[pdb-discuss] Re: Writing a grant proposal for the public domain works db

Thu Jun 8 19:51:37 UTC 2006

Dear Tim,

Just wondered what's happening on this ...

~rufus

Tim Cowlishaw wrote:
> Just a quick update.... I have a few hundred introductory words 
> written... need to tidy up the text and find a couple of citations, then 
> i'll post it up to the wiki, or to this list. I'll also have a crack at 
> outlining the technical details and architecture of the project, but 
> this may need wholesale correction / adjustment / clarification by 
> someone actually involved in the development process.  I'll aim to get a 
> first draft done tonight.....
> 
> On 5/26/06, *Rufus Pollock* <rufus.pollock at okfn.org 
> <mailto:rufus.pollock at okfn.org>> wrote:
> 
>     Tim Cowlishaw wrote:
>     [snip]
>      >
>      >     PS: we should produce this first version as a plain text (we
>     can convert
>      >     to something glossy pdf/word ... later if necessary)
>      >
>      >
>      >
>      > page on the wiki perhaps?
> 
>     yes though i often find email easier at the 'alpha' stage -- so either
>     post to the list or post to the wiki and then notify the list
> 
>      > Also, I've been looking at the AHRC website... waht category does
>     this
>      > research fall under. AS it isn't a Doctoral / MRes project for
>     anyone,
>      > I'm assuming it comes under 'Knowledge Transfer Schemes'  -
>      > http://www.ahrb.ac.uk/about/ke/knowledge/knowledge_activities.asp
>      >
>      > Is this correct? It'd be good to be able to find out what specific
>      > information they're after. would they want a budget, or atleast a
>     rough
>      > suggestion of numbers? otherwise, I''m assuming that I'm essentially
>      > writing an academic paper on the benefits of the pdb project. Is
>     this
>      > the case?
> 
>     For the first version I wouldn't worry too much about the AHRC angle but
>     instead focus on a simple two pager that we can send to Vera. We can
>     always extend and beef this up later as needed. In particular we do
>     *not* need a budget in this first version just an overview of the issue
>     and what we propose to build (i.e. a prototype web application and db).
> 
>     Regards,
> 
>     Rufus
> 
> 