ALA Unveils *cybercollection* of 700+ Sites for Kids

[Walter Minkel]

It's because that even though the collection of sites was assembled by we
ALSC members, the finished site was built by Stephanie Stokes Design in
San Francisco, and their staff maintains it. --W

On Mon, 1 Dec 1997, Dan Lester wrote:

> At 05:16 AM 12/1/97 -0800, Thomas Dowling wrote:
> >And, out of curiosity, why isn't the page actually located at ALA's
> >server?
> 
> I'd bet because ALA's server isn't as convenient to the author, and maybe
> not as reliable.  
> 
> >olc2.ohiolink.edu> lynx -head -dump
> >http://www.ala.org/parentspage/greatsites/amazing.html
> >HTTP/1.0 302 Found
> >Date: Mon, 01 Dec 1997 12:55:46 GMT
> >Server: Apache/1.0.0
> >Location: http://www.ssdesign.com/parentspage/greatsites/amazing.html
> >Content-type: text/html
> >
> >ssdesign.com is Stephanie Stokes Design.  If Stephanie is not only
> >publicizing this page, but also editing, designing, and maintaining it,
> >shouldn't she be getting that credit?
> 
> I'd assume it is a "work for hire" rather than her independent development.
>  Well, that doesn't mean she didn't do it independently.  But most of us
> have written some pretty major pieces over the years that haven't appeared
> with our names on them, as they were done as an "institutional document" or
> a "committee report".
> 
> dan
> 
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> 

Walter Minkel, School Corps Technology Trainer
Multnomah County Library, 205 NE Russell St., Portland, OR 97212
Voice (503)736-6002; fax (503)248-5441; walterm at nethost.multnomah.lib.or.us
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