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Sounds like a massive organisational job for someone like me who can barely run their own life. I’m more thinking about the things I already own.
The art books, a few computer books, craft and sewing books… growing up there was a classic recipe book called Australian Cookery and the Vogue Book of sewing but they may be gone now. I had some rare cds but one was lost in a hasty move and another was stolen 🙄
I’ll have to look at the laws but I’m so risk averse because I don’t have the money for a lawyer and would be hit hard if my internet was cut off.
I wish it was just legally ok to upload things to allow fair access and ensure they weren’t lost… culture, resources, basic skills.
Yes, resources and basic skills. Information on the internet is becoming less verifiable and influencers are gating stuff behind paywalls.
Dude, I work in this space.
Archiving? That’s cool!
I’m just saying I’m intimidated about working out the loopholes and the amount of organisation to do it in an informal setting. I’m caught in a space where I recognise the value but am struggling to contribute.
And criticising the way of things where corporations hoard like dragons
Otherside, I don’t scan, I write the code that lets you find they exist.
Many research grants now require the outcomes to be free and public. Open Access is growing, but somebody still has to pay at some point.
You’re doing good work.