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December 14, 2001


              DIGITAL RESOURCES FOR THE HUMANITIES: DRH 2002
                Sept 8-11, 2002: University of Edinburgh
                 Call For Papers: Deadline March 1, 2002
                    http://www.drh2002.lib.ed.ac.uk/ 

CALL FOR PAPERS: DRH 2002

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 selected papers from the conferences is published annually 
by the Office for Humanities Communication at King's College London. 
See http://www.drh.org.uk/.

DRH 2002
DRH 2002 will be held at the University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh 
University Library, George Square, Edinburgh EH8 9LJ, Scotland UK, 
from 8th-11th September 2002.  Conference information will be posted 
on the Web site at http://www.drh2002.lib.ed.ac.uk/ 

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 conference communities.

Areas on which DRH conferences have concentrated have included the 
creation of digital resources, providing access to digital projects, 
the application of digital resources to teaching and research, and 
digital preservation. The Conference Programme Committee of DRH 2002 
will particularly welcome proposals which relate to the following 
themes:

- Provision and management of access
- Digital libraries, archives and museums
- Time-based media and multimedia studies in music and performing arts
- Other social sciences where these overlap significantly with the humanities
- Network technologies used to support international community programmes
- The anticipated convergence between televisual, communication and computing
   media and its effect on the humanities
- Information analysis, design and modelling in humanities research
- Knowledge representation, including visualization and simulation

Submitting Proposals
The deadline for submitting proposals is 1st March, 2002; 
notifications of acceptance will be sent out by 19th April 2002.

Proposals should be submitted using the Call for Papers link to the 
online Web form from the conference Web page at 
http://www.drh2002.lib.ed.ac.uk/ or (if you are unable to use Web 
forms) by email to [log in to unmask] Your submission should be 
text only, with no word processor formatting or graphics (final 
submissions of accepted papers may include graphics).

Please note that all participants in the conference, including 
speakers, are expected to pay their own travel, conference and 
accommodation costs. 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 types 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.  It is essential 
that the proposal makes clear how the work to be presented relates to 
the relevant work in the field.

All proposals should be submitted in English. All proposals should 
include full name, institutional affiliation, postal address, 
telephone and email details for all participants.

Papers: We invite proposals for conference papers lasting no more 
than 25 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 
500 and 750 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. 

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. All presenters who wish 
their paper to be considered for publication will
be asked to submit a full version of their paper before the end of 
the conference.

Organisation: The Programme Committee, which has responsibility for 
the academic programme of the conference, is chaired by Jean 
Anderson, University of Glasgow ([log in to unmask]).
The Programme Committee members are:
Frances Abercromby, University of Edinburgh (Local Organizer)
Lou Burnard, University of Oxford
Marilyn Deegan, University of Oxford
Mike Fraser, University of Oxford
David Green, NINCH
Lorna Hughes, New York University
Derek Law, University of Strathclyde
Andrew Prescott, University of Sheffield
Richard Ovenden, University of Edinburgh
Bruce Royan, SCRAN
Brad Scott, Semantico
Harold Short, King's College London
Donald Spaeth, University of Glasgow
Nigel Williamson, University of Sheffield

Call for hosts for DRH 2004
The DRH Standing Committee warmly invites proposals to host the DRH 
conference in 2004 Prospective applicants should refer to the 
conference Protocol and to other information on the DRH web site 
(http://www.drh.org.uk/).  Colleagues wishing to host the conference 
should write in the first instance to the Chair of the Standing 
Committee:

Dr Michael Fraser
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Head of Humbul Humanities Hub
Humanities Computing Unit, OUCS
University of Oxford
13 Banbury Road
Oxford OX2 6NN
Tel: 01865 283 343

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