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Date:         Mon, 27 Jul 1992 11:43:38 CDT
From:         Paul Evan Peters <paul@cni.org>
Subject:      Call for Project Descriptions

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INTRODUCTION --

This communication is a _Call for Project Descriptions_
prepared and issued by the Coalition for Networked
Information.

The Coalition is a joint project of the Association of
Research Libraries (ARL), CAUSE, and EDUCOM that was
organized in March, 1990 to promote the creation of and
access to information resources in networked environments in
order to enrich scholarship and to enhance intellectual
productivity.

Periodically the Coalition issues a _Call for Project
Descriptions_ as a vehicle for pursuing a Coalition interest
in a manner that promotes the widest and fairest possible
identification of individuals, institutions, and
organizations that are willing and able to share the
experience that they have that is relevant to that interest.

The Coalition encourages you to read an reflect upon the
following _Call_ and then to contact the person identified
below.

INTEREST --

How Networked Information Resources and Services are being
used to Improve Teaching and Learning

DESCRIPTION --

The Coalition Working Group on Teaching and Learning seeks
assistance with identifying projects that use networking and
networked information resources and services in the broadest
possible ways to support and enhance teaching and learning.

The Coalition will use the project descriptions it receives
in response to this call:  (1) to build a database that can
be used to share information and experience in this area;
(2) to promote awareness of individuals, institutions, and
organizations making important contributions to the state-of-
the art in this area;  (3) to attract attention to and
mobilize resources for this area;  (4) to plan a program in
this area for the EDUCOM '92 (October 28 - 30) conference in
Baltimore, offering scholarships to attend this conference to
representatives of the projects selected to participate in
this program;  and, (5) to otherwise encourage individuals,
institutions, and organizations to use networks and networked
information resources and services to support and enhance
teaching and learning.

The Coalition is particularly interested in projects that:
(1) use technologies that interoperate with the National
Science Foundation Network (NSFNET), the global Internet, and
the emerging National Research and Education Network (NREN);
(2) explore how library and other information resources and
services can be made available in the networked teaching and
learning process;  (3) are collaborations involving different
types of institutions, organizations, and agencies;  (4)
observe the contemporary economic imperative to "do more with
less" while providing an "elegant" approach to networked
teaching and learning;  and,  (5) manifest a high degree of
replicability and long-term viability.

PROCEDURE --

Individuals, institutions, and organizations who are willing
to submit a project description are encouraged to send the
following information to the person identified below:  (1) a
250 word, more or less, abstract presenting the purpose,
methods, and current status of their project;  and,  (2) a
letter providing the names, affiliations, and summary
biographical details of all of the key contacts associated
with the project.

All responses to this call must be submitted by electronic mail
to the person identified below at the network address specified
below.  Responses to this call must be received on or before
September 1, 1992 to be considered as part of the EDUCOM '92
scholarship program.  Scholarship winners will be notified on
or before September 30, 1992.

CONTACT --

Susan Lane Perry
Director, Departmental Systems Group
Stanford University
Stanford Data Center
Polya Hall, Room 262
Stanford, California
94305-4136
Voice:  415-725-8425
Fax:  415-723-2011
Internet:  gd.slp@forsythe

ADDITIONAL BACKGROUND INFORMATION --

The Coalition for Networked Information, a joint project of
the Association for Research Libraries, CAUSE, and EDUCOM,
was founded in March, 1990 to promote the creation of and
access to information resources in networked environments in
order to enrich scholarship and to enhance intellectual
productivity.

Currently 169 organizations and institutions belong to the
Coalition Task Force, a group of institutions and
organizations that make special contributions to the
Coalition's projects and activities.  Included in the Task
Force membership are higher education institutions,
publishers, network service providers, computer hardware and
system companies, library networks and organizations, and
public and state libraries.

Periodically the Coalition issues a _Call for Project
Descriptions_ as a vehicle for pursuing a Coalition interest
in a manner that promotes the widest and fairest possible
identification of individuals, institutions, or organizations
that are willing and able to share the experience that they
have that is relevant to that interest.  Each Call provides a
description of the interest in question and some Calls
include supporting documents.

Individuals, institutions, and organizations are encouraged
to respond to the Call by submitting (1) a 250 word, more or
less, abstract presenting the purpose, methods, and current
status of their project, and (2) a letter providing the
names, affiliations, and summary biographical details of all
of the key contacts associated with the project.

Individuals, organizations, and institutions do not have to
be affiliated with the Coalition or members of the Coalition
Task Force to respond to a _Call for Project Descriptions_.

Project descriptions are reviewed by relevant Coalition
Working Group leaders with the support of the Coalition staff
and guidance from the Coalition Steering Committee.  Other
parties may be involved as explained by an individual Call.
Additional information is sometimes requested during this
review process.

Reviews of project descriptions are carried out in as
expeditious and as flexible a fashion as possible, taking
care to balance the benefits of a wide and fair search for
individuals, institutions, or organizations willing to share
the experience that they have which is relevant to Coalition
interests with the benefits of focused and timely action on
those interests.

The Coalition will seek permission from the individuals,
institutions, and organizations involved before publicly
distributing any of the information submitted in response to
one of a _Call for Project Descriptions_.
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