+ Page 1 + ----------------------------------------------------------------- Public-Access Computer Systems News Volume 3, Number 5 (March 30, 1992) ISSN 1050-6004 Editors: Dana Rooks (LIBL@UHUPVM1) and Charles W. Bailey, Jr. (LIB3@UHUPVM1). Issued on an irregular basis by University Libraries, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204-2091. ----------------------------------------------------------------- CONTENTS Directory of Electronic Journals, Newsletters, and Academic Discussion Lists (2nd Edition) Published by ARL, 1 Revised Directory of Electronic Journals and Newsletters to be Available on the Net in May, 2 Directory of Scholarly Electronic Conferences (4th Revision) Available on the Net, 3 Electronic Version of the Journal of Technology Education Offers Graphics, 4 DIRECTORY OF ELECTRONIC JOURNALS, NEWSLETTERS, AND ACADEMIC DISCUSSION LISTS (2ND EDITION) PUBLISHED BY ARL Responding to the library and academic communities' increasing use of and interest in the burgeoning number of electronic publications, the Association of Research Libraries has published the second edition of its hard-copy Directory of Electronic Journals, Newsletters, and Academic Discussion Lists (ISSN 1057-1337). The Directory is a compilation of entries for 769 scholarly lists, 36 journals, 80 newsletters, and 17 "other" titles including some newsletter-digests--an increase in size of close to 50% since the first edition was published in July 1992. The directory provides specific instructions for electronic access to each publication. The Directory includes a reprint of scientist Stevan Harnad's visionary description of "scholarly skywriting" originally published in The Public-Access Computer Systems Review (volume 2, number 1) as "Post-Gutenberg Galaxy: The Fourth Revolution in the Means of Production of Knowledge." + Page 2 + Author/compiler of the journals and newsletters section is Michael Strangelove, Network Research Facilitator, University of Ottawa. Diane Kovacs of the Kent State University Libraries created the scholarly discussion lists and interest groups section. The printed ARL directory is derived from widely accessible networked files maintained by Strangelove and Kovacs (see below). The Directory is produced in 8 1/2" by 11" paper-bound format. Scholarly lists are grouped by broad subject areas, and journals and newsletters are in alphabetical order. The Directory is also available in either DOS or Macintosh 3.5" diskette form. The publication is available to ARL member libraries for $12.50 and to non-members for $25.00. These charges include domestic postage and handling. All countries outside North America pay additional postage. All orders must be prepaid and sent to the Association of Research Libraries. ARL can supply an order form via e-mail. For further information, contact: Christine Klein/ARL Directory Office of Scientific & Academic Publishing Association of Research Libraries 1527 New Hampshire Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20036 Fax inquiries: (202) 462-7849 ARLHQ@UMDC (BITNET) or ARLHQ@UMDC.UMD.EDU (Internet) REVISED DIRECTORY OF ELECTRONIC JOURNALS AND NEWSLETTERS TO BE AVAILABLE ON THE NET IN MAY A new version of The Directory of Electronic Journals and Newsletters will be available from LISTSERV@UOTTAWA in May 1992. To obtain the files for the directory, send an e-mail message to LISTSERV@UOTTAWA (BITNET) or LISTSERV@ACADVM1.UOTTAWA.CA (Internet) that says: GET EJOURNL1 DIRECTRY GET EJOURNL2 DIRECTRY To have the files sent as e-mail messages, add "F=MAIL" to the end of each command (e.g., "GET EJOURNL1 DIRECTRY F=MAIL"). + Page 3 + For further information, contact: Michael Strangelove University of Ottawa Department of Religious Studies 441495@UOTTAWA (BITNET) 441495@ACADVM1.UOTTAWA.CA (Internet) DIRECTORY OF SCHOLARLY ELECTRONIC CONFERENCES (4TH REVISION) AVAILABLE ON THE NET The 4th Revision of the Directory of Scholarly Electronic Conferences is now available from LISTSERV@KENTVM. The 5th revision is anticipated in summer or fall of 1992. The files are: ACADLIST README (explanatory notes for the Directory) ACADLIST FILE1 (anthropology to education) ACADLIST FILE2 (futurology to Latin American studies) ACADLIST FILE3 (library and information sciences to music) ACADLIST FILE4 (political science to writing) ACADLIST FILE5 (biological sciences) ACADLIST FILE6 (physical sciences) ACADLIST FILE7 (business and general academia) ACADWHOL HQX (binhexed self-decompressing Macintosh M.S. Word 4.0 document of all 7 directories) ACADSOCH HQX (binhexed self-decompressing Macintosh M.S. Word 4.0 document of the Social Science and Humanities files 1-4) ACADLIST CHANGES (all the major additions, deletions and alterations) To retrieve the files from LISTSERV@KENTVM (BITNET) or LISTSERV@KENTVM.KENT.EDU (Internet), send an e-mail message that says: GET File Name File Type For example, to obtain ACADLIST README, send the message: GET ACADLIST README + Page 4 + To have the files sent as e-mail messages, add "F=MAIL" to the end of each command (e.g., "GET ACADLIST README F=MAIL"). The files are also available via anonymous FTP from KSUVXA.KENT.EDU (the directory name is "library"). For further information, contact: Diane K. Kovacs Instructor, Reference Librarian for the Humanities Kent State University Libraries DKOVACS@KENTVM (BITNET) or DKOVACS@KENTVM.KENT.EDU (Internet) ELECTRONIC VERSION OF THE JOURNAL OF TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION OFFERS GRAPHICS The Journal of Technology Education, launched three years ago as a refereed scholarly print journal, has initiated simultaneous publication of an electronic edition with its first issue of 1992. The new publication includes graphics--one of the first electronic scholarly journals to do so. The current issue of the journal, which is published twice a year by the Technology Education Program at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, is now available in electronic form without charge via Bitnet and Internet. The text of the journal's articles are offered in ASCII format, which is traditional for many network-based electronic journals. A single graphic illustration of one of the articles is available as a separate PostScript file. In the future, more graphic illustrations will be offered. JTE, as the journal is known, is co-sponsored by the International Technology Education Association and the Council on Technology Teacher Education. The electronic version is published with the cooperation of Virginia Tech's Scholarly Communications Project, which earlier this year initiated the publication of an electronic version of the 20-year-old print journal Catalyst. To become an electronic subscriber of the JTE, send the following e-mail message to LISTSERV@VTVM1 (BITNET) or to LISTSERV@VTVM1.CC.VT.EDU (Internet): SUBSCRIBE JTE-L First Name Last Name + Page 5 + For further information, contact: Mark Sanders Technology Education 144 Smyth Hall Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA 24061-0432 (703) 231-8173 MSANDERS@VTVM1.CC.VT.EDU (Internet) or MSANDERS@VTVM1 (BITNET) ----------------------------------------------------------------- Public-Access Computer Systems News is an electronic newsletter that is distributed on BITNET, Internet, and other computer networks. There is no subscription fee. To subscribe, send an e-mail message to LISTSERV@UHUPVM1 (BITNET) or LISTSERV@UHUPVM1.UH.EDU (Internet) that says: SUBSCRIBE PACS-P First Name Last Name. PACS-P subscribers also receive two other electronic serials: Current Cites and The Public-Access Computer Systems Review. 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