tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post6066785696477174231..comments2024-03-21T19:08:05.737-07:00Comments on Genealogy's Star: Technological Trends Affecting Genealogy -- A Review Part TwoJames Tannerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02989059644120454647noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post-2351185668615603412013-08-08T12:46:50.927-07:002013-08-08T12:46:50.927-07:00Re "monetization of the document collections&...Re "monetization of the document collections"<br /><br />This phrase is often waved about to claim that "we" are losing something. (I'm not saying you're saying that). The claim from the doom-mongers is that data that was once freely available is now only found behind a pay-wall. In fact, I know of no instance in the UK (I can't say anything about elsewhere) where the original free access has been lost. Sure you have to make a journey and go to the Archives in question (and it's amazing how many people think this access is zero-cost) but once you're there, the data is always freely available. <br /><br />For the rest of us, we never had remote access, so having it and having to pay is not removing something. <br /><br />Sadly, too many people think IT people should give their services and hardware free... Would they?Adrian Brucenoreply@blogger.com