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FYI France EXTRA: Jason Epstein, on the text-e econference
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FYI France EXTRA: Jason Epstein, on the text-e econference
A reminder that Jason Epstein is the featured guest this month --
until Jan 15 -- on the text-e econference. It's free, and online.
Epstein is the publishing industry editor / guru extraordinaire
who is credited with creations as varied as "Anchor Books", "The
New York Review of Books", "The Library of America", "The
Reader's Catalog". He has worked / is working with Norman Mailer,
Vladimir Nabokov, E.L. Doctorow, Gore Vidal, Philip Roth, Jane
Jacobs, Elaine Pagels, Helen Prejean, Richard Holbrooke...
He also "received the first National Book Award for Distinguished
Service to American Letters and the Curtis Benjamin Award from
the Association of American Publishers for 'inventing new kinds
of publishing and editing'". Epstein has contributed much, in his
own writing, to the "transition in media" debate which so many of
us are fussing about. See his _Book Business: Publishing, Past,
Present and Future_ (Norton, 2001), and NYRB articles.
More about Epstein at,
http://www.college.columbia.edu/cct/may01/may01_profile_epstein.html
-- and there is more about text-e in the previously - posted FYI
France issue which appears below.
So, this is _your_ chance to participate personally, or just
lurk, in an online intellectual give - and - take between one of
US publishing's most notable and creative editors, and a very
interesting collection of primarily European thinkers, on,
"Reading: The Digital Future" (title of the free ebook
contributed by Epstein to start off the discussion)
"Various book supports will continue to coexist, while
the range of expertise needed for the publishing of texts
and the management of rights is already undergoing a
radical transformation."
-- text-e discussions are in English or in French or in Italian.
And Happy New Year!
Jack Kessler, kessler@well.sf.ca.us
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3.00 FYI France: Ejournal and archive
by Jack Kessler, kessler@well.sf.ca.us
October 31, 2001 EXTRA issue. This file presents an archive copy
of the EXTRA issue of the FYI France ejournal, ISSN 1071-5916,
which was distributed via email on October 31, 2001.
FYI France EXTRA: the "text-e" e-conference
An extraordinary online event -- of interest to anyone involved
in books, writing, libraries, digital text, ebooks, online video,
"information", econferencing, or the Internet or the Minitel or a
lot of other things -- is taking place right now and over the
next few months at,
http://www.text-e.org
Roger Chartier, Stephen Harnad, Theodore Zeldin, and many other
luminaries, discussing "texts" and various favorite subjects...
even Jason Epstein, talking about and discussing (with you!)
"Reading: The Digital Future"... and Umberto Eco, opining on
"Authors and Authority", and wondering, "Do intellectuals play
the role of a Web - filter?"...
And everything is free - of - charge. Participants / viewers /
you can download free ebooks, watch free videos, and take part in
open online discussions with other viewers and with the
"speakers": just think, Roger Chartier and Jason Epstein and
Umberto Eco, answering your questions and arguing with you about
"the decline of the book" and "etexts"...
The event is presented by the BPI / Bibliothe`que publique
dŽinformation, the Institut Jean Nicod (CNRS), the EURO-EDU /
Association Europe'enne pour le De'veloppement de lŽEnseignement
Supe'rieur et de la Recherche sur Internet, and Giantchair, an
Ebook Distribution Company: the extraordinary program --
"Every two weeks a new topic is explored. The author's
text on the topic can be downloaded for free on this
site. To take part in the discussions, you will need to
sign up. Past discussions are open for viewing only."
