University of Utah

In the past several issues of Hispania you have seen references to the facility called DEPOSITORIO HISPÁNICO, an experimental effort to explore the feasibility of establishing a repository of resource materials for Hispanists. As those of you who have been following our experiments with computer based communications know, the DEPOSITORIO is accessed through the «BITNET» academic network, a facility provided in most institutions at no cost to faculty members. After a year of learning, we have now decided to take the next step and restructure it in a more operational way and expand the contents.

In order to give you a clearer picture of just what this resource is and its purpose, I have assembled here the texts of the new HELP files that now reside in the DEPOSITORIO and which have been devised to make it easier for you to take advantage of the materials that are currently there. A major purpose is also to make it convenient for you to add your own contributions to this common enterprise for Hispanism. Also included is an example of some of the things that are presently available. There is only a very modest amount of material that can be currently downloaded, but we hope that with this description and the new design of the file structure you will want to share with your colleagues things that you have in electronic form right now. All that may be required for you to upload your materials is a slight reformatting of your texts in accordance with the requirements of ASCII transmissions, and a knowledge of how to get them on to your university's main-frame for re-transmission over BITNET.

The following texts of our HELP files represent the current framework of the DEPOSITORIO. We expect it to evolve as the resource expands and your contributions require new features to be added. We welcome your ideas on how to make this facility truly effective and responsive to your professional needs. Please address your suggestions and inquiries to me.

Posted mail:

Department of Languages and Literature

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah 84112

Electronic messages:

HISPANIA@UTAHCCA

I will be coordinating the various activities necessary for the maintenance of the file structure and the expansion of the resources Dr. Feustle will be handling the host computes server and the transfer of files. For technical information, please address your inquiries to him.

Posted mail:

Department of Foreign Languages

University of Toledo

Toledo, Ohio 43606

Electronic messages:

FAC0395@UOFTØ1

I am including here selected descriptive files, and a sample of the data, that will serve as examples of the file formats and divers sorts of materials. Purely for reasons of convenience (existing materials do not yet reflect the new indexing) I have used in these examples only things I myself have uploaded to the depository. They should, nonetheless, serve our purpose here. The following texts are actual folders in the DEPOSITORIO. The file name appears in parenthesis, in caps, at the head of each file.

(AA-README.FIRST)

Welcome to the DEPOSITORIO HISPÁNICO!

We invite you to use the materials stored here and hope you will send new things to expand the holdings and enhance the usefulness of the collection.

Neil J. Davison

DESCRIPTION OF THE FACILITY

LOCATION: The University of Toledo Computing, Center.

The purpose of the DEPOSITORIO is a simple one, to provide a place for the collection and free distribution of all kinds of materials that can be of use to Hispanists in their professional preparation, teaching, and research. The following is a summary of the essential features of the enterprise.

1. COLLECTION OF MATERIALS

a. Contributors: all interested Hispanists.

b. Kinds of materials: bibliographies; curricula for degrees; course structures; quizzes, exercises; required reading for courses, degrees, subject areas; biographies; historical outlines; lists of works; abstracts; study and research topics; and so on.

c. Method of transmission: all material submitted must be in appropriate electronic format (see HOW-TO-SUBMIT. HELP). It can be uploaded via BITNET Materials may also be sent to Dr. Feustle on diskette by mail.

d. Screening: Dr. Davison, and on occasion Dr. Feustle, will scan the submissions for classification and minor format modification. NO EDITING will be done, simply screening and regularizing of descriptive material, file designation, and, where advisable, possible division into segments to ensure easy manipulation.

2. DISTRIBUTION

a. Membership downloading, through BITNET. If the amount of material makes it advisable at some time in the future, distribution by diskette may be initiated.

3. RATIONALE

a. The collection and submission of materials can produce a substantial amount of resources in a relatively short period of time. An unevenness in the quality and preparation of the items is to be expected. However, any shortcomings can be corrected by the users who download data since they will select and edit the files according to their own needs and criteria.

b. The types of information collected will likely be extremely varied, more so than anything previously gathered by conventional publication, where marketability and other traditional restraints prevent the distribution of many sorts of academic materials. Needless to say, no copyrighted material will be allowed in the files except in a form and quantity that strictly observe the copyright laws as they apply to the use of published materials in scholarly articles and books. EACH SUBMISSION IS REQUIRED TO BEAR THE NAME OF THE SENDER AND A STANDARD DECLARATION OF PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE MATERIAL AND AN AFFIRMATION THAT IT DOES NOT INFRINGE UPON ANY COPYRIGHTS (see below, Copyrights and Permissions).

c. Ease of personalized dissemination in electronic form.

d. Flexibility of electronic texts, that without retyping can be copied, modified, extrapolated, etc. -that is, culled and reproduced in many different ways, for whatever purpose the users might wish to put them to- all manipulation being carried out easily in word processors.

e. In summary, a resource whereby we can all share with others things we ourselves have collected, written, or prepared that might make our teaching or research more effective and easier.

