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according to Cordell, there are “glaring holes” in his research. His data includes no content from Massachusetts—and Boston was a major publishing center of the time. There is also very little available to him from New York or Philadelphia, also vital to the period. He lacks this content because it is locked up in commercial databases. Although his institution subscribes to a number of these databases, the ability to download the text for analysis is unavailable. Cordell has approached two of the publishers of these databases to negotiate such access, but the companies are understandably reluctant to release full-text content, as this would essentially mean relinquishing control over their intellectual property. In any event, it is likely that any permission to text-mine content would be granted on a case-by-case basis at an additional cost. http://bit.ly/1zDBl7p http://bit.ly/1zDBl7p+ -- Peterk Dallas, Tx Save our in-boxes! http://emailcharter.org "The problems of our economy have occurred not as an outgrowth of laissez-faire, unbridled competition. They have occurred under the guidance of federal agencies, and under the umbrella of federal regulations." Senator Ted Kennedy, in defending trucking deregulation in 1978. Contact the list owner for assistance at [log in to unmask] For information about joining, leaving and suspending mail (eg during a holiday) see the list website at https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?A0=archives-nra