Hello,
 
David Eyre wrote:
> Please, I would request we refrain from indicating articles for us to read.
> It is extremely difficult to refer to articles in magazines that we don't
> all subscribe to. This is not a critism or a slight on any magazine, more an
> observation on the volume of magazines available worldwide for beekeepers.
> Under the circumstances I would suggest a small precis of the article posted
> on the Net would be far more valuable.
 
Citing articles is the norm for information dissemination, and for
referencing. If an individual makes a small precis from a cited article,
than the article loses objectivity, and inherent factual value--unless the
author is well known and if you agree with the author, then the article is
useful, maybe.
 
Yes, it is frustrating to be unable to read cited articles, but
interlibrary loan, and all of the beekeepers on the net should allow for
fairly good availability of cited articles to those who cannot look them up.
The age of on-line, hypertext available documentation is not quit here yet.
Using a library (hard copy based) is still a very valuable experience.
 
Adam
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