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1. RESOUR> FYI France: the new Provenance database at the BMLyon 2. RESOUR> [netsites] Tutankhamun: Anatomy of an Excavation 3. K12> [netsites] Seduction of the Innocent 4. K12> [netsites] Education Whiz 5. MISC> [netsites] Country Studies 6. MISC> [netsites] The Surgery Channel 7. RESOUR> [netsites] EDRi 8. MISC> [netsites] Extreme Survival 9. MISC> [netsites] iExplore 10. MISC> A Washington VICTORY for digital DIVIDE... 11. K12> teaching computer / coping skills ***************************************** For individual postings, send the message: set net-happenings mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe, click and send (no body or subject: required) mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Net-happenings mailing list is a service of Classroom Connect - http://www.classroom.com Archives for Net-happenings can be found at: http://www.classroom.com/community/email/archives.jhtml?A0=NET-HAPPENINGS Newsgroups: news:comp.internet.net-happenings http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&GROUP;=comp.internet.net-happenings ******************************************* ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 17 Jul 2002 07:32:14 -0500 From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RESOUR> FYI France: the new Provenance database at the BMLyon From: Public-Access Computer Systems Forum [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Jack Kessler Sent: Monday, July 15, 2002 8:42 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: FYI France: the new Provenance database at the BMLyon FYI France: the new Provenance database at the BMLyon The new "Provenance" database at Lyon, http://www.bm-lyon.fr/ ("Bases de donne'es") (to scroll through lists on the site -- the lists currently appear only partially in their windows -- type the first letter of the item sought and click on "envoyer") which was announced on June 25, promises to be a very useful digital library addition to the growing international offering of online rare book tools and materials. It's also fascinating: they have mounted the full exlibris online -- you can read the, "Dominici nuptij de Rubiano 1476 Morantis Rome In domo Casarella, No[n] amplius tui sed mej Eua[n]geliste oliuarij de Mo[n]tepolo in Sabinis et Ciuis Romani..." etc. onscreen in the original, print or manuscript versions, in good images which can be enlarged for very legible detail... The Bibliothe`que Municipale de Lyon, which houses one of France's finest collections of rare books, ancient manuscripts, and incunabula, also has been a leader in the country's development of online and digital media. The BMLyon's current "Virtual Expositions" include, for example, * Du sang a` la une : La belle e'poque du fait divers dans la presse illustre'e * Des "Petit Chaperon Rouge" : dans la fore^t du conte * Prophe'ties pour temps de crise : Interpre'tations de Nostradamus au fil des sie`cles and BM Lyon databases exist online now for, among others, * Enluminures -- 12,000 images from 457 documents of the 5th through 16th centuries, manuscripts and incunables and Renaissance books; * Ecrivains Rho^ne-Alpes -- bio - bibliographies of 200 local writers of autobiography, fiction, poetry, mysteries, science-fiction, theater; * Estampes -- the BMLyon prints collection -- Albrecht Du:rer, Lucas Cranach, Jost Amman, Adrian Collaert, Thomas de Leu, Davent, etc. ; * Affiches -- a thousand posters, from the lae 19th century through the first half of the 20th -- art, exhibitions, advertising, announcements of publications and of shows, also official proclamations and propaganda from the two world wars. Now comes "Provenance", to this already - superb online offering: the origins, of the BMLyon's justifiably famous collection of rare books -- "From their mid - 15th century beginnings, printed books have borne the identification marks of the individuals or institutions which have held them: precious bindings, coats of arms, a manuscript or printed ex-libris, readers' notes, annotations of every kind, etc. "The database 'Provenance' displays these marks, which have enable the identification of previous owners and readers of works now held in the collections of the library. Whether they were doctors, students, religious officials, jurists, and whether they were celebrated humanists or men and women who were little - known, the marks left in their books permit us to retrace the intellectual and geographic itineraries of these works which they treasured." Lyon is the place for this: a French city endowed with many very old and now several very new outstanding "rare books" resources -- * The Muse'e de l'Imprimerie de Lyon http://www.bm-lyon.fr/musee/imprimerie.htm * L'Institut d'Histoire du Livre http://ihl.enssib.fr/ * Provenance des Livres Anciens http://www.bm-lyon.fr/ ("Bases de donne'es") -- plus there are wonderful walks in Lyon which can take you down by one of its two rivers, along the rue Mercie`re... where Sebastian Gryphe and the others worked to churn out the first products of this new media, occasionally throwing their old fonts and tools into the river, from which they now have been removed and preserved for your appreciation of the history -- remarkable place for anyone interested in early printing, and in the excitement of what in fact was a Silicon Valley of a previous era's "transition in media"... also offering good food and wine and chocolate, too... -- so, anyone wishing an introduction to the history of printing, not only in France but also in the world, now really can benefit from a stop in Lyon. The "Provenance des Livres Anciens" offers a pretty interesting oldest - exemplar, currently, one which can demonstrate the richness of the information in the database: Cote = "SJ Inc b 63" [Mots cle's] Auteur : Torquemada, Juan de, 1388-1468 [*3 doc.] Titre : [Expositio super toto psalterio. 