Library Juice 1:15 - April 22, 1998
Quote of the week: "The fragmentation of rational knowledge in the postmodern world has produced a focus on information that is unaware of its history." -Marcus Breen, "Information does not equal knowledge: theorizing the political economy of virtuality." _Journal of Computer Mediated Communication_ 3(3) http://www.asusc.org/jcmc/vol3/issue3 Contents: 1. Comstockery (KOM-stok-uh-ree, KUM-) noun 2. Library History Round Table website 3. Latino Book Summit 4. USA Today Features Library Internet Access 5. Environmental Contaminants Encyclopedia--NPS [.pdf] 6. _World Court Digest_ 7. Digital Image Access Project--Duke University RBMSL [frames] 8. Proposed Northern Ireland Peace Agreement 9. The Online Medical Dictionary--Graylab CancerWeb 10. Women in American History by the Encyclopaedia Britannica [QuickTime] 11. Article in SCIENCE about African Americans' use of the WWW 12. CHICO Project virtual exhibit and gateway for Harlem Renaissance 13. Intellectual Freedom Action News 14. Judith Krug wins Lippincott Award 15. Excerpts from Zoia Horn's memoirs, on her experience with Judith Krug 16. U.S. Supreme Court ruling on free speech and wrongful death liability 17. Reports on UC Berkeley's libraries (hard times and going digital) 18. Anti-Fascist (and activist) Pathfinder 19. SAN FRANCISCO MANDATES ETHNIC BOOKS 20. NCFD Diversity On-Line (Newsletter) _____________________________________________________________________________ 1. Comstockery (KOM-stok-uh-ree, KUM-) noun Censorship of literature and other forms of expression and communication because of perceived immorality or obscenity. [After Anthony COMSTOCK.] WORD HISTORY: Bowdlerism, named after Dr. Thomas Bowdler (1754-1825), has been around longer than Comstockery, named for Anthony Comstock (1844-1915). All Bowdler did to enter the world of common nouns was to expurgate Shakespeare, the Bible, and Gibbon's History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. On the other hand, Comstock, the organizer and secretary of the New York Society for the Suppression of Vice, helped destroy 160 tons of literature and pictures that he deemed immoral. Comstockery, the word honoring his achievements, is first recorded in 1905 in a letter by George Bernard Shaw to the New York Times: "Comstockery is the world's standing Joke at the expense of the United States.... It confirms the deep-seated conviction of the Old World that America is a provincial place, a second rate country-town civilization after all.". "The best argument for upholding this electronic Comstockery can be summed up in a single world: zoning." Jeffrey Rosen, Can the government stop cyberporn?, The New Republic, 31 Mar 1997. Last week's theme, words with interesting histories, has evoked an unprecedented interest with requests pouring in to extend the theme for another week. So let's take a look at seven more words that give us a glance on curious ways words enter into a language. -Anu ........................................................................... How did a fool and his money get together in the first place? Send your comments about words to anu[at]wordsmith.org. To subscribe or unsubscribe A.Word.A.Day, send a message to wsmith[at]wordsmith.org with "Subject:" line as "subscribe <Your Name>" or "unsubscribe". Archives, FAQ, gift subscription form, and more at: http://www.wordsmith.org/awad/ Announcement: please repost freely _____________________________________________________________________________ 2. Library History Round Table website The Library History Round Table of ALA would like to invite you to visit the LHRT website. In addition to information about LHRT, the site offers: *cumulative bibliographies of library history compiled by Ed Goedeken of Iowa State University, updated twice a year. We hope to make these searchable in the near future. *Guidelines for Writing Local Library History *Statement on History in Education for Library and Information Science *a link to the LHRT Newsletter online *links to related sites The URL is: http://www.spertus.edu/library-history Please stop in and take a look. We hope that the site will be useful; feedback is always welcome. Membership in LHRT is open to all ALA members; information on joining ALA and LHRT is available on the site. Please join us! Joy Kingsolver webmaster Library History Round Table _____________________________________________________________________________ 3. Latino Book Summit Latino Book Summit will be an official event of BookExpo America, taking place May 29 at McCormick Place in Chicago. The event, the first of its kind, will be a series of panels aimed at the U.S. Latino book market. This is a pre-event for the Latino Book Festival, August 28-30 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. For