> I suspect that it would be a good idea to incorporate such a > service, or even point to such services.
There already exists many such services. We provide one at CERN at <http://doc.cern.ch/Convert/>. And you will also find from there links to a few other similar servers... Regards, JY CERN Document Server ** <http://cds.cern.ch/> ** <[email protected]> Room: Bldg 510-1-011 ** Voice: +41-22-7674745 ** Fax: +41-22-7678142 > > > > >There is no need to generate PDF. All the Eprint archives require is > >one text version, screen-readable and harvestable by full-text inverters. > > Well, then it is on US to be sure that the requirements are known, and that > they are easy requirements, and that Eprint software requirements are > known. For example, where is it written that the document must be > full-text invertible? > > If old versions of Word are a problem, then WE (the preachers) ought > to remove those impediments to getting it into archives. > > I will offer to convert any Word or WordPefect document, up to 10 per month. > Simply email the document as an attachment to [email protected] and > put 'please help convert to pdf' as the subject. Indicate in the body of > the text the archive in which you will place the converted pdf. > > > >Hence MS-Word-generated HTML or even ASCII (text-only) is sufficient. As > >long as you archive one version like that, you can also archive the > >MS Word document for those who can use it, and wish to. > > Well, MS-Word-generated HTML might not be available (if the Word > version is old enough), and I suspect that this author would worry > about formatting problems in the ASCII version (or even the HTML version). > E.g., footnotes are problematical in older versions of Word. > > > > > > >Remember, self-archiving is a *supplement* to peer-reviewed journal > >publication, not a *substitute* for it; it is intended to provide > >immediate open access to your peer-reviewed research output ("vanilla > >version") for those whose institutions cannot afford toll-access to > >the official publisher's version, in order to maximize the impact of > >your research: > >http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/~harnad/Temp/self-archiving.htm > > YEP!!!!!!!!!! > > > > >Next... > > > > > Bob > > -- > > *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* > # Economics Working Paper Archive # > # http://econwpa.wustl.edu/wpawelcome.html # > # gopher econwpa.wustl.edu # > # # > # Send a mail message (empty body) # > # To: [email protected] # > # Subject: get announce # > *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* > Always remember: inertia has no effect on the ultimate steady state solution. > NEVER remember: Keynes said in the long run we are all dead. > *--------------------------------------------------------------------------* > | Bob Parks Voice: (314) 935-5665 | > | Department of Economics, Campus Box 1208 Fax: (314) 935-4156 | > | Washington University | > | One Brookings Drive | > | St. Louis, Missouri 63130-4899 [email protected]| > *--------------------------------------------------------------------------* >
