Date: Tue, 6 Jun 2000 08:36:41 -1000 (HST)
From: Tom Dye <[log in to unmask]>
Hi all,
One partial solution to the permanence problem is to make a print copy on
good quality paper and archive it in a local library. My local university
librarian was enthusiastic about the idea and even offered to take unbound
material. We discussed the idea of including the url with the library
catalog information, and designating the library as the "repository of
record" in the electronic version, so there would be links in both
directions.
Preparing a print version is a bit of extra work, but I suspect we will
see this barrier disappear in the next few years with the growing
acceptance and use of XML. XML (or SGML) is capable of producing print,
html, and other formats directly from the same source files, so the extra
work is mostly accomplished by the software. My opinion is that tools for
XML are not yet ready for mainstream use, but the XML world is changing
rapidly and this might not be true in the near future. Another route is
to use LaTeX, which produces a fine print version, and transform the LaTeX
source to HTML with one of several excellent transformation software
packages. This works fairly well now, but it is somewhat labor intensive
and is likely to be superseded by XML in the fairly near future.
Tom
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