Notices

Contents of this section:

• *UNIVERSITY PREACHERS
  • *Trinity Term 1996
• JOHNSON MEMORIAL PRIZES 1995
• FACULTY OF LITERAE HUMANIORES
  • Declamation Prizes 1996
• WOMEN'S STUDIES COMMITTEE ESSAY PRIZE 1996
• GAZETTE PUBLICATION ARRANGEMENTS
• *BODLEIAN LIBRARY
  • *Closure of Duke Humfrey's Library 1997–8
• TELECOMMUNICATIONS NEWSLETTER

• *Notices of exhibitions, guided tours, etc.:
  • Ashmolean Museum
  • Christ Church Picture Gallery
  • University Museum
  • Pitt Rivers Museum
  • Bate Collection of Musical Instruments

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  JOHNSON MEMORIAL PRIZES 1995

  The Prizes are offered annually for essays in astronomy and geophysics (including meteorology). The 1995 Graduate Prize has been divided between JANE L. ATTWELL, Linacre College, and MIGUEL C. DA C.F. BRITO, St Anne's College.

  There were no candidates for the Undergraduate Prize.

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  FACULTY OF LITERAE HUMANIORES

  Declamation Prizes 1996

  Greek Reading

  First Prize: RICHARD HEWITT, Merton College

  The Second Prize was not awarded.

  Latin Reading

  First prize: RICHARD WEBBER, Oriel College

  Second Prize: ALEXANDER RICHARDSON, Corpus Christi College

  Latin Recitation

  Prize: LUKE PITCHER, Exeter College

  Additional prize: ALEXANDER RICHARDSON, Corpus Christi College

  The Greek Recitation Prize was not awarded.

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  WOMEN'S STUDIES COMMITTEE ESSAY PRIZE 1996

  The Prize has been awarded to HARRIET JAINE, Balliol College.

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  GAZETTE PUBLICATION ARRANGEMENTS

  The final Gazettes of the present academic year will be published on 21 and 27 June, and 11 and 25 July.

  Appointments Supplements will appear with the Gazettes of 21 June, 11 July, and 25 July.

  Publication will resume on 26 September.

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  TELECOMMUNICATIONS NEWSLETTER

  June 1996

  Telephone Costs—reductions in Prices

  The Telecommunications Committee has agreed a significant reduction in the maintenance cost of each extension for the coming academic year. The annual cost will be £46.07 for colleges and £42.81 for departments. (The difference is due to the need to charge colleges VAT on certain components, such as staff costs.) These represent reductions of 14.2 per cent and 15.4 per cent respectively on the 1994–5 rates.

  The network is growing rapidly, largely through installations for the use of students. The additional revenue from these new users will allow improvements to be made in Telecommunications Section staffing and more connections to be provided to national networks, whilst at the same time the cost per user will be reduced.

  In addition, the 1993 upgrade of the network has been paid for, which allows the reductions in running costs that the upgrade made possible to be passed on to users.

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  Extension Numbering Schemes

  Just like BT, the University is running out of telephone numbers, but there will be no University Phoneday and no change to most telephone numbers. All the main advertised departmental and college numbers will stay the same, as will most personal numbers, but there will be new ranges of numbers opened up, a few non-DDI telephone numbers in public areas will change and there will be a small change to the Personal Short Code Dialling system.

  Until recently all university extensions were numbers in either the 7xxxx or 8xxxx ranges. Most 7xxxx numbers and all 8xxxx numbers can also be rung by callers outside the University by prefixing the extension number with `2', to give `Direct Dialling In' (DDI) numbers in the ranges 01865 27xxxx and 28xxxx. This system sometimes causes confusion, as it is not always apparent from the extension number whether or not it is also a DDI number. It is also difficult to manage: DDI telephones in public places are prone to fraud through reverse charge calls.

  The Telecommunications Committee has therefore decided to make the distinction between DDI and non-DDI numbers clearer. To achieve this, it is proposed that all 7xxxx and 8xxxx extensions will be DDI. All non-DDI numbers will be changed to a 2xxxx extension number, simply by changing the `7' prefix to a `2'.

  It is also proposed to make available the `3xxxx' range of numbers for a possible student telephone network. This will mean it will no longer be possible to key `3' to emulate the short code `*31". This was designed in 1986 to offer single key dialling, which is now available more widely through the use of cheaper feature phones. Personal Short Code Dialling, using "*3x' to dial stored numbers, will remain available on all extensions with Class of Service (COS) 25.

  Thus, to summarise, the following ranges of extension numbers will be used:

  2xxxx - non DDI
  3xxxx - reserved for student network
  7xxxx - DDI (01865 27xxxx)
  8xxxx - DDI (01865 28xxxx)

  It is hoped to make the changes to non-DDI numbers in phases during the next academic year. The `Key `3"' facility will be removed and replaced by a recorded announcement after the issue of the next internal Directory. The changes will be announced in the new Internal Directory and the Gazette.

  Changes to Oxford BT numbers

  This summer, Oxford BT numbers which begin with `5' will be prefixed by `5', i.e. 01865 5xxxx will become 01865 55xxxx.

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  Voice Messaging Trial

  Members of the University will probably be aware that a voice messaging system is on trial on the University network. During the next few months the results of the trial will be assessed to see whether there is a case for funding a comprehensive system. Please note that the trial system is now fully subscribed and no more users can be added to it.

  Voice messaging is a valuable facility for a University community, where many telephone users are unavoidably unable to be at their desks to answer telephone calls: some 30 per cent of incoming calls are unanswered. It is simpler to use than email and messages left on the system can be listened to from any telephone in the world which has `Touchtone' dialling, using PIN number and password controlled access.

  We are also experimenting with the use of an automated attendant for student phones.

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  Conference Telephones

  One simple solution to the problem of allowing conference delegates to use University telephones in bedrooms without creating billing problems is to offer pre-paid charge cards. Several companies offer them, including ACC (0800 100 222) and Mentor Communications

  (01933 401 552).

  These cards may be sold to delegates at Porter's lodges etc. and allow the purchaser to make calls up to the value of the card from any University telephone, even if it is barred (TAC 3), and most other telephones. They are used by making a Freephone call (typically to an 0800 number), then keying in the PIN number on the card and the telephone number required.

  BT and Mercury Chargecards and ACC student cards are also usable from any University telephone.

  Telecommunications Section Telephone Numbers (available during office hours)

  Telephone Faults: 88888

  (out of hours, phone Security on 72944 for urgent faults only)

  Data Network Faults: 73268

  Telephone Accounts: 70706

  Advice on Telephone Facilities: 70704

  New Telephone lines, moves of telephones, etc.: 70712

  Telecommunications Policy: 70707

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