Appendix I: Results of a truncated [10 items] search in the Online Encyclopædia Britannica

Query: "What is the Norwegian national anthem?"
 
Britannica Online contains at least 10 items relevant to this query. If you
don't find what you're looking for below, you may wish to expand your
search [up to 300 hits]. Alternatively, you may wish to restrict your
search to those articles containing all the terms in your query.
 
[*]national anthem [3,741 bytes]
hymn or song expressing patriotic sentiment and either governmentally
authorized as an official national hymn or holding that position in
popular feeling. The oldest national anthem is Great Britain's "God
Save the Queen," which was described as a national anthem in 1825,
although it had been popular as a patriotic song and used on . . .
 
[*]Brun, Johan Nordahl [1,790 bytes]
[b. March 21, 1745, Byneset, Nor.--d. July 26, 1816, Bergen], poet,
dramatist, bishop, and politician who aroused national consciousness
in Norway before it became independent of Denmark.
 
[*]Heiberg, Gunnar [Edvard Rode] [2,217 bytes]
[b. Nov. 18, 1857, Christiania, Nor.--d. Feb. 22, 1929, Oslo],
dramatist, exponent of Expressionism, considered the most noteworthy
Norwegian playwright after Ibsen.
 
[*]Nordraak, Rikard [2,305 bytes]
Nordraak also spelled NORDRAACH [b. June 12, 1842, Christiania [now
Oslo], Nor.--d. March 20, 1866, Berlin [Germany]], Norwegian composer
perhaps best known as the composer of the music for the Norwegian
national anthem, " Ja, vi elsker dette landet" [1864; "Yes, We Love
This Land"].
 
[*]Bjornson, Bjornstjerne Martinius [5,145 bytes]
[b. Dec. 8, 1832, Kvikne, Nor.--d. April 26, 1910, Paris], poet,
dramatist, novelist, journalist, editor, public speaker, theatre
director, and one of the most prominent public figures in the Norway
of his day. He is generally known, together with Henrik Ibsen,
Alexander Kielland, and Jonas Lie, as one of "the four great ones" of
. . .
 
[*]God Defend New Zealand [2,627 bytes]
Maori AOTEAROA, one of the two national anthems of New Zealand [the
other being God Save the Queen, national anthem of the United
Kingdom]. The words to the anthem were written in the early 1870s by
Thomas Bracken, who offered a prize of [{poundsterling}]10 for the
best musical setting of it. The . . .
 
[*]Rouget de Lisle, Claude-Joseph [1,185 bytes]
[b. May 10, 1760, Lons-le-Saunier, Fr.--d. June 26, 1836,
Choisy-le-Roi], author of "La Marseillaise," the French national
anthem. A lowly army officer and only a moderate republican, Rouget de
Lisle never wrote anything else of significance. He composed both the
words and music of "La Marseillaise" for his comrades in 1792 while
stationed at . . .
 
[*]Advance Australia Fair [2,183 bytes]
national anthem of Australia, adopted on April 19, 1984. It was first
officially proposed in 1974 to replace "God Save the Queen," which had
been the national anthem from 1788 to 1974 and which, in 1984, was
designated the royal anthem, to be played at public appearances of
members of the British royal family.
 
[*]Key, Francis Scott [1,907 bytes]
[b. Aug. 1, 1779, Frederick County, Md., U.S.--d. Jan. 11, 1843,
Baltimore], U.S. lawyer, best known as the author of the U.S. national
anthem, "The Star-Spangled Banner."
 
[*]Heiberg, Johanne Luise [1,726 bytes]
nèe PFTGES [b. Nov. 22, 1812, Copenhagen--d. Nov. 22, 1890,
Copenhagen], Danish actress and manager, lionized by the
intelligentsia of her day.
 
[*]Query Report for this Search [1,276 bytes]

Appendix II: Results of a truncated [10 items] search in the Online Encyclopædia Britannica

Query: "Who wrote the Norwegian national anthem?"
 
Britannica Online contains at least 10 items relevant to this query. If you
don't find what you're looking for below, you may wish to expand your
search [up to 300 hits]. Alternatively, you may wish to restrict your
search to those articles containing all the terms in your query.
 
