Poink88
Imperial Masterpiece
Inspired by this thread, I plan on coordinating a project to build a master index for all the major bonsai magazine publications. This will be in Excel workbook with a tab (worksheet) for each magazine.
http://bonsainut.com/forums/showthread.php?13702-Bonsai-today-index-of-articles
To make this work, we need volunteers who are willing and have subscriptions to these magazines. We can have a list of the magazines people are interested on being included and the volunteers who like to tackle a range of dates he would cover for each magazine.
Again, volunteers can sign-up for 1 issue only (or more).
Initial list of magazines (in no particular order);
1. Bonsai Today - both index covered this already and I will take on the rest.
2. International Bonsai
3. Bonsai Focus
4. Bonsai Clubs International
5. Bonsai Europe
6. ???
7. ???
Though I have an idea, recommendations on what type of data we should include is needed. Feel free to recommend any to be included (or removed). For now here are the included fields in the original indexes.
- Magazine name
- Issue number
- Release date
- Article page
- Article title
- Article type (multiple applicable keywords)* i.e. (bonsai, pots, suiseki, soil mixes/components, fertilizer, tools, etc.)
- Species (multiple applicable keywords)* i.e. (maple, evergreen, pine, juniper, holly, broad leaf, tropical, deciduous, etc.)
- Technique (multiple applicable keywords)* i.e. (grafting, wiring, bending, carving, pinching, pruning, styling, repotting, fertilizing, watering, collecting, sharpening, etc.)
* For the search to be effective & efficient, we need to standardize the;
- keywords
- format
- content
- etc.
We want the format solid before we start...so we can do it right once.
I can consolidate, edit, and disseminate as needed. OR maybe it can be posted by B-Nut here for download by anyone interested.
Comments and input much appreciated.
Thank you.
http://bonsainut.com/forums/showthread.php?13702-Bonsai-today-index-of-articles
To make this work, we need volunteers who are willing and have subscriptions to these magazines. We can have a list of the magazines people are interested on being included and the volunteers who like to tackle a range of dates he would cover for each magazine.
Again, volunteers can sign-up for 1 issue only (or more).
Initial list of magazines (in no particular order);
1. Bonsai Today - both index covered this already and I will take on the rest.
2. International Bonsai
3. Bonsai Focus
4. Bonsai Clubs International
5. Bonsai Europe
6. ???
7. ???
Though I have an idea, recommendations on what type of data we should include is needed. Feel free to recommend any to be included (or removed). For now here are the included fields in the original indexes.
- Magazine name
- Issue number
- Release date
- Article page
- Article title
- Article type (multiple applicable keywords)* i.e. (bonsai, pots, suiseki, soil mixes/components, fertilizer, tools, etc.)
- Species (multiple applicable keywords)* i.e. (maple, evergreen, pine, juniper, holly, broad leaf, tropical, deciduous, etc.)
- Technique (multiple applicable keywords)* i.e. (grafting, wiring, bending, carving, pinching, pruning, styling, repotting, fertilizing, watering, collecting, sharpening, etc.)
* For the search to be effective & efficient, we need to standardize the;
- keywords
- format
- content
- etc.
We want the format solid before we start...so we can do it right once.
I can consolidate, edit, and disseminate as needed. OR maybe it can be posted by B-Nut here for download by anyone interested.
Comments and input much appreciated.
Thank you.