INFOBITS 007 (January 1994) URL = http://hegel.lib.ncsu.edu/stacks/serials/infobits/infobits-007 IAT INFOBITS January 1994 No. 7 ISSN 1071-5223 About INFOBITS INFOBITS is an electronic service of the Institute for Academic Technology's Information Resources Group. Each month we monitor and select from a number of information technology and instruction technology sources that come to our attention and provide brief notes for electronic dissemination to college and university educators. ========================================================== GET BY WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM YOUR EMAIL FRIENDS If you provide computer and instructional technology support for your institution, don't go it alone. There are several electronic discussion lists where you can share your expertise and find answers. EDTECH - Educational Technology To subscribe send mail to: listserv@msu.bitnet with the message: subscribe edtech your_firstname your_lastname TECHNET - Technical Support for Education and Research To subscribe send mail to: listserv@acadvm1.uottawa.ca or listserv@uottawa.bitnet with the message: subscribe technet your_firstname your_lastname MEDIA-L - Media in Education To subscribe send mail to: listserv@bingvmb.bitnet or listserv%bingvmb.bitnet@bingsuns.cc.binghamton.edu with the message: subscribe media-l your_firstname your_lastname TIPSHEET - Computer Help and Tip Exchange To subscribe send mail to: listserv@wsuvm1.csc.wsu.edu with the message: subscribe tipsheet your_firstname your_lastname ========================================================== RESOURCES IN ACADEMIC ECONOMICS: NetEc, BibEc and WoPEc NetEc is a term that unites a number of projects for networking interaction in academic Economics. Currently, there are two projects called BibEc and WoPEc which aim to improve the communication of new research results in Economics. Traditionally, new research results have been published in paper documents called "working papers" or "discussion papers." BibEc establishes the means to announce the publication of new papers via electronic media, and WoPEc builds a collection of electronic working papers in postscript format, for free retrieval by anybody with Internet access. To receive the NetEc FAQ (Frequently-Asked Questions) file, which contains more detailed information on the projects and on submitting papers, write to the editor of NetEc at NetEc@uts.mcc.ac.uk. You can also get the FAQ file and other files from the NetEc gopher service. If you have a gopher client, gopher to netec.mcc.ac.uk. If you do not have a gopher client, but you do have a remote login facility on the Internet, you can telnet netec.mcc.ac.uk (130.88.200.3), and login as "netec". To receive announcements of new working papers, subscribe to the BibEc email list. To subscribe, send email to: listserv@hasara11.bitnet with the message: subscribe corryfee your_firstname your_lastname (Note that those are numeral ones, not the letter l, in the listserv's email address.) ========================================================== VISIT KEVIN'S PRAIRIE DOG TOWN Check out the gopher server that Kevin Lowry runs out of the University of Saskatchewan. I've been suggesting it to our new gopher users to get them interested in using gophers. Kevin takes a humorous approach to information delivery that doesn't intimidate the gopher novice. To make your visit, point your gopher client to: skynet.usask.ca ========================================================== AWARD WINNERS ANNOUNCED AT CAUSE93 Winners in three CAUSE awards programs were announced at the association's conference December 7-10, 1993, in San Diego, California. Winning the 1993 CAUSE/EFFECT Contributor of the Year award were Polley Ann McClure of the University of Virginia, Susan Stager and Norma Brenner Holland of Indiana University, and Cathy Smith of Carleton College. Their award-winning article, "Administrative Workstation Project at Indiana University," appeared in the summer issue of CAUSE/EFFECT magazine. Winning the first CAUSE Award for Excellence in Campus Networking was Maricopa Community Colleges. Honorable mention awards were presented to Brown University, Cedarville College, Gettysburg College, MIT, Penn State, and Stevens Institute of Technology. Twenty-five colleges and universities submitted proposals for the 1993 award. Brief descriptions of these institutions' networking plans have been compiled into a 230-page document, "Best Practices in Campus Networking," available through the CAUSE Exchange Library (inquire to orders@cause.colorado.edu). Winning the 1993 CAUSE ELITE Award for Exemplary Leadership and Information Technology Excellence was Albert L. LeDuc of Miami-Dade Community College. A video highlighting LeDuc's accomplishments is available from the CAUSE Exchange Library (inquire to orders@cause.colorado.edu). CAUSE invites you to submit nominations for these 1994 awards: --- The CAUSE ELITE Award for Exemplary Leadership and Information Technology Excellence honors individuals who contribute significantly to the success of their institutions through visionary direction and management of information technology (deadline for nominations is March 1, 1994). --- The CAUSE Award for Excellence in Campus Networking recognizes colleges and universities for exemplary campus-wide network planning, management, and accessibility; and effective use of the network to enhance teaching, learning, research, administration, and community service (deadline for nominations is March 31, 1994). Print or electronic nomination forms are available on request from CAUSE (phone 303-449-4430; fax 303-440-0461; email info@cause.colorado.edu). CAUSE is an association for managing and using information in higher education. Its international membership includes colleges and universities, corporate members, and several higher education associations. CAUSE also works together with EDUCOM and the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) to form the Coalition for Networked Information (CNI). In addition to CAUSE/EFFECT, the association also publishes a quarterly newsletter, Manage IT (ISSN 1047-7926) which is available electronically. For the latest issue, send email to NEWSLET@CAUSE.COLORADO.EDU with the message: GET MIT934W You can also access CAUSE information via the CAUSE Gopher server. The server has information about association services, publications, and activities, plus the text of reports in the HEIRAlliance Executive Strategies Series, CAUSE newsletters, and track papers presented at CAUSE93 (host = cause-gopher.colorado.edu, port = 70). ========================================================== BIBLIOGRAPHY ON CLASSROOM TECHNOLOGY In conjunction with the IAT's February satellite broadcast, "Classroom Design with Technology in Mind," we are revising our publication, "Computer Laboratory Design: Bibliography," which includes information on computer laboratories and classrooms. 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