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FYI France: summer reading -- getting ready for 1997
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Jack Kessler)
Tue Jul 16 20:16:06 1996
Date: Tue, 16 Jul 1996 17:36:03 -0500 (CDT)
From: Jack Kessler <kessler@well.com>
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FYI France: summer reading -- getting ready for 1997
1997 promises to be a big year for online digital information in
France. The new premises of the Bibliothe`que Nationale de France at
Tolbiac will be open for business: one of the world's largest
libraries, and surely the world's most expensive, with elaborate online
offerings planned. France Te'le'com will be privatized and sold, or at
least 49% of it: to Thomson, according to the latest rumors, which then
will be sold to Alcatel, or to the Groupe Lagarde`re (Matra /
Hachette), in what is becoming the ritual account - churning of French
privatizations.
There also -- the timing of this is less certain -- is a global
economic recovery under way, which may at last have a ripple effect on
the French, in 1997, hopefully reducing the 12% unemployment and
general financial malaise which recently have slowed things down there
so much.
To prepare for all of this -- for those of you who aren't buried in W3
/ the Web "24 sur 24", and still read books, and still have room left
on your summer shelves -- a few recent releases, hopefully of interest,
on French library / Internet / digital information matters:
* Information autoroutes
Sandoval, Victor _Les autoroutes de l'information: mythes et realites_
(Paris: Hermes, 1995) ISBN: 2-86601-459-6.
"Autoroutes de l'information" is the French term for the
Internet and the Matrix and a number of other Americanisms: it
is a mouthful, but is far better than some -- for example the
term "WorldWideWeb", which is literally unpronounceable in any
language other than English.
Centre francais du commerce exterieur, Direction des industries et
services _Les autoroutes de l'information_ Vol. 1. Infrastructures et
usages [red. sous la dir. de Francois Gauthe, articles by Nicolas
Tourette and Francois Gauther]; Vol. 2 . Les teleservices [red. par
Stephanie Blanchard et Christelle Dehove, sous la dir. de Catherine
Sarron, articles by Stephanie Blanchard, Christelle Dehove, Catherine
Sarron] (Paris: CFCE, 1995) ISBN: 2-279-46644-9.
Blanquet, Marie-France _Autoroutes electroniques et teleports_ (Paris:
ESF ed., 1995) ISBN: 2-7101-1110-1.
Gilder, George _Y a-t-il une vie apres la tele ?: les autoroutes de
l'information (Paris: Ed. Dagorno, 1994) ISBN: 2-910019-10-1. tr. by
Anatole Muchnik of "The coming transformation of media and American
life".
Anyone want to read Gilder in French?
Association Francaise de la Telematique. Puteaux(Hauts de Seine)> _La
Telematique francaise en marche vers les autoroutes de l'information_
(Paris : Les Ed. du Telephone, 1995) ISBN 2-909879-07-0.
Minitel vs. Internet: fascinating topic for anyone interested
in international telecoms competition and public policy.
* Multimedia
Le delire multimedia : Tout pour s'y retrouver (Paris: Telerama, 1996)
Special edition of the France Te'le'com journal, this volume
devoted to the very poorly - defined "multimedia" phenomenon
now sweeping the telecom and computer communities in France.
Bellin, Olivier _Le multimedia: des CD-ROM aux autoroutes de
l'information_ ([Paris]: Hachette, 1996) ISBN: 2-01-291600-7.
* The Internet
Huitema, Christian, _Et Dieu crea l'Internet_ (Paris: Eyrolles, 1995)
ISBN: 2-212-08855-8.
Second edition of Huitema's wonderfully - named book.
Platon, Thierry _L'indispensable pour Internet, autres reseaux et BBS_
(Alleur (Belgique) : Marabout [Paris] : [diff. Hachette], 1995) ISBN:
2- 501-02245-9.
I would be curious to learn from some bibliographer or
cataloger what "[diff. Hachette]" means? (This is a BNF entry.)
Dufour, Arnaud _Internet_ (Paris: Presses universitaires de France,
1995) ISBN: 2-13-047469-1.
Andrieu, Olivier, and Denis Lafont _Internet et l'entreprise_ 2d ed.
(Paris: Eyrolles, 1996) ISBN: 2-212-08906-6.
Bryan, Adrian _Internet et la securite du systeme informatique de
l'entreprise_ (Clichy, France: Learning tree international, 1995)
ISBN: 2-87672-471-5
Andrieu, Olivier _L'officiel d'Internet 1996 (Paris: Eyrolles, 1996)
ISBN: 2-212-08909-0.
_Planete internet_ (Champs-sur-Marne, France: Net press, 1995- ) ISSN
1267-3331.
If anyone is looking for a France - origin Internet
periodical.
Hoeltgen, Dominique _Internet pour tous_ 2e ed. (Paris: Ed. du
Telephone, 1996) ISBN 2-909879-15-1.
_L'Internet professionnel_ (Paris : CNRS, 1995)
* Libraries
Larbre, Francois, ed. _Organiser le libre acces_ (Villeurbanne:
Institut de formation des bibliothecaires, 1995) ISBN: 2-910966-00-3.
Damien, Robert _Bibliotheque et etat: naissance d'une raison politique
dans la France du XVIIe siecle_ (Paris: Presses universitaires de
France, c1995) ISBN 213046694X.