COPYRIGHTS AND PERMISSIONS

Rights of authorship of published materials of all kinds -books, articles, software, etc. -must be rigorously observed for any item submitted to this resource. It is your responsibility as a contributor to see that these rights are not infringed upon . (See HOW-TO-SUBMIT.HELP)

WHERE TO GO FROM HERE

The following HELP files will provide detailed information on how to use the DEPOSITORIO. Good Luck!

[A summary of the HELP files]

ARTICLES.HELP

Guidelines for uploading copies of your articles.

CONTRIBUTORS. HELP

All submission forms. If you wish information on contributors and their submissions, request this file.

DIACRITICS.HELP

How to handle formatting of your ASCII texts, and the codes you will use for foreign characters.

DOWNLOAD.HELP

A summary of the procedures for requesting files -one you can pin on the wall.

HOW-TO-SUBMIT.HELP

Procedures for submitting materials for inclusion in the DEPOSITORIO.

NEWS. HELP

Notices of interest to Hispanists; conferences, exceptional books or articles, computer software and hardware items, etc.

READMES.HELP

Detailed guidelines for preparing A-README files to describe your contributions.

STRUCTURE.HELP

The philosophy and design of the indexing system and the meaning of filenames, extenders, and sub-descriptors. This file is necessary for you to gain a good understanding of the DEPOSITORIO and the way it is «mapped».

SUBM-FORM.HELP

The forms that must accompany each submission.

SUMMARY HELP

This summary description of the HELP files.

UPLOAD.HELP

A summary of how and where to send contributions.

(STRUCTURE. HELP)

Because of the inherent structure of the file system in our VAX server we are limited in the way we can design the indexing levels for a large variety of different kinds of materials. We must rely on the two basic elements of a filename, the name and its extender (for example, FILENAME.EXTENDER). The period is a necessary divider in the syntax of the complete name. However, we are able to simulate subdivisions, or subcategories, by using a dash to separate groups of characters. An example would be: DARÍO-P1.TEXT-MOD which would contain the information (Rub;en) DARÍO-P(oem)l.TEXT-Mod(ernism).

To effect a semblance of uniformity we use the following design to communicate as much information as possible within the complete file name:

FILENAME.EXTENDER

(subject/kind/author-contributor).(type-place/era-level)

It is important to note that the EXTENDER is the element which designates the major category or class of the file. The FILENAME then specifies the particular characteristic of the item within the class or type of material. The classes (EXTENDERS) that we have established at the moment are the following:

.ABST = abstract

.ART = article

.BIBLIO = bibliography

.BIO = biography

.BOOK = book length text

.DEGREE = degree programs, requirements, etc.

.EX = exercise

.EXD = exercise in DATA format

.GAME = educational game

.HELP = help, information on how to use the DEPOSITORIO

.INTERV = interview

.LIST = listing (not bibliography)

.NEWS = notices, conferences, computer news

.PROG = computer program

.PROGL = computer language

.PROGU = computer utility

.QZ = quiz or exam

.QZD = quiz or exam in DATA format

.REVU = review

.SYL = course outline or summary

.TEXT = literary text

.WKINPRG = work-in-progress

Example: BORGES.BIBLIO

We also use subFILENAMES to allow necessary distinctions. The most common are:

-Pn	= Poetry	n = number of item,
-Sn	= Story	e. g. P3 = the 3rd
-Nn	= Novel	poem in the submis-
-En	= Essay	sion-set by an author
-Tn	= Theater	of that name.

