Re: Conlang Library (was Re: Doing a research paper...)

"E. Naeher" <enaeher@...> 2002.10.03. 14:06:37 -4h-kor írta:

> This question got me thinking about the desirability and feasibility of
> creating a central library/archives for conlang materials.  I know there are
> quite a few people out there who have printed grammars and so on, as well as
> the larger group-administered languages (Lojban, etc.)  Many of these
> probably don't stay in print for very long, and the few copies that are
> printed end up scattered hither and yon.  And, of course, there are probably
> countless conlangers' notes that are lost when they lose interest in a
> particular language, or conlanging in general.
>
> Would anyone donate printed matter, or mss. or copies of mss., to such a
> repository if it existed and were publicly accessible?  Printed volumes
> could be borrowed by mail, and copies of mss. material made available.  It
> seems to me that this would help preserve a good deal of often-ephemeral
> conlang material that would otherwise be lost (but maybe that's just because
> I'm a library geek).
>
> --Eli
I think the idea is good, though I don't know how could it be realised. Not the
collecting is the great problem I think, but borrowing. Who will pay the price
of posting the borrowed papers from say England to Australia??? Or if it's the
cost of the one interested in the thing, who could afford to borrow papers like
this?
It could be made by sending mails (if you make an internet-library), but who has
the time to organize that all?

Excuse me for being so negative, just wanted to show the other side. Anyway - if
someone can realise it - I would love the idea!
        Balazs

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Balazs Sudar <conlang@...>