this will be corrected later. Volume 2, number 1, spring 1986 of the History Micro Review is available on GHETA in ASCII and WordPerfect format. This is a scanned version of the original text, which has been put through the speller. There may still be some mistakes in it. (caused by mixing up i, I, 1 and l, or broken letters -> broken m can become in etc.) /\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\ 3. 1994 Conference on Computing for the Social Sciences Keywords: social sciences, computing, CFP, NII FFI: William Sims Bainbridge, wbainbri@nsf.gov Computing for the Social Sciences 1994 Conference (CSS94), April 13-15, 1994, University of Maryland at College Park. Theme: "Information: Society, Superhighway or Gridlock?" CSS94 solicits original papers relating to social science and computing which report new research, survey or review emerging trends, research in progress, proposed research projects, or innovative applications. Suggestions are also welcome for panels, short workshops, and demonstrations of software/hardware/data applications. Submissions need not relate to the conference theme, but CSS94 is especially interested in work that in some way concerns the National Information Infrastructure (the universal electronic data network), including social-scientific studies that analyze this development from critical as well as supportive standpoints. For papers, a 1-2 page abstract should be submitted by January 15, 1994, by e-mail or regular mail. Persons wanting to submit proposals for panels, workshops or special presentations should discuss them with us as soon as possible by e-mail or telephone. Please contact: William Sims Bainbridge, Sociology Program, National Science Foundation, 1800 G Street NW, Washington DC 20550 [202-357-7802] (NSF address after October 24: 4201 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA 22230 [703-306- 1756). E-mail: wbainbri@nsf.gov Please pass this message along to other interested individuals, post on appropriate b-boards, etc. The CSS94 is the professional meeting for the Social Science Computing Association (SSCA). For information on SSCA, please contact Bruce Tonn, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, bet@ornl.gov, 615-574-4041. /\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\ 4. LIST OF LISTS ON POLITICS Keywords: political science, LISTSERV FFI: Gary Klass (gmklass@ilstu.edu) and Scott Cooley (rscooley@ilstu.edu) A a list of discussion lists on topics related to politics and political science can be obtained from Klass or Cooley. /\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\ 5. Electronic Resources: Discover Internet Resources Keywords: Internet FFI: Herman van den Bergen, VDBERGEN@ACADVM1.UOTTAWA.CA Many common Internet questions, such as how to find files, how to suspend mail, how to find lists, how to get on usenet, where to get more info on the Internet, etc. are answered in a fine manual by EARN. This 'book' of (about 3700+ lines!) can be retrieved by email (free). It's title: "GUIDE TO NETWORK RESOURCES TOOLS" by the EARN Association. The plain text version can be retrieved by sending the command GET NETTOOLS MEMO to LISTSERV@EARNCC.BITNET The postscript version can be retrieved by sending the command: GET NETTOOLS PS to LISTSERV@EARNCC.BITNET Another book I often refer to is "ZEN AND THE ART OF THE INTERNET" by Brendan P. Kehoe. This can be retrieved (also a few thousand lines!) by FTP. Connect to the ftp site with the command: FTP FTP.CS.WIDENER.EDU Use 'anonymous' (without quotes!) as your USER login and enter your userid when prompted for a PASSWORD. Change to the pub/zen directory with: cd pub/zen First retrieve the book contents in the README file to make sure you realy want this book. Use the following GET command to retrieve one of the files (the second parameter will be your local filename, do not include the bracketed comments): get README readme.zen (Contents) get zen-1.0.ps zen.ps artzen.ps (postscript) get zen-1.0.tar.z artzen.tarz (Unix systems) get zen-1.0.dvi artzen.dvi (TeX typesetting system) /\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\ 6. Pasker's Picks from E-D-U-P-A-G-E 9/28/93 Keywords: philosphy, employment, fellowships FFI: comments@educom.edu PHILOSOPHY NET. The International Philosophical Preprint Exchange is a new service on the Internet that provides philosophers with a medium for the exchange