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<font size="-1"> <a href="http://raven.ubalt.edu/staff/moulthrop/essays/war_machine.html" target="VoSLink">"No War Machine" (1992-95)</a> </font>
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<font size="-1"> <a href="http://www.itaa.org/" target="VoSLink">Information Technology Association of America</a> (trade organization)</font>
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<font size="-1"> <a href="http://www.thiemeworks.com/" target="VoSLink">Richard Thieme Homepage</a> ("on the impact of computer technology on individuals, organizations, and society - including change management, organizational
effectiveness, diversity, and techno/spirituality") (Richard Thieme)</font>
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<font size="+1">W</font>elcome to the new VoS. Started in 1994 as a suite of static Web pages, VoS has now been rebuilt as a <a href="help.asp#tech">database</a> that <font size="+1"><img
src="images/help/screenshot-of-old-VoS.jpg" width="200" height="175" align="right" alt="Old VoS: Dec. 1994 to Oct. 2001" border="0" hspace="4" vspace="4"></font>serves content dynamically on the Web. Users gain greater
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<p><br> We've tried to maintain most of the original structure of the site, which models the way the humanities are organized for research and teaching as well as the way they are adapting to social, cultural, and technological
changes. But some shifts in organization and navigation are necessary for technical reasons. (<a href="help.asp#navigating">Navigating
and Bookmarking VoS</a>)</p>
<p><u>Important</u>: the new VoS is still a work in progress, but we have turned it on because it is already more functional than the original site. There are still some mis-orderings of categories and author names that we are
fixing as we convert our legacy resources. We've also temporarily removed as many of the broken links as we could find and will restore them when we can (or find substitutes). Some categories have thus been temporarily
decimated. If Michel Foucault wrote about <i>The
Order of Things</i>, then VoS may be said to be about "the ordering of things"—the ceaseless reconfiguration of humanities knowledge assisted by the new technologies of dynamic information.</p>
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on <em>Forbes</em> "Best of Web"</a></strong>: <em>Forbes</em> magazine lists VoS in its Summer 2002 <a href="http://www.forbes.com/bow/">Best
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"Glossary":</b></a><b> </b> Experimental new feature on the Google search site. Searching for "words, phrases, and acronyms" yields definitions and links to originating glossary or definition sites. Try searching on <a href="http://labs1.google.com/glossary?q=string%2Btheory">string
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<font size="+1">I</font>n a later implementation phase of the new VoS, users who have signed up for <a href="help.asp#accounts">accounts</a> will have additional editorial privileges allowing them to maintain/revise links that they have
contributed. There will also be group accounts that enable classes, organizations, conferences, etc. to build subsets of VoS resources that will appear both on the regular VoS pages and on a special page set aside for the group (e.g.,
the "English 130," "History 186," or "Conference 2001" VoS Resources Page). VoS will thus be an open platform serving the needs of both general and specific communities of users. (Contributions will be subject to editorial review by
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<font size="+1">V</font>oS is woven by <a href="http://liu.english.ucsb.edu">Alan
Liu</a> of the U. California, Santa Barbara, <a href="http://www.english.ucsb.edu">English
Department</a> with a team of department graduate students and others. Robert Adlington and Jeremy Douglass developed the SQL Server database and ASP and VB code for the site (their creative ideas were instrumental to the project). Brian
Reynolds built the server machine for the database, integrated it with the separate Web server, and oversaw networking. Bo Kinloch took the lead in graphic design. And Andrea Fontenot, Christien Hoffpauir, and Jennifer Jones assisted
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<td align="left" valign="top"> <a href="mailto:ayliu@english.ucsb.edu">ayliu@english.ucsb.edu</a> To suggest links for inclusion in VoS, please use the "Suggest a Link" button on the relevant category page. To offer feedback on
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Today's links, randomly drawn from VoS ( June 23, 2024 )
• "No War Machine" (1992-95) • Information Technology Association of America
(trade organization) • Richard Thieme Homepage ("on the impact of computer
technology on individuals, organizations, and society - including change
management, organizational effectiveness, diversity, and techno/spirituality")
(Richard Thieme)
Welcome to the new VoS. Started in 1994 as a suite of static Web pages, VoS has
now been rebuilt as a database that serves content dynamically on the Web. Users
gain greater flexibility in viewing and searching, while editors are able to
work more efficiently and flexibly.
We've tried to maintain most of the original structure of the site, which models
the way the humanities are organized for research and teaching as well as the
way they are adapting to social, cultural, and technological changes. But some
shifts in organization and navigation are necessary for technical reasons.
(Navigating and Bookmarking VoS)
Important: the new VoS is still a work in progress, but we have turned it on
because it is already more functional than the original site. There are still
some mis-orderings of categories and author names that we are fixing as we
convert our legacy resources. We've also temporarily removed as many of the
broken links as we could find and will restore them when we can (or find
substitutes). Some categories have thus been temporarily decimated. If Michel
Foucault wrote about The Order of Things, then VoS may be said to be about "the
ordering of things"—the ceaseless reconfiguration of humanities knowledge
assisted by the new technologies of dynamic information.
• VoS on Forbes "Best of Web": Forbes magazine lists VoS in its Summer 2002
Best of the Web directory (in the category for Academic Research). • Google's
"Glossary": Experimental new feature on the Google search site. Searching for
"words, phrases, and acronyms" yields definitions and links to originating
glossary or definition sites. Try searching on string theory or Gothic. • Sign
up for free VoS accounts that allow you to suggest links for specific pages on
the site (how to contribute links). Suggestions appear right away under
"Unvetted Submissions" (and later on the regular pages after being reviewed by
VoS editors).
Currently, the site is best viewed in Internet Explorer 5+ and Netscape 6+. We
are still working on full compatability with Netscape 4.x. Other interface and
usability improvements will be introduced in the future.
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In a later implementation phase of the new VoS, users who have signed up for
accounts will have additional editorial privileges allowing them to
maintain/revise links that they have contributed. There will also be group
accounts that enable classes, organizations, conferences, etc. to build subsets
of VoS resources that will appear both on the regular VoS pages and on a special
page set aside for the group (e.g., the "English 130," "History 186," or
"Conference 2001" VoS Resources Page). VoS will thus be an open platform serving
the needs of both general and specific communities of users. (Contributions will
be subject to editorial review by Alan Liu and VoS editorial assistants to
maintain overall quality, consistency, and sense of context.)
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VoS is woven by Alan Liu of the U. California, Santa Barbara, English Department
with a team of department graduate students and others. Robert Adlington and
Jeremy Douglass developed the SQL Server database and ASP and VB code for the
site (their creative ideas were instrumental to the project). Brian Reynolds
built the server machine for the database, integrated it with the separate Web
server, and oversaw networking. Bo Kinloch took the lead in graphic design. And
Andrea Fontenot, Christien Hoffpauir, and Jennifer Jones assisted with editing
and other tasks during the migration to the new format.
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VoS is woven by Alan Liu and a development team
in the U.California, Santa Barbara, English Department.
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Contact: ayliu@english.ucsb.edu To suggest links for inclusion in VoS, please
use the "Suggest a Link" button on the relevant category page. To offer feedback
on the site, please use the feedback form.
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