Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!ncar!mephisto!ukma!sean From: sean@ms.uky.edu (Dan Chaney) Newsgroups: comp.object Subject: Re: TOOLS '91 (March 4-8) - Call for Papers Message-ID: Date: 8 Sep 90 21:21:36 GMT References: <402@eiffel.UUCP> <1990Sep2.193720.17672@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> <1990Sep2.230249.7858@ecn.purdue.edu> Organization: The Leaning Tower of Patterson Office @ The Univ. of KY Lines: 32 macrakis@osf.fr (Stavros Macrakis) writes: |Siggraph proceedings |(in particular) are expensive because they have a small press run, |they are well produced (good paper, high resolution, etc.), and |include many photographs, of which many in color. So? Convince me it costs $136 to print it. |3) Libraries should indeed systematically collect works of general |value, such as major conference proceedings (assuming of course that |your institution does related work). If your library does not have |the budget for this, you should complain. This is a very legitimate |complaint. You will probably be supported in your complaint by your |professors. Libraries are not the complete answer, because (a) they usually only have one copy of everything and (b) copying library materials is difficult. Why don't I see an electronic copy of the proceedings? It wouldn't be that hard. Most documents are prepared electronically today anyway. |5) The exchange of information on conferences, proceedings, books, |etc. is an important function of the net. Let's enhance this |function, not stifle it! Let's legitimize it, not subsidize it. Sean -- *** Sean Casey sean@ms.uky.edu, sean@ukma.bitnet, ukma!sean *** rec.pyrotechnics: "Blow up or shut up."