of works in progress. To receive instructions, send email to phil-preprints-service@phil-preprints.l.chiba-u.ac.jp containing the following four lines of text on four separate lines: begin -- index -- send getting started -- end JOB SEARCHES. The Academic Position Network (APN), an on-line service accessible worldwide through Internet, has announced an expansion of its service. In addition to providing notice of academic position announcements, for faculty, staff, and administration, it has expanded its service to include program announcements for postdoctoral fellowships, graduate fellowships and assistantships. All announcements sent by E-mail prior to October 31, 1993, will be placed in the APN at no cost to the institution. To qualify for free placement, the E-mail submission must reference Edupage (apn@staff.tc.umn.edu). [To subscribe to Edupage, use standard LISTSERV procedures to BITNIC.EDUCOM.EDU. Back issues of Edupage are available by WAIS, Gopher, and anonymous ftp from educom.edu.] /\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\ 7. NCSA Mosaic for the Macintosh and Windows Keywords: FFI: kims@ncsa.uiuc.edu (Kim Stephenson); mosaic-w@void.ncsa.uiuc.edu (Window s Mosaic Tech Support) We are happy to announce the first beta release of NCSA Mosaic for Microsoft Windows. This post assumes that you are familiar with the World Wide Web (WWW) and/or Mosaic since you are reading c.i.w3. NCSA Mosaic for MS Windows is a Winsock1.1 compliant version of the NCSA WWW client. BUG REPORTS AND ENHANCEMENT REQUESTS should be emailed to "mosaic-win@ncsa.uiuc.edu". Take a look at the "Bugs and Bug-like features" section of the Windows Mosaic Home Page - it should be at the top of the "Demos" menu. The URL is: "http://www.ncsa.uiuc.edu/SDG/People/cwilson/WinMosaic.html" The beta release is on NCSA's FTP server, "ftp.ncsa.uiuc.edu" (141.142.20.50), in the directory "/PC/Mosaic". This directory contains the following files: readme.now - Documentation. Read it. wmos0_6b.zip - executable & support files for the beta version of NCSA Windows Mosaic. ------------------------------- NCSA is proud to Announce the release of NCSA Mosaic for the Macintosh B2. NCSA Mosaic is an enabling technology that allows the user to easily access networked information from all over the world with the click of a button. The Internet is the primary source of networked information to the University and scientific communities. The use of these network facilities is growing by leaps and bounds. For example, Internet traffic is doubling every eight to ten months. With more and more people using the Internet the amount of information available is literally exploding. Services to access this information are rapidly being created. A few examples of the services currently available are; Gopher, WAIS, World Wide Web, FTP, Usenet News, Telnet, and Archie. Without such services highly important information could easily slip by unnoticed. NCSA Mosaic is designed to provide transparent, seamless access to nearly all of these information sources and services. In addition it gives the user a mechanism to retrieve and display a wide variety of data types. These types include text, images, movies, animations, sound and scientific data. This is the first public release of NCSA Mosaic for the Macintosh. It can be download via anonymous ftp from ftp.ncsa.uiuc.edu directory Mac/Mosaic. NCSA Mosaic for the Mac Development Team. Aleks Totic, Tom Redman, Kim Stephenson & Mike McCool University of Illinois National Center for Supercomputing Applications 152 CAB 605 E. Springfield Champaign, IL 61820 /\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\ 8. Pasker's Picks from IAT INFOBITS--Sept. 1993 Keywords: pedagogy, libraries, LISTSERV FFI: Carolyn_Kotlas@unc.edu THE ALLIANCE FOR COMPUTERS AND WRITING The goal of the Alliance for Computers and Writing is to advance the use of computers to teach writing. This professional association will work with the established conferences, publications, and committees in the computers-and-writing field. Some of the Alliance's current and planned activities include: (1) maintaining a central database for the profession, (2) using the database to advertise activities within the profession, (3) creation of an information clearinghouse, (4) creation of regional Alliances, and (5) advocacy of the use of computers to teach writing. The Alliance will