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11/6/2001
“Our goal is to make the site an independent, self-sustaining endeavor,” says Tew. “We’d like it to be more like an online journal and less like a managed project.” To that end, they recently installed an e-business class server and are focusing on getting the site to run in a way that will accommodate growth easily.
The team has been discussing funding options that would provide long-term financial backing while ensuring that the site will stay free to its users. “This is an important resource to a lot of institutions,” McGraw notes. “We want the project to grow without losing sight of the collaborative concept.”
For more information, contact Ken McGraw at pymcgraw@olemiss.edu or Mark Tew at eemdt@olemiss.edu. Visit PsychExperiments at psychexps.olemiss.edu.
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