1470 ] Titre : Reuerendissimi Cardinalis sancti Sixti Expositio breuis & utilis super toto psalterio Editeur : Rom[a]e impressa ...: per honorabile[m] uirum magistrum Vdalricum Gallum de Bienna, die Quarta mensis octobris [4 X] ... Anno domini [1470] Description : [204] f. ([a-c]10, [d]12, [e-m]10, [n]12, [o]10, [p]12, [q-t]10, [v]8) ; 4° Notes : Titre au colophon (f. [v]7r) qui donne la date de publication : Rom[a]e impressa die Quarta mensis octobris per honorabile[m] ... Anno domini [1470] en toutes lettres. Espace pour initiale au début de chaque psaume BMC IV, p. 21 Goff T-517 CIBN T-373 IGI 9866 Inf. locale : SJ Inc b 63 - Feuillets [l]3 et [l]8 manquent; le dernier feuillet est blanc (ne contient pas le registre). Cf. BMC. Initiales enlumine'es et encadrements peints avec motifs floraux sur f. [a]1r, [a]3r (avec couronne), [d]2r, [g]10v, [k]2v, [m]5r, [o]7r, [q]1r; autres initiales et pieds de mouches ajoute's en bleu ou rouge, en alternance; initiales imprime'es colorie'es en jaune. Relie' en cuir rouge (XIXe sie`cle) a` grain long; cadre de roulette a` chaud; tranches massicote'es; anciennes signatures manuscrites au bas de quelques feuillets; pliures renforce'es avec des bandes de parchemin dans chaque cahier. Quelques annotations manuscrites anciennes dans les marges Re's Inc 92 - Reliure veau fauve XVIIIe SJ Inc b 63 - Ex libris manuscrits au colophon: "Dominici nuptij de Rubiano 1476 Morantis Rome In domo Casarella"; "No[n] amplius tui sed mej Eua[n]geliste oliuarij de Mo[n]tepolo in Sabinis et Ciuis Romani", ses armes et initiales ajoute'es a` l'encre brune dans la couronne de feuillage du 2e`me encadrement ([a]3r); "Non amplius tuij sed mei Vincentius Massetus florentinus et Ciuis Romanus Chirugs 1618; cachet de l'Ecole Sainte-Genevie`ve (f. [a]1r); ex dono manuscrit de Charles de Lescalopier a` la Socie'te' de Je'sus, 10 juillet 1841. "No. 25" inscrit en rouge sur la me^me page Re's Inc 92 - A la fin page ms. concernant Guichard de Monrozard (signature "Monrozard"), chantre de la colle`giale S. Symphorien de Trévoux, date'e 1601 Sujets : Bible. A. T. Psaumes--Critique, interpre'tation, etc. [*8 doc.] Collaboration : Han, Ulrich, ....-1480 Nuptius, Dominicus, actif en 1476 Olivarius, Evangelista Massetus, Vincentius, actif en 1618 Lescalopier, Charles de, 1...-1861 Monrozard, Guichard de, actif en 1573-1601 Ecole Sainte-Genevie`ve (Paris) [*23 doc.] Most wonderfully, perhaps, images taken from the works themselves are provided online: the exlibris, as mentioned, annotations -- good thumbnails, which can be expanded to offer detailed representations of the original. Scholars of various sorts may find these to be extremely useful. Both scholars and mere students, moreover, even the beginners, can experience the thrill of seeing "the original": the database is image - oriented -- the dull listing of "who owned what when", of most other provenance accounts, is greatly enhanced here by reproducing the actual handwriting of the period in online images -- very exciting, to see the written script of the era in which the Torquemada was read, and perhaps even of the actual Cardinal who owned it. Very useful links abound throughout: in the entry just - listed, for example, the square brackets lead to [* 8 doc.] 7 other examples of "Bible. A. T. Psaumes--Critique, interpre'tation, etc" in the collection -- or to [* 23 doc.] 22 additional examples of the "Ecole Sainte-Genevie`ve (Paris)". Boolean searching is available via "Ope'rateurs" on the main screen. The records contain no metadata, yet. Greater effort has to be devoted, by the international library community, to incorporating all of the riches of international librarianship into the metadata effort. The only way "the librarian as information filter" ever is going to work, is via an extraordinary effort to include everyone: the French, the Chinese, the Russians, and all of the many others who maintain valuable collections and information and now rapidly are bringing them to the Internet. But standards efforts in other areas work well for the French, as they have elsewhere. This BMLyon "Provenance des Livres Anciens" project uses UNIMARC, and follows the IFLA UBCIM Programme standards both for bibliographic and authority records, and AFNOR rules for cataloging and headings. Some of the finest libraries now are making their rare and ancient book treasures available online -- bibliographic records, now provenance information, increasingly images and texts of the works themselves -- the Bayerische Staats-bibliothek, the University of California's Bancroft, the many fine projects of various national libraries and of the Research Libraries Group, now the BMLyon... Perhaps there is some hope, then -- perhaps -- that future generations will know that there was a world of print, and of ideas and of their presentation, which preceded the television screen: a useful and at times critical antidote to any future world of digital "information overload". The BMLyon's "Provenance des Livres Anciens" will have helped significantly in this. --oOo-- FYI France (sm)(tm) e-journal ISSN 1071 - 5916 * | FYI France (sm)(tm) is a monthly electronic | journal published since 1992 as a small-scale, | personal experiment, in the creation of large- | scale "information