Internet Encyclopedia (Interpedia) group project and mailing list

[David Farber <farber@central.cis.upenn.edu>]

Date:    Mon, 15 Nov 1993 15:21:59 -0800 (PST)
From: DWILSON@CRC.SD68.NANAIMO.BC.CA (DOUGLAS P. WILSON)


This is to inform you about the proposed Internet Encyclopedia, or
Interpedia and the mailing-list for discussion of it.


The original idea, due to Rick Gates, was for volunteers to
cooperatively write a new encyclopedia, put it in the public domain,
and make it available on the Internet.   Participants on the
mailing-list have expanded the concept by noting that the bibliography
entries and references provided with Interpedia articles could include
hypertext links to other resources available on the Internet.  Unlike
any printed encyclopedia, the Interpedia could be kept completely
up-to-date.  Indeed, it could include hypertext links to ongoing
discussions, and perhaps evolve into a general interface to all
resources and activities on the Internet.


If you find these ideas interesting, please join the Interpedia
mailing-list by sending a message to interpedia-request@telerama.lm.com
with the body of the message containing the word 'subscribe' and your
e-mail address, as follows:


subscribe your_username@your.host.domain