info on both events, contact Kirk Whisler at 760-434-7474 or Rueben Martinez 714-973-7900. Source: Library Hotline, April 13, 1998, p 6. _____________________________________________________________________________ 4. USA Today Features Library Internet Access From: Linda Wallace <lwallace[at]ala.org> To: alacoun[at]ala.org, member-forum[at]ala.org Subject: USA Today Features Libraries "Checking Out Net Access" is the headline for an article which appears in today's (April 22) USA Today, section D, page6. ALA press officer Joyce Kelly worked closely with the reporter. Also, there's a nice plug for National Library Week with a link to ALA on The Albany, N.Y. Mining Co. site at http://albany.miningco.com/library/weekly/aa041998. Happy National Library Week! Linda _____________________________________________________________________________ 5. Environmental Contaminants Encyclopedia--NPS [.pdf] http://www.aqd.nps.gov/toxic/index.html Encyclopedia Listings http://www.aqd.nps.gov/toxic/list.html This new resource from the National Park Service contains a wealth of information central to the growing field of environmental toxicology. The site consists of a searchable encyclopedia of 118 environmental contaminants, from Acenaphthene to Zinc. With information on chemical elements, compounds, and products, the EC Encyclopedia also serves as a reference for determining the potential impact of the concentration of a certain substance. Entries are in Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format and include background information, specific threats, and other related material. Complete reference information (the Referenc.pdf file) is also available. [LXP] Visit our web site: http://scout.cs.wisc.edu/scout/lists/ _____________________________________________________________________________ 6. _World Court Digest_ http://www.virtual-institute.de/en/wcd/wcd_home.cfm The Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law provides this resource, an electronic version of the first two volumes of the printed work. It presents digested views of the International Court of Justice on various issues in international law, as expressed in their judgements, advisory opinions, and orders. The Digest covers 1986-1995 at present. The digest can be browsed or searched, and a case decision and opinion summary can be found at the end of the table of contents. [JS] Visit our web site: http://scout.cs.wisc.edu/scout/lists/ _____________________________________________________________________________ 7. Digital Image Access Project--Duke University RBMSL [frames] http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/diap/ The Duke University Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library has made this image base of 1,000 images depicting urban life at various time periods, primarily in the American South, available. The images are drawn from fourteen separate collections; they can be browsed and searched. Included with the images are descriptive summaries, scope and content notes, and subject terms for each collection. Among the interesting non-Southern images are the William Gedney documentary photograph collection and the Philippine Island and Far East Photograph Albums, ca. 1899-1902. [JS] Visit our web site: http://scout.cs.wisc.edu/scout/lists/ _____________________________________________________________________________ 8. The Agreement: Agreement Reached in the Multi-party Negotiations--Proposed Northern Ireland Peace Agreement http://www.nio.gov.uk/agreement.htm The Northern Ireland Office of the UK government has made available full text of the historic proposed peace treaty for Northern Ireland. Aimed at ending many years of sectarian violence, the treaty was reached after arduous and intense negotiations. The agreement is to be voted upon by the people of both Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic in late May, 1998. [JS] Visit our web site: http://scout.cs.wisc.edu/scout/lists/ _____________________________________________________________________________ 9. The Online Medical Dictionary--Graylab CancerWeb http://www.graylab.ac.uk/omd/ Dr. Graham Dark of the Gray Laboratory Cancer Research Trust (UK), provides this staggering resource, with over 46,000 brief definitions of terms related to "biochemistry, cell biology, chemistry, medicine, molecular biology, physics, plant biology, radiobiology, science and technology." Each definition is cross linked to other definitions. The dictionary can be browsed alphabetically or by topic, as well as searched. This powerful resource shines with its sheer volume of definitions, their conciseness and clarity, and the hyperlinking between words. [JS] Visit our web site: http://scout.cs.wisc.edu/scout/lists/ _____________________________________________________________________________ 