Re: AIS: Copyrights
- Subject: Re: AIS: Copyrights
- From: P* B*
- Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1998 05:52:37 -0700
From: Pat Bass <bpbass@gj.net>
John Montgomery wrote:
> From: John Montgomery <monashee@junction.net>
>
> John and Sharon are absolutely correct that the design of a good database
> is not a trivial thing. I have from time to time played around with setting
> up useful tables and have not been satisfied with the results so far. It is
> the most important and probably the least well done component of most data
> management systems. Even so, much can be gleaned from what might be termed
> a text database. For efficient use however it is important that fields be
> defined and the data entered accordingly. Perhaps one of the computer gurus
> on here could write an engine which would parse the entries and place the
> data in the appropriate fields. The electronic lily db is set up with
> fields and works well for certain data but the description field is
> difficult to deal with.
>
> I rambled again so in summary; I for one want the R & I books continued. If
> the information was on a CD, I would buy that. I also think that publishing
> it on the web site would be enlightening for many others. Those things are
> all possible. A proper database is possible also but don't hold your breath.
I certainly am not a computer expert, but know enough to know that this kind of
enterprise certainly needs a computer programmer to accomplish what is needed.
I don't know anything about the one who is doing this now, but it seems if all
the things different people want on the database, to be able to call up
hybridizer, description, background, etc. someone with the expertise necessary
would be worth paying for. If the AIS spent the money to hire a programmer, and
then offered the information on the web for a fee (if that is legal--I'm out of
my field on this one!) to pay back the programmer, etc. Am I way off base on
this? Just wondering.
Another thought--if the information were offered on a CD, it would soon be out
of date and another CD would have to be made available, then another, etc.
whereas if it were online it could be updated periodically. Just wondering
about that too.
Pat, wishing I had it available right now!
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