<HTML style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: MS Sans Serif"><HEAD> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2873" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV> <DIV>Whoops, sorry, I guess I forgot to remove the attachment.</DIV> <DIV>Paula</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV></DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=paulan@earthlink.net href="mailto:paulan@earthlink.net">Paula Newman</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To: </B><A title=SCC_active@computerhistory.org href="mailto:SCC_active@computerhistory.org">SCC_active@computerhistory.org</A></DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> 4/27/2006 11:22:49 AM </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> FW: RE: [SCC_Active_Members] Collecting books</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT size=2> <DIV> <DIV>Forwarding without attachment (to avoid crowding inboxes).</DIV> <DIV>Paula</DIV></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=paulan@earthlink.net href="mailto:paulan@earthlink.net">Paula Newman</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To: </B><A title=randall.neff@gmail.com href="mailto:randall.neff@gmail.com">Randall Neff</A></DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> 4/27/2006 11:19:57 AM </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: [SCC_Active_Members] Collecting books</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT size=2> <DIV> <DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" size=2>Hi Randall,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" size=2><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" size=2>Attached is the generated result of the comparison between the ACM classics/favorites list and the CHM book holdings list (see notes).    </FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" size=2>I wan't aware that you were doing a "hands on" comparison at the same time that I was doing an automated one.  I knew of at least one error in my generated results,  and was going to run some more tests, but given that there are now two lists, that doesn't seem necesary.   </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" size=2></FONT><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" size=2>The generated results include all the ACM entries in the totals, including the manuals etc (which probably corresponds to your "non-human" authors), but  the latter weren't searched  (they are either in the "company" data base or not yet catalogued)   The results don't quite match, and I assume your list is more correct.  The comparison</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" size=2>Neff:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" size=2><FONT face="Times New Roman">>ACM out-of-print list:<BR>>List is 353 books (by human authors)<BR>>CHM library has 98  or  28 percent<BR><BR>>ACM in-print list:<BR>>List is 157 books<BR>>CHM library has 47   or 30 percent</FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" size=2><U>Generated list </U></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" size=2>ACM out-of-print list:<BR>List is 403 entries </FONT></DIV></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" size=2>CHM library has  95</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" size=2><U>ACM in-print list</U>:<BR>List is 170 entries<BR>CHM library has 42   </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" size=2>So:  the program found 8 fewer books than you did.   I'd be curious as to which ones they are.   Can you either send me your list, or check the attached?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" size=2>Thanks,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" size=2>Paula</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" size=2>Notes:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" size=2>-- It considers entries to match if CHM has any edition, version, or printing.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" size=2>-- It relies on some cleaned-up versions of the respective lists that I sent to Paula Jabloner</FONT></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=randall.neff@gmail.com href="mailto:randall.neff@gmail.com">Randall Neff</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To: </B><A title=SCC_active@computerhistory.org href="mailto:SCC_active@computerhistory.org">SCC_active@computerhistory.org</A></DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> 4/27/2006 9:28:08 AM </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [SCC_Active_Members] Collecting books</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT size=2>Here are the inventory counts of the various booklists.<BR>I only looked in the library, not the staff cubicles nor<BR>in the attic.   I only looked for books with real people<BR>as authors, not companies, because is it not clear<BR>where corporate authored books are stored.<BR><BR>Original ACM top 25 list:<BR>List is 25 books<BR>CHM library has 13.5   or 54 percent<BR><BR>Charles Babbage Institute Reprint Series:<BR>List is 16 books<BR>CHM library has 4    or 25 percent<BR>CHM has original book 2<BR><BR>ACM out-of-print list:<BR>List is 353 books (by human authors)<BR>CHM library has 98  or  28 percent<BR><BR>ACM in-print list:<BR>List is 157 books<BR>CHM library has 47   or 30 percent<BR><BR>Randall Neff<BR><BR><BR><BR></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>