10. Women in American History by the Encyclopaedia Britannica [QuickTime] http://women.eb.com The editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica Online have put together this collection of biographical information on women in American history from 1600 to the present. Biographies can be browsed alphabetically or by occupational category. A quasi-subject listing called "misc. a-z" lists entries for women's organizations and issues. The site can also be browsed chronologically by using the four time periods displayed at the top: Early America 1600-1820, The Nineteenth Century 1820-1880, At the Crossroads 1880-1920, and Modern America, 1920-the present. Some entries are accompanied by pictures; a media gallery includes sound and QuickTime videos. Note that it is unknown how long this resource will be freely available. [DS] Visit our web site: http://scout.cs.wisc.edu/scout/lists/ _____________________________________________________________________________ 11. Article in SCIENCE about African Americans' use of the WWW From AFAS-L: SCIENCE magazine for 4/17/98 published an article, "Bridging the Racial Divide on the Internet" on African-American use of the WWW; you've probably heard some of the commentary on CNN, AP wires, etc. You can get a longer version of the article from http://www2000.ogsm.vanderbilt.edu/papers/race/science.html Our good friends at Project 2000. I haven't read the article myself, as of yet, but it looks promising. Tony Adam Reference Dept./Coleman Library Prairie View A&M University Prairie View, TX 77446 email: anthony-adam[at]tamu.edu "It's all a big old chain. There isn't one unconnected link."--Jane Hamilton, THE BOOK OF RUTH _____________________________________________________________________________ 12. CHICO Project virtual exhibit and gateway for Harlem Renaissance HARLEM 1900-1940 http://www.si.umich.edu/CHICO/Harlem The CHICO Project, in collaboration with the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, introduces a unique virtual exhibit and gateway for the Harlem Renaissance. At the core of the exhibit is an online presentation of the Schomburg's compelling portfolio, "Harlem 1900-1940", featuring over 30 archival photographs with accompanying text and lesson plans for educators. The website extends this portfolio with an interactive timeline and database of artists, writers and musicians. Both the database and timeline are in early stages of development, and will continue to expand during the coming months to include additional biographies and musical examples. CHICO (Cultural Heritage Initiative for Community Outreach) is a nonprofit project at the School of Information, University of Michigan. Our goal is to work in cooperation with diverse communities and cultural organizations to facilitate online multicultural initiatives. For more information, contact Project Director C. Olivia Frost (cfrost[at]umich.edu), Associate Dean at SI, or Project Manager Sam Cronk (leftfld[at]umich.edu) _____________________________________________________________________________ 13. Intellectual Freedom Action News The Intellectual Freedom Action News (formerly Memorandum) (ISSN 0734-3086) is published monthly by the American Library Association's Office for Intellectual Freedom. Distributed free to the Chapter Intellectual Freedom Committees, the ALA Intellectual Freedom Committee, the Division Intellectual Freedom Committees, the Freedom to Read Foundation of Trustees, and Intellectual Freedom Action Network members. Available on subscription for $25.00 per year. Subscription and editorial mail should be addressed to the ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom, 50 E. Huron, Chicago, IL 60611, (800) 545-2433, ext. 4221, or to e-mail to crobinson[at]ala.org. This publication is available online at http://www.ala.org/alaorg/oif/ifan_pub.html. _____________________________________________________________________________ 14. Judith Krug wins Lippincott Award To: ala-ifc[at]ala1.ala.org, alaoif[at]ala1.ala.org, ftrf-l[at]ala1.ala.org, ifaction[at]ala1.ala.org, ifrt[at]ala1.ala.org, merritt-l[at]ala1.ala.org Subject: Judith Krug wins Lippincott Award >From Public Information Office ____________________________ Judith Krug wins Lippincott Award Judith Krug, director of the American Library Association's (ALA) Office for Intellectual Freedom, is the 1998 recipient of the ALA Joseph W. Lippincott Award, the highest honor in librarianship. The award, a citation and $1,000 donated by Joseph W. Lippincott, Jr., recognizes distinguished service to the profession. "Over the past 30 years, Judy has personified the profession's commitment to intellectual freedom, articulated its principles, educated, inspired and supported librarians and trustees, built coalitions to defend the First Amendment, and