open its doors, officially, in January 1994. One of its first efforts will be to increase the support that faculty get when they attempt to incorporate computers in their teaching. To do this, the Alliance will work to expand the number of training workshops available, make available sample syllabi of training workshops, identify local consultants willing to talk to people in their geographic area, publish guidelines for the kind of support needed for faculty to succeed in their efforts to use computers in their teaching, and help support local conferences. For more information about the Alliance and their first regional conference (Nov. 6, 1993 in Fairfax, VA), contact Trent Batson, Gallaudet University, Washington, DC, USA 20002; tel: 202-651-5494; TDD access: 202-651-5454; email: twbatson@gallux.gallaudet.edu (Internet) or twbatson.gallua (Bitnet). A listserv list for the Alliance has been set up. To join, send email to: listserv@ttuvm1.bitnet with the message: subscribe ACW-L firstname lastname substituting your own first and last names. UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES AND SCHOLARLY COMMUNICATION University Libraries and Scholarly Communication is a 205-page study prepared for the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. The study addresses two main areas: the information and publishing explosion that "jeopardizes the traditional research library mission," and the new electronic information technologies that "make it possible to envision radically different ways of organizing collections and services." Topics covered include: growth of library collections and expenditures, book and serial production and pricing, information as a commodity, bibliographic information in electronic form, electronic publishing, document delivery, and economic and legal issues. The study is available from ARL (Association of Research Libraries) for $8 by contacting ARL Office of Management Services, Publications Office, 21 Dupont Circle, N.W., Suite 800, Washington, DC, USA 20036; tel: 202-296-8656. It is also available electronically via the Internet. For instructions for retrieving the electronic document, send email to osap@cni.org. [subscribe to INFOBITS using standard LISTSERV procedure to listserv@gibbs.oit.unc.edu. Back issues of INFOBITS via gopher sunsite.unc.edu 70] /\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\ 9. CFP: Art History Association Keywords: CFP, art FFI: Todd Smith, tdsmith@ezmail.ucs.indiana.edu Call for Papers Graduate Symposium Art History Association Indiana University March 5, 1994 The Indiana University Art History Association is currently accepting proposals for its 5th Annual Graduate Symposium. This year's symposium features an open topic. Proposals which expand or challenge the current discourse in art history, criticism, or theory are encouraged. Papers crossing academic boundaries are also welcomed. Interested individuals should submit a two-page typed proposal. The postmark deadline for submission is NOVEMBER 15, 1993. Semi-finalists will receive notification by December 1, 1993 and will be expected to submit a full-length paper for consideration by JANUARY 5, 1994. Finalists will be notified in mid-January. Papers should be limited to 20 minutes (10-12 pages) and participants should be prepared to field questions. Please address all correspondences and/or inquiries to: Todd Smith or Elizabeth Umbanhowar, Symposium co-chairs Art History Association Henry Radford Hope School of Fine Arts, Room 132 Indiana University Bloomington, IN 47405 (812) 855-9556 /\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\ 10. H-Net Job Guide 9/29/93, Table of Contents. Keywords: employment, fellowships FFI: full text availible from Paul Steele, U15609@UICVM.BITNET ASIAN HISTORY 1) Asian/Non-Western History--U of Nebraska at Kearney 2) Modern Chinese History--U of Pennsylvania 3) East Asian History--Trenton State University 4) East Asia/Japanese History--San Francisco State U 5) Asian and African History--Laredo State University EUROPEAN AND RUSSIAN HISTORY 1) Modern Europe--Franklin and Marshall College 2) Eastern and Central European History--Bucknell University 3) Ancient European History--U of Nebraska-Lincoln 4) European Economic History--U of Pennsylvania 5) Modern Europe--High Point University 6) Renaissance/Reformation--West Virginia University 7) Modern France--West Virginia University STUDIES, ETHNIC OR GENDER 1) Asian American Studies--U of California, Davis 2) African American-Urban Studies--U of California, San Diego 3) Native American Studies--U of California-Berkeley 4) Women's Studies/Global Studies--The Johns Hopkins University UNITED STATES HISTORY 1) Native American History--U of Nebraska-Lincoln 2) Chairperson History, (Open--prefer U.S.)