American Assn. for History & Computing (fwd)

[Richard Plant]

Hello everyone:

Michael Carley has sent this announcement of a new journal. I hope some of
the theatre historians among us consider contributing.

Richard Plant
Dept of Drama, Queen's University
and
Graduate Centre for Study of Drama,
University of Toronto

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Date: Wed, 17 Jun 1998 09:10:27 -0400
From: "Michael J. Carley" <mjcarley at aspp.hssfc.ca>
Reply-To: owner-publiforum at magmacom.com
To: publiforum at magmacom.com
Subject: American Assn. for History & Computing

June 15, 1998

Announcing the publication of a new E-journal: _The Journal of the
Association for History and Computing_.

URL: http://ssd1.cas.pacificu.edu/history/jahc/jahcindex.htm

The American Association for History and Computing proudly announces
the inaugural electronic on-line issue of _The Journal of the
Association for History and Computing_, Vol. 1, No.1, June 1998. The
AAHC, as constituted, promotes the use of computers used in historical
studies, in both teaching and research. To facilitate this goal the
AAHC wishes to announce the creation of its on-line journal, _The
Journal of the Association for History and Computing_ (An E-journal)
edited by Dr. Jeffery G. Barlow, Professor of History, Pacific
University.

We believe that computers and computing are rapidly changing important
elements of the work of historians and students of history,
constituting a major transformation in the way knowledge is created and
communicated. A major goal of this journal is to help define useful
standards to maximize the utility of computers in historical studies.
The Journal will also review relevant research in the field,
appropriate software, and related Internet sources. As a peer reviewed
journal, the editorial board solicits scholarly contributions from
those interested in the application of computer technologies used in
researching and teaching of history.

Contributors for this inaugural issue include:

Deborah Lines Andersen, School of Information Science and Policy,
Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy, University of Albany,
examines "Academic Historians, Electronic Information Access
Technologies, and the World Wide Web: A Longitudinal Study of Factors
Affecting Use and Barriers to That Use." This essay discusses findings
complied in a longitudinal study conducted between 1992 and 1998
concerning the progress of ninety-four academic historians and their
use and non-use of electronic information access technologies.

Jeffrey G. Barlow, Professor of History, Pacific University, whose
editorial discusses "Why An Electronic Journal in History and
Computing?" examines the history of paper journals while suggesting how
the conversion from paper to bytes is occurring. As the author suggests
the change is fast approaching and the JAHC will provide an important
electronic resource for discussing important issues pertaining to
history and computing.

Leslie Gene Hunter, Texas A&M at Kingsville, writes about "The Future
of Teaching: History Research Methods Classes in the Electronic Age."
The author discusses the impact of current computer related
technologies and their use in teaching historical methods courses.
Although not predicting what the future will bring with the increased
use of technology tools in the classroom the author examines how in the
past three years the impact of technology has affected both the role of
instructor and student.

>>From Heidelberg College, Assistant Professor of History, David J.
Staley, examines "Designing and Displaying Historical Information in
the Electronic Age," and the differences associated in cognitive
understanding between traditional written linear "literary" historical
texts and the connecting visual elements associated with electronic
hypertexts.

Frode Ulvund, History Department, University of Bergen, presents
"Online Teaching Applications: Norwegian Examples," a cooperative
project between the Norwegian National Archives and the University of
Bergens, History Department. In January of 1998, this partnership
resulted in a historical digital archive containing census, parish
records, military records, and tax records. Ulvund traces how these
digitized historical records impacts Norwegian historical instruction
primarily as it influences online teaching techniques.

Lynn C.Hattendorf Westney, University of Illinois at Chicago, examines
"Historical Rankings of Science and Technology: A Citationist
Perspective" an essay devoted to the importance of citation analysis.
According to the author, despite its flaws no other methodology permits
such precise information concerning individuals whose intellectual
contributions continue to be cited by their colleagues. Enhancing this
procedure are computer web based indexes providing instaneous
information for scholars doing work in science and mathematics.

The success of our first issue goes entirely to the valiant efforts of
our editorial board. Surmounting Internet time constraints, layout and
design decisions, and proper electronic grammatical structures, were
just a few hurdles the editorial board overcame to publish this first
volume of the JAHC. With the success of this first endeavor, plans are
underway for the publication of our second volume due in late Fall, 1998.

The URL for this inaugural issue:

http://ssd1.cas.pacificu.edu/history/jahc/jahcindex.htm

Sincerely,

Dennis Trinkle, Executive Director, AAHC
DePauw University
Dennis Trinkle <dtrinkle at DEPAUW.edu>

Jeffrey Barlow, Editor, The Journal of the AHC
Pacific University
barlowj at pacificu.edu

Ken Dvorak, Secretary / Treasurer, AAHC.
American Culture Studies Program
Bowling Green State University
kdvorak at bgnet.bgsu.edu