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PLEASE COPY THIS DISK B&R Samizdat Express PO Box 161 West Roxbury, MA 02132 samizdat@world.std.com UPDATE 1/4/94 We have added 22 new disks to our collection of public domain and "freely availa ble" books and information on IBM/Macintosh diskettes, bringing out total to 17 8. We have also upgraded three earlier ones. Highlights: o Library of Congress (4), including Science Tracer Bullets and Resources for the Blind and Physically Handicapped o more ERIC Digests, for administrators, counsellors, librarians, and community colleges (4) o Minority Colleges & Universities, from Minority On-Line Information Service (MOLIS) (3) o more literature and philosophy Upgrades: o new material from the Libellus Project added to Caesar in Latin (more Holmes' commentaries) and Cicero, Livy, etc. in Latin (Catullus, Prudentius, Tibullus) o Pudd'nhead Wilson added to Twain #3 Please let us know if you would like information on how to order or woud like to receive our complete list of 178 disks, or sublists for: World/Government (51) Tools for Teachers, Counsellors, School Administrators, Librarians, and Researchers (24) Computers & Networking (3) Literature (58) Science Fiction (6) Children's Lit. (4) Modern Languages (6) Classics (including Latin) (5) Philosophy & Religion (11) History (5) Math & Science (5) The new and upgraded disks are listed below: **************************** ***TOOLS FOR LIBRARIANS & SERIOUS RESEARCHERS LIBRARY OF CONGRESS The following four disks consist of information downloaded from the Library of Congress ftp server (seq1.loc.gov) in December 1993. Detailed list of contents available by email on request. Disk #1 (800 Kbytes) -- ABOUT THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Introductions to Library resources for researchers, such as American Folklife Center, Center for the Book, Copyright, and specialized Reading Rooms. Disk #2 (1 Mbyte) -- RESEARCH GUIDES Research aids, bibliographies, etc. on and from American Folklife Center, Southern Asian Section, Copyright, Humanities & Social Sciences, Music, Preservation, Prints & Photographs, Serials & Government Publications Disk #3 (900 Kbytes) -- SCIENCE TRACER BULLETS Finding aids in areas of current interest having to do with science and technologoy Disk #4 (400 Kbytes) -- RESOURCES FOR THE BLIND & PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED Descriptions of collections & services of the National Library Service for the Blind & Physically Handipcapped (NLS) including list of regional libraries by state. Also, bibliographies & reference guides on Assistive Technology and Disability Awareness, plus a parent's guide to development of preschool children with disabilities. ***************************************** ***TOOLS FOR TEACHERS, COUNSELLORS, & SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS ERIC DIGESTS The following 4 disks consist of ERIC Digests (from the Educational Resources Information Center). Detailed list of contents available by email on request. Disk #12 -- Administration -- 78 digests, 1 Mbyte Disk #13 -- Libraries, Media, & Educational Technology -- 32 digests, 500 Kbytes Disk #14 -- Counselling -- 87 digests, 1.1 Mbyte Disk #15 -- Community Colleges -- 23 digests, 400 Kbytes MINORITY COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES The following three disks consist of lists downloaded from the Minority On-Line Information Service (MOLIS) in December 1993. Disk #1 -- Administrators (1.1 Mbytes) list of names, titles, addresses, phone and fax numbers of administrators of minority colleges and universities. Disk #2 -- Finances (600 Kbytes) revenues, expenses and other financial information of minority colleges and universities Disk #3 -- Majors (1.3 Mbytes) majors offered by minority colleges and universities, with numbers of faculty and students. ********************************************** ***ENGLISH LITERATURE CHARLES DICKENS Disk #2 (900 Kbytes) -- A Tale of Two Cities JOSEPH CONRAD Disk #2 (400 Kbytes) -- The Nigger of the Narcissus (SGML) WILLIAM MORRIS one disk, 500 Kbytes, SGML News from Nowhere or an Epoch of Rest, Being Some Chapters from a Utopian Romance ANTHONY HOPE one disk, 400 Kbytes The Prisoner of Zenda ********************************* *** AMERICAN LITERATURE MARK TWAIN Disk #3 (900 Kbytes) -- What Is Man? and Other Essays, The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson (upgraded Dec. 1993) WILLA CATHER Disk #2 (200 Kbytes) -- Alexander's Bridge CHRISTOPHER MORLEY one disk, 300 Kbytes Parnassus on Wheels **************************** ***PHILOSOPHY PLATO one disk, 800 Kbytes The Republic and Crito (Jowett trans.) JOHN STUART MILL one disk, 600 Kbytes On Liberty, The Subjection of Women *************************** ***CLASSICS CAESAR IN LATIN (upgraded Dec. 1993) one disk, over 700 Kbytes Caesar's Gallic Wars, books I-III; plus Rice Holmes' commentary. (This material comes from Libellus, a project to make public domain Latin texts widely available.) CICERO, LIVY ET AL. IN LATIN (upgraded Dec. 1993) one disk, 900 Kbytes Selected passages from Apuleius (Cupid), Ausonius (Mosella), Catullus, Horace, Cicero, Livy, Prudentius, and Tibullus. (Also from the Libellus Project). SOPHOCLES IN TRANSLATION one disk, 300 Kbytes The Oedipus Cycle (trans. by F. Storr) ***************************************** ***CHILDREN'S LIT RICHARD SELTZER one disk, 400 Kbytes The Lizard of Oz (second edition), Lizard play, and short stories (including Chiang ti, Now & Then, Tiger in the Intercom, and Hundreds & Hundreds of Gerbils) ***************************************** ***SCIENCE FICTION/FANTASY CLASSICS EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS Disk #3 (400 Kbytes) -- The Monster Men