Example: GÓNGORA-P5.TEXT

(poem 5 by G;ongora)

In order to refine these classes, we have chosen the following sub-EXTENDERS:

-PEN	= Peninsular	(includes Portuguese, e.g., PEN-PORT)
-LA	= Latin American	(includes Brazilian
-MED	= Medieval	and other non-Span
-COL	= Colonial	ish, e. g., LA-BRAZ)
-GA	= Golden Age
-18	= 18th-Century
-19	= 19th-Century
-MOD	= Modernism
-98	= Generation of '98
-20	= 20th-Century

Example: JONES1.ART-PEN-98

(article 1 by Jones. Peninsular, Gen. of 98)

Other sub-extenders, which may be used in conjunction with all others are:

-LANG = Language

-LIT = Literature

-CULT = Culture

-HIST = History

-BEG = Beginning level

-INT = Intermediate level

-ADV = Advanced level

-SEM = Seminar

-PHD = Doctoral

-MA = Master's

-BA = Bachelor's

Example: SUBJUNC1.EXD-LANG-INT

(subjunctive 1st file.lang-exercise in DATA format, intermediate level)

And two special sub-extenders:

-ARC = Archived file, i. e., compressed

-HQX = Archived file, especially for Macintosh

Really LARGE files, 80K or more, will have to be compressed before transmission via BITNET. Colleagues desiring to transmit files of this size should consult with Dr. Feustle so that he can send them the programs and instructions necessary for archiving (compressing) them. Files with the extender ARC must be decompressed with the corresponding utility program before they can be used.

Example: PILOT.PROGL-ARC

HQX, the second special sub-extender, is used for archived Macintosh files. These files are «unpacked» with other special programs such as BINHEX and STUFFIT.)

Additional information

These are the basic abbreviations that we use to index the material. There are others that identify

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the source and describe further the file. Please download HOW-TO-SUBMIT.HELP; READMES.HELP; and SUMMARY.HELP for more detailed guidance on the use and indexing of the DEPOSITORIO.

(SUBM-FORM. HELP)

SUBMISSION FORM

SUBMITTED BY. [name], [department], [institution], [city, state, zip], [BITNET address, if any] AFFIRMATION OF PUBLIC DOMAIN: I, [name], affirm that the following submission contains nothing that infringes on any copyrights, and that I have written permission from all copyright holders of all materials subject to copyright that are contained herein, and that I, [name], assume complete and sole responsibility for placing these materials in the public domain.

Date:

Nature of the material:

Suggested «Filename. Extender»:

Short description:

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A-README FORM

Filename. Extender:

Full Description:

(READMES.HELP)

The files called A-README are especially important because they identify the contributor and provide a description that will make your choice of materials to download easier and more precise.

There are two aspects of these files that are essential to the convenience and accuracy of file maintenance:

FIRST, the NAME of the A-README; it should include 1> the INITIALS (see note below) of the contributor, the NUMBER of the contribution (i. e., the first, second, [etc.] contribution package by that person) and 2> the APPROPRIATE EXTENDER to provide minimal information on the nature of the data (IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT YOU MAKE UP THIS FILENAME CAREFULLY); for example:

A-README-JFK3.QZ-LANG

(Description of material-sent by JFK, 3rd submission.Quiz/exam-on Language)

Here is an example of an A-README file and the names of the materials files in the submission set (ND1) that it describes.

A-README-NDI.EXD-LANG

AMENAVOCI-ND1.EXD-LANG-INT

DICHOS1-ND1.EXD-LANG-ADV

DUBPRONS1-ND1.EXD.LANG-ADV

FUTURE-ND1.EXD-LANG-BEG

GENREVU1-ND1.EXD-LANG-ADV

IMPERFEC1-ND1.EXD-LANG-BEG

MODISMO1-NDI.EXD-LANG-ADV

MODISMO2-ND1.EXD-LANG-ADV

PASTSUBJ1-ND1.EXD-LANG-ADV

PORFILL1-ND1.EXD-LANG-INT

PRETERIT1-ND1.EXD-LANG-INT

PRONREVU1-ND1.EXD-LANG-ADV

SERESTAR1-NDl.EXD-LANG-ADV

SUBJNOUN1-ND1.EXD-LANG-INT

SECOND, the next feature of A-README files that is required is the DESCRIPTION of the materials sent. Some files require little description, others may need several sentences. For example:

A-README-ND1.EXD-LANG (Ned J. Davison)

1> Diacritics: The coding system used for most of the datasets is as follows:

;(vowel) = accented vowel

;;n/N = n/N with tilde

;;u/U = u/U with dieresis

?? = inverted?

!! = inverted!

2> Also, a right bracket (]) is used for a SIMULATED comma. If you cannot create such a character, you might use a semi-colon or dash instead. A genuine comma CANNOT be used, of course, because it is a delimiter in DATA statements in BASIC. Line numbers and «DATA» can be removed and the elements can then be used in data files that are read by a program, or they can be printed and used in traditional ways as handouts.

3> There may be typos or errors caused by transfers from one computer to another; it is wise to proofread the sets carefully before you use them.

