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Dear Sally-Beth, Sorry for this reply direct (cf Touchstone). I can't at present check with my librarian at Reading because I'm still in the USA, but I can vouch for her views, I think. On Tue, 8 May 2001, Sally-Beth MacLean wrote: > NOTICE TO OUR USERS > > > The University of Toronto Press has put together a questionnaire about > possible CD-ROM publication of the REED Kent: Diocese of Canterbury > collection, now in final production at the Toronto office. We have added a > few questions of our own at the end of the list as we explore eventual > publication of the REED series on the web. We would be very grateful to > have responses from any of you willing to take the time to fill out the form > below. Please return it by e-mail to Sally-Beth MacLean > ([log in to unmask]) after consulting with your librarian. > > Many thanks for your help! > > > > Questionnaire > > > 1. Do you currently purchase volumes of Records of Early English Drama for > personal use? > YES. > > 2. Do you request that your university library purchase REED volumes? > YES. > > > 3. What do you find most useful about the REED volumes? > Evidence of Elizabethan-Jacobean companies travelling. > > > 4. The Kent:Diocese of Canterbury 2 or 3 volume set forthcoming next year is > an extraordinarily large collection and will be an expensive publication. To > help us determine the best format in which to publish Kent, please indicate > below which format you would most likely buy or suggest to your library. > > Book form (3 volumes) Approx $US500. > > Introduction and apparatus in book > form with CD-ROM of actual records > appended Approx $US275. > > Entire collection on CD-ROM only Approx $US275. > The third would attract us most. It has the attraction of electronic search facilities, I hope, besides the economy. Andrew Gurr, University of Reading. > > > Do you have any other format suggestions or concerns about the REED volumes? > Please list below. > > > > > > > 5. Do you think your library would prefer REED volumes in print, CD-ROM or > web-based format? If you are unsure, please consult with your librarian. > > > > > > > 6. What features would you expect to find on a REED volume in electronic > format? > > > > > > > 7. What advantages do you think REED volumes in electronic format (CD-ROM > or on the web) would offer? >