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

Tue May 30 14:26:22 UTC 2006

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> 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
>
>
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