On 19/08/2011 08:43, Michael Peel wrote:
> On 18 Aug 2011, at 23:39, Richard Farmbrough wrote:
>
>> What about the "missing pages" from the DNB project? Fairly small scale,
>> the list is at least ready to go for a significant number of volumes,
>> and an individual copy of the DNB is not  a priceless artifact.
> That sounds like an excellent project for a microgrant [1] - individual 
> volumes of the DNB aren't that expensive on eBay, and there's even a 21 
> volume set going for £85 right now.
>
> [1] http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Microgrants
>
Hang on - much as I love the DNB, there is huge amount to know before 
saying spending money on it would be a good use. There are literally 
hundreds of Google Books keys for DNB volumes, some of which don't work 
in the UK but do work in the USA, etc.

Charles


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