Just a thought for the Brass.
Not knowing the physical state of the archive. Is it possible to scan
the back copies and then publish (sell) the issue on CD-ROM.
Unless you are very lucky it would probably mean that you would have to
store each page as an image rather than OCRing the text.
However, these days, we can all view and print an image, so no problems
at our end. The CD's could be "printed" on demand and there wouldn't be
a storage problem and the archival problem is also solved..
Paul Evans
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From: jonathanharris@e... [mailto:jonathanharris@e...]
Sent: Monday, February 11, 2002 11:20 PM
To: BRHSlist@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [BRHSlist] Bulletin Question
A question for BRHS brass: Does the Society have any long-range plans to
reprint the older Bulletins, as you did the first three? I don't know
about even the physical feasibility of such a project, much less its
cost, but I suspect there would be a market. In fact, those Bulletins
out of print are likely some of the ones most in demand.
This is a general, 'in principle' question, not a specific request. But
Dave, might it make a good subject for a new poll? "Which OP Bulletin
would you buy if reprinted?" or maybe, "Which 3 Bulletins would be your
top choices to reprint?" (asking for 3 might give a more accurate
ranking of people's priorities and a better sense of the market to help
defray costs).
Frankly, I'd love to have them all. The quality of the research,
writing, and physical production are exemplary.
Jonathan
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