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Pergamon Titles of Interest Journals Computer Languages Computers & Data Bases Computers & Education Computer & Graphics Computers & Human Concern Computers & the Humanities Computers & Urban Society Books Author-Subject Index to Computers and the Humanities 11 Computer-Assisted Research IN THE r^/^^/^e/ A Directory of Scholars Active Edited by Joseph Raben Queens College City University of New York PERGAMON PRESS New York / Toronto / Oxford / Sydney / Frankfurt / Paris Pergamon Press Offices: U.S.A. Pergamon Press Inc., Maxwell House, Fairview Park, Elmsford, New York 10523, U.S.A. U.K. Pergamon Press Ltd., Headington Hill Hall, Oxford 0X3, OBW, England CANADA Pergamon of Canada, Ltd., 207 Queen's Quay West, Toronto 1, Canada AUSTRALIA Pergamon Press (Aust) Pty. Ltd., 19a Boundary Street, Rushcutters Bay, N.S.W. 2011, Australia FRANCE Pergamon Press SARL, 24 rue des Ecoles, 75240 Paris, Cedex 05, France WEST GERMANY Pergamon Press GmbH, 6242 Kronberg/Taunus, Frankfurt-am-Main, West Germany Copyright © 1977 Pergamon Press Inc. Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Main entry under title: Computer-assisted research in the humanities. Includes index. 1. Humanities - Data processing -- Directories. I. Raben, Joseph. AS8.C63 001.3'028'54 75-16447 ISBN 0-08-019870-8 All Rights Reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means: electronic, electrostatic, magnetic tape, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without permission in writing from the publishers. Printed in the United States of America Preface This book is a response to a frequently expressed need for a single reference work describing the great variety of computer-assisted research in the humanities and the related social sciences. It is based on data collected semiannually between November 1966 and May 1972 and published in Computer and the Humanities. For this compilation, all original contributors were queried twice with the intent of obtaining the latest information on their projects. In the majority of entries, therefore, the information can be considered essentially current. Projects for which no new data could be obtained were reprinted verbatim from their appearance in the journal, but with the date of original publication indicated in brackets. In a few instances contributors asked that, for any of several reasons, their entries be deleted. These requests were naturally honored, but for the sake of the book's complete ness, the number and title of the project have been given, again with a reference to the date of original publication. When we have reason to think that the address given is no longer valid, but is a starting point for any attempt at communication with a project director, we have marked it with an asterisk. Appropriately, this book has been produced by computer-driven photocomposition. Because the earlier entries in our data bank had not been made machine-readable, it was necessary to edit them for stylistic consistency, keyboard them, and edit them several times on a video display terminal. This task has been performed with professional and personal devotion by Marguerite Raben. Her task was facilitated by the unflagging cooperation of Laurence H. Heimrath, Solomon Gongola, Jonathan Marz, and Robin Warren. In other ways, the book has benefited from the efforts of Veena V. Paralkar and Lucie Tamassy. The index is based on one generated by Ellis Mount. The original idea of producing this compendium came from Theodore C. Hines. Education El. Analysis of Language Teaching Texts Principal investigator: Michael Mepham, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Linguistique, U. Laval, Cité Universitaire, Quebec 10, Canada. Associates: William F. Mackey, Lome Laforge, Jean-Guy Savard. Scopç: Automatic processing of language teaching texts for the analysis of linguistic content and organization. Method: Application of dictionary lookup, concordances, and parsing schemes. Type of computer: 1) and 2) IBM 360/50. Size of storage: 1) 512k, 2) 256k. Language: 1) PL/I e, 2) APL. Disks or tapes: 1) 9 2314 disks, 6 9-track tapes; 2) 9 2314, 30 2250 disks. References: "L'Analyse des méthodes l'enseignement des langues à l'aide de l'ordinateur," Sciences de l'Education pour l'ère nouvelle 394 (July-December 1968). [CHum, May 1970] E2. DOVACK, a FORTRAN Package to Support Individualization of Initial and Remedial Reading Instruction by the Language Experience Approach Principal investigator: Florine L. Way. DOVACK Consulting Services, P.O.Box 3205, Tallahassee, FL 32303. Associates: William Petty, Duane A. Meeter. Scope: For teaching initial and remedial reading to diverse populations on a broad scale, and for teaching standard English, the DOVACK System utilizes multisensory