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  Subject: LLRX Buzz - December 24, 2001
     Date: 24 Dec 2001 18:23:24 -0000
     From: "LLRX.com" <llrx@[redacted]>

**text-e

text-e, at http://www.text-e.org/index.cfm?switchLang=Eng&, is a virtual
symposium exploring the Internet's effect on reading and writing along with
the distribution of knowledge. This symposium runs from October 2001 through
March 2002, and is in three languages: English, French and Italian.  The list
of featured speakers is on the homepage.

Of course, registration is required to participate in the discussions. Click
on Participants to see who text-e invited to discuss the topics.  Additional
information about the participants is available by clicking on each name.

There are some interesting topics covered here such as What the Internet
tells us about the Real Nature of the Book and The New Architecture of
Information. A new subject is covered every two weeks, and continues through
the holidays. Latecomers can view earlier discussions. The symposium also
offers each speaker's text in downloadable format.