Re: AIS: 'Bored' and the Print Index
- Subject: Re: AIS: 'Bored' and the Print Index
- From: w*
- Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1998 19:33:57 -0600
From: "wmoores" <wmoores@watervalley.net>
>
>Chris comments:
>The sole point of this project was to make the R and I data available
>electronically either over the Internet/web or as a purchasable electronic
>database.
not so we can produce some sort of limited edition printed
>version issued in a ridiculous quantity.
>
That is what I thought too, Chris
>The benefit of the R and I being available over the web is that it would
not
>be proprietary to any operating system platform and access could easily be
>restricted to those that purchase the right to access. Updates and
>corrections would be easy to maintain, always providing the most up to date
>information. Either AIS membership or specific R and I access alone, or a
>combination of both...
This is the best idea yet for accessing the material....putting it
on the Web.
>What's happening now with printed copies is totally off the mark from what
>is needed/wanted or intended.
That is so true!
>Christopher Hollinshead
>Mississauga, Ontario Canada zone6b
Chris, your ideas are great and you need to be on the committee
studying the electronic format.
Walter Moores
Enid Lake, MS 7/8
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