Humanist Discussion Group, Vol. 6, No. 0525. Wednesday, 17 Feb 1993. Date: Tue, 16 Feb 1993 16:30 EST From: Paul Mangiafico Subject: E-text information via Gopher and FTP We thought this announcement might be of interest to your community. It is also being sent to a number of other discussion groups in the library and humanities communities. Paul Mangiafico, project assistant Center for Text & Technology pmangiafico@guvax.bitnet Academic Computer Center, 238 Reiss pmangiafico@guvax.georgetown.edu Georgetown University tel: 202-687-6096 Washington, DC 20057 USA fax: 202-687-6003 CPET DIGESTS NOW AVAILABLE VIA GOPHER AND FTP For the past four years, Georgetown University's Center for Text & Technology (CTT), under the aegis of the Academic Computer Center, has been compiling a directory of projects that create and analyze electronic text in the humanities. A relational database accessible via the Internet, Georgetown's Catalogue of Projects in Electronic Text (CPET) includes information on more than 350 projects throughout the world. Now digests of project information -- organized by humanities discipline and by language of the electronic text -- can be read, searched, and retrieved by means of the Internet's protocols for Gopher and anonymous FTP. There are digests for 40 different languages, as well as for linguistics, literature, philosophy, biblical studies, and a variety of others, ranging from Medieval and Renaissance studies to Archaeology, African studies, and Buddhism. GOPHER - INSTRUCTIONS FOR ACCESS The CPET digests are organized into subdirectories on Georgetown University's Gopher server. If you have never used Gopher, you may wish to consult your local Internet expert to determine whether you have access to Gopher client software or to obtain for instructions for using it. At many locations, one simply types the word GOPHER at the system prompt of the networked mainframe. Once inside the main Gopher directory, look for CPET files under: Other Gopher and Information Servers North America USA Washington, DC Georgetown University Please note that the menu item for Washington, DC, appears alphabetically after Washington state and not after Delaware. On the Georgetown server look into the directory CPET_PROJECTS_IN_ELECTRONIC_TEXT, where you will find the following files and subdirectories: 1. CPET_DIGESTS_INTRODUCTION.TXT (information on the digests) 2. CPET_INTRODUCTION.TXT (information on the CPET database) 3. CPET_USER_GUIDE.TXT (how to access the on-line database) 4. DIGESTS_DISCIPLINES.DIR (digests organized by discipline) 5. DIGESTS_LANGUAGES.DIR (digests organized by language) The filenames of the digests have as extensions the approximate size in kilobytes of each file; filesize will determine the length of time needed to acquire the file. Before retrieving any of the digests, please read the introductory file (CPET_DIGESTS_INTRODUCTION.TXT). FTP - INSTRUCTIONS FOR ACCESS The digests are arranged in a similar structure in Georgetown's FTP server. To survey the digests, first enter the following command from your system prompt: ftp guvax.georgetown.edu (or ftp 141.161.1.2) When requested, login with the username ANONYMOUS and a password according to the formula YOURNAME@YOURSITE. Once within GUVAX, at the ftp prompt ( often either ftp> or * ), change directories as follows: ftp> cd cpet_projects_in_electronic_text Then if you then enter a directory command -- DIR -- you will find the same files and subdirectories that are described in the preceding section of these directions on gopher. To inspect the other directories in a subdirectory, change directories again. Do not enter the .DIR extension or the version number, and distinguish between hyphens and underscores when typing the filenames. For example, at the prompt enter a command such as the following: ftp>cd digests_disciplines To explore further the directory structure and the file contents, enter the commands to show the directory (DIR) or to change the directory (CD) as often as necessary. Note: some subdirectories contain more than one complete screen of filenames, so when you enter a dir command, the initial contents of the subdirectory may scroll off the screen. To stop the scrolling, use whatever device your system permits. For example, with VAX VMS one would use CTRL-S (that is, hold down the CTRL key and press the S key) to stop scrolling and CTRL-Q to continue scrolling. To retrieve a file, type at the ftp prompt the command GET followed by the name of the file (with the filename extension) that you wish to retrieve. For example, ftp> get finnish.17K A system message will confirm that the file has been transferred to your computer (more specifically, to the directory from which you invoked ftp). To leave FTP, enter at the prompt the command BYE. ftp> bye If you have any questions or comments on this service, or would like to learn more about CPET and Georgetown's Center for Text and Technology, please contact us at the address below. Georgetown Catalogue of Projects in Electronic Text (CPET) Center for Text & Technology Academic Computer Center, Reiss 238 Georgetown University, Washington, DC 20057 USA tel: 202-687-6096 fax: 202-687-6003 Contacts: Paul Mangiafico, CPET Project Assistant pmangiafico@guvax.georgetown.edu Dr. Michael Neuman, Director, Center for Text & Technology neuman@guvax.georgetown.edu