Briefs

Alcohol policy workshops: The revised university policy 4.8, Alcohol and Other Drugs, is a culmination of a two-year effort undertaken by a committee of the Policy Advisory Group and contains revisions from the previous version of the policy. The revised policy can be viewed at http://www.univco.cornell.edu/policy/ALC.for.html. The provost and the vice president of student and academic services have been holding informational workshops on the subject. The purpose of these workshops is to increase faculty and staff awareness of the policy's provisions and procedures and to promote policy compliance. On the agenda will be: Allan Bova, director, risk management and insurance, speaking on liability, use of university property and protection for university employees; Barbara Romano, conference service, Campus Life, speaking on licensing and permits; Linda Starr, senior human resources consultant, coordinator, benefit services, on responsible service and consumption of alcohol; and Catherine Holmes, associate dean of students, student activities, speaking on how to complete the online Use of University Property form. The dates, locations and times of the remaining workshops are in Kaufmann Auditorium of Goldwin Smith Hall on May 8 and May 9, both from 9 to 11 a.m. Those who would benefit from the workshop are people who have responsibility for planning university events where alcohol may be served and individuals who may host an event that is university- or work-related in their home. Participants should RSVP to ac100@cornell.edu with the date they plan to attend. For further information, contact Ann Cutler at 255-1531.

Cellular information sessions: Faculty and staff are invited to two information sessions by Cornell's new cellular service provider, Verizon Wireless. One will be April 24, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., in Myron Taylor Hall's MacDonald Moot Courtroom. The other will be April 26, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., in 700 Clark Hall. Detailed information about Verizon Wireless was sent earlier this week to department billing coordinators, telecom coordinators and network administrators.

Web site's Britannica entry: The web site "Death of the Father: An Anthropology of Ends in Political Authority" (http://cidc.library.cornell.edu/dof) has been selected for inclusion in the Encyclopaedia Britannica's Book of the Year 2000, due for release later this year. A special project of Cornell Institute for Digital Collections (CIDC), the site is one of three projects selected for the encyclopedia's entry on "Cultural Anthropology" and will feature a reproduction of the "Death of the Father" home page. The site examines what happens to a culture after the death of a dictator, such as Stalin, Hitler or Mussolini. Working with CIDC, an international team of anthropologists, led by Cornell Professor John Borneman, developed a web site that integrates text, digital images, audio and film clips from totalitarian regimes. Published in January 1999, "Death of the Father" has earned several other web citations since its creation. Borneman co-authored the site with Linda Fisher, media artist and web designer for the School of Industrial and Labor Relations. Noni Korf Vidal, then curator for visual and electronic resources in Cornell Library's Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, also was involved in the project. It was funded by grants from the Rockefeller Foundation Innovation Fund and the Rose Goldsen Fund for Images in Society.