Certainly some organization (content formats, workflow, etc) should be set
out, but with an eye to modifying the structure to respond to emerging needs
that we'll likely not notice till we're in the thick of it.
I would be surprised if we cannot find appropriate opensource tools to do this.
Cheers.
Fil
David Durling wrote:
> On 9 Apr 2008, at 1:57 pm, Jeremy Hunsinger wrote:
>
>> so, 'start informal' and as it progresses formalities develop, but
>> don't start with the formalities and bureaucracies before you have
>> significant content.
>
> Broadly I agree with this, but there seems little harm in establishing
> some overarching structure. For example, it could be very irritating to
> have to address many formats in different databases. Perhaps a suggested
> template might be made available from the 'centre', together with a
> means of organising and searching the entire network? Or at least
> ensuring that Google Scholar makes a reasonable job of searching them
> all and presenting the results in a meaningful way.
>
> David
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