AA>  I wrote a private netmail message to Mort about this.  I am not 
AA> referring 
AA> so
AA> much to "textbook writers" as to teachers and ex-teachers who might 
AA> want to
AA> share materials (handouts, notes, lesson plans) with others. 
    Or to the many grad students who write text-quality material as theses 
and dissertations.
AA> the
AA> '50's, when I started teaching, teachers were encouraged to place 
AA> such 
AA> things
AA> in the department files so that others could access them and use them 
    The same could be done with grad-student-written items.
    They now write it without direct monetary compensation anyway.  They are 
often required to make it available on microfilm.
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