> Summer Seminars at Oxford's Humanities Computing Unit
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> Oxford University's Humanities Computing Unit is pleased to announce a
> week-long series of seminars on humanities computing, to be held in
> Oxford from the 10th to 14th July 2000.
>
> The seminars will cater for beginners as well as experienced
> practitioners. If you want to see how new technologies can help you in
> your work, to explore new research tools, or to find out about the
> latest approaches in text encoding, you will find these seminars
> useful.
>
> There are seven seminars, each lasting a full day:
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> * an introduction to humanities computing
> * making the most of the Internet
> * creating and documenting digital texts
> * creating and sharing databases online
> * multimedia tools and techniques
> * working with XML
> * creating and managing digital libraries
>
> The seminar website at http://www.hcu.ox.ac.uk/Summer/ includes full
> details of the topics to be covered on each day. Each seminar will
> give you the opportunity to consult with experts about your research
> projects, and will also combine practical hands-on sessions with
> formal presentations. All teaching will be carried out by members of
> the Humanities Computing Unit.
>
> Who Should Come?
>
> You should come if you work, or plan to work, with digital texts or
> images, especially in a research context. You should be familiar with
> the concepts of HTML, and with using the Internet. You will leave with
> a clear sense of the principles and processes of electronic text and
> multimedia creation and delivery, and be able to identify those areas
> where you need to learn more.
>
> How Much Will It Cost?
>
> Each seminar costs 60GBP (45GBP for members of Oxford University). You can
> book for any combination of individual seminars, and a discount is
> available if you attend for the full week. (250GBP, or 190GBP for members
> of Oxford University).
>
> Interested?
>
> Booking information and further details are available online, at
>
> http://www.hcu.ox.ac.uk/Summer/
>
> Please contact me with any further questions.
> Jenny Newman, Humanities Computing Unit, OUCS, 13 Banbury
> Road, Oxford OX2 6NN. Tel: +44 (0)1865 273221; fax: +44 (0)1865 273275;
> email: [log in to unmask]
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Elizabeth Graham
Development Co-ordinator: eLib Programme Office
University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL
Tel: (024) 7657 2521 Fax: (024) 7652 4981
email: [log in to unmask] http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/services/elib/
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