4> These materials were designed for SELF EVALUATION by the student. The model answers are displayed after the students have responded. They then compare the response with the model and judge the correctness.

5> The current numbering is arbitrary; the set may have to be renumbered according to the design of your own programs.

filename bytes

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AMENAVOC 19989

Spanish/English vocabulary covering common conversational situations such as dating, lodgings, weather, directions, movies, etc.. (Taken from an unpublished text, CONVERSACIONES AMENAS, by Ned Davison and Ruth E. Mercado.)

DICHOS 6916

Spanish/English drills on Spanish sayings. Intermediate to advanced level.

DUBPRONS 6447

Sentences with model answers on the use of direct and indirect object pronouns together.

FUTURE 6864

Forms of the future tense of the most common irregular verbs.

GENREVU 5397

Sentences with model answers reviewing use of ser/estar, tenses, pronoun use, subjunctive, and other major grammatical elements.

IMPERFEC 7314

Forms of the imperfect tense of the most common irregular verbs.

MODISM01 5656

MODISM02 19512

Sentences with model answers on common Spanish idioms.

PASTSUBJ 8370

Forms of the past subjunctive tense of the most common irregular verbs.

PORFILL 2306

Fill-ins on the use of POR and PARA.

PRETERIT 6930

Forms of the preterite tense of the most common irregular verbs.

PRONREVU 4659

Sentences with model answers reviewing the use of pronouns.

REFLEX 2466

Sentences with model answers on reflexive verbs.

SERESTAR 3274

Sentences with translation of proper use of SER and ESTAR.

SUBJNOUN 3730

Fill-ins on the use of the subjunctive in noun clauses.

If the quantity of materials is slight and the nature of the contents is similar, an A-README file can cover more than one kind of data. For example, A-README-ND1.QZ-SYL might include quiz data and course descriptions.

A-README-ND1.QZ-SYL

GAUCHO-NDl.QZ-LIT 19

Exam for senior/graduate course on Gauchesque literature

MODERNISM1-ND1.QZ-LIT

Mid-term for senior/graduate course on the modernista movement

MODERNISM2-ND1.QZ-LIT

Final for senior; graduate course on the modernista movement

SORJUANAI-ND1.LIT-COL-SEM

Seminar final on Sor Juana In/es de la Cruz

MODERNISMO-ND1.SYL-LIT

Senior/graduate course on the modernista movement

NERUDA/WHIT-ND1.SYL-LIT-20-SEM

Comparative literature seminar on Neruda & Whitman

For more examples of filenames and designators, download the list of our current files in the DEPOSITORIO, request AA-DEPOSITORIO.FILELIST

NOTE ON YOUR INITIALS: Before you make your filenames, check the complete filelist of the DEPOSITORIO. If you find initials identical to your own, alter yours in the filename to make yours different. For example, if your initials are ND and you find another ND in the list, you can add a character to yours, e. g., N&D, to make yours unique.

(GAUCHO-NDI.QZ-LIT-19) (Ned J. Davison)

I. Trace the concept of «civilización y barbarie» through the topics¹⁹² that have had been presented by your classmates thus far. You may also wish to refer to other sources, such as the books on Reserve.

N. B. Organize your answer as carefully as possible. Give specific examples (dates, titles, etc.) for ALL generalizations that you may make. You may present your answer as an outline if you wish, rather than in essay form.

45 minutes

II. Contestar las preguntas siguientes, restringiéndose a cinco minutos para cada contestación.

1. Describir la historia y el papel del ganado en la región del Río de la Plata.

2. Resumir la política financiera española de la época colonial y su influencia en el desarrollo de la Argentina.

3. Describir la temática básica de la obra de Florencio Sánchez.

4. ¿Cómo se relacionan los principios básicos del Romanticismo con la obra de Echeverría?

5. Comentar las varias opiniones predominantes sobre la realidad e importancia del gaucho en la historia política y cultural.

(NERUDA/WHIT-ND1.SYL-LIT-20-ADV

(Neil J. Davison)

Comparative Literature Seminar:

«WHITMAN AND NERUDA»

(Advanced knowledge of Spanish required)

Objectives:

To understand as well as we can the uniqueness of Whitman's and Neruda's poetry, the themes and poetics, and how Neruda's work expands Whitman's to encompass the realities of the New World. One way to such understanding will be through an effort to experience as personally as possible their particular vision of life.

Required Texts:

Whitman: LEAVES OF GRASS AND SELECTED PROSE

Neruda: MEMOIRS (Tr. H. St. Martin) / EXTRAVAGARIA (Tr. A. Reid) / FIVE DECADES: POEMS 1925 1970 (Tr. Belitt)

(Xeroxed materials to be distributed: Neruda: «La lámpara en la tierra»; «Alturas de Macchu Picchu». Whitman: selected critical materials.) MLA bibliographies, 1980-present; two copies will be circulated. They are to be examined and pertinent items referenced in your presentations.

Electronic copies are also on line in the computer lab. Also there are miscellaneous poems of Neruda, for computer-aided examination. Look for the files, «COURSES, CL771; and README.771» for descriptions).

Reserve Readings:

Alegría, Fernando: WALT WHITMAN EN HISPANOAMÉRICA (personal copy)

Crawley, Thomas E.: THE STRUCTURE OF LEAVES OF GRASS PS 3238/C7/1971

Hutchinson, George B.: THE ECSTATIC WHITMAN: LITERARY SHAMANISM & THE CRISIS OF THE UNION PS 3242/ S52/H88/1986

Zweig, Paul: WALT WHITMAN, THE MAKING OF THE POET PS 3231/Z87/1984

Alazraki, Jaime: POÉTICA Y POESÍA DE PABLO NERUDA PQ 8097/N4/Z74

Alonso, Amado: POESÍA Y ESTILO DE PABLO NERUDA PQ 8097/N4/Z57/1966

De Costa: THE POETRY OF PABLO NERUDA PQ 8097/N4/Z615

De Torre, Guillermo: HISTORIA DE LA LITERATURA ESPAÑOLA DE VANGUARDIA PN 778 or T6/1971 4 vols.

Morier, Henri: DICTIONAIRE DE POETIQUE ET DE RHÉTORIQUE 841.03/M855D

Neruda, Pablo: OBRAS COMPLETAS PQ 8097/N4/1968 2 vols.

MEMORIAS: CONFIESO QUE HE VIVIDO Preminger (Ed.): PRINCETON ENCYCLOPEDIA OF POETRY AND POETICS PN 1021/E5

Requirements:

The assigned poetic readings will be modest in quantity to insure that you read them with great care and attention. Contemplate the images, think about the ideas, and LISTEN to the voice. The poetry is, after all, what we are really interested in. All of Neruda's assigned poems are to be read in Spanish (Belitt's translations in FIVE DECADES... are terrible!).

Familiarize yourself with each of the books on reserve and TAKE CAREFUL NOTES (in Spanish or English -the language you use does not matter- to be turned into me for my perusal) on Alegría's WALT WHITMAN EN HISPANOAMÉRICA.

We will read Neruda's MEMOIRS over several weeks for its biographical value and the picture of the times it provides. Each of you will make a presentation to the class on a topic to be chosen in consultation with me. You may do this in any way appropriate to the subject, and you will distribute (or specify items in our texts), ONE CLASS MEETING IN ADVANCE, any selected reading material or aids you want the other students to be familiar with to help in their understanding of your discourse. The presentation should last between 45 to 60 minutes. Finally, check with me at least two class meetings before your exposition in order to outline for me how you are going to present the subject.

Suggested topics for presentation:

-«Alturas de Macchu Picchu», its philosophic and poetic significance and how it might relate to Whitman.

-CANTO GENERAL, an overview with selected representative readings for the other students¹⁹³.

-RESIDENCIAS EN LA TIERRA (either of the first two)¹⁹⁴.

-ESPAÑA EN EL CORAZÓN, with appropriate introduction of the historical backgroun¹⁹⁵d.

-CIEN SONETOS DE AMOR, as a book and as it relates to the tradition of love poetry¹⁹⁶.

-Make an earnest ORIGINAL translation of a coherent body of poems into English.

-Prepare a formal, near-professional reading (45 minutes) of Neruda or Whitman, with appropriate introductory commentary.

-A serious comparative study of one precise aspect of the poetry of Whitman and Neruda.

Perhaps these documents will give you an adequate idea of the purpose of the DEPOSITORIO; I hope they will whet your appetite for participation in this common effort. Its success depends on intelligent sharing of our personal academic files and experience. And the more self-sustaining the facility is, the richer its resources can become. Dust off those files, put them into shape, and transmit them to HISPANIAJ@UOTØ2 at the University of Toledo. Dr. Feustle responds to both this address, used primarily for your transmission of materials, and to his active electronic mail address, FACØ0395@UOFTØ1, which he uses most frequently for communications.

We solicit and welcome your help.

Hispania [Publicaciones periódicas]. Volume 72, Number 4, December 1989