Lee Hadden writes: \”There are two interesting items in June 14, 2001 issue of Nature.
The first is a letter by William J. Sutherland, \”A New Approach to
Global Book Distribution\” on page 738 which outlines a method to increase
the diffusion of science books. The author should request that in lieu of
royalties, there be an extra run in the publication of the book, and that
he be paid in extra copies of his work. These extra copies can then be
distributed to individuals and libraries who would not ordinarily be
otherwise able to afford them. A sort of expansion upon the old idea of
having extra journal article prints made, then distributed to colleagues
around the world.
The second item is a news feature by Rex Dalton, \”The History Man,\” on
page 732-733. The article describes the collection and archive on molecular
biology that has been acquired by Jeremy Norman. He has collected books,
manuscripts, laboratory notebooks and other materials that trace the
development of this branch of biology. Some of the ethical issues about
individuals collecting this type of material instead of institutions is
discussed.\”
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