managed the litigation for the opposition to the Communications Decency Act (CDA)," said Charles W. Robinson, Jr., chair of the Lippincott Award Jury. Krug serves as senator of the Phi Beta Kappa Society, chair of the Media Coalition, a board member of the Free Expression Network and on the Council of Literary Magazines and Presses. She is currently editor of Newsletter on Intellectual Freedom, Freedom to Read Foundation News and Intellectual Freedom Action News. During her career, she has received numerous honors for intellectual freedom, among those are: the Harry Kalven Freedom of Expression Award; the Robert B. Downs Award; the Carl Sandburg *Freedom to Read* Award; the Illinois Library Association's Intellectual Freedom Award, the Ohio Educational Library Media Association/Social Issues Resource Series Intellectual Freedom Award, and the Freedom to Read Foundation Roll of Honor Award. She holds a bachelor's degree in political theory from the University of Pittsburgh and a master's from the Graduate Library School of the University of Chicago. The Lippincott Award will be presented at the ALA Awards Reception on June 30 during the association's annual conference in Washington, D.C. ______________________ Don Wood American Library Association Office for Intellectual Freedom 50 East Huron Street Chicago, IL 60611 Office: 800-545-2433, ext. 4225 Fax: 312-280-4227 E-Mail: dwood[at]ala.org _____________________________________________________________________________ 15. Excerpts from Zoia Horn's memoirs, on her experience with Judith Krug >From _Zoia! Memoirs of Zoia Horn, Battler for the People's Right to Know_ McFarland & Company, Inc., 1995 "It may be that Mrs. Krug wanted to make sure that the film project (The Speaker) was quickly and efficiently done with no delays that might come from open-ended discussion. However, what actually occurred was a secretive, undemocratic process that excluded the very people who were the official sponsors of the project, the IFC members..." (p. 203) "The film was racist and mischievous in the way it contrived to test commitment to free speech." (p.205) "I saw misrepresentation used in the promotion of The Speaker. In addition to the falsely claimed award, there were pages upon pages of complimentary comments about the film sent to me, and I assumed to others as well, with no hint as to who had made those comments." "Still more, there had been a singular lack of reporting in the OIF publications on the conflict raised by the film at the ALA conference in Detroit. The fact that the difference of opinions were well reported in other library periodicals did not justify this absence of proper coverage and discussion of the issues which were raised at that time." The Newsletter on Intellectual Freedom, where one would expect the fullest coverage, was significantly silent, except for a brief reference to the "Controversy over _The Speaker_" (September 1977). This despite the fact that Mrs. Krug regarded the _Newsletter_ "principally as a research tool." ...On a personal level, my name appeared on the front page of the _Newsletter_ during my tenure as IFC chair. I was indignant that such unbalance, manipulative reporting on the subject of _The Speaker_ might be contrued as having been endorsed by me. The _Newsletter on Intellectual Freedom_ is a product of the Office for Intellectual Freedom, and Judith Krug is its editor. The Intellectual Freedom Committee is not involved." (p.219) _____________________________________________________________________________ 16. U.S. Supreme Court ruling on free speech and wrongful death liability Subject: Is there a "chill" coming???? Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Sender: mosley[at]hermes.law.stetson.edu I just read that the U.S.Supreme Court has let stand the 4th Circuit's decision in Rice v. Paladin Enterprises, Inc.,128 F.3d 233. There, the Court held that the publisher of a hit-man manual is not shielded by the First Amendment from wrongful death liability to a murder victim's survivors. Please read this case. I wonder if it will force publishers of "out of the mainstream" materials to think eight or nine times about what they publish. Please share reactions. Madison Mosley Jr. Associate Director Charles A. Dana Law Library Stetson University College of Law 1401 61st Street South St. Petersburg, FL 33707 Phone : 813.562.7827 _____________________________________________________________________________ 17. Reports on UC Berkeley's libraries (hard times and going digital) Colleagues: As some of you may know, the University of California at Berkeley's libraries have fallen on hard times. The vice-chancellor/provost appointed a Blue Ribbon Committee on the Library. Their report, available at http://cois.chance.berkeley.edu/tvcp/new.html, contains