Posted for Terri Zimmerman, who is having computer issues:
Pat, having computer issues and it should be corrected next week. Would you post this to the Berner L for me, no hurry. This is for the resource site George Packard would like to add to the GDC site. Thank you Pat....as always. The GDC Genetic Disease Resource site will build what we hope to be one of the most comprehensive and reliable sets of information on practical genetic disease and breeding issues. We need volunteer help to find and research resources, to help organize a group of expert reviewers who will write 1-paragraph abstracts of the resources, and to help manage and organize the site as it grows. Ideally we would like to find a single volunteer who could take responsibility for managing the project during the coming year. We want to structure the volunteer time load so that any one person would figure on contributing just a few hours a month. The site will present the reader with the list of 1 paragraph abstracts/reviews under each topic, along with the by-line of the reviewer. We'll organize the abstracts into categories, with cross-links, so you can browse the abstracts and click to get to the article or web site. Each review would, of course, link to the source, either as an article on the GDC site, or at another site. Resources may include organizations, books, CDs, and individuals who offer consulting or other services. The site will include a list of reviewers with their IDs and credentials, so the readers have some idea of the reviewer's perspective. I want the reader to be able to quickly scan the reviews for what's available in a given topic, and to get a quick sense of the quality of info in each source by reading the review/abstract. At this point I don't plan on putting any source on the GDC site without the filter of a review/abstract by one of our group of advisors. Needless to say, this will build slowly, but if I can find 15 or so people who could do 1-3 abstracts per month, in a year we can have a pretty strong site. We will assign reviews to people depending on their field of expertise. I am at the beginning of the gathering and assembling stage now, and so would welcome any suggestions of sources of info on some particular aspect of non-breed-specific genetic disease issues that would be helpful to breeders. Or breed-specific issues that have some aspect of universality to them. George G. Packard Director, GDC 603-456-2350 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
