FAFOR@livid.uib.no (05/23/91)
Norwegian Computing Centre for the Humanities The aim of the Norwegian Computing Centre for the Humanities (NCCH) is to encourage and help individual researchers and academic institutions to a sensible use of computers. Not only do we develop computing methods and programs for application in humanistic research - we also provide information and teaching services in order to demonstrate how computer technology can be utilized in the field. This work is carried out in cooperation with humanities research institutions and the Norwegian universities' computing departments for the humanities. The Council for Research in the Humanities finances NCCH. The budget for 1990 amounted to 4.225 mill NOK, which includes funding for a new research program and remodelling/expansion of NCCH's premises. Income from paid services and sales amounted to 896,000 NOK. In 1990 NCCH is staffed by 15 regular employees, as well as two temporary workers. OLUFF From 1988 NCCH has run a special interest group for optical storage technology and its applications in teaching, research and dissemination. The name of the group is OLUFF, an abbreviation for Optiske Lagringsmedier i Undervisning, Forskning og Formidling (optical storage media in teaching, research and dissemination). A special interest group within OLUFF for interactive video in foreign language teaching has also been formed. OLUFF covers the whole range of optical storage media, i.e both interactive video and other videodisc applications, distribution on various CD-media, document/image and large volume data storage on writable digital optical disks, and also writeable videodiscs. OLUFF was aimed at researchers within the arts and humanities, but has received a lot of interest outside the humanities and outside the academic circles, so that the original target group now is a definite minority. Even though OLUFF started as a national organization, we also now have many members from the other Scandinavian countries. Among our members are both researchers, teachers, employees of private companies, etc; there are those who sell products and services, those working on projects, and those with merely an interest in the technology. OLUFF publishes a newsletter, which is issued three times a year. It is in Norwegian, so you will have to be able to read Norwegian in order to benefit from it. However project dokumentation, presentations etc. are most welcome even if in English. The membership fee (per year) is NOK 125 (approx GBP 11) for public or non-profit institutions and NOK 400 (approx GBP 36.00) for companies and other commercial ventures. At the moment, OLUFF enjoys some 250 members but we think that with a more aggressive and goal-directed marketing, there is a potential for still more members. The market for information on optical storage technology is also obviously growing fast now. Humanistiske Data NCCH also publishes the journal Humanistiske Data (HD), which covers the whole field of computing within the humanities. Interest in the journal ~ among both readers and contributors ~ is steadily increasing, not only in Scandinavia, but also in the rest of Europe and the U.S. HD has a circulation number of about 1100. HD also runs articles on the application of optical storage media in the humanities. HD thus is a "companion" journal for a lot of OLUFF members. Most issues of Humanistiske Data contain some articles in English, and English summaries of the rest of the contents are always provided (which is not the case with OLUFF). The journal is free of charge to subscribers outside Norway, Denmark, and Sweden. ------------------------ cut here ------------------------------------ Application for OLUFF membership form: Name (S,C) ............................................................ Title ........................... Company/Organisation ................................................... Department ............................................................ Address ............................................................ Address ............................................................ Phone/Fax ............................................................ E-Mail addr ............................................................ Type of membership: a). Non-commercial (NOK 125) .... b). Commercial (NOK 400) .... Mark here if you wish to be registerd as spesially interested in Interactive Video in Foreign Language Education. (IVIF) ..... Information on current projects, interests, product offers etc. (Limit: 250 char.) ...................................................................... ...................................................................... ...................................................................... ...................................................................... ...................................................................... ...................................................................... ...................................................................... Please also send further information, copies of magazine articles, reviews etc. Note that all information sent to OLUFF is available to all members. ------------------------------ cut ---------------------------------- All members will: 1. Receive a survey of all the members containing Information from the membership form. 2. Receive 3 issus of the newsletter/year. IMPORTANT|: All text is in Norwegian| 3. Be allowed a presentation of their company/products/projects in the newsletter (free of further charge). 4. Labels with the names and post addresses of all members can be made available (extra fee|) Send the Form to: (use e-mail, Fax or paper.) Oystein Reigem OLUFF Norwegian Computing Centre for the Humanities PO Box 53 University N-5027 BERGEN NORWAY tel: int + 47 - 5 - 21 29 54/55/56 fax: int + 47 - 5 - 32 26 56 e-mail addr: FAFOR\NOBERGEN.EARN