[*]Brun, Johan Nordahl [1,790 bytes]
[b. March 21, 1745, Byneset, Nor.--d. July 26, 1816, Bergen], poet,
dramatist, bishop, and politician who aroused national consciousness
in Norway before it became independent of Denmark.
 
[*]national anthem [3,741 bytes]
hymn or song expressing patriotic sentiment and either governmentally
authorized as an official national hymn or holding that position in
popular feeling. The oldest national anthem is Great Britain's "God
Save the Queen," which was described as a national anthem in 1825,
although it had been popular as a patriotic song and used on . . .
 
[*]Rouget de Lisle, Claude-Joseph [1,185 bytes]
[b. May 10, 1760, Lons-le-Saunier, Fr.--d. June 26, 1836,
Choisy-le-Roi], author of "La Marseillaise," the French national
anthem. A lowly army officer and only a moderate republican, Rouget de
Lisle never wrote anything else of significance. He composed both the
words and music of "La Marseillaise" for his comrades in 1792 while
stationed at . . .
 
[*]Key, Francis Scott [1,907 bytes]
[b. Aug. 1, 1779, Frederick County, Md., U.S.--d. Jan. 11, 1843,
Baltimore], U.S. lawyer, best known as the author of the U.S. national
anthem, "The Star-Spangled Banner."
 
[*]Heiberg, Gunnar [Edvard Rode] [2,217 bytes]
[b. Nov. 18, 1857, Christiania, Nor.--d. Feb. 22, 1929, Oslo],
dramatist, exponent of Expressionism, considered the most noteworthy
Norwegian playwright after Ibsen.
 
[*]Nordraak, Rikard [2,305 bytes]
Nordraak also spelled NORDRAACH [b. June 12, 1842, Christiania [now
Oslo], Nor.--d. March 20, 1866, Berlin [Germany]], Norwegian composer
perhaps best known as the composer of the music for the Norwegian
national anthem, " Ja, vi elsker dette landet" [1864; "Yes, We Love
This Land"].
 
[*]Internationale, L' [1,429 bytes]
English THE INTERNATIONAL, Russian INTERNATSIONAL, former official
socialist and communist song. It was the anthem of the First, Second,
and Third Internationals and until 1944 the national anthem of the
U.S.S.R.
 
[*]Bjornson, Bjornstjerne Martinius [5,145 bytes]
[b. Dec. 8, 1832, Kvikne, Nor.--d. April 26, 1910, Paris], poet,
dramatist, novelist, journalist, editor, public speaker, theatre
director, and one of the most prominent public figures in the Norway
of his day. He is generally known, together with Henrik Ibsen,
Alexander Kielland, and Jonas Lie, as one of "the four great ones" of
. . .
 
[*]Star-Spangled Banner, The [3,901 bytes]
national anthem of the United States. Francis Scott Key, a lawyer,
wrote the lyrics after watching the British attack Fort McHenry,
Maryland, in 1814, during the War of 1812. The melody was taken from
"To Anacreon in Heaven," a drinking song of the Anacreontic Society
[of London] that was written by the British composer John Stafford . .
.
 
[*]Southeast Asian Arts: Literature: EUROPEAN COLONIAL AND MODERN PERIODS:
The Philippines. [2,731 bytes]
Philippine literature had its beginnings in great epics that were
handed down orally from generation to generation and sung on festive
occasions. When the Philippines became part of the Spanish Empire in
the 16th century, printing was introduced, and all the early published
works in the vernacular [Tagalog] were of Christian religious . . .
 
[*]Query Report for this Search [1,276 bytes]

Appendix III: Log from the beginning of an interaction at Diversity University MOO

WELCOME TO
DIVERSITY UNIVERSITY East Campus
Address: MOO.DU.ORG [192.101.98.5] 8888
World Wide Web: http://www.du.org/places/du/
 
Diversity University MOO campuses are Internet locations for serious
experimentation in network-based, interactive teaching, learning and social
services. Those wishing to further this community development are welcome!
 
Free MOO Basics lessons: contact CindyT or MattWright online, or du@du.org
 
The DU administration would like to thank the many volunteers contributing
time and effort to further this vision. We would also like to thank the
Internet Multicasting Service, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University [ERAU],
and the Annenberg/CPB Project for their support in this venture.
 