discussions on cooperative collection development and planning for the digital age that is of interest to academic and public libraries. Articles by the outgoing chair of the campus Academic Senate Committee on Library and the head of the law school library (formerly dean of the Berkeley library school) which appeared in the February 1998 issue of the California Monthly (the alumni publication) may be found at: http://www.alumni.berkeley.edu/monthly/monthly_index/feb_98/library.html -- Your friendly CyberGoddess and ALA Councilor Sue Kamm email: suekamm[at]class.org Gibson a deep sigh...regripping the bat...shoulders just shrugged...now goes to the top of the helmet as he always does...steps in with that left foot.... Eckersley working out of a stretch. Here's the 3-2 pitch...and a drive hit to right field! WAY BACK! THIS BALL...IS GONE! --Don Drysdale's call of Kirk Gibson's dramatic home run, Game 1, 1988 World Series. _____________________________________________________________________________ 18. Anti-Fascist (and activist) Pathfinder WHAT'S WORTH CHECKING Iraq Sanctions Challenge (press release,)"Major Delegation to challenge U.S./UN Sanctions Against Iraq," 10 Apr 98 <ftp://ftp.nyct.net/pub/users/tallpaul/publish/story/story200.txt> Zapatista Front of National Liberation (press release), "Government Repression of the 10th of April...." 16 Apr 98 <ftp://ftp.nyct.net/pub/users/tallpaul/publish/story/story201.txt> Stephen Dyer (Beacon Journal), "Strike shakes Golden Arches: McDonald's employees picket site in Macedonia. It may be first in nation," 14 Apr 98 <ftp://ftp.nyct.net/pub/users/tallpaul/publish/story/story202.txt> Amnesty International (press release), "Bolivia: Government inaction following demonstrators' deaths," 9 Apr 98 <ftp://ftp.nyct.net/pub/users/tallpaul/publish/story/story203.txt> Nisid Hajari and David Liebhold (TIME Asia), "MISSING: 'Disappearances' of activists are on the rise," 20 Apr 98 <ftp://ftp.nyct.net/pub/users/tallpaul/publish/story/story204.txt> Noelle Hanrahan, "America's Secret Police: FBI COINTELPRO In the 90s." n.d., rec'd 16 Apr 98 <ftp://ftp.nyct.net/pub/users/tallpaul/publish/story/story205.txt> Interfaith Witness for Social Justice and Compassion, "Toronto Interfaith Witness Vigil," 15 Apr 98 <ftp://ftp.nyct.net/pub/users/tallpaul/publish/story/story206.txt> Reuters (no author), "Paramilitaries seen in many Mexican states-rights group," 13 Apr 98 <ftp://ftp.nyct.net/pub/users/tallpaul/publish/story/story207.txt> Allan Nairn (The Nation), "Indonesia's Killers: How U.S. Backs Indonesian Army," 30 Mar 98 <ftp://ftp.nyct.net/pub/users/tallpaul/publish/story/story208.txt> Peter Phillips (Shepherd Express), "U.S. Arms Sales Lead Project Censored's 1998 Top 10 Censored Stories," 10 Apr 98 <ftp://ftp.nyct.net/pub/users/tallpaul/publish/story/story209.txt> Reuters (no author), "Swedish Police Arrest 314 Young Neo-Nazis At Riot," 4 Jan 98 <ftp://ftp.nyct.net/pub/users/tallpaul/publish/story/story210.txt> Nettavisen (no author), "Norwegian Neo-Nazis Fined In Sweden," n.d., rec'd 17 Apr 98 <ftp://ftp.nyct.net/pub/users/tallpaul/publish/story/story211.txt> Wayne Grytting, "Top Newspeak Stories of the Month #99," Apr 98 <ftp://ftp.nyct.net/pub/users/tallpaul/publish/story/story212.txt> Ellen Willis, "Their Libertarianism and Ours," Dissent, Vol. 44, #4, Fall 97 <ftp://ftp.nyct.net/pub/users/tallpaul/publish/story/story213.txt> Sarah Stephen (GreenLeft News), "Anti-Choice Antics Backfire," 6 Apr 98 <ftp://ftp.nyct.net/pub/users/tallpaul/publish/story/story214.txt> Justin Harman (GreenLeft News), "Anti-choice movement infiltrates schools," 6 Apr 98 <ftp://ftp.nyct.net/pub/users/tallpaul/publish/story/story215.txt> Steven Morris (Freethought Today), "Abortion: Why the Religious Right is Wrong," Jan/Feb 98 <ftp://ftp.nyct.net/pub/users/tallpaul/publish/story/story216.txt> - - - - - WEB PAGES FROM AN ANTI-FASCIST (ALTERNATIVE) PSYCHOLOGIST READER Ilan Shalif (Alternative Psychologist) http://members.tripod.com/~alternativ_psy/ http://www.geocities.com/~drilanshalif/ http://flag.blackened.net/ishalif/anarchy.html http://www.geocities.com/HotSprings/3150/Anarchy.html http://www.geocities.com/~drilanshalif/content1.htm Tel-Aviv 61132 ISRAEL (Occupied Palestain) download site http://www.etext.org/Psychology/Shalif ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ONLINE PUBLICATIONS AVAILABLE <ftp://ftp.nyct.net/pub/users/tallpaul/publish/misc/> [We're still waiting for internic to update the registration information for anti-fascism.org so the site may be down for a day or two during changeover. -- tallpaul] Antifa Info-Bulletin afib.txt Antimilitarist Online amol.txt Attacks On the Freedom To Learn Online aflo.txt FactNet News Briefs fnnb.txt GLAAD Alert glaad.txt Holocaust Newsletter hn.txt (es) No Pasaran np.txt