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Very soon I will "release" an Endnote database I have been
compiling--meaning I will begin selling printed copies and floppy
disks to an audience of mostly non-Endnote users.  The subject
is vernacular hymnody; there are currently around 800 titles in
the bibliography.  Some of who purchase the database will also
want to purchase Endnote to take advantage of formatting and
boolean searches; others will use word processor or ascii formats;
many don't have computers and will use printed copies.  I anticipate
that I will be sent additions and corrections and will eventually
arrange compensation for a few who contribute substantially.  But
I really don't think there is sufficient support for a community-
owned database as I think those in other fields have.

Anyway, I am writing to get feedback from others who maintain
topical databases.  How do you manage things?  Is there a better
way to handle it?

As for submitting additions and corrections, I have specified
the refer format.  I may as well quote my own instructions:

---------------QUOTE:
For anyone inclined to send material electronically, on disk
or by Email, I will suggest a format with which I can load
directly into Endnote, thus eliminating retyping.  An example
would be the following:
%0        Journal Article
%A        Lowens, Irving
%A        Britton, Allen P.
%D        1953
%T        _The Easy Instructor_ (1798-1831): A History
and Bibliography of the First Shape-Note
Tune-Book
%J        Journal of Research in Music Education
%V        1
%N        1
%P        30-55
%9        Reprint.  _Music and Musicians in Early
America_ (New York: W. W. Norton, 1964),
115-37.
Use only ASCII (regular typewriter) characters, enter each item
on a separate line (long lines may wrap around), and separate
each bibliography entry with a blank line.  The first line, "%0"
(percent-zero), should indicate the type of reference.  The
reference type  will most likely be one of the four described
below; if not (e.g., recordings, conference presentations,
magazine articles) send the information in any form and I will
enter it.  The four major forms, with the corresponding item
codes, are as follows:
------------ENDQUOTE

The four reference types are Journal Article, Book, Book Section,
Edited Book.  Note that I assume there is no way to pass underscore
characters through refer (or through Email for that matter), so I
will have to enter them myself.  Is this true?

I will appreciate your comments.

John Bealle
245 Hosea
Cincinnati OH 45220-1705
513-861-1137
cccbbs!john.bealle@uceng.uc.edu