Re: Old Phys-L messages

[Derek Chirnside <ch@RICCARTON.SCHOOL.NZ>]

> Tom's message (about radioactivity from air) prompted me
> to make this suggestion. I was often thinking about possible
> benefits of turning some of the old phys-L threads into a
> resource for teachers. This would not an easy job with our
> old list server but the new one, if I am correct, has modern
> tools for sorting the archive.
>
> If this is true, then perhaps somebody with a lot of time,
> and a lot of teaching experience, could produce a good
> book (electronic book?) out of selected Phys-L contributions.
> There are so many good questions from real people, and so
> many good answers, there.  To avoid the nuisance of
> collecting permissions (to quote messages) invent fictitious
> names and use them instead of real names.
>
> Yes, most of us are too busy for this kind of work. But the
> task may be ideal for a retired teacher, or for a group of
> authors.
> Ludwik Kowalski

I have also thought about this.
I've looked at the possibility of packaging up all the posts on an issue of
interest after the event and seeing if individuals would like to take on the
task of doing one topic each in some vaguely standard format.  ie spread the
work around.
The reason I haven't is purely copyright, the time involved in getting
permission etc etc.  And I was unsure whether we could do it without this.
Derek