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Dear Meg and others on REED-L and PERFORM, The old MRDS Toisondor BYU site is no longer being updated. The MRDS site has, indeed, moved to <http://mrds.eserver.org/>http://mrds.eserver.org, but Jesse, Gerard, and I are still in the process of getting rid of extraneous, outdated HTML code on the pages that were migrated from the old site. As those pages get updated, they will be appearing as menu links on the new site. For the time being, the Google search box on the new site will allow you to search for anything you'd like to find, including the old newsletter items or conference sessions (just be aware that the old newsletter items include a series of outdated, opening links that we are in the process of removing--scroll down to find content links). This search option allows much more searchability than we have had previously, and the content management system that we have employed on the new site will allow multiple editors and contributors to post and discuss in the space. The site is deceptively basic in design at this time (we hope to change that in the future, too), but it has many more user-friendly features and more functionality than the old site. At present, you can find the Fall 2008 newsletter, information about awards (which will soon be updated to include the 2009 award winners' information), and information on dues. The dues payment options are still problematic; we're working to get the payment buttons fixed as soon as possible. We will be having several discussion boards that will allow posting by members. We are also going to be creating a new pedagogy area, which will include syllabi, assignments, photos, and other mulitmedia resources contributed by users (we hope!). We will be letting the users of REED-L and PERFORM know when that space is available for contributions. In the meantime, if any of you out there in thre virtual MRDS/early drama community are interested in contributing to the pegagogy pages or learning more about the options for creative use of our new site, please email me at <[log in to unmask]>. Suggestions for new areas or pages for the site are welcome, especially if someone would like to help develop those resources. I hope we'll be able to bring you a completed site soon. Best, Gloria Betcher At 09:45 AM 5/11/2009, you wrote: >The MRDS site may have gone, but it hasn't arrived (nothing past the >first page of links). Indeed it doesn't seem to have left toisondor yet? > >Meg Twycross > >________________________________ > >From: REED-L: Records of Early English Drama Discussion on behalf of >Gerard NeCastro >Sent: Fri 01/05/2009 14:49 >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: MRDS Spring 2009 Newsletter > > > >Dear REED and PERFORM Members, > >I am trying to put together the Spring 2009 MRDS Newsletter, and, as >usual, I need your help. Please send news of publications, upcoming >events, etc. to ma asap. > >As you probably know, the MRDS site, including the newsletter, has >moved to the eServer at Iowa State. (Great thanks to Gloria Betcher >and Jessie Hurlbut for this.) You can visit it at >http://mrds.eserver.org/. To see the newsletter, just click on the >Newsletter tab. > >I am still learning the ins and outs of the rather powerful software >on the site, so please bear with me as we move ahead. One positive >note is that you can find a handy list of MRDS sessions as well as >other sessions and papers of in interest for the international >Congress in Kalamazoo on the Spring 2009 Newsletter-in-Progress. > >I hope to hear from you soon. > >All the Best, > >Gerard > >PS Please reply to me directly ([log in to unmask]) rather than >replying to the entire list. > > >Gerard NeCastro >MRDS Newsletter Secretary >and sometimes >Professor of English >Chair, Arts & Letters Division >University of Maine at Machias >4 Kimball Hall >9 O'Brien Avenue >Machias, ME 04654 > >207-255-1293 >[log in to unmask]