devices and the computer to individualize the language experience approach. Pupils dictate, from real and vicarious experiences, instructional materials which are transcribed by an aide for input to the computer. Method: The computer 1) processes each pupil's own lessons for his independent study with dictation equipment; 2) periodically obtains for each pupil from his own computer-stored word bank random sample vocabulary recognition tests; and 3) after every test, compiles and prints pupil-criterion-referenced reports including individual reports, class summaries and current norms, and graphs plotted with pupil IDs. To teach standard English for alternative situational use without disparaging the language and culture of the pupils, and to provide individually pertinent materials for making the transition to conventional reading matter, the teacher and others prepare third-person narrative versions of each pupil's dictations. Unique data-collection and compilation procedures, designed for process and product evaluation, can be used for broad-scale research. Workshops are necessary for the teachers. Type of computer: CDC 6400. Size of storage: 65k 60 bit words. Language: FORTRAN IV. Disks or tapes: 1 CDC 6638 disk. Processing: Batch; independent of class time; average CP time on CDC 6400 one minute per pupil per month. Program is available. Status: ESEA Title 3 funded a project to field test the DOVACK system in Monticello, Florida (OEG-4-8-060040- 0069-056; $204,000; 1968-69-1970-71) for adaptability, effectiveness, and economic feasibility. The three-year report is available from ERIC. Consulting services for planning, workshops for teachers, and further information are obtainable from the investigator. 1 E2 Education References: DOVACK: Method for Teaching Reading (End of Project Period Report), ERIC ED 071 268 (available from ERIC Documentation Reproduction Service, P.O.Drawer O, Bethesda, MD 20014); "The DOVACK Model," EDVCOM Bulletin 4, 5 (October 1969), 5-6; "The 'Language Experience' Approach in Teaching Reading- Computerized," Computers and Automation 19, 9 (September 1970), 28-31; The DOVACK SYSTEM (black and white 16mm 18-minute film, available on loan from Area Audio-Visual Center, Box 499, Monticello, FL 32344). See also G64, L317, L326, L412, L458, L515, L531, L542, L551. 2 General Gl. Bibliographic On-Line Display (BOLD) Principal investigator: Harold Borko, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90024. Associate: Howard P. Burnaugh. Objective: Design of a large-scale, interactive, computer-based document storage and retrieval system. Method: Using both teletype and CRT display scopes in an on-line time-shared environment, the user is able to browse and /or search through a store of documents and have the abstracts displayed for his review. Type of computer: AN/FSQ-32V. Size of storage: 64k. Language: JOVIAL (80 percent) scamp machine code (20 percent). Disks or tapes: Data Products disk, 4 million words; 12 IBM 729 IV tapes. Program is available. Status: The BOLD system was terminated in 1968 after the principal investigator left SDC and the corporation acquired more modern computer systems. Much useful information was learned regarding user inquiries, displays, file organization and retrieval techniques. This knowledge was incorporated into the design of more advanced information storage and retrieval systems. References: "Interactive Displays for Document Retrieval," Information Display 3, 5 (September-October 1966), 47- 90. G3. Research in Semiotic Systems Principal investigators: E.D. Pendergraft and T.W. Ziehe, Senior Scientists, Tracor, Inc., 5500 Tracor Lane, Austin, TX 78721. Associates: N. Hirst, R. Jonas, C. Perkins, R. Schanks. Objective: To design and implement semiotic systems that process both linguistic and non-linguistic signs for communication and control. Type of computer: UNI VAC 1108. Status: Terminated. [CHum, May 1967] G4. Augmented Human Intellect Program Principal investigator: D.C. Engelbart, Program Head, Systems Engineering Laboratory, Stanford Research Institute, 333 Ravenswood Avenue, Menlo Park, CA 94025. Associates: W.K. English, J.F. Rulifson, R.E. Hay, D.I. Andrews, J.D. Hopper, M.A. Watson, S.R. Levine, C.H. Dawson, B. Pollock, J. Stein. Objective: To explore possibilities offered by direct, interactive computer aids for improving human intellectual effectiveness. Method: A predominantly empirical approach, in which the development of experimental computer aids is limited explicitly to those which can serve a small user community composed of the researchers themselves. Interactive procedures for composing, modifying, and studying specially structured working records on a computer-display console. Modifications of computer aids, information structures, working conventions