RightWingWatch Online rww.txt TINAF tinaf.txt CDT Policy Post cdt.txt Computer underground Digest cud.txt CyberWire Dispatch cwd.txt EFFector eff.txt NetAction Notes nan.txt Net Future nf.txt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FASCISM: We have no ethical right to forgive, no historical right to forget. (No permission required for noncommercial reproduction) - - - - - back issues archived via: <ftp://ftp.nyct.net/pub/users/tallpaul/publish/tinaf/> ***A-INFOS DISCLAIMER - IMPORTANT PLEASE NOTE*** A-Infos disclaims responsibility for the information in this message. ******** _____________________________________________________________________________ 19. SAN FRANCISCO MANDATES ETHNIC BOOKS SAN FRANCISCO (20 March 1998) -- The San Francisco Board of Education unanimously agreed to rewrite the ''too-white'' Western literary canon (Shakespeare, Chaucer, Twain), and will require the reading of books by ethnic authors beginning next year. San Francisco is the first city in the United States to adopt such a policy. The board did not attach a quota to the reading list. Board members Keith Jackson and Steve Phillips, proposal co-authors, had recommended seven of 10 books read each year by high school students be by ethnic authors. That later was amended to four of 10. The approved proposal included no quotas. English teachers have said they already teach from a multicultural book list, but this proposal requires every teacher to introduce at least one book by a minority author at each grade level. Until now, it was previously left up to the teacher's discretion. The board decision also makes optional the reading of authors like Shakespeare, Chaucer and Mark Twain. One person drew applause for his comment that Twain used a racial epithet ''more times than Mark Fuhrman.'' The audience bore signs that read ''Ethnic Lit is American Lit'' and others that advocated the removal of writings by ''dead white European males.'' San Francisco's student body is 87 percent ethnic minority. The district's curriculum committee (parents, teachers and school officials) have provided a list of recommended reading. A newspaper analysis of the new list of 122 books shows 58.2 percent are by white authors. The old list of 261 books was 59.4 percent white. ''Authors of color have been treated as second-class citizens,'' said Phillips. ''We are saying it's time to have value and respect for every single culture.'' NEWS: San Francisco mandates ethnic books (fwd) _____________________________________________________________________________ 20. NCFD Diversity On-Line (Newsletter) >>> Bob Diaz <jdiaz[at]server.library.arizona.edu> 04/16/98 03:55am >>> NCFD Diversity On-Line An Occasional Electronic Newsletter of Events, Resources, and Web-Sites relating to Diversity Issues Prepared by The CES National Center for Diversity Kentucky State University, Frankfort April 15, 1998 Please feel free to distribute this newsletter to any persons or groups wishing to know more about diversity resources and activities. Instructions for subscribing are at the end of this newsletter. Let us know if you would like to see more/less and different items in this newsletter. We want to make it helpful and useful. Thanks to those of you who have sent comments. We value your feedback! ~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+ TABLE OF CONTENTS: I. INTERNET / WEB RESOURCES II. BOOKS AND OTHER RESOURCES III. UPCOMING EVENTS AND CONFERENCES IV. OTHER NOTICES OF INTEREST ~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+ I. INTERNET / WEB RESOURCES OFFICIAL REVISION TO THE RACE CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM http://www.whitehouse.gov/WH/EOP/OMB/html/fedreg/Ombdir15.html Additional documents on the new system are available on the Census Bureau's Web site http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/race.html BARRIER FREE EDUCATION http://atlanta.arch.gatech.edu/BFE The Barrier Free Education site seeks to address visual, hearing, mobility, speech, and cognitive disabilities for middle and high school students in math and science. Numerous manufacturers of tactile devices designed to address this problem, along with pricing and contact information, are provided. Other helpful resources include a guide to basic set-up options in Windows 95 to ease keyboard and mouse requirements for people with hand mobility challenges. The site is organized under the headings tools, lessons and interactions. However, grouping resources by disability as well might allow greater access for some users. E-CONFLICT, WORLD ENCYCLOPEDIA & SIMULATION http://www.rsac.org/ratingsv01.html Over 1,500 pages of material intended to Eradicate Conflict by increasing cultural awareness World Encyclopedia with Anthems, Flags, Maps, and the Nations of the World mailto: anakinskywalker[at]seanet.com U.S. - CHINA LINKS www.goodnet.com/~global Become a partner school with a school in the People's Republic of China. Share information, exchange ideas, establish communication and develop friendships among teachers and students in the largest and most rapidly growing country in the world. The Beijing Institute of Education and Global Interactions, Inc. are developing school partnerships between elementary, middle, and secondary schools. Applicants must pay a $100.00 membership fee and complete a school profile before receiving their partner school profile. Completed Chinese profiles are available for immediate partners. To request an application form to become a U.S.