--Tennessee Technological U 3) African-American History--Northeastern Illinois University FELLOWSHIPS 1) Andrew W. Mellon Fellowship--University of Oklahoma /\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\ 11. Gopher Jewels FTP Site Keywords: sources, ftp, gopher FFI: David Riggins, Riggins_dw@dir.texas.gov Gopher Jewels is a list of gopher sites by category (subject tree). Gopher sites are placed in particular categories as a result of finding related information buried somewhere in their hole. Gopher Jewels is available via anonymous ftp from ftp.einet.net in /pub/gopher-jewels.txt or /pub/gopher-jewels.html. /\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\ 12. Nato Documents via Telnet & Gopher Keywords: NATO, gopher, ftp FFI: Chris Scheurweghs Nato Documents via Telnet & Gopher: telnet or FTP to inform.umd.edu using telnet: View Educational Resources International NATO using FTP: cd /inforM/Educational_Resources/International/NATO ftp to BYRD.MU.WVNET.EDU (TCP/IP Number 129.71.32.152) cd /pub/history/military/nato Since 1 July 1993 we officially started the NATO Centralized Media Service (NCMS). In the future we will also offer all INTERNET facilities and much more on our Public NATO Server. /\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\ 13. GRANTS FOR NEW ETHNIC & IMMIGRANT CONGREGATIONS PROJECT Keywords: fellowship, ethnic, immigration FFI: New Ethnic and Immigrant Congregations Project, u61477@uicvm.BITNET UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO ANNOUNCES GRANTS FOR NEW ETHNIC & IMMIGRANT CONGREGATIONS PROJECT R. Stephen Warner, project director and professor of sociology at UIC, has received an award of $214,000 from The Pew Charitable Trusts to fund the New Ethnic and Immigrant Congregations Project, a training and fellowship program promoting field research with new ethnic and immigrant congregations. The Pew grant approximately matches one of $220,354 made in July, 1993, by Lilly Endowment Inc. Together, the two grants will make it possible for NEICP to provide intensive training in field research methods and one year of fellowship support for up to a dozen trainees. Warner said that fellowship opportunities are open to doctoral candidates and recent postdoctorates in all fields of social science and humanities, including anthropology and religious studies. He added that applications are particularly encouraged from individuals in Latino/a Studies and Asian Studies. It is the goal of the project, he said, to portray the increasing diversity of communal religious life in the U.S., for example Hispanic and Korean churches, Islamic centers and mosques, and Buddhist and Hindu temples. But he noted that the final mix of congregations the project will study depends on the quality and variety of proposals they receive. "It is our intention," he concluded, "to recruit fellows from the widest possible pool of applicants nationwide." The New Ethnic and Immigrant Congregations Project will fund: * a six-week ethnographic training institute in Chicago for all participants (June 4 to July 17, 1994); * ten-month research fellowships ($12,000 dissertation fellowships, $6,000 post-doctoral fellowships) in 1994-95; * a one-week writing workshop for all participants (summer 1995); and * a national conference to present research results (spring 1996). Information packets and application forms for fellowships will be available from the NEICP office at the address listed below between now and December 1, 1993. Completed applications must be postmarked no later than January 2, 1994. The New Ethnic and Immigrant Congregations Project is administered by the Office of Social Science Research at the University of Illinois at Chicago. New Ethnic and Immigrant Congregations Project Office of Social Science Research (M/C 307) University of Illinois at Chicago 1007 West Harrison Street Chicago, Illinois 60607-7136 BITNET: u61477@uicvm Internet: u61477@uicvm.cc.uic.edu (312) 996-1801 FAX (312) 996-9484 ------- End of HistNews Vol.1 , No.3 -------