Describes the development and activities of the Center for Electronic Texts in the Humanities, established by Princeton University and Rutgers University to provide a national focus for the development, dissemination, and use of electronic texts in the humanities. Sidebars explain the Text Encoding Initiative and Standard Generalized Markup…

Presents a summary report of the fall 1991 meeting of the Task Force of the Coalition for Networked Information (CNI). Topics discussed include the flow of networked information; perspectives from the humanities, arts, and social sciences; the potential economic importance of NREN (National Research and Education Network); and information…

Discusses efforts of the Committee on Computer Activities of the American Philological Association (APA) to develop the telecommunications potential for classical scholars. Outlines plans for the implementation of an on-line newsletter, journal, conference, communication system, and announcement network. (DB)

Discusses the use of electronic journals for scholarly communication within the humanities. Twelve electronic journals that are currently available are described; and issues they raise for libraries are examined, including the nature of the medium, the impact on content, the impact on audience, library access, and archival responsibilities. (LRW)