From: Joseph Esposito <[log in to unmask]> Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2017 21:27:03 -0500 Haven't these funders ever heard of Google? There is no need for a central repository of anything if metadata is exposed to search spiders. *Google* is the center, not the repository. With the Internet, value migrates from content to the metadata surrounding that content. This is Internet 101. Joe Esposito On Wed, Feb 15, 2017 at 8:27 PM, LIBLICENSE <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > From: Ann Shumelda Okerson <[log in to unmask]> > Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2017 17:51:24 -0500 > > Interesting; am trying to imagine such a central service. Is there a > list somewhere of all the preprint servers? Ann Okerson > > http://www.infodocket.com/2017/02/13/consortium-of-funders-announce-support-to-explore-the-value-feasibility-of-establishing-central-service-for-preprints/