Date:    Sat, 7 Mar 1998 14:39:59 EST
<br>From:    AAllan  AAllan[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]AOL.COM 
<br>Subject: News from ACLS
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<br>The American Dialect Society is one of the 60 constituent societies of the
<br>American Council of Learned Societies. What's that? Well, here's their news. -
<br>Allan Metcalf
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<br>     **EXTRA! THE LATEST NEWS FROM THE ACLS**
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<br>     Here is a preview of the latest news on the Website
<br>     of the American Council of Learned Societies
<br>      http://www.acls.org .
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<br>     ACLS ONLINE DIRECTORY OF CONSTITUENT SOCIETIES
<br>     NOW AVAILABLE
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<br>     We are very pleased to present the ACLS Online
<br>     Directory of Constituent Societies, which
<br>     provides information on our member learned
<br>     societies and affiliates, including:
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<br>     -- Links to Websites and e-mail contacts
<br>     -- CAO Representative
<br>     -- ACLS Delegate
<br>     -- Officers
<br>     -- Board Elections
<br>     -- Staff
<br>     -- Membership & Dues
<br>     -- Affiliated Organizations
<br>     -- Inernational Organizations
<br>     -- Scheduled Meetings
<br>     -- Publications
<br>     -- Honors, Awards, etc.
<br>     -- Fellowships & Grants
<br>     -- Committees
<br>     -- Education Projects
<br>     -- Other Activities
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<br>     Previously issued each year in print, the
<br>     Directory in its new online format will be
<br>     frequently updated and available to a wider
<br>     audience.
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<br>     You may access the Online Directory at
<br>      http://www.acls.org/ls-dir.htm .
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<br>     NEW OCCASIONAL PAPER ON "COMPUTING AND THE
<br>     HUMANITIES"
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<br>     We are pleased to present a new title in the
<br>     Occasional Paper series:
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<br>     "Computing and the Humanities: Summary of a
<br>     Roundtable Meeting" (ACLS Occasional Paper
<br>     No. 41).
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<br>     A March 1997 meeting, sponsored by the
<br>     Computer Science and Telecommunications Board
<br>     (CSTB) of the National Research Council in
<br>     collaboration with the Coalition
<br>     for Networked Information, the National Initiative
<br>     for a Networked Cultural Heritage, and the Two
<br>     Ravens Institute, exploring the complexities of
<br>     cross-disciplinary collaboration.
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<br>     For this and other ACLS titles,
<br>     see ACLS Publications at
<br>      http://www.acls.org/pub-list.htm .
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