* Readers and Readings in the Electronic Age Monday, October 15 -
Wednesday, October 31
How does one read on-screen? Does the change in the support of
texts mean that the contents of texts will change as well? What
are the texts that will still be called 'books' once they are
made available through the unified medium of screens? Speaker -
Roger Chartier
* What the Internet tells us about the Real Nature of the Book
Wednesday, October 31 - Wednesday, November 14
The philosopher may wonder: what is a book? This is an
ontological problem: the book is at once a physical and a mental
entity. Speaker - Roberto Casati
* Skyreading / Writing in the Post-Gutenberg Galaxy Wednesday,
November 14 - Friday, November 30
In the Post-Gutenberg Galaxy, a profound dividing line will
emerge between so-called "non-give-away work" and so-called
"give-away work" such as scientific and scholarly research
papers. Speaker - Stevan Harnad
* Digital Journalism: Virtual Journalism? Friday, November 30 -
Friday, December 14
What is the difference between a newspaper and an Internet
portal? Does an electronic newspaper have to guarantee the same
services as a portal? Speaker - Bruno Patino
* Personal and Professional Conversation Friday, December 14 -
Monday, December 31
It is often suggested that conversations over the Internet tend
to be informal. But an e-mail etiquette is already beginning to
emerge. Is informal communication really possible? Speaker -
Theodore Zeldin
* Reading: The Digital Future Monday, December 31 - Monday,
January 14
Various book supports will continue to coexist, while the range
of expertise needed for the publishing of texts and the
management of rights is already undergoing a radical
transformation. Speaker - Jason Epstein
* Babel and the Vintage Selection: Libraries in the Digital Age
Monday, January 14 - Thursday, January 31
What is a library in the numerical age? In an institution which,
traditionally, is devoted to the written word and to its memory,
the advent of unstable and potentially infinite information could
put in question the very nature of the library. Speaker - Equipe BPI
* Reading without Writing Thursday, January 31 - Thursday,
February 14
This contribution to the symposium will reflect on the future of
texts which will continue to be read but will no longer be
written. Speaker - Dan Sperber
* The New Architecture of Information Thursday, February 14 -
Thursday, February 28
After having observed in our usability labs hundreds of users
interacting with websites and other electronic media one fact is
clear: users do not read more than four lines of text on the
screen. We will try to explain why. Speakers - Stephana
Broadbent, Francesco Cara
* Authors and Authority Thursday, February 28 - Thursday, March 14
What is the role of the expert and of the intellectual at a time
when information is accessible to virtually everyone? Do
intellectuals play the role of a "Web-filter"? Speaker - Umberto Eco
Apologies for duplication to those with whom I already have been
discussing this "text-e" event, on a couple of econferences --
bears repeating, I figure, plus broadest possible dissemination.
And many thanks once again to Peter Graham, who first announced
this event to me and to many others on Exlibris.
A thought, as well, that anyone interested in econferencing and
"video conferencing" generally -- as who among us is not,
nowadays, as "face - to - face giant conferences held in big city
hotels and convention centers" now are "so September 10..." -- we
all might take a hard and systematic look at the structure which
these "text-e" people have assembled and mounted.
It is impressive. The "text-e" site offers:
* Home -- everything is in 3 languages, no less -- if "terrorism"
hasn't taught the US the virtues of multilingualism, now, nothing
ever will -- have a look in job recruiting sites at the plaintive
current cries from CIA, FBI, US Dept. of Defense, etc.: "Anybody
out there know Arabic?", "How about Pashtu?"...
* Sign up -- client - analysis and mailing lists! i.e. for going
further -- well - thought - out site, like I said
* Program -- see above, and there are bios of the "speakers" plus
all of the following very useful and free - of - charge options,
* Download this text:
Adobe eBook (Mac/PC) | Microsoft Reader (for PC only)
Read this text online | Printable version
Read the archived debate
Videos (2 speeds)
-- some day, soon, someone will figure out how to incorporate
interactive video / teleconferencing into one of these
econference events, manageably -- oh what "bandwidth" &
"filtering" & "information overload" fun we all will have then...
