Jeremy,
> Oh I'd guess that as soon as you get away from ... just build it,
> and start doing bureaucratic structuring, you should as well just
> close up shop and go home.
Chris,
> What is the core value for me? It's ensuring that resources are
> readily available for searches and downloads and not lost.
Then perhaps the simplest model suggests that stuff is archived in a
form that is readily searchable by for example Google Scholar.
The next simplest model might be no more than a central list of all
the [specialist] archives. That is all I was meaning.
> anyway, I'm thinking that we are not supposed to go on at length
> about this possible project.
Who says? I am not given to being told what I should and should not
debate on this list. Different views are very valuable. I was just
warming to the topic. :o)
David
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