re: van der Veen
I think that the decision about what belongs in publication, in grey
literature, and in archive has to be pragmatic one: it is interesting
that van der Veen doesn't even mention grey literature as a place where
the data sought might be found. It seems crazy to me to suggest that
detailed information of value to maybe two or three researchers in a
decade should go through the process and cost of printing and
distribution in hundreds or thousands of copies.
Grey literature grew as a format to fill a perceived need
(pre-internet): it is unfortunate that we are still tied to it despite
the potential of all sorts of other mechanisms for delivering some or
all of its functions (for example why not just ask all palaoe
specialists to deposit their full data sets with ADS?).
Martin
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