-China Link School contact: Global Interactions, Inc. 9002 N. Central Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85020-2405, 602-906-8886; FAX 602-906-8887 or by e-mail at global[at]goodnet.com CHILDREN OF LES IANS AND GAYS EVERYWHERE San Francisco, CA 94114 415-861-5437, fax 415-255-8345 e-mail: colage[at]colage.org">colage[at]colage.orgquot Creating a community for kids with gay parents around the globe and dismantling legal and social barriers from harassment in schools, to custody battles, to AIDS in the family. Created and are still run by youth with gay parents who know first hand what its like. THE NATIONAL INFORMATION CENTER FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH WITH DISABILITIES http://www.nichcy.org Retrieval information includes organization contact information, descriptors, information about the organization, and hypertext links (when available). The search page offers a link to state resource sheets, concise guides to disability related organizations, as well as pertinent government officials. The site is highlighted by information about the organization and many of its useful publications including some in Spanish. ~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+ II. BOOKS AND OTHER RESOURCES THE AFRICAN AMERICAN EDUCATION DATA BOOK: PRESCHOOL THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATION The Frederick D. Patterson Research Institute of The College Fund/UNCF. The report draws several conclusions including: African American youngsters participate in preschool programs at rates that are higher than those of their White counterparts, participation rates generally increase with income; African American preschoolers demonstrate skills comparable to the abilities of their White ounterparts in verbal memory skills and they scores fare below their peers on tests measuring vocabulary skills; African American students are less comfortable than White students in their school environments; and they are underrepresented among America's public and private school teachers and principals. [ The first volume focussed on higher and adult education and the third volume, to be released late this summer, will focus on transitions from high school to college and from high school to work. Copies of the data book can be purchased for $25.00 plus $3.25 shipping and handling. Contact the Frederick D. Patterson Research Institute; 703/205-2000. Visit the institute's Web site at: www.fdpri.patterson-uncf.org SEXUAL HARASSMENT ON THE JOB: WHAT IS IT AND HOW TO STOP IT William Petrocelli and Barbara Kate Repa Nolo Press, 19.95 Full of real-life examples which define the problem, lays out legal parameters and provides steps to prevent sexual harassment. Guides the reader through governmental agencies that police the problem and explains hot to file a claim with the Department of Fair Employment and Housing or the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. DIVERSITY UNPLUGGED A 33-minute video designed to encourage open discussion in diversity training. A 74-page leaders' guide and 10 participants' workbooks are included. Price: $895. from Sum Fun Productions, Del Mar, CA, 619-350-0816. ~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+ III. UPCOMING EVENTS AND CONFERENCES COMMUNITY-CAMPUS PARTNERSHIPS FOR HEALTH: PRINCIPLES AND BEST PRACTICES FOR HEALTHIER COMMUNITIES April 25-28, 1998 ~ Pittsburgh, PA, Hilton and Towers Conference brochure and registration form are now available toll-free by fax-on-demand by calling: 1-888-267-9183 and selecting document #202, or by visiting our website at: www.futurehealth.ucsf.edu/ccph/projects.html A special track during the conference will feature lessons learned from community-campus partnerships in the Appalachian region of the United States. Look at the web site or call Joanna Hunter, Program Coordinator at 415/502-7933 or email her at jhunter[at]itsa.ucsf.edu. WHITE MEN'S CAUCUS ON ELMINIATING RACISM, SEXISM, and HOMOHPOBIA IN ORGANIZATIONS April 26-29/Porland, OR; May 17-20/Minneapolis, MN; June 21-24/Bangor, PA Inclusivity Consulting Group, phone 502-281-3217, fax 