* Participants -- your name in lights, along with the "speakers"
and others among the most interesting people in the fields
concerned
* Organizers -- details on and links to the BPI, and also to the
perhaps less familiar but no less interesting Institut Jean Nicod
(CNRS), EURO-EDU / Association Europe'enne pour le De'veloppement
de lŽEnseignement Supe'rieur et de la Recherche sur Internet, and
Giantchair, an Ebook Distribution Company
* Discussion Forum -- entry - point for participating in ongoing
discussion topics, related to the current "speaker" presentation,
or for initiating your own -- "argue 'books' with Epstein..."
* eBooks -- the etexts by Roger Chartier and Roberto Casati, so
far -- very easily downloaded and read, online or off
* Events -- just in case you can get to France non - "virtually"
"A series of events in the 'real' world are programmed to
accompany and enrich the ongoing symposium:
** Centre Georges Pompidou - Petite Salle
Monday, November 05 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Conference in French: Les-rendez vous de l'e'dition: Les supports
du texte e'lectronique : quelle technologie pour quelle
information? With: François Chahuneau, Alain Pierrot, Olivier
Pujot, Johan Hufnagel. Chair : Daniel Garcia
** ENS- LSH, 15 parvis Rene' Descartes, 69007 Lyon
Thursday, November 08 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Conference in French: Les jeudis du nume'rique Vers un nouveau
mode`le industriel. Speaker: Eric Brousseau: Fondements des
Organisations et des Re'gulations de l'Univers Marchand ISDN
** Centre Georges Pompidou - Petite Salle - Niveau - 1
Monday, November 26 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Conference in French: Les rendez-vous de l'e'dition: L'e'dition
en sciences humaines. With: Colette Becker, Emmanuelle Garcia,
Michel Prigent, Peter Stockinger. Chair: Ge'rald Grunberg.
* Bibliography -- a very good list, assembled by Noga Arikha and
Gloria Origgi the principal "EURO-EDU" organizers of the event --
well worth checking over
* Contact Us -- the email address is info@text-e.org
* Press Reviews -- these people are pros -- so far,
** Sunday, October 14 Domenica - Il Sole 24 Ore, Eco e Epstein
sul libro in rete
** Thursday, October 04 Liberation, En bref: Colloque virtuel
* Press Release -- a good summary, worth reading -- interesting
info. on the two principal organizers,
** Noga Arikha has recently completed a doctorate at the Warburg
Institute, London. She is a historian of ideas with an interest
in the philosophy of mind, the cognitive sciences and the history
of life sciences. She is also concerned with the establishment of
dialogues between disciplines, between the academic and the
public spheres, and between the sciences and the humanities.
** Gloria Origgi is researcher in philosophy at the University of
Bologna, where she teaches philosophy and cognitive science. In
2000 she founded the EURO-EDU Association for developing
Internet-based research projects. She is author of essays in
philosophy of mind and epistemology. She is also in the faculty
of the Graduate School in Information and Communication
Technologies Almaweb, Bologna Italy.
and, last but not least,
* Search -- thank goodness -- always a sign of a "site which
cares..."
As long as so many of us are spending the week beneath the bed --
"waiting for the bomb to drop", or worse -- we might as well
econference. There is still a world out there, after all, one
involving more than just cluster bombs and anthrax... even though
the US and Asian and Western European media for the last few
weeks might have led you to believe that there isn't. To the bed
- ensconced, then, how better to refresh the brain without
exposing the body than to get back in harness intellectually but
only virtually, online.
On the other hand, for the more daring and / or more foolish,
international air travel and hotel costs never have been lower:
supply and demand -- no one else is doing it -- $378 return, SFO
to Paris, and my son says student fares are a whole lot less.
But I never have liked standing in lines at all, myself, much
less standing in longer lines now supervised by a weekender
National Guardsman carrying a loaded gun. So, on to "text-e", and
our brave new video econferencing "virtual" world.
Besides, it probably would have been raining in Paris, anyway...
Jack Kessler, kessler@well.sf.ca.us
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