Beaudiquez, Marcelle et al., eds. _Ouvrages de reference pour les
bibliotheques : repertoire bibliographique_ 4. ed. (Paris: Editions du
Cercle de la librairie, c1995) ISBN 2765405913.
Reder, Anne - Marie, ed. _Patrimoine des bibliotheques de France: un
guide des regions_ ([Paris]: Payot, 1995).
v. 1. Ile-de-France ISBN 222888964-4
v. 2. Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Picardie ISBN 222888965-2
v. 3. Champagne-Ardenne, Lorraine ISBN 222888966-0
v. 4. Alsace, Franche-Comte ISBN 222888967-9
v. 5. Auvergne, Bourgone, Rhone-Alpes ISBN 222888968-7
v. 6. Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, Corse, Martinique
ISBN 222888969-5
v. 7. Aquitaine, Languedoc-Roussillon, Midi-Pyrenees
ISBN 222888970-9
v. 8. Bretagne, Pays de la Loire, Poitou-Charentes
ISBN 222888971-7
ve 9. Haute-Normandie, Basse-Normandie ISBN 222888972-5
v. 10. Centre, Limousin ISBN 222888973-3
v. 11. Index general ISBN 222888974-1
If this is the series which I think it is, it may be superb.
The University of California appears to be acquiring it only in
Los Angeles, and Stanford's copies are being cataloged at the
moment, so I have seen neither. A friend did send me, though --
some time ago -- the initial volume of a projected series by
the Ministe`re de la Culture and "Banques CIC pour le Livre,
Fondation d'Entreprise", entitled _Guide des bibliothe`ques
patrimoniales de France_, which was fascinating, and was
sumptuously illustrated. The entry here may be the outgrowth of
that project. If anyone knows, or can find out and tell me, I
would like very much to hear.
Pallier, Denis _Les bibliotheques_ (Paris: Presses universitaires de
France, 1995) ISBN 2-13-046867-5. Series: Que sais-je ? #944
Pallier is always good: meticulous research, well - written.
The "Que sais-je?" series provides easily - handled
introductions: recommended for any French - language readers
interested in something besides fiction.
_Guide des fonds patrimoniaux des bibliotheques d'Alsace_ (Strasbourg
: BNUS ; Mulhouse : CORDIAL, 1995) ISBN 2-85923-022-X.
France. Conseil superieur des bibliotheques _Rapport du president pour
l'annee 1994_ (Paris : Association du Conseil superieur des
bibliotheques, 1995).
Michel Melot's reports provide the best, and best - written,
annual news sources for French library affairs.
Duchemin, Pierre-Yves _L'art d'informatiser une bibliotheque_ (Paris :
Electre-Ed. du cercle de la librairie, 1996) ISBN 2-7654-0608-1
Jacquesson, Alain _L'informatisation des bibliotheques : Historique,
strategie et perspectives (Paris : Electre : Ed. du Cercle de la
librairie, 1995) ISBN 2-7654-0604-9.
_Les Bibliotheques de France a l'etranger : le 5eme dossier :
Construction et amenagement des bibliotheques_ (Paris : Ministere des
affaires etrangeres, 1995).
Oddos, Jean - Paul, et al. _La conservation : principes et realites /
sous la dir. de Jean-Paul Oddos_ (Paris : Ed. du Cercle de la
librairie, 1995) ISBN 2-7654-0592-1.
Oddos outlined, in a BBF article some time back, a BNF
conservation / preservation problem which dwarfs anything
similar in nearly any other institution: decaying books in the
millions -- acid paper, "champignons", the works -- all about
to be moved, many perhaps for the first time ever, from the rue
Richelieu to Tolbiac (or Marne la Vale'e?). Will they survive
the move? Tune in again.
XXX
Two corrigenda received, and herewith posted, to last month's (June 15)
issue about the Grandes Ecoles Symposium:
1) Netscape Corp. says that Jim Clark _was_ in France in May, but _not_
the week before the Symposium, and _not_ in Sophia Antipolis with
Oracle's Ray Lane (just named Oracle's president). Clark was there a
couple of weeks earlier, attending a conference in Paris, and visiting
Netscape's new and growing France operations. Seems to me, though, that
the basic point of the rumors is the same: Netscape and the Web and the
Internet generally all are taking off very rapidly in France.
2) I discovered that Berkeley's eloquent business student is named not
Rose Marie Haas but Rose Marie Ham: "Haas" is the name of her school,
was in the next line on her address, and I was typing late at night.
Also, one point about milk production, for which I am indebted to Walt
Crawford. Walt points out that lactose intolerance is a major problem
in many places. I know myself that my wife won't let me drink European
-- i.e., non - non - fat -- milk, for some health reason. How might a
Symposium such as the one just held at Sophia broaden its debate in
such directions? Can meaningful debate about BST and bioengineering
combine with public health, internationally, without becoming merely a
slanging match? I'd enjoy seeing Jennie Hunter - Cevera take on the
Dark Side forces again. But there is much question in me as to where
the technical side of a debate ends, and the purely political -- ie.
often - fruitless -- begins? Same with tomatoes.
XXX
Bonnes vacances. See you again on September 15.
Jack Kessler
kessler@well.sf.ca.us
XXX
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