503-281-3240, email icg[at]inclusivity.com, Web site: http://www.inclusivity.com/~icg CONFRONTING TEASING AND BULLYING IN THE ELEMENTARY GRADES: A CURRICULUM APPROACH June 24-26, 1998 ADVANCED TRAINING ON "BULLYPROOF: A TEACHER'S GUIDE ON TEASING AND BULLYING FOR USE WITH 4th and 5th GRADE TEACHERS" June 23, 1998 Wellesley College Center for Research on Women, Wellesley, MA Tuition for each session is $150. Workshop leader is Nancy Mullin-Rindler. For further registration information contact: Barkley Shafer, 781-283-2451 or BSHAFER[at]Wellesley.edu NATIONAL MULTICULTURAL INSTITUTE'S 13th NATIONAL CONFERENCE Beyond Rhetoric: Redefining Diversity through Common Ground May 28-31, 1998, Washington, DC Keynote speaker will be Cornel West, Harvard University Professor and author of Race Matters. Thirty half-day, two-day, and four-day workshops. Contact for more information and registration forms: phone--202-483-0700, fax 202-483-5233, nmci[at]nmci.org, Web http://www.nmci.org BUILDING CULTURAL COMPETENCE/ TRANSFORMING THE "SELF" FROM THE INSIDE June 11-12, Frankfort, KY CES National Center for Diversity Phone 502-227-5904, fax 502-227-5933 MAKING THE EQUITY CONNECTION July 12-15, Kansas City, Missouri The National Coalition for Sex Equity in Education (NCSEE) is holding its 19th annual conference Events and a variety of workshops on equity issues; keynote speakers addressing diversity, Title IX, early childhood education, and communication styles; a visit to a working ranch; the annual water balloon toss; and an opportunity to connect with individuals from across the country who share a passion for infusing equity into all educational practices and policies. For registration information, call 573/751-2661 or e-mail to Jean Cole, Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education jcole[at]mail.dese.state.mo.us ~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+ IV. OTHER NOTICES OF INTEREST CALL FOR PAPERS Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering Subjects for papers submitted can include: empirical studies of current qualitative or quantitative research; historical investigations of how minority status impacts science and engineering; original theoretical or conceptual analyses of science from feminist, racial, and ethnic perspectives reviews of literature to help develop new ideas and directions for future research; explorations of feminist teaching methods, minority student/white teacher interactions; cultural phenomena that affect the classroom climate. To receive guidelines for manuscript preparation or to submit a curriculum vita if you are interested in reviewing papers for the journal contact: Editorial Assistant, Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering, Center for Interdisciplinary Studies Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA 24061-0227 Phone: 540-231-6296 Fax: 540-231-7013 E-mail: JRLWMSE[at]VT.EDU www.CIS.VT.EDU/SAGE/JOURNAL ~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+ For more information about the CES National Center for Diversity, contact on the of the NCFD team: Joanne Bankston, Director Janice Harris, Administrative Assistant Gae Broadwater and Alice Meade-Taylor Diversity Training & Development Specialists Kentucky State University Box 196 Frankfort, KY 40601 502-227-5904 jbankston[at]gwmail.kysu.edu ___________________________________________________ The Cooperative Extension System is an Equal Opportunity Organization authorized to provide research based, educational information and other services only to individuals and institutions that function without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, political beliefs, and marital or familial status. Gae Broadwater CES National Center for Diversity Kentucky State University Box 196 Frankfort, KY 40601 phone: 502-227-5904 fax: 502-227-5933 http://www.cyfernet.org/diversity gbroadwater[at]gwmail.kysu.edu Tim Wernette wernette[at]u.arizona.edu (520)621-6867 University of Arizona 888 N. Euclid, P.O. Box 210158 Main Gate #220M, Tucson, AZ, 85721-0158 Bob Diaz Assistant to the Dean for Staff Development, Recruitment and Diversity University of Arizona Library 1510 E University Tucson Az. 85720-0055 520-621-2101 Internet address: JDIAZ[at]BIRD.LIBRARY.ARIZONA.EDU __________________________________________________________ | | | # # ##### ##### ## ##### # # | | # # # # # # # # # # # # | | # # ##### # # # # # # # | | # # # # ##### ###### ##### # | | # # # # # # # # # # # | | ###### # ##### # # # # # # # | | | | | | # # # # #### ###### | | # # # # # # # | | # # # # # ##### | | # # # # # # | | # # # # # # # # | | #### #### # #### ###### | | | | | | http://home.earthlink.net/~rlitwin/juice/ | |__________________________________________________________|
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