Supporters of this project are not responsible for the content of any material
which may be found on this system.
| @who - to see who is online
co guest - to have a look around | @quit - to exit Diversity University
 
co patcop
[Please enter your password]
 
*** Connected ***
Student Union Center
--------------------
You are standing in the Student Union of Diversity University. There is an
old red couch in the corner, usually occupied by sleeping students. Several
halls lead from the room, and large glass doors on the southern wall lead
outside.
 
Warning: Anything said in this room is subject to being logged for research
purposes. Research is vital to the continued survival of DU so we hope you will
understand.
 
Exits include: [west] to Learning Hall [1-2], [south] to LSU Street [200 block],
[east] to Underground corridor [SU <-> Admin], [north] to Entertainment Hall,
[northeast] to Student Union Elevator, [northwest] to Universities Room, [Up] to
Help Desk, [southeast] to S.U. robot-testing room
 
JasonG [Pessimistic Philosopher/musician/Physicist] is standing here.
You see Test Survey, DU Directory, EVENTS [9 notes], Yellow Pages!, Aquarium,
Diversity Survey, Help Desk Sign [hd], MOOList, DU Places of Interest [POI], and
*DU AIDS Memorial Quilt Poster* here.
 
Last connected Mon Oct 9 13:59:10 1995 EDT from anvpc.avh.unit.no
 
*********** ATTENTION: There are new news items to read! ***********
*************** Type 'news' for more info. *********************
There is new activity on the following lists:
*General [#1017] 200 new messages
 
@go icde
I see no "icde" here.
[from Ulf's Office [working]] Ulf waves to you.
@go icde
I see no "icde" here.
page ulf hello, where has icde gone?
Somewhere in Ulf's Office [working], Ulf listens up as you talk to him.
@join ulf
Looks like Ulf's Office [working]..
 
Empty. Gray walls, linoleum floor and a lightbulb hanging from the ceiling.
You see a note and raum lying in a corner of the room.
Ulf [steelworker] is sitting on the linoleum floor. You are standing amidst the
emptyness.
 
From here you can go: [north] to a test of newbie facilities
[out] to Administrators' Hall [1-2]
 
You join Ulf in Ulf's Office.
You say, "hello"
Ulf bows to you.
You say, "did you get my page"
Ulf says, "it should now be referred to with `conference center'"
patcop smiles and bows
Ulf decided to rename the public room handle for it after he was done refurnishing.
Ulf says, "let's go there right away..."
Ulf says, "ok?"
You say, "fine, so I write @go conferance center"
Ulf says, "or simple> @go conf or something, yes"
Ulf gets on his feet.
Ulf disolves into a mass of ones and zeros and vanishes.
You say, "OK fine, see you there"
@go conf
DU Conference Center Foyer
 
A spacious foyer kept in dark shades of pastel colors and white. On the
carpetfloor you see shoeprints [the kind you get on freshly vacuumed carpet]
that accummulate to a straight track leading from the northern conference room
to the one in the south and back. An enormous couch which curves around a round
table in a semicircular shape occupies most of the southwestern area.
 
From here you can go: [north] to Conference Room [North]
[east] to Grand Hotel Main Entry [south] to Conference Room [South]
 
Ulf [steelworker] and you are standing here.
Ulf says, "`@go con' is good enough as well, apparently"
You say, "Fine, I'll have to gen my students on that then. No problem"
Ulf says, "but that's only because the conference center comes before the
contractor's trailer in the alpbhabetized list :>"
Ulf lowers himself down onto the couch.
You say, "Now, the next question is, will there be a lot of activity there in october"
You say, "Do I have to reserve room times?"
Ulf thinks he finished fixing the conference center up
You say, "Any big improvements or innovations?"
Ulf says, "i think not...there will only be occassional meetings of groups that
are preparing for workshops in november, at the next DU conference in west virginia.."
Ulf says, "you have priority to those, in any case. you were the first to
express interest in using these facilities during that time."
Ulf says, "and if we should ever run into room problems.."
You say, "OK, that's fine."

 

 

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