What’s all the Hype in Hypertext About?
A Humanities Computing Colloquium

10~11 March 2000
University College Dublin

Digital technologies are changing the way we teach and conduct research. It changes the ways in which our students acquire information, and challenges the power structures of traditional publishing.

What's all the Hype in Hypertext About? provides delegates with an opportunity of examining how the newer technologies are changing humanities teaching and research. Invited speakers examine the theoretical, pedagogical and interpretative dimensions, as well as the challenges, opportunities, and limitations of this multi-disciplinary genre. It is designed for those with little experience of humanities computing as well as those already working with digital technology.

This Colloquium consists of two components which can be registered for independently. Friday 10 March is a Pre-Colloquium Workshop which introduces participants to the theoretical and practical aspects of humanities computing. It is designed for individuals who are considering a digitisation project and would like to explore alternatives beyond HTML. Details of the Pre-Colloquium Workshop are now available. The Colloquium begins on Friday evening March 10th at 7:30, and continues on Saturday 11th March.

A registration form is available which can be printed out and posted to The Computer Science English Initiative with the appropriate fee.

Programme of Events
Friday 10 March 7:30 Keynote Lecture Scholarly Adventures in Comuterland. Field Notes from N-Dimensional Space by Professor Jerome McGann, University of Virginia Chair: Professor J.C.C. Mays Wine reception to follow Saturday 11 March 9:30-10:45 Session I Time and Space in Hyperspace: A New Frontier Dr Susan Schreibman, New Jersey Institute of Technology Chair: Professor Mary Clayton 10:45-11:15 Coffee 11:15-12:30 Session II Teaching Humanities in the Information Age Professor Koenraad de Smedt, University of Bergen Chair: John Dunnion		12:30-2:00 Lunch 2:00-3:15 Session III Digital Resources and Digital Libraries: New Opportunities for the Humanities Dr Marilyn Deegan, University of Oxford Chair: Dr Judith Wusteman 3:15-3:45 Coffee 3:45-5:00 Session IV Essential Problems of Humanities Computing Dr Willard McCarty, Kings College London Chair: Peter Flynn 5:00-6:00 Round Table Discussion Marilyn Deegan, Koenraad de Smedt, John Dunnion, Willard McCarty, Jerome McGann, Susan Schreibman Moderator: Professor Mark Keane