[Taxacom] IRMNG update

[Dr Brian Taylor]

Tony,

Answers do exist to the issue of privately or self-supported websites.

On longevity, albeit dependent on the survival of the hosting service, I,
with a modest grant from the Royal Entpmological Society, have just paid for
a ten-year contract, including the annual domain name charge. The total was
invoiced at current prices with a discount applied so should be very good
value.

Here in the UK, one can ask the UK Web Archive to do what their name says
and archive one's web site. That should ensure future proofing and they have
a regular update procedure (one can also request an update be made).

Another issue, however, is the attitude of some to websites as
"publications". As a prime example, two well known authors have begun to
issue a series (apparently) on ³Ants of Africa & Madagascar ­ a guide to the
genera², University of California Press. Looking at sample pages on the
Google bookshop. I find no reference whatever to my enormous amount of work
over the last 18 years (the first version of my website as the ³Ants of West
Africa² was posted in 1998). It is as if I do not exist and have never
existed which I find very cruel.

Brian Taylor

www.antsofafrica.org




On 30/08/2016, 22:17, "Tony Rees" <tonyrees49 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Agreed, although "closed" sites are no different in that respect to
opinions
> in self-published papers...

Another issue I omitted with regard to privately
> supported operations
is persistence of a different kind - how many such
> sites/pages from
(e.g.) even 10 years ago are still there, and how many of
> today's
sites will be still there in 10 years' time??

Already in IRMNG (which
> has been only going 10 years) some significant
sources I utilized - including
> the results of publicly funded research
projects then disseminated via e.g.
> University department sites - have
since disappeared. Future proofing is
> definitely an issue to consider
(which in part also underpins the move of
> IRMNG from CSIRO, where I no
longer am, to VLIZ).

Regards- Tony

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