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