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I would buy a TOP-H collection of papers of few journals,instead

Mike Ciavarella — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 03:17:22 -0400

Wikipedia I think would ALSO be collecting dust ----- too general. And easy on web to find so why bother?

However, if we print the TOP H papers of a few journals.... as we did recently the TOP100 in JMPS and the TOP84 in IJSS, we could start from there ---- for such a collection in print, I would be prepared to pay, since it corresponds to a lot of work to read it on the web, and it would not be easy for many anyway. Maybe we can see how people respond to this idea too?

Then we could contact publihers although the big battle will be for copyrigths.... :{

Mike

Who needs a print Wikipedia?

Zhigang Suo — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 18:18:39 -0400

A very short report in the New York Times today says that a one-volume print version of Wikipedia will be available this September. The volume will be in German, and cost about $32. Will you buy it if a volume is available in your own language? I know I won't. I have a set of Britanica collecting dust on the shelf. I bought the set for $30 at a used book fair years ago.

I'm now really curious to know how you all feel about the print Wikipedia.

ask Michael please on my Proposal for iMechanica then

Mike Ciavarella — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 21:45:00 -0400

Zhigang

thanks for mentioning about your son's interests, I suspect he will like more my proposals about iMechanica than you then! Please ask him if present iMechanica is fun enough for him to have if not 5 windows open at any time as Wiki, at least to have 1 always open, and please ask him to comment on my "proposal for iMechanica" which is I think still to take off as discussion. I suspect Michael would make a lot of contribution...

Regards

Mike