overload", by Jack Kessler. / \ Any material written by me which appears in ----- FYI France may be copied and used by anyone for // \\ any good purpose, so long as, a) they give me --------- credit and show my email address, and, b) it // \\ isn't going to make them money: if it is going to make them money, they must get my permission in advance, and share some of the money which they get with me. Use of material written by others requires their permission. FYI France archives may be found at http://infolib.berkeley.edu (search fyifrance), or http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ (BIBLIO-FR archive), or http://listserv.uh.edu/archives/pacs-l.html (PACS-L archive) or http://www.fyifrance.com . Suggestions, reactions, criticisms, praise, and poison-pen letters all will be gratefully received at [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Copyright 1992- , by Jack Kessler, all rights reserved except as indicated above. --hjlm-- ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 17 Jul 2002 07:32:33 -0500 From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RESOUR> [netsites] Tutankhamun: Anatomy of an Excavation From: Ray Shiner [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, July 16, 2002 6:13 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [netsites] Tutankhamun: Anatomy of an Excavation Tutankhamun: Anatomy of an Excavation http://www.ashmol.ox.ac.uk/gri/4tut.html "The complete records of Howard Carter's excavation of the tomb of Tutankhamun will be made available on these Web pages." Ray Shiner [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 17 Jul 2002 07:32:59 -0500 From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: K12> [netsites] Seduction of the Innocent From: Paul E. Onimuss [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, July 16, 2002 6:14 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [netsites] Seduction of the Innocent Seduction of the Innocent http://members.rogers.com/mattys807/ "Thoroughly documented by facts and cases, Seduction of the Innocent gives the substance of Dr. Wertham's expert opinion on the effects that comic books have on the minds and behavior of children who come in contact with them." Paul E. Onimuss [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 17 Jul 2002 07:33:17 -0500 From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: K12> [netsites] Education Whiz From: Philip Lomoas [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, July 16, 2002 6:17 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [netsites] Education Whiz Education Whiz http://www.educationwhiz.com/ "Education Whiz offers college information in vocation and trade schools in culinary arts, business, information technology, design and much more." Philip Lomoas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 17 Jul 2002 07:33:41 -0500 From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: MISC> [netsites] Country Studies From: Alan S. Harrell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, July 16, 2002 6:18 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [netsites] Country Studies Library of Congress: Country Studies http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/ "A continuing series of books prepared by the Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress under the Country Studies/Area Handbook Program sponsored by the Department of the Army. This online series presently contains studies of 100 countries. Countries that were previously in multi-country volumes are now available individually." Alan [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 17 Jul 2002 07:34:00 -0500 From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: MISC> [netsites] The Surgery Channel From: Dr. Y U Morostay [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, July 16, 2002 6:22 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [netsites] The Surgery Channel The Surgery Channel http://www.surgerychannel.com/ "Your source for information on appendectomy, mastectomy, hernia repair, nissen fundoplication surgery, and more." Includes an "Ask the Doctor" feature; a Medical Store; a Physician Board; and much more... Dr. Yennea U. Morostay [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://morostay.dermdex.net/ ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 17 Jul 2002 07:34:23 -0500 From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RESOUR> [netsites] EDRi From: Pierre Borochaults [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, July 16, 2002 6:26 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [netsites] EDRi European Digital Rights http://www.edri.org/ "European Digital Rights is an association in which existing European privacy and civil rights organizations work together in informing decision makers and the public about the upcoming threats to our privacy and civil rights." Pierre Borochaults [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 17 Jul 2002 07:34:43 -0500 From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: MISC> [netsites] Extreme Survival From: Alan S. Harrell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, July 16, 2002 6:32 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [netsites] Extreme Survival Extreme Survival http://tlc.discovery.com/convergence/extremesurvival/ extremesurvival.html Note: The above URL is actually one continuous line and should be entered into your browser's address box as one line. ...or click this shorter, redirection link: http://shorl.com/hedatemogusy The Learning Channel tests your survival instincts. Learn about historical survival feats; take a worst-case poll; and more.... Alan [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 17 Jul 2002 07:35:05 -0500 From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: MISC> [netsites] iExplore From: Forrest Trease [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, July 16, 2002 6:50 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [netsites] iExplore iExplore http://www.iexplore.com/ The Adventure Travel site sponsored by National Geographic. Forrest Trease [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 17 Jul 2002 07:35:43 -0500 From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: MISC> A Washington VICTORY for digital DIVIDE... From: K-12 Educators Interested in Educational Administration [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Bonnie Bracey Sent: Tuesday, July 16, 2002 6:56 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: A Washington VICTORY for digital DIVIDE... SENATE CONTINUES FUNDING FOR FEDERAL TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMS BIPARTISAN SUPPORT REPRESENTS REMARKABLE FIRST VICTORY FOR COMMUNITY TECHNOLOGY SUPPORTERS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Brian Komar, LCCR July 16, 2002 202-466-1885 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Washington, D.C. - The Digital Empowerment campaign, today issued the following statement regarding Senate appropriations subcommittee's decision to fund the two important community technology programs - the Technology Opportunities Program and the Community Technology Centers program -- at levels comparable to last year's amounts, despite the Bush Administration's recommendation to eliminate these programs in their FY03 budget: "Today's actions represent an important victory for those who believe the federal government should continue its strong leadership role in ensuring that all Americans have the technological access and skills needed to benefit from and participate fully in the Information Society," said Wade Henderson, Executive Director of the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, the lead sponsor of the Digital Empowerment Campaign. "While the bipartisan support for these programs evidenced by today's votes is heartening, particularly in a very tight budget year, our campaign to preserve and strengthen the TOP and CTC programs is far from over. The Digital Empowerment Campaign will continue to push the Senate, the House and the Administration to fund these programs at the levels approved today or higher." The Senate Labor, Health and Human Services and Education Appropriations Subcommittee, under the leadership of Senators Tom Harkin (D-IA) and Arlen Specter (R-PA), voted to continue funding the CTC program at $32.5 - the same amount it received last year. The Senate Commerce, Justice, State and the Judiciary Appropriations Subcommittee, under the leadership of Ernest Hollings (D-SC) and Judd Gregg (R-NH), voted to continue funding the Technology Opportunity Program at last year's level -- $15.5 million. "Today's votes demonstrate how successful the Digital Empowerment Campaign has been in showing that the TOP and CTC programs invest in more than just technology; they invest in people and communities," Henderson continued. "Now more than ever, federal leadership is crucial to ensure that urban, rural, and Indian tribal land residents have access to technology and can acquire the high-tech job skills necessary to compete in the 21st Century economy." The Digital Empowerment campaign was launched in mid-June on the steps of the U.S. Capitol, with the bipartisan support of Senators Max Cleland (D-GA), Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) and Olympia J. Snowe (R-ME). Since that time, more 100 organizations have joined the campaign to preserve and strengthen the Technology Opportunities Program (TOP) and the Community Technology Centers program (CTC). Both programs provide matching grants to bring the benefits of technology to underserved communities across the United States. For more information, visit www.DigitalEmpowermet.org. Brian Komar Director of Strategic Affairs Leadership Conference on Civil Rights/Education Fund WWW.CIVILRIGHTS.ORG ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 17 Jul 2002 07:36:26 -0500 From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: K12> teaching computer / coping skills From: EDTECH - Educational Technology [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of EDTECH Editor-Eiffert Sent: Tuesday, July 16, 2002 8:29 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: teaching computer / coping skills From: PAUL PAVLIK <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> We mentioned this program before on this list. here is an update. http://www.battlebotsiq.com/ News blurb... American high school students are being taught essential skills .... How to build robots that kill and destroy. A program called BattleBots IQ teaches kids how to build dangerous armed robots. The program has already rolled out in 17 schools across the United States. At the end of the year, a huge tournament will pit robots against each other ...... Paul Pavlik Computer/Education Consultant --- Edtech Archives, posting guidelines and other information are at: http://www.h-net.msu.edu/~edweb Please include your name, email address, and school or professional affiliation in each posting. ------------------------------ End of NET-HAPPENINGS Digest - 17 Jul 2002 - Special issue (#2002-441) **********************************************************************
