Fw: <VV> Library link motion....

[Steven J. Serenska]

Rick, Merv:

>>> Check out Steve Serenska's cool little site.
>>> http://www.serenska.com/IdealGarage/html/the_ideal_library.cfm
>>>
>>> He has a number of Corvair publications listed with a general 
>>> overview and user ratings.
>>
Cool?  Yes.

Little?  Hmmm.

Of all the spots on the Ideal Garage, I enjoyed putting together the 
Ideal Library the most but the usage logs show me that it's among the 
least-visited areas of the website.  I'm never sure why some things 
catch people's attention and others do not.

I haven't worked on the website for quite awhile.  If any Corvair books 
have been published that I'm missing, please let me know.  I know about 
Bob Helt's newest book, but if there are others, send me an email offline.

I haven't been following this thread all that closely (e.g., I missed 
the above), but I thought I saw something to the effect that someone 
suggested starting a repository of Corvair-related article from 
magazines, tech manuals, etc. that are no longer in print.  I thought 
that was a great idea and would be willing to build a website around the 
concept.

The only problem in putting together such a website would be gathering 
and scanning the material -- i.e., it would take a few days short of 
forever.  However, if people who have access to the original articles 
also have access to scanners, we could tap into the "many hands make 
light work" principle and break it down to a manageable task.

I think the key would be to start by asking for help from guys like Bob 
Helt and/or Joe Darinsig who put together a few volumes of a reference 
manual several years back.  I don't know Joe, but I also believe he 
publishes an annual index in the Communique in which he lists Corvair 
items in print.

Anyway, the idea would be to start with a master roster of printed 
materials, put it up on the web, ask people to sign up and scan the 
originals.  This would allow us to begin the process of accumlulating 
the articles without asking any one person to stand in front of a 
scanner to do it all.  If people thought it was a good idea, I'd start 
it off by building a web facility.  The website would allow people to:

 1) Review the master list of Corvair articles,

 2) Sign up to provide scanned content (i.e., if they had the particular 
magazine, newsletter, etc. in their collection),

 3) Upload their scanned images, and

 4) Make those available for everyone else to see.

Anyone who's read my questions/posts in the past knows I'm not Mr. 
Goodwrench, so I like finding these opportunities where I can give back 
to all the members on this list who have helped me out so many times.

Steven "waiting for the salt to wash off the roads" Serenska
http://www.serenska.com/IdealGarage
'65 Monza Convertible, 110/4
'66 Corsa Coupe, 140/4