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.
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