[CBW_Exec] Something to consider before our meeting in Louisville

[Rebecca Mlynarczyk]

Kathleen,

I'll contriubute for you (to both causes) and will definitely take you up on
that promise of a meal next year. CCCC will be in Atlanta.

Rebecca

On Sun, Mar 14, 2010 at 1:38 PM, <kbaca at nmsu.edu> wrote:

> I would like to contribute, too, but will not be there. Also, didn't we
> agree to
> share the cost of the buttons? Please let me know to whom I should send a
> check
> or two checks, and other pertinent info. If one of you wants to just put in
> my
> share for each and have me send you a check or buy you a meal next time
> around
> (where is it next year), that's fine, too. I will miss you all. kb
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Rebecca Mlynarczyk <rebecca.mlynarczyk at gmail.com>
> Date: Sunday, March 14, 2010 9:53 am
> Subject: Re: [CBW_Exec] Something to consider before our meeting in
> Louisville
> To: Conference of Basic Writing Executive Board <
> cbw_exec at tamu-commerce.edu>
>
> > That's a very nice idea, Marcia. I'll ask the board's
> > advice/approval on
> > this idea and will be glad to pass the hat at the SIG if everyone
> > agrees.
> > Rebecca
> >
> > On Sat, Mar 13, 2010 at 7:24 PM, Ribble, Marcia (ribbleml) <
> > ribbleml at ucmail.uc.edu> wrote:
> >
> > >  Rebecca,
> > >
> > > Making sure that all the years of hard work invested in JBW remain
> > > available online is a project
> > > most of us would gladly contribute to.  Could we pass the hat at
> > the SIG?
> > > Or designate a place/
> > > person to whom contributions could be sent?  Would you be willing
> > to accept
> > > the responsibility
> > > of collecting the money, given that you seen to be connected with
> > all the
> > > main players, Rebecca?
> > >
> > > Marcia
> > >  ------------------------------
> > > *From:* cbw_exec-bounces at tamu-commerce.edu [
> > > cbw_exec-bounces at tamu-commerce.edu] On Behalf Of Rebecca
> > Mlynarczyk [
> > > rebecca.mlynarczyk at gmail.com]
> > > *Sent:* Saturday, March 13, 2010 8:21 AM
> > > *To:* Conference of Basic Writing Executive Board
> > > *Cc:* HopeKCC at aol.com
> > > *Subject:* [CBW_Exec] Something to consider before our meeting in
> > > Louisville
> > >
> > >   Dear Board Members,
> > >
> > > Thank you all for your good wishes on the e-publication of *Basic
> > Writing*by George Otte and me. It's exciting to see the work of
> > many years available
> > > at last. We are so pleased that the book is available free to
> > anyone who
> > > wants to read part or all of it.
> > >
> > > Meanwhile, I'm writing to ask you to consider another
> > longstanding project
> > > related to basic writing. For several years, we've been trying to
> > make all
> > > the past issues of  the *Journal of Basic Writing* available
> > online, open
> > > access, but we need a small amount of money to hire a tech person
> > to get
> > > this to actually happen. At the moment, here's where we stand: Mike
> > > Palmquist of the WAC Clearinghouse has enthusiastically agreed to
> > host the
> > > archive on their site. A librarian at our college has carefully
> > scanned most
> > > of these issue into searchable PDFs. But we need to hire a tech
> > person here
> > > in NYC to work with the Clearinghouse to get this archive up and
> > running. I
> > > think our wonderful editorial assistant Corey Frost would be able
> > to do this
> > > in the spring or summer for about $1,000. I don't know what the
> > financial> situation of CBW is at the moment, but even a partial
> > contribution to this
> > > end (which would of course be acknowledged on the website) would
> > be a great
> > > help.
> > >
> > > If I recall correctly, Greg is the treasurer, and I'm not sure
> > that Greg
> > > will be able to attend the meeting. But Greg, if you could find a
> > way to let
> > > us know the status of the treasury, that would be helpful.
> > >
> > > A historical footnote: now that we have changed printers, there
> > are no more
> > > stored copies of previous issues, so if we don't manage to host
> > these issues
> > > online, some of them will really be lost; there will be no way for
> > > composition scholars to access them in the future.
> > >
> > > I know how busy you are all, getting ready to leave for
> > Louisville. But
> > > Shannon thought it would be good to touch base with you before
> > the exec
> > > board meeting. Any comments or suggestions would be welcome, and
> > then> perhaps we won't have to spend as much time discussing this
> > at the meeting.
> > >
> > > All the best,
> > >
> > > Rebecca
> > >
> > > Rebecca
> > >
> > >
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> > >
> >
>
> Kathleen Baca
> English and Communication Dept.
> Doña Ana Community College
> MSC 3DA, PO Box 30001
> Las Cruces, NM 88003
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