Personally, I like the Source books from the Home Office which contain articles from the Journal pertaining to specific areas such as Dampers, General Repairs etc. I have most of them and would highly recommend them to the List. I like a booklet of info better than a CD-ROM cause I can take it to the piano and work with it within reach. David Ilvedson, RPT Pacifica, CA > Subject: Re: PT Journal Index (Confused now) > Date: Thu, 30 Apr 1998 17:56:46 -0500 > From: Kent Swafford <kswafford@earthlink.net> > To: "pianotech list" <pianotech@ptg.org> > Reply-to: pianotech@ptg.org > Richard Wagner wrote: > > >My original question, however, was about a > >comprehensive/searchable database of the indexes TO the articles... not the > >articles themselves. > > > >I don't see how anyone could try to prohibit just a listing of titles and > >authors. As an example, it's been done in book form to cover 14 years as > >Kent stated below. > > > >Why can't the same be done for all the journals from day one to present > >with updates available every year or so? > > > >Am I missing something? > > > >Thanks again. > > > > Richard Wagner RPT > > Journal indexes have been published in the past; it is my understanding > they have sold relatively poorly. > > Indexes in book form are more-or-less out of date as soon as they are > published. Out-of-date indexes are a drag. > > I do not know the details, but a computerized Journal index was published > independently by an individual in the past, but no longer. Perhaps it was > "before its time." > > Speaking only for myself, I believe that the answer as to how best to > handle a Journal index is to 1) think of it as a member benefit rather > than a revenue source and 2) publish it online so that it can be updated > monthly. Although it is true that not all techs are online and could > directly access an online index themselves, the off-line techs could > still make a phone call to the home office or someone they know with > online access (RVP's and other computer geeks) and get the info they seek. > > It is my expectation that any CD-ROM of Journal articles would include an > index. I do not believe that a Journal index would be a large enough > project to warrant being published by itself on a CD-ROM. > > >Would it be possible to ... incorporate Danny Boone's > >material, give Barbara a hefty royalty for using it, supplement it with the > >missing and newer material, then market it as a PTG publication? > > > >Susan > > See above for my take on the situation. I believe the PTG has compiled > data in-house for indexing the Journal and could publish an index with > this data. > > Kent Swafford > >
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