Pers ée

[George Thompson]

I too will sign.

George Thompson

On Wed, Mar 9, 2011 at 9:53 AM, Dominik Wujastyk <wujastyk at gmail.com> wrote:

> This is grim news. Persée is a magnificent resource, and like Birgit, I've
> used it often.
>
> If the forces of darkness prevail, I hope they will at least transfer the
> existing digitized materials to a public repository such as the Hathi
> Trust.
>
> I've signed the petition.  Thank you for alerting me, Dominic.
>
> Best,
> DW
>
>
> On 9 March 2011 14:42, Birgit Kellner <
> kellner at asia-europe.uni-heidelberg.de
>  > wrote:
>
> > On 09.03.2011 12:45, Dominic Goodall wrote:
> > > Dear List,
> > >
> > > Here's some rather depressing information about the site Persée (which
> I
> > use rather frequently for downloading articles of the BEFEO, for
> instance):
> > >
> > > http://www.fabula.org/actualites/le-programme-persee-menace_43415.php
> > >
> > > Dominic Goodall
> > > École française d'Extrême-Orient,
> > > 19, rue Dumas,
> > > Pondicherry 605001
> >
> > This is really bad news - Persée is a truly invaluable resource; I've
> > downloaded many articles from there (just search for Bareau, Filliozat,
> > Lamotte, Levi, and the riches are just pouring in, particularly
> interesting
> > because they also include publications in journals that are harder to
> find
> > in libraries outside of France).
> >
> > The link that Dominic sent out also includes a link to an online petition
> > to keep Persée alive, which I would encourage everyone to sign.
> >
> > Best regards,
> >
> > Birgit Kellner
> >
> >
> >
> >
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> >
> > Prof. Dr. Birgit Kellner
> > Chair in Buddhist Studies
> > Cluster of Excellence "Asia and Europe in a Global Context - Shifting
> > Asymmetries in Cultural Flows"
> > University of Heidelberg
> > Karl Jaspers Centre
> > Vossstraße 2, Building 4400
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> >
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