Re: AIS: Electronic Check List CD Of Iris Registrations
- Subject: Re: [iris-talk] AIS: Electronic Check List CD Of Iris Registrations
- From: G* S*
- Date: Sat, 14 Jul 2001 13:45:38 -0700
John Jones wrote:
>
> academyhouse@toad.net wrote:
> >
> > > There are currently no plans to publish the Electronic Checklists on CD.
> > That's a pity. I've used the electronic check list, but find it a
> > little slow and cumbersome.
First of all, some history. I've been attending AIS board meetings for a
few years, and I am still amazed at what John Jones has done. The board
is, basically, very conservative. That is certainly not a bad thing, but
it makes new ideas difficult to sell. John has made the on-line
registrations a possibility, and he has organized the team effort to get
the (ongoing) work done.
Is the current product perfect? Of course not. Are many further
enhancements coming? Certainly. Do those of us who want to maximize
openness of the data need to make our opinions known to the AIS board?
YES.
> The search engine continues to be upgraded so that it is faster.
>
> If you would like a different policy, let the AIS board know. I am up
> for it.
The current discussion could not even be taking place if it were not for
the original scanning/OCRing by Mike Lowe, and the proofing/organizing
by John and his team of volunteers. We owe them a great debt of
gratitude.
John and I have discussed these issues before. He has significant valid
concerns.
Online and CD versions of the data could lead to large numbers of unsold
R&I's or Checklists, as we move from hard-copy to electronic data (John
had this as a consideration a fair while ago--not recently, but it is
still something to consider).
(To me) much more significant: version control. If the only source of
the data is the on-line DB, few problems can arise. This is not the only
way I want the data to be available, but I do see the advantages.
Changes are immediately and uniformly applied. But those who use the
books are behind those who use the electronic data. So nothing is
perfect. Sigh.
Let's continue to talk it up. John will support any reasonable proposal.
Gerry
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g*@mediaone.net
Gerry Snyder, AIS Symposium Chair, Region 15 RVP
Member San Fernando Valley, Southern California Iris Societies
in warm, winterless Los Angeles--USDA 9b-ish, Sunset 18-19
my work: helping generate data for: http://galileo.jpl.nasa.gov/
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