The conference organisers are keen to encourage papers from colleagues
in Media Studies and related areas.
The deadline for submission of extracts has been extended till 24th
February.

[Please note: all submissions and correspondence concerning the
conference
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CALL FOR PAPERS: DRH2001 - DEADLINE EXTENDED TO 24 FEBRUARY

The DRH conferences

The annual Digital Resources for the Humanities conference is the
major
forum for all those involved in, and affected by, the
digitization of our
cultural heritage: the scholar creating or using an electronic
resource to
further research; the teacher gathering Web resources into an
online
learning environment; the publisher or broadcaster integrating
print or
analogue with the digital to reach new audiences; the librarian,
curator
or archivist wishing to improve both access to and conservation
of the
digital information that characterizes contemporary culture and
scholarship; the computer or information scientist seeking to
apply new
developments to the creation, exploitation and management of
humanities
resources. A volume of select papers from the conferences is
published
annually.

DRH 2001

DRH 2001 will be held at the School of Oriental and African
Studies,
University of London, Malet Street, London WC1 from 8-10 July
2001. Format
The academic programme of the conference will comprise academic
papers,
panel discussions, and poster presentations. An exhibition of
products and
services of interest to participants will form an important part
of the
conference. The conference is known for its friendly atmosphere
and
welcomes developers and users of digital resources from, amongst
others,
universities, libraries, archives, museums, galleries,
broadcasters,
publishers and community groups. The conference social programme
will, we
hope, encourage informal discussion and the chance to make
lasting
contacts between members of the different groups represented.

Themes

The Conference Programme Committee seeks proposals for papers,
panel
sessions and posters relating to the creation and use of digital
resources
in all aspects of work in the humanities. Prospective speakers
are asked
to bear in mind the following points: - Paper and session
proposals should
seek to develop themes and intellectual approaches which will be
of
interest and relevance across the subject domain; it is not
sufficient
simply to outline recent work on an individual project. Papers
should take
account of, and seek to address, strategic themes across the
subject
domain. Preference will be given to papers which outline
innovative
technical approaches or explore subject areas which have been
generally
neglected by the humanities computing community. Areas on which
DRH
conferences have particularly concentrated in the past have
included the
creation of digital resources, providing access to digital
projects, and
digital preservation. The Conference Programme Committee from DRH
2001
will particularly also welcome proposals which relate to the
following
themes:

Visualisation of data: the use of graphical interfaces, GIS and
other
techniques for the exploration of data sets. What are the major
issues for
the use of these technologies by humanities scholars? What new
insights do
they offer for those working in the humanities?

A managed digital environment: How far and in what ways do the
initiatives
to knit together, coordinate and develop existing initiatives for
the
creation of digital resources address the needs of humanities
researchers?
What shape should the future digital humanities environment be?
How can
digital initiatives be used to create new communities and to
support
initiatives to consolidate such communities (as, for example, in
the use
of digital technologies in support of an e-Europe)?

Diversity and multi-culturalism: How can the creation and
dissemination of
digital resources in the humanities help to underpin and further
a
multi-cultural society? What are the major issues in creating and
accessing digital resources for different groups in society? What
technical issues affect the use of digital resources to further a
policy
of social inclusiveness? How can network technologies be used to
support
community programmes?

World Wide access: How can the development of humanities digital
resources
support the creation of genuinely international access to the new
e-culture? How can digital technologies suport the work of
humanities
scholars working on subjects connected with Asia and Africa?

Convergence: How will the anticipated convergence between
televisual,
comunication and computing media affect research in the
humanities? What
new opportunities does it offer?

Submitting Proposals

The deadline for submitting proposals is 24 February 2001 and
notifications of acceptance will be sent out by 30 March 2001.
Please note
that all participants in the conference, including speakers, are
expected
to pay their own conference and accommodation costs. We hope,
however, to
offer a limited number of bursaries covering the conference fee
for
certain categories of participant. All proposals will be reviewed
by at
least two referees with relevant expertise. The final decision on
acceptance into the conference programme rests with the Programme
Committee.

For all type of proposal, authors are encouraged to provide a
clear
overview of the work to be presented; state how the proposal
relates to
the themes of the conference; outline any original or innovative
methods,
technical solutions or conclusions; outline the demonstrable
value of the
work to the broad humanities community. All proposals should be
submitted
in English. All proposals should include full name, institutional
affiliation, postal address, telephone, fax and e-mail details
for all
participants. All abstracts will be printed in the conference
book of
abstracts.

Papers: We invite proposals for conference papers lasting no more
than 20
minutes.  Proposals should be between 750 and 1,000 words. Papers
will be
grouped into sessions of three papers. You are welcome to propose
a
session of three papers relating to a specific theme. In this
case,
session organisers should provide a clear description (c.250
words) of how
the papers relate to each other, in addition to the three
abstracts.
Please note that all proposals for papers, whether individual
submissions
or part of a themed session, will be independently reviewed.

Themed Panel Sessions: We invite proposals for themed panel
sessions
lasting no more than 90 minutes. Proposals should be between
1,000-1,500
words. The panel organiser should include details of the
individuals or
organisations who have agreed to form the panel. Panel sessions
are
intended to provide a forum for discussion of a specific theme or
issue,
introduced by panel members.

Posters: We invite proposals for posters. Proposals should be
between 750
and 1,000 words. Posters provide the opportunity for a visual,
rather than
oral, presentation of work within an informal atmosphere. Posters
will be
on display throughout the conference in a prominent area. Posters
should
not include software demonstrations. Where a software
demonstration is
required, the proposer should apply to be an exhibitor at the
academic
rate.

Please forward all proposals and abstracts to the Chair of the
Programme
Committee, Professor Andrew Prescott, University of Sheffield
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Conference Publications: A book of abstracts, containing the
revised
versions of all accepted papers, panel sessions and posters, will
be
provided to all conference delegates.  These abstracts will also
be
published on the conference web site. A volume of Selected Papers
will be
published following the conference. Everyone who presents a paper
at the
conference will be invited to submit a full version of their
paper for
consideration for the publication.

Organisation: The Programme Committee, which has responsibility
for the
academic programme of the conference, is chaired by Professor
Andrew
Prescott of the Humanities Research Institute, University of
Sheffield. A
list of the programme committee will shortly be posted on the DRH
website
(www.drh.org.uk).

Call for hosts for DRH 2003

The DRH Standing Committee warmly invites proposals to host the
DRH
conference in 2003 Prospective applicants should refer to the
conference
Protocol and to other information on the DRH web site.
Colleagues wishing
to host the conference should write in the first instance to the
Chair of
the Standing Committee, Dr Marilyn Deegan, at
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AHC Strand

The 1999 DRH conference, at King's College London, was held in
conjunction
with the annual conference of the Association for History and
Computing
(UK).  DRH 2001 will follow this very successful experience by
including a
substantial AHC strand of sessions, lasting for at least one day.
The AHC
strand will represent a conference within a conference, in which
AHC
members will have an opportunity to give and to hear papers on
historical
computing, while benefiting from cross-fertilisation with other
humanists
with similar interests.  Proposals for papers in the AHC strand
will be
sent to the AHC (UK) committee, who will arrange for them to be
refereed.


The AHC's aims are to promote and develop interest in the use of
computers
in all types of historical study at every level, in both teaching
and
research.  Recent years have seen the Association move from its
traditional emphasis upon quantitative methods and database
management to
greater concern with such issues as digitisation, Web-based
publication,
teaching and learning with digital resources, and improving
access to
digital resources and archival holdings.  The AHC invites papers
on these
and other aspects of the application of computers, whether for
research,
teaching or archives.  In line with the rest of the DRH
conference,
African and oriental topics are particularly welcome, but papers
may be
submitted on any historical topic.


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Andrew Prescott
Humanities Research Institute
Floor 14, Arts Tower
University of Sheffield
Sheffield S10 2TN

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