From: CBS%UK.AC.EARN-RELAY::EARN.UTORONTO::HUMANIST 7-SEP-1989 04:31:10.82 To: archive CC: Subj: 3.442 BIOGRAFY 23 (866) Via: UK.AC.EARN-RELAY; Thu, 7 Sep 89 4:30 BST Received: from UKACRL by UK.AC.RL.IB (Mailer X1.25) with BSMTP id 5949; Thu, 07 Sep 89 04:20:47 BS Received: by UKACRL (Mailer X1.25) id 1615; Thu, 07 Sep 89 04:20:29 BST Date: Wed, 6 Sep 89 23:05:59 EDT Reply-To: Willard McCarty Sender: HUMANIST Discussion From: Willard McCarty Subject: 3.442 BIOGRAFY 23 (866) To: BSMTP Humanist Discussion Group, Vol. 3, No. 442. Wednesday, 6 Sep 1989. Autobiographies of Humanists Twenty-second Supplement Following are 22 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@utorepas 6 September 1989 ================================================================= *Hatfield, Len I teach 19th and 20th century English Literature, critical theory, and speculative fiction at Virginia Tech. Phd. at Indiana University (Bloomington) on patterns of rhetorical authority in texts, including volumes of poetry by Robert Browning and Yeats, a Poundian Canto, and a section of Barth's LOST IN THE FUNHOUSE. Presently working on a book about didacticism, authority, and textual power in 20th-century speculative fiction called (tentatively) POWER/ KNOWLEDGE IN SF; as well as a monograph on the sf of Greg Bear; essays on Le Guin, John Barth, Yeats, and so forth. ================================================================= *Hawke, (Mr) Andrew INSTITUTION: Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru (University of Wales Dictionary of the Welsh Language) DEPARTMENT: Board of Celtic Studies, University of Wales TITLE: Assitant Editor EMAIL: ACH@UK.AC.ABERYSTWYTH.V on Janet (or via EARN/BITNET) PHONE: UK CODE + 970 623816 ext. 264 ADDRESS: National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth, Dyfed POSTAL CODE: SY23 3BU COUNTRY: Wales, UK BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH (ca. 100-500 words) 1975-80 B.A. in Welsh Language and Literature (1st class hons.) at the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth. 1980-83 Research towards an historical dictionary of Cornish using an archive of computer-readable Cornish texts (the number of surviving texts from the pre-1800 period is such that it will be possible to include them all in the database. This is a long- term project which I am unfortunately not able to devote as much time to as I would wish. 1983- Appointed as Assistant Editor on Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru (the historical Welsh dictionary project of the University of Wales Board of Celtic Studies, which has been in progress since 1920). It corresponds roughly to the OED in scope, although very few citations are supplied for the 19th. and 20th. centuries, and, by necessity, much use has to be made of unedited manuscript sources. 40 parts (a - naf) have been published so far, the last 4 of which have been typeset directly from the dictionary database. Our hardware is fairly basic and comprises two non-IBM compatible '286 machines which are used for data entry, and a '386 AT-compatible with a 300M disc which is used for programming, typesetting and text retrieval. We use the typesetting facilities at Oxford University Computing Service via JANET and the computing centre of the local university college. 1985-8 spent developing and implementing a computerized typesetting system for the dictionary, including various lexicographical aids, such as bibliographical verification, date checking, etc. The use of this system has reduced the dictionary's typesetting costs by over 95%, and has resulted in greater consistency in the published work. It has also expedited bibliographic verification (each published citation has to be checked against the original source) by providing sorted lists of shelf marks for the checkers. I have been Chairman of the Celtic Texts Specialist Group of the Association for Literary and Linguistic Computing for about 10 years, and I was invited to compile the Celtic languages section of the Humanities Computing Yearbook (2nd. vol.). My interests include computational aids for lexicography, computer typesetting software, text retrieval software, textual databases, encoding schemes, and C programming techniques (under MS-DOS and UNIX). I am particularly interested in problems concerned with processing texts in the Celtic languages (Welsh, Breton, Cornish, Irish, Scottish Gaelic, and Manx), and I would welcome any details of computer-readable Celtic texts. ================================================================= *Hesla, David H. I am an associate professor in the Graduate Institute of the Liberal Arts (the ILA) at Emory University. I'm a literary critic, with a certain acqiaintance with the history of ideas. I've written on Samuel Beckett, Wallace Stevens, the theory of tragedy, literary theory and criticism. ================================================================= *Howson, Charna K INSTITUTION: Indiana State Unoversity, Office of Research, Writer/Research Assistant EMAIL: GRDCKT at INDST, 812/237-3088, Room 121 Alumni Center, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN 47809, USA BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH: In my capacity as Writer/Research Assistant for the Office of Research within the School of Graduate Studies at Indiana State University, I assist facutly and staff who are seeking external support for their research and creative projects. This assistance usually includes some editorial support and occasionally assistance with the actual proposal draft. In addition, occasional assistance is provided with drafts, edits, or revisions of journal articles. I hold a batchelor's degree in English Education and am completing a Master's degree in English also. Courses taught as a graduate assistant at Indiana State University include Composition, Basic Composition, and English as a Second Language. I currently teach general education courses one night each week at a local vocational college also; these courses include composition, business communications, human relations, and technical reporting. I am also a contributor to the MHRA Annual Bibliography. As you can see, the study and use of the English language is quite important to me. I look forward to joining your conversation group. ================================================================= *Inwood, Brad INSTITUTION: UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO DEPARTMENT: CLASSICS TITLE: PROF. EMAIL: INWOOD AT UTOREPAS BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH (ca. 100-500 words) Classicist with interests in ancient philosophy; computer interests mostly in wp and text retrieval, i.e. computer support for traditional research methods rather than new and intrinsically computer-dependent research. IBM-standard hardware is my preference. Strong enthusiasm for word processing in ancient greek, though I have always questioned how often Greek characters are needed i normal scholarly wp. Original Academicfont user, now going slowly over to Nota Bene. use TACT and WORDCRUNCHER on text bases extracted from TLG (Thesaurus Linguae Graecae) corpus. strong interest in accessing TLG under DOS. END ================================================================= *Jucquois-Delpierre, Monique INSTITUTION: Heinrich-Heine-Universitaet Dsseldorf DEPARTMENT: of Information science / Institute of Philosophy TITLE: Wiss.Ang. EMAIL: PHONE: 49 211 3114318 (Uni) // 49 211 750891 (home) ADDRESS: Otto-Hahn-Str. 131 Dsseldorf 13 POSTAL CODE: D 4000 COUNTRY: West Germany or EMAIL: Modelpi at BUCLLN81 PHONE: 32 2 6534486 ADDRESS: 21 rue des combattants La Hulpe POSTAL CODE: B 1310 COUNTRY: Belgium ================================================================= *Kanter, Elliot INSTITUTION: University of California, San Diego DEPARTMENT: Reference and Research Services Department TITLE: Bibliographer/Reference Librarian EMAIL: EKANTER@UCSD.EDU or .BITNET PHONE: 619-534-1263 ADDRESS: Central Library Reference Department University of California, San Diego La Jolla, California POSTAL CODE: 92093 COUNTRY: U.S.A. BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH (ca. 100-500 words) I am a Reference Librarian and Bibliographer, with responsibity for selecting library materials, and providing consultations for library research, in Judaic Studies, Communication, and African History. In the past I have also been Bibliographer for Classical and Religious studies. I also coordinate computer assisted reference services in the social sciences and humanities. These services include both online literature searches performed by librarians; and journal abstract and index databases mounted on computer workstations that can be used directly by students and scholars (mostly CD- ROM-based systems). I am also currently chair of the advisory group on user services for the state-wide University of California MELVYL Online Library Catalog. In that area we are not only bringing into computer- readable form an increasing proportion of the collective holdings of the University of California. We are also exploring ways to provide gateways to online catalogs of research libraries throughout the Internet, and to make journal databases available through the same interface as the online catalog. Finally, I am very interested in following the discourse in HUMANIST as window on the evolution of electronic alternatives to the traditional tools of scholarship. My concerns here are to view emerging issues of new media of communication, and to be prepared for new areas where libraries can be of service to research in the humanities. ================================================================= *Kulas, Jack Department of Computer Science, Univ. of Idaho, Moscow, ID 83843 I'm an Asst. Prof. of Computer Science here at the Univ. of Idaho, with interests in Computational Linguistics and Artificial Intelligence. My Ph.D. is in Philosophy, and I have strong interests in the prospects and limitations of computers. I would be interested in joining the discussion group to keep my ties to the humanities alive. ================================================================= *Langley, Dr Frederick Lecturer in French, Department of French, and Computers in Teaching Initiative, Centre for Modern Languages, University of Hull. PHONE: 0482 465206 ADDRESS: Department of French University of Hull Cottingham Road HULL POSTAL CODE: HU6 7RX COUNTRY: ENGLAND BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH: Born 8 March 1938. Higher education at King's College, Univerity of Durham (BA 1960), Magdalen College, Oxford (DPhil 1968). Lecturer in French, University of Hull since October 1962 (special interest: mediaeval French language and literature). My interest in computing is fairly recent, from about 1984. Since that time I have been engaged in the compilation of an Old French - English Dictionary, using a PC and the University's ICL mainframe. I have a general interest in computerized lexicology and in scientifically valid applications of statistics to literary and linguistic computing (I read a paper on SPSS as a lexicographical tool at the Toronto ALLC conference in June 1989). ================================================================= *Mason, Steve RANK: Assistant Professor DEPARTMENT: Division of Humanities INSTITUTION: York University EMAIL: SHLOMO@YORKVM1 MAILING ADDRESS: 217 Winters College, York University, 4700 Keele Street, Downsview, Ontario, Canada M3J 1P3 TELEPHONE: (416) 736-5158/-2100, ext. 7021 BIOGRAPHY: Ph.D., 1986, U. of St. Michael's College, Toronto. Graduate work at McMaster, Hebrew University, and Tuebingen. Research areas: Judaism and early Christianity/New Testament. Projects: book on Flavius Josephus and the Pharisees in press with Brill; just completed "Paul's Chameleon Principle: his portrayals of Judaism for Gentile and Jewish Readers"; forth- coming, with Thomas A. Robinson of U. of Lethbridge: An Early Christian Reader (Canadian Scholars Press, 1990 -- a college text of primary sources); for 1990 Learneds preparing "Philo- sophia as a Group-Designation in Ancient Paganism, Judaism, and Christianity". Teaching: 2 years at Memorial U. of Nfld; beginning now 2-year appointment at York. Especially interested to hear from students of Josephus. ================================================================= *Morehen, John INSTITUTION: University of Nottingham DEPARTMENT: Music TITLE: Professor of Music E-MAIL: AMZJM@VAX.NOTTINGHAM.AC.UK PHONE: (0602) 484848, ext.2052 or 2097 (Office) (06077) 4252 (Home) ADDRESS: Department of Music University of Nottingham University Park, Nottingham. POSTAL CODE: NG7 2RD COUNTRY: United Kingdom BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH: John Morehen received his undergraduate training in Music at Oxford University, and subsequently pursued Doctoral studies at Cambridge University. After a short period on the staff of The American University in Washington DC he returned to England, where he became Sub-Organist at St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle. He was appointed to the staff of the Music Department at Nottingham University in 1973, becoming Senior Lecturer in 1982 and Professor of Music in 1989. He has published many articles concerning computer-aided music analysis and music printing, and has addressed international conferences on these subjects in Canada, the USA, France, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. He interests in music analysis are chiefly concerned with polyphonic music of the sixteenth century. ================================================================= *Murphree, Wallace A. P.O. Box JS, Mississippi State, MS 39762, (601) 325-2382 I am an associate professor in the Department of Philosophy and Religion at Mississippi State University where I teach the standard slate of undergraduate courses in philosophy. My primary areas of interest are philosophy of religion (especially the problem of evil) and process philosophy; however, recently I have been working on a project in "numerical," categorical logic that, if successful, would subsume Aristotelian logic as one of its instances. (Doesn't everyone at some time or other feel the need to re-invent the syllogism?) ================================================================= *Noffsinger, John North Cross School, 4254 Colonial Avenue, Roanoke, Virginia, U.S.A.; (703)9896641 My colleagues and I are jointly engaged in teaching a Humanities elective to high school seniors. This class is organizeed chronologically (Greece through post-Modernism), and we have a commitment to cross-disciplinary approaches. My own training is in English literature (dissertation on the early novels of Charles Dickens). Since the end of my formal academic study I've developed an interest in religious themes in literature and would like through this exchange to explore such issues. I'm working on a project this year involving a study of sacred themes in literature, with an emphasis on Homer, Dante, and T. S. Eliot. My colleagues and friends in the Humanites class are Ann Fishwick, who teaches religion, and Shirley Johnson, who teaches art. We're all interested in breaking down traditional academic barriers and are striving to develop self-disciplined students who ask the Big Questions, who explore the ramifications of their answers, and who are not afraid to live with the Mystery. ================================================================= *O'Donnell, James J. INSTITUTION: University of Pennsylvania DEPARTMENT: Department of Classical Studies Philadelphia, Pa. 19104-6305 TITLE: Associate Professor EMAIL: JODONNEL @ PENNSAS (.UPENN.EDU) PHONE: 215-898-8734 BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH: b. Giessen, Ger., 1950, educ. Princeton (BA Classics, 1972), Yale (PhD Medieval Studies, 1975), taught Bryn Mawr, Catholic U. of America, Cornell; at Penn since 1981. pub. `Cassiodorus' (Berkeley, 1979), `Boethius, Consolatio Philosophiae' (Bryn Mawr Commentaries, 1984), `Augustine' (Boston: Twayne, 1985), articles in late antique intellectual history, fourth through sixth centuries. At present completing large-scale commentary on Augustine's Confessions. Generally interested in late antique and early medieval history and culture, with attention to methodological issues concerning the place of such studies in the post-modern enkyklios paideia (ut ita dicam). ================================================================= *Oppenheimer, Paul INSTITUTION: Thinking Machines Corporation DEPARTMENT: Customer Support TITLE: Applications Engineer EMAIL: peo@think.com (Internet) PHONE: (617)876-1111 ADDRESS: 245 First Street, Cambridge, MA POSTAL CODE: 02142 COUNTRY: USA BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH (ca. 100-500 words) I work as an Applications Engineer in the Customer Support Group of Thinking Machines Corporation. I was promoted to candidacy in the PhD program in Philosophy at Princeton University in 1981. ================================================================= *Ossar, Michael Professor, Department of Modern Languages, Eisenhower Hall, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506/USA, tel 913-532-6760 (work) & 913-539-2802 (home). I teach German literature at Kansas State University. Previously, I taught at the University of Pennsylvania (as a teaching fellow), at Swarthmore College (as a visiting lecturer), at Sweet Briar College, at the University of Freiburg (as a Lektor), and, last summer semester, at the University of Giessen (as a visiting professor). I studied at Cornell University, the University of Pennsylvania (PhD 1973 under Adolf Klarmann), the Freie Universitaet Berlin, and the University of Freiburg. I also have an M.S. in physics. My academic interests are: German literature of the Weimar period, expressionism, Kafka, Canetti, Celan, Broch, Musil, Adolf Muschg, German literature around the turn of the century (especially Austrian), Kleist, Goethe, Grillparzer, anarchism, literature and politics. Right now I am working on a book on anarchism and the writers of the Weimar period--an outgrowth of my book on Anarchism in the Dramas of Ernst Toller. I am increasingly interested by the psychology of Otto Gross, although I don't know a great deal about it yet. For some years I have been editor of a journal that deals with French, Russian, German and Spanish 20th century literature: Studies in Twentieth Century Literature. As far a computer babble is concerned, I would be interested in conversing with people who also use Nota Bene. My wife, Naomi, is working on a PhD dissertation on William Blake's notions of physiology and how they appeared in his poetry and art. I have two sons: Jacob, who is about to start graduate school to study philosopy and work on David Hume, and Joel, who is starting his second year at Macalester College. ================================================================= *Parker, Elliott INSTITUTION: Central Michigan University DEPARTMENT: Journalism TITLE: Assoc. Prof. EMAIL: BITNET: 3ZLUFUR@CMUVM Compuserve: 70701,520 Internet: eparker@well.sf.ca.us PHONE: (517) 774-7111 ADDRESS: Mt. Pleasant, MI POSTAL CODE: 48859 COUNTRY: USA BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH (ca. 100-500 words) My geographical area of interest is Southeast and East Asia. Before Central Michigan University, I spent 6 years teaching photography/photojournalism at Institut Teknoloji Mara in Malaysia, where I had spent 3 years as a Peace Corps Volunteer in the 1960's. My most recent trip to the area was in 1984, first as a Visiting Professor in Singapore and then, 1985-6, on a Fulbright fellowship at the National U. of Malaysia. In general, I am interested in the mass media of Asia. In particular, I am currently writing articles on how women are portrayed in various language newspapers of Malaysia and Singapore and a descriptive profile of Asian journalists and the education they have received. I am also interested in how electronic networks might be used between Asia and the U. S. to facilitate scholarly discussion as well as the potential for development information exchange. ================================================================= *Peterson, Michael 114 Peck Avenue, West Haven, Connecticut USA 06516 I am a senior at Wester Connecticut State University who is majoring in Music Education. I am very interested in the use of computers in the field of music including sound wave generation and manipulation, and composition. ================================================================= *Pigman, G. W. III [Internet] [Bitnet] Associate Professor of Literature, California Institute of Technology; Caltech 101-40, Pasadena, CA 91125; 818-356-3601. My major area of research is Renaissance literature (English, Neo-Latin, French, Italian). I've been interested in computer typesetting for a number of years and have set my own book using troff (_Grief and English Renaissance Elegy_, Cambridge University Press, 1985) and helped colleagues set theirs. Currently, I am editing George Gascoigne's _A Hundreth Sundrie Flowres_ for Oxford University Press (I'm using TeX). I'm interested in ways in which computers can facilitate editing, especially producing a critical apparatus and establishing a database for lexicographical purposes. (I am also the system administrator for my division's Sun 4/280.) ================================================================= *Plotkin, Alec David INSTITUTION: Villanova University DEPARTMENT: Lacrosse TITLE: Mgr. EMAIL: 185422285@VUVAXCOM PHONE: 215-293-0594 ADDRESS: 65 Meadowbrook Rd. Wayne, Pa. POSTAL CODE: 19087 COUNTRY: USA BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH (ca. 100-500 words) Born 1966 in Philadelphia, Pa. Went to the Hill Top Preparatory School and graduated in 1985. Went to Wilkes College and majored in History. Did not like the area so I left. Went to Villanova University in 1986 and still Going in 1989. A Sr. Liberal Arts student who hopes to graduate soon. The Humanist list looked interesting so I subscribed. ================================================================= *Ponchuk, Arlyss Indiana University School of Nursing, Assistant Professor, 6310 Viking Ridge Road, Bloomington, Indiana 47408, USA I am a nurse and teacher of nurses. I was educated at the University of Michigan (1970), the University of Wisconsin (1975) and expect to receive the PhD in Educational Psychology from Indiana University in 1990. My research interests include gerontology, naturalistic inquiry (constructivist/interpretivist/humanistic research). I learned about this research paradigm from Egon Guba, who just retired from I. I've been influenced by Reason & Rowan's book called Human Inquiry, by Shulamit Reinharz and Graham Rowles's Qualitative Gerontology, and by Ulrich Neisser's Memory Observed. In the field of gerontology, I study long-term autobiographical memory, cognitive mapping, and the use of photography in research with the elderly. I graduate nurses how to be adult and gerontological nurse practitioners (an expanded role for nurses in which they apply their considerable nursing skill in addition to performing many tasks thought of as traditionally medical, eg: physical diagnosis and management of simple acute and stable chronic illness. ================================================================= *Talen Geisterfer, Leanne <21765LTG@MSU> Apartado 747-2, Santo Domingo, (809) 565-2649, Dominican Republic Although my academic preparation has been almost entirely in education (elementary, bilingual, adult, non-formal), my professional experiences have broadened my interests more generally to community development in developing nations. I have lived in Costa Rica and Spain, and have most recently spent 5 years in the Dominican Republic, as an educational consultant for a Dominican agency (ALFALIT) working in community development with an emphasis on education. Working with oppressed people (both Dominican and Haitian migrant labourers), has caused me to focus my attention on the social impact of different educational methods within the community setting. Several villages in the programme are attempting the implementation of versions of "transforming pedagogy" as proposed by Paulo Freire. I would be very interested in hearing from anyone else who has been working on similar projects. My work with Haitian labourers keeps me involved in human rights issues. Many of the Haitians are in the DR illegally and, fearing deportation, cannot denounce the mistreatment they receive. I am looking for ways to make contact with interested parties in the Dominican Republic, as well as anyone else who focuses in on the Caribbean and Latin America. I'm also interested in reading about what's on the minds of other humanists; perhaps a change of focus is in my future... ================================================================= *TeBrake, William H. INSTITUTION: University of Maine DEPARTMENT: Department of History TITLE: Associate Professor EMAIL: ras370@maine.bitnet PHONE: (207) 581-1907 ADDRESS: 170 Stevens Hall, Orono, Maine POSTAL CODE: 04469 COUNTRY: USA BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH (ca. 100-500 words) Though I received a Ph.D. in History from the Unviversity of Texas at Austin, 1975, my first university-level teaching was in Geography (Boston University, 1974-1975; University of Guelph, Ontario, 1975-1977). Since coming to Maine in 1977, I have been responsible for teaching Western Civilization, Medieval History at various levels and under several guises, and Environmental History. My first book, MEDIEVAL FRONTIER: CULTURE AND ECOLOGY IN RIJNLAND, was published by Texas A & M University Press in 1985. I hope to complete a book manuscript on the Peasant Revolt of Maritime Flanders, 1323-1328 by early 1990. I have been using computers for research and writing since I acquired an Osborne 1 in 1983; several years ago I moved over to IBM-compatibles. ================================================================= *Tetreault, Ronald Dept. of English, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3L 1M5 Canada; 902-424-3384 Ronald Tetreault is Associate Professor of English at Dalhousie University. He teaches and does research in the literature of the Romantic era and in literary theory. He directs the computer lab in the Department of English, used primarily by students for word-processing and electronic communications. ================================================================= *Vanderbeek, Kraig Computer Consultant, Humanities Research Facility, University of Nebraska - Lincoln I assist Graduate Students, Faculty, and Staff members, in the department of Humanities, with all aspects of computing on Micros, Mainframes, as well as the Kurzweil Optical Scanner. I am an undergraduate studying Computer Science and Architecture, specializing in Micro Computers. I am familiar with both IBM and Macintosh computers. ================================================================= *Webster, Sarah (a.k.a Sally) P. Syracuse University, Academic Computing, Services, Assistant Director for Instructional Computing; 120 Hinds Hall, Syracuse NY 13244-1190, USA; (315) 443-3807 I began my academic life as a philosophy major at the University of South Carolina. When I transferred to Duke University, I decided to major in mathematics. My BA and MA degrees are both in mathematics. For the next 20 years, I edited scientific papers, books, and NSF grant requests, wrote a novel which was rejected by 15 publishers, and worked as a "disk jockey" in a classical music radio station (for which I also helped raise money for many years). Ten years ago, I joined Academic Computing at Syracuse University as head of the technical publications unit and am now an Assistant Director. In the past five or six years, I have been a user consultant for faculty, students, and staff using electronic mail over national networks. I have also managed as many as 60 undergraduate students who worked as first-line consultants and 6 full-time consultants. Incidents of bad manners and illegal and unethical behavior with respect to computing and computing practices had accreted so much by last year that I began to ask the questions "After we make rules and have policies to deal with specific infractions, what responsibility do we (the institution) have to put these matters into a larger ethical context? Aren't such discussions part of a liberal education? Can we possibly leave out professional schools, such as management, public communications, and law (law students are some of the most persistent offenders!)? What about acts which are not proscribed but which many reasonable men and women would say are anti-social? How do we reconcile the impulse towards academic freedom and inquiry with the rights of others who are affected by anti-social and unethical computer acts?" I am convinced that none of these questions is new: only the technology is new. In addition to providing equipment and software, training and information, we are obliged, in my opinion, to ground the use of this information technology in once well-understood value systems. I say "once well-understood" because I have had disturbing conversations with grown ups who believe that if a piece of software is too expensive (by their definition), it is OK to steal it. To raise awareness of ethical and social issues surrounding the use of information technology, some of us at Syracuse (not all from Computing Services) have been taking a computer ethics workshop around to small groups. In addition, I am co-chairing a workshop on ethical and social issues and how institutions of higher education can address them at a national conference of computing user services professionals (SIGUCCS, Bethesda, Oct 1- 4). Furthermore, I have been asked to write about this topic for the CAUSE/EFFECT quarterly and to moderate a session about it at the CAUSE conference in late November in San Diego. In the meantime, I continue to discuss these issues with network users at Syracuse who misuse resources, harass other users, or break into other users' accounts. I am struck by the number of students who tell me that nobody else talks to them about right and wrong! My colleagues who are already on HUMANIST, knowing of my interests and activities, forward to me HUMANIST mail dealing with these issues. It occurred to me that I should join HUMANIST myself, particularly as I am likely to be concerned with the issues that HUMANIST members discuss. ================================================================= *Weston, E. Paige Assistant Reference Librarian and Assistant Professor, University Library, University of Illinois at Chicago, P. O. Box 8198, Chicago, IL 60680, USA; (312) 413-3045. I consider it the reference librarian's responsibility to make the emerging bibliographic technologies both accessible and acceptable to established scholars. I'm a humanist by training. I'm particularly interested in hypertext applications. Some day I hope to establish an Institute for the Study of Hypertext, and maybe be its systems librarian. It's a little peculiar writing this, having no idea for whom I'm writing. ================================================================= *Wytek, Rudolf Academic Computer Consultant, University of Vienna, Computer Center, Universitaetsstrasse 7 (NIG), A-1010 Wien, Austria, Europe; telephone: 043/222/436111/16 I am now 43 years old and since 1971 firmly established as consultant and lecturer at our computer center mainly in the fields of data analysis, statistics and FORTRAN-type languages. From my education I am an old humanist and so it is natural that humanities-people feel more at ease with me than with technicians not knowing the simplest terms of the old sciences. Our institutes for historical and linguistic studies are very active and expanding their usage of EDP and so I think Humanist would be a great help to me. My university education is mathematical psychology and clinical psychology, I did some years of egyptology and my interests are of rather wide extent perhaps sometimes not so deep as they should be. ============================================================== 27 Yerkey, Neil Associate Professor, School of Information and Library Studies, SUNY at Buffalo, NY 14260; 716-636-3069 Education: BA University of Akron (Ohio), Speech Communication MSLS Western Reserve University (Cleveland), Library Science Ph.D Kent State University, Interpersonal and Organizational Communication/Computer Science Research. Interests center on the communicative aspects of library and information science, including development of people-oriented computer systems for storage and retrieval of information. Particular interest in scatter and overlap of topics (aging, education, library science) across machine readable databases in an attempt to develop effective retrieval methods of interdisciplinary subjects. Teach courses in information processing, indexing and abstracting, microcomputer data management (mostly dBASE), computerized bibliographic